Resident Evil: 10 Unsolved Mysteries In The Franchise
Even after the credits roll, these Resident Evil games keep scaring you because there are still puzzles to solve.
The Resident Evil series has gotten better and better, with scares, thrills, and dramatic changes that are both shocking and exciting. Some of the twists in the story are how bad Wesker was in the first Resident Evil, how William Birkin went from being a doctor to a monster in Resident Evil 2, and what was really going on with Ethan Winters in Resident Evil Village.
Still, RE has so many mainline games, remakes, reboots, spin-offs, and side stories that there are sure to be some questions that aren’t answered. Some are small things that make people scratch their heads, while others are harder to understand.
Who are The Merchant and the Duke?
Resident Evil 4 gave the series a new spin on the gameplay and added a lot of colorful personalities. The Merchant is one of the stranger ones. He looks like one of the infected Ganados, but he talks with an English Cockney accent and helps Leon with his weapons, equipment, and upgrades.
Maybe that makes him more interesting than if he had a long history. Then again, his RE8 was just as bad. The Duke talks more and is more interested in the story, but he is just as strange, if not more so, than his friend with the purple hood. He knows more than he lets on, but he never says where he got his information or why he does what he does, other than saying it’s “customer service.”
Who’s the Person in RE3’s Post-Credits Scene?
The first version of RE3 was supposed to be a side game called “Resident Evil 1.9.” It would have been RE2 from Jill Valentine’s point of view, and it would have been a very short Resident Evil game. Still, it was a good addition to the series, and it got a good remake with its own story.
After finishing the game and watching the credits, players would see a short scene of a man in an office picking up a broken vial from a desk. Qui est-il? A Chris Redfield before the workout? Nikolai still alive? HUNK outside of his clothes? Whoever he is, finding out for sure would probably take another remake or side-game, if they even continue this story.
Who is Ada Wong Working For?
Ada Wong started out as a name in a report, but she eventually became the series’ super spy, working for one group or another. Still, she seems to stick to her plan, even if it means working against her friends. For example, in RE4, she threatened Leon with a gun to get him to give her a sample of Plagas, but she refused Wesker’s order to kill him.
People know that she has a soft spot for the former Raccoon City cop who now works for the government. No one knows what her deal is. What is her name? Is she working for someone else to find out about all of these different groups and organizations? Or is she really a one-woman operation who plays spy games because she wants to find out more? After years of playing both sides against each other, it’s hard to see her choosing just one.
Who is HUNK, and Where Is He?
The story of the Alpha Team Leader of the Umbrella Secret Service is likely to never be known. The “Human Unit Never Killed” is a side character who shows up in “The 4th Survivor” and the “Mercenaries Modes.” He is not part of the major storyline. But he has his own story as a special operative for Umbrella who does their dirty work.
He’s been through a lot. In RE2, he was trying to get the G-Virus back. In RE: Code Veronica, he was sending a package to Rockfort Island. After Umbrella fell, he became a freelancer who would work for money. But does he have more than that? Who is he really? What is he doing now? And since he used to work for Umbrella, what would happen if Chris and the BSAA found him? That would be fun to watch.
What’s Going on with the BSAA?
Since their first appearance in Resident Evil 5, the BSAA, or Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance, has gone through a few changes. By the rules of that game, they were the bosses Chris and Sheva answered to as they ran around West Africa stopping terrible bioweapons and terrorist activities.
But by RE8, they had become another evil force, using bioengineered troops to attack the Black God fungal root while Chris and his Hound Wolf Squad did their own thing. They planned to ask the BSAA directly for replies, but the game didn’t show that. Most likely, we won’t know until RE9.
What Happened to Steve Burnside’s Body?
Code: Veronica might be the game that most needs to be redone. The game was famous when it first came out, but its difficulty, strange characters, and quick plot points (the Ashford twins are having trouble) have caused it to lose popularity over time. That, and Steve Burnside, who helped Claire Redfield, was more of a bother than a help.
When he gave his life to protect Claire, it wasn’t as sad as Capcom had hoped. After that, Albert Wesker’s HCF force picked up his body and took a sample of the t-Veronica virus he had. He said that there was a chance he could be brought back to life. But now that Wesker is dead, Steve will probably be left alone to rest wherever he is.
What’s Alex Wesker Up To?
The death of Albert Wesker in RE5 did not mean the end of the Weskers as a whole. Alex Wesker was taken from her parents and raised by Albert’s father so that he could test the Progenitor Virus on her. Then she moved up in Umbrella Pharmaceuticals until she was able to get rid of them. As the main bad guy in Resident Evil: Revelations 2, she used her science projects to torture people, just like her foster brother did before her.
She thought that if she gave her mind to another person, she could live forever. It kind of worked, because after she died, her awareness got into the mind of one of her test subjects, Natalia Korda. Since mind transfer is also a plot point in the main games, the possessed “Dark Natalia” would let Alex pick up where Mother Miranda left off.
Where’s Jake Muller?
Side games can be fun, but they don’t usually have anything to do with the main series. If they do, “Dark Natalia” might want to find Jake Muller, who she raised as her nephew. Jake is the son of Albert Wesker. He first showed up in Resident Evil 6, and he only got some of his skills. His blood was the only way to get rid of the C-Virus, but it was hard to get him to help.
At the end of Drift Boss, he was more ready to help other people and still got along with his partner, Sherry Birkin. RE6 wasn’t the best game, so fans probably don’t want to know where Jake went after that. But since his trip doesn’t have a clear end, he could come back.
Where Did the Fungal Roots Come From?
After RE6’s over-the-top approach, the series had to wait for a more scary sequel to get back on track. In Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Ethan Winters looked for his lost wife Mia in the Louisiana swamps. He ran into the Baker family and their scary house.
The game showed that they were copies made by an oil truck spreading a mold.RE8 then showed that it came from a larger group of fungi in Europe that Miranda and her followers called “the Black God.” No one knows where this root came from yet, but since it’s the new focus of the series, it’s likely to get more attention in future books.
What Happened to Mia Winters?
At the end of RE8, Ethan gave his life to save his daughter Rose, who then left the area with Chris Redfield and Rose’s mother, Mia. The game then got downloadable content that showed a teenage Rose exploring what was left of the town and the secrets it held.
Her backstory said that the US government took her into protective care and that Mia slowly disappeared from her life until she was in her teens. What was wrong with her? After everything she went through, why did she lose her job? Is she the mysterious person who walks up to Rose’s car at the end of her story?Just wait and see.
