Resident Evil category
Characters
53 entries tagged Characters, 53 of them long reads. The rest of the wiki points here most often at Albert Wesker: the S.T.A.R.S. Captain Who Wanted to Be a God and Leon S. Kennedy: the Rookie Cop Who Became a Government Agent.
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7- Ada Wong: the Spy Nobody Can Pin DownAda Wong is a freelance spy who has been stealing bioweapon samples since Raccoon City, and the one person Leon S. Kennedy can never quite trust or let go of. This is her full history, what she wants, and her film versions.
- Albert Wesker: the S.T.A.R.S. Captain Who Wanted to Be a GodAlbert Wesker led the S.T.A.R.S. team he was secretly sending to its death, came back from the dead with superhuman powers and tried to infect the whole world. This is his full story, how he survived, how he died and his film versions.
- Alex Wesker: the Overseer of Resident Evil: Revelations 2Alex Wesker is the other surviving child of Spencer's Wesker Project and the villain of Resident Evil: Revelations 2. Here's how she's connected to Albert, what she wanted with Natalia Korda, how she survived her own suicide and how she finally died.
- Alexia Ashford: the Creator of the t-Veronica Virus in Code: VeronicaAlexia Ashford is the child genius behind the t-Veronica virus and the final boss of Resident Evil Code: Veronica. Here's who she was, why she slept for fifteen years, how her brother Alfred took her place, and how she died.
- Alfred Ashford: the Mad Commander of Rockfort Island in Code: VeronicaAlfred Ashford is the unstable commander of Umbrella's Rockfort Island prison and Alexia Ashford's twin brother. Here's how he was made, why he dresses as his sister, what he does to Claire and Steve, and how he dies.
- Annette Birkin: the G-Virus Scientist and Mother of SherryAnnette Birkin is William Birkin's wife, his partner on the G-Virus and the mother of Sherry Birkin. In Resident Evil 2 she guards her husband's work in the sewers and the lab, turns on the monster he has become, and dies giving Claire the cure for her daughter. Here is her story in the 1998 game, the 2019 remake and the 2021 film.
- Ashley Graham: the President's Daughter Leon Rescues in Resident Evil 4Ashley Graham is the US President's daughter, kidnapped by a Spanish cult and infected with a mind-control parasite so she could be sent home as its puppet. Leon S. Kennedy is sent alone to bring her back. Here is her story in the 2005 original and the 2023 remake, which rewrites her as a far braver partner.
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2- Barry Burton: the S.T.A.R.S. Weapons Expert, Blackmail Victim and FatherBarry Burton was S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team's backup man and gun specialist, the friend who got Chris Redfield into the unit and the man Wesker blackmailed in the Spencer Mansion. He came back for Jill in Raccoon City and for his daughter on Sein Island. Here is his story in order.
- Billy Coen: the Death Row Marine of Resident Evil 0Billy Coen is the convicted Marine who escapes into the Arklay Mountains on the night Resident Evil 0 begins and ends up fighting beside Rebecca Chambers. Was he guilty, what happened to him, and why has he never come back? Here is everything the games say.
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5- Carla Radames: the Fake Ada Wong of Resident Evil 6Carla Radames was the scientist who created the C-Virus, and the woman Derek Simmons turned into a copy of Ada Wong. Here is who she was, how she became the fake Ada, why she turned on Simmons and how she died.
- Carlos Oliveira: the Umbrella Mercenary Who Saved Jill in Resident Evil 3Carlos Oliveira is the young U.B.C.S. corporal who fights beside Jill Valentine through the last days of Raccoon City. He was hired by Umbrella, found out what it had done, and got Jill out alive. Here is his story in the 1999 original, the 2020 remake and the Milla Jovovich films.
- Chief Brian Irons: the Corrupt Police Chief of Resident Evil 2Brian Irons ran the Raccoon City Police Department in 1998 and was on Umbrella's payroll the whole time. He buried the S.T.A.R.S. warnings, sabotaged his own officers when the outbreak hit and was hiding something worse in the station. Here is what the 1998 game, the 2019 remake and the 2021 film each do with him.
- Chris Redfield: from S.T.A.R.S. Point Man to BSAA CaptainChris Redfield has fought bioweapons for longer than anyone in the series, from the Spencer Mansion in 1998 to the Mold-infested village of 2021. This is his full history, the people who shaped it, and his film versions.
- Claire Redfield: the College Student Who Came Looking for Her BrotherClaire Redfield rode into Raccoon City looking for her brother Chris and rode out with a little girl she'd saved. This is her full story, from Resident Evil 2 and CODE: Veronica to her TerraSave years and the films.
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2- Ethan Winters: the Faceless Father of Resident Evil 7 and VillageEthan Winters was an ordinary man who went looking for his missing wife and walked into two of the strangest outbreaks in the series. Here is his story from the Baker farm to the Village, why he kept surviving wounds that should have killed him, and how it ended.
