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* This page is has some quotes lifted directly from TWilde's [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/925156/2204 huge plot analysis FAQ] from Gamefaqs.com

First off, they're equally useless and end up as the damsel in distress more often than not. That'd also explain why she'd rather go by K-Mart since she doesn't want people to know her true identity as the president's daughter. Though that's pretty pointless by now, it's probably a habit that has stuck to her. If anything, she could be using the alias to show that she's equal to them and doesn't want to be treated as the pampered daughter of a powerful man.

In [[Until Death Do Us Part|another series I read]], the main character has a pair of special sunglasses designed to make up for his lost eyesight. Aside from that, they also have a program that can analyze the data of whatever guns and weapons his enemies are using. In addition to that, someone can even look up information on things via the internet, and send him the data in the midst of battle. They can also give him a possible trajectory of the bullets based on the data it's analyzed. My theory is that as of Resident Evil 5 (specifically as of the Spencer mansion incident), Wesker's sunglasses do the same thing: pop up information on his HUD during battle and show pathways of bullets. That's the only way I can make sense of how he can dodge fire from automatic weapons and not get hit; I get that he has super human reflexes and all that, but still. The time it would take for him to look at someone's gun, guess how they're going to fire it, and dodge would still be long enough that he should get hit every now and then. Especially when you have some people who just fire blindly. But if he has someone on [[Mission Control]] feeding him info via his glasses, then he can avoid all that and just focus on dodging the attacks and in turn kicking the shit out of people. It would also explain why he ALWAYS HAS THEM ON regardless unless someone actually forces them off his face. Granted, anything before maybe [[RE 4]] and [[RE 5]]RE5 is mostly [[Rule of Cool]] still.

There's no way Umbrella could have done all that they did without [[The Government]] being at ''LEAST'' suspicious, if not out right knowing what Umbrella was doing.

== Why did the U.S. government attack Umbrella's factory on October 1st? ==

* Ada has been in deep cover for so long she probably lost her own identity. In fact, [[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]] hints at this. More or less [[Becoming the Mask]].

** He ''was'' still alive by RE5. Then Wesker punched a hole through him, and he wasn't anymore. Of course, he'd hardly be the first person in the series to come back from the dead, so he could still be a villain in future installments.

*** Ooh, maybe he pulled the Wesker trick on Wesker, and when we see him next, ''he'' will have red eyes.

This is why eating hallway plants restores your health.

** Confirmed in RE5. While not using the Umbrella name so much (this troper is unsure if Tricell is Wesker's company or an unrelated, but interested, party), they use its resources and former research to sell [[BO Ws]]BOWs on the black market.

* Maybe they ''are'' under Saddler's control! Or were, anyway. The Merchants get infected with Las Plagas, get sent to America where people ''love'' guns and begin selling them for ''pesos''. Violence skyrockets, and Osmund makes a good chunk of change from the proceeds, brings his "religion" to America and the masses terrified of the bandits using insanely affordable guns seek shelter in his cult. America, mind controlled, proceeds to take over the rest of the world! But then he abandoned it and went with the less convoluted plan of kidnapping the President's Daughter and having her re-rescued once she was infected to infect the highest rungs of the American government. He forgot the Merchants were still around and they just keep fulfilling their primary mission with Leon, rather than the American Public.

...and he makes his profit by selling any random stranger ridiculous guns at a high price, using any other guns left over to blow the sucker away while they're not looking, loot the guns back and sell them to the next traveler, keeping both guns and money. Rinse and repeat. Leon is just too smart for that, which is exactly why the Merchant chuckles evilly when Leon buys things off of him; he considers Leon a [[Worthy Opponent]] of some sort. But his Master Plan to take over the world involves taking this ''de facto'' currency and bringing it into circulation, and in some massive [[You Fail Economics Forever]] moment, throws the entire world (or at least Spain)'s economy into chaos.

* Alternatively, Wesker ''did'' die at the end of Resident Evil 5, but that was [[Cloning Gambit|just a clone]] of the real Wesker. Why else would he constantly need PG67A/W to keep himself from mutating? ''[[Actually a Doombot|Because he's a clone of Wesker,]]'' and therefore unstable. The real Wesker is still sitting in his comfortable satellite TV room drinking champagne.

* Except the Wesker children aren't related. They were a bunch of children whose parents were intellectuals of all nationalities. The kids were kidnapped, given the surname Wesker (after an Umbrella researcher), and indoctrinated by Umbrella.

The merchant is a shapeshifting entity, roaming the forests of Notspain, and assisting those in need. For fighting against the Plagas, he was eventually caught and imprisoned by a bear trap, in wolf form, at the beginning of the game. Along comes a friendly American, who proceeds to free him. As repayment, the Merchant conjures up a bunch of weaponry and assists said agent in his mission against the Plagas. He also assists Ada, for her helping Leon. *He was the chicken in Ada's introductory scene.*

* In addition, not everyone becomes a zombie after dying. Kenneth, for one. None of our protagonists. Rebecca doesn't if you let her get killed by a hunter in the [[R EmakeRemake]].

