212-638: This is a list of Resident Evil characters , which includes playable and recurring characters that were introduced in Resident Evil , a series of survival horror video games. P - Playable character (campaign/unlockable-mini campaign) P* - Playable character (minigame/DLC) Chris is first introduced in Resident Evil as a pointman for the Raccoon City Police Department's S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team. In
424-724: A Famitsu interview, producers Kanda and Peter Fabiano said that they considered the village a character, and wanted to reflect that in the stylization of the title so that players would remember it. Development on the game was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan , at one point bringing the development process to a halt for a month. "You'll find that many of the enemies that appear in Resident Evil Village are inspired by many figures you might find in classic or gothic horror. However, in order for them to make sense in
636-570: A first-person perspective , and has the option for a third-person perspective . It is set in a snowy explorable European village, described as "pulled straight from the Victorian era " and much larger and more immersive than its predecessor. Structures and buildings in the central village can be climbed and used to fight enemies. Compared to Biohazard , the game is more action focused, with protagonist Ethan Winters equipped with more combat skills due to military training. The game's primary enemies,
848-439: A live-action film series , animated films, television series, comic books , novels , audiobooks , and merchandise. Resident Evil is the highest-grossing horror franchise . The first Resident Evil game was created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara for PlayStation , and released in 1996. It is credited for defining the survival horror genre and returning zombies to popular culture. With Resident Evil 4 (2005),
1060-562: A Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) assault force distracts Miranda. Chris enters a cave beneath the village and discovers the Megamycete, the source of the mold. He plants a bomb on the Megamycete and finds Miranda's lab, learning that she has lived a century since coming into contact with the fungus, and was a mentor to the Umbrella Corporation 's founder Oswell E. Spencer; Oswell used her knowledge to develop
1272-493: A G-embryo. He dies when the creature erupts from his body just as Claire arrives to confront him. Irons also appears in The Darkside Chronicles , though his role is greatly downplayed to a brief confrontation with Leon and Claire. In the reboot film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), Irons is played by Donal Logue and is considered far less villainous than his game counterpart. Elliot Edward
1484-511: A brief excursion to the Raccoon City Police Department. He also appears as a playable character in The Umbrella Chronicles , where the events of Resident Evil 3 are revisited in the "Raccoon's Destruction" scenario. In the Resident Evil movie franchise, Carlos' surname is spelled "Olivera". His character plays a similar role to his video game counterpart as a disgruntled Umbrella mercenary. In Resident Evil: Apocalypse , he
1696-420: A corporate spy posing as an FBI agent , while Claire rescues Sherry Birkin, the daughter of two prominent Umbrella researchers. At the same time, Jill makes her escape from the city in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis . She is relentlessly pursued by a new Tyrant, Nemesis , who is deployed by Umbrella to eliminate all surviving STARS members. The U.S. Government destroys Raccoon City with a missile strike to sterilize
1908-618: A critical junction for the series' progression as one of the main catalysts to Umbrella's downfall and the entry point for some of the series' most notable characters. Resident Evil Gaiden is an action-adventure game for the Game Boy Color featuring a role-playing -style combat system. There have been several downloadable mobile games based on the Resident Evil series in Japan. Some of these mobile games have been released in North America and Europe through T-Mobile. At
2120-630: A document supposedly authored by Nicholai after the events of Nemesis . The file is different in the original Japanese version and the Chinese localization of the PC port. The third entry of the document (the portion dated after the events of Nemesis ) was actually authored by the "Umbrella B.O.W. Development Staff", rather than Nikolai. Nicholai also appears in Resident Evil Outbreak in the final scenario "Decisions, Decisions", which depicts
2332-460: A facility on the impoverished Sejm Island, kickstarting an economic recovery while exploiting the residents to be her test subjects for T-Phobos Project that Spencer assigned her as a means for him to cheat death. But Alex is spurred by her failing health to instead develop a method to transplant a digital copy of her mind into a host body able to resist fear. Hastening her work after learning of Spencer and Albert's deaths, Alex exploits Neil Fisher with
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#17327810552202544-452: A game of unparalleled atmosphere and suspense." In 2012, Complex ranked Resident Evil at number 22 on the list of the best video game franchises. That same year, G4tv called it "one of the most successful series in gaming history." By December 2022, around 135 million Resident Evil games had been sold. The first two Resident Evil games had collectively sold approximately 11 million units worldwide by March 1999. By early 2001,
2756-538: A government agent escorting Jake Muller and seems to have acquired great healing abilities from the remnants of the G-virus in her body. During the course of the game, she helps Jake deal with the fact that Albert Wesker is his father. She also learns from Leon S. Kennedy that her superior, Derek C. Simmons, is the man responsible for the U.S. President's death. She and Jake subsequently ally with Leon, Chris Redfield and their partners in thwarting Carla Radames' plans. In
2968-576: A greater emphasis on combat. Resident Evil Village was announced at the PlayStation 5 reveal event in June 2020 and was released for PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5, Stadia , Windows , Xbox One , and Xbox Series X/S on May 7, 2021. This was followed by a macOS version and a cloud version for Nintendo Switch in October 2022, and a PlayStation VR2 version on February 22, 2023. An iOS version
3180-470: A haunted house titled Resident Evil: Escape from Raccoon City , based on Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis . The first Resident Evil novel was Hiroyuki Ariga's novella Biohazard: The Beginning , published in 1997 as a portion of the book The True Story of Biohazard , which was given away as a pre-order bonus with the Sega Saturn version of Biohazard . The story serves as a prelude to
3392-432: A large chalk artwork of a Lycan creature to be drawn on a hillside at Somerset . The artwork was 58 meters high and over 100 meters long. In Japan, the game was released in two versions to comply with local regulations, a CERO Z version that is legally restricted to ages 18 and up, and a CERO D version with less violence that is available to ages 17 and up with no legal restrictions. Both versions contain less violence than
3604-537: A mission for the BSAA. As she and her escort drive off into the distance, an unknown figure approaches the vehicle. Resident Evil Village was in development for approximately three and a half years before its announcement in June 2020. Capcom asked the Resident Evil team to start development on August 8, 2016, while Resident Evil 7 was still about a half a year from release, according to director Morimasa Sato. Without having RE7 's release to judge its success,
3816-671: A mistransliteration of the actual Russian name "Nikolai Zinoviev") is a member of the UBCS Delta platoon, Company B. According to his backstory, Nicholai is from Moscow and served in the Russian Spetsnaz before joining the UBCS. He also has an unspoken rivalry with HUNK. In Resident Evil 3: Nemesis , Nikolai is one of the few surviving operatives from the Delta platoon, along with Carlos and Mikhail. He disappears after an event in
4028-528: A monstrous creature by the G-virus and infects her, but Claire gives Sherry an anti-virus, which prevents her from mutating. Sherry assists Leon and Claire in boarding a secret underground train, and successfully escapes Raccoon City before it is destroyed. Sherry also appears in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles in chapters that recapitulate the events of Resident Evil 2 . She returns as an adult in Resident Evil 6 as
4240-458: A mutated William Birkin. In the game's remake, Irons kidnaps Sherry Birkin and tries to use her pendant to access the NEST facility. It is also revealed that he is also the director of an orphanage used to supply Umbrella with human test subjects, where he holds her until he can retrieve her pendant from Claire. Irons chases Sherry as she attempts to escape, but is eventually attacked and implanted with
4452-436: A new direction that the series would go in." Later games in the series, like Resident Evil 4 , would feature a more fluid over-the-shoulder third-person camera instead of a fixed camera for each room, while Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village are played from the first-person perspective . Resident Evil 4 saw significant changes to the established gameplay, including switching from fixed camera perspectives to
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#17327810552204664-401: A new life with their newborn daughter Rosemary. One night, Chris and his Hound Wolf squad raid the house, assassinate Mia, and abduct Ethan and Rosemary. Ethan awakens next to a crashed transport truck in which he was riding, and discovers a village terrorized by werewolf-like creatures called Lycans. Ethan fails to save the remaining villagers and is captured by Karl Heisenberg and brought before
4876-492: A new protagonist, Ethan Winters , who becomes entangled in a bioterrorism incident while searching for his missing wife. He encounters Chris and the BSAA, who help him rescue his wife and defeat Eveline, a powerful BOW. Ethan, Mia, and their newborn daughter, Rosemary, are relocated to Eastern Europe but are abducted by a cult. Ethan ultimately sacrifices himself to destroy a fungal colony being weaponized by bioterrorists and save his family. The Resident Evil franchise has had
5088-416: A novelization due to Capcom's decision to discontinue working with Pocket Books , who had been their primary source of publishing books up to that point, Capcom would later make Titan Books their primary publisher going forth. Retribution was written by John Shirley , while The Final Chapter was written by Tim Waggoner . Genesis was published over two years after that film's release and coincided with
5300-455: A pendant containing the virus, hoping Irons can protect her. During the game's events, Annette helps Claire cure Sherry's G-virus infection and reveals Ada's true motives to Leon. She is fatally injured, forcing them to leave her behind. Annette appears in the game's remake, maintaining the same role as in the original game, and its retelling in The Darkside Chronicles . In the reboot film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), Annette
5512-579: A prison facility and training camp. Unknown to all, Alfred develops split personality based on Alexia, go as far as acting and dressing like his sister. Alfred serves as Claire and Steve's main adversary throughout Code: Veronica , following them throughout the Rockford Island facility and setting up traps for them. Eventually mortally injured during a confrontation at the Antarctic facility, Alfred restores Alexia before dying in her arms. His body
