the story so far…

The story of Resident Evil begins, and in many ways never truly leaves, Raccoon City.

In 1998, the Umbrella Corporation’s secret bio-weapons research spiraled into catastrophe when the T-Virus leaked into the isolated Midwestern city. What started as a corporate cover-up turned into a full-scale outbreak, overwhelming local authorities and leaving the U.S. government with a brutal solution: erase the city entirely. Raccoon City was destroyed, Umbrella eventually collapsed, and the truth was buried — at least publicly.

But Umbrella’s research didn’t vanish with it.

Samples, data, and weaponized strains of its viruses spread across the globe, ushering in the age of bioterror. No longer confined to shadowy labs, outbreaks became tools used by terrorists, rogue groups, and power-hungry opportunists. In response, organizations like the BSAA were formed to combat the growing threat. Figures such as Chris Redfield spent years on the front lines, fighting to contain new mutations and prevent further global disasters.

Over time, though, the moral clarity of that fight began to fade. Each new incident revealed how deeply rooted the bio-weapons trade had become. Corporations rebranded. Black-market deals flourished. The line between containment and exploitation grew thinner.

Then the series shifted in a more intimate direction.

Resident Evil 7 introduced the Mold — a fungal organism capable not only of mutating bodies but preserving consciousness itself. It was a different kind of horror, one that blurred the boundaries between identity and infection. Ethan Winters’ ordeal showed how far this new science had evolved, culminating in the events of Resident Evil Village, where the Megamycete became the centerpiece of experiments that pushed the definition of “human” to its limits.