Resident Evil
Video game serie
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)
GC 2003-01-14
WIN 2015-01-19
SWTC 2019-10-29
GC 2003-01-14
XBOX1 2017-01-24
X360 2012-03-20
WIN 2007-03-01
XBOX1 2016-03-29
X360 2009-03-05
XBOX1 2015-03-17
NDS 2006-01-19
GC 2002-05-01
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
* 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)
* 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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Resident Evil: Outbreak, Resident Evil: Survivor, Resident Evil: Chronicles, Resident Evil: Main series
Games by year
A | 1997 - Biohazard: The Beginning (novel) |
B | 2000 - Biohazard 4D-Executer (CGI short) |
C | 2002 - Resident Evil |
D | 2004 - Resident Evil: Apocalypse |
E | 2007 - Resident Evil: Extinction |
F | 2008 - Resident Evil: Degeneration (CGI film) |
G | 2010 - Resident Evil: Afterlife |
H | 2012 - Resident Evil: Retribution |
I | 2017 - Resident Evil: The Final Chapter |
J | 2021 - 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
Most common companies
Capcom | 106 |
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