Resident Evil Things You Didn’t Know About Albert Wesker’s Past
Resident Evil’s notorious villain gave Chris Redfield a run for his money during all of their encounters. With superhuman strength, speed, intelligence, and a lust for power, Wesker was a cunning lethal foe who knows what he wants and has the brains to orchestrate covert operations for world domination.
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Had it not been for Redfield, Wesker would have transformed the planet into his sinister vision. Like most well-loved villains, Wesker has a unique past that only makes him all the more imposing. The facts below will help players better understand the villain and perhaps even sympathize with him a bit.
Updated on October 15, 2022, by Jason Wojnar: Even though Wesker has been out of the picture as the main villain since Resident Evil 5, the character still remains a relevant force within the series. He is also just one of the most iconic villains in all of gaming. The character even comes back in the Netflix live-action series, showing that his legacy is far from gone. Because of his consistent prominence in the franchise, it is always an appropriate time to revisit an article like this and add more entries along with fleshing out key details. With Resident Evil consistently revisiting its past with remakes, there is always a chance the character will show up in a future game.
12 He And William Birkin Studied Together
Wesker was not the only important character in the franchise to be raised as a prodigy by spencer. He actually studied alongside William Birkin in his youth and the two worked together for years at Umbrella. The two eventually went their separate ways, however.
Birkin continued his research while Wesker went on to work for other agencies. Anybody who played Resident Evil 2, whether it be the original or remake, knows exactly what happened to William Birkin. He is responsible for the outbreak in Raccoon City after Umbrella tries to steal his research. He injects himself with the experimental G-Virus, forcing Claire and Leon to destroy him.
11 He Fought Lisa Trevor
Lisa Trevor was introduced as a major part of the Spencer Mansion incident in the Resident Evil remake. She has an incredibly tragic story. Her father was the architect who designed the mansion and the whole family was kidnapped by Spencer. Poor Lisa was the subject of brutal experiments.
Players are doing her a favor by putting her out of her misery. Those who never played Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles might not know that Wesker also fought the tragic monster. The bonus episode in this light-gun game details Wesker’s escape from the mansion after the Tyrant almost kills him. Before he makes it out, he runs into Lisa Trevor and finishes her off once and for all.
10 Albert Wesker May Not Even Be His Real Name
Dr. Oswell Spencer started the Wesker Project, a Utopian ideal to create a race of gods that would replace humans in the next stage of evolution. Inheriting good genes from his parents made Wesker an ideal specimen. Thus, he was taken away at an early age to be molded by Spencer for the program. All of the selected children for the eugenics project were given the last name «Wesker.»
From an early age, Albert displayed genius intelligence, superb physical fitness, and the ability to complete complicated tasks with high efficiency making him the perfect candidate for Umbrella. As evil as he is, this backstory gives him just a drop of sympathy. It doesn’t make up for the severe destruction and evil he inflicts upon the world, though.
9 Graduated With A Ph.D. In Virology At Age Seventeen
Thanks to his intellect and the best education that money can buy, Wesker graduated with a doctorate in virology while still in his teenage years. This made him a prime candidate for Umbrella and he was one of few recruited to work in a special team of scientists to develop a serum to turn Dr. Oswell Spencer into a god. The T-virus, unfortunately, turned into something else. Wesker decided working for Dr. Spencer was a waste of time, and went rogue to run his own secret operations.
8 Faked His Death
Wesker allegedly was killed by the Tyrant that he unleashed against STARS, however, he had injected himself with a prototype virus beforehand which not only revived him, but also gave him super strength, speed, healing ability, and other powers, tricking everyone into thinking the virus killed him. With already having excellent combat skills, Wesker became even more deadly.
He continued to oversee operations behind the scenes and showed up as one of the antagonists of Code Veronica. In Resident Evil 4, he hired Ada Wong to retrieve the Las Plagas. He is more heavily featured in the Separate Ways campaign from subsequent re-releases of the legendary fourth entry. He shows up in a big way again in Resident Evil 5, where he was finally stopped once and for all by Chris Redfield in an epic grudge match.
7 Betrayed His Allies
As captain of the US Alpha team Special Tactics And Rescue Service, STARS, Chris Redfield was his best man, but Wesker was working undercover. He lured the STARS team and released Tyrant on the remaining other members to collect combat data. Later, for his Uroboros plan, British-Italian businesswoman Excella Gionne became his business partner in running Tricell.
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Excella took an interest in Wesker, her flirting made it clear she wanted to be his queen in Resident Evil 5. Wesker, however, injected the Uroboros virus in her, turning the minor villain into a hideous freak show Chris and Sheva fight in a massive boss battle.