5724-553: A promising specimen for new fields of bio-exploitation, experiencing much torment and mutilations in the process. Spencer's plans progress smoothly until Marcus returns from the dead through the Queen Leech as absorbing his genetic memory, motivated by revenge to destroy one of Spencer's luxury trains and cause a viral outbreak in the Arklay Research Facility. The outbreak spreads throughout the region, sparking
5936-420: A radio (if the player returns quickly), or prior to their return. In the remake version, whilst playing as Jill, Richard will accompany the player into the fight with Yawn, sacrificing himself to push her away from a lethal attack, and being ingested by the snake. Whilst playing as Chris, Richard will be killed during the encounter with the shark-based Neptune monster. In the novel The Umbrella Conspiracy , Richard
6148-473: A reservoir in close proximity to the village and is described as a " merman ". Karl Heisenberg, who can manipulate electromagnetic fields, leads a group of Soldat simulacra from a contemporary factory. All houses respond to a supreme leader figure called Mother Miranda, the witch -like ruler of the village who is a "presence worshipped by the villagers." Three years after Resident Evil 7 , Ethan and Mia have been relocated to Europe by Chris Redfield to start
6360-472: A secret underground Umbrella research facility. Wesker reveals himself to be a double agent for Umbrella and betrays his comrades. However, Wesker is seemingly murdered by a Tyrant, a special BOW that is the culmination of the Umbrella Corporation's research. Chris and Jill escape the mansion, but their testimony is ridiculed by Raccoon City's officials due to Umbrella's influence. Meanwhile,
6572-588: A sentient Mold. With the help of Chris, Ethan rescues Rosemary from Miranda but at the cost of his own life. Rose also serves as the playable character in Village' s DLC chapter Shadows of Rose , set sixteen years after the main events of the game. Files reveal that Rose grew up an outcast due to her nature and abilities that manifested throughout her childhood. Rose has also grown distant from her mother and trained by Chris, even being scouted for Hound Wolf Squad. After learning that she can remove her powers, she enters
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6784-474: A separate viral outbreak occurs in another Umbrella research facility underneath Raccoon City. Most of the city's residents are infected and become zombies. Resident Evil 2 introduces two new protagonists, Leon S. Kennedy , a rookie police officer and Claire Redfield , the younger sister of Chris. Leon and Claire arrive in Raccoon City amidst the chaos of the viral outbreak. Leon is aided by Ada Wong ,
6996-402: A six-player online multiplayer third-person shooter game titled Resident Evil Re:Verse , developed by NeoBards Entertainment. Originally meant to launch on the same day as the main game, the game was delayed until summer 2021, and was delayed again before releasing on October 28, 2022, for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. Lady Dimitrescu, a character who rose in popularity prior to
7208-513: A special rite, and that she can be restored if Ethan recovers the other flasks, held by the remaining lords. While killing Beneviento and Moreau for their flasks, Ethan learns Hound Wolf is also in the village. Ethan passes a test from Heisenberg for the fourth flask and is invited to the lord's factory, where Heisenberg proposes they defeat Miranda together. Ethan refuses, once he learns Heisenberg intends to weaponize Rosemary, and escapes. Ethan encounters and confronts Chris over Mia's death, learning
7420-507: A suicide run on the Umbrella complex tracking Alice after it takes a series of prisoners from the convoy, reasoning that there is no time to get a sample of the antivirus before the infection becomes permanent, taking a fuel tanker into the mass of zombies surrounding the base and then setting off a series of bombs, taking out a sizeable number of zombies and breaching the complex defenses. Mikhail Victor ( ミハイル・ヴィクトール , Mihairu Vikutōru )
7632-465: A tracking camera , and more action-oriented gameplay and mechanics. This was complemented by an abundance of ammunition and revised aiming and melee mechanics. Some critics claimed that this overhauled control scheme "made the game less scary." The next two games in the franchise furthered the action-oriented mechanics: Resident Evil 5 featured cooperative play and added strafing, while Resident Evil 6 allowed players to move while aiming and shooting for
7844-648: A van, a mysterious entity crashes it just outside the village. Ethan has to traverse the village to rescue Rosemary. The village is invaded by werewolf -like mutants called Lycans and governed by four different mutant lords, each controlling their own forces from strongholds within the village. Lady Dimitrescu , a tall aristocrat vampire, resides at Castle Dimitrescu with her three daughters Bela, Cassandra, and Daniela, and mutated female attendants. The hallucination-inducing and ghost-like Donna Beneviento rules from her mansion, House Beneviento, and acts through her puppet Angie. The grotesque Salvatore Moreau operates from
8056-511: A variation that works for a wider audience." The development team opted for a more balanced take on action and horror for Village . RE7 was released in January 2017 and was well received by critics and players, so the team decided to make the next game a direct sequel to RE7 , keeping its protagonist Ethan Winters as the main character and retaining the same style of gameplay. According to Kanda, this also helped to complete Ethan's story that
8268-435: A variety of control schemes and gameplay mechanics throughout its history. Puzzle-solving has figured prominently throughout the series. The first game introduced a control scheme that the player community has come to refer to as " tank controls " to the series. In a game with tank controls, players control movement relative to the position of the player character , rather than relative to the fixed virtual camera from which
8480-683: A way out, he is ripped apart by creatures as he attempts to get to the player's character, though is able to give them the information about a secret passage. His corpse later transforms into a zombie. Marvin Branagh is a lieutenant in the RPD. In the original Resident Evil 2 , he is discovered suffering from a serious injury in Scenario A by either Leon or Claire, and informs them of the Mansion Incident. Giving them his keycard to unlock areas of
8692-761: A year and half delay, Re:Verse was activated in October 2022. IGN criticized the balancing of the game, lack of content, and aggressive monetization, while GamingBolt stated that Re:Verse is the worst Resident Evil game. Resident Evil Village is set three years after the events of Resident Evil 7 , largely on the day of February 9, 2021. Ethan Winters returns as the protagonist, having defeated bioweapon Eveline in Resident Evil 7 . Ethan has been living with his wife Mia and six-month-old daughter Rosemary when Chris Redfield —the protagonist of previous Resident Evil entries—and his men suddenly appear, murder his wife in cold blood, and kidnap him and his baby daughter. While Ethan and Rosemary are being transported in
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8904-541: A year, selling over five million copies. Following in the success of the Resident Evil 2 remake, Capcom revealed a remake of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis in December 2019, known as Resident Evil 3 . It was released in April 2020. In June 2022, a remake of Resident Evil 4 was announced, and released on March 24, 2023, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. The early Resident Evil games focused on
9116-641: A young Alexia is played by Heloise Catherine. Alfred Ashford is an antagonist of Resident Evil – Code: Veronica . Created as an experiment by his legal father, Alfred is brought up idolizing his sister, who had inherited many of the ancestor's positive traits. After discovering their origins, Alfred infects Alexander with the T-Veronica virus and is left the patriarch of the Ashford family whilst Alexia goes into cryostasis. He uses his connections with Umbrella to take control of Rockford Island, transforming it into
9328-400: Is Alice , an original character created for the films portrayed by Milla Jovovich . Despite a negative reaction from critics, the live-action film series has made over $ 1 billion worldwide. They are, to date, the only video game adaptations to increase the amount of money made with each successive film. The series holds the record for the "Most Live-Action Film Adaptations of a Video Game" in
9540-408: Is Capcom's best-selling franchise and the best-selling horror game series, with 154 million copies sold worldwide as of December 2023. The first Resident Evil film was released in 2002, starring Milla Jovovich , followed by five sequels and a reboot, Welcome to Raccoon City (2021). The films received mostly negative reviews, but have grossed more than $ 1.2 billion, making Resident Evil
9752-509: Is a 2021 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom . It is the sequel to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) and the tenth main game of the Resident Evil series. Players control Ethan Winters , who searches for his kidnapped daughter in a village filled with mutant creatures. Village maintains survival horror elements from previous games, with players scavenging environments for items and managing resources while adding more action-oriented gameplay, with higher enemy counts and
9964-480: Is a direct sequel to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard although it incorporates more action elements inspired from Resident Evil 4 . The game also marked the franchise's debut on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S A new generation of remakes of older entries began in 2019 with a remake of Resident Evil 2 , being released for the PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. The remake outsold the original game within
10176-420: Is an American-based international pharmaceutical company in the Resident Evil universe. Founded in 1968 by prominent British royal descendants Oswell E. Spencer and Edward Ashford, along with Dr. James Marcus, it is portrayed in the series as a major international player in pharmaceutical goods and medical supplies, along with more clandestine operations utilizing genetic engineering . Their legitimate status
10388-422: Is an RPD officer and minor character in Resident Evil 2 . He appears in the opening minutes of Scenario B trying to reach an evacuation helicopter. However, he is attacked and killed by zombies, during which he causes the helicopter to crash by accidentally shooting the pilot and blocks off part of the RPD. In the remake, Elliot works with other officers in an attempt to escape the overrun RPD. Eventually discovering
10600-589: Is an acronym used by Umbrella, which stands for "Human Unit; Never Killed". The main antagonist of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 , an Umbrella researcher who quotes Franz Kafka and developed the T-Phobos virus, which causes those infected to mutate when overcome with fear. Alex is the only other surviving participant of the Wesker project besides her “brother” Albert Wesker despite lacking Albert's heightened abilities. Alex uses her position in Umbrella to establish
10812-463: Is briefly infected with the T-virus, but Alice finds a sample of the antivirus in time to cure him. In the third film, he and Alice parted company five years ago when Alice sought to protect her allies from the Umbrella satellites tracking her, but they meet again when he is travelling with a convoy led by Claire Redfield. When Carlos is bitten during an attempt to capture Alice, he volunteers to mount
