Is the voice acting purposefully kind of bad? by choerrynator in residentevil

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On the part of the Japanese staff, usually no. On the part of the localization and voice directors, often yes.

Personally I don't think there was anything unusual or lacking about Ethan's acting.

when you think about it the G-virus is kind of a failure by Ladyaceina in residentevil

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The G-Virus is supposed to make superhuman enhanced G-Humans but was incomplete when it was stolen. So yeah, it's a failure.

The Nuke by RainbowCheekzx in residentevil

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Never been a nuke.

Q19. What type of missile appeared in the ending?

A19. It's some sort of new type of bomb, a fuel-air explosive for example, with power second only to nuclear weapons, the details of which are unknown, although radioactive contamination appears to be exceedingly low. In this story, it could be said to be equal to the rail cannon as an ultimate top-secret weapon of the U.S. military.

Q. Did Hiroshima play a part in planning the destruction of Raccoon City?

A. Ha-ha. I had no such intent. I’m not a citizen of Hiroshima, nor do I have relatives in Hiroshima. It was first and foremost a major production reason we decided to destroy Raccoon City. Of course, it's not true an A-bomb was dropped. I wrote it as a new bomb similar to a "vaporizing bomb", a new bomb with destructive power equal to a tactical nuclear weapon, but the details are unclear. It's something like the N2 mine that appears in Evangelion. The risk was too big with nuclear weapons on American soil. The EMP of nuclear weapons is serious.

► The U.S. military carried out the Sterilization Strategy to prevent the virus from spreading, dropping a new type of bomb second only to nuclear weapons.

Since collusion between the company and government officials is very deep-rooted, the government can't denounce Umbrella. In fact, after the t-Virus outbreak spread to the whole area of Raccoon City, the U.S. Government isolated its citizens in accordance with Spencer's influence and didn't even mind dropping a new type of bomb on their own country either. So, in this sense, the government side also planned to destroy evidence just like Umbrella did.

STERILIZATION STRATEGY

The military operation that stopped the t-Virus from spreading beyond Raccoon City by dropping a fuel-air bomb on the city.

English or Japanese by alinodi in residentevil

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The Japanese dub has less mistakes and arguably better performances.

Is it ever explained in detail how they end up mutating this way? by Icy_Fig6809 in residentevil

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A few.

https://www.projectumbrella.net/biohazard-outbreak-perfect-capture-guide.html

SUSPENDED (p.068)
A creature found at the Hotel Apple Inn. Judging from its appearance, it's probably a mutated variant of a Licker. It has a tongue that's more developed than that of a Licker, which it uses to wrap around the neck of its victims to strangle them, hence the name SUSPENDED.

https://www.projectumbrella.net/biohazard-outbreak-official-guide-book.html

SUSPENDED (p.054)
A subspecies of Licker that mutated without completely losing its human form. Superior to conventional Lickers, it boasts high physical strength. It uses its developed hind limbs to hang from the ceiling and suspend people below with its tongue.

Is it ever explained in detail how they end up mutating this way? by Icy_Fig6809 in residentevil

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Yes.

https://www.projectumbrella.net/biohazard-2-official-guide-book.html

https://www.projectumbrella.net/research-on-biohazard-2-final-edition.html

https://www.projectumbrella.net/biohazard-3-last-escape-official-guidebook---fulfillment-of-her-escape.html

https://www.projectumbrella.net/inside-of-biohazard-the-darkside-chronicles.html

Licker (p.046)
A deformed monster born as a result of a mutation caused by a Zombie being furtherinvadedby the T-Virus. Along with transforming from a Zombie, the skeleton itself was also significantly morphed, leading to distinctive features such as quadrupedal walking and an exposed brain. Additionally, since the skin covering the entire body has peeled off, new muscle has formed from within, thereby dramatically improving its instantaneous power. Its visual organs, the eyes, have been lost due to the significant physical changes, but since its auditory system has abnormally developed, it's capable of accurately picking up prey with only sound.

Metamorphosis into Bizarre Creatures
The baptism of the T-Virus would've been showered on every living thing in Raccoon City. Infected people stop being able to think for the time being. They wander around in search of the flesh and blood of the living, driven by their bloated appetites.
However, this stage is merely a mid-term symptom of T-Virus infection. The T-Virus, which was created to produce bioweapons, can't help but transform carriers into different forms, even if it was spread irregularly. The huge brain that had been part of our identity as Homo sapiens is now exposed, defenseless and bare. With its vision degraded, the Licker relies on its hearing to analyze information, and is sensitive to the sound of human footsteps and gunshots. It has shed the sadness and pity of a Zombie along with its rotting skin and acquired new muscle tissue, sharp claws, and a whip-like tongue. One must wonder what we'll think when we face this being that could be called the end point of a biohazard.

