Chris attempts to take him down but he survives. This let him survive the Tyrant’s attack and has given him superhuman strength and speed. However, the big surprise is that Albert Wesker is alive, having previously injected himself with a variant of the T-Virus. Very little of that has a big impact on Resident Evil’s storyline, going forward. She ultimately escapes, as you might expect, with her brother Chris Redfield arriving to help out. While trying to raiding an Umbrella facility in Paris, Claire Redfield is captured and sent to an island prison. Even though (or perhaps because) it had contracts with the company, the U.S. Jill and Carlos defeat Nemesis and escape just as the city is wiped off the face of the Earth.Īfter the Raccoon City incident, the Umbrella Corporation is on its way out, with its assets being frozen. government decides to nuke Raccoon City to eliminate the T-Virus. Teaming up with Umbrella mercenary Carlos Oliviera, she’s pursued by Nemesis, another Tyrant-style monster. Set at roughly the same time as Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3 has Jill Valentine attempting to escape the city. Along with Birkin’s daughter Sherry, they escape as the underground lab’s self-destruct activates. Leon and Claire defeat a G-Virus mutated William Birkin and Mr X, a modified Tyrant sent in to clean up. She apparently falls to her death but, unknown to Leon, manages to survive. She turns out to be a mercenary, looking to sell the G-Virus to the highest bidder. Leon also encounters (and has a brief romantic interest in) Ada Wong, who claims to be an FBI agent. During the incident, which sees Birkin gunned down, the virus samples he’s trying to steal leak out, which leads to the outbreak. It’s revealed Umbrella sent in its security forces to capture or kill rogue researcher William Birkin who was working on a bioweapon known as the G-Virus. They both end up trapped inside Racoon City police station and discover an underground Umbrella facility. You have to play as both Leon and Claire to get the proper ending. Rookie cop Leon Kennedy arrives for his first day at work and meets Claire Redfield, who’s looking for her brother Chris. The undead walk the streets of Racoon City, devouring and/or turning the populace. Less than two months later, there’s a city-wide zombie outbreak. The mansion incident is largely covered up thanks to Umbrella’s massive influence. However, the canon ending is that Chris, Jill, Barry, and Rebecca all survive and the mansion is blown up when its self-destruct is activated. The ending you get depends who you’re playing as and one or two choices you make. Wesker plans to unleash the Tyrant, a towering, humanoid BOW., using it to kill S.T.A.R.S. was sent in not just to clean up evidence of Umbrella’s dirty work but also to get combat data on how the BOWs perform. It’s revealed that Albert Wesker is secretly working for Umbrella and that S.T.A.R.S. Other mutant creatures also roam the mansion. One of their projects (the T-Virus) leaks out, turning the researchers into zombies. The team discovers that Umbrella has been working on BOWs - Bio Organic Weapons - with a facility at (and below) a mansion in the mountains. The team includes Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Rebecca Chambers, Barry Burton, and Albert Wesker. S.T.A.R.S., a special forces division working with the local police, is sent to investigate. The first three Resident Evil games take place in or around Raccoon City, where the multinational Umbrella Corporation has a great deal of influence.Īs the first game begins, there have been reports of strange murders in the nearby mountains. Even so, if you’re playing or are about to play Resident Evil 4 it’s handy to know the broad strokes of the story so far. We’ll also skip over Resident Evil Zero since, while it’s technically canon, it introduces some odd plot holes into the series. We’re not going to delve into every single scrap of lore, or every element of every game and spin-off. As Resident Evil 4 Begins, Umbrella Corporation May be Gone but Its Activities Have Left a Mark upon the World So, if you’re curious about what happened before Resident Evil 4, here’s the answer. But if you’re diving into the remake, it helps to know something about the events of the previous games. Never mind zombies - there’s a whole new family of enemies to fight. Resident Evil 4 takes place far from Racoon City, where the first three games were set.
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