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'''''Resident Evil''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo foot|'''''Biohazard''''',|バイオハザード|Baiohazādo|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a [[Japanese horror]] video game series and media franchise created and owned by [[Capcom]]. The franchise follows individuals battling outbreaks of [[zombie]]s and other monsters created mainly by the pharmaceutical company [[Umbrella Corporation]]. The game series consists of [[survival horror]], [[third-person shooter]], and [[first-person shooter]] games. Beyond video games, the franchise has expanded into [[Resident Evil (film series)|a live-action film series]], animated films, television, comic books, novels, audio dramas, and other merchandise.
The [[Resident Evil (1996 video game)|first ''Resident Evil'' game]] was created by [[Shinji Mikami]] and [[Tokuro Fujiwara]] and released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|date=2003|title=The Man Who Made Ghosts’n Goblins: Tokuro Fujiwara Interview|volume=12|work=Continue|url=http://www.glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/tokuro-fujiwara/|url-status=dead|access-date=August 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307054415/http://www.glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/tokuro-fujiwara/|archive-date=March 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=October 10, 2014|title=Shinji Mikami, " Resident Evil " et la source du jeu d'horreur|language=French|newspaper=[[Le Monde]]|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2014/10/14/shinji-mikami-aux-sources-du-jeu-d-horreur_4502400_4408996.html}}</ref> It is credited for defining the survival horror genre and returning zombies to popular culture. With ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' (2005), the franchise shifted to more dynamic shooting action; it influenced the evolution of the survival horror and third-person genres, popularizing the "over-the-shoulder" [[Virtual camera system#Third-person view|third-person view]].<ref name="nationalpost2">{{cite web|last=Kaszor|first=Daniel|date=December 30, 2009|title=Decade in Review: The most influential video games since Y2K|url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2009/12/30/370674.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20100609234921/http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2009/12/30/370674.aspx|archive-date=June 9, 2010|accessdate=January 24, 2010|work=National Post|location=Canada}}</ref> ''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'' (2017) returned to the survival horror mood and moved to a [[First-person (video games)|first-person perspective]].
''Resident Evil'' is Capcom's [[List of best-selling video game franchises|best-selling video game franchise]], with over 103 million units sold worldwide {{as of|2020|6|lc=y}}. The live-action film series is also the highest-grossing [[List of films based on video games|film series based on video games]].
== History ==<!-- The timeline should only include IMPORTANT releases, i.e. sequels, remakes and reissues with SIGNIFICANT alterations, such as the "Director's Cut" of the first game and "Deadly Silence", not the "Dual Shock Version" or any ports--->
{{video game timeline
| range1 = 1996 –
|1996 = '''''[[Resident Evil (1996 video game)|Resident Evil]]'''''
|1998 = '''''[[Resident Evil 2]]'''''
|1999 = '''''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'''''
|2000a = ''[[Resident Evil Survivor]]''
|2000b = '''''[[Resident Evil – Code: Veronica]]'''''
|2001a = ''[[Resident Evil Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica]]''
|2001b = ''[[Resident Evil Gaiden]]''
|2002a = [[Resident Evil (2002 video game)|'''''Resident Evil'' (remake)''']]
|2002b = '''''[[Resident Evil Zero]]'''''
|2003a = ''[[Resident Evil: Dead Aim]]''
|2003b = ''[[Resident Evil Outbreak]]''
|2004 = ''[[Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2|Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2]]''
|2005 = '''''[[Resident Evil 4]]'''''
|2007 = ''[[Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles]]''
|2009a = '''''[[Resident Evil 5]]'''''
|2009b = ''[[Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles]]''
|2011 = ''[[Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D]]''
|2012a = ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations]]''
|2012b = ''[[Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City]]''
|2012c = '''''[[Resident Evil 6]]'''''
|2015 = ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations 2]]''
|2016 = ''[[Umbrella Corps]]''
|2017 = '''''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'''''
|2019 = [[Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)|'''''Resident Evil 2'' (remake)''']]
|2020 = [[Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game)|'''''Resident Evil 3'' (remake)''']]
|2021 = '''''[[Resident Evil Village]]'''''}}
The development of the first ''[[Resident Evil (1996 video game)|Resident Evil]]'', released as ''Biohazard'' in Japan, began in 1993 when [[Capcom]]'s [[Tokuro Fujiwara]] told [[Shinji Mikami]] and his co-workers to create a game using elements from Fujiwara's 1989 game ''[[Sweet Home (video game)|Sweet Home]]'',<ref name="Gamespot-Mikami">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-creator-shinji-mikami-reflects-on-th/1100-6435918/ Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami Reflects on the Series' Roots], [[GameSpot]] (March 22, 2016)</ref><ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/281325/features/time-machine-sweet-home/ Time Machine: Sweet Home], ''[[Computer and Video Games]]''</ref>. When in late 1994 marketing executives were setting up to release ''Biohazard'' in 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 (band)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/gr-asks-why-was-biohazard-renamed-resident-evil/|title=GR Asks: Why was Biohazard renamed Resident Evil?|website=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref> ''Resident Evil'' made its debut on the [[PlayStation (console)|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,<ref name="GSREH">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/res_evil/index.html | title = The History of Resident Evil | author = Justin Speer and Cliff O'Neill | website = [[GameSpot]] | accessdate = 2009-04-17 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080906213420/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/res_evil/index.html | archivedate = September 6, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and its critical and commercial success<ref>{{cite journal|quote=The "multi-million dollar franchise... Evil Capcom's largest" and "the original ''Resident Evil''" is "one of the most important games of all time." |journal=Game Informer |issue=174 |date=October 2007|page=132|title=Enter The Survival Horror... A Resident Evil Retrospective}}</ref> 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'' was released for the [[Nintendo 64]]. In addition, ports of all three were released for [[Microsoft 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 was later ported to the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[GameCube]] under the title ''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 titled ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', series' creator and producer Shinji Mikami decided to make the series exclusively for the GameCube.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/residentevil/review.html |title=Resident Evil for GameCube Review |website=GameSpot |date=April 29, 2002}}</ref> The next three games in the series—a [[Resident Evil (2002 video game)|remake of the original ''Resident Evil'']] and 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 (video games)|first-person]] gameplay. The first, ''[[Resident Evil Survivor]]'', was released in 2000 for the PlayStation and PC but received mediocre reviews.<ref>{{cite web |website=IGN |url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/163/163923p1.html |title=''Resident Evil Survivor'' Review |date=September 14, 2000 |accessdate=January 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65OO1qGHJ?url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/163/163923p1.html |archive-date=February 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The subsequent games, ''[[Resident Evil Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica]]'' and ''[[Resident Evil: Dead Aim]]'', fared somewhat better.<ref>{{cite web |website=GameSpot |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/residentevildeadaim |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208233247/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/residentevildeadaim/ |archivedate=February 8, 2005 |title=''Resident Evil: Dead Aim'' Review |date=June 16, 2003 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''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]]'' was released in 2007 for the Wii, with a follow-up, ''[[Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles]]'' released in 2009 (both were later ported to the PlayStation 3 in 2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/resident-evil-chronicles-hd-collection|title=Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection|work=metacritic.com}}</ref> Also in 2009, ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' was released for [[PlayStation 3]], [[Windows]] and [[Xbox 360]], becoming the best selling game of the franchise despite mixed fan reception.
''[[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 time period as ''Resident Evil 2'' and ''Resident Evil 3: Nemesis''. It was the first in the series and the first survival horror title to feature [[cooperative gameplay]].<ref name="reeves1">{{cite web|last=Reeves|first=Ben|title=Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition Preview|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/12/30/guinness-world-records-2012-gamer-s-edition-preview.aspx|work=[[Game Informer]]|accessdate=December 31, 2011|date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> It was followed by a sequel, ''[[Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2|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 a critical junction for the series' progression as one of the main catalysts to Umbrella's downfall as well as 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 video game|role-playing]]-style combat system. There have been several downloadable [[Mobile games in the Resident Evil series|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 the [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]] press conference during [[E3 2009]], it was announced that ''Resident Evil Portable'' would be released for the [[PlayStation Portable]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/989/989522p1.html |title=E3 2009: Resident Evil PSP Announced |date=June 2, 2009 |author=Thomas, Lucas M. |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc |accessdate=July 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65OO75RYd?url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/989/989522p1.html |archive-date=February 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174532 |title=PSP Gets Resident Evil Portable in 2010 |publisher=1up.com |date=June 2, 2009 |accessdate=April 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105223653/http://www.1up.com/news/psp-resident-evil-portable-2010 |archivedate=November 5, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/02/zombies-infecting-psp-in-resident-evil-portable/ |title=Zombies infecting PSP in Resident Evil Portable |publisher=Joystiq |date=June 2, 2009 |accessdate=April 7, 2010}}</ref> described as an all-new title being developed with "the [[PSP Go]] in mind" and "totally different for a ''Resident Evil'' game". However, as of 2012, no further announcements have been made, and the game is considered to have been canceled.<ref>{{cite web | author=Reilly, Jim | date=June 9, 2009 | title=New Resident Evil PSP Details Emerge | url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/992/992945p1.html | work=IGN.com | accessdate=April 7, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316042805/http://psp.ign.com/articles/992/992945p1.html | archive-date=March 16, 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Spencer | date=June 8, 2009 | title=Resident Evil Portable "Totally Different For A Resident Evil Game" | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2009/06/08/resident-evil-portable-totally-different-for-a-resident-evil-game/ | work=Siliconera.com | accessdate=April 7, 2010}}</ref>
In March 2011, 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 Microsoft Windows and released in March 2012. A [[survival horror]] game for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations]]'', was released in February 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/296595/news/resident-evil-revelations-out-2012-new-concept-art/ |title=Resident Evil: Revelations out 2012, new concept art |date=April 3, 2011 |author=Jackson, Mike |work=[[ComputerAndVideoGames.com]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing Limited]] |accessdate=April 21, 2011}}</ref> In October of the same year, the next numbered entry in the main series, ''[[Resident Evil 6]]'', was released to mixed reviews,<ref name="ignreview">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/10/01/resident-evil-6-review|title=IGN Review: Resident Evil 6|author=Richard George|website=IGN|date=October 1, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2012}}</ref> but enthusiastic pre-order sales.<ref name="ResEv6Sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/03/resident-evil-6-ships-4-5-million-copies-worldwide/|title=Resident Evil 6 Ships 4.5 Million Copies Worldwide|publisher=Siliconera|date=October 3, 2012|accessdate=October 4, 2012}}</ref>
In 2013, producer Masachika Kawata said the ''Resident Evil'' franchise would return to focus on elements of horror and suspense over action, adding, "Survival horror as a genre is never going to be on the same level, financially, as shooters and much more popular, mainstream games. At 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."<ref>{{cite news | first = Daniel | last = Krupa | title = Resident Evil Will Return To Its Roots | date = January 31, 2013 | publisher = IGN | URL = http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/31/resident-evil-will-return-to-its-roots | work = ign.com | accessdate = July 10, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations 2]]'', an episodic game set between ''Resident Evil 5'' and ''Resident Evil 6'', was released in March 2015. A [[List of video games notable for negative reception|poorly-received]] team-based multiplayer game set in the series' universe, ''[[Umbrella Corps]]'', was released in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/91287/tgs-2015-resident-evil-umbrella-corps-will-help-usher-in-series-20th-anniversary|title=TGS 2015: Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps will help usher in series' 20th anniversary|first=Ozzie|last=Mejia|date=September 15, 2015|accessdate=September 20, 2015|work=[[Shacknews]]}}</ref>
''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'' was released for [[Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]] in January 2017.<ref name="NAEUJP">{{cite web|last=Romano |first=Sal |date=October 13, 2016 |url=http://gematsu.com/2016/10/capcom-begins-world-resident-evil-7-short-video-series |title=Capcom begins 'The World of Resident Evil 7' short video series |website=Gematsu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016234522/http://gematsu.com/2016/10/capcom-begins-world-resident-evil-7-short-video-series |url-status=live |archive-date=October 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name="turnleft">{{cite web|url=https://www.turnleft.net.au/news/fear-comes-home-as-capcom-announces-resident-evil-7-biohazard/ |title=FEAR COMES HOME AS CAPCOM ANNOUNCES RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard |website=Turn Left Distribution |date=June 14, 2016}}</ref> Set in a dilapidated mansion in Louisiana, the game uses a [[First-person narrative|first-person perspective]] and returns to the series' survival horror roots.<ref name="polygon2">{{cite web|last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=June 15, 2016 |url=http://www.polygon.com/e3/2016/6/15/11940734/resident-evil-7-biohazard-e3-2016 |title=Resident Evil 7's demo content won't be in the main game, but a new hero will |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615063922/http://www.polygon.com/e3/2016/6/15/11940734/resident-evil-7-biohazard-e3-2016 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref><ref name="re7-20132">{{cite web|last=Nunneley |first=Stephany |date=March 23, 2017 |url=https://www.vg247.com/2017/03/23/resident-evil-7-cut-content-had-zombies-who-reacted-to-breathing-and-the-bakers-had-a-dog-named-diane/ |title=Resident Evil 7 cut content: zombies who reacted to breathing, the Baker's pet dog Diane |website=[[VG247]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170531022323/https://www.vg247.com/2017/03/23/resident-evil-7-cut-content-had-zombies-who-reacted-to-breathing-and-the-bakers-had-a-dog-named-diane/ |url-status=live |archive-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> Unlike ''Resident Evil 5'' and ''Resident Evil 6'', the gameplay emphasizes horror and exploration over action.<ref name="eurogamer">{{cite web|last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=June 15, 2016 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-15-if-you-like-lots-of-guns-in-resident-evil-7-isnt-for-you |title=If you like lots of guns in Resident Evil, 7 isn't for you |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616051742/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-15-if-you-like-lots-of-guns-in-resident-evil-7-isnt-for-you |url-status=live |archive-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name="healing play">{{cite web|last=Osborn |first=Alex |date=June 15, 2016 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/15/e3-2016-resident-evil-7-teaser-demo-not-part-of-the-main-game |title=E3 2016: Resident Evil 7 Teaser Demo Not Part of the Main Game |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615205248/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/15/e3-2016-resident-evil-7-teaser-demo-not-part-of-the-main-game |url-status=live |archive-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref>
A [[Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)|remake of ''Resident Evil 2'']] was released for the [[PlayStation 4]], [[Windows]], and [[Xbox One]] on January 25, 2019. It uses the RE Engine, which was also used for ''[[Resident Evil 7]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/06/12/e3-2018-resident-evil-2-remake-release-date-announced|title=E3 2018: Resident Evil 2 Remake Release Date Announced|last=Osborn|first=Alex|date=2018-06-11|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-13}}</ref> The remake outsold the original game within a year, selling over five million copies.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kerr |first1=Chris |title=Resident Evil 2 remake has passed 5 million sales |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/355522/Resident_Evil_2_remake_has_passed_5_million_sales.php |website=Gamasutra |accessdate=11 December 2019}}</ref> 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 (2020 video game)|Resident Evil 3]]''. It was released on April 3, 2020, alongside with ''Resident Evil: Resistance'', a team-based online multiplayer mode previously announced as ''Project Resistance''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/10/21003545/resident-evil-3-remake-announcement-trailer-release-date|title=Resident Evil 3 remake announced: watch the first trailer|first=Michael|last=McWhertor|publisher=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=December 10, 2019|accessdate=September 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/capcom-producer-says-project-resistance-is-survival-horror-at-its-core/|title=Capcom producer says Project Resistance is 'survival horror at its core'|first=Andy|last=Chalk|publisher=[[PC Gamer]]|date=September 16, 2019|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}</ref>
On June 11, 2020, ''[[Resident Evil Village]]'' was officially announced during the PS5 Future of Gaming showcase. The game, slated for a 2021 release, will be a direct sequel to ''Resident Evil 7: Biohazard'', and will see the return of Ethan Winters and Chris Redfield.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McWhertor |first1=Michael |title=Resident Evil 8 announced at PS5 reveal event |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/11/21286852/resident-evil-8-village-trailer-release-date-capcom |website=Polygon |date=June 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mercante |first1=Alyssa |title=Resident Evil 8: Village revealed and we're screaming |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-8-reveal/ |website=GamesRadar+ |date=June 11, 2020}}</ref>
== Story ==
{{See also|List of Resident Evil characters}}
[[File:Umbrella Corporation logo.svg|thumb|right|Logo for [[Umbrella Corporation]], the main antagonist in the franchise]]
The franchise primarily concerns a group of individuals who battle against the [[Umbrella Corporation]], a pharmaceutical company which develops the T-virus and other [[Mutagen|mutagens]] for their secret "bio-organic weapons" research. The mutagens can transform humans into [[zombie]]s as well as mutate other animals and plants into horrifying monsters.<ref name="RE-story">{{cite news |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-story-synopsis-plot-summary-lore-explained |title=Resident Evil: The Story So Far |work=IGN |date=2020-08-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907140658/https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-story-synopsis-plot-summary-lore-explained |archivedate=2020-09-07 |accessdate=2020-11-13 }}</ref>
The original game and many franchise entries are set in and around Raccoon City, a fictional [[Midwestern United States|midwestern]] American city. Many protagonists and supporting characters are members of the city's [[police tactical unit]], [[STARS (Resident Evil)|STARS]], including [[Chris Redfield]], [[Jill Valentine]], and [[Rebecca Chambers (character)|Rebecca Chambers]]. The head of the STARS department is [[Albert Wesker]], who also secretly works for Umbrella and is a primary antagonist in the series. Other main characters include police officer [[Leon S. Kennedy]], Chris' sister [[Claire Redfield]], and special agent [[Ada Wong]]. As Umbrella's mutagen testing grows in scale and the virus is leaked into Raccoon City, STARS officers and other characters fight through the monsters ravaging the city to investigate Umbrella's involvement in the disaster. Raccoon city is ultimately destroyed by a nuclear missile strike initiated by the United States government to contain the viral outbreak. An ensuing government investigation leads to Umbrella’s downfall. However, the proliferation of Umbrella's bio-organic weapons and viruses leads to the other outbreaks across the world. The main characters continue to fight bio-terror attacks.<ref name="RE-story" />
The main protagonist in the live-action films is ex-Umbrella operative [[Alice (Resident Evil)|Alice]], though she does not appear in the games.<ref name="RE-story" />
==Gameplay==
The ''Resident Evil'' franchise has had a variety of control schemes and gameplay mechanics throughout its history. The first game introduced [[tank controls]] to the series. In a game with tank controls, players control movement relative to the position of the [[player character]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/a-eulogy-for-tank-controls/|title=A eulogy for tank controls|last=|first=|date=20 February 2015|work=[[PC Gamer]]|access-date=5 March 2018|language=en}}</ref> Pressing up (for example on a [[D-pad]], [[analog stick]], or [[Arrow keys|cursor movement keys]]) on the [[game controller]] moves the character in the direction they face, down reverses them, and left and right rotates them.<ref name=":0" /> This differs from many 3D games, in which characters move in the direction players push from the perspective of the [[Virtual camera system|camera]].<ref name=":0" /> Some critics have posited that the control scheme is intentionally clumsy, meant to enhance stress and exacerbate difficulty.<ref name=historyofRE>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjkr-8lrK2w|title=The History of Resident Evil|website=GameSpot|date=August 13, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
The original game and its sequel featured this tank control scheme, but the third entry in the series ''Resident Evil 3: Nemesis'' introduced more action-oriented controls. The third game included a 180 degree turn and dodge command that, according to ''[[GameSpot]]'', "hinted at a new direction that the series would go in".