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#173278105522011024-443: Is first introduced in Resident Evil as a supporting character and field medic of the S.T.A.R.S team. Rebecca also appears as the co-protagonist of Resident Evil Zero along with Billy Coen. Leon Kennedy is first introduced in Resident Evil 2 as a rookie police officer in the Raccoon City Police Department (R.P.D) who escapes from Raccoon City following a zombie outbreak. He is revealed in Resident Evil 4 to have been recruited by
11236-413: Is first introduced in Resident Evil 2 as a corporate spy and mercenary. Her clientele has included Albert Wesker and a mysterious organization known only as the "Agency". Ada is occasionally featured as the main character of select scenarios or campaigns in the franchise's video games. Billy Coen ( ビリー・コーエン , Birī Kōen ) is the co-protagonist of Resident Evil Zero along with Rebecca Chambers . He
11448-617: Is first mentioned in a police report filed by Chambers that can be found in the Nintendo 64 version of Resident Evil 2 , foreshadowing the events of the prequel. A former Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance , Billy is sentenced to death by a military court for massacring 23 people in murky circumstances during a mission in Africa. Billy's flashbacks imply he
11660-490: Is found by Chris and Rebecca, already dead from the poison. In Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles , Richard is a companion of Rebecca. He is one of the playable characters in the multiplayer mode of Resident Evil: Deadly Silence . In the reboot film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), Aiken is played by Chad Rook. Brian Irons is the Police Chief of the RPD. Umbrella secretly bribes him to cover up
11872-515: Is immediately pulled out of the realm and brought back to the previous one by the realm's perpetrator who reveals herself to be Eveline, seeking to kill Rose out of jealousy over being a failed and unloved experiment. Michael once again helps Rose escape. Rose finds herself in yet another deeper stratum that resembles the village where she was kidnapped. There, she discovers and uses the Purifying Crystal which absorbs her powers. Just then
12084-559: Is innocent and the victim of a cover-up. He escapes en route to his execution and seeks refuge in the Ecliptic Express, a stranded train, where he meets Rebecca Chambers. The two form an alliance in order to survive, using their talents to discover the Umbrella Corporation's secrets. Both characters are monitored by the Queen Leech-James Marcus hybrid, who sends various creatures to subdue them. After revealing
12296-558: Is later discovered stuffed into Alexia's cryogenic tube by Chris, who obtains his family jewel to unlock part of the facility. Alfred also appears in Code: Veronica ' s retelling in The Darkside Chronicles , though he is killed by Alexia for "waking her too late" rather than succumbing to his injuries. In the reboot film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), a young Alfred is played by Sophia Ann Pead Gavin. Carlos Oliveira ( カルロス・オリヴェイラ , Karurosu Oriveira ) ,
12508-473: Is only a front for their secret research of "bio-organic weapons" (B.O.W.s), developed through the use of a unique mutagenic virus discovered by the company founders known as the Progenitor Virus. Oswell E. Spencer ( オズウェル・E・スペンサー ) is the owner and co-founder of the Umbrella Corporation, a pharmaceutical drug company that secretly manufactures bio-organic weapons. With limited funding to exploit
12720-688: Is played by Nathan Dales . Richard Aiken ( リチャード・エイケン , Richādo Eiken ) is the STARS' radio communications specialist and one of the Bravo Team members involved in the Spencer Mansion Incident. In the original Resident Evil game, he is found on the east wing of the Mansion's second floor, severely wounded and poisoned by a giant snake. After a brief detour to collect antivenom, Richard dies, either after imparting information and
12932-600: Is played by Neal McDonough , appearing as the main antagonist of the film. Piers Nivans is a member of the North American Branch of the BSAA in Resident Evil 6 . He is a talented marksman, who served under Chris Redfield during the Edonian Civil War in 2012. On one of their missions, Carla Radames infects their comrades with the C-virus and turns them into mutants. Chris is knocked unconscious in
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#173278105522013144-499: Is played by Janet Porter. James Marcus ( ジェームス・マーカス , Jēmusu Mākasu ) is the main antagonist of Resident Evil Zero . Years before the events of the first Resident Evil , he was one of the top virologist researchers of the Umbrella Corporation and a head of its personnel training facility, personally appointed by Oswell E. Spencer to work with the Progenitor virus. In this capacity, Marcus played an integral role in developing
13356-462: Is played by Mark Simpson. In the film, it is revealed that Alice is a clone of James's daughter, Alicia Marcus. In the Netflix's live-action series (2022), set in its own universe but featuring the game series storyline as its backstory, James Marcus has a daughter named Evelyn, played by Paola Núñez , who inherited control of Umbrella. William Birkin ( ウィリアム・バーキン , Wiriamu Bākin ) is one of
13568-437: Is reluctant to leave, but when she hears his agonizing cries, she breaks the crystal and embraces her powers, along with gaining some new ones, and defeats Miranda, finally destroying her existence once and for all. Rose embraces her father, who apologizes for not being there for her upbringing but says that he is proud of her. Rose's consciousness then leaves the Megamycete. She then visits Ethan's grave before being called away on
13780-594: Is retroactively mentioned in the GameCube remake of the first Resident Evil . He also makes an appearance in Resident Evil Zero , where he assists Wesker from behind the scenes, and also appears in a cutscene in The Umbrella Chronicles along with Albert Wesker. In the first Resident Evil film, Birkin makes an uncredited cameo appearance portrayed by Jason Isaacs as the head of the Nemesis project, who
13992-452: Is set six years after the Raccoon City incident and focuses on Leon as he tries to rescue the U.S. President's daughter from a cult in Spain . A government investigation into the Umbrella Corporation reveals its involvement in the Raccoon City disaster and leads to the company's dissolution. Despite the downfall of the Umbrella Corporation, the company's research and BOWs proliferate across
14204-474: Is severely injured during their final battle with the B.O.W., Haos, and injects himself with the C-virus to continue fighting. After he and Chris manage to defeat the Haos, they then attempt to escape the laboratory during its self-destruction sequence, but after realizing that he is beginning to succumb to the C-virus, Piers seals Chris inside an escape pod in order to ensure his survival, while he stays behind during
14416-485: Is the daughter of William and Annette Birkin. She first appears in Resident Evil 2 , running away and hiding in Raccoon City during the outbreak. She manages to find Leon and Claire, who protect her while trying to escape the city. Sherry is a playable character in some parts of the game but she is completely unarmed and can only avoid the monsters. In the remake, she is abducted and held hostage by Brian Irons before being rescued by Claire. Her father has been transformed into
14628-403: Is the leader of the UBCS Delta platoon that both Nicholai and Carlos are members of. According to his backstory, Mikhail is from Saint Petersburg , Russia, and had originally served in the army before joining a rebel group. Mikhail was eventually arrested by Russian government forces and convicted for acts of terrorism. He was then coerced into leading the UBCS in exchange for his men's freedom. In
14840-399: Is the primary antagonist of Resident Evil – Code: Veronica . Along with her twin brother Alfred, she is the product of a cloning experiment by her father to recreate the legendary ancestor Veronica Ashford. Alexia inherits her legendary intelligence and beauty, though became obsessed with becoming an unstoppable world dictator. After developing the T-Veronica virus, Alexia infected herself with
15052-413: Is warm-hearted and known for joking around. In Resident Evil 3: Nemesis , Carlos assists Jill Valentine throughout the game as the two of them attempt to escape Raccoon City. After she becomes infected by the T-virus after a battle with the Nemesis , he recovers a vaccine to treat her and successfully escapes the city with Jill. In the remake, Carlos' role as a playable character is expanded upon, including
15264-481: The Resident Evil 2 protagonists Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, the series features both uncovering a worldwide plot. The series released on July 8, 2021 on Netflix . Resident Evil premiered on July 14, 2022, on Netflix. An eight episode live-action series, two plotlines set in 2022 and 2036 follow Albert Wesker and his daughters navigating Umbrella's experiments in New Raccoon City. Over
15476-463: The PlayStation in 1996 and was later ported to the Sega Saturn . The first entry in the series was the first game to be dubbed a " survival horror ", a term coined for the new genre it initiated, and its critical and commercial success led to the production of two sequels, Resident Evil 2 in 1998 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis in 1999, both for the PlayStation. A port of Resident Evil 2
15688-415: The Resident Evil universe, it was imperative that the daughters be "living beings". No matter how supernatural something may appear, there's always some kind of scientific explanation as to why things are happening. This approach isn't just specific to Resident Evil Village , but the franchise as a whole, and was something we were sure to address. When we were constructing the narrative and the full scope of
15900-420: The Resident Evil 3 remake, Nicholai is changed to a mole implanted within the UBCS for an unnamed organization. Hired to mitigate the company's efforts to contain the T-virus outbreak, he murders research staff and tries to gain and destroy a virus vaccine. In the final confrontation with Jill and Carlos, he is injured and left behind in Raccoon City. The English localization of Resident Evil Survivor features
16112-605: The Sony press conference during E3 2009 , Resident Evil Portable was announced for the PlayStation Portable , described as a new game being developed with "the PSP Go in mind" and "totally different for a Resident Evil game". No further announcements have been made, and the game is considered to have been canceled. In 2009, Resident Evil 5 was released for PlayStation 3 , Windows and Xbox 360 , becoming
16324-409: The first game , appears as a major supporting character in Village ; however, he is instead shown as more nefarious in the game's trailers due to killing Mia and kidnapping Rosemary, which surprised longtime fans. Kanda described Chris's appearance in the game as "a much darker, more sinister role," in contrast to his previous heroic portrayal in the series. Chris's actions serve as a major mystery to
16536-628: The "Mercenaries" minigame in Resident Evil 4 , but has no relation to the story. HUNK appears as a side character in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City , where he works with other Umbrella Security Service operatives to recover a sample of the G-virus prior to the events of Resident Evil 2 . He is also a playable character in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D , Resident Evil: Revelations , and Resident Evil: Revelations 2 . HUNK
16748-510: The "Mia" Chris killed was Miranda in disguise. Chris reveals that Miranda possesses the power of mimicry and was attempting to abduct Rosemary, succeeding when she crashed the transport truck. Chris destroys Heisenberg's factory while Ethan uses a makeshift tank to kill Heisenberg. After the battle, Miranda shows herself and mocks Ethan, revealing her plans to take Rosemary as her own. She then rips his heart out, killing him. Witnessing Ethan's death, Chris leads Hound Wolf to extract Rosemary while
