Complete Resident Evil Analysis

[Bob]

I'll link you to it in a second. But first I shall paste this, the complete Resident Evil timeline.

centuries ago: the Salazar family imprisons Las Plagas in a
tomb far underneath their castle. (cf. Castellan's Memo, RE4)

early to mid-20th century: Edward Ashford and Ozwell Spencer
discover or create the "mother virus." (cf. RE2 EX, CV)

mid-20th century: the "mother virus" is refined into the
virus codenamed "Progenitor" by a research team. Both
James Marcus and Ozwell Spencer are members of this team.
One would presume that Edward Ashford was also present.
(cf. files in CV and RE0)

1967: George Trevor, a famous architect from New York, builds
the Spencer mansion. Ozwell Spencer himself invites Trevor
and his family out to see Trevor's work. This invitation is
a trap; Jessica and Lisa Trevor are kidnapped, and George is
imprisoned beneath the mansion. George's attempts to escape
lead him to an inescapable room, where Spencer has helpfully
left him a tombstone. George starves to death in that room,
while his wife and daughter become test subjects for the
Arklay scientists. Later that year, Jessica Trevor is killed
during an escape attempt. Lisa Trevor remains a guinea pig
for the next twenty-eight years, an insane child in an
unkillable body. (Trevor's Letters, REv.2)

1968-1969: Spencer, Ashford, and possibly Marcus found the
Umbrella corporation, apparently by investing their own
fortunes. (cf. CV) In addition to its secret purpose of
bioweapons research, Umbrella maintains a lucrative cover
as a pharmaceutical megacorporation, manufacturing products
such as shampoo, painkillers, and medicines.

1970: Alexander Ashford accidentally kills Edward, discrediting
the Ashfords and handing the reins of Umbrella to Ozwell Spencer.
(Spencer's obviously in complete control by the time Wesker
comes to work at Arklay in 1978, as per Wesker's Report II.
Alexander becomes the head of the Ashford family in 1970,
as per the history of the Ashford family in CV.)

1968-1978: the Arklay facility is founded underneath Ozwell
Spencer's mansion.

September 19th, 1977 (inferred from Marcus' Diary 1, RE0):
James Marcus creates the T-Virus.

1978: Teenagers Albert Wesker and William Birkin are
assigned to the Arklay research facility, located in the
Spencer mansion outside Raccoon City. (Wesker's Report 2)

1981: Alexia Ashford graduates from university at the age of
ten and is made a head researcher at her father's Antarctic
laboratory. (Newspaper Clip, CV)

1983: Alexia and Alfred test the T-Veronica virus on Alexander
Ashford, creating the Nosferatu. Alexia subsequently enters
cryogenic storage. At some point thereafter, presumably very
soon after Alexia's "death," Alfred's obsession with Alexia
becomes reinforced by his own subconscious roleplay. (Alfred's
Diary and Virus Research Report, CV)

1988: Wesker gets the Nemesis parasite. William Birkin discovers
the G-Virus in Lisa Trevor's body. James Marcus is assassinated.
(Wesker's Report 2; Investigator's Report 1, RE0)

1995: Wesker gets transferred to Umbrella's secret service.
(Wesker's Report 2)

1996: Wesker forms the STARS in Raccoon City, to combat a
recent increase in local domestic terrorism. Most of its
members are former military personnel. (Manual to original
PSX RE; see below)

September 1996: Something horrible happens to Yoko Suzuki,
who represses the memories thereof. (Greg's cutscene, RE:O)

1997: Lieutenant Billy Coen's unit of Marines is sent to
Africa. Whatever happens next, at least twenty-three people
die and Billy is charged with their murder. (Court Order
For Transportation file; Billy's flashback, RE0)

May 11th, 1998: the T-Virus outbreak at the Spencer mansion.
Ignoring the movie, James Marcus takes the credit for the
outbreak while Morpheus Duvall, for whatever reason, takes
the blame. (The date comes from one of Nicholai's reports
in Survivor. Marcus claims to have caused the outbreak in
RE0 when speaking to Wesker and William Birkin via the
security monitors. Also see the Dismissal Notice in RE:DA.)