''Resident Evil 4'' introduced a third-person perspective and more action-oriented gameplay and mechanics. This was complemented by an abundance of ammunition and more action controls. Some critics claimed that this overhauled control scheme "made the game less scary."<ref name="historyofRE" /> The next two games in the franchise furthered the action-oriented mechanics: ''Resident Evil 5'' featured cooperative play, while ''Resident Evil 6'' allowed players to move while aiming and shooting.<ref name="historyofRE" /> ''Resident Evil 5'' contained more ammo than the last games, pushing the game to be decisively more action-oriented. ''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 ''[[Slender: The Eight Pages]]''.<ref name="historyofRE" />
Puzzle-solving has figured prominently throughout the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3332740/whats-memorable-resident-evil-puzzle/|title=What’s the Most Memorable ‘Resident Evil’ Puzzle?|publisher=Bloody Disgusting|first1=Adam|last1=Dodd|date=February 24, 2015|access-date=December 19, 2018}}</ref>
== Other media ==
{{See also|List of Resident Evil media}}
The ''Resident Evil'' franchise features video games and tie-in merchandise and products, including various films, comic books, and novels.
=== Films ===
==== Live-action films ====
{{Main|Resident Evil (film series)}}
[[File:Milla Jovovich and Paul W. S. Anderson (2009).png|thumb|Film series writer and producer [[Paul W. S. Anderson]] with his wife and series star [[Milla Jovovich]]]]
Six live-action ''Resident Evil'' films have been produced, all written and produced by [[Paul W. S. Anderson]]. These films do not follow the games' premise but feature some game characters. The series' protagonist is [[Alice (Resident Evil)|Alice]], an original character created for these films portrayed by [[Milla Jovovich]]. Despite a negative reaction from critics, the live-action film series has made over $1 billion worldwide.<ref>{{cite web| title= Box Office History for Resident Evil Movies|work=The Numbers| url= http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/ResidentEvil.php | accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> They are, to date, the only video game adaptations to increase the amount of money made with each successive film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=residentevil.htm |title=Boxofficemojo.com |publisher=Boxofficemojo.com |date= |accessdate=August 15, 2013}}</ref> The series holds the record for the "Most Live-Action Film Adaptations of a Video Game" in 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."<ref name="reeves1" /> A [[Resident Evil – Reboot|reboot]] is in production with [[Johannes Roberts]] as writer/director<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=‘Resident Evil’ Reboot Finds Writer, Director in ’47 Meters Down’ Filmmaker (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/resident-evil-reboot-writer-director-johannes-roberts-1203081290/|website=Variety|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
==== Animated films ====
{{main|Resident Evil: Degeneration|Resident Evil: Damnation|Resident Evil: Vendetta}}
The first [[Computer animation|computer animated]] film for the franchise was ''[[Biohazard 4D-Executer]]''. It was a short 3D film produced for Japanese theme parks.<ref name="gamespot">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212073536/http://www.zdnet.co.jp/gamespot/gsnews/0010/19/news03.html |script-title=ja:バイオハザードの映像アトラクションがお披露目 |date=October 19, 2000 |language=Japanese |work=[[GameSpot|GameSpot Japan]] |publisher=Softbank Publishing Inc |archivedate=February 12, 2003|url=http://www.zdnet.co.jp/gamespot/gsnews/0010/19/news03.html }}</ref> and did not feature any characters from the game.
Starting in 2008, a series of feature-length computer animated films has been released. These films take place between the games of the series, and feature characters such as [[Leon S. Kennedy|Leon Kennedy]], [[Claire Redfield]], [[Ada Wong]], [[Chris Redfield]] and [[Rebecca Chambers (character)|Rebecca Chambers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2458539/resident-evil-degeneration-re5-connection/ |title=How 'Resident Evil: Degeneration' Movie Connects to 'Resident Evil 5' |date=January 23, 2009 |publisher=[[MTV]] |accessdate=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-damnation-takes-place-right-before-resident-evil-6/ |title=Resident Evil: Damnation Takes Place Right Before Resident Evil 6 |date=August 3, 2012 |publisher=[[Siliconera]] |accessdate=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/mansion-monsters-thirst-blood-operatic-new-resident-evil-vendetta-trailer |title=Mansion monsters thirst for blood in operatic new Resident Evil: Vendetta trailer |date=September 20, 2016 |publisher=[[SyFy Wire]] |accessdate=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
=== Television ===
{{Main|Resident Evil (TV series)|Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness}}
On August 27, 2020, [[Netflix]] announced that they were developing a [[Resident Evil (TV series)|live-action]] ''Resident Evil'' series. The show has been greenlit for eight hour-long episodes. It is to be written by [[Andrew Dabb]], with [[Bronwen Hughes]] serving as executive producer and the director of the first two episodes of the series. The show is being produced by [[Constantin Film]] who have previously produced the ''Resident Evil'' film series.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patches|first=Matt|date=2020-08-27|title=Resident Evil live-action series confirmed by Netflix with first details|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/27/21403542/resident-evil-netflix-show-plot-characters-wesker|access-date=2020-08-27|website=Polygon|language=en}}</ref>
The story takes place over two timelines. The first of which involves 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker moving to New Raccoon City. They come to realize that their father may be concealing dark secrets that could destroy the world. The second timeline takes place over a decade in the future, where only 15 million humans remain, with over 6 billion animals and people being infected with the T-virus. It follows Jade, now thirty, in her efforts to survive in this world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=August 2020|first=Bradley Russell 27|title=Resident Evil Netflix series announced and here are the first story details|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-netflix-series-announced-and-here-are-the-first-story-details/|access-date=2020-08-27|website=Total Film|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Tom|date=2020-08-27|title=Netflix's Resident Evil series will star the Wesker kids|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-27-netflixs-resident-evil-series-will-star-the-wesker-kids|access-date=2020-08-27|website=Eurogamer|language=en}}</ref>
On September 27, 2020, Capcom announced a CG [[anime]] series, subtitled ''[[Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness|Infinite Darkness]]'', starring ''[[Resident Evil 2]]'' protagonists Claire Redfield and Leon Kennedy.<ref name="Netflix">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/09/capcom_reveals_resident_evil_infinite_darkness_-_a_new_netflix_series_arriving_in_2021|title=Capcom Reveals Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness - A New Netflix Series Arriving In 2021|last=Doolan|first=Liam|date=2020-09-27|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref> It is scheduled for a release sometime in 2021 on Netflix.<ref name="Netflix" />
=== Merchandise ===
[[File:Resident Evil Bar.jpg|thumb|''Resident Evil'' theme restaurant]]
Over the years, various toy companies have acquired the ''Resident Evil'' license, with each producing their own unique line of ''Resident Evil'' [[action figure]]s or models.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Enter The Survival Horror... A ''Resident Evil'' Retrospective |journal=Game Informer |issue=174 |date=October 2007 |pages=132–133}}</ref> These include, but are not limited to, [[Toy Biz]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Go Figure|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=111 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=December 1997 |page=30 |quote=Toy Biz will also see its Resident Evil toys slither into stores around March. The first assortment will feature two-packs of a hero or a villain and one of the game's creepy creatures.}}</ref> [[Palisades Toys]], [[National Entertainment Collectibles Association|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 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 [[Luger (pistol)|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 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''. Along with the main plot analysis, it also contains character relationship charts, artwork, item descriptions, and file transcripts for all five games. <!-- One part of the guide replaces all instances of the word "biohazard" with "Resident Evil", even when the situation didn't warrant it (resulting in such goofs such as the UBCS being referred to as the "Umbrella Resident Evil Countermeasure Service" at one point), as well as typos and spelling errors throughout. A second Archives book 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 translated by Capcom and published by BradyGames. --> A second Archives book 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.<ref>Brian Ashcraft, [http://kotaku.com/5925710/japans-resident-evil-restaurant-has-more-hot-pants-than-zombies/gallery/1 Japan’s Resident Evil Restaurant Has More Hot Pants Than Zombies], Kotaku, July 13, 2012</ref> [[Halloween Horror Nights]] 2013, held at [[Universal Orlando]], featured a haunted house titled ''Resident Evil: Escape from Raccoon City'', based on ''Resident Evil 2'' and ''Resident Evil 3: Nemesis''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/09/23/racoon-city-takes-up-residence-at-universal-studios.aspx|title=Capcom And Universal Studios Talk Real Life Resident Evil|work=www.GameInformer.com}}</ref>
=== Novels ===
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 the events of 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 plot of the games by exploring events occurring outside and beyond the games. This often meant that the novels would later be contradicted by the games and, on a few occasions.<ref>For example, the novel ''Underworld'' suggested that Raccoon City was destroyed during an accidental fire after the events of ''City of the Dead'', whereas in ''Resident Evil 3'' it is revealed that the city was destroyed by a nuclear missile launched by the government.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wolfina.com/snake-heart/ |title=Snake Heart |language=Japanese}}</ref> Perry's novels, particularly ''The Umbrella Conspiracy'', also alluded to events in ''Biohazard: The Beginning'', such as 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. {{Nihongo|'' Hokkai no Yōjū''|北海の妖獣||lit. "The Strange Beast of the North Sea"}} was published in 1998 and 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 four of the five films; ''Genesis'', ''Apocalypse'', ''Extinction,'' and ''Retribution'', were written by [[Keith DeCandido]], while ''Retribution'' was written by [[John Shirley]], though ''Afterlife'' did not receive a novelization. The ''Genesis'' novel was published over two years after that film's release while the ''Extinction'' novel was released in late July 2007, two months before the film's 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 the game ''Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles''. The books are a two-part direct novelization of the game and have been published in Japanese and German only. The first novel which was 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 which was titled ''Biohazard: The Umbrella Chronicles Side B'' in Japan and ''Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 2'' in Germany was published in January 2008.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}
=== Comics ===
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, titled ''Resident Evil: The Official Comic Magazine'', which lasted five issues. The first four issues were published by [[Image Comics|Image]], while the fifth and final issue was published by Wildstorm themselves. Each issue was a compilation of short stories that were both adaptations of events from the games, as well as 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 titled ''Resident Evil: Fire & Ice'', which depicted 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.<ref>{{cite news|date=February 7, 2009|title=NYCC '09 – Wildstorm Panel with Jim Lee|work=[[Newsarama]]|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090207-nycc09-widlstorm.html}}</ref>
In Hong Kong, there has been officially licensed ''Biohazard'' [[manhua]] adaptations of ''Biohazard 3'' and ''Code: Veronica'' by Lee Chung Hing. The latter was translated into English and published by Wildstorm as a series of four graphic novel collections.
In 2009, Wildstorm began publishing a comic book prequel to ''Resident Evil 5'', titled ''Resident Evil'', which centers around two original members of the BSAA named Mina Gere and Holiday Sugarman. Written by Ricardo Sanchez and illustrated by Kevin Sharpe and Jim Clark, 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.<ref name="Wildstormre5">{{cite web|title=''Resident Evil'' solicitations at DC Comics website.|url=http://www.dccomics.com/wildstorm/comics/?cm=11359}}</ref>
== Reception ==
Most of the games in the main ''Resident Evil'' series have been released to positive reviews. Some of 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 (magazine)|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 a game of unparalleled atmosphere and suspense."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=|first= |title=Top 50 Games of All Time |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=50 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=February 1999|page=79}}</ref>
In 2012, ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' ranked ''Resident Evil'' at number 22 on the list of the best video game franchises.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/09/the-50-best-video-game-franchises/resident-evil|title=Resident Evil – The 50 Best Video Game Franchises – Complex|author=Elton Jones|work=Complex}}</ref> That same year, [[G4tv]] called it "one of the most successful series in gaming history."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.com/videos/59175/top-100-video-games-of-all-time-81-resident-evil/ |title=Top 100 Video Games of All Time #81 – Resident Evil – |publisher=G4tv.com |date=June 11, 2012 |accessdate=August 15, 2013}}</ref> The series has sold 103 million units worldwide as of June 30, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/salesdata.html |title=Game Series Sales |publisher=[[CAPCOM]] |date=June 30, 2020 |accessdate=August 26, 2020}}</ref>
===Legacy===
[[File:Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, Resident Evil characters (WonderCon 2013), cropped.jpg|thumb|[[Chris Redfield]] and [[Jill Valentine]] cosplay]]
[[GameSpot]] listed the original ''Resident Evil'' as one of the fifteen most influential video games of all time. It is credited with defining and popularizing the [[survival horror]] genre of games. It is also credited with taking [[video games]] in a cinematic direction with its [[B-movie]] style [[cut-scenes]], including live-action [[full-motion video]] (FMV) footage. Its live-action opening, however, was controversial; it became one of the first [[action games]] to receive the "Mature 17+" (M) rating from the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board]] (ESRB), despite the opening cutscene being censored in North America.<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/15influential/p14_01.html |title=15 Most Influential Video Games of All Time |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=April 14, 2010 |accessdate=August 11, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414040202/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/15influential/p14_01.html |archivedate=April 14, 2010}}</ref>
The ''Resident Evil'' franchise is credited with sparking a revival of the [[zombie]] genre in popular culture, leading to a renewed interest in [[zombie film]]s during the 2000s.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |last1=Barber |first1=Nicholas |title=Why are zombies still so popular? |url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20131025-zombie-nation |website=[[BBC]] |accessdate=31 May 2019 |date=21 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="28days">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/zaki-hasan/interview-director-alex-g_b_7038618.html|title=INTERVIEW: Director Alex Garland on Ex Machina|work=[[Huffington Post]]|first1=Zaki|last1=Hasan|date=April 10, 2015|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> According to [[Kim Newman]] in the book ''[[Nightmare Movies]]'' (2011), "the zombie revival began in the Far East" mainly due to the 1996 Japanese zombie games ''Resident Evil'' and ''[[The House of the Dead]]''.<ref name="Newman">{{cite book |last1=Newman |first1=Kim |title=Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s |date=2011 |publisher=[[A&C Black]] |isbn=9781408805039 |page=559 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fNMz3tGZVvAC&pg=PA559}}</ref> In 2013, [[George Romero]] said it was the video games ''Resident Evil'' and ''House of the Dead'' "more than anything else" that popularised his zombie concept in early 21st-century popular culture.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weedon |first1=Paul |title=George A. Romero (interview) |url=http://paulweedon.co.uk/george-romero-transcript/ |website=Paul Weedon |date=17 July 2017 |accessdate=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602105122/http://paulweedon.co.uk/george-romero-transcript/ |archive-date=June 2, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Diver |first1=Mike |title=Gaming's Greatest, Romero-Worthy Zombies |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d385da/gamings-greatest-romero-worthy-zombies |accessdate=2 June 2019 |work=[[Vice (website)|Vice]] |date=17 July 2017}}</ref>
Additionally, the ''Resident Evil'' film adaptations also contributed to the revival of zombie films. In a 2015 interview with ''[[Huffington Post]]'', screenwriter-director [[Alex Garland]] credited the ''Resident Evil'' series as a primary influence on his script for the [[horror film]] ''[[28 Days Later]]'' (2002), and credited the first ''Resident Evil'' game for revitalizing the zombie genre.<ref name="28days"/> Screenwriter [[Edgar Wright]] cited ''Resident Evil 2'' as a primary influence on his [[zombie comedy]] film ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' (2004),<ref>{{cite web |title=12 Killer Facts About Shaun of the Dead |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/74230/12-killer-facts-about-shaun-dead |website=[[Mental Floss]] |accessdate=31 May 2019 |date=23 January 2016}}</ref> with the film's star and co-writer [[Simon Pegg]] also crediting the original ''Resident Evil'' game with starting the zombie revival in popular culture.<ref name="bbc"/> The ''Resident Evil'' films, ''28 Days Later'' and the ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (2004) remake all set box office records for the zombie genre, reaching levels of commercial success not seen since the original ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (1978).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Booker |first1=M. Keith |title=Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels [2 volumes]: [Two Volumes] |date=2010 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |isbn=9780313357473 |page=662 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YbkJ0QJrEZ8C&pg=PA662}}</ref> They were followed by other zombie films such as ''[[28 Weeks Later]]'' (2007), ''[[Zombieland]]'' (2009), ''[[Cockneys vs Zombies]]'' (2012), and ''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]'' (2013), as well as zombie-themed graphic novels and television shows such as ''[[The Walking Dead (franchise)|The Walking Dead]]'' and ''[[The Returned (French TV series)|The Returned]]'',<ref name="bbc"/> and books such as ''[[World War Z]]'' (2006), ''[[Pride and Prejudice and Zombies]]'' (2009) and ''[[Warm Bodies]]'' (2010).<ref name="hollywoodreporter">{{cite news |title=How '28 Days Later' Changed the Horror Genre |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/have-get-a-quiet-place-killed-zombie-genre-1121491 |accessdate=31 May 2019 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=29 June 2018}}</ref>
The ''Resident Evil'' film adaptations also went on to become the highest-grossing [[List of films based on video games|film series based on video games]], after they grossed more than {{US$|1 billion|long=no}} worldwide.<ref name=guinness>{{cite web|last=Reeves|first=Ben|title=Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer's Edition Preview|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/12/30/guinness-world-records-2012-gamer-s-edition-preview.aspx|work=[[Game Informer]]|accessdate=December 31, 2011|date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> The zombie revival trend was popular across different media up until the mid-2010s.<ref name="bbc"/> Since then, zombie films have declined in popularity during the late 2010s,<ref name="hollywoodreporter"/> but zombie video games have remained popular, as seen with the commercial success of the ''Resident Evil 2'' remake and ''[[Days Gone]]'' in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Discussion of Zombies and the Apocalypse in Video Games |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/days-gone-resident-evil-a-discussion-zombies-apocalypse-video-games-1205253 |accessdate=31 May 2019 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=27 April 2019}}</ref>
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== See also ==
{{Portal|Video games|Speculative fiction/Horror|Speculative fiction}}
*[[Genetic engineering in fiction]]
*[[List of fictional diseases]]
*[[List of zombie video games]]
*''[[Dino Crisis]]'', another horror series by Capcom
*''[[Devil May Cry]]'', another series by Capcom, initially conceived as the fourth title in the series
*''[[Onimusha]]'', another series by Capcom with similar gameplay, initially conceived as a spin-off
* ''[[The Evil Within]]'', other horror game made by Shinji Mikami
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'''''Resident Evil''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo foot|'''''Biohazard''''',|バイオハザード|Baiohazādo|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a [[Japanese horror]] video game series and media franchise created and owned by [[Capcom]]. The franchise follows individuals battling outbreaks of [[zombie]]s and other monsters created mainly by the pharmaceutical company [[Umbrella Corporation]]. The game series consists of [[survival horror]], [[third-person shooter]], and [[first-person shooter]] games. Beyond video games, the franchise has expanded into [[Resident Evil (film series)|a live-action film series]], animated films, television, comic books, novels, audio dramas, and other merchandise.