16960-408: The "Sturm" creature in Resident Evil Village . Resident Evil Village shipped over three million units in its first four days of release, becoming the third-fastest-selling title in the Resident Evil series, tied with 2019's Resident Evil 2 . At the same time, Capcom announced the series had sold a total of 100 million units since its debut in 1996. From May 3 to May 9, 2021, Famitsu rated
17172-461: The 2012 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition , which also described it as "the most successful movie series to be based on a video game." A reboot, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City , was released on November 24, 2021, with Johannes Roberts as writer/director. The first computer animated film for the franchise was Biohazard 4D-Executer . It was a short 3D film produced for Japanese theme parks and did not feature any characters from
17384-504: The Arklay Research Facility, located in the Arklay Mountains. He hires George Trevor, a famous architect, to construct a mansion to conceal the facility, however, with Trevor knowing the secret to the mansion he had just built, Spencer has the architect targeted for assassination and proceeds to abduct Trevor's wife and daughter, having them become test subjects for virus research and development. Trevor's daughter Lisa would become
17596-598: The BSAA confront and kill Wesker in Africa before he can fulfill his mission. Resident Evil 6 features Leon and Chris meeting for the first time in the video game series. The two work separately to triage bioterrorist attacks in the United States, Eastern Europe , and China . They are assisted by Sherry, Wesker's illegitimate son Jake Muller, Ada, and many members of the BSAA and U.S. government. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village introduce
17808-496: The Megamycete, and resents her powers. Canine, a member of the Hound Wolf Squad, informs her from Miranda's research that there is a Purifying Crystal within the realm of the Megamycete that can remove Rose's abilities; he proposes that she find the rest of Miranda's research within the sea of consciousnesses stored within the Megamycete fragment that the team has salvaged. Rose uses her powers for her consciousness to enter
18020-457: The Megamycete, where she discovers herself in a realm similar to Dimitrescu's castle. She finds it covered in spewing mold, with monsters led by a masked version of the Duke hunting and killing clones of herself. She encounters a guiding spirit whom she names Michael. Despite Michael's advice to leave the Megamycete, Rose persists, wanting to rid herself of her powers. With Michael's help, Rose escapes
18232-759: The PlayStation 4 version at first place in the Japanese gaming charts, selling 111,171 units in a week. The PlayStation 5 version sold 38,713 units, reaching fourth place in the charts. Resident Evil Village was also the best-selling game across the United States and the United Kingdom during the month of May 2021. It went on to become the eighth best-selling game of 2021 in the US. The game sold 6.1 million units worldwide by May 2022, and reached 6.4 million units by June 2022. By January 2023, it had sold 7.4 million units. By June 2023, it had sold 8.3 million units. At
18444-569: The PlayStation and PC but received mediocre reviews. The subsequent games, Resident Evil Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica and Resident Evil: Dead Aim , fared somewhat better. Dead Aim is the fourth Gun Survivor game in Japan, with Gun Survivor 3 being the Dino Crisis spin-off Dino Stalker . In a similar vein, the Chronicles series features first-person gameplay, albeit on an on-rails path. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
18656-493: The Queen Leech believing itself to be Marcus reborn. Serving as the antagonist of Resident Evil Zero , The Queen Leech avenges the real Marcus by triggering the events of the first Resident Evil game by causing a T-virus outbreak in the Arklay Mansion before being destroyed by Rebecca Chambers and Billy Coen. Marcus also appears in The Umbrella Chronicles . In the film Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016), James
18868-629: The STARS Beretta featured in Resident Evil 3 , and the Desert Eagle in a limited edition that came with other memorabilia in a wooden case, along with the Gold Lugers from Code: Veronica and the "Samurai Edge" pistol from the Resident Evil remake. Other merchandise includes an energy drink called "T-virus Antidote". Resident Evil Archives is a reference guide of the Resident Evil series written by staff members of Capcom. It
19080-470: The T-Veronica Virus and goes into cryostasis for several years, allowing her to gain control of the virus and retain her personality. She is awoken by a dying Alfred during the events of Code: Veronica . In revenge for this, she sends one of her tentacle monsters to capture Claire and Steve, experimenting on the latter and turning him into a large monster. She is confronted by Albert Wesker towards
19292-572: The T-Virus. Miranda experimented with the fungus in an attempt to revive her daughter, Eva, who had succumbed to the Spanish flu ; the four lords, Lycans, and Eveline were failed experiments. Rosemary, however, is a suitable host, due to her special abilities inherited from Ethan and Mia. Chris rescues the imprisoned Mia, who reveals that Ethan should still be alive, due to his powers. Ethan revives after encountering Eveline in limbo, who reveals that he
19504-549: The T-virus (Tyrant virus), and the Tyrant and Nemesis programs, also conducting extensive research on leeches that led to the development of the G-virus, up until his death in 1988. Spencer betrayed him by sending Marcus' direct subordinates, Albert Wesker and William Birkin, to murder him and steal his research. They dumped his body away along with the Queen Leech that Marcus created, the creature consuming his body and ended up absorbing his genetic memory as consequence. This resulted in
19716-453: The T-virus outbreak in the Arklay laboratories and their experiments with the G-virus. During the Raccoon City outbreak, Irons goes insane and begins killing people in the department building indiscriminately, including Mayor Warren's daughter Katherine. Irons is encountered several times by Claire Redfield, who gradually learns of his alliance with Birkin and Umbrella. He is eventually killed by
19928-410: The US federal government and trained to become an elite agent who reports directly to the president of the United States . Claire is first introduced in Resident Evil 2 as a college student looking for her older brother Chris Redfield. She is depicted in subsequent sequels as a worker for a human rights organization called TerraSave, which provides relief and aid to victims of bioterrorism. Ada Wong
20140-425: The Umbrella Corporation, an international pharmaceutical company that secretly develops mutagenic viruses to further their "bio-organic weapons" (BOW) research. The company's viruses can transform humans into mindless zombies while also mutating plants and animals into horrifying monstrosities. The Umbrella Corporation uses its vast resources to effectively control Raccoon City, a fictional midwestern American city. In
20352-416: The United States, it was pointed out that securing the rights to the name Biohazard would be very difficult as a DOS game had been registered under that name, as well as a New York hardcore punk band called Biohazard . A contest was held among company personnel to choose a new name; this competition turned up Resident Evil , the name under which it was released in the west. Resident Evil made its debut on
20564-469: The Uroboros virus she was refining to provide her with candidates from TerraSave, with only Claire Redfield and Moira Burton the sole survivors of her experiments. Alex also captures Natalia Korda as her ideal host, disposing of Fisher before proceeding with her experiment before committing suicide with the expectation to awaken as Natalia within six months. But she is instead mutated by the T-Phobos at
20776-405: The ability to move and rotate items for better storage space. Players can buy supplies, weapons, upgrades, and items from a merchant called the Duke. The players can hunt animals in the village and have them cooked into dishes by the Duke. Eating side dishes allows the player to gain certain advantages such as decreasing the damage taken while blocking. Treasures and collectibles can be found around
20988-493: The attack of the mutated William Birkin that takes place shortly after he secured a sample of the G-virus for Umbrella. He reappears in The Umbrella Chronicles , in a remake of the "4th Survivor" scenario where the player must reach the helipad for extraction from Raccoon City, and during the "Memories of a Lost City" scenario in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles . HUNK is playable in
21200-516: The best selling game of the franchise despite mixed fan reception. Capcom revealed the third-person shooter Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City , which was developed by Slant Six Games for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows and released in March 2012. A survival horror game for the Nintendo 3DS , Resident Evil: Revelations , was released in February 2012. In October of the same year,
21412-506: The black market and lead to the rise of bioterrorism. Chris and Jill establish the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA) to combat these ever-growing threats on a global scale. Wesker is revealed to be alive and involved in the development of new potent viral agents and BOWs. In Resident Evil 5 , Wesker seeks to unleash a highly mutagenic virus that will infect all of humanity. Chris and
21624-430: The bomb planted on the Megamycete, while Chris transports Mia and Rosemary to safety. As Mia mourns the loss of Ethan, Chris discovers that the BSAA soldiers sent to the village were organic bioweapons and orders his squad to head for the BSAA's European headquarters. Rose, now sixteen years old, has been separated from Mia while under the protection of Chris. She has become a social outcast due to her abilities gained from
21836-476: The books on a few occasions. One notable addition from the novels is the original character Trent, who often served as a mysterious behind-the-scenes string-puller who aided the main characters. Perry's novels were translated and released in Japan with new cover arts by Wolfina. Perry's novels, particularly The Umbrella Conspiracy , also alluded to events in Biohazard: The Beginning , such as
22048-465: The castle but falls into a deeper stratum within the Megamycete. Rose finds herself in a replica of Beneviento's house, where she relives her traumatic childhood of constant bullying by her school mates, with the realm's leader blaming her powers gained from her father. To comfort Rose, Michael shows her a realm similar to her house as a baby, where she finds a letter for her written by her father, saying that he loves her and will always be by her side. She
22260-514: The character conducting another mission occurring during the same time period as the second half of Resident Evil 3 . He is mentioned in The Umbrella Chronicles , where he is referred to by the codename "Silver Fox". Nicholai's role in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City was stopping Wolfpack from completing their mission objective. The character was adapted for the film Resident Evil: Apocalypse , although
22472-533: The claustrophobic feeling of the Baker mansion in RE7 , the horror in the game came from the uncertainty on what lurks in the "openness" of the village, while easing the "tension curve" compared to the previous game through quiet moments such as save points . Sato also stated that the village's snowy weather was inspired by the team's trip to Europe for research for the game, where they were met by an "unseasonable cold snap,