June, 1998: the first cases of the "zombie disease" appear
within Raccoon City. (cf. M. Watchman's Diary, Sewer Manager's
Diary, RE2)

July 23rd, 1998: a cleanup team is sent to the old training
facility in the Raccoon Forest via the Ecliptic Express
passenger train, presumably to join the teams that are
already at work in the facility. James Marcus, restored
to a semblance of life by his leeches, attacks the train
and kills almost everyone aboard. In so doing, Marcus
inadvertently (?) frees Billy Coen. When the STARS Bravo
team's helicopter crashes nearby, Rebecca investigates
the train and meets Billy. The two of them spend the
next few hours being chased around the training facility.

July 24th, 1998: Rebecca and Billy's final showdown with
James Marcus, in the treatment plant below the training
facility. Rebecca leaves Billy in the Raccoon Forest and
goes to the Spencer mansion after Enrico.

July 25th, 1998: The Alpha team begins its search for the
Bravo team. They're promptly chased into the Spencer mansion,
where the real fun starts.

July 25th, 1998: at or around daybreak, Wesker's betrayal
is revealed, the Tyrant is disposed of, and the remaining
members of the Alpha team escape via helicopter just before
the Spencer mansion explodes.

late July to mid-August, 1998: with no real evidence, an
admittedly ridiculous story, and Brian Irons working against
them, the surviving STARS have no luck convincing anyone in
the RPD about what actually happened to them. Chris Redfield
continues his investigation into Umbrella alone. (Mail to
Chief, Mail to Chris, RE2; Chris's Report, RE2 EX; Jill's
Diary, RE3)

August 24th, 1998: Chris and Barry both leave Raccoon City
to go to Europe. Jill elects to stay behind, intending to
investigate William Birkin's underground laboratory. While
she's at it, she quits the RPD. At this point, she presumably
begins laying low, as according to Marvin Branagh in RE2,
Jill "disappeared" at the same time that Barry and Chris
did. (Chris's Diary, RE2; Jill's Diary, RE3)

early September, 1998: cases of the "cannibal disease" begin
to appear in Raccoon City, as the T-Virus slowly works its
way through Raccoon Forest. (cf. M. Watchman's Diary, Sewer
Manager's Diary, RE2)

Around September 22nd, 1998: A team of soldiers is sent,
possibly by Umbrella's French division, to William Birkin's
laboratory to get a sample of the G-Virus. One of them is
trigger-happy, and hilarity ensues. After the subsequent
massacre, the G-Type munches on a number of virus containers,
including the T-Virus. The local population of sewer rats
carries a megadose of the virus up into the streets of Raccoon
City. One of the first major outbreaks is outside J's Bar.

September 23rd-27th, 1998: the long death of Raccoon City.
Outbreak's second, third, and fourth scenarios are set at
various points during this week.

September 27th, 1998: the police muster their remaining forces
and mount an all-or-nothing counterattack against the zombies.
They lose. The survivors of the battle pull back to the RPD's
precinct house and reinforce it to withstand a siege. Over
the next two days, most of the refugees in the RPD are picked
off one by one by zombies, Lickers, and Brian Irons. (Operation
Report 1, Operation Report 2, Chief's Diary, RE2; the opening
movie, the Photos, RE3)

Daytime, September 28th, 1998: Jill shoots her way out of
her apartment building, meets the Nemesis and the surviving
UBCS soldiers, and fixes the cable car. Mikhail's last
stand knocks out the cable car's brakes, and Jill is
knocked unconscious in the ensuing crash.

Nighttime, September 28th, 1998: Jill wakes up at the St. Michael
Clock Tower. She signals the UBCS extraction chopper, which is
promptly shot down by the Nemesis. Jill faces off against and
"kills" the Nemesis, but it infects her with the T-Virus. Jill
passes out, and Carlos takes her to the chapel.

September 29th, late at night: Leon and Claire come into town.
The siege of the RPD effectively ends with the death of Brian
Irons and the evacuation of the building; Sherry Birkin is left
as the only survivor. Leon and Claire use different routes to
enter the sewers and reach William Birkin's laboratory under
Raccoon City.

September 30th, early morning: the "death" of Ada Wong and the
final encounters with the G-Type and Mr. X. Leon, Claire, and
Sherry make their escape from William Birkin's laboratory.