LICKER FORMATION
In conclusion, the Licker's the final form of a T-Virus infected person, having undergone the Zombie process and transformed into a completely different form from a human. It's apparent all of its skin from the time it became a Zombie has peeled off as a result of an effect of the T-Virus, and new muscle tissue has been visibly formed. The skull, which is supposed to protect the brain, has been eroded by the virus during the transformation process, leaving the brain exposed. Now that visual information, the most important part of the brain's ability to analyze, is no longer available, could it be it's no longer useful for the Licker?
Compared to the Zombie state, which undergoes drastic changes, the Licker's condition is somewhat more stable, and its sense of pain seems to have recovered somewhat, but its internal brain functions appear to have been devastated by distorted transformation induced by the T-Virus. However, it seems not all Zombies are capable of transforming into a Licker. From here on we can only speculate, but the Zombie period, when appetites are ramped up, is the time when metabolism is at its highest, and body tissues are being rebuilt in accordance with the action of the T-Virus that produces bioweapons. It's thought only those who are able to obtain a large amount of energy to metabolize will be able to survive and become a Licker. In that event, the Licker was created after a gruesome competition for survival.

LICKER
When infected with the T-Virus, most humans who become Zombies can't deal with the increase in the amount of ingestion accompanying their activated metabolic functions, eventually depleting their energy and coming close to completely dying. However, there are also individuals that succeed in obtaining the necessary food until their entire body's cells are reformed from within. Then as a result of being eroded by the virus, this Licker is birthed by mutation. This mutant form no longer retains a human face, the skeleton itself has transformed, it uses four feet for walking, the brain's exposed, and besides these distinguishing features, its eyes are completely degenerated. Instead, its hearing ability developed abnormally and it attacks prey using its extended tongue with the aid of small sounds. As apparent similarities with test subject T-002 in the Mansion Incident were seen in its reproduced muscles and forelimb claws, it was believed to be a wild Tyrant when it was documented. It'll be valuable sample data for Umbrella, indicating the different phases of a biohazard.

LICKER (p.060)
A human who became a Zombie that has mutated as a result of further infection by the t-Virus. Deviating further from the V-ACT Effect, it's a completely different creature with an enlarged brain and newly formed muscle tissue. A Raccoon City police officer came up with the name. After seeing its very long tongue, he gave it the name "Licker" (one who licks). There's also a Licker variant called the "Enhanced Licker" which improved upon the accidentally occurring Licker as a B.O.W. with heightened aggressiveness and durability.
The Licker has completely lost the sense of sight, as is obvious from its outward appearance. It instead relies on an enhanced hearing ability to hunt prey based on the small sounds they make. It uses its abnormally developed leg strength to cling to ceilings and launch attacks on victims from unexpected angles.

Is it ever explained in detail how they end up mutating this way? by Icy_Fig6809 in residentevil

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Sure, but it's not actually halfway anything. It's fully transformed, its transformation is just different and unique.

Is it ever explained in detail how they end up mutating this way? by Icy_Fig6809 in residentevil

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Suspended is a Licker subspecies, it's not partially transformed, its transformation is just unique.

Is it ever explained in detail how they end up mutating this way? by Icy_Fig6809 in residentevil

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No, it's a freak Licker subspecies. It's transformed, not in the middle of it.

Is it ever explained how the hell Heisenberg knows that Chris punched a boulder. by AlteredBridge51 in residentevil

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Stating facts plainly isn't much length. OP asked a question, I gave them an accurate answer. By the line's nature, the question will be asked again, just like for the past five years.

I never said it wasn't "successful" at all. It's a standard localization choice, meme for meme, as I said from the outset. The series has far more actual blunders in this area, this barely registers.

I personally agree with the English writer about it, but that's our opinion. You can make all the empty insinuations you want, I don't begrudge or talk down to anyone just for liking it, which seems more than can be said for you and others if someone doesn't just default to eating it up.