The [[Resident Evil (1996 video game)|first ''Resident Evil'' game]] was created by [[Shinji Mikami]] and [[Tokuro Fujiwara]] and released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|date=2003|title=The Man Who Made Ghosts’n Goblins: Tokuro Fujiwara Interview|volume=12|work=Continue|url=http://www.glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/tokuro-fujiwara/|url-status=dead|access-date=August 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307054415/http://www.glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/tokuro-fujiwara/|archive-date=March 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=October 10, 2014|title=Shinji Mikami, " Resident Evil " et la source du jeu d'horreur|language=French|newspaper=[[Le Monde]]|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2014/10/14/shinji-mikami-aux-sources-du-jeu-d-horreur_4502400_4408996.html}}</ref> It is credited for defining the survival horror genre and returning zombies to popular culture. With ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' (2005), the franchise shifted to more dynamic shooting action; it influenced the evolution of the survival horror and third-person genres, popularizing the "over-the-shoulder" [[Virtual camera system#Third-person view|third-person view]].<ref name="nationalpost2">{{cite web|last=Kaszor|first=Daniel|date=December 30, 2009|title=Decade in Review: The most influential video games since Y2K|url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2009/12/30/370674.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.is/20100609234921/http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2009/12/30/370674.aspx|archive-date=June 9, 2010|accessdate=January 24, 2010|work=National Post|location=Canada}}</ref> ''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'' (2017) returned to the survival horror mood and moved to a [[First-person (video games)|first-person perspective]].
''Resident Evil'' is Capcom's [[List of best-selling video game franchises|best-selling video game franchise]], with over 103 million units sold worldwide {{as of|2020|6|lc=y}}. The live-action film series is also the highest-grossing [[List of films based on video games|film series based on video games]].
== History ==<!-- The timeline should only include IMPORTANT releases, i.e. sequels, remakes and reissues with SIGNIFICANT alterations, such as the "Director's Cut" of the first game and "Deadly Silence", not the "Dual Shock Version" or any ports--->
{{video game timeline
| range1 = 1996 –
|1996 = '''''[[Resident Evil (1996 video game)|Resident Evil]]'''''
|1998 = '''''[[Resident Evil 2]]'''''
|1999 = '''''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'''''
|2000a = ''[[Resident Evil Survivor]]''
|2000b = '''''[[Resident Evil – Code: Veronica]]'''''
|2001a = ''[[Resident Evil Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica]]''
|2001b = ''[[Resident Evil Gaiden]]''
|2002a = [[Resident Evil (2002 video game)|'''''Resident Evil'' (remake)''']]
|2002b = '''''[[Resident Evil Zero]]'''''
|2003a = ''[[Resident Evil: Dead Aim]]''
|2003b = ''[[Resident Evil Outbreak]]''
|2004 = ''[[Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2|Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2]]''
|2005 = '''''[[Resident Evil 4]]'''''
|2007 = ''[[Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles]]''
|2009a = '''''[[Resident Evil 5]]'''''
|2009b = ''[[Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles]]''
|2011 = ''[[Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D]]''
|2012a = ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations]]''
|2012b = ''[[Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City]]''
|2012c = '''''[[Resident Evil 6]]'''''
|2015 = ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations 2]]''
|2016 = ''[[Umbrella Corps]]''
|2017 = '''''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'''''
|2019 = [[Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)|'''''Resident Evil 2'' (remake)''']]
|2020 = [[Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game)|'''''Resident Evil 3'' (remake)''']]
|2021 = '''''[[Resident Evil Village]]'''''}}
The development of the first ''[[Resident Evil (1996 video game)|Resident Evil]]'', released as ''Biohazard'' in Japan, began in 1993 when [[Capcom]]'s [[Tokuro Fujiwara]] told [[Shinji Mikami]] and his co-workers to create a game using elements from Fujiwara's 1989 game ''[[Sweet Home (video game)|Sweet Home]]'',<ref name="Gamespot-Mikami">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-creator-shinji-mikami-reflects-on-th/1100-6435918/ Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami Reflects on the Series' Roots], [[GameSpot]] (March 22, 2016)</ref><ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/281325/features/time-machine-sweet-home/ Time Machine: Sweet Home], ''[[Computer and Video Games]]''</ref>. When in late 1994 marketing executives were setting up to release ''Biohazard'' in 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 (band)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/gr-asks-why-was-biohazard-renamed-resident-evil/|title=GR Asks: Why was Biohazard renamed Resident Evil?|website=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref> ''Resident Evil'' made its debut on the [[PlayStation (console)|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,<ref name="GSREH">{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/res_evil/index.html | title = The History of Resident Evil | author = Justin Speer and Cliff O'Neill | website = [[GameSpot]] | accessdate = 2009-04-17 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080906213420/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/res_evil/index.html | archivedate = September 6, 2008 | url-status = dead | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and its critical and commercial success<ref>{{cite journal|quote=The "multi-million dollar franchise... Evil Capcom's largest" and "the original ''Resident Evil''" is "one of the most important games of all time." |journal=Game Informer |issue=174 |date=October 2007|page=132|title=Enter The Survival Horror... A Resident Evil Retrospective}}</ref> 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'' was released for the [[Nintendo 64]]. In addition, ports of all three were released for [[Microsoft 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 was later ported to the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[GameCube]] under the title ''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 titled ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', series' creator and producer Shinji Mikami decided to make the series exclusively for the GameCube.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamecube/action/residentevil/review.html |title=Resident Evil for GameCube Review |website=GameSpot |date=April 29, 2002}}</ref> The next three games in the series—a [[Resident Evil (2002 video game)|remake of the original ''Resident Evil'']] and 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 (video games)|first-person]] gameplay. The first, ''[[Resident Evil Survivor]]'', was released in 2000 for the PlayStation and PC but received mediocre reviews.<ref>{{cite web |website=IGN |url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/163/163923p1.html |title=''Resident Evil Survivor'' Review |date=September 14, 2000 |accessdate=January 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65OO1qGHJ?url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/163/163923p1.html |archive-date=February 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The subsequent games, ''[[Resident Evil Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica]]'' and ''[[Resident Evil: Dead Aim]]'', fared somewhat better.<ref>{{cite web |website=GameSpot |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/residentevildeadaim |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208233247/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/residentevildeadaim/ |archivedate=February 8, 2005 |title=''Resident Evil: Dead Aim'' Review |date=June 16, 2003 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ''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]]'' was released in 2007 for the Wii, with a follow-up, ''[[Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles]]'' released in 2009 (both were later ported to the PlayStation 3 in 2012).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/resident-evil-chronicles-hd-collection|title=Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection|work=metacritic.com}}</ref> Also in 2009, ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' was released for [[PlayStation 3]], [[Windows]] and [[Xbox 360]], becoming the best selling game of the franchise despite mixed fan reception.
''[[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 time period as ''Resident Evil 2'' and ''Resident Evil 3: Nemesis''. It was the first in the series and the first survival horror title to feature [[cooperative gameplay]].<ref name="reeves1">{{cite web|last=Reeves|first=Ben|title=Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition Preview|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/12/30/guinness-world-records-2012-gamer-s-edition-preview.aspx|work=[[Game Informer]]|accessdate=December 31, 2011|date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> It was followed by a sequel, ''[[Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2|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 a critical junction for the series' progression as one of the main catalysts to Umbrella's downfall as well as 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 video game|role-playing]]-style combat system. There have been several downloadable [[Mobile games in the Resident Evil series|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 the [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]] press conference during [[E3 2009]], it was announced that ''Resident Evil Portable'' would be released for the [[PlayStation Portable]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/989/989522p1.html |title=E3 2009: Resident Evil PSP Announced |date=June 2, 2009 |author=Thomas, Lucas M. |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc |accessdate=July 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/65OO75RYd?url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/989/989522p1.html |archive-date=February 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174532 |title=PSP Gets Resident Evil Portable in 2010 |publisher=1up.com |date=June 2, 2009 |accessdate=April 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105223653/http://www.1up.com/news/psp-resident-evil-portable-2010 |archivedate=November 5, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/02/zombies-infecting-psp-in-resident-evil-portable/ |title=Zombies infecting PSP in Resident Evil Portable |publisher=Joystiq |date=June 2, 2009 |accessdate=April 7, 2010}}</ref> described as an all-new title being developed with "the [[PSP Go]] in mind" and "totally different for a ''Resident Evil'' game". However, as of 2012, no further announcements have been made, and the game is considered to have been canceled.<ref>{{cite web | author=Reilly, Jim | date=June 9, 2009 | title=New Resident Evil PSP Details Emerge | url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/992/992945p1.html | work=IGN.com | accessdate=April 7, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316042805/http://psp.ign.com/articles/992/992945p1.html | archive-date=March 16, 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Spencer | date=June 8, 2009 | title=Resident Evil Portable "Totally Different For A Resident Evil Game" | url=http://www.siliconera.com/2009/06/08/resident-evil-portable-totally-different-for-a-resident-evil-game/ | work=Siliconera.com | accessdate=April 7, 2010}}</ref>
In March 2011, 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 Microsoft Windows and released in March 2012. A [[survival horror]] game for the [[Nintendo 3DS]], ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations]]'', was released in February 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/296595/news/resident-evil-revelations-out-2012-new-concept-art/ |title=Resident Evil: Revelations out 2012, new concept art |date=April 3, 2011 |author=Jackson, Mike |work=[[ComputerAndVideoGames.com]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing Limited]] |accessdate=April 21, 2011}}</ref> In October of the same year, the next numbered entry in the main series, ''[[Resident Evil 6]]'', was released to mixed reviews,<ref name="ignreview">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/10/01/resident-evil-6-review|title=IGN Review: Resident Evil 6|author=Richard George|website=IGN|date=October 1, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2012}}</ref> but enthusiastic pre-order sales.<ref name="ResEv6Sales">{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/03/resident-evil-6-ships-4-5-million-copies-worldwide/|title=Resident Evil 6 Ships 4.5 Million Copies Worldwide|publisher=Siliconera|date=October 3, 2012|accessdate=October 4, 2012}}</ref>
In 2013, producer Masachika Kawata said the ''Resident Evil'' franchise would return to focus on elements of horror and suspense over action, adding, "Survival horror as a genre is never going to be on the same level, financially, as shooters and much more popular, mainstream games. At 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."<ref>{{cite news | first = Daniel | last = Krupa | title = Resident Evil Will Return To Its Roots | date = January 31, 2013 | publisher = IGN | URL = http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/31/resident-evil-will-return-to-its-roots | work = ign.com | accessdate = July 10, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Resident Evil: Revelations 2]]'', an episodic game set between ''Resident Evil 5'' and ''Resident Evil 6'', was released in March 2015. A [[List of video games notable for negative reception|poorly-received]] team-based multiplayer game set in the series' universe, ''[[Umbrella Corps]]'', was released in June 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/91287/tgs-2015-resident-evil-umbrella-corps-will-help-usher-in-series-20th-anniversary|title=TGS 2015: Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps will help usher in series' 20th anniversary|first=Ozzie|last=Mejia|date=September 15, 2015|accessdate=September 20, 2015|work=[[Shacknews]]}}</ref>
''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'' was released for [[Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]] and [[Xbox One]] in January 2017.<ref name="NAEUJP">{{cite web|last=Romano |first=Sal |date=October 13, 2016 |url=http://gematsu.com/2016/10/capcom-begins-world-resident-evil-7-short-video-series |title=Capcom begins 'The World of Resident Evil 7' short video series |website=Gematsu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016234522/http://gematsu.com/2016/10/capcom-begins-world-resident-evil-7-short-video-series |url-status=live |archive-date=October 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name="turnleft">{{cite web|url=https://www.turnleft.net.au/news/fear-comes-home-as-capcom-announces-resident-evil-7-biohazard/ |title=FEAR COMES HOME AS CAPCOM ANNOUNCES RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard |website=Turn Left Distribution |date=June 14, 2016}}</ref> Set in a dilapidated mansion in Louisiana, the game uses a [[First-person narrative|first-person perspective]] and returns to the series' survival horror roots.<ref name="polygon2">{{cite web|last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=June 15, 2016 |url=http://www.polygon.com/e3/2016/6/15/11940734/resident-evil-7-biohazard-e3-2016 |title=Resident Evil 7's demo content won't be in the main game, but a new hero will |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615063922/http://www.polygon.com/e3/2016/6/15/11940734/resident-evil-7-biohazard-e3-2016 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref><ref name="re7-20132">{{cite web|last=Nunneley |first=Stephany |date=March 23, 2017 |url=https://www.vg247.com/2017/03/23/resident-evil-7-cut-content-had-zombies-who-reacted-to-breathing-and-the-bakers-had-a-dog-named-diane/ |title=Resident Evil 7 cut content: zombies who reacted to breathing, the Baker's pet dog Diane |website=[[VG247]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170531022323/https://www.vg247.com/2017/03/23/resident-evil-7-cut-content-had-zombies-who-reacted-to-breathing-and-the-bakers-had-a-dog-named-diane/ |url-status=live |archive-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> Unlike ''Resident Evil 5'' and ''Resident Evil 6'', the gameplay emphasizes horror and exploration over action.<ref name="eurogamer">{{cite web|last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=June 15, 2016 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-15-if-you-like-lots-of-guns-in-resident-evil-7-isnt-for-you |title=If you like lots of guns in Resident Evil, 7 isn't for you |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616051742/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-15-if-you-like-lots-of-guns-in-resident-evil-7-isnt-for-you |url-status=live |archive-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name="healing play">{{cite web|last=Osborn |first=Alex |date=June 15, 2016 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/15/e3-2016-resident-evil-7-teaser-demo-not-part-of-the-main-game |title=E3 2016: Resident Evil 7 Teaser Demo Not Part of the Main Game |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615205248/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/15/e3-2016-resident-evil-7-teaser-demo-not-part-of-the-main-game |url-status=live |archive-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref>
A [[Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)|remake of ''Resident Evil 2'']] was released for the [[PlayStation 4]], [[Windows]], and [[Xbox One]] on January 25, 2019. It uses the RE Engine, which was also used for ''[[Resident Evil 7]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/06/12/e3-2018-resident-evil-2-remake-release-date-announced|title=E3 2018: Resident Evil 2 Remake Release Date Announced|last=Osborn|first=Alex|date=2018-06-11|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-13}}</ref> The remake outsold the original game within a year, selling over five million copies.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kerr |first1=Chris |title=Resident Evil 2 remake has passed 5 million sales |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/355522/Resident_Evil_2_remake_has_passed_5_million_sales.php |website=Gamasutra |accessdate=11 December 2019}}</ref> 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 (2020 video game)|Resident Evil 3]]''. It was released on April 3, 2020, alongside with ''Resident Evil: Resistance'', a team-based online multiplayer mode previously announced as ''Project Resistance''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/10/21003545/resident-evil-3-remake-announcement-trailer-release-date|title=Resident Evil 3 remake announced: watch the first trailer|first=Michael|last=McWhertor|publisher=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|date=December 10, 2019|accessdate=September 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/capcom-producer-says-project-resistance-is-survival-horror-at-its-core/|title=Capcom producer says Project Resistance is 'survival horror at its core'|first=Andy|last=Chalk|publisher=[[PC Gamer]]|date=September 16, 2019|accessdate=September 29, 2019}}</ref>
On June 11, 2020, ''[[Resident Evil Village]]'' was officially announced during the PS5 Future of Gaming showcase. The game, slated for a 2021 release, will be a direct sequel to ''Resident Evil 7: Biohazard'', and will see the return of Ethan Winters and Chris Redfield.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McWhertor |first1=Michael |title=Resident Evil 8 announced at PS5 reveal event |url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/11/21286852/resident-evil-8-village-trailer-release-date-capcom |website=Polygon |date=June 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mercante |first1=Alyssa |title=Resident Evil 8: Village revealed and we're screaming |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-8-reveal/ |website=GamesRadar+ |date=June 11, 2020}}</ref>
== Story ==
{{See also|List of Resident Evil characters}}
The main storyline of the games primarily concerns a group of individuals who battle against the [[Umbrella Corporation]] as well as characters in relation to them who have developed the T-virus which, among other things, can transform humans into [[zombie]]s as well as mutate other creatures into horrifying monsters.
