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The mansion turns out to be riddled with [[Death Trap|death traps]] and inhabited by bio-engineered killing machines; with limited firepower and no idea what's going on, Chris and Jill uncover dark truths about pharmaceutical giant [[Mega Corp|Umbrella]] and their captain Albert Wesker as they explore the mansion for their teammates -- and a way out of their nightmare.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Jill Valentine, Alpha Team's B & A specialist and a [[Memetic Mutation|Master of Unlocking]], stated in some material to be a former member of the Special Forces.
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* [[Anime Theme Song]]: Only the Japanese version of the PlayStation game's very first edition had two, an opening theme named ''Kouri no Manazashi'', meaning ''Icy Gaze'' and an ending theme named ''Yume De Owarasenai'', translated to ''I Won't Let This End As A Dream.'' Other versions, including the Japanese re-releases (such as both "Director's Cuts" and the Saturn port) use the instrumental "Still Dawn" instead.
* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: Tons of these are scattered around to provide backstory, clues, and general atmosphere. Also, the saving mechanism consists of using ribbons on a type writer, technically making an [[Apocalyptic Log]] of the player's exploits. [[Nightmare Fuel|4// Itchy. Tasty.]]
* [[Artistic Licence Biology]]: The Neptunes are stated to be great white sharks that have been mutated via the T-virus; however, the Aquaring where they were presumably subjected to this experiment could never have safely held living great whites. In real life, great whites have never successfully been held in ''any'' aquarium. A great white can never stop swimming and will suffocate if it stops, and a man-made aquarium would not only hinder their ability to do so, it would cause the animal injuries from hitting the sides of the tanks. [[Understatement| Of course, Umbrella doesn't seem like a corporation who'd let cruelty to animals laws impede their research...]]
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]:
** The Web Spinners are infected spiders that have grown to the size of a pony, and there's an alpha spider, the Black Tiger, that's about two or three times their size. Possibly justified, at least in the Black Tiger's case, as Umbrella was trying to create a Bio-Organic Weapon out of them, as with Neptune (a giant shark).
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* [[Bold Inflation]]:
** Barry Burton is particularly prone to this.
** Even Wesker gets a moment of this earlier on, where he seems to be
{{quote|'''Wesker''': STOP IT! Don't OPEN that DOOR!}}
* [[Bond Villain Stupidity]]: {{spoiler|Assuming killing Jill and Chris was part of Wesker's plan (which is debatable) he had several chances to put a bullet in their heads in several scenes, but was done in by his own vanity and arrogance, flaws that would define his character in later games.}}
* [[Boring but Practical]]: With the Handgun in the REmake, it can actually be better to aim ''downwards'' at the knees of Zombies when shooting them than at their heads. The chance to blow out a kneecap seems to be slightly better than getting a head-shot, and (somehow) this also instantly kills them ''and'' prevents Crimson Head transformation.
* [[Bowdlerize]]: The intro cutscene was heavily censored and altered by taking out scenes with blood in the Western releases. The PC version, some PAL releases of Director's Cut, and some copies of the US release of the Saturn version contained the original FMV. Notably, Chris' intro and ending were altered which originally has him [[Smoking Is Cool|lighting a cigarette]].
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* [[But Thou Must!]]: Attempting to leave the mansion from the front door will just invite in a zombie dog. The PS1 version just shows an FMV scene where the dog stick its head into the door and the player character hurriedly closing it. In the GC version, the dog manages to invite itself in and after disposing, the player character will refuse to open the door from that point on.
* [[Captain Obvious]]: "It's a weapon. It's really powerful - especially against living things!" Why, thank you for that very insightful observation, Mr. Burton, but that's sort of the definition of a weapon. If it was for non-living things, it'd be called a ''tool''. Although to be fair, Barry probably meant that the acid rounds would be more effective against Yawn and the Hunters rather than the undead zombies and dogs.
* [[Contrived Coincidence]]: One secret door with vital items inside can be opened by playing Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" on a nearby piano; thank goodness Jill's mother was so insistent she take those lessons, right?
** This is downplayed in the remake, however, as Jill is the ''only'' playable character who knows how to play the piano enough to open the door right away. If you're running through Chris' scenario, he ''cannot'' play the piano, and must have Rebecca do so; she isn't as good as Jill, and requires time to practice before the door can be opened.
* [[Clown Car Grave]]: Zombies will sometimes pop up in rooms after you have already cleared that room and even any surrounding rooms. Where are they all coming from?! Yes, they can open doors in the Remake (Well, a few can in the [[PS 1]] version), but there are still instances where Chris/Jill will come from a completely zombie free area, and then have a zombie come into the room from right behind them! There are also instances of [[It Got Worse|Clown Car Hunters.]]