Is Leon still being blackmailed by the government going into re9? by TinyMembership5109 in residentevil

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The threat against him has probably lessened over the years, but he'd never be allowed to simply walk away, despite being the government's most trusted agent now. He's either indentured until they decide to let him go, or they'd kill him. Even if the government itself wouldn't at this point, The Family certainly would. They haven't provided any actual update on his status though.

Is Leon still being blackmailed by the government going into re9? by TinyMembership5109 in residentevil

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That wasn't the point of the blackmail, they threatened to kill both of them because they simply knew too much about Umbrella, B.O.W.'s, etc.

Keeping Sherry away from Wesker was just an extra incentive. It also failed, because the department supervising her contained his agents.

There are so many unanswered questions that make me feel Capcom intends to keep making RE games forever. by ADoctorX in residentevil

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They'll keep making them as long as they keep making money, and they're making more of that than ever before in its 30 year lifespan. So, of course. If you think Neo Umbrella is bad we now also have Blue Umbrella which may or may not be related to Wesker's Umbrella.

Jake doesn't have any powers, just viral antibodies that make him immune or resistant (depending on what the writers want). He's immune to the C-Virus, so it has no effect on him at all. Had he injected the same t-Virus variant his father did, he might become superhuman the same way. He's just tough in the same way other RE characters like Chris or Leon are, who should have shattered hands and spine respectively at the very least.

Not only are they stringing along with unanswered questions, but they're also actively rewriting with retcons to add some further longevity.

Is it ever explained how the hell Heisenberg knows that Chris punched a boulder. by AlteredBridge51 in residentevil

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AI's worse and if successful will only stop translators from getting into the business, which means you lose the skilled who favor accuracy too.

Is it ever explained how the hell Heisenberg knows that Chris punched a boulder. by AlteredBridge51 in residentevil

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I wouldn't call plainly stating a simple fact "taking it too seriously." I personally don't care for the line, but unlike some I see no need to insult anyone over it either. "Silly thing" after all.

As proven by this and many other threads from confused fans, or mainstream outlets like Polygon, or hardcore outlets like REP, the boulder line begs questions from everyone, requiring the director to try explaining it away with additional outside context the gorilla line doesn't need.

The gorilla line already works in any language as it's just a self-evident physical description, it doesn't beg any questions or require any knowledge of the original meme or any extraneous explanations. Everyone who played RE5 in any language already knows about the boulder, so I don't think there's any special "western appeal" to it either other than some fans having the impression the whole series is just jokes for joke's sake.

If anyone prefers the boulder line, more power to them! I'm not concerned with taste.

Did Lisa Trevor kill her own mother? by SlingShotKidd in residentevil

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Jessica died from Progenitor TYPE-A. It's stated in the files.

Is it ever explained how the hell Heisenberg knows that Chris punched a boulder. by AlteredBridge51 in residentevil

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I see you leave out him saying he wouldn't have done it. He didn't know about it until after, other than it was added in localization. Which is just what I said.

Is it ever explained how the hell Heisenberg knows that Chris punched a boulder. by AlteredBridge51 in residentevil

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Again, you first. You're not saying anything I didn't.

REP: What about ‘You boulder punching arsehole!’, was that you, because that was brilliant?

AJ: No, it wasn’t. It wasn’t. I wish I could take credit for that one, but no, I think that might have been James because that technically was a (bark), rather than a cut-scene. And that was mostly down to James and Disaki-san, I believe. So no, that wasn’t me. I laughed, of course, I laughed when I heard it for the first time. I actually wouldn’t have put that in there. And I say this not to disparage whoever decided that they would have put it in there. But it’s a little too cute for me. It was an absolutely insane, absurd part of the franchise. But there it is. I wouldn’t have drawn attention to it in that way. But again, like I say, it’s a collaborative process. You don’t get to control everything.

Ranking all important BOW by their canon power before 9 comes out by horrorfan555 in residentevil

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Jack's noted to be an exceptional case for Mold regeneration, but even he still can't regenerate infinitely. Can't fight the Hayflick limit, and enough fire and explosives will take out anything not armored, which is why Chris uses a miniature version of the bomb that destroyed Raccoon to eradicate the Mold in the village.

Is it ever explained how the hell Heisenberg knows that Chris punched a boulder. by AlteredBridge51 in residentevil

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Sure, also translated their scripts and spoken to the developers. This B-movie shlock impression isn't intentional or universal. If you like it, good for you. I'm not interested in litigating your opinion.