=== The Arklay Mountain and Raccoon City incidents ===
The plotlines of the main installments up to the third game all concern the T-virus outbreak in the Arklay Mountains and its spread to nearby Raccoon City.
1996's ''[[Resident Evil (1996 video game)|Resident Evil]]'' for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] follows protagonists [[Chris Redfield]] and [[Jill Valentine]], who become trapped in a mansion in the mountains, trying to search for the survivors of the Bravo team of the special police unit S.T.A.R.S. They discover that the mansion conceals the Umbrella Corporation's base where they developed the T-virus with their end-goal being the creation of a bio-weapon known as the Tyrant (for whom the virus is named). Playing as either of the characters, the player must navigate the mansion alternately with the help of [[Barry Burton]] or [[Rebecca Chambers (character)|Rebecca Chambers]] until they are betrayed by [[Albert Wesker]] who was secretly planning to steal the T-virus. Though appearing to be killed by the Tyrant, Wesker survived and masterminded some later events behind the scenes.
''[[Resident Evil Zero]]'', a prequel released originally for the [[GameCube]], details the events leading up to the first game and follows Rebecca Chambers as she is separated from the Bravo team and has to team up with fugitive [[Billy Coen]].
''[[Resident Evil 2]]'' follows a few months after the events of the first game when rats start infecting the population of Raccoon City with the G-virus. Playing alternately as [[Claire Redfield]], the sister of Chris from the first game, or [[Leon S. Kennedy]], a rookie police officer starting on the day of the outbreak, the players must escape from the city, while at the same time confronting the mad scientist [[William Birkin]]. The same plot is repeated with minor differences in [[Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)|the 2019 remake]].
''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'', set both before and after the events of the second game, follows Jill Valentine's escape from Raccoon City while being pursued by another Umbrella bio-weapon, the Nemesis-T Type. The plot concludes with the sterilization of Raccoon City by a nuclear strike.
=== Post-Raccoon City ===
''[[Resident Evil – Code: Veronica]]'' follows Claire's journey after escaping Raccoon City. She is captured trying to break into Umbrella's Paris facility and is transported to one of their research facilities. The facility is attacked by Albert Wesker's forces and becomes also overrun with the T-virus. Claire escapes and starts looking for her brother Chris while having to deal with Alfred and [[Alexia Ashford]]. Unbeknownst to her, Chris finds his way to the island and tracks Claire to the Antarctic Umbrella facility. At the game's finale, Chris defeats the genetically-modified Alexia, faces off against Wesker, and escapes with Claire.
''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' follows [[Leon S. Kennedy]]'s mission to rescue the daughter of the president of the United States, who has been captured by Los Illuminados, a cult in Spain led by Osmund Saddler. Instead of T-virus infected zombies, Leon faces off against villagers infected with the Las Plagas parasite, which are labeled as Ganados, meaning livestock in Spanish, which makes them unyieldingly murderous but also maintains their dexterity and mobility, unlike the slow, shambling undead.
''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' concerns Chris Redfield's attempts to stop the selling of illegal bio-weapons in Africa, helped by [[Sheva Alomar]]. The bio-weapons in question were developed using Las Plagas. The plot eventually involves Albert Wesker's plans to destroy humanity with a viral agent based on the Progenitor Virus and T-virus Antibodies called Uroboros.
''[[Resident Evil: Revelations]]'' is set between ''Resident Evil 4'' and ''Resident Evil 5'', shortly after the establishment of the counter-terrorism group Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA). The game follows counter-terrorism agents [[Jill Valentine]] and [[Chris Redfield]] as they try to stop a bioterrorist organization from infecting the Earth's oceans with a virus.
''[[Resident Evil 6]]'' features multiple protagonists, including [[Leon S. Kennedy]], [[Chris Redfield]], [[Ada Wong]] and [[Jake Muller]], who become involved in a terrorist strike using bio-weapons which results in the zombification of the President of the United States. The story involves a new fast-acting zombie virus called the C-virus which has been weaponized by the NSA to induce fear in the general populace and focuses on the individual characters' attempts to stop it from spreading.
''[[Resident Evil: Revelations 2]]''{{'}}s plot is set between the events of ''Resident Evil 5'' and ''Resident Evil 6''. The story begins when Claire Redfield and her co-workers, including the newcomer and playable protagonist, Moira Burton, are at a party in the headquarters of the NGO Terra Save when they are attacked by unknown assailants and taken away to a deserted island, where Barry Burton and Natalia Korda also are involved for different reasons as the other two playable characters of the game.
In ''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'', the player controls [[Ethan Winters]], who wants to locate his missing wife, Mia, and has to defend himself against a strange family inside their seemingly abandoned house. After a few years, in ''[[Resident Evil Village]]'', the player continues the story of Ethan Winters and Mia, who are living happily together in an unnamed location when life comes crashing down once again for the couple after they are paid a visit by a familiar face, Chris Redfield.
=== Related games and other media ===
Several other games follow the escapades of singular characters. 2003's ''[[Resident Evil: Outbreak]]'' and its 2005 sequel ''[[Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2|Resident Evil: Outbreak File #2]]'' instead introduced eight new characters whom the player guides through the Raccoon City incident as they slowly succumb to the T-Virus (or find a cure). These two installments were playable both on- and offline depending on server availability and player choice; if played offline, the games offered two AI-controlled NPC "party members" chosen from the eight possibilities to accompany the player's character.
==Gameplay==
The ''Resident Evil'' franchise has had a variety of control schemes and gameplay mechanics throughout its history. The first game introduced [[tank controls]] to the series. In a game with tank controls, players control movement relative to the position of the [[player character]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/a-eulogy-for-tank-controls/|title=A eulogy for tank controls|last=|first=|date=20 February 2015|work=[[PC Gamer]]|access-date=5 March 2018|language=en}}</ref> Pressing up (for example on a [[D-pad]], [[analog stick]], or [[Arrow keys|cursor movement keys]]) on the [[game controller]] moves the character in the direction they face, down reverses them, and left and right rotates them.<ref name=":0" /> This differs from many 3D games, in which characters move in the direction players push from the perspective of the [[Virtual camera system|camera]].<ref name=":0" /> Some critics have posited that the control scheme is intentionally clumsy, meant to enhance stress and exacerbate difficulty.<ref name=historyofRE>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjkr-8lrK2w|title=The History of Resident Evil|website=GameSpot|date=August 13, 2016|access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
The original game and its sequel featured this tank control scheme, but the third entry in the series ''Resident Evil 3: Nemesis'' introduced more action-oriented controls. The third game included a 180 degree turn and dodge command that, according to ''[[GameSpot]]'', "hinted at a new direction that the series would go in".
''Resident Evil 4'' introduced a third-person perspective and more action-oriented gameplay and mechanics. This was complemented by an abundance of ammunition and more action controls. Some critics claimed that this overhauled control scheme "made the game less scary."<ref name="historyofRE" /> The next two games in the franchise furthered the action-oriented mechanics: ''Resident Evil 5'' featured cooperative play, while ''Resident Evil 6'' allowed players to move while aiming and shooting.<ref name="historyofRE" /> ''Resident Evil 5'' contained more ammo than the last games, pushing the game to be decisively more action-oriented. ''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 ''[[Slender: The Eight Pages]]''.<ref name="historyofRE" />
Puzzle-solving has figured prominently throughout the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3332740/whats-memorable-resident-evil-puzzle/|title=What’s the Most Memorable ‘Resident Evil’ Puzzle?|publisher=Bloody Disgusting|first1=Adam|last1=Dodd|date=February 24, 2015|access-date=December 19, 2018}}</ref>
== Other media ==
{{See also|List of Resident Evil media}}
The ''Resident Evil'' franchise features video games and tie-in merchandise and products, including various films, comic books, and novels.
=== Films ===
==== Live-action films ====
{{Main|Resident Evil (film series)}}
[[File:Resident Evil (Movie logo).png|thumb|The live-action film version of the logo]]
Six live-action ''Resident Evil'' films have been produced, all written and produced by [[Paul W. S. Anderson]]. These films do not follow the games' premise but feature some game characters. The series' protagonist is [[Alice (Resident Evil)|Alice]], an original character created for these films portrayed by [[Milla Jovovich]]. Despite a negative reaction from critics, the live-action film series has made over $1 billion worldwide.<ref>{{cite web| title= Box Office History for Resident Evil Movies|work=The Numbers| url= http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/ResidentEvil.php | accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> They are, to date, the only video game adaptations to increase the amount of money made with each successive film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=residentevil.htm |title=Boxofficemojo.com |publisher=Boxofficemojo.com |date= |accessdate=August 15, 2013}}</ref> The series holds the record for the "Most Live-Action Film Adaptations of a Video Game" in 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."<ref name="reeves1" /> A [[Resident Evil – Reboot|reboot]] is in production with [[Johannes Roberts]] as writer/director<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=‘Resident Evil’ Reboot Finds Writer, Director in ’47 Meters Down’ Filmmaker (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/resident-evil-reboot-writer-director-johannes-roberts-1203081290/|website=Variety|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
==== Animated films ====
{{main|Resident Evil: Degeneration|Resident Evil: Damnation|Resident Evil: Vendetta}}
The first [[Computer animation|computer animated]] film for the franchise was ''[[Biohazard 4D-Executer]]''. It was a short 3D film produced for Japanese theme parks.<ref name="gamespot">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212073536/http://www.zdnet.co.jp/gamespot/gsnews/0010/19/news03.html |script-title=ja:バイオハザードの映像アトラクションがお披露目 |date=October 19, 2000 |language=Japanese |work=[[GameSpot|GameSpot Japan]] |publisher=Softbank Publishing Inc |archivedate=February 12, 2003|url=http://www.zdnet.co.jp/gamespot/gsnews/0010/19/news03.html }}</ref> and did not feature any characters from the game.
Starting in 2008, a series of feature-length computer animated films has been released. These films take place between the games of the series, and feature characters such as [[Leon S. Kennedy|Leon Kennedy]], [[Claire Redfield]], [[Ada Wong]], [[Chris Redfield]] and [[Rebecca Chambers (character)|Rebecca Chambers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2458539/resident-evil-degeneration-re5-connection/ |title=How 'Resident Evil: Degeneration' Movie Connects to 'Resident Evil 5' |date=January 23, 2009 |publisher=[[MTV]] |accessdate=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-damnation-takes-place-right-before-resident-evil-6/ |title=Resident Evil: Damnation Takes Place Right Before Resident Evil 6 |date=August 3, 2012 |publisher=[[Siliconera]] |accessdate=May 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/mansion-monsters-thirst-blood-operatic-new-resident-evil-vendetta-trailer |title=Mansion monsters thirst for blood in operatic new Resident Evil: Vendetta trailer |date=September 20, 2016 |publisher=[[SyFy Wire]] |accessdate=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
=== Television ===
{{Main|Resident Evil (TV series)|Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness}}
On August 27, 2020, [[Netflix]] announced that they were developing a [[Resident Evil (TV series)|live-action]] ''Resident Evil'' series. The show has been greenlit for eight hour-long episodes. It is to be written by [[Andrew Dabb]], with [[Bronwen Hughes]] serving as executive producer and the director of the first two episodes of the series. The show is being produced by [[Constantin Film]] who have previously produced the ''Resident Evil'' film series.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Patches|first=Matt|date=2020-08-27|title=Resident Evil live-action series confirmed by Netflix with first details|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/27/21403542/resident-evil-netflix-show-plot-characters-wesker|access-date=2020-08-27|website=Polygon|language=en}}</ref>
The story takes place over two timelines. The first of which involves 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker moving to New Raccoon City. They come to realize that their father may be concealing dark secrets that could destroy the world. The second timeline takes place over a decade in the future, where only 15 million humans remain, with over 6 billion animals and people being infected with the T-virus. It follows Jade, now thirty, in her efforts to survive in this world.<ref>{{Cite web|last=August 2020|first=Bradley Russell 27|title=Resident Evil Netflix series announced and here are the first story details|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-netflix-series-announced-and-here-are-the-first-story-details/|access-date=2020-08-27|website=Total Film|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Tom|date=2020-08-27|title=Netflix's Resident Evil series will star the Wesker kids|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-08-27-netflixs-resident-evil-series-will-star-the-wesker-kids|access-date=2020-08-27|website=Eurogamer|language=en}}</ref>
On September 27, 2020, Capcom announced a CG [[anime]] series, subtitled ''[[Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness|Infinite Darkness]]'', starring ''[[Resident Evil 2]]'' protagonists Claire Redfield and Leon Kennedy.<ref name="Netflix">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/09/capcom_reveals_resident_evil_infinite_darkness_-_a_new_netflix_series_arriving_in_2021|title=Capcom Reveals Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness - A New Netflix Series Arriving In 2021|last=Doolan|first=Liam|date=2020-09-27|website=Nintendo Life|access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref> It is scheduled for a release sometime in 2021 on Netflix.<ref name="Netflix" />
=== Merchandise ===
[[File:Resident Evil Bar.jpg|thumb|''Resident Evil'' theme restaurant]]
Over the years, various toy companies have acquired the ''Resident Evil'' license, with each producing their own unique line of ''Resident Evil'' [[action figure]]s or models.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Enter The Survival Horror... A ''Resident Evil'' Retrospective |journal=Game Informer |issue=174 |date=October 2007 |pages=132–133}}</ref> These include, but are not limited to, [[Toy Biz]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Go Figure|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=111 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=December 1997 |page=30 |quote=Toy Biz will also see its Resident Evil toys slither into stores around March. The first assortment will feature two-packs of a hero or a villain and one of the game's creepy creatures.}}</ref> [[Palisades Toys]], [[National Entertainment Collectibles Association|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 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 [[Luger (pistol)|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 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''. Along with the main plot analysis, it also contains character relationship charts, artwork, item descriptions, and file transcripts for all five games. <!-- One part of the guide replaces all instances of the word "biohazard" with "Resident Evil", even when the situation didn't warrant it (resulting in such goofs such as the UBCS being referred to as the "Umbrella Resident Evil Countermeasure Service" at one point), as well as typos and spelling errors throughout. A second Archives book 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 translated by Capcom and published by BradyGames. --> A second Archives book 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.<ref>Brian Ashcraft, [http://kotaku.com/5925710/japans-resident-evil-restaurant-has-more-hot-pants-than-zombies/gallery/1 Japan’s Resident Evil Restaurant Has More Hot Pants Than Zombies], Kotaku, July 13, 2012</ref> [[Halloween Horror Nights]] 2013, held at [[Universal Orlando]], featured a haunted house titled ''Resident Evil: Escape from Raccoon City'', based on ''Resident Evil 2'' and ''Resident Evil 3: Nemesis''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/09/23/racoon-city-takes-up-residence-at-universal-studios.aspx|title=Capcom And Universal Studios Talk Real Life Resident Evil|work=www.GameInformer.com}}</ref>
=== Novels ===
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 the events of 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 plot of the games by exploring events occurring outside and beyond the games. This often meant that the novels would later be contradicted by the games and, on a few occasions.<ref>For example, the novel ''Underworld'' suggested that Raccoon City was destroyed during an accidental fire after the events of ''City of the Dead'', whereas in ''Resident Evil 3'' it is revealed that the city was destroyed by a nuclear missile launched by the government.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wolfina.com/snake-heart/ |title=Snake Heart |language=Japanese}}</ref> Perry's novels, particularly ''The Umbrella Conspiracy'', also alluded to events in ''Biohazard: The Beginning'', such as 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. {{Nihongo|'' Hokkai no Yōjū''|北海の妖獣||lit. "The Strange Beast of the North Sea"}} was published in 1998 and 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 four of the five films; ''Genesis'', ''Apocalypse'', ''Extinction,'' and ''Retribution'', were written by [[Keith DeCandido]], while ''Retribution'' was written by [[John Shirley]], though ''Afterlife'' did not receive a novelization. The ''Genesis'' novel was published over two years after that film's release while the ''Extinction'' novel was released in late July 2007, two months before the film's 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 the game ''Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles''. The books are a two-part direct novelization of the game and have been published in Japanese and German only. The first novel which was 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 which was titled ''Biohazard: The Umbrella Chronicles Side B'' in Japan and ''Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 2'' in Germany was published in January 2008.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}
=== Comics ===
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, titled ''Resident Evil: The Official Comic Magazine'', which lasted five issues. The first four issues were published by [[Image Comics|Image]], while the fifth and final issue was published by Wildstorm themselves. Each issue was a compilation of short stories that were both adaptations of events from the games, as well as 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 titled ''Resident Evil: Fire & Ice'', which depicted 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.<ref>{{cite news|date=February 7, 2009|title=NYCC '09 – Wildstorm Panel with Jim Lee|work=[[Newsarama]]|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090207-nycc09-widlstorm.html}}</ref>
In Hong Kong, there has been officially licensed ''Biohazard'' [[manhua]] adaptations of ''Biohazard 3'' and ''Code: Veronica'' by Lee Chung Hing. The latter was translated into English and published by Wildstorm as a series of four graphic novel collections.