** Rebecca doesn't become a zombie in the [[R EmakeRemake]] because the Hunter cuts her head off.

Wesker created an experimental clone or heavily modified another individual before the Spencer Mansion incident, in order to fake his death with a body as evidence, and the BSAA as his witness. However, the clone survived, and began to develop its own personality and goals based on Spencer's, to become a god. As RE5 progressed, it began to degenerate as it was torn between its own consciousness and that of Wesker's. Facing off against Chris (who was a major part of Wesker's memories, which may have been implanted into the clone) probably helped with this, as well as the viral overdose. Thus, at the end of Resident Evil 5, the clone's purpose has been accomplished in a roundabout and unwilling fashion, and the broken remnants of the Uroboros project and Tricell Africa can be seized by Wesker.

* Wouldn't ''all of them'' be just as dangerous, given their virtually identical upbringings, brainwashings, and superpower infections? Even if it wasn't the initial Wesker (the source materials make it pretty clear that it was in fact Albert), Chris and Sheva still killed one really bad dude.

It explains why Wesker was wearing his sunglasses at night (to hide the effect of the drugs on his eyes; they could've been bloodshot, for all we know). Barry appeared to be obsessed with food (Jill Sandwich). The way Jill reacts to the snake venom looks like she's also high on something (though I don't know if there is a snake venom that makes people act delirious...). Rebecca is obsessed with practicing Moonlight Sonata, though there are ''freaking zombies everywhere.'' And Chris confronting Wesker... He's laughing for no reason, like he's on weed. But, as a corollary, Wesker was coming off his high during the game, because he was able to pull off coming [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]].

** President Graham manipulated all information about Ashley, you only *think* they were born in different years.

== [[Resident Evil Code: Veronica|Steve Burnside]] is alive. ==

== The world's nations have all merged. ==

''Resident Evil 4'' is officially set in "Europe", despite it clearly taking place in Spain. ''Resident Evil 5'' is set in merely "Africa", with no indication of what particular sub-Saharan country it might be (although people more knowledgeable than I may be able to draw some educated conclusions). What does this indicate? That the world's countries have all united by continent: Canada, the United States, and Mexico are no more -- they're just "North America". What was once Spain is now part of the same administrative body as the former France and Portugal, in the area known only as "Europe". The same with Asia, South America, and Oceania, and of course "Africa".

The Trioxin gas will be the cause of the next zombie outbreak.

Think about it. Chris has obviously taken SEVERAL [[Took a Level Inin Badass|levels in badass]] since we saw him last in Code: Veronica. Now, if you read some of the [[All There in the Manual|flavor files]] that you unlock as you play through [[Resident Evil 5]], it says that Chris is their top agent, with far more successful missions than any other. The BSAA is funded by the Global Pharmaceutical Consortium, a bunch of companies that are what Umbrella claimed to be: medical researchers and manufacturers. It's not that far fetched to think that they'd have a more stable version of Wesker's [[Super Serum]]. It's also not that far fetched to think that Chris may have taken it after Jill's [[Heroic Sacrifice|death.]] This enhancement would explain [[Made of Iron|punching a boulder]] and [[Super Strength|moving it]], as well as the fact that he can use a [[Big Freaking Gun|full sized]] rifle-caliber [[Gatling Good|minigun]] when all the other protagonists could only use 3-barrel baby versions. He still can't quite match Wesker's [[Flash Step|game]] [[Nigh Invulnerable|breaker]] [[Super Strength|powers]], but he doesn't have to inject fresh doses constantly and his sanity is intact.

* I thought that Chris was a badass before that. Why? His inventory was smaller and he was stronger than Jill.

** Also in previous games, he killed all those zombies and other monstrosities by himself without any last minute additions.

== The reason why none of main characters became infected (well from [[RE 1]]RE1 to [[RE 5]]RE5) is due their (natural?) immunity to virus/es. ==

Think about it, all of them got scratched, bitten, cut, beaten, and taken a walk/swim/run thru infected areas. And although they can get poisoned, they never show any effects of infection. This also could be the reason why plants work this way on them.

*** Actually, there is a lot of canon info that pretty much says that. Not the kidnapped part, but a VERY small percentage of people even 'can' become Tyrants, and they wouldn't succumb to the virus under regular circumstances. Even a smaller percentage can become a Nemesis.

== In ''[[Resident Evil: Afterlife]]'',, the Executioner Majini is Movie-Umbrella's Nemesis 2.0 ==

* [[Plot Armor]]?