22684-486: The consciousness of Miranda appears, who reveals that Canine was an illusion to lure Rose into the Megamycete. Still determined to revive her daughter Eva, Miranda intends to use Rose's consciousness as a vessel now that she is powerless. Michael immediately manifests, reveals himself to be Ethan's consciousness within the Megamycete, and helps Rose escape, but Miranda catches up to them. Ethan encourages Rose to leave and battles Miranda himself. Seeing her father in danger, Rose
22896-531: The details of his demise, the hybrid Marcus fully mutates into the Queen Leech. In the final battle sequence, Billy and Rebecca destroy the Queen Leech by exploiting its vulnerability to sunlight. Rebecca allows Billy to escape, believing his claims that he is innocent and telling the authorities that he subsequently perished in the Arklay Mountains after their encounter. Billy also appears in The Umbrella Chronicles . Jake Muller appears as one of
23108-526: The direction of Osamu Yagihashi. The stage play was performed from early July to late August. Biohazard The Stage was released in Japan in 2015. The play focused on iconic characters, Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers, as Philosophy University in Australia is experiencing a bioterrorist attack. The production was handled by Avex Live Creative and Ace Crew Entertainment, under supervision from Capcom. The following year, Musical Biohazard ~Voice of Gaia~
23320-454: The direction the player pushes the controls from the perspective of the camera. Some critics have posited that the control scheme is intentionally clumsy, meant to enhance stress and exacerbate difficulty. While the first three entries in the series featured this control scheme, the third, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis , saw some action-oriented additions. These included a 180 degree turn and dodge command that, according to GameSpot , "hinted at
23532-459: The disappearance of Billy Rabbitson and Brian Irons' bid to run for Mayor. A reprinting of Perry's novels with new cover artwork began in 2012 to coincide with the release of Resident Evil: Retribution and its respective novelization. There are a trilogy of original Biohazard novels in Japan. Hokkai no Yōjū ( 北海の妖獣 , lit. "The Strange Beast of the North Sea") was published in 1998 and
23744-524: The end of the game and mutates into her first form, driving him off but is then defeated by Claire's brother Chris. Alexia revives and appears at the very end of the game as the final boss, mutating into another two forms before Redfield kills her for good with the Linear Launcher. Alexia also appears in The Darkside Chronicles as part of a reimagined scenario for Code: Veronica . In the reboot film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021),
23956-408: The ensuing battle but is rescued by Piers. Chris becomes disillusioned and disappears after recovering. Piers tracks down Chris and successfully convinces him to rejoin the BSAA to avenge his dead comrades. They are deployed to Lanshiang, China and tasked to stop a bio-terrorism attack. The duo are eventually led to an underwater laboratory that is being used to create powerful bio-organic weapons. Piers
24168-645: The epilogue in Resident Evil: Revelations 2 , as he is in China with Chris. Brad Vickers ( ブラッド・ヴィッカーズ , Buraddo Vikkāzu ) is a STARS helicopter pilot and Alpha team's computer and information expert, nicknamed "Chickenheart". He leaves his teammates stranded in the forest during the opening of the first Resident Evil after panicking, but returns at the end of the game to save the survivors (Jill, Chris, Barry, and Rebecca). In Resident Evil 3 , despite trying to avoid any further involvement in
24380-437: The events of Resident Evil 7 . Rosemary "Rose" Winters is the daughter of Ethan Winters and his wife Mia. In Resident Evil Village , she is kidnapped by Mother Miranda, who intends to use her latent powers inherited from her parents to resurrect her own daughter, Eva. After Chris Redfield rescued the real Mia, whom Miranda kidnapped and impersonated, Rosemary is revealed to be a half-Mold through her father's exact nature as
24592-456: The events of Resident Evil Zero and the original Resident Evil . The virus subsequently spreads to Raccoon City during the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis , prompting the U.S. government to attempt to contain the outbreak by ordering the destruction of the city. After the city's destruction, Spencer attempts to disguise the incident as a government conspiracy by hiring top lawyers and false witnesses. His actions prolong
24804-427: The events surrounding Umbrella, Brad is targeted by Nemesis and eventually killed. He can be seen as a zombie in front of the police department in Resident Evil 2 if the player meets certain goals. Brad's fate was altered in the Resident Evil 3 remake where he is infected by a zombie bite and reanimates before being put down by Carlos. In the reboot film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), Brad Vickers
25016-482: The fifth and final issue. Each issue was a compilation of short stories that were both adaptations of events from the games and related side stories. Like the Perry novels, the comics also explored events occurring beyond Resident Evil 2 (the latest game during the series' publication) and thus were contradicted by later games. Wildstorm also published a four-issue miniseries, Resident Evil: Fire & Ice , which depicted
25228-503: The fight against Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.W), Chris becomes a co-founder of the B.S.A.A, a counter terrorism organization dedicated to fighting the threat of B.O.W's unleashed by criminal or terrorist elements on a global scale. Jill is first introduced in Resident Evil as a member of the Raccoon Police departments's S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team. Jill is a co-founder of the B.S.A.A, a counter terrorism organization dedicated to fighting
25440-532: The film features a more heroic depiction of Nicholai, which differs from the game's original antagonistic portrayal of the character. In the film's novelization, he was renamed Nicholai Sokolov. Nicholai is ultimately torn to shreds by zombie dogs while holding them off so Alice and Jill can escape. HUNK ( ハンク , HANKU ) is an enigmatic special forces agent of the Umbrella Security Service unit in Resident Evil 2 . His notoriety for being
25652-468: The first half of the game and is presumed dead until another encounter with him. It is revealed that Nikolai is in fact one of the Supervisors UBCS operatives, assigned to watch and gather combat data as their comrades fight against Umbrella's bio-weapons. Nicholai's fate depends on decisions made by the player, resulting in either his escape or death, either at the hand of Jill or the Nemesis. In
25864-495: The first in the series and the first survival horror game to feature cooperative gameplay . It was followed by a sequel, Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2 . Raccoon City is a metropolis located in the Arklay Mountains of the Midwestern United States that succumbed to the deadly T-virus outbreak and was consequently destroyed via a nuclear missile attack issued by the United States government. The town served as
26076-405: The first issue was published on March 11, 2009. On November 11, 2009, the third issue was released, and the fourth was released March 24, 2010. The sixth and final book was finally published in February 2011. In the summer of 2000, Bioroid: Year Zero was performed in Japan. It was a musical horror-comedy but took the perspective of the infected. Super Eccentric Theater put on the production under
26288-413: The first time, fully abandoning the series' signature tank controls. Resident Evil 7 is the first main Resident Evil game to use the first-person perspective and to use virtual reality . It drew comparisons to modern survival horror games such as Outlast and PT . The eighth main-series game, Resident Evil Village , also features a first-person perspective. A VR version of Resident Evil 4
26500-473: The flower and its virus, Spencer designs a seemingly benevolent front organization known as Umbrella Pharmaceuticals to accrue revenue so that his machinations on the virus may continue. His colleagues, James Marcus and Edward Ashford, join his company. Through a series of betrayals and espionage, Spencer quickly gains control of the company and its research, and sends subordinates to assassinate Marcus and Ashford. Spencer conducts some of his company's research in
26712-413: The focus on exploration distinguished it from previous installments, and felt rewarding and motivating from new discoveries and the inclusion of a merchant character. The game's boss fights and puzzles drew criticism. Hurley thought that the quality of the puzzles was "consistently low", particularly criticizing an example in which a map is given to find a locked door that the player passes previously in
26924-606: The four main protagonists in Resident Evil 6 . Born in the small country of Edonia, Jake is a young but highly intelligent and skilled freelance mercenary who will work for anyone at a high price. He is the illegitimate son of the Albert Wesker ; it is believed that Wesker was not aware of his son's existence, as Jake's mother left shortly after being impregnated by him. Jake started mercenary work in order to support his mother, who dies of an unknown chronic disease shortly after Jake receives money for her treatment. In 2013, Jake
27136-490: The franchise shifted to more dynamic shooting action, popularizing the "over-the-shoulder" third-person view in action-adventure games. The franchise returned to survival horror with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) and Resident Evil Village (2021), which used a first-person perspective . Capcom has also released four Resident Evil remakes : Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil 2 (2019), Resident Evil 3 (2020) and Resident Evil 4 (2023). Resident Evil
27348-517: The game Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles . The books are a two-part direct novelization of the game and are published in Japanese and German only. The first novel, titled Biohazard: The Umbrella Chronicles Side A in Japan and Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 1 in Germany, was released on December 22, 2007. The second novel, titled Biohazard: The Umbrella Chronicles Side B in Japan and Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 2 in Germany,
27560-400: The game as successfully taking the best elements of the action from Resident Evil 4 and combining it with the modern design from Resident Evil 7 . Hornshaw praised the new direction, feeling its notable departure from Resident Evil 7 made it work as a sequel and opined that the game provided an excellent balance of action and scares. Conversely, Leon Hurley of GameRadar was critical of
27772-747: The game by an independent cracker was released, effectively stripping away the Denuvo and Capcom digital rights management (DRM) software. Leadbetter tested this version against the original release and was able to confirm that the crack improved upon the game's performance, stating that "By stripping out what the hackers call Capcom's entry points for the DRM... the game is absolutely transformed in those areas." A similar problem where Capcom had added additional DRM atop Denuvo had affected Devil May Cry 5 for Windows, and after Capcom's official update that removed Denuvo and its DRM, Devil May Cry 5 ' s performance
27984-528: The game for select iPad and iPhone models was released on October 30, 2023. At E3 2021 , Capcom announced that downloadable content for the game was in development. At the Capcom Showcase in June 2022, the Winters' Expansion was revealed. It includes a new story expansion titled Shadows of Rose , featuring Rosemary Winters as the playable protagonist, alongside a third-person camera mode for