In 2009, Wildstorm began publishing a comic book prequel to ''Resident Evil 5'', titled ''Resident Evil'', which centers around two original members of the BSAA named Mina Gere and Holiday Sugarman. Written by Ricardo Sanchez and illustrated by Kevin Sharpe and Jim Clark, 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.<ref name="Wildstormre5">{{cite web|title=''Resident Evil'' solicitations at DC Comics website.|url=http://www.dccomics.com/wildstorm/comics/?cm=11359}}</ref>
== Reception ==
Most of the games in the main ''Resident Evil'' series have been released to positive reviews. Some of 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 (magazine)|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 a game of unparalleled atmosphere and suspense."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=|first= |title=Top 50 Games of All Time |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=50 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=February 1999|page=79}}</ref>
In 2012, ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' ranked ''Resident Evil'' at number 22 on the list of the best video game franchises.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/09/the-50-best-video-game-franchises/resident-evil|title=Resident Evil – The 50 Best Video Game Franchises – Complex|author=Elton Jones|work=Complex}}</ref> That same year, [[G4tv]] called it "one of the most successful series in gaming history."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.com/videos/59175/top-100-video-games-of-all-time-81-resident-evil/ |title=Top 100 Video Games of All Time #81 – Resident Evil – |publisher=G4tv.com |date=June 11, 2012 |accessdate=August 15, 2013}}</ref> The series has sold 103 million units worldwide as of June 30, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/salesdata.html |title=Game Series Sales |publisher=[[CAPCOM]] |date=June 30, 2020 |accessdate=August 26, 2020}}</ref>
===Legacy===
[[File:Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, Resident Evil characters (WonderCon 2013), cropped.jpg|thumb|[[Chris Redfield]] and [[Jill Valentine]] cosplay]]
[[GameSpot]] listed the original ''Resident Evil'' as one of the fifteen most influential video games of all time. It is credited with defining and popularizing the [[survival horror]] genre of games. It is also credited with taking [[video games]] in a cinematic direction with its [[B-movie]] style [[cut-scenes]], including live-action [[full-motion video]] (FMV) footage. Its live-action opening, however, was controversial; it became one of the first [[action games]] to receive the "Mature 17+" (M) rating from the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board]] (ESRB), despite the opening cutscene being censored in North America.<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/15influential/p14_01.html |title=15 Most Influential Video Games of All Time |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=April 14, 2010 |accessdate=August 11, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414040202/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/15influential/p14_01.html |archivedate=April 14, 2010}}</ref>
The ''Resident Evil'' franchise is credited with sparking a revival of the [[zombie]] genre in popular culture, leading to a renewed interest in [[zombie film]]s during the 2000s.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |last1=Barber |first1=Nicholas |title=Why are zombies still so popular? |url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20131025-zombie-nation |website=[[BBC]] |accessdate=31 May 2019 |date=21 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="28days">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/zaki-hasan/interview-director-alex-g_b_7038618.html|title=INTERVIEW: Director Alex Garland on Ex Machina|work=[[Huffington Post]]|first1=Zaki|last1=Hasan|date=April 10, 2015|access-date=June 21, 2018}}</ref> According to [[Kim Newman]] in the book ''[[Nightmare Movies]]'' (2011), "the zombie revival began in the Far East" mainly due to the 1996 Japanese zombie games ''Resident Evil'' and ''[[The House of the Dead]]''.<ref name="Newman">{{cite book |last1=Newman |first1=Kim |title=Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s |date=2011 |publisher=[[A&C Black]] |isbn=9781408805039 |page=559 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fNMz3tGZVvAC&pg=PA559}}</ref> In 2013, [[George Romero]] said it was the video games ''Resident Evil'' and ''House of the Dead'' "more than anything else" that popularised his zombie concept in early 21st-century popular culture.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weedon |first1=Paul |title=George A. Romero (interview) |url=http://paulweedon.co.uk/george-romero-transcript/ |website=Paul Weedon |date=17 July 2017 |accessdate=2 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602105122/http://paulweedon.co.uk/george-romero-transcript/ |archive-date=June 2, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Diver |first1=Mike |title=Gaming's Greatest, Romero-Worthy Zombies |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d385da/gamings-greatest-romero-worthy-zombies |accessdate=2 June 2019 |work=[[Vice (website)|Vice]] |date=17 July 2017}}</ref>
Additionally, the ''Resident Evil'' film adaptations also contributed to the revival of zombie films. In a 2015 interview with ''[[Huffington Post]]'', screenwriter-director [[Alex Garland]] credited the ''Resident Evil'' series as a primary influence on his script for the [[horror film]] ''[[28 Days Later]]'' (2002), and credited the first ''Resident Evil'' game for revitalizing the zombie genre.<ref name="28days"/> Screenwriter [[Edgar Wright]] cited ''Resident Evil 2'' as a primary influence on his [[zombie comedy]] film ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' (2004),<ref>{{cite web |title=12 Killer Facts About Shaun of the Dead |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/74230/12-killer-facts-about-shaun-dead |website=[[Mental Floss]] |accessdate=31 May 2019 |date=23 January 2016}}</ref> with the film's star and co-writer [[Simon Pegg]] also crediting the original ''Resident Evil'' game with starting the zombie revival in popular culture.<ref name="bbc"/> The ''Resident Evil'' films, ''28 Days Later'' and the ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (2004) remake all set box office records for the zombie genre, reaching levels of commercial success not seen since the original ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (1978).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Booker |first1=M. Keith |title=Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels [2 volumes]: [Two Volumes] |date=2010 |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |isbn=9780313357473 |page=662 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YbkJ0QJrEZ8C&pg=PA662}}</ref> They were followed by other zombie films such as ''[[28 Weeks Later]]'' (2007), ''[[Zombieland]]'' (2009), ''[[Cockneys vs Zombies]]'' (2012), and ''[[World War Z (film)|World War Z]]'' (2013), as well as zombie-themed graphic novels and television shows such as ''[[The Walking Dead (franchise)|The Walking Dead]]'' and ''[[The Returned (French TV series)|The Returned]]'',<ref name="bbc"/> and books such as ''[[World War Z]]'' (2006), ''[[Pride and Prejudice and Zombies]]'' (2009) and ''[[Warm Bodies]]'' (2010).<ref name="hollywoodreporter">{{cite news |title=How '28 Days Later' Changed the Horror Genre |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/have-get-a-quiet-place-killed-zombie-genre-1121491 |accessdate=31 May 2019 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=29 June 2018}}</ref>
The ''Resident Evil'' film adaptations also went on to become the highest-grossing [[List of films based on video games|film series based on video games]], after they grossed more than {{US$|1 billion|long=no}} worldwide.<ref name=guinness>{{cite web|last=Reeves|first=Ben|title=Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer's Edition Preview|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/12/30/guinness-world-records-2012-gamer-s-edition-preview.aspx|work=[[Game Informer]]|accessdate=December 31, 2011|date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> The zombie revival trend was popular across different media up until the mid-2010s.<ref name="bbc"/> Since then, zombie films have declined in popularity during the late 2010s,<ref name="hollywoodreporter"/> but zombie video games have remained popular, as seen with the commercial success of the ''Resident Evil 2'' remake and ''[[Days Gone]]'' in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Discussion of Zombies and the Apocalypse in Video Games |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/days-gone-resident-evil-a-discussion-zombies-apocalypse-video-games-1205253 |accessdate=31 May 2019 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=27 April 2019}}</ref>
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== See also ==
{{Portal|Video games|Speculative fiction/Horror|Speculative fiction}}
*[[Genetic engineering in fiction]]
*[[List of fictional diseases]]
*[[List of zombie video games]]
*''[[Dino Crisis]]'', another horror series by Capcom
*''[[Devil May Cry]]'', another series by Capcom, initially conceived as the fourth title in the series
*''[[Onimusha]]'', another series by Capcom with similar gameplay, initially conceived as a spin-off
* ''[[The Evil Within]]'', other horror game made by Shinji Mikami
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== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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== Story ==
{{See also|List of Resident Evil characters}}
-[[File:Umbrella Corporation logo.svg|thumb|right|Logo for [[Umbrella Corporation]], the main antagonist in the franchise]]
-The franchise primarily concerns a group of individuals who battle against the [[Umbrella Corporation]], a pharmaceutical company which develops the T-virus and other [[Mutagen|mutagens]] for their secret "bio-organic weapons" research. The mutagens can transform humans into [[zombie]]s as well as mutate other animals and plants into horrifying monsters.<ref name="RE-story">{{cite news |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-story-synopsis-plot-summary-lore-explained |title=Resident Evil: The Story So Far |work=IGN |date=2020-08-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907140658/https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-story-synopsis-plot-summary-lore-explained |archivedate=2020-09-07 |accessdate=2020-11-13 }}</ref>
+The main storyline of the games primarily concerns a group of individuals who battle against the [[Umbrella Corporation]] as well as characters in relation to them who have developed the T-virus which, among other things, can transform humans into [[zombie]]s as well as mutate other creatures into horrifying monsters.
-The original game and many franchise entries are set in and around Raccoon City, a fictional [[Midwestern United States|midwestern]] American city. Many protagonists and supporting characters are members of the city's [[police tactical unit]], [[STARS (Resident Evil)|STARS]], including [[Chris Redfield]], [[Jill Valentine]], and [[Rebecca Chambers (character)|Rebecca Chambers]]. The head of the STARS department is [[Albert Wesker]], who also secretly works for Umbrella and is a primary antagonist in the series. Other main characters include police officer [[Leon S. Kennedy]], Chris' sister [[Claire Redfield]], and special agent [[Ada Wong]]. As Umbrella's mutagen testing grows in scale and the virus is leaked into Raccoon City, STARS officers and other characters fight through the monsters ravaging the city to investigate Umbrella's involvement in the disaster. Raccoon city is ultimately destroyed by a nuclear missile strike initiated by the United States government to contain the viral outbreak. An ensuing government investigation leads to Umbrella’s downfall. However, the proliferation of Umbrella's bio-organic weapons and viruses leads to the other outbreaks across the world. The main characters continue to fight bio-terror attacks.<ref name="RE-story" />
+=== The Arklay Mountain and Raccoon City incidents ===
+The plotlines of the main installments up to the third game all concern the T-virus outbreak in the Arklay Mountains and its spread to nearby Raccoon City.
-The main protagonist in the live-action films is ex-Umbrella operative [[Alice (Resident Evil)|Alice]], though she does not appear in the games.<ref name="RE-story" />
+1996's ''[[Resident Evil (1996 video game)|Resident Evil]]'' for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] follows protagonists [[Chris Redfield]] and [[Jill Valentine]], who become trapped in a mansion in the mountains, trying to search for the survivors of the Bravo team of the special police unit S.T.A.R.S. They discover that the mansion conceals the Umbrella Corporation's base where they developed the T-virus with their end-goal being the creation of a bio-weapon known as the Tyrant (for whom the virus is named). Playing as either of the characters, the player must navigate the mansion alternately with the help of [[Barry Burton]] or [[Rebecca Chambers (character)|Rebecca Chambers]] until they are betrayed by [[Albert Wesker]] who was secretly planning to steal the T-virus. Though appearing to be killed by the Tyrant, Wesker survived and masterminded some later events behind the scenes.
+
+''[[Resident Evil Zero]]'', a prequel released originally for the [[GameCube]], details the events leading up to the first game and follows Rebecca Chambers as she is separated from the Bravo team and has to team up with fugitive [[Billy Coen]].
+
+''[[Resident Evil 2]]'' follows a few months after the events of the first game when rats start infecting the population of Raccoon City with the G-virus. Playing alternately as [[Claire Redfield]], the sister of Chris from the first game, or [[Leon S. Kennedy]], a rookie police officer starting on the day of the outbreak, the players must escape from the city, while at the same time confronting the mad scientist [[William Birkin]]. The same plot is repeated with minor differences in [[Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)|the 2019 remake]].
+
+''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'', set both before and after the events of the second game, follows Jill Valentine's escape from Raccoon City while being pursued by another Umbrella bio-weapon, the Nemesis-T Type. The plot concludes with the sterilization of Raccoon City by a nuclear strike.
+
+=== Post-Raccoon City ===
+''[[Resident Evil – Code: Veronica]]'' follows Claire's journey after escaping Raccoon City. She is captured trying to break into Umbrella's Paris facility and is transported to one of their research facilities. The facility is attacked by Albert Wesker's forces and becomes also overrun with the T-virus. Claire escapes and starts looking for her brother Chris while having to deal with Alfred and [[Alexia Ashford]]. Unbeknownst to her, Chris finds his way to the island and tracks Claire to the Antarctic Umbrella facility. At the game's finale, Chris defeats the genetically-modified Alexia, faces off against Wesker, and escapes with Claire.
+
+''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' follows [[Leon S. Kennedy]]'s mission to rescue the daughter of the president of the United States, who has been captured by Los Illuminados, a cult in Spain led by Osmund Saddler. Instead of T-virus infected zombies, Leon faces off against villagers infected with the Las Plagas parasite, which are labeled as Ganados, meaning livestock in Spanish, which makes them unyieldingly murderous but also maintains their dexterity and mobility, unlike the slow, shambling undead.
+
+''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' concerns Chris Redfield's attempts to stop the selling of illegal bio-weapons in Africa, helped by [[Sheva Alomar]]. The bio-weapons in question were developed using Las Plagas. The plot eventually involves Albert Wesker's plans to destroy humanity with a viral agent based on the Progenitor Virus and T-virus Antibodies called Uroboros.
+
+''[[Resident Evil: Revelations]]'' is set between ''Resident Evil 4'' and ''Resident Evil 5'', shortly after the establishment of the counter-terrorism group Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA). The game follows counter-terrorism agents [[Jill Valentine]] and [[Chris Redfield]] as they try to stop a bioterrorist organization from infecting the Earth's oceans with a virus.
+
+''[[Resident Evil 6]]'' features multiple protagonists, including [[Leon S. Kennedy]], [[Chris Redfield]], [[Ada Wong]] and [[Jake Muller]], who become involved in a terrorist strike using bio-weapons which results in the zombification of the President of the United States. The story involves a new fast-acting zombie virus called the C-virus which has been weaponized by the NSA to induce fear in the general populace and focuses on the individual characters' attempts to stop it from spreading.
+
+''[[Resident Evil: Revelations 2]]''{{'}}s plot is set between the events of ''Resident Evil 5'' and ''Resident Evil 6''. The story begins when Claire Redfield and her co-workers, including the newcomer and playable protagonist, Moira Burton, are at a party in the headquarters of the NGO Terra Save when they are attacked by unknown assailants and taken away to a deserted island, where Barry Burton and Natalia Korda also are involved for different reasons as the other two playable characters of the game.
+
+In ''[[Resident Evil 7: Biohazard]]'', the player controls [[Ethan Winters]], who wants to locate his missing wife, Mia, and has to defend himself against a strange family inside their seemingly abandoned house. After a few years, in ''[[Resident Evil Village]]'', the player continues the story of Ethan Winters and Mia, who are living happily together in an unnamed location when life comes crashing down once again for the couple after they are paid a visit by a familiar face, Chris Redfield.
+
+=== Related games and other media ===
+Several other games follow the escapades of singular characters. 2003's ''[[Resident Evil: Outbreak]]'' and its 2005 sequel ''[[Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2|Resident Evil: Outbreak File #2]]'' instead introduced eight new characters whom the player guides through the Raccoon City incident as they slowly succumb to the T-Virus (or find a cure). These two installments were playable both on- and offline depending on server availability and player choice; if played offline, the games offered two AI-controlled NPC "party members" chosen from the eight possibilities to accompany the player's character.