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: At 23 years old, Jill is already a former member of the Delta Force. However, U.S. special forces do not allow women in their ranks and even if that were not the case, you have to be at least 22 to be part of SFOD-D, and Jill has already been in S.T.A.R.S. for two years.
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* [[Disc One Nuke]]: Using the Grenade Launcher glitch in the GC version can make the game very easy.
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Rebecca Chambers, a new recruit to Bravo Team, who is almost completely helpless and even has a scripted event where she gets killed off by a Hunter if you don't arrive in time.
* [[Descending Ceiling]]: The infamous "Jill Sandwich" trap.
* [[Doomed by Canon]]: It is actually possible to rescue Richard in the GC version by delivering the serum to him on time. However, he will simply end up being killed off at a later point of the game, since the plot of the sequels requires the deaths of all the S.T.A.R.S. members except for the main characters ([[My Friends and Zoidberg|and Brad]]).
* [[Early Installment Weirdness]]: The live-action opening and ending sequences in the original [[PlayStation]] release. They were redone entirely in CGI in the [[Game Cube]] version in order to bring it in line with the rest of the series.
* [[Easter Egg]]: Beat the extra modes in the remake, specifically Invisible Enemy in under 5 hours or less and you get a [http://ironmouse.za.org.nyud.net:8090/dragon/jill/006/022302.jpg secret photo]{{Dead link}}.
* [[Elite Mooks]]: Hunters appear inside the mansion once you've explored the Residence, replacing many of the (much slower) zombies.
* [[Elites Are More Glamorous]]: Chris is an ex-USAF Fighter Pilot and Jill is ex-Delta Force. S.T.A.R.S. itself is essentially the Raccoon Police Department's equivalent of a S.W.A.T. team.
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* [[Facial Horror]]: Lisa stitched together the faces of her assorted victims, wearing them like as a mask. In later playthroughs, you do get a brief peek at her real face.
* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]: In the original you could not save Richard. The only difference getting the serum to him on time makes is whether you get his radio or not. In the REmake, you can save him, but he suffers a [[Plotline Death]] shortly afterwards.
** Even if {{spoiler| you know Wesker is bad news}}, there's no way to exploit that information.
* [[Foreshadowing]]
** Chris' and Jill's S.T.A.R.S. membership cards at the character select screen have Brian Irons' (the police chief from ''Resident Evil 2'') signature on them.
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* [[Hidden Supplies]]: The save points in the game are mostly hidden, out-of-the-way places with good lighting and calming music where your supplies are stashed. After you've been battling zombies for a while finding a safe place to relax can be an incredible relief, enough so to make players reluctant to leave.
* [[His Name Is--]]: Enrico is shot by an unseen assailant ({{spoiler|Wesker}}) moments after he reveals there's a mole.
* [[Hell Hound]]: The zombie hounds aren't from Hell, but the way they viciously attack sure suggsts it.
* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: {{spoiler| Lisa in the remake. The first time you encounter her, you lack the proper weapons to even ''fight'' her, and your only recourse is to flee. Even when you ''do'' have the right weapons, she can't be killed via conventional means, and only dies when the mansion itself is torched.}}
* [[Hot Amazon]]: Jill, according to Brad.
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Chris is much larger than Rebecca and Barry is much larger than Jill.
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* [[Insurmountable Waist High Fence]]: One of the doors in the REmake is so rickety that the knob falls off if you go through too many times, but the combat-boot wearing protagonists will never kick it in. [[Padding|It's a blatant game lengthener]]. In "Real Survival" mode, that doorknob never breaks, though.
** Or, knowing that it's about to happen, the character will never do anything so bold as leave the door open to allow unrestricted access, considering the fact that it's a very useful shortcut.
* [[Irony]]: When Barry tells Jill "this hall is dangerous!" they're actually in the safest area of the game.
* [[It's the Only Way to Be Sure]]: The laboratory has a self-destruct device, though whether it is intended to prevent the virus from spreading or to destroy the evidence is uncertain.
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: In the REmake, after you kill a zombie, unless you used a flame round with the grenade launcher or managed to get a [[Boom! Headshot!|headshot]] you need to use a flask of kerosene and a lighter to burn the corpse (you can also try blowing its knees off). Otherwise it will remain where you dropped it until it transforms into a [[Demonic Spiders|Crimson Head]].
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** Forest (AKA the One Dangerous Zombie) can match the main character in running speed, hits harder, and intentionally pops up at the least opportune times. <small>(Also he's covered in grenades and if you shoot him he goes plooey.)</small>
* [[Let's Split Up, Gang!]]: Three of the S.T.A.R.S. make it to the mansion together then promptly decide to split up. Seems like a bonehead move {{spoiler|[[Fridge Brilliance|until you remember that it was Wesker's order and he's working against the others]]}}.