- Eveline: the Girl Bioweapon Behind Resident Evil 7Eveline is the mind-controlling child bioweapon at the heart of Resident Evil 7, built by the Connections from the Mold. Here is where she came from, what she wanted, why she is also the old woman in the wheelchair, and how she returns in Village and Shadows of Rose.
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4- Helena Harper: Leon's Partner in Resident Evil 6Helena Harper is the Secret Service agent who helped Derek Simmons get to the President, then spent Resident Evil 6 trying to make it right. Here is who she is, why she betrayed Benford, what happened to her sister and where she ends up.
- How Did Leon and Chris Redfield Meet?Leon and Chris met through Claire Redfield, Chris's sister and Leon's fellow Raccoon City survivor. A Resident Evil 6 file describes the handshake and says it helped thaw relations between the US government and the BSAA. Here's the full story of how they came together.
- How Did Leon Kennedy Become a Government Agent?Leon became a government agent because he had no real choice. After he escaped Raccoon City with Sherry Birkin, the US government offered him a deal: work for them, and Sherry would be kept safe. Here is how the games tell it.
- HUNK: Umbrella's Grim Reaper and the 4th Survivor of Resident Evil 2HUNK is the gas-masked Umbrella soldier who led the raid on William Birkin's lab, set off the Raccoon City outbreak without meaning to, and walked out alive when his whole team died. Here is what the games actually say about him, from The 4th Survivor to the rumours around Requiem.
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2- Is Leon Kennedy Dead?Leon Kennedy is alive at the end of every Resident Evil game he stars in, with one exception: in one of Resident Evil Requiem's two endings, he dies. Here is his fate game by game, and what the two Requiem endings show.
- Is Leon Kennedy Married?No. Leon Kennedy has never been married in any Resident Evil game or film, and he has no partner on screen. The closest thing he has to a love story is Ada Wong, and Capcom has kept that deliberately unresolved for almost thirty years. Here's what the games show.
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3- Jack Krauser: Leon's Old Comrade Turned Kidnapper in Resident Evil 4Jack Krauser was a US special forces soldier who fought beside Leon S. Kennedy in 2002, then turned on his own country and kidnapped the President's daughter for a Spanish cult. Here is his story in the original Resident Evil 4, The Darkside Chronicles and the 2023 remake, which changes who he works for and how he dies.
- Jake Muller: Albert Wesker's Son in Resident Evil 6Jake Muller is a mercenary who turns out to be Albert Wesker's son, and whose blood holds the cure for the C-Virus. In Resident Evil 6 Sherry Birkin is sent to bring him in. Here is his background, what happens to him from Edonia to China, and what he does with the price on his blood.
- Jill Valentine: the S.T.A.R.S. Survivor Who Outran NemesisJill Valentine survived the Spencer Mansion, escaped Raccoon City with Nemesis on her heels and spent three years as Albert Wesker's prisoner. This is her full story across the games and CG films, plus her live-action versions.
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4- Lady Dimitrescu: Who Alcina Dimitrescu Is, How Tall She Is and How She DiesLady Alcina Dimitrescu is the giant, blood-drinking countess of Resident Evil Village, one of Mother Miranda's four Lords. Here is where she came from, what the Cadou did to her, her three daughters, how Ethan kills her, and the official answer on her height.
- Leon S. Kennedy: the Rookie Cop Who Became a Government AgentLeon S. Kennedy started his police career on the night Raccoon City fell and ended up as one of the US government's most trusted agents against bioterrorism. This is his full story, from Resident Evil 2 to Requiem, plus the films.
- Lisa Trevor: the Girl Umbrella Kept Under the Spencer MansionLisa Trevor is the chained, face-wearing figure who stalks the grounds of the Spencer Mansion in the 2002 Resident Evil remake. She was the architect's daughter, kidnapped as a girl and experimented on for thirty years, and her body gave William Birkin the G-Virus. Here is her whole story, from the games to the 2021 film.
- Luis Serra: the Scientist Who Helped Leon in Resident Evil 4Luis Serra (spelt Luis Sera in the 2005 game) is the Spanish researcher who worked on Las Plagas for the cult Los Iluminados, then tried to buy his way out by stealing a sample. He helps Leon and dies for it. Here is his story in the original Resident Evil 4 and the 2023 remake, which gives him an Umbrella past and a different killer.
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3- Mia Winters: Ethan's Wife and Her Secret Past With the ConnectionsMia Winters is the missing wife Ethan goes looking for in Resident Evil 7, and a former operative of the bioweapons syndicate that made Eveline. Here is what she was hiding, what happens to her in each ending, and her role in Resident Evil Village.