In most of the games, characters save their progress at typewriters, and [[Apocalyptic Log|presumably make note of their experiences]]. On top of retcons/changes from later games ([[R EmakeRemake]], Chronicles, etc.), some games even give you a choice of your player character offering two sets of contradicting stories. (In [[RE 1]]RE1, either Chris or Jill is kidnapped by Wesker, and either Barry or Rebecca, despite both canonically surviving the mansion incident, is never seen depending on your choice.) Nothing is truly contradicted or retconned, but [[Unreliable Narrator|instead liberties are taken by the author of whichever character's story you're reading]].

* To use another [[RE 1/R Emake|RE 1]] example, Wesker is shown being "killed" by the Tyrant in two different ways. After the first battle with the Tyrant, on Jill's side, Wesker's body is gone. On Chris's, it's still there. Chris only assumed Wesker was dead instead of actually checking (he has less medical experience than Jill and Rebecca, as demonstrated by his inability to make V-JOLT), making Wesker's return in Code Veronica that much more surprising to him. It's also no coincidence the character you're playing as gets [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|to destroy the Tyrant with a rocket launcher]] while the other one is apparently unconscious. And then previously in [[RE 0]], Rebecca previously had two run-ins with a Tyrant, as well as countless hunters, but in Chris's story, she's relegated to possibly getting killed by a hunter if [[Big Damn Heroes|Chris doesn't save her as she cowers in fear]]. Now that we [[Alternate Character Interpretation|know Chris likes being thought of as a badass who saves the day]], is it any wonder why he apparently looks like he was ripped out of an action movie in [[RE 5]]RE5?

* Another example is Darkside Chronicles, seeing as how it's Leon retelling the events of [[RE 2]]RE2 and RE: CV (which he wasn't present for). That could also explain the completely different architecture in the boss fight with Steve. Claire probably didn't go into very much detail about it, because Steve ''died'', so Leon described it differently, based on what he thought it looked like. That also explains why Steve's heart is exposed, Alexia looks much more like a plant, characters were working together at points in time when they wouldn't, Wesker and Chris didn't fight Alexia while Claire dealt with Steve, etc. He just interpreted based on what he was told by Claire, thus explaining why Chris's portion wasn't touched on while Claire was in Antarctica.

* Yet another is Umbrella Chronicles' interpretation of [[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]. Wesker is the narrator. He had almost no way of knowing the order of events and what happened, because there's no way that Jill would be on speaking terms with him after what happened in the Arklay mansion and there weren't surveillance systems set up. That explains why the places Jill and Carlos fight the Nemesis are unusual, where his mutations happen are different, Jill is able to access the other side of the police station than in [[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]], Nicholai and Mikhail aren't there, Carlos lost his accent, Jill's kept in roughly the same area throughout the whole thing, the Gravedigger comes up out of the ground in the middle of the city rather than the graveyard, Jill doesn't get infected, etc.

** The games were slated to change pace from the intro of [[RE 5]]RE5: When Umbrella fell, their weapons and viruses were sold onto the black market. Future games are likely world travel to stop X virus in Y location. Secondly, Wesker lost his head just after the two RPG missiles hit him in the head before the explosion; as well as [[Word of God]] confirming he's gone for good.

It would explain why Rebecca and Billy can visit an area that looks like the entrance of Birkin's lab in [[Resident Evil 0Zero]].

== Jill's {{spoiler|genetic testing (thing)}} [[RE 5]]RE5 was turning her into [[Metal Gear Solid|Solid Snake]]. ==

In [[Resident Evil 5|''Desperate Escape'']], when you play as Jill, she walks the exact same way Raiden does in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'', has the exact same hair colour, the same outfit, just as gender confused... now since Raiden was basically wanting to be Snake, Jill is another Raiden, that is another person who did the same video game testing (which is what {{spoiler|Wesker did to her before and during [[RE 5]]RE5}})... It changed her hair colour to make her more like Raiden. {{spoiler|Wesker}} did all of that because if he had Snake on his team, he wouldn't have lost.

A failed clone at that, as this one was more interested in picking up chicks.

I've been playing Darkside Chronicles recently, and fighting G when I noticed something. Birkin's initial transformation was a shambling, assymetrical abomination. However, he was still conscious in there. Remember the "SHEERRRRYYY!"? He's actively searching for his daughter, but he's completely mad by this point. I have more proof, but I'll get to that in a moment. Birkin had never been sane to begin with, but after the G-Virus injection he went nuts.