28196-414: The game had performance problems, particularly during intense combat. Richard Leadbetter of Digital Foundry noted the "tremendously high frame times" and "extraordinary" stuttering, especially during encounters with the maidens and other enemies with certain animations. Leadbetter attributed this to a combination of Denuvo along with Capcom's own anti-tamper software . In July 2021, a pirated version of
28408-456: The game were photo mode, which allow to screenshot in-game moments, and a button to skip cutscenes. The Mercenaries Mode, an arcade-style game mode of past Resident Evil games, returns in Village . In this mode, players fight through timed stages, and purchase items and upgrades from the Duke's Emporium. Players who purchased Village also received Resident Evil Re:Verse , a six-player online multiplayer third-person shooter . After nearly
28620-572: The game's epilogue. Annette Birkin ( アネット・バーキン , Anetto Bākin ) is a supporting character in Resident Evil 2 . She is involved in Bio Organic Weapon research at Umbrella, working with her husband William to create the G-virus. During the Raccoon City outbreak, Annette works to stop Umbrella's experiments from spreading further into the city. She leaves their daughter Sherry at the Raccoon Police Department with
28832-445: The game's release, was featured extensively in promotional material and merchandise prior to the game's launch. To promote the game, Capcom announced that a special lottery event would be held to give away a free Resident Evil Village acrylic jigsaw puzzle which could be entered by tweeting the hashtag #VILLAGE予約. On March 3, AMD announced that the PC version would feature ray tracing and AMD FidelityFX. Resident Evil Village
29044-421: The game's remake, maintaining the same role as the original game, in addition of knowing Jill's identity as a member of a defunct S.T.A.R.S. team, and suspicious about Nicholai's true motive. He is the only one of the main UBCS operatives not to appear in the film Resident Evil: Apocalypse , where he is replaced by an original character named Yuri Loginova. Nicholai Ginovaef ( ニコライ・ジノビエフ , Nikorai Jinobiefu ,
29256-523: The game, and another that had the solution next to it. Ogilvie similarly criticised the puzzles, saying that the solutions were either "exceedingly straightforward" or spoiled by instructional notes nearby. Hornshaw noted the movement system was unchanged from Resident Evil 7 and as a result felt "a little slow and clunky"; they opined it was better suited when surrounded by enemies rather than during boss battles. Hurley similarly thought that boss fights did not feel designed for first-person combat because of
29468-402: The game, he appears already wounded, choosing to sacrifice his own life to save Jill and Carlos as he dies after being blown apart by his own grenade in a failed attempt to destroy the Nemesis. In an early draft of the story, Mikhail was originally scripted to be Nicholai's older brother, hence their common nationality and close ages (his original name was Mikhail Ginovaef). Mikhail also appears in
29680-478: The game, it was an aspect that we were very conscious of." —Morimasa Sato, Resident Evil Village: Meet Lady Dimitrescu's three daughters . Like RE7 , Village was developed with the RE Engine . According to art director Tomonori Takano, the developmental team drew inspiration from Resident Evil 4 as they wanted memorable characters to populate the village. Takano said the developers wanted to continue
29892-567: The game, which Capcom felt was an opportunity to showcase the character's progression to fans who were already familiar with him. Chris eventually becomes playable towards the end of Village , where the game briefly transitions from survival horror gameplay into a more action-heavy segment due to Chris's veteran experience in fighting bioweapons, which Andy Kelly of PC Gamer saw as a "cathartic moment for players who have been carefully conserving ammunition up until that point." Similar to Resident Evil 3 (2020), Resident Evil Village included
30104-438: The game. Starting in 2008, a series of feature-length computer-animated films have been released. These films take place in the same continuity with the games of the series, and feature characters such as Leon Kennedy , Claire Redfield , Ada Wong , Chris Redfield , Jill Valentine and Rebecca Chambers . Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness , a four-part CG anime series, premiered on July 8, 2021, on Netflix . Starring
30316-474: The games, most notably Resident Evil , Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4 , have been bestowed with multiple Game of the Year honors and often placed on lists of the best video games ever made. In 1999, Next Generation listed the Resident Evil series as number 13 on their "Top 50 Games of All Time", commenting that, "Flawless graphics, excellent music, and a top-notch storyline all combined to make
30528-432: The increased variety of enemies compared to Resident Evil 7 , saying that it added "depth and decision making" to crafting. The more open-world style of exploration was well received by critics. Hurley wrote that Resident Evil Village was the first time the series had experimented with open-world, and that a lot of his time was spent exploring areas with new skills and discovering surprises. Ogilvie concurred, writing that
30740-519: The international releases. A collector's edition was made available for the console versions, featuring extras such as a Chris Redfield figurine, a hardcover art book, and a village map poster. A macOS version and a cloud version for Nintendo Switch were both released on October 28, 2022. A virtual reality mode for the PlayStation 5 version was released alongside the PlayStation VR2 headset on February 22, 2023 as free DLC. A version of
30952-415: The laboratory's destruction to prevent himself from mutating any further, sacrificing himself in the process. Right before his death, Piers manages to save Chris from the still-alive Haos by killing it as it attempts to destroy the escape pod Chris is in. Chris honors Piers's memory by remaining with the BSAA (when before, Chris thought of retiring and leaving Piers in charge). Piers is mentioned by name during
31164-419: The last second from fearing her own demise, suffering an existential crisis with the maddened resolve to kill Natalia before her copy could manifest by releasing the Uroboros virus on the island as Barry arrived. After infecting herself with the Uroboros, Alex is killed during the BSAA's assault on the island. Regardless of Alex's death, her copy starts manifesting as depicted in the bonus episode "Little Miss" and
31376-509: The legal proceedings and allow the Umbrella Corporation to stay afloat for five more years. Ultimately, Albert Wesker betrays Spencer by handing over secret documents to the U.S. government while providing personal testimony in court. Spencer becomes a wanted man and goes into hiding at his mansion in Europe. Wesker kills Spencer before Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine can arrest him. Alexia Ashford ( アレクシア・アシュフォード , Arekushia Ashufōdo )
31588-515: The main antagonists in the Resident Evil series, specifically Resident Evil 2 . After completing his G-virus project (Golgotha virus), he is mortally wounded by agents of the Umbrella Special Forces and his work is stolen. Left for dead, he injects himself with the G-virus, thus turning himself into a monster known as "G". He then kills his attackers, causing a T-virus vial to be leaked into the city's drainage system, resulting in
31800-673: The main story, and two new stages and Chris Redfield, Lady Dimitrescu, and Karl Heisenberg as additional playable characters for the Mercenaries mode. The expansion released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S versions on October 28, 2022, for the Nintendo Switch cloud version on December 2, 2022, and for the macOS version on January 13, 2023. Resident Evil Village received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . Some critics noted
32012-404: The more action-centered gameplay in comparison to Resident Evil 7 , and compared the switch in direction to that of Resident Evil 4 . Phil Hornshaw of GameSpot wrote that while he felt Resident Evil 7 leaned towards the "dark and creepy haunted house" setting akin to Resident Evil , Village took cues from the "faster, panickier" Resident Evil 4 . IGN ' s Tristan Ogilvie saw
32224-456: The new approach, lamenting that the title was "one of the 'not a horror game' Resident Evils " and concluded that whilst the game was fun, it had undone the redefining work of Resident Evil 7 . Later sections of the game received mixed opinions for their emphasis on action. Ogilvie praised the final chapters for their "chaotic levels of carnage" that reminded him of a run-and-gun Call of Duty campaign, whereas both Hornshaw and Hurley criticised
32436-434: The new game, "we're bringing the essence of Resident Evil 4 , while Resident Evil 7 functions as the base for the game". Looking back at the use of horror of RE7 , producer Tsuyoshi Kanda said, "One of the lessons we took away is that this isn't something that is black and white, it's always going to have some variation or modification, and figuring out, OK, this worked for [ RE7 ], but rather than replicating it, let's find
32648-422: The next numbered entry in the main series, Resident Evil 6 , was released to mixed reviews, but enthusiastic pre-order sales. In 2013, producer Masachika Kawata said the Resident Evil franchise would return to focus on elements of horror and suspense over action, adding that "survival horror as a genre is never going to be on the same level, financially, as shooters and much more popular, mainstream games. At
32860-518: The ordeal of Charlie Team, a third STARS team created specifically for the comic. In 2009, Wildstorm reprinted Fire & Ice in a trade paperback collection. In Hong Kong, there has been officially licensed Biohazard manhua adaptations of Biohazard 0 by publisher Yulang Group, Biohazard 2 by Kings Fountain, Biohazard 3 Supplemental Edition by Cao Zhihao and, Biohazard 3 The Last Escape , and Biohazard Code: Veronica by Lee Chung Hing published by Tinhangse Publishing. The Code: Veronica manhua
33072-409: The original Resident Evil , members of an elite police task force, Special Tactics and Rescue Service (STARS), are lured to a derelict mansion on the outskirts of Raccoon City. The STARS team is mostly decimated by zombies and other BOWs, leaving only a handful of survivors, including Chris Redfield , Jill Valentine , and Albert Wesker . Chris and Jill explore the zombie-infested mansion and uncover
33284-409: The original Resident Evil , in which Chris investigates the disappearance of his missing friend, Billy Rabbitson. S. D. Perry has written novelizations of the first five games, as well as two original novels taking place between games. The novels often take liberties with the games' plot by exploring events occurring outside and beyond the games. This often meant that the games would later contradict
33496-444: The other hand, Ogilvie praised the story as "a compelling mystery" that engaged him throughout his entire playthrough." The arcade mode "The Mercenaries", which is unlocked on completion of the main game, was praised by Hornshaw for "demonstrat[ing] how tight the combat in Village can be" and for being fun in its own right. Ogilvie also praised the mode as "addictive" and "the most valuable bonus to unlock". The Windows version of
33708-507: The other lords', likely due to the lower altitude of its location. Salvatore Moreau was conceived as "the most repulsive character on Earth"; his domain was originally inspired by a frozen lake the team sighted during a research trip in Eastern Europe. House Beneviento furthered some of the ideas that the team had used in Resident Evil 7 , with Sato noting that the fully veiled Donna Beneviento and her puppet Angie are considered to be
