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[IbizaPocholo]

The Resident Evil franchise has a sprawling timeline that interweaves its complex narrative across seven mainline games, a handful of spin-offs, and countless DLC expansions. But how does it all tie together?

From the convoluted creation of the Umbrella Corporation through to the swampland horror of Resident Evil 7 via Chris Redfield's boulder-punching antics in Resident Evil 5, this is the complete timeline of Resident Evil.

 

[D.Final]

The Resident Evil franchise has a sprawling timeline that interweaves its complex narrative across seven mainline games, a handful of spin-offs, and countless DLC expansions. But how does it all tie together?

From the convoluted creation of the Umbrella Corporation through to the swampland horror of Resident Evil 7 via Chris Redfield's boulder-punching antics in Resident Evil 5, this is the complete timeline of Resident Evil.

Huge work here

 

[H4ze]

Nice, I love stuff like that, will watch it after work, thx OP.

 

[Great Hair]

This one goes even deeper, 120min+


Or

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

What's more convoluted, the game series storyline or the movie series storyline?

 

[Geki-D]

What's more convoluted, the game series storyline or the movie series storyline?

You mean the live action movies with Alice? Because the CGI ones are canon to the games, so they're already a part of the same storyline.

The games are way more convoluted to the point of being dumb, I can't really think of many other fictional universes this inflated with sheer stupid. Videos like these really do show us why Capcom need to nuke everything set after RE3 and start over from there.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Before we venture deep into the twisted nightmare of Resident Evil Village, here's a (very condensed) refresher on the entire Resident Evil series up to this point.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Resident Evil Fan Spends 10 Years Creating Timeline of the Games

One Resident Evil fan spends 10 years compiling a complete history of the Resident Evil games and developing a timeline of the games events.

gamerant.com

 

[IbizaPocholo]

The Resident Evil franchise has a sprawling timeline that interweaves its complex narrative across 8 mainline games, a handful of spin-offs, and countless DLC expansions. But how does it all tie together?

00:00 - Intro
00:50 - Mother Miranda
02:34 - Umbrella's Origins
06:11 - The Ashfords
07:42 - James Marcus
08:33 - S.T.A.R.S.
11:02 - Resident Evil 0
13:31 - Resident Evil
15:10 - Resident Evil 3 Nemesis
16:37 - Resident Evil 2
19:45 - Resident Evil 3 Again
20:39 - Resident Evil Code Veronica
22:54 - Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles
23:57 - Resident Evil The Umbrella Chronicles
25:17 - Resident Evil 4
27:15 - Resident Evil Revelations
28:25 - Resident Evil Degeneration
28:59 - Resident Evil Infinite Darkness
29:54 - Resident Evil 5 Lost In Nightmares
30:35 - Resident Evil 5
32:16 - Resident Evil Revelations 2
34:02 - Resident Evil Damnation
34:39 - Resident Evil 6
37:13 - Resident Evil Vendetta
38:08 - Resident Evil 7
40:07 - Resident Evil Village
43:28 - Shadows Of Rose

From the convoluted creation of the Umbrella Corporation through to the gothic horror of Resident Evil Village via Chris Redfield's boulder-punching antics in Resident Evil 5, this video breaks down the wild timeline of the Resident Evil franchise.

 

[Captain Toad]

The timeline is Jill sandwiches, Chris punching borders to death, Leon blocking chainsaws with a pocket knife and Wesker dying over and over, but it never sticking.

What else do you need to know?

 

[Arachnid]

I love this series, but you hardly need to follow the story from the beginning to get it. 90% of the time, they just toss out existing story threads in favor of something new and shiny anyways. Most important story bits are confined to a single game or two. Metal Gear, it is not.

All you need to know is that people get caught in weird biohazardous outbreaks that create a variety of monsters, and do their best to survive/contain it.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Capcom basically gave up on a meaningful and intersting RE story after CV - and that was over 20 years ago. I have my doubts it's ever going to get somewhere again. They really cornered themselves with where they went after CV.
Going on with the Remakes would actually give them then chance to get everything in order again. The upcoming RE4 is certainly going to tie and fit in more with the RE2 Remake than the original RE4 did with RE2 - and from RE4 on they could continue getting everything after that into order again.