G3 was the next stage and arguably the perfect superhuman creature Birkin hoped for. Look at it: The musculature is pristine, it's developed armor over its vulnerable midsection (something that gives it an advantage over most Tyrants), and it just looks like a finished product. Moreover, it's fully mobile now; look at the acrobatics it displays in DC! Even in the original [[RE 2]]RE2, this form moved quickly. In stage 2, we saw Birkin's head get shoved into his chest cavity in favor of a new, mutated skull. However, he's far from stupid in G3. He's feral, but clever: he shields himself with his arms, he displays a bizarre roundhouse kick, and employs sneak attacks and various unique acrobatic movements that seem out of place on something that fiights on instinct. Also, G2 recognized Annette and didn't even attack her until she pulled a gun on him (again, DC only). This implies that Birkin's memories and intelligence were retained in the new head, which leads my to thinking that his brain was still there or that information was "copied over" so to speak. This also explains how he knew which areas to avoid when rampaging through the underground lab. Notice you don't see him in any of the poisoned rooms or the smelting areas where he could fall in and get nearly roasted alive.

Now, for G5 and how it fits in with the "Birkin's mad idea of a perfect creature shaped this form". Actually, I think this was another intermediate stage, like that 2.5 version we saw in the cutscenes of [[RE 2]]RE2 and the 3.5 form we fight briefly before he became G4. Birkin has been eating everything he can find; zombies, lickers, lurkers, and possibly other survivors. As result, he's evovled into a giant blob.... or a cocoon. This is pure fanwank, but he might have been trying to develop into something possibly even more powerful than before, only he got sidetracked by that explosion. He's still in there, as my signature (and more importantly the cutscenes in DC) prove; Birkin's crying out for his daughter even after becoming this abomination.

* Before [[RE 5]]RE5 showed the spray bottles, I assumed they were used as a poultice. Forgive me if I sounded a bit douchey earlier, but us RE veterans have been [[Dead Horse Trope|hearing the pot jokes since 1996]], and they haven't aged well at all.

It really didn't bring anything new to the table if you think about it. The new plaga mouths on the dogs, Wesker's plaga mouth that he ate Bennett with as well as the giant axe wielding majini, and that mind control device that goes on women's chest was definetely taken from [[RE 5]]RE5.

You'll notice in the cutscenes especially in [[RE 4]] and [[RE 5]]RE5 you'll have a bunch of monster weapons but your character only uses the standard magazine pistol. Even in [[RE 4]] when Salazar tried to kill Leon with that trap door, after he counters he symbollicly retallitates by shooting that sound horn with his STANDARD handgun, even if you have the red9 or something that doesn't look like the standard handgun Leon will still have it. Ada isn't really much of a main character and the scene where it shows her watching Leon shooting those Zealot ganados with the TMP is only filler.She's just an ''[[Unreliable Narrator]]'' unaccurately telling the player how Leon's making it through his mission .

** Okay, answer ahoy: It's a movie written, produced, and directed by ''total idiots'' who, even if they had intended to introduce such a plot point, will just forget about it by the next movie anyway to make room for more [[In Name Only]] cameos and shameless ripoffs of ''[[The Matrix]]''. My hat's off to you, though; you've already put more thought into your theory than those kung-fuing, canon-defiling morons put into a series four movies long and counting.

** So, should we assume you're having someone else's conversation now? Because that didn't logically follow anything previously written.

It's canoncially stated in the game that the Wesker Chris & Sheva killed was just a clone. Nobodies perfect not even the creators of a series. They said Wesker's dead yet the so called wesker that died was just a organic drone. Why don't the creators try explaining that. Even though the mercenaries minigame is non-canon it does give you a better perception of the character's abilities. The Wesker in [[RE 4]] punch attack can send an enemy flying through the other side of the game but a punch from that Wesker clone in [[RE 5]]RE5 only causes an enemy to stumble back a little. Even in the RE afterlife movie Wesker seems like more speed and a little strength where he can move like a champ but his hits like a normal human. It's stated that Wesker can life hundreds and even thousands of pound so he shouldn't have a problem with smashing an enemy's skull in with one punch or kick like in [[RE 4]]. In Resident evil code veroncia(RECV) Weskers hits are painful but not deadly to chris, I don't know if he was a clone or he wasn't trying that hard so I can't say if that was the real Wesker. I believe the Wesker in [[RE 4]] was the real one. He out of all the Wesker has real super strength and has only people working for him, even if they are traders. The real Wesker can't afford to be jeapordized in any way and is also more smarter than the clones so he chooses to stay in his own personal HQ instead of where all "the action" is like all the other Weskers. In [[RE 4]] he had had 2 agents working for him, in [[RE 5]]RE5 he doesn't mention not a thing about las plagas or anything about [[RE 4]], why? Because he didn't know about it, because he wasn't there the real Wesker was.

* Dodge?! It was stated that the Wesker we fight was a clone in a flashback in [[RE 5]]RE5, after Wesker was told he was a clone he killed that man who was trying to become a god. Haven't you played or at least played any attention to [[RE 5]]RE5

* Clones, "children" whatever. The point is the Wesker that died in [[RE 5]]RE5 was just a knock off and the real one is still at large.

The creator's will try to add a little sexyness to the new game.