==Gameplay==
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==== Live-action films ====
{{Main|Resident Evil (film series)}}
-[[File:Milla Jovovich and Paul W. S. Anderson (2009).png|thumb|Film series writer and producer [[Paul W. S. Anderson]] with his wife and series star [[Milla Jovovich]]]]
+[[File:Resident Evil (Movie logo).png|thumb|The live-action film version of the logo]]
Six live-action ''Resident Evil'' films have been produced, all written and produced by [[Paul W. S. Anderson]]. These films do not follow the games' premise but feature some game characters. The series' protagonist is [[Alice (Resident Evil)|Alice]], an original character created for these films portrayed by [[Milla Jovovich]]. Despite a negative reaction from critics, the live-action film series has made over $1 billion worldwide.<ref>{{cite web| title= Box Office History for Resident Evil Movies|work=The Numbers| url= http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/ResidentEvil.php | accessdate=October 25, 2010}}</ref> They are, to date, the only video game adaptations to increase the amount of money made with each successive film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=residentevil.htm |title=Boxofficemojo.com |publisher=Boxofficemojo.com |date= |accessdate=August 15, 2013}}</ref> The series holds the record for the "Most Live-Action Film Adaptations of a Video Game" in 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."<ref name="reeves1" /> A [[Resident Evil – Reboot|reboot]] is in production with [[Johannes Roberts]] as writer/director<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=‘Resident Evil’ Reboot Finds Writer, Director in ’47 Meters Down’ Filmmaker (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/resident-evil-reboot-writer-director-johannes-roberts-1203081290/|website=Variety|accessdate=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
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<table class="infobox vevent" style="width:22em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="summary" style="text-align:center;font-size:125%;font-weight:bold;font-style: italic; background: lavender;">Resident Evil</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/File:The_Resident_Evil_logo.svg" class="image"><img alt="The Resident Evil logo.svg" src="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/The_Resident_Evil_logo.svg/250px-The_Resident_Evil_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="79" srcset="/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/The_Resident_Evil_logo.svg/375px-The_Resident_Evil_logo.svg.png 1.5x, /upwiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/The_Resident_Evil_logo.svg/500px-The_Resident_Evil_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1309" data-file-height="416" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Created by</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Original work</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(1996_video_game)" title="Resident Evil (1996 video game)"><i>Resident Evil</i> (1996)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Owned by</th><td>Capcom</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background: lavender;">Print publications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Novel(s)</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Resident_Evil_media#Novels" title="List of Resident Evil media">Novel list</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Comics</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Resident_Evil_media#Comics" title="List of Resident Evil media">Comic list</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background: lavender;">Films and television</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Film(s)</th><td><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(film_series)" title="Resident Evil (film series)">Live-action series</a></li><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Resident_Evil_media#Animated_films" title="List of Resident Evil media">Animated film list</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Television series</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Resident_Evil_media#Television_series" title="List of Resident Evil media">Television list</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background: lavender;">Games</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Video game(s)</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Resident_Evil_media#Video_games" title="List of Resident Evil media">Game list</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background: lavender;">Official website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.residentevil.com">www<wbr />.residentevil<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i><b>Resident Evil</b></i>, known in Japan as <i><b>Biohazard</b></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[a]</a></sup> is a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Japanese_horror" title="Japanese horror">Japanese horror</a> video game series and media franchise created and owned by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a>. The franchise follows individuals battling outbreaks of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zombie" title="Zombie">zombies</a> and other monsters created mainly by the pharmaceutical company <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Umbrella_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Umbrella Corporation">Umbrella Corporation</a>. The game series consists of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Survival_horror" title="Survival horror">survival horror</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Third-person_shooter" title="Third-person shooter">third-person shooter</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/First-person_shooter" title="First-person shooter">first-person shooter</a> games. Beyond video games, the franchise has expanded into <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(film_series)" title="Resident Evil (film series)">a live-action film series</a>, animated films, television, comic books, novels, audio dramas, and other merchandise.
</p><p>The <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(1996_video_game)" title="Resident Evil (1996 video game)">first <i>Resident Evil</i> game</a> was created by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shinji_Mikami" title="Shinji Mikami">Shinji Mikami</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tokuro_Fujiwara" title="Tokuro Fujiwara">Tokuro Fujiwara</a> and released for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a> in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[2]</a></sup> It is credited for defining the survival horror genre and returning zombies to popular culture. With <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_4" title="Resident Evil 4">Resident Evil 4</a></i> (2005), the franchise shifted to more dynamic shooting action; it influenced the evolution of the survival horror and third-person genres, popularizing the "over-the-shoulder" <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Virtual_camera_system#Third-person_view" title="Virtual camera system">third-person view</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nationalpost2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nationalpost2-4">[3]</a></sup> <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_7:_Biohazard" title="Resident Evil 7: Biohazard">Resident Evil 7: Biohazard</a></i> (2017) returned to the survival horror mood and moved to a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/First-person_(video_games)" title="First-person (video games)">first-person perspective</a>.
</p><p><i>Resident Evil</i> is Capcom's <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_game_franchises" title="List of best-selling video game franchises">best-selling video game franchise</a>, with over 103 million units sold worldwide as of June 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Resident_Evil&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>. The live-action film series is also the highest-grossing <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_video_games" title="List of films based on video games">film series based on video games</a>.
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#The_Arklay_Mountain_and_Raccoon_City_incidents"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">The Arklay Mountain and Raccoon City incidents</span></a></li>
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style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2000</th><td class="rt_first"><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Survivor" title="Resident Evil Survivor">Resident Evil Survivor</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt_last"><i><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_%E2%80%93_Code:_Veronica" title="Resident Evil – Code: Veronica">Resident Evil – Code: Veronica</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2001</th><td class="rt_first"><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Survivor_2_%E2%80%93_Code:_Veronica" title="Resident Evil Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica">Resident Evil Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt_last"><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Gaiden" title="Resident Evil Gaiden">Resident Evil Gaiden</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2002</th><td class="rt_first"><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(2002_video_game)" title="Resident Evil (2002 video game)"><b><i>Resident Evil</i> (remake)</b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="rt_last"><i><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Zero" title="Resident Evil Zero">Resident Evil Zero</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2003</th><td class="rt_first"><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Dead_Aim" title="Resident Evil: Dead Aim">Resident Evil: Dead Aim</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt_last"><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Outbreak" title="Resident Evil Outbreak">Resident Evil Outbreak</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2004</th><td><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Outbreak:_File_2" title="Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2">Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2005</th><td><i><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_4" title="Resident Evil 4">Resident Evil 4</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2006</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2007</th><td><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_The_Umbrella_Chronicles" title="Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles">Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2008</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2009</th><td class="rt_first"><i><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_5" title="Resident Evil 5">Resident Evil 5</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt_last"><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_The_Darkside_Chronicles" title="Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles">Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2010</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2011</th><td><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_The_Mercenaries_3D" title="Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D">Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="3" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2012</th><td class="rt_first"><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Revelations" title="Resident Evil: Revelations">Resident Evil: Revelations</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt_next"><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Operation_Raccoon_City" title="Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City">Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt_last"><i><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_6" title="Resident Evil 6">Resident Evil 6</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2013</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2014</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2015</th><td><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Revelations_2" title="Resident Evil: Revelations 2">Resident Evil: Revelations 2</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2016</th><td><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Umbrella_Corps" title="Umbrella Corps">Umbrella Corps</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2017</th><td><i><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_7:_Biohazard" title="Resident Evil 7: Biohazard">Resident Evil 7: Biohazard</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2018</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2019</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_2_(2019_video_game)" title="Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)"><b><i>Resident Evil 2</i> (remake)</b></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2020</th><td><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_3_(2020_video_game)" title="Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game)"><b><i>Resident Evil 3</i> (remake)</b></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2021</th><td><i><b><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Village" title="Resident Evil Village">Resident Evil Village</a></b></i></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The development of the first <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(1996_video_game)" title="Resident Evil (1996 video game)">Resident Evil</a></i>, released as <i>Biohazard</i> in Japan, began in 1993 when <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a>'s <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tokuro_Fujiwara" title="Tokuro Fujiwara">Tokuro Fujiwara</a> told <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shinji_Mikami" title="Shinji Mikami">Shinji Mikami</a> and his co-workers to create a game using elements from Fujiwara's 1989 game <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sweet_Home_(video_game)" title="Sweet Home (video game)">Sweet Home</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Gamespot-Mikami_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamespot-Mikami-5">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[5]</a></sup>. When in late 1994 marketing executives were setting up to release <i>Biohazard</i> in the United States, it was pointed out that securing the rights to the name <i>Biohazard</i> would be very difficult as a DOS game had been registered under that name, as well as a New York hardcore punk band called <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Biohazard_(band)" title="Biohazard (band)">Biohazard</a>. A contest was held among company personnel to choose a new name; this competition turned up <i>Resident Evil</i>, the name under which it was released in the west.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[6]</a></sup> <i>Resident Evil</i> made its debut on the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a> in 1996 and was later ported to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sega_Saturn" title="Sega Saturn">Sega Saturn</a>.
</p><p>The first entry in the series was the first game to be dubbed a "<a href="/enwiki/wiki/Survival_horror" title="Survival horror">survival horror</a>", a term coined for the new genre it initiated,<sup id="cite_ref-GSREH_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSREH-8">[7]</a></sup> and its critical and commercial success<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[8]</a></sup> led to the production of two sequels, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_2" title="Resident Evil 2">Resident Evil 2</a></i> in 1998 and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_3:_Nemesis" title="Resident Evil 3: Nemesis">Resident Evil 3: Nemesis</a></i> in 1999, both for the PlayStation. A port of <i>Resident Evil 2</i> was released for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a>. In addition, ports of all three were released for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>. The fourth game in the series, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_%E2%80%93_Code:_Veronica" title="Resident Evil – Code: Veronica">Resident Evil – Code: Veronica</a></i>, was developed for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dreamcast" title="Dreamcast">Dreamcast</a> and released in 2000, followed by ports of <i>Resident Evil 2</i> and <i>Resident Evil 3: Nemesis</i>. <i>Resident Evil – Code: Veronica</i> was later re-released for Dreamcast in Japan in an updated form as <i>Code: Veronica Complete</i>, which included slight changes, many of which revolved around story cutscenes. This updated version was later ported to the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a> under the title <i>Code: Veronica X</i>.
</p><p>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 titled <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Devil_May_Cry" title="Devil May Cry">Devil May Cry</a></i>, series' creator and producer Shinji Mikami decided to make the series exclusively for the GameCube.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[9]</a></sup> The next three games in the series—a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(2002_video_game)" title="Resident Evil (2002 video game)">remake of the original <i>Resident Evil</i></a> and the prequel <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Zero" title="Resident Evil Zero">Resident Evil Zero</a></i>, both released in 2002, as well as <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_4" title="Resident Evil 4">Resident Evil 4</a></i> (2005)—were all released initially as GameCube exclusives. <i>Resident Evil 4</i> was later released for Windows, PlayStation 2 and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>.
</p><p>A trilogy of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/GunCon" title="GunCon">GunCon</a>-compatible <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Light_gun" title="Light gun">light gun</a> games known as the <i>Gun Survivor</i> series featured <a href="/enwiki/wiki/First_person_(video_games)" class="mw-redirect" title="First person (video games)">first-person</a> gameplay. The first, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Survivor" title="Resident Evil Survivor">Resident Evil Survivor</a></i>, was released in 2000 for the PlayStation and PC but received mediocre reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a></sup> The subsequent games, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Survivor_2_%E2%80%93_Code:_Veronica" title="Resident Evil Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica">Resident Evil Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica</a></i> and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Dead_Aim" title="Resident Evil: Dead Aim">Resident Evil: Dead Aim</a></i>, fared somewhat better.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[11]</a></sup> <i>Dead Aim</i> is the fourth <i>Gun Survivor</i> game in Japan, with <i>Gun Survivor 3</i> being the <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dino_Crisis" title="Dino Crisis">Dino Crisis</a></i> spin-off <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dino_Stalker" title="Dino Stalker">Dino Stalker</a></i>. In a similar vein, the <i>Chronicles</i> series features first-person gameplay, albeit on an on-rails path. <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_The_Umbrella_Chronicles" title="Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles">Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles</a></i> was released in 2007 for the Wii, with a follow-up, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_The_Darkside_Chronicles" title="Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles">Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles</a></i> released in 2009 (both were later ported to the PlayStation 3 in 2012).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[12]</a></sup> Also in 2009, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_5" title="Resident Evil 5">Resident Evil 5</a></i> was released for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a>, becoming the best selling game of the franchise despite mixed fan reception.
</p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Outbreak" title="Resident Evil Outbreak">Resident Evil Outbreak</a></i> is an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Online_game" title="Online game">online game</a> for the PlayStation 2, released in 2003, depicting a series of episodic storylines in Raccoon City set during the same time period as <i>Resident Evil 2</i> and <i>Resident Evil 3: Nemesis</i>. It was the first in the series and the first survival horror title to feature <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cooperative_gameplay" title="Cooperative gameplay">cooperative gameplay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-reeves1_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reeves1-14">[13]</a></sup> It was followed by a sequel, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Outbreak:_File_2" title="Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2">Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2</a></i>. 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 a critical junction for the series' progression as one of the main catalysts to Umbrella's downfall as well as the entry point for some of the series' most notable characters.
</p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Gaiden" title="Resident Evil Gaiden">Resident Evil Gaiden</a></i> is an <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Action-adventure_game" title="Action-adventure game">action-adventure game</a> for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Game_Boy_Color" title="Game Boy Color">Game Boy Color</a> featuring a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Role-playing_video_game" title="Role-playing video game">role-playing</a>-style combat system. There have been several downloadable <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mobile_games_in_the_Resident_Evil_series" title="Mobile games in the Resident Evil series">mobile games</a> based on the <i>Resident Evil</i> series in Japan. Some of these mobile games have been released in North America and Europe through T-Mobile. At the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sony_Computer_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Computer Entertainment">Sony</a> press conference during <a href="/enwiki/wiki/E3_2009" title="E3 2009">E3 2009</a>, it was announced that <i>Resident Evil Portable</i> would be released for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_Portable" title="PlayStation Portable">PlayStation Portable</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[14]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a></sup> described as an all-new title being developed with "the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PSP_Go" class="mw-redirect" title="PSP Go">PSP Go</a> in mind" and "totally different for a <i>Resident Evil</i> game". However, as of 2012, no further announcements have been made, and the game is considered to have been canceled.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[17]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[18]</a></sup>
</p><p>In March 2011, Capcom revealed the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Third-person_shooter" title="Third-person shooter">third-person shooter</a> <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Operation_Raccoon_City" title="Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City">Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City</a></i>, which was developed by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Slant_Six_Games" title="Slant Six Games">Slant Six Games</a> for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows and released in March 2012. A <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Survival_horror" title="Survival horror">survival horror</a> game for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nintendo_3DS" title="Nintendo 3DS">Nintendo 3DS</a>, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Revelations" title="Resident Evil: Revelations">Resident Evil: Revelations</a></i>, was released in February 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[19]</a></sup> In October of the same year, the next numbered entry in the main series, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_6" title="Resident Evil 6">Resident Evil 6</a></i>, was released to mixed reviews,<sup id="cite_ref-ignreview_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ignreview-21">[20]</a></sup> but enthusiastic pre-order sales.<sup id="cite_ref-ResEv6Sales_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ResEv6Sales-22">[21]</a></sup>
</p><p>In 2013, producer Masachika Kawata said the <i>Resident Evil</i> franchise would return to focus on elements of horror and suspense over action, adding, "Survival horror as a genre is never going to be on the same level, financially, as shooters and much more popular, mainstream games. At 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."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[22]</a></sup> <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Revelations_2" title="Resident Evil: Revelations 2">Resident Evil: Revelations 2</a></i>, an episodic game set between <i>Resident Evil 5</i> and <i>Resident Evil 6</i>, was released in March 2015. A <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_video_games_notable_for_negative_reception" title="List of video games notable for negative reception">poorly-received</a> team-based multiplayer game set in the series' universe, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Umbrella_Corps" title="Umbrella Corps">Umbrella Corps</a></i>, was released in June 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[23]</a></sup>
</p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_7:_Biohazard" title="Resident Evil 7: Biohazard">Resident Evil 7: Biohazard</a></i> was released for <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a> in January 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-NAEUJP_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NAEUJP-25">[24]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-turnleft_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turnleft-26">[25]</a></sup> Set in a dilapidated mansion in Louisiana, the game uses a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/First-person_narrative" title="First-person narrative">first-person perspective</a> and returns to the series' survival horror roots.<sup id="cite_ref-polygon2_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon2-27">[26]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-re7-20132_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-re7-20132-28">[27]</a></sup> Unlike <i>Resident Evil 5</i> and <i>Resident Evil 6</i>, the gameplay emphasizes horror and exploration over action.<sup id="cite_ref-eurogamer_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eurogamer-29">[28]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-healing_play_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-healing_play-30">[29]</a></sup>
</p><p>A <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_2_(2019_video_game)" title="Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)">remake of <i>Resident Evil 2</i></a> was released for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a> on January 25, 2019. It uses the RE Engine, which was also used for <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_7" class="mw-redirect" title="Resident Evil 7">Resident Evil 7</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[30]</a></sup> The remake outsold the original game within a year, selling over five million copies.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[31]</a></sup> Following in the success of the <i>Resident Evil 2</i> remake, Capcom revealed a remake of <i>Resident Evil 3: Nemesis</i> in December 2019, known as <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_3_(2020_video_game)" title="Resident Evil 3 (2020 video game)">Resident Evil 3</a></i>. It was released on April 3, 2020, alongside with <i>Resident Evil: Resistance</i>, a team-based online multiplayer mode previously announced as <i>Project Resistance</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">[32]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[33]</a></sup>
</p><p>On June 11, 2020, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Village" title="Resident Evil Village">Resident Evil Village</a></i> was officially announced during the PS5 Future of Gaming showcase. The game, slated for a 2021 release, will be a direct sequel to <i>Resident Evil 7: Biohazard</i>, and will see the return of Ethan Winters and Chris Redfield.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[34]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[35]</a></sup>
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<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Resident_Evil_characters" title="List of Resident Evil characters">List of Resident Evil characters</a></div>
<p>The main storyline of the games primarily concerns a group of individuals who battle against the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Umbrella_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Umbrella Corporation">Umbrella Corporation</a> as well as characters in relation to them who have developed the T-virus which, among other things, can transform humans into <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zombie" title="Zombie">zombies</a> as well as mutate other creatures into horrifying monsters.
