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Resident Evil

Video game serie

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A horror game series and franchise by Capcom, involving megacorps and secret biowarfare research into monstrous bioweapons.

Notable people involved: Masachika Kawata, Hideaki Itsuno, Kota Suzuki, Tomonori Takano and Koshi Nakanishi

Alternate names: BioHazard, バイオハザード

Most popular characters

Ada Wong, Fong Ling, Chris Redfield, Alexia Ashford, Dario Rosso, Rebecca Chambers, Morpheus Duvall, Vincent Goldman, Ben Bertolucci, Annette Birkin, William Birkin, Jill Valentine, Lott Klein, Yoko Suzuki, Brian Irons
(view all the 59 "Resident Evil " characters)
Locations:
* Raccoon City, a fictional city in North America near Arklay Mountains. Origin of the T-Virus outbreak in 1998, destroyed in October the same year in nuclear strike by the U.S. government.
* Arklay Mountains, a fictional mountain range in North America, near or around Raccoon City.

Terminology:
* B.O.W. (Bio-Organic Weapon)

Organizations:
* Umbrella Corporation - original creators of the T-virus
* S.T.A.R.S. (Special Tactics And Rescue Service)
* WilPharma - a company that became involved by hiring a former Umbrella scientist and giving him full reign of a research facility
* TriCell - last known company known to dabble in the virii by purchasing the bankrupt WilPharma
* The "Organization" - a poorly identified group that has appeared in less prominent role over the series, though its agents (Wesker and Ada) are better known.

Mutagens/Parasites: (and their more popularly known products)
* Progenitor (found in Africa)
* T-Virus (derived from Progenitor)
... Tyrant (including Nemesis)
... Licker
... Ivy / Plant 42
* G-Virus (derived from T-virus?)
* Las Plagas (a mind-controlling parasite found in Spain)
... Ganados
* Progenitor Las Plagas (Progenitor virus enhanced Las Plagas)
... Majini
* Uroboros
... Reaper
Implied:
* Zombies
* Monsters (pretty much anything that isn't a zombie)

Implied: (not enforceable)
* Biotechnology
* Parasites
* Mutants (the non-rotting subjects)
* Human experiments (Tyrants and others)
* Survival horror (there are non survival horror games in the series now)
* Outbreak (Umbrella has some serious containment issues)

Popular tags

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Child groups

Resident Evil: Outbreak, Resident Evil: Survivor, Resident Evil: Chronicles, Resident Evil: Main series

Games by year

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A1997 - Biohazard: The Beginning (novel)
B2000 - Biohazard 4D-Executer (CGI short)
C2002 - Resident Evil
D2004 - Resident Evil: Apocalypse
E2007 - Resident Evil: Extinction
F2008 - Resident Evil: Degeneration (CGI film)
G2010 - Resident Evil: Afterlife
H2012 - Resident Evil: Retribution
I2017 - Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
J2021 - Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

The first Resident Evil video game was released on March 22, 1996.

Capcom published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows17
PS413
Switch12
PS38
Xbox One8
GameCube6
Wii6
PS26
X3605
PS5
PS54
3DS4
Dreamcast4
iOS3
Tiger Game.COM1
Xbox Series X1
Nintendo DS1
PS Vita1
Arcade1
GBC1
Zeebo1
Saturn1
Wii U1
N641
PSP1

Most common companies

Capcom106