- Moira Burton: Barry's Daughter in Resident Evil: Revelations 2Moira Burton is Barry Burton's elder daughter and Claire Redfield's partner in Resident Evil: Revelations 2. Here's why she won't touch a gun, what happened to her on the island, whether she survives, and how she and Barry made peace.
- Mother Miranda: the Villain of Resident Evil Village and Spencer's TeacherMother Miranda is the shapeshifting priestess who rules the village in Resident Evil Village, a grieving mother who found the Mold in 1919 and spent a century trying to bring her daughter back. She also taught Umbrella's founder. Here is her story and how she dies.
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2- Osmund Saddler: the Cult Leader of Resident Evil 4Osmund Saddler leads Los Iluminados, the cult that revives the Plagas parasites and kidnaps the President's daughter in Resident Evil 4. Here's what he wanted, how he controls his followers, how he dies in the 2005 original and what the 2023 remake changes.
- Oswell E. Spencer: the Founder of Umbrella and the Man Behind Resident EvilLord Oswell E. Spencer was the British aristocrat who co-founded Umbrella to chase his dream of a new, evolved humanity. He built the mansion from the first game, ordered murders to keep control, and died at Wesker's hand in 2006. Requiem added a last twist. Here is his story.
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4- Rebecca Chambers: the S.T.A.R.S. Medic Who Survived Resident Evil 0 and the MansionRebecca Chambers was the youngest member of S.T.A.R.S., a rookie medic who lived through the train and training-school disaster of Resident Evil 0 and then the Spencer Mansion. Years later she turned up again as a virologist in the CG films. Here is her whole story in order.
- Resident Evil Characters: Every Major Character in the SeriesThe 40 characters who matter most in Resident Evil, from the S.T.A.R.S. team in the Spencer Mansion to Ethan Winters and Grace Ashcroft. Each entry says who they are, which games they appear in and how their story goes.
- Resident Evil Requiem Characters: Every Major Character ExplainedWho's who in Resident Evil Requiem, from the two leads, Grace Ashcroft and Leon S. Kennedy, to the villains Victor Gideon and Zeno and the people around them. Each entry says who the character is, what they do in the story, and what happens to them in each ending.
- Rose Winters: Ethan's Daughter, From Resident Evil Village to Shadows of RoseRose Winters is the daughter of Ethan and Mia Winters, kidnapped as a baby in Resident Evil Village and the lead of its expansion, Shadows of Rose. Here is why Miranda wanted her, what her powers are, and what happens to her as a teenager.
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3- Sherry Birkin: the Girl From Resident Evil 2 Who Grew Up to Be a Government AgentSherry Birkin was the young daughter of Umbrella's G-Virus scientists, rescued by Claire and Leon in Resident Evil 2 with her father's virus still inside her. She grew up in government custody and became an agent. Here is her story from Raccoon City to Requiem.
- Sheva Alomar: Chris Redfield's BSAA Partner in Resident Evil 5Sheva Alomar is the BSAA agent from the West African branch who partners Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5. An Umbrella cover-up killed her parents when she was a child, and she ended up helping to kill Albert Wesker. Here is her backstory, her part in the 2009 mission and what the games say about her since.
- Steve Burnside: Claire's Partner and Tragedy in Code: VeronicaSteve Burnside is the teenage prisoner Claire Redfield teams up with on Rockfort Island in Resident Evil Code: Veronica. He is cocky, angry and fiercely loyal to her, and his death in Antarctica is one of the saddest scenes in the series. Here is his whole story.
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5- What Happened to Leon After Resident Evil 2?After Resident Evil 2, Leon was taken into government custody with Sherry Birkin and recruited as a special agent in exchange for her safety. Six years later he was in Spain rescuing the President's daughter. Here is what filled the gap.
- Why Did Ada Wong Work for Wesker?Ada Wong worked with Albert Wesker because they were on the same payroll. Both were agents of a company competing with Umbrella, and Wesker was her contact on the jobs that mattered. By 2004 she was only pretending. Here is how the games explain it.
- Why Did Leon Kennedy Go to Raccoon City?Leon went to Raccoon City because he'd just been hired by its police department, and the night he finally drove in was the night the city fell. He'd asked for the posting himself. Here's why, why he turned up days late, and how the remake changes it.
- Why Is Leon Infected in Resident Evil Requiem?Leon is sick in Requiem because he survived Raccoon City. The t-Virus he picked up in 1998 stayed in his body for 28 years and has started killing him, along with the other survivors. Here is what the game shows, and how the ending you pick decides whether he's cured.
- William Birkin: the Umbrella Scientist Who Became GWilliam Birkin was Umbrella's star virologist, the creator of the G-Virus and, by accident, the man who started the Raccoon City outbreak. Shot by Umbrella's own soldiers, he injected himself with G and became the monster that hunts Resident Evil 2. Here is his story.