33920-452: The player views the current scene. Pressing up (for example on a D-pad , analog stick , or cursor movement keys ) on the game controller moves the character in the direction being faced, pressing down backpedals, and left and right rotates the character. This can feel counter-intuitive when the character is facing the camera, as the controls are essentially reversed in this state. This differs from many 3D games, in which characters move in
34132-412: The police station, he forces them to leave him behind and locks the door behind them. Marvin later transforms into a zombie and attacks the player. In the Resident Evil 2 remake, he is more proactive in helping the protagonists escape the RPD and helps them unlock the passage before also becoming a zombie when the player returns to the RPD. Marvin also appears briefly in both versions of Resident Evil 3 ,
34344-470: The prequel Resident Evil Zero , both released in 2002, as well as Resident Evil 4 (2005)—were all released initially as GameCube exclusives. Resident Evil 4 was later released for Windows, PlayStation 2, and Wii . A trilogy of GunCon -compatible light gun games known as the Gun Survivor series featured first-person gameplay. The first, Resident Evil Survivor , was released in 2000 for
34556-491: The publication of Apocalypse , Genesis being marketed as a prequel to Apocalypse , while the Extinction novel was released in late July 2007, two months before the film's release. The Final Chapter was published in December 2016 alongside the film's theatrical release. There was also a Japanese novelization of the first film, unrelated to DeCandido's version, written by Osamu Makino. Makino also wrote two novels based on
34768-412: The realm of the Megamycete to recover a crystal capable of doing so. Navigating the realm, she faces both its twisted creations and remnants of those connected to the Megamycete, such as Eveline and a replica of the Duke. Rose also receives assistance from an entity calling himself Michael, though she eventually learns it to be the remnant of her father Ethan. After acquiring the crystal, Rose learns that it
34980-537: The reboot film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), Sherry is played by Holly de Barros. Resident Evil Resident Evil , known as Biohazard ( バイオハザード , Baiohazādo ) in Japan, is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom . It consists of survival horror , third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments inhabited by zombies and other mutated creatures. The franchise has expanded into other media, including
35192-826: The remake showing that he was infected by a zombified Brad Vickers. Marvin also appears in Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2 and The Darkside Chronicles . Ingrid Hunnigan serves as Leon S. Kennedy's Case Officer . As an F.O.S. agent (Field Operations Support) Hunnigan provides Leon with tactical information relevant to his current situation. She assisted him during his missions to rescue Ashley Graham in Resident Evil 4 and to stop Neo-Umbrella in Resident Evil 6 . She also makes brief appearances in Resident Evil: Degeneration and Resident Evil: Damnation , plus Resident Evil: Death Island . Sherry Birkin ( シェリー・バーキン , Sherī Bākin )
35404-551: The same approach that started with Resident Evil 7 in that they wanted to move away from simply using elements like zombies to scare players but created unique situations and characters that would create fear in new ways. Capcom had considered populating the game's castle and village with hundreds of witches but found this difficult to conceptualize. The team decided to switch directions from witches to vampires for Lady Dimitrescu and her daughters, albeit avoiding stereotypical tropes of vampires in popular culture. Castle Dimitrescu
35616-446: The same time, I think we need to have the confidence to put money behind these projects, and it doesn't mean we can't focus on what we need to do as a survival horror game to meet fan's needs." Resident Evil: Revelations 2 , an episodic game set between Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6 , was released in March 2015. A series of team-based multiplayer games were developed beginning with the poorly received Umbrella Corps , which
35828-429: The scariest of the four lords by his American colleagues, even though the team approached Angie's design with an instant impact in mind rather than being purely frightening. For major antagonist Mother Miranda, Takano stated that crows were the primary motif of her design, noting them being symbolic in the game's village, as well as functioning as an overarching design theme for the game. The Lycans' werewolf-like design
36040-455: The scenery was covered in snow. This inspired us to implement snowscapes into our game. We use snow not just for visual presentation, but as gameplay elements as well.” While it is recognized by Capcom as the eighth main game in the series, and its logo stylized to include the Roman numeral "VIII" for 8, the producers stylized the title to emphasize on the "village" aspect rather than the "8". In
36252-482: The second main character of Resident Evil 3 , is a mercenary and a former member of a South American communist guerrilla group. After the government forces wiped out his organization, Carlos was scouted out by the Umbrella Corporation to join Umbrella's UBCS. He joined the force and was assigned to Delta Platoon, Company A (serving alongside Nicholai Ginovaef and Mikhail Victor), which was in charge of heavy firearms and weapons maintenance. Despite his violent background, he
36464-421: The sections for being too action-heavy, negatively comparing them to Call of Duty and "the worst action-heavy portions" of Resident Evil 6 . Critics praised the variety of gameplay throughout the game's sections. Hornshaw commended the diversity of horror ideas and was impressed by how the game switched between them, calling each area "fun, intense, and, naturally, frightening in its own way." Hurley lauded
36676-498: The sections in the game's first half as "full of atmosphere and intrigue", particularly one for being "one of the best horror moments I've played in a long time", but thought that the game's latter half felt average. Despite this, he opined that the shifting of ideas throughout the game created excitement for what was coming next. Ogilvie noted the changes in gameplay for each section, with one catered towards stealth, while another leaned towards psychological horror over combat. He praised
36888-523: The series had sold 17 million units worldwide, earning more than $ 600 million . By 2011, it had sold about 46 million copies and was estimated to have grossed at least $ 1.3 billion . It is recognized by Guinness World Records as the best-selling survival horror series, with Resident Evil 2 remake being the best-selling survival horror game as of 2023 . Seven of the top ten best-selling horror games in North America are Resident Evil games. Resident Evil Village Resident Evil Village
37100-412: The slower movement, and that dodging attacks in large open spaces meant the player was often forced to move the boss out of their field of view . Ogilvie found that many of the battles fell "surprisingly short" and amounted to little more than dodging and shooting an enemy's weak points, noting that he would have preferred them to be more engaging and "epic-sized". Hornshaw wrote that the game's narrative
37312-399: The sole survivor of multiple operations earned him the moniker 'Grim Reaper'. HUNK initially appears in Resident Evil 2 , where he is playable in a secret minigame titled "4th Survivor". This short scenario entails HUNK's journey to escape Raccoon City, beginning with his awakening in the sewers and eventually leading to his extraction from the city. He is the only member of his unit to survive
37524-517: The subsequent battle between the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance and the mutated mercenaries. The main character of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village , Ethan is introduced as a civilian who travels to the Bakers' dilapidated family estate in Dulvey, Louisiana in search of his missing wife Mia, and is later relocated to an undisclosed location in Eastern Europe following
37736-517: The team kept the initial designs around the core survival horror gameplay roots that had been in Resident Evil 4 ( RE4 ) and had been a return to form in RE7 . During this early period they came up with the concept of the village as the central theme, inspired by RE4, where its village was also a central location as well as many of the gameplay mechanics established by the title. The team used RE4 's approach to create "a balance of combat, exploration, and puzzle solving". Sato said that for
37948-491: The third-highest-grossing video game film series . The development of the first Resident Evil , released as Biohazard in Japan, began in 1993 when Capcom 's Tokuro Fujiwara told Shinji Mikami and other co-workers to create a game using elements from Fujiwara's 1989 game Sweet Home on the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan. When in late 1994 marketing executives were setting up to release Biohazard in
38160-417: The threat of Bio-Organic Weapons (B.O.W) unleashed by criminal or terrorist elements on a global scale. Albert Wesker is first introduced in Resident Evil as a triple agent who poses as the leader of S.T.A.R.S. team, and in subsequent sequels as a high-ranking Umbrella scientist who undermines the pharmaceutical organization on behalf of a rival company with the goal of global saturation. Rebecca Chambers
38372-468: The village priestess Mother Miranda and her lords: Alcina Dimitrescu, Donna Beneviento, Salvatore Moreau, and Heisenberg himself. Ethan escapes a death trap made by Heisenberg and ventures into Dimitrescu's castle to find Rosemary, with help from a mysterious merchant known as the Duke. Ethan eliminates Dimitrescu and her daughters, finding a flask containing Rosemary's head. The Duke explains that Miranda placed Rosemary's body parts in four different flasks for
38584-431: The village, and sold to the Duke for currency. Players can manually save the game progress by locating and using typewriters , which replaces the tape recorders in Resident Evil 7 and marks their first appearance in a mainline game since Resident Evil 4 . A map of the village can be accessed from the pause menu, as well as a diary with sketches recapping the player's progress in the story so far. Two features added to
38796-434: The village, leading Capcom to describe the village as "a theme park of horror". In contrast to past Resident Evil games that generally have been linear progressions, the team created a more open world -style village, with optional and secret areas, designed to reward the player for exploration. The main story remained in a pre-set order that the team felt best for how the player should experience it. He said that compared to
39008-519: The viral outbreak. Leon, Claire, Sherry, Ada, and Jill escape the city before its eradication. Claire continues to look for Chris, whereas Leon is recruited to work for the U.S. Government. Resident Evil – Code: Veronica follows Claire as she escapes from a prison camp in the Southern Ocean and later reunites with Chris at an Umbrella research facility in Antarctica . Resident Evil 4
39220-407: The werewolf-like Lycans, are agile and intelligent and can wield weapons and attack in packs, forcing the player to rethink their strategy on whether to use sparse ammunition, use melee combat, or run away. Similar to Resident Evil 4 (2005), makeshift barricades can be used to fend off enemies. The inventory management mechanic is similar to that of Resident Evil 4 , featuring a briefcase and