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Arklay_Mountain_and_Raccoon_City_incidents">The Arklay Mountain and Raccoon City incidents</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Resident_Evil&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Arklay Mountain and Raccoon City incidents">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<p>The plotlines of the main installments up to the third game all concern the T-virus outbreak in the Arklay Mountains and its spread to nearby Raccoon City.
</p><p>1996's <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(1996_video_game)" title="Resident Evil (1996 video game)">Resident Evil</a></i> for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a> follows protagonists <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Redfield" title="Chris Redfield">Chris Redfield</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jill_Valentine" title="Jill Valentine">Jill Valentine</a>, who become trapped in a mansion in the mountains, trying to search for the survivors of the Bravo team of the special police unit S.T.A.R.S. They discover that the mansion conceals the Umbrella Corporation's base where they developed the T-virus with their end-goal being the creation of a bio-weapon known as the Tyrant (for whom the virus is named). Playing as either of the characters, the player must navigate the mansion alternately with the help of <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Barry_Burton" class="mw-redirect" title="Barry Burton">Barry Burton</a> or <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rebecca_Chambers_(character)" title="Rebecca Chambers (character)">Rebecca Chambers</a> until they are betrayed by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Albert_Wesker" title="Albert Wesker">Albert Wesker</a> who was secretly planning to steal the T-virus. Though appearing to be killed by the Tyrant, Wesker survived and masterminded some later events behind the scenes.
</p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Zero" title="Resident Evil Zero">Resident Evil Zero</a></i>, a prequel released originally for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a>, details the events leading up to the first game and follows Rebecca Chambers as she is separated from the Bravo team and has to team up with fugitive <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Billy_Coen" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Coen">Billy Coen</a>.
</p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_2" title="Resident Evil 2">Resident Evil 2</a></i> follows a few months after the events of the first game when rats start infecting the population of Raccoon City with the G-virus. Playing alternately as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Claire_Redfield" title="Claire Redfield">Claire Redfield</a>, the sister of Chris from the first game, or <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leon_S._Kennedy" title="Leon S. Kennedy">Leon S. Kennedy</a>, a rookie police officer starting on the day of the outbreak, the players must escape from the city, while at the same time confronting the mad scientist <a href="/enwiki/wiki/William_Birkin" class="mw-redirect" title="William Birkin">William Birkin</a>. The same plot is repeated with minor differences in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_2_(2019_video_game)" title="Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)">the 2019 remake</a>.
</p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_3:_Nemesis" title="Resident Evil 3: Nemesis">Resident Evil 3: Nemesis</a></i>, set both before and after the events of the second game, follows Jill Valentine's escape from Raccoon City while being pursued by another Umbrella bio-weapon, the Nemesis-T Type. The plot concludes with the sterilization of Raccoon City by a nuclear strike.
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<p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_%E2%80%93_Code:_Veronica" title="Resident Evil – Code: Veronica">Resident Evil – Code: Veronica</a></i> follows Claire's journey after escaping Raccoon City. She is captured trying to break into Umbrella's Paris facility and is transported to one of their research facilities. The facility is attacked by Albert Wesker's forces and becomes also overrun with the T-virus. Claire escapes and starts looking for her brother Chris while having to deal with Alfred and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alexia_Ashford" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexia Ashford">Alexia Ashford</a>. Unbeknownst to her, Chris finds his way to the island and tracks Claire to the Antarctic Umbrella facility. At the game's finale, Chris defeats the genetically-modified Alexia, faces off against Wesker, and escapes with Claire.
</p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_4" title="Resident Evil 4">Resident Evil 4</a></i> follows <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leon_S._Kennedy" title="Leon S. Kennedy">Leon S. Kennedy</a>'s mission to rescue the daughter of the president of the United States, who has been captured by Los Illuminados, a cult in Spain led by Osmund Saddler. Instead of T-virus infected zombies, Leon faces off against villagers infected with the Las Plagas parasite, which are labeled as Ganados, meaning livestock in Spanish, which makes them unyieldingly murderous but also maintains their dexterity and mobility, unlike the slow, shambling undead.
</p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_5" title="Resident Evil 5">Resident Evil 5</a></i> concerns Chris Redfield's attempts to stop the selling of illegal bio-weapons in Africa, helped by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheva_Alomar" title="Sheva Alomar">Sheva Alomar</a>. The bio-weapons in question were developed using Las Plagas. The plot eventually involves Albert Wesker's plans to destroy humanity with a viral agent based on the Progenitor Virus and T-virus Antibodies called Uroboros.
</p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Revelations" title="Resident Evil: Revelations">Resident Evil: Revelations</a></i> is set between <i>Resident Evil 4</i> and <i>Resident Evil 5</i>, shortly after the establishment of the counter-terrorism group Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance (BSAA). The game follows counter-terrorism agents <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jill_Valentine" title="Jill Valentine">Jill Valentine</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Redfield" title="Chris Redfield">Chris Redfield</a> as they try to stop a bioterrorist organization from infecting the Earth's oceans with a virus.
</p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_6" title="Resident Evil 6">Resident Evil 6</a></i> features multiple protagonists, including <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leon_S._Kennedy" title="Leon S. Kennedy">Leon S. Kennedy</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Redfield" title="Chris Redfield">Chris Redfield</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ada_Wong" title="Ada Wong">Ada Wong</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jake_Muller" class="mw-redirect" title="Jake Muller">Jake Muller</a>, who become involved in a terrorist strike using bio-weapons which results in the zombification of the President of the United States. The story involves a new fast-acting zombie virus called the C-virus which has been weaponized by the NSA to induce fear in the general populace and focuses on the individual characters' attempts to stop it from spreading.
</p><p><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Revelations_2" title="Resident Evil: Revelations 2">Resident Evil: Revelations 2</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s plot is set between the events of <i>Resident Evil 5</i> and <i>Resident Evil 6</i>. The story begins when Claire Redfield and her co-workers, including the newcomer and playable protagonist, Moira Burton, are at a party in the headquarters of the NGO Terra Save when they are attacked by unknown assailants and taken away to a deserted island, where Barry Burton and Natalia Korda also are involved for different reasons as the other two playable characters of the game.
</p><p>In <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_7:_Biohazard" title="Resident Evil 7: Biohazard">Resident Evil 7: Biohazard</a></i>, the player controls <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ethan_Winters" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethan Winters">Ethan Winters</a>, who wants to locate his missing wife, Mia, and has to defend himself against a strange family inside their seemingly abandoned house. After a few years, in <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Village" title="Resident Evil Village">Resident Evil Village</a></i>, the player continues the story of Ethan Winters and Mia, who are living happily together in an unnamed location when life comes crashing down once again for the couple after they are paid a visit by a familiar face, Chris Redfield.
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<p>Several other games follow the escapades of singular characters. 2003's <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Outbreak" class="mw-redirect" title="Resident Evil: Outbreak">Resident Evil: Outbreak</a></i> and its 2005 sequel <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Outbreak:_File_2" title="Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2">Resident Evil: Outbreak File #2</a></i> instead introduced eight new characters whom the player guides through the Raccoon City incident as they slowly succumb to the T-Virus (or find a cure). These two installments were playable both on- and offline depending on server availability and player choice; if played offline, the games offered two AI-controlled NPC "party members" chosen from the eight possibilities to accompany the player's character.
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<p>The <i>Resident Evil</i> franchise has had a variety of control schemes and gameplay mechanics throughout its history. The first game introduced <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tank_controls" title="Tank controls">tank controls</a> to the series. In a game with tank controls, players control movement relative to the position of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Player_character" title="Player character">player character</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-37">[36]</a></sup> Pressing up (for example on a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/D-pad" title="D-pad">D-pad</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Analog_stick" title="Analog stick">analog stick</a>, or <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Arrow_keys" title="Arrow keys">cursor movement keys</a>) on the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Game_controller" title="Game controller">game controller</a> moves the character in the direction they face, down reverses them, and left and right rotates them.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-37">[36]</a></sup> This differs from many 3D games, in which characters move in the direction players push from the perspective of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Virtual_camera_system" title="Virtual camera system">camera</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_37-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-37">[36]</a></sup> Some critics have posited that the control scheme is intentionally clumsy, meant to enhance stress and exacerbate difficulty.<sup id="cite_ref-historyofRE_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historyofRE-38">[37]</a></sup>
</p><p>The original game and its sequel featured this tank control scheme, but the third entry in the series <i>Resident Evil 3: Nemesis</i> introduced more action-oriented controls. The third game included a 180 degree turn and dodge command that, according to <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a></i>, "hinted at a new direction that the series would go in".
</p><p><i>Resident Evil 4</i> introduced a third-person perspective and more action-oriented gameplay and mechanics. This was complemented by an abundance of ammunition and more action controls. Some critics claimed that this overhauled control scheme "made the game less scary."<sup id="cite_ref-historyofRE_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historyofRE-38">[37]</a></sup> The next two games in the franchise furthered the action-oriented mechanics: <i>Resident Evil 5</i> featured cooperative play, while <i>Resident Evil 6</i> allowed players to move while aiming and shooting.<sup id="cite_ref-historyofRE_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historyofRE-38">[37]</a></sup> <i>Resident Evil 5</i> contained more ammo than the last games, pushing the game to be decisively more action-oriented. <i>Resident Evil 7</i> is the first main <i>Resident Evil</i> game to use the first-person perspective and to use <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Virtual_reality" title="Virtual reality">virtual reality</a>. It drew comparisons to modern survival horror games such as <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Outlast" title="Outlast">Outlast</a></i> and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Slender:_The_Eight_Pages" title="Slender: The Eight Pages">Slender: The Eight Pages</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-historyofRE_38-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historyofRE-38">[37]</a></sup>
</p><p>Puzzle-solving has figured prominently throughout the series.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[38]</a></sup>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_media">Other media</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Resident_Evil&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other media">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_Resident_Evil_media" title="List of Resident Evil media">List of Resident Evil media</a></div>
<p>The <i>Resident Evil</i> franchise features video games and tie-in merchandise and products, including various films, comic books, and novels.
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<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(film_series)" title="Resident Evil (film series)">Resident Evil (film series)</a></div>
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<p>Six live-action <i>Resident Evil</i> films have been produced, all written and produced by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Paul_W._S._Anderson" title="Paul W. S. Anderson">Paul W. S. Anderson</a>. These films do not follow the games' premise but feature some game characters. The series' protagonist is <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alice_(Resident_Evil)" title="Alice (Resident Evil)">Alice</a>, an original character created for these films portrayed by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Milla_Jovovich" title="Milla Jovovich">Milla Jovovich</a>. Despite a negative reaction from critics, the live-action film series has made over $1 billion worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40">[39]</a></sup> They are, to date, the only video game adaptations to increase the amount of money made with each successive film.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[40]</a></sup> The series holds the record for the "Most Live-Action Film Adaptations of a Video Game" in the 2012 <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Guinness_World_Records_Gamer%27s_Edition" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition">Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition</a></i>, which also described it as "the most successful movie series to be based on a video game."<sup id="cite_ref-reeves1_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-reeves1-14">[13]</a></sup> A <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_%E2%80%93_Reboot" title="Resident Evil – Reboot">reboot</a> is in production with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Johannes_Roberts" title="Johannes Roberts">Johannes Roberts</a> as writer/director<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[41]</a></sup>
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<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Degeneration" title="Resident Evil: Degeneration">Resident Evil: Degeneration</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Damnation" title="Resident Evil: Damnation">Resident Evil: Damnation</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Vendetta" title="Resident Evil: Vendetta">Resident Evil: Vendetta</a></div>
<p>The first <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Computer_animation" title="Computer animation">computer animated</a> film for the franchise was <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Biohazard_4D-Executer" title="Biohazard 4D-Executer">Biohazard 4D-Executer</a></i>. It was a short 3D film produced for Japanese theme parks.<sup id="cite_ref-gamespot_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gamespot-43">[42]</a></sup> and did not feature any characters from the game.
</p><p>Starting in 2008, a series of feature-length computer animated films has been released. These films take place between the games of the series, and feature characters such as <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leon_S._Kennedy" title="Leon S. Kennedy">Leon Kennedy</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Claire_Redfield" title="Claire Redfield">Claire Redfield</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ada_Wong" title="Ada Wong">Ada Wong</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Redfield" title="Chris Redfield">Chris Redfield</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rebecca_Chambers_(character)" title="Rebecca Chambers (character)">Rebecca Chambers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[43]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[44]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[45]</a></sup>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Television">Television</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Resident_Evil&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Television">edit source</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3>
<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(TV_series)" title="Resident Evil (TV series)">Resident Evil (TV series)</a> and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Infinite_Darkness" title="Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness">Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness</a></div>
<p>On August 27, 2020, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> announced that they were developing a <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(TV_series)" title="Resident Evil (TV series)">live-action</a> <i>Resident Evil</i> series. The show has been greenlit for eight hour-long episodes. It is to be written by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Andrew_Dabb" title="Andrew Dabb">Andrew Dabb</a>, with <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bronwen_Hughes" title="Bronwen Hughes">Bronwen Hughes</a> serving as executive producer and the director of the first two episodes of the series. The show is being produced by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Constantin_Film" title="Constantin Film">Constantin Film</a> who have previously produced the <i>Resident Evil</i> film series.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[46]</a></sup>
</p><p>The story takes place over two timelines. The first of which involves 14-year-old sisters Jade and Billie Wesker moving to New Raccoon City. They come to realize that their father may be concealing dark secrets that could destroy the world. The second timeline takes place over a decade in the future, where only 15 million humans remain, with over 6 billion animals and people being infected with the T-virus. It follows Jade, now thirty, in her efforts to survive in this world.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[47]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[48]</a></sup>
</p><p>On September 27, 2020, Capcom announced a CG <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a> series, subtitled <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Infinite_Darkness" title="Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness">Infinite Darkness</a></i>, starring <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_2" title="Resident Evil 2">Resident Evil 2</a></i> protagonists Claire Redfield and Leon Kennedy.<sup id="cite_ref-Netflix_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Netflix-50">[49]</a></sup> It is scheduled for a release sometime in 2021 on Netflix.<sup id="cite_ref-Netflix_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Netflix-50">[49]</a></sup>
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<p>Over the years, various toy companies have acquired the <i>Resident Evil</i> license, with each producing their own unique line of <i>Resident Evil</i> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Action_figure" title="Action figure">action figures</a> or models.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[50]</a></sup> These include, but are not limited to, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Toy_Biz" title="Toy Biz">Toy Biz</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[51]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Palisades_Toys" title="Palisades Toys">Palisades Toys</a>, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/National_Entertainment_Collectibles_Association" title="National Entertainment Collectibles Association">NECA</a>, and <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hot_Toys" title="Hot Toys">Hot Toys</a>.
</p><p><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tokyo_Marui" title="Tokyo Marui">Tokyo Marui</a> also produced replicas of the guns used in the <i>Resident Evil</i> series in the form of gas blow-back <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Airsoft" title="Airsoft">airsoft</a> guns. Some models included the STARS <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Beretta" title="Beretta">Beretta</a> featured in <i>Resident Evil 3</i>, and the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Desert_Eagle" title="Desert Eagle">Desert Eagle</a> in a limited edition that came with other memorabilia in a wooden case, along with the Gold <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Luger_(pistol)" class="mw-redirect" title="Luger (pistol)">Lugers</a> from <i>Code: Veronica</i> and the "Samurai Edge" pistol from the <i>Resident Evil</i> remake. Other merchandise includes an energy drink called "T-virus Antidote".
</p><p><i>Resident Evil Archives</i> is a reference guide of the <i>Resident Evil</i> series written by staff members of Capcom. It was translated into English and published by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/BradyGames" class="mw-redirect" title="BradyGames">BradyGames</a>. The guide describes and summarizes all of the key events that occur in <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Zero" title="Resident Evil Zero">Resident Evil Zero</a></i>, <i>Resident Evil</i>, <i>Resident Evil 2</i>, <i>Resident Evil 3: Nemesis</i>, and <i>Code: Veronica</i>. Along with the main plot analysis, it also contains character relationship charts, artwork, item descriptions, and file transcripts for all five games. A second Archives book was later released in December 2011 and covers <i>Resident Evil 4</i>, <i>Resident Evil 5</i>, the new scenarios detailed in <i>Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles</i> and <i>Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles</i>, and the 2008 CGI movie, <i>Resident Evil: Degeneration</i>. The second Archives volume was also translated by Capcom and published by BradyGames.