September 30th, daytime: Claire and Leon have their unexplained
argument, and Claire vanishes into the Raccoon Forest. Leon and
Sherry are promptly picked up by the U.S. military. Leon is
approached by an "underground anti-Umbrella group," while
Sherry is captured by people working for Wesker. (RE3 Epilogue
Files; Wesker's Report)

October 1st, 1998 the middle of the night: Jill finally wakes
up. Carlos finds the T-Virus vaccine for her, learns that Nicholai
is still alive, and encounters the "new" Nemesis.

October 1st, near daybreak: Carlos cures Jill, who makes her
way to the Dead Factory.

The Outbreak crew enters Raccoon University and deals with
Thanatos. Nicholai Ginovaef destroys Raccoon University and
assassinates Greg. It's not yet known whether Daylight went
up with the school.

Nicholai returns to the Dead Factory to attack Jill, but
winds up leaving her to die. Jill kills the Nemesis. She
and Carlos escape Raccoon City with Barry's help.

Hunk's departure from the RPD takes place at night, at some
point after Claire and Leon have vacated the RPD. It could be
set on either September 30th or October 1st.

October, 1998: Leon Kennedy becomes an agent of the American
government. (RE3 Epilogue)

November, 1998: Ark Thompson's investigation of Sheena Island
ends with an explosion. Ark, Lott, and Lily escape.

December 17th, 1998: Claire Redfield is captured in Paris,
and spends the next ten days as a prisoner.

December 27th, 1998: shortly after she's taken to Rockfort
Island, Claire is knocked unconscious. While she's out, Wesker's
assault team attacks the facility. Rodrigo frees Claire, who
saves Rodrigo, discovers Alfred's secret, and escapes with Steve.

December 28th, 1998: thanks to Alfred, Claire and Steve's plane
crashes into Alexander Ashford's Antarctic hideaway. Claire
manages to find an escape route, and Alfred's clever ambush
fails. Claire and Steve's second escape attempt is foiled by
Alexia's sudden awakening. At the same time, Chris Redfield
arrives at Rockfort Island. He talks to Rodrigo, runs into
Wesker, and commandeers one of Alfred's jets.

December 29th, 1998: Chris touches down in the Antarctic, saves
Claire, kills Alexia, and survives his ill-advised fistfight
with Wesker. Chris and Claire escape the Antarctic in Alfred's
jet just as the base explodes.

April, 1999: An unknown agency, presumably Umbrella or a
similar corporation, begins field-testing experiments in
the ruins of Raccoon City, without the knowledge or consent
of the American government.

2000-2003: At some point, Ramon Salazar assists the surviving
Los Illuminados in recovering Las Plagas and administering it
to the villagers who live near his castle. (RE4 never says when
Salazar joins the cult, but since he's only twenty, it's safe
to assume that it hasn't been very long.)

2002: during a mission with Leon, Jack Krauser seemingly dies
in a helicopter crash.

September 18th, 2002: Morpheus Duvall's followers steal some
T-Virus from Umbrella's Paris facility.

September 22nd, 2002: the Spencer Rain is seajacked and
infected.

September 23rd, 2002: Bruce McGivern and Fong Ling kill
Morpheus, thwarting his scheme to fire T-Virus missiles
at several American cities.

2002-2004: the United States government puts Umbrella out of
business by freezing its assets and preventing its continued
operation. (RE4's introduction)

Fall, 2004: Ashley Graham, the daughter of the president of
the United States, is kidnapped. After she's sighted in a rural
village in Spain, Leon Kennedy is dispatched to rescue her.
He encounters resistance.

http://db.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/file/resident_evil_plot.txt

Fascinating stuff. Extremly so.

[clyzm]

I don't see REOF2 stuff there. Really interesting, btw.

[Bob]

Wasn't RE:O 2 an mp only game?

[clyzm]

Wasn't RE:O 2 an mp only game?

Nah. The REOF2 stuff was interesting stuff, hospital stuff, Alyssa stuff, maybe I could put it in there if I do a bit of research.

[Bob]

Do so then email the guy who composed the thing and I'm sure he'll be more than appreciative.

[James]

I've seen better.
The guy is slightly incorrect and interpretates some things, a tiny example is this is that he refers the RE tyrant as 001 instead of 002.