39432-411: The years, various toy companies have acquired the Resident Evil license, with each producing their own unique line of Resident Evil action figures or models. These include, but are not limited to, Toy Biz , Palisades Toys , NECA , and Hot Toys . Tokyo Marui also produced replicas of the guns used in the Resident Evil series in the form of gas blow-back airsoft guns. Some models included
39644-465: The zombie outbreak in Raccoon City. During the course of the game, he encounters the main characters, Claire Redfield and Leon S. Kennedy, as he undergoes gradual mutation and begins losing any resemblance of his original human form. He is eventually defeated by Claire and Leon, with the help of his daughter Sherry. Birkin is mentioned in Wesker's Report as the scientist who helped Wesker fake his death and
39856-459: Was actually a trap set by the remnant of Miranda, who lured her into the realm in another attempt to resurrect Eva through her. With help from Ethan, Rose is able to regain her powers and kills Miranda for good. Having been able to meet her father, Rose leaves the realm content with her nature. In the epilogue of both the game and DLC chapter, it is revealed Rose has joined Hound Wolf Squad and uses her abilities to fight BOWs. The Umbrella Corporation
40068-444: Was already killed in his first encounter with Jack Baker in Dulvey, but was revived by her mold, which gave him regenerative powers. The Duke brings Ethan to the ritual site where Miranda attempts to revive Eva, but ends up reviving Rosemary instead. Enraged, she battles Ethan, who kills her, before the Megamycete emerges from the ground. Ethan, with his regenerative powers finally having reached their limit, sacrifices himself to detonate
40280-459: Was also inspired by Peleș Castle in Romania . The other three Houses in the villages drew from other classic gothic horror themes of simulacra, mermen, and ghosts for Heisenberg , Moreau , and Beneviento , respectively. Karl Heisenberg is characterized as an engineer with an extravagant dress sense inspired by men's fashion from the 1960s; his base of operations is not covered in snow unlike
40492-464: Was also playable once and live for 8 hours. A multi-platform demo released on May 1, 2021, for all platforms. It allowed players to explore both the Village and Castle for 60 minutes and it was live for a seven-day period. Village was released for PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Stadia , Windows , Xbox One , and Xbox Series X/S on May 7, 2021. In celebration of the release, Capcom commissioned
40704-475: Was also the film's narrator. According to an audio commentary by Paul W. S. Anderson , Isaacs was planned to reprise this role in the sequel Resident Evil: Apocalypse , but left the project for undisclosed reasons, so an original character named Dr. Alexander Isaacs (played by Iain Glen ) was created to fulfill Birkin's role in the sequel. In the reboot film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), Birkin
40916-460: Was developed with the game's gothic horror setting in mind, with Sato explaining, "[They] very much spawned from the fact that we wanted to create an enemy that represented the village...We designed it very much where this is kind of the twisted outcome of a human being where we draw a lot of inspiration from werewolves, being able to tap into that gothic horror visual." Chris Redfield, a prominent protagonist in several Resident Evil entries since
41128-421: Was improved. Capcom released a patch for Village later that July that, among other changes, altered how the game used Denuvo. Leadbetter found that the patch improved performance, running equivalent to the pirated version. Shortly after release, film director Richard Raaphorst accused Capcom of plagiarism , citing close similarities between a monster that was featured in his film Frankenstein's Army and
41340-402: Was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and GameCube as Code: Veronica X . Despite earlier announcements that the next game in the series would be released for the PlayStation 2, which resulted in the creation of an unrelated game, Devil May Cry , Mikami decided to make the series exclusively for the GameCube. The next three games in the series—a remake of the original Resident Evil and
41552-671: Was later released in December 2011 and covers Resident Evil 4 , Resident Evil 5 , the new scenarios detailed in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles , and the 2008 CGI movie, Resident Evil: Degeneration . The second Archives volume was also translated by Capcom and published by BradyGames. A Resident Evil theme restaurant called Biohazard Cafe & Grill S.T.A.R.S. opened in Tokyo in 2012. Halloween Horror Nights 2013, held at Universal Orlando , featured
41764-493: Was left open in RE7 . The team had become attached to his character, and worked to devise a story for him with the other Resident Evil teams within Capcom. As they continued to develop the village, Sato said they wanted to give players more freedom toward solving problems, and make it "a horror movie that you can play". Kanda said that like with RE4 , they were able to incorporate a variety of different themes of horror within
41976-399: Was not one of the better Resident Evil stories, and was disappointed it did not resolve all of the plot threads from Resident Evil 7 or sufficiently tie the games into the series at large. Hurley opined that the pacing of the story was "inconsistent", and that due to how much time the player spent exploring, key story sections could either feel "weirdly short, or artificially extended." On
42188-477: Was one of many mercenaries who were contracted to serve in the anti-government faction in Edonia. His comrades were infected with the C-virus under the guise of it being energy booster shots, but Jake's blood contains anti bodies that resists the infection. Soon after, he meets US government agent Sherry Birkin – whose father, William Birkin , was coincidentally Albert's research partner. Sherry and Jake take part in
42400-472: Was published in January 2008. In 1997, Marvel Comics published a single-issue prologue comic based on the original Resident Evil , released through a promotional giveaway alongside the original PlayStation game. In 1998, WildStorm began producing a monthly comic book series based on the first two games, Resident Evil: The Official Comic Magazine , which lasted five issues. The first four issues were published by Image , while Wildstorm themselves published
42612-408: Was released exclusively for the PlayStation 5 on January 21, 2021. For PS4 and PS5 users, an early access demo Village was released on April 15, 2021. It allowed players 30 minutes to explore the village and was playable only once and live for eight hours. The Castle demo was released for PlayStation early access users on April 24, 2021. It allowed players to explore the castle for 30 minutes, it
42824-518: Was released for Windows , PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2017. Set in a dilapidated mansion in Louisiana, the game uses a first-person perspective and emphasizes horror and exploration over action, unlike previous installments. The first-person perspective continued in the eighth mainline game Resident Evil Village . Released in May 2021, the game, set in a mysterious European village,
43036-572: Was released for the Nintendo 64 . In addition, ports of all three were released for Windows . The fourth game in the series, Resident Evil – Code: Veronica , was developed for the Dreamcast and released in 2000, followed by ports of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis . Resident Evil – Code: Veronica was later re-released for Dreamcast in Japan in an updated form as Code: Veronica Complete , which included slight changes, many of which revolved around story cutscenes. This updated version
43248-448: Was released in 2007 for the Wii, with a sequel, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles released in 2009 (both were later ported to the PlayStation 3 in 2012). Resident Evil Outbreak is an online game for the PlayStation 2, released in 2003, depicting a series of episodic storylines in Raccoon City set during the same period as Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis . It was
43460-455: Was released in June 2016. Resident Evil: Resistance was released in April 2020, followed by Resident Evil Re:Verse in October 2022, with both being available for free to those who bought Resident Evil 3 and Village respectively. Using the new RE Engine , which would develop the next generation of Resident Evil games, the series continued to shift back towards more horror elements. The next mainline game, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
43672-587: Was released in September. It was produced by Umeda Arts Theater by director G2 and composer, Shunsuke Wada. Biohazard the Experience was the second Resident Evil play produced by Avex Live Creative and Ace Crew Entertainment. The story is set in 2015 and follows a cast of thirteen survivors who were abducted and woke up in a mansion during an outbreak. Most of the games in the prominent Resident Evil series have been released to positive reviews. Some of
43884-665: Was released on October 30, 2023. Resident Evil Village received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its gameplay, setting, and variety, but criticism for its puzzles, boss fights , and performance issues on the Windows version; the increased focus on action divided opinions. The game won year-end accolades including Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards . It had sold over 10.5 million units by November 2024. Like its predecessor, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard , Resident Evil Village uses
44096-511: Was released on the Oculus Quest 2 on October 21, 2021. The Resident Evil franchise features video games and tie-in merchandise and products, including various live-action and animated films, comic books, and novels. From 2002 to 2016, six live-action Resident Evil films were produced, all written and produced by Paul W. S. Anderson . The films do not follow the games' premise but feature some game characters. The series' protagonist
44308-403: Was the featured cover game in the April 2021 issue of Game Informer . On April 30, 2021, a puppet show featuring the four lords was released on YouTube, with each puppet claiming that they are not scary. On May 11, 2021, Capcom released a video that showed a behind-the-scenes on their YouTube channel on working on the game's theme song, "Village of Shadows". Maiden , the first of two demos,
44520-467: Was translated into English and published by BradyGames . The guide describes and summarizes all of the key events that occur in Resident Evil Zero , Resident Evil , Resident Evil 2 , Resident Evil 3: Nemesis , and Code: Veronica . The main plot analysis also contains character relationship charts, artwork, item descriptions, and file transcripts for all five games. A second Archives book
44732-452: Was translated into English, formatted to look like an American comic and distributed by WildStorm as a series of four graphic novel collections. In 2009, Wildstorm began publishing a Resident Evil comic book prequel to Resident Evil 5 , which centers on two original members of the BSAA, Mina Gere and Holiday Sugarman. Written by Ricardo Sanchez and illustrated by Kevin Sharpe and Jim Clark,
44944-505: Was written by Kyū Asakura and the staff of Flagship. Two additional novels were published in 2002, To the Liberty by Sudan Kimura and Rose Blank by Tadashi Aizawa. While no official English translation of these novels has been published yet, the last two books were translated into German and published in 2006. Novelizations of the films Genesis , Apocalypse , and Extinction were written by Keith DeCandido . Afterlife did not receive
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