* [[Loads and Loads of Loading]]: The original version suffered from this; every time you opened a door, went up stairs, climbed a ladder, etc., there was about a five second lapse.
* [[Lonely Piano Piece]]: There literally is a piano in the Spencer Mansion, and Jill and Rebecca use it to melodically play ''Moonlight Sonata''.
* [[Lost Forever]]: In the REmake, once the self-destruct in the laboratory is triggered (only if Barry or Rebecca are alive), a [[Point of No Return]] is created due to the entry elevator being disabled which prevents you from backtracking to the mansion and other areas. If you missed the {{spoiler|MO Disk in the tiger statue}} and you saved your game at this point, then rescuing your partner becomes impossible. In ''Real Survival'' mode, all items in item boxes not in the laboratory also become inaccessible when the self destruct is triggered.
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* [[Plotline Death]]: Richard Aiken is doomed to die. In the original game, he would die whether you gave him the antidote serum or not and doing so or not only decided if you'd get his radio or not. In the REmake, if you give him the serum, he'll survive, but consequently get himself eaten by either Yawn (in Jill's scenario) or Neptune (in Chris's scenario). However, if he dies in this way, he leaves you his assault shotgun, which is a much better weapon then the ordinary shotgun you found.
* [[Raising the Steaks]]: The zombified dogs are a series mainstay. Justified in that they were one of the experimental lines of B.O.W. being created in the mansion.
* [[Reviving Enemy]]: In the [[Game Cube]] remake, zombies that aren't
* [[Say My Name]]: '''''REBECCAAAAAAA!'''''
* [[See You in Hell]]: Wesker doesn't take kindly to getting winged by Barry's revolver.
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* [[The Starscream]]: {{spoiler|Albert Wesker}} is an inversion of the trope. Wesker is the leader of the entire S.T.A.R.S. unit, and {{spoiler|Enrico Marini}} is the second in command to Wesker. {{spoiler|Wesker ends up gunning down Enrico down in cold blood while the latter is distracted. From behind, no less.}}
* [[Sequel Difficulty Drop]]: Players coming from RE 2 and 3 will be surprised when healing items are extremely scarce and it takes more than half a clip to down a zombie.
* [[Snakes Are Evil]]: The Yawn, a colossal snake infected with the T-virus, possibly one of the most terrifying enemies in the whole series.
* [[Suicide Attack]]: The [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|One Dangerous Zombie]] (i.e. Forrest). Upon unlocking him, Forrest chases you around the mansion while wearing a grenade-covered vest.
* [[Sunglasses at Night]]: Wesker. Apparently simply for [[Rule of Cool]] or to establish his [[Badass]] credentials.
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* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Poor Richard. Even if you manage to cure him, he ends up shielding Jill from a giant snake or shielding Chris from a giant shark, getting [[Swallowed Whole|devoured]] in the process. Rebecca does not take it well.
* [[Tentacle Rope]]: In the REmake, Plant 42 uses these to pull the player into its bulb-chamber from the flooded ring even if they used the poison on it (in the previous editions, the poison automatically killed Plant 42).
* [[Timed Mission]]: In both the original and the remake, there is a part where you hear Rebecca scream. When that happens, you have 10 minutes to save her; take longer, and she'll be dead when you finally do reach her. (Or, in the remake, there will be a cutscene showing her bloody, brutal death.) Seeing as it only takes about ''one'' minute to get there, this can overlap with [[Video Game Cruelty Punishment]].
* [[Tortured Abomination]]: {{spoiler|Lisa Trevor}} is a twisted mockery of a woman who's been trapped in a constantly-mutating, undying body for thirty years, and was driven insane by her ordeal a long time ago.
* [[Tragic Monster]]: The REmake's Lisa Trevor.
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** In the remake, you can refuse giving Barry his revolver back, which gets him killed by Lisa. However, it is highly recommended to not do so in a speed run as you will not have to fight the final boss (saving a few minutes), and his magnum is the second-most powerful weapon in the game capable of killing almost anything with one shot, including the Tyrant (again, saving a minute or two).
* [[The Virus]]: The T-Virus, naturally.
* [[Was Once a Man]]:
* [[With This Herring]]: You start out with a loaded pistol, maybe one extra clip of ammo, and a knife. Justified in that you're a cop who wasn't expecting to be locked into a house crawling with bio-engineered horrors and you just ran a marathon to escape a pack of killer zombie dogs, firing wildly at them in an effort to avoid being eaten.
* [[What Happened to Mommy?]]: Lisa Trevor.
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