Also, the guy will add REOF#2 soon, don't worry kids!


People will remember I'm possibly the biggest RE buff on these forums, I just don't show it.

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nemesis owns tyrans bum bum

[Snakey]

This came up in a search for T Virus (I was looking for the site where I found the Virus timeline to post it here)

http://ne-t-virus.tripod.com/sitebuilde ... io-007.jpg

What the HELL is it?

[Bob]

Tripod picture.

<3.

[Snakey]

Doesn't show the tripod picture for me.

[Bob]

It's in your cache?

[James]

That be possibly a Licker or a failed NE-P experiment.

[ynnaD]

Kinda looks like the final boss in Jak 2

[MrBlackDX]

Chimera I reckon!

[James]

Chimera I reckon!

Naaah.

They look burnt.

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I just downloaded Resident Evil 1,2 both discs, 3 for PS1

[ynnaD]

RE2 is much better than the first one enjoy

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Yeh I know, I played them all when I was younger and loved them. Just going through them again and they seem to be really easy now :\ lol

[ynnaD]

Lol . After all these years its funny how we notice how easy younger games are :/

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Yeh it really is, it's took me a few hours to get to the very end of the first disc :\ it took me fuckin months 8 years ago or whenever it came out in the US [piracy owns]

[Allan]

Yeh it really is, it's took me a few hours to get to the very end of the first disc :\ it took me fuckin months 8 years ago or whenever it came out in the US [piracy owns]

Lol, when your little, you get scared as shit by zombies, nowadays, it's just "What the hell?!?" *Shoot enemy in head* rather than "AHHHHHHHH!!!!! WTF is that thing outside the door!!!!!!" <--- RE1, with the freaky monster outside the door(Anyone know what that actually is?)
and With the dogs breaking through the windows, it's like "right.... dogs..." now, but then, it was "0Mg!!! Dogzzz!!1! RunZorZ!!!!!" *Proceed to pissing yourself*

Ahh, how times, and graphics change

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I miss them times and I know exactly what your talking about. The part with the dogs in RE1 when they smash through the window, ahhh yess, many an underwear change lol.
I think RE3 is the best one, I remembered RE2 to be really long and lots of hard puzzles and generally being hard and thought from past memories it was better, turns out it isn't. I like the running around the streets full of zombies and shit. On RE2 the gun store owner is awesome with his square head LOL "hold on *over exaggerated locking of a door noise* by the time I knew anything was wrong the whole town was infested with zombies!" LMAO and zombies make the funniest sounds ever, it's a cross between a wookie and a male porn star.
What part you referring to about the door? The only thing that comes to mind is them dogs outside the main door and when that zombiefied crazy slut whore is chasing you into the cabin place at the top of the hill.

[Allan]

I miss them times and I know exactly what your talking about. The part with the dogs in RE1 when they smash through the window, ahhh yess, many an underwear change lol.
I think RE3 is the best one, I remembered RE2 to be really long and lots of hard puzzles and generally being hard and thought from past memories it was better, turns out it isn't. I like the running around the streets full of zombies and shit. On RE2 the gun store owner is awesome with his square head LOL "hold on *over exaggerated locking of a door noise* by the time I knew anything was wrong the whole town was infested with zombies!" LMAO and zombies make the funniest sounds ever, it's a cross between a wookie and a male porn star.
What part you referring to about the door? The only thing that comes to mind is them dogs outside the main door and when that zombiefied crazy slut whore is chasing you into the cabin place at the top of the hill.

By "The thing outside the door", i meant the thing outside the main hall. it looked like a crazy licker/baby pink dinosaur crossbreed . I never knew of some crazed slut to chase you around in RE1, i only played the PS1 version of it

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Pink dinosaur thing? lmao wtf. And that crazy woman I'm talking about is that girl's mum or something who was locked in the basement.

[Snakey]

You mean Lisa Trevor?

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I can't remember but is that her that is like a pale yellow colour and has chains attached to her and kills you in 1/2 swings?

[Snakey]

Thats probably Lisa.

[James]

It is Lisa.

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Whats this yoshi that that guy is talking about?

[clyzm]

Resi2 made me scared but not piss my pants when I opened the door and scary suspenseful music (and zombies) came out.

The door opening anim is just too suspenseful.