</p><p>A <i>Resident Evil</i> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Theme_restaurant" title="Theme restaurant">theme restaurant</a> called Biohazard Cafe & Grill S.T.A.R.S. opened in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a> in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53">[52]</a></sup> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Halloween_Horror_Nights" title="Halloween Horror Nights">Halloween Horror Nights</a> 2013, held at <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Universal_Orlando" title="Universal Orlando">Universal Orlando</a>, featured a haunted house titled <i>Resident Evil: Escape from Raccoon City</i>, based on <i>Resident Evil 2</i> and <i>Resident Evil 3: Nemesis</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[53]</a></sup>
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<p>The first <i>Resident Evil</i> novel was Hiroyuki Ariga's novella <i>Biohazard: The Beginning</i>, published in 1997 as a portion of the book <i>The True Story of Biohazard</i>, which was given away as a pre-order bonus with the Sega Saturn version of <i>Biohazard</i>. The story serves as a prelude to the events of the original <i>Resident Evil</i>, in which Chris investigates the disappearance of his missing friend, Billy Rabbitson.
</p><p><a href="/enwiki/wiki/S._D._Perry" title="S. D. Perry">S. D. Perry</a> 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 plot of the games by exploring events occurring outside and beyond the games. This often meant that the novels would later be contradicted by the games and, on a few occasions.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">[54]</a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">[55]</a></sup> Perry's novels, particularly <i>The Umbrella Conspiracy</i>, also alluded to events in <i>Biohazard: The Beginning</i>, such as 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 <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Retribution" title="Resident Evil: Retribution">Resident Evil: Retribution</a></i> and its respective novelization.
</p><p>There are a trilogy of original <i>Biohazard</i> novels in Japan. <i> Hokkai no Yōjū</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span lang="ja" title="Japanese language text">北海の妖獣</span>, lit. "The Strange Beast of the North Sea")</span> was published in 1998 and was written by Kyū Asakura and the staff of Flagship. Two additional novels were published in 2002, <i>To the Liberty</i> by Sudan Kimura and <i>Rose Blank</i> 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.
</p><p>Novelizations of four of the five films; <i>Genesis</i>, <i>Apocalypse</i>, <i>Extinction,</i> and <i>Retribution</i>, were written by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Keith_DeCandido" title="Keith DeCandido">Keith DeCandido</a>, while <i>Retribution</i> was written by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/John_Shirley" title="John Shirley">John Shirley</a>, though <i>Afterlife</i> did not receive a novelization. The <i>Genesis</i> novel was published over two years after that film's release while the <i>Extinction</i> novel was released in late July 2007, two months before the film's 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 the game <i>Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles</i>. The books are a two-part direct novelization of the game and have been published in Japanese and German only. The first novel which was titled <i>Biohazard: The Umbrella Chronicles Side A</i> in Japan and <i>Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 1</i> in Germany was released on December 22, 2007. The second novel which was titled <i>Biohazard: The Umbrella Chronicles Side B</i> in Japan and <i>Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 2</i> in Germany was published in January 2008.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>
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<p>In 1997, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a> published a single-issue prologue comic based on the original <i>Resident Evil</i>, released through a promotional giveaway alongside the original PlayStation game.
</p><p>In 1998, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/WildStorm" title="WildStorm">WildStorm</a> began producing a monthly comic book series based on the first two games, titled <i>Resident Evil: The Official Comic Magazine</i>, which lasted five issues. The first four issues were published by <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Image_Comics" title="Image Comics">Image</a>, while the fifth and final issue was published by Wildstorm themselves. Each issue was a compilation of short stories that were both adaptations of events from the games, as well as related side-stories. Like the Perry novels, the comics also explored events occurring beyond <i>Resident Evil 2</i> (the latest game during the series' publication) and thus were contradicted by later games. Wildstorm also published a four-issue miniseries titled <i>Resident Evil: Fire & Ice</i>, which depicted the ordeal of Charlie Team, a third STARS team created specifically for the comic. In 2009, Wildstorm reprinted <i>Fire & Ice</i> in a trade paperback collection.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">[56]</a></sup>
</p><p>In Hong Kong, there has been officially licensed <i>Biohazard</i> <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Manhua" title="Manhua">manhua</a> adaptations of <i>Biohazard 3</i> and <i>Code: Veronica</i> by Lee Chung Hing. The latter was translated into English and published by Wildstorm as a series of four graphic novel collections.
</p><p>In 2009, Wildstorm began publishing a comic book prequel to <i>Resident Evil 5</i>, titled <i>Resident Evil</i>, which centers around two original members of the BSAA named Mina Gere and Holiday Sugarman. Written by Ricardo Sanchez and illustrated by Kevin Sharpe and Jim Clark, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Wildstormre5_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wildstormre5-58">[57]</a></sup>
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<p>Most of the games in the main <i>Resident Evil</i> series have been released to positive reviews. Some of the games, most notably <i>Resident Evil</i>, <i>Resident Evil 2</i> and <i>Resident Evil 4</i>, have been bestowed with multiple <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Game_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> honors and often placed on lists of the best video games ever made.
</p><p>In 1999, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Next_Generation_(magazine)" title="Next Generation (magazine)">Next Generation</a></i> listed the <i>Resident Evil</i> 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 a game of unparalleled atmosphere and suspense."<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59">[58]</a></sup>
</p><p>In 2012, <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Complex_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Complex (magazine)">Complex</a></i> ranked <i>Resident Evil</i> at number 22 on the list of the best video game franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60">[59]</a></sup> That same year, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/G4tv" class="mw-redirect" title="G4tv">G4tv</a> called it "one of the most successful series in gaming history."<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">[60]</a></sup> The series has sold 103 million units worldwide as of June 30, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62">[61]</a></sup>
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<p><a href="/enwiki/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a> listed the original <i>Resident Evil</i> as one of the fifteen most influential video games of all time. It is credited with defining and popularizing the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Survival_horror" title="Survival horror">survival horror</a> genre of games. It is also credited with taking <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Video_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Video games">video games</a> in a cinematic direction with its <a href="/enwiki/wiki/B-movie" class="mw-redirect" title="B-movie">B-movie</a> style <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cut-scenes" class="mw-redirect" title="Cut-scenes">cut-scenes</a>, including live-action <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Full-motion_video" class="mw-redirect" title="Full-motion video">full-motion video</a> (FMV) footage. Its live-action opening, however, was controversial; it became one of the first <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Action_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Action games">action games</a> to receive the "Mature 17+" (M) rating from the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Entertainment_Software_Rating_Board" title="Entertainment Software Rating Board">Entertainment Software Rating Board</a> (ESRB), despite the opening cutscene being censored in North America.<sup id="cite_ref-GameSpot_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GameSpot-63">[62]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <i>Resident Evil</i> franchise is credited with sparking a revival of the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zombie" title="Zombie">zombie</a> genre in popular culture, leading to a renewed interest in <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zombie_film" title="Zombie film">zombie films</a> during the 2000s.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-64">[63]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28days_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28days-65">[64]</a></sup> According to <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kim_Newman" title="Kim Newman">Kim Newman</a> in the book <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nightmare_Movies" title="Nightmare Movies">Nightmare Movies</a></i> (2011), "the zombie revival began in the Far East" mainly due to the 1996 Japanese zombie games <i>Resident Evil</i> and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_House_of_the_Dead" title="The House of the Dead">The House of the Dead</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Newman_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Newman-66">[65]</a></sup> In 2013, <a href="/enwiki/wiki/George_Romero" class="mw-redirect" title="George Romero">George Romero</a> said it was the video games <i>Resident Evil</i> and <i>House of the Dead</i> "more than anything else" that popularised his zombie concept in early 21st-century popular culture.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">[66]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68">[67]</a></sup>
</p><p>Additionally, the <i>Resident Evil</i> film adaptations also contributed to the revival of zombie films. In a 2015 interview with <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Huffington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Huffington Post">Huffington Post</a></i>, screenwriter-director <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alex_Garland" title="Alex Garland">Alex Garland</a> credited the <i>Resident Evil</i> series as a primary influence on his script for the <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Horror_film" title="Horror film">horror film</a> <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/28_Days_Later" title="28 Days Later">28 Days Later</a></i> (2002), and credited the first <i>Resident Evil</i> game for revitalizing the zombie genre.<sup id="cite_ref-28days_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28days-65">[64]</a></sup> Screenwriter <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Edgar_Wright" title="Edgar Wright">Edgar Wright</a> cited <i>Resident Evil 2</i> as a primary influence on his <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zombie_comedy" title="Zombie comedy">zombie comedy</a> film <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shaun_of_the_Dead" title="Shaun of the Dead">Shaun of the Dead</a></i> (2004),<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69">[68]</a></sup> with the film's star and co-writer <a href="/enwiki/wiki/Simon_Pegg" title="Simon Pegg">Simon Pegg</a> also crediting the original <i>Resident Evil</i> game with starting the zombie revival in popular culture.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-64">[63]</a></sup> The <i>Resident Evil</i> films, <i>28 Days Later</i> and the <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dawn_of_the_Dead_(2004_film)" title="Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)">Dawn of the Dead</a></i> (2004) remake all set box office records for the zombie genre, reaching levels of commercial success not seen since the original <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dawn_of_the_Dead_(1978_film)" title="Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)">Dawn of the Dead</a></i> (1978).<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70">[69]</a></sup> They were followed by other zombie films such as <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/28_Weeks_Later" title="28 Weeks Later">28 Weeks Later</a></i> (2007), <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Zombieland" title="Zombieland">Zombieland</a></i> (2009), <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Cockneys_vs_Zombies" title="Cockneys vs Zombies">Cockneys vs Zombies</a></i> (2012), and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/World_War_Z_(film)" title="World War Z (film)">World War Z</a></i> (2013), as well as zombie-themed graphic novels and television shows such as <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Walking_Dead_(franchise)" title="The Walking Dead (franchise)">The Walking Dead</a></i> and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/The_Returned_(French_TV_series)" title="The Returned (French TV series)">The Returned</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_64-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-64">[63]</a></sup> and books such as <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/World_War_Z" title="World War Z">World War Z</a></i> (2006), <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice_and_Zombies" title="Pride and Prejudice and Zombies">Pride and Prejudice and Zombies</a></i> (2009) and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Warm_Bodies" title="Warm Bodies">Warm Bodies</a></i> (2010).<sup id="cite_ref-hollywoodreporter_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hollywoodreporter-71">[70]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <i>Resident Evil</i> film adaptations also went on to become the highest-grossing <a href="/enwiki/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_video_games" title="List of films based on video games">film series based on video games</a>, after they grossed more than <span style="white-space: nowrap">$1 billion</span> worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-guinness_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guinness-72">[71]</a></sup> The zombie revival trend was popular across different media up until the mid-2010s.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_64-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-64">[63]</a></sup> Since then, zombie films have declined in popularity during the late 2010s,<sup id="cite_ref-hollywoodreporter_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hollywoodreporter-71">[70]</a></sup> but zombie video games have remained popular, as seen with the commercial success of the <i>Resident Evil 2</i> remake and <i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Days_Gone" title="Days Gone">Days Gone</a></i> in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73">[72]</a></sup>
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<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Survivor_2_%E2%80%93_Code:_Veronica" title="Resident Evil Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica">Survivor 2 – Code: Veronica</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Dead_Aim" title="Resident Evil: Dead Aim">Dead Aim</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Outbreak" title="Resident Evil Outbreak">Outbreak</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Outbreak:_File_2" title="Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2">File #2</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_The_Umbrella_Chronicles" title="Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles">The Umbrella Chronicles</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_The_Darkside_Chronicles" title="Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles">The Darkside Chronicles</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Revelations" title="Resident Evil: Revelations">Revelations</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Revelations_2" title="Resident Evil: Revelations 2">Revelations 2</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_Gaiden" title="Resident Evil Gaiden">Gaiden</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_The_Mercenaries_3D" title="Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D">The Mercenaries 3D</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Operation_Raccoon_City" title="Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City">Operation Raccoon City</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Umbrella_Corps" title="Umbrella Corps">Umbrella Corps</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Resistance" class="mw-redirect" title="Resident Evil: Resistance">Resistance</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Mobile_games_in_the_Resident_Evil_series" title="Mobile games in the Resident Evil series">Mobile games</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(2002_film)" title="Resident Evil (2002 film)">Resident Evil</a></i> (2002)</li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Apocalypse" title="Resident Evil: Apocalypse">Apocalypse</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Extinction" title="Resident Evil: Extinction">Extinction</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Afterlife" title="Resident Evil: Afterlife">Afterlife</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Retribution" title="Resident Evil: Retribution">Retribution</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_The_Final_Chapter" title="Resident Evil: The Final Chapter">The Final Chapter</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_-_Reboot" class="mw-redirect" title="Resident Evil - Reboot">Resident Evil - Reboot</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Biohazard_4D-Executer" title="Biohazard 4D-Executer">Biohazard 4D-Executer</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Degeneration" title="Resident Evil: Degeneration">Degeneration</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Damnation" title="Resident Evil: Damnation">Damnation</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Vendetta" title="Resident Evil: Vendetta">Vendetta</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil_(TV_series)" title="Resident Evil (TV series)">Resident Evil</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Resident_Evil:_Infinite_Darkness" title="Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness">Infinite Darkness</a></i></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ada_Wong" title="Ada Wong">Ada Wong</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Albert_Wesker" title="Albert Wesker">Albert Wesker</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Alice_(Resident_Evil)" title="Alice (Resident Evil)">Alice</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Chris_Redfield" title="Chris Redfield">Chris Redfield</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Claire_Redfield" title="Claire Redfield">Claire Redfield</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jill_Valentine" title="Jill Valentine">Jill Valentine</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Leon_S._Kennedy" title="Leon S. Kennedy">Leon S. Kennedy</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Nemesis_(Resident_Evil)" title="Nemesis (Resident Evil)">Nemesis</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Rebecca_Chambers_(character)" title="Rebecca Chambers (character)">Rebecca Chambers</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sheva_Alomar" title="Sheva Alomar">Sheva Alomar</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tyrant_(Resident_Evil)" title="Tyrant (Resident Evil)">Tyrant</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tokuro_Fujiwara" title="Tokuro Fujiwara">Tokuro Fujiwara</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shinji_Mikami" title="Shinji Mikami">Shinji Mikami</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hideki_Kamiya" title="Hideki Kamiya">Hideki Kamiya</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hiroyuki_Kobayashi_(producer)" title="Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer)">Hiroyuki Kobayashi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Noboru_Sugimura" title="Noboru Sugimura">Noboru Sugimura</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jun_Takeuchi" title="Jun Takeuchi">Jun Takeuchi</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hideaki_Itsuno" title="Hideaki Itsuno">Hideaki Itsuno</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hiroyuki_Kobayashi_(producer)" title="Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer)">Hiroyuki Kobayashi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shinkiro" title="Shinkiro">Shinkiro</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Jun_Takeuchi" title="Jun Takeuchi">Jun Takeuchi</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shu_Takumi" title="Shu Takumi">Shu Takumi</a></li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Tokuro_Fujiwara" title="Tokuro Fujiwara">Tokuro Fujiwara</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Noritaka_Funamizu" title="Noritaka Funamizu">Noritaka Funamizu</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Atsushi_Inaba" title="Atsushi Inaba">Atsushi Inaba</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Keiji_Inafune" title="Keiji Inafune">Keiji Inafune</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akari_Kaida" title="Akari Kaida">Akari Kaida</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Vanillaware" title="Vanillaware">George Kamitani</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Hideki_Kamiya" title="Hideki Kamiya">Hideki Kamiya</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Shinji_Mikami" title="Shinji Mikami">Shinji Mikami</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Kinu_Nishimura" title="Kinu Nishimura">Kinu Nishimura</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akira_Nishitani" title="Akira Nishitani">Akira Nishitani</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Takashi_Nishiyama" title="Takashi Nishiyama">Takashi Nishiyama</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yoshiki_Okamoto" title="Yoshiki Okamoto">Yoshiki Okamoto</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Yoshinori_Ono_(game_producer)" title="Yoshinori Ono (game producer)">Yoshinori Ono</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Noboru_Sugimura" title="Noboru Sugimura">Noboru Sugimura</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Sawaki_Takeyasu" title="Sawaki Takeyasu">Sawaki Takeyasu</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akira_Yasuda" title="Akira Yasuda">Akira Yasuda</a></li>
<li><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Akira_Kitamura" class="mw-redirect" title="Akira Kitamura">Akira Kitamura</a></li></ul>
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<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Bionic_Commando" title="Bionic Commando">Bionic Commando</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Breath_of_Fire" title="Breath of Fire">Breath of Fire</a></i></li>
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<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Commando_(video_game)" title="Commando (video game)">Commando</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Darkstalkers" title="Darkstalkers">Darkstalkers</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dark_Void" title="Dark Void">Dark Void</a></i></li>
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<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Devil_May_Cry" title="Devil May Cry">Devil May Cry</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dino_Crisis" title="Dino Crisis">Dino Crisis</a></i></li>
<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Dragon%27s_Dogma" title="Dragon's Dogma">Dragon's Dogma</a></i></li>
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<li><i><a href="/enwiki/wiki/Ghost_Trick:_Phantom_Detective" title="Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective">Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective</a></i></li>
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