6 Worked As A Double Agent For Umbrella And Its Rivals
It’s been established that Wesker was a child prodigy. He was hired and worked as a senior researcher who helped develop B.O.W. (Biological Organic Weapons) and the T-virus. He eventually left after questioning Oswell Spencer’s motives for his projects.
He also worked as a spy in the US army and again for Umbrella’s private military, but chose to betray them and gave embryo samples to a rival company in exchange for employment. Before the events of the debut Resident Evil, Wesker went back to Umbrella and was working undercover for them as a member of STARS, leading directly into the events of the title that started it all.
5 Did Business With A Drug Dealer
Javier Hidalgo was the drug lord of the Sacred Snakes cartel and a long-time customer of Umbrella. With its facilities destroyed and Wesker in control, he sold bio-weapons to Hidalgo who later became suspicious of the price surge in Russia. However, Wesker persuaded him to refrain from buying from Umbrella as their 3rd-party Asian broker was investigating him.
The drug dealer went berserk after his daughter ran away and unleashed the T-Veronica virus. Wesker stood by as the US counter team was dispatched and killed Hidalgo. This small chapter in Resident Evil history is depicted during one of the episodes of Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, a light-gun game initially released on the Nintendo Wii before being ported to PS3.
4 Had An Illegitimate Son
Jake Muller was raised in Edonia, a fictional Eastern European country, by his mother. His father was none other than Albert Wesker. Muller later worked as a mercenary, concerned with whoever gave the highest bid with no consideration for morals.
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He became a subject of interest by various parties since his blood contains antibodies for the C-virus thanks to his inherited genes. Unlike his father, Muller’s morals eventually go towards the good side and he teams up with American agent Sherry Birkin, first introduced in Resident Evil 2, and Chris Redfield, the man who killed his father.
3 Believed He Was Saving The World
The best villains are the heroes of their own stories. As he told Chris: «Every day, humans come one step closer to self-destruction. I’m not destroying the world, I’m saving it!»
Wesker was originally supposed to help Dr. Spencer develop immortality to create a race of superior humans, but he defected and decided that he himself was the chosen one to become a god and rule the new world into the next stage of evolution. After discovering his origins from Oswell Spencer, Wesker violently disposed of the man who made him the villain he became.
2 Never Fought Leon Scott Kennedy
Despite their prominence in the franchise, Leon Kennedy and Albert Wesker have never encountered each other. The closest the two got to directly crossing paths was in Resident Evil 4 where Ada was in the villain’s employ. Wesker originally ordered Wong to eliminate Kennedy, viewing him as nothing but a mere US government lap dog.
However, as things got messy, Wesker left Krauser to deal with Kennedy while instructing Wong to focus on her mission. Leon defeating Krauser surprised Wesker, who then chose to allow Leon to continue his lucky streak and fight Saddler so Wong would be able to steal the sample. The distraction worked, as Wong completed her mission but did not obey Wesker’s order to kill Leon.
1 Had A Sister
Dr. Alex Wesker was also a high-ranking employee of Umbrella Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Ozwell Spencer mentioned her as the brightest of all Wesker children. Like her brother, she betrays Dr. Spencer and Umbrella and tries her own hand at becoming a goddess and the next step in evolution. She ruled Zabytij island where its inhabitants worshiped her as a savior.
Here, she conducted her evil experiments which led to the events of Resident Evil: Revelation 2. After learning of her brother’s death, she confiscated the Uroboros virus to use its power. She sent her private militia to capture Claire Redfield and others to be used as test subjects on her newly conquered Sushestvovanie Island as part of her «rebirth ceremony.» Wesker’s plan to obtain immortality was to transfer her consciousness into a new body which she successfully achieved with Natalia Korda.
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Resident Evil 4 Cast List Shows Albert Wesker May Return for the Remake
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Andrew Heaton
According to a recent cast list, the upcoming remake of Resident Evil 4 will bring back one of the most infamous villains in the Capcom series.
For those wondering whether the upcoming remake of Resident Evil 4 will bring back one of the series’ most infamous villains, it looks as though fans will get to see Albert Wesker once more, according to a recent cast list. Going down as one of the best Resident Evil games of all time, the fourth entry originally released in 2005 and took things in a new direction. Ditching the fixed camera angles and leaning more towards action, this installment distanced itself from its predecessors, with praiseworthy results.
Given the accolades, it’s not surprising that Capcom is keen to reprise the game with an official remake, similar to how it remade the earlier titles. With promises that Resident Evil 4 will keep the divisive island section and remain faithful to the original story but with a modern take, many are looking forward to this classic RE game making a comeback. With it set to launch on March 24, there isn’t too long to wait, but in the meantime, there’s been word about the franchise’s most notable bad guy returning for the remake.
