What Happens at the End of Resident Evil 1?
Main Story and Ending
At the climax of Resident Evil 1, players are given a split finale dependent on their progress through the game and choices made earlier in the story. Regardless of which route you take, you’re left wondering about the fate of Raccoon City, the characters involved, and the horrors that awaited them. So, let’s delve deeper into the different possible endings in Resident Evil 1.
Plot Summary: Setting the Stage for the Conclusion
The Last Days of Raccoon City
Set in 1998, the final days of Raccoon City are characterized by chaos and devastation as the monstrous creations born from the Umbrella Corporation’s experiments rampage across the city, wiping out humanity and leaving death and destruction in their wake. The authorities, once confident in the U.S. Government’s abilities to contain the viral outbreak, had largely failed to respond efficiently, leaving it to the heroic efforts of Special Forces and S.T.A.R.S. units to try to stem the tide and save survivors.
Split Endings: Chris or Jill, Your Choice?
Ultimately, the game leads to one of two possible outcomes, depending on your playing style, choices made along the way, or the order you solve specific puzzles, players either control Chris Redfield as he destroys the Umbrella facilities, or they play as Jill Valentine trying to uncover the sinister truth. Both options influence the final battle and the survival rate of the beloved characters in their respective journeys.
Albert Wesker’s Grand Plan Revealed
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- [Revealed after completing Chapter 7 as Chris: ]** "Rebecca was on her way out, right then. Your sister didn’t make it. You are truly a unique individual…"
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- [Following completion of the T-Alpha prototype: ] In one of his most chilling and cold-blooded moments, Wesker takes the opportunity to escape, killing his closest collaborators and leaving Billie with their dying son, Jade.
After the intense battle and survival sequence, if you survive Chapter 2 in Jill’s game, we see how a desperate group of surviving students, including William Birkin, who had seemingly died before the Nemesis event, distrust Umbrella Corporation officials and the new "Racoon City PD’ organization, both of whom appeared at the incident site claiming a "Umbrella solution" with the goal to exploit the situation.
New York City-based Umbrella subsidiary, led by a well-crafted replica of the now-absent [Wesker], manages to secure Billie’s child through the agency in the city before it. However, this raises questions of allegiance and conspiracy, as Rebecca [Ch 7 end-screen] or [Christof] (based on Umbrella’s internal recordings) provide key information about Bioterrorism Safety Assessment Authority (B.S.A.A.) at the request from the United States government [during the later stages, **Rebecca’s story_]].
Last Moments with Remaining Characters