Resident Evil category

Story Guides

31 entries tagged Story Guides, 31 of them long reads. The rest of the wiki points here most often at Resident Evil 2 Story Explained: Plot, Endings and the 2019 Remake and Resident Evil Requiem Story Explained: Plot Summary and Ending.

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.
Resident Evil (2002) Explained: Plot and EndingPaul W. S. Anderson's first Resident Evil film sends Alice and an Umbrella commando team into the Hive. Here's the full plot, what the ending in the empty hospital means, how it sets up Apocalypse and how it differs from the games.
Resident Evil: Afterlife Explained: Plot and EndingThe fourth Milla Jovovich film strips Alice of her powers, sends her to a besieged prison in Los Angeles with Claire and Chris Redfield, and ends with Jill Valentine leading an attack on Arcadia. Here's the full plot and the ending explained.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse Explained: Plot and EndingThe second Milla Jovovich film takes the outbreak into Raccoon City, brings in Jill Valentine and the Nemesis, and ends with a nuclear blast and a very different Alice. Here's the full plot, the ending explained and how it changes the games.
Resident Evil: Extinction Explained: Plot and EndingThe third Milla Jovovich film jumps to a world turned to desert, puts Alice in Claire Redfield's convoy and ends with an army of Alice clones. Here's the full plot, what the clone ending means and how it changes the games.
Resident Evil Outbreak Story Explained: the Eight Survivors and Requiem's ConnectionThe story of Resident Evil Outbreak and Outbreak File #2, the two online spin-offs about ordinary people trying to get out of Raccoon City in 1998. Here are all ten scenarios, the eight survivors, why nobody knows who canonically survived, and how Resident Evil Requiem made Alyssa Ashcroft matter again.
Resident Evil: Retribution Explained: Plot and EndingThe fifth Milla Jovovich film traps Alice in Umbrella's undersea test site, brings in Leon, Ada and Barry, and ends with a last stand at the White House. Here's the full plot, the ending explained and how it differs from the games.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Explained: Plot and EndingThe last Milla Jovovich film sends Alice back to the Hive with 48 hours to release a cure, and finally reveals who she really is. Here's the full plot, the ending explained and how it rewrites the games' version of Umbrella.
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.
Resident Evil 0 Story Explained: Plot Summary and EndingThe full story of Resident Evil 0, from the leech attack on the Ecliptic Express to Rebecca Chambers and Billy Coen's escape from Umbrella's old training school, with the ending and the Queen Leech explained.
Resident Evil Story Explained: the Mansion Incident (1996 and the Remake)The full story of the first Resident Evil, from S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team's flight into the Arklay Mountains to Wesker's betrayal and the Tyrant on the helipad, covering Chris's and Jill's scenarios, every ending and what the 2002 remake adds.
Resident Evil 2 Story Explained: Plot, Endings and the 2019 RemakeThe full story of Resident Evil 2, from Leon and Claire's first night in a dying Raccoon City to the train out of Umbrella's secret laboratory, with the A and B scenarios, Mr. X, the Birkins, Ada Wong, every ending and what the 2019 remake changes.
Resident Evil (2026) Explained: Plot, Ending and How It Connects to the GamesZach Cregger's Resident Evil follows a medical courier called Bryan through the night Raccoon City falls. Here's the whole plot, what the ending means, which game references are really in it, and where it sits next to Resident Evil 2.
Resident Evil 3 Story Explained: Nemesis, Raccoon City's End and the 2020 RemakeThe full story of Resident Evil 3, from Jill Valentine's escape attempt to the missile strike that wiped out Raccoon City, with the Nemesis, Carlos and Nikolai explained, how it overlaps Resident Evil 2, and what the 2020 remake changes.
Resident Evil 4 Story Explained: Plot, Ending and the 2023 RemakeThe full story of Resident Evil 4, from Leon Kennedy's arrival in a Spanish village to Saddler's island, with the ending, Separate Ways and every big change the 2023 remake makes explained.
Resident Evil 5 Story Explained: Plot Summary and Wesker's EndThe full story of Resident Evil 5, from Jill Valentine's fall at the Spencer estate to Chris and Sheva's fight with Albert Wesker in a volcano, with the ending and the Uroboros plan explained.
Resident Evil 6 Story Explained: All Four CampaignsThe full story of Resident Evil 6 told in order across the Leon, Chris, Jake and Ada campaigns, from Edonia and Tall Oaks to China, with every ending and the truth about Simmons and the fake Ada explained.
Resident Evil 7 Story Explained: the Bakers, Eveline and the EndingsThe full story of Resident Evil 7, from Ethan Winters' search for Mia at the Baker house to the truth about Eveline, with both endings explained and short guides to Not a Hero and End of Zoe.
The Resident Evil CG Films: Degeneration, Damnation, Vendetta and Death IslandCapcom's four animated Resident Evil films are part of the game story, filling the gaps between the numbered games from 2005 to 2015. Here's what happens in each one and exactly where it sits in the timeline.
Resident Evil Code: Veronica Story ExplainedThe full story of Resident Evil Code: Veronica, from Claire Redfield's capture in Paris to the Ashford twins, Steve Burnside's fate and Wesker's return, with the ending explained.
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness and the 2022 Netflix Series ExplainedNetflix has made two Resident Evil shows: Infinite Darkness, a canon CG series with Leon and Claire, and the 2022 live-action series about Albert Wesker's daughters. Here's what happens in each and how they fit with the games.
Resident Evil Requiem Story Explained: Plot Summary and EndingThe full story of Resident Evil Requiem, from Grace Ashcroft's return to the Wrenwood Hotel to Leon and Grace's descent into the ARK beneath Raccoon City, with both endings and the post-credits scene explained.
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Story Explained, Including Both EndingsThe full story of Resident Evil: Revelations 2, from Claire and Moira's kidnapping to Barry's return to Sein Island six months later, with the good and bad endings and Natalia's final smile explained.
Resident Evil: Revelations Story ExplainedThe full story of Resident Evil: Revelations, from the ghost ship Queen Zenobia to the truth about the Terragrigia Panic, with the ending, the twists and the post-credits scene explained.
Resident Evil Story Explained: the Whole Saga in OrderThe Resident Evil story from start to finish, in story order. Every main game from Resident Evil 0 to Requiem, with what happens, how each one ends and how they connect, from Umbrella's first virus to the ruins of Raccoon City 28 years later.
Resident Evil Village Story Explained: Plot, Ending and Shadows of RoseThe full story of Resident Evil Village, from Chris Redfield's attack on the Winters home to Ethan's last stand against Mother Miranda, with the ending, the post-credits scene and the Shadows of Rose DLC explained.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) ExplainedJohannes Roberts' 2021 reboot squeezes the first two games into one night in Raccoon City. Here's the full plot, how it ends, what that Ada Wong scene means, and how much it changes from the games.