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A cast list over on IMDB shows that Resident Evil 4 will feature Albert Wesker, with the website showing that Connor Fogarty will be voicing the character. Wesker has had a number of voice actors over the years, for both the English and Japanese translations of the games, with Fogarty taking on the role for the villain’s appearance in Dead by Daylight. In the original RE4, Wesker only really appears in the Mercenaries mode of the game, so it will be interesting to see in what context Capcom will bring him back for the remake.
Those who have played the series, particularly the older ones, know that Albert Wesker is one of Resident Evil‘s most famous antagonists. Going all the way back to the original game from 1996, he eventually revealed himself to be a traitor working against the STARS team in order to sell the Tyrant to a company that rivals the game’s notorious Umbrella corporation. His distinctive look and B-movie dialog has made him a mainstay bad guy in the series.
With the RE4 remake being made, the trend of modernizing classic Resident Evil games continues. Many may be wondering whether Resident Evil 5 and 6 could also get remakes, and while there’s no way to tell for sure, it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to assume that Capcom has plans for the later entries in its long-running survival franchise.
Resident Evil 4 launches on March 24, 2023, for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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When it became known that in the series Resident Evil from Netflix , one of the central characters will be Albert Wesker (Lance Reddick), who, as the authors of the show stated, is the canonical antagonist from the game’s universe, fans had many questions. Why does Wesker now look nothing like his former self? And how did he manage to survive the end of Resident Evil 5 when Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar finished him off with rocket launchers on a volcano?
Showrunner Andrew Dabb has an explanation for Wesker’s unexpected resurrection, which viewers may have learned from the show’s seventh episode.
Warning, the text below contains spoilers for the Netflix series Resident Evil released yesterday.
Dubb’s explanation suggests that Albert Wesker obtained Umbrella’s technology, with which he created three clones of himself: Albert, Alby and Bert. He did this as part of developing a contingency plan . And after the end of Resident Evil 5, it was the clones that ensured his future life — we see Albert in New Raccoon City from the series in 2022.
«Clones have always been a big part of Resident Evil. It was a way for us to bring Albert back, but in a slightly different way than we’ve seen before.
The series as a whole turned out to be about parents and children, and everything is mixed here. There is Albert and his daughters, Jade and her daughter, the original Wesker and his children.»
Dabb emphasized that his series was built around everything that happened in the Capcom game series.
«Everything that happened in the games happened in the world of the series.»
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Why black Wesker is not the main problem of the new series «Resident Evil»?
Contents
- 1. Is Resident Evil cursed?
- 2. What is the series about?
- 3. What’s the problem?
- 4. Is everything that bad?
- 5. What about black Wesker?
- 6. Is it worth watching the series?
On July 14, Resident Evil was released on Netflix. The show is about Albert Wesker, who suddenly changed his skin color, and his two daughters. Gamers disliked the project from the very announcement: the cast was painfully dubious. However, it turned out that strange characters are not yet the main disadvantage of the new Resident Evil. What mistake did the creators make? Let’s tell now!
Resident Evil cursed?
Film adaptations of Resident Evil have had catastrophic bad luck. Filmmakers have repeatedly tried to transfer the franchise to the big screen, but it didn’t work out well. Of the decent projects, it is worth noting that the first film with Milla Jovovich (Milla Jovovich) and a couple of cartoons — everything else is more like dubious trash.
The recent Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City came out especially bad. The authors collected familiar characters and legendary episodes in the film, such as meeting the first zombie from the original Resident Evil, but forgot about the spirit of the series and a clear narrative. Cool Leon suddenly turned into a comedic character, Albert Wesker became dumb, Jill was completely superfluous. It is not surprising that such creativity shocked the fans.
There were also few hopes for a new series. A dark-skinned Wesker, a couple of schoolgirls in the center of the plot, a lack of connection with the original universe — the creators were clearly not inspired by the games, maybe they had not even heard of them. So why did they call the show «Resident Evil»?
The fact is that the project itself turned out tolerable. There are a lot of funny moments in the script, some jokes make you sincerely laugh, and there are a couple of worthy action scenes available — only there are many more problems. The showrunners understood that the series was not competitive as a standalone production. The only way to get attention is with a big name. As a result, Resident Evil was pulled onto the show like an owl on a globe.
Alas, the decision turned out to be unimportant. Had the series had a different name, it would have attracted a smaller audience, but would have received normal ratings. Alas, fans sat down to watch, who do not like abuse of their favorite series. Naturally, what they saw seemed like a nightmare to them, and the rating of the new «Resident Evil» went to the bottom.
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What is the series about?
The events of «Resident Evil» unfold simultaneously in 2022, where people live happily and know nothing about zombies, and in 2036, when the world has already been shaken by the apocalypse. In the center of both arches are the daughters of Albert Wesker: in the present they are girls of 14 years old, and in the future they are warriors scattered on different sides of the barricades. It is on them that the fate of mankind depends.