Capcom chasing popular Western Games during the 360/PS3 generation is what led to the series story going awry. Now is their chance to fix it again.

 

[Badlucktroll]

I would like to see Revelations 3, and a remake of REmake

 

[Beechos]

The japanese got some crazy stories to tell. Whats crazier resident evil vs tekken vs devil may cry

 

[consoul]

Friendly reminder that the Biohazard stage shows are also canon.

Given the games are canon, sentient tofu is totally cool.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

And what happend to Bruce McGivern and ark thompson?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

What's more convoluted, the game series storyline or the movie series storyline?

Have to read Crime and Punishment or the complete manga of one piece .

 

[Northeastmonk]

I thought VII and Village had a good story. It took a break from the operations of the founding cast and focused on Ethan. It still dealt with the effects of what was happening in the rest of the world due to the virus. The Bakers and their tragedy was sad, but interesting. I'm a fan of the original four games, so I'm enjoying this franchise a lot atm. RE5 needs a remake to make it scarier. I'm excited for 4 Remake.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

As we prepare for Requiem I thought it would be fun to go back and take a closer look at the many Viruses we've encountered throughout the Resident Evil Series. I already did a facts video on t-virus if you wanna learn more about that, but today we are going to take a closer look at the monstrous successor to it, which I have personally found really morbidly fascinating and I want to know more about it so without further delay, from giant eyeballs to boiling children, here are 25 Facts about the G-Virus.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

From the depths of Raccoon City itself to rural Spain, secret military cruise liners, and more, there's a lot to catch up on before we venture deep into the twisted nightmare of Resident Evil: Requiem on the 27th of February 2026. Spanning from 1996 to 2026, we'll cover the likes of Resident Evil Zero, Outbreak, RE2 Remake, Village, plus more, in our complete timeline explained for this iconic survival horror series. Here's everything you need to know before Resident Evil 9!

00:00 Intro
00:30 Resident Evil 0
01:16 Resident Evil
02:40 Resident Evil 3
03:14 Resident Evil 2
05:46 Resident Evil Outbreak
06:13 Resident Evil 3 (Cont)
07:31 Resident Evil - Code Veronica X
09:30 Resident Evil 4
11:10 Resident Evil Revelations
12:01 Resident Evil 5 - Lost In Nightmares DLC
12:42 Resident Evil 5
14:13 Resident Evil Revelations 2
16:51 Resident Evil 6
18:39 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
20:32 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard - Not A Hero DLC
21:15 Resident Evil Village
25:32 Resident Evil Village - Shadows of Rose DLC
26:44 Outro

 

[IbizaPocholo]

With the impending release of Resident Evil Requiem, we take a look at the history of the franchise, from its survival horror roots to its forays into action.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:29 Resident Evil
03:16 Resident Evil 1.5
03:51 Resident Evil 2
05:17 Resident Evil 3
06:26 Resident Evil Code Veronica
07:47 Resident Evil Remake (2002)
08:57 Resident Evil Zero
09:12 Resident Evil 4
12:52 Resident Evil 5
14:37 Resident Evil 6
15:59 Resident Evil 7
17:30 Resident Evil 2 Remake
18:15 Resident Evil 3 2020
18:52 Resident Evil Village
20:05 Resident Evil 4 Remake
20:41 Resident Evil Requiem

 

[Itchy Tickles]

Stuff like this makes me miss Gametrailers, they had some fantastic versions of these. I remember they had a long Legend of Zelda timeline that was pretty cool for a non fan (well, I liked some of the games, but nothing like the hardcore fans).

 

[RJMacready73]

Is the franchise not all self contained individual stories loosely based on some evil mega corp umbrella? I mean how do you go from the T Virus creates zombies in RE1 to fecking supernatural vampires and werewolves in RE8??

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Is the franchise not all self contained individual stories loosely based on some evil mega corp umbrella? I mean how do you go from the T Virus creates zombies in RE1 to fecking supernatural vampires and werewolves in RE8??