In 2022, girls Jade and Billy move to New Raccoon City with Wesker. It’s a comfort zone rebuilt by Umbrella after the original city «exploded due to a gas leak». In New Raccoon, the company is creating a new drug that will help the poor beat depression. It is for this development that the ingenious Wesker is responsible.
However, no matter how loud the corporations talk about good intentions, you can’t hide villainy. In the very first episode, Albert’s daughters learn that their father is engaged in dark deeds, and an infected Doberman sits in his laboratory — he bites one of the sisters. Now the heroines are looking for a way not to die and at the same time they are trying to find out the truth about their father and Umbrella.
Parallel to the events of 2022, the authors talk about a nightmarish future. By 2036, zombies have long taken over the planet, leaving only 300 million people alive, and Umbrella has become the most formidable force that keeps everyone under the hood.
At the same time, the infected Billy did not die, but became an important figure in the corporation — now she is looking for her sister, and obviously not with good intentions. Jade, in turn, constantly runs away from Umbrella and conducts research to understand the nature of the virus.
If you look at the plot globally, it came out tolerable. There are enough curious characters, the series ends with intriguing cliffhangers, and the change of eras and storylines does not let you get bored. But if you look closely at the details, «Resident Evil» immediately falls apart into pieces.
What’s the problem?
The fact is that most of the characters act as if they are filming a new part of «Dumb and Dumber» (Dumb and Dumber). Albert Wesker, his daughters and everyone else are complete idiots. There will be light spoilers ahead: there is nothing significant in them, but if you do not want to know any more details, scroll on. Show spoilerHide spoiler All this instantly breaks the atmosphere, because a normal person cannot behave so stupidly.
Is everything that bad?
No, there are bright moments too. For example, the screenwriter should be praised for the dialogues: they rarely seem feigned. Considering that the acting is also not bad, you believe the characters — until they do another stupid thing, of course.
The jokes and references were especially successful. Wesker jokes funny about a famous adult site, one of the villains in a critical situation nostalgic for SpongeBob, and the girls tease their father with stories about the erotic version of Zoopolis (Zootopia). At the same time, the fan is served appropriately.
The action is also quite good in places. Of course, most of the battles are mediocre, but a couple of times the heroes still give amazing performances. Especially cool character Turlough Convery (Turlough Convery), which seems to be as clumsy as possible, but at the right time cool lights up.
In the end, the heroes are blocked by a lot of recognizable creatures like slimes, a spider from the first Resident Evil or a guy with a chainsaw from the fourth part. The monsters don’t always make it to their full potential, but sometimes they’re just as creepy as they are in the game. For example, slimes look into the series for a short time, but they make you tense up cool.
But the graphics and makeup let us down: zombies and other monsters look badBut the graphics and makeup let us down: zombies and other monsters look bad
The cast is also decent. Particularly good is the head of Umbrella, Evelyn Marcus, the granddaughter of the founder of the corporation, James Marcus. The writers came up with not the most successful image for her, but the actress squeezes the maximum out of the character. As a result, thanks to the facial expressions and voice of the performer, Evelyn seems to be a multifaceted and intriguing lady.
Evelyn considers Umbrella a family companyEvelyn considers Umbrella a family company
Plus the composers have put together a lot of great tracks. Of course, in terms of sound, «Resident Evil» does not live up to a suitable «Academy of the Umbrella» (The Umbrella Academy) or the epic «Very Stranger Things» (Stranger Things), but the level is still high. Many tracks want to immediately find and throw in the playlist.
What about black Wesker?
In an interview, the performer of the role of Wesker admitted that he had not even heard of the Resident Evil games and did not know what the original character was. This is probably for the best, because the difference between the serial Albert and the real one is so great that the actor’s brain would explode.
In «Resident Evil» not only Wesker’s appearance was changed, but also his character. Now this is a nice guy who does not have a soul in his daughters and is trying to prevent the corporation from doing evil.
Of course, Albert has his secrets. For a mysterious reason, many characters are sure that Wesker must be dead: he allegedly died back in 2009 — by the way, in the mouth of a volcano. So what’s up? The answer will be unexpected, but cool.
In general, the image of the character is good, but the parallels with the cult villain spoil everything. It is worth remembering how cool and terrible Wesker was in Resident Evil, as the desire to watch the serial version disappears. The local Albert only looks like a character in a surreal fanfiction about the universe.
Is it worth watching the series?
If you love Resident Evil, don’t even get close to the series — it will terrify you. The authors chose a sonorous name solely in order to attract the attention of fans, but made a mistake. It was the title that became the main trouble of the series, because apart from a couple of characters with familiar names and a bunch of references, it has nothing to do with the game universe.