Military pistol? What military? The US military(every branch) and police for that matter don’t issue or use the DE. Also It’s a non NATO round. It’s just a civilian handgun.
No worries, good vid! I fire one pretty regularly and seldom shut up about it, lol. The thought of it being used by the military gives the imagination a good jog for sure. IWI and IMI were essentially the same company, forget which was first, but it does give the impression that it would be a military weapon by the latter name.
guess this was what the US government saw in him. a man who despite being Hungover was able to battle the undead. Save a wee girl from an exploding lab & get through all those stupid puzzles that make no real sense. Damn Leon must have superhuman strength to do that all with a hangover.
Man, seeing the backstory of Kendo was quite a surprising detail I never saw until now! Props to Robert Kendo for voicing the segment regarding this! Also, props to you as well for another amazing video! Part 2 was surely worth the wait and it shows! 😎
Yeah, right?! I had never seen Kendo's backstory. There was another cool line how he wonders to himself "how he entered the paperback world of Barker and King." Kind of cool those horror writers exist in the RE world 😄 And yes, that was so cool Kendos wanted to be a part of this video. They did more than I asked of them, too! And props to you too for bringing a smile to my face 😎
@@raccooncitycinema Exactly! It really shows how in the original game, he was more than a minor character you would forget. He knew hell was on Raccoon and he knew how his last moments would be brief as death itself claimed him at the hands of the zombies. But hey, nice to see a line such as this to his backstory! 👀 And props to him too! He really KNOWS when you deliver with his narration and script! But hey, cheers man! Glad I made your day as always! 😎👍
Very much appreciated, thank you! I'm not an expert on these so it's a ton of fun for me to learn this stuff too. I mentioned in another comment while making this video I skimmed through my RE3 footage and found a bunch of Easter Eggs I think most people don't know, so I'm looking forward to diving into that one, should be fun
Lol I JUST asked him about a connection I noticed between RE2 and REmake and he came back with something amazing, going deeper than I would've ever imagined lol You're absolutely right, he's an encyclopedia 😂
I’ve always thought Sherry unknowingly was carrying a sample of the G virus in her locket. I’m pretty sure I’ve heard/read this multiple times throughout my life.
Plot twist: Leon takes cigarette from La Policia in RE4R and lights it with that lighter because he's starting to get suspicious that the internet thinks it was for arson 😅
@@raccooncitycinema it was actually the OG RE3 that made me love the series, I played some of the RE games before but I never was a big fan untill I got the classics
@@raccooncitycinema I'm hoping so, working on mgs1 and a twin snakes comparison now, last review was mercenaries: playground of destruction, Blood 97 before that. Trying to give some attention to the some of the forgotten stuff
@@raccooncitycinema Well that's totally fine I'm going to be patience for part 3 for the great quality that goes in this channel and I've been working on a close to accurate RE1(1996) Spencer Mansion in Minecraft while waiting for your great content
Ben Bertolucci is my favorite NPC in the Resident Evil universe. Although we know his fate, it would be cool to possibly play as him in a sort of mod just like Kevin Ryman's "Here Comes the Storm" and as Marvin Brannagh. It would be cool to wander the streets of Raccoon City as Ben, before "The Storm" hits and gather information. Hell, you could even use the clip of that artwork sketch where you see Chris, Jill, Barry, and Brad badger the Chief Irons, while Ben is narrating the bizarre incident. Furthermore, I'd also like to play as Alyssa to further investigate Ben's story as it was said that she knew Ben. Honestly, I'm just saying this because I'm a journalist major that had just graduated!
I like the drunk Leon angle I think it would of helped his story the way I would of went with it is his girlfriend left him so he gets drunk misses the party but having nothing and no one he feels guilty and goes into work late
Thank you so much! I've still got a mountain of guidebooks to go through. For a slight change of pace I'm thinking about playing Biohazard Pachislot just to see what the heck it is haha.
amazing video 👏👏👍👍👍 thank you 👍👍👏👏 for kendo his original story much better than the unnecessary daughter drama in re2re because he isn't that necessary character originally:/ leon didn't care in re2re about sherry because capcom cut every tie for him with Sherry in re2re, unlike re2 original they didn't meet or talk once in re2re
@@velvetbutterfly What you remember was actually Berry Burton and his two daughters and his wife saying goodbye to each other then Berry saying that don't worry I will be fine, something along those lines, upon leaving for Raccoon City to help his comrades. Spoiler alert: Barry Burton is who fly the heli and saves Jill right before the nuke drops. Another character that some people seem to mix up is Dario Rosso who mentions his sick daughter being lost telling Jill to find her, however she was pretty much dead, at one point in the game a female zombie appears among gang of others which doesn't appear anywhere else in the game which suggests that must be her, also the description matches that zombie too. I can somewhat understand the mix up, due to two things, he is mentioning a sick missing daughter and his model honestly looks like a Kendo reskin ... Other then that Kendo shop and Kendo brothers characters itself are just a story tie in, both simply made weapons for the police and ran a weapon shop, that is all to it, even the name Kendo is a throw-in as it can be since Kendo is a Japanese matrial arts name XD (that is related to Kenjutsu), it's not an actual name. The added scene in 2R seems very forced and out of place, they cut and alter heavily so many things in 2R (so as 3R) that this feels like it was added just as last minute decision to be edgy-shock value more then anything. Looks like he being swarm by zombies wasn't enough ... and if there was more planned then they would actually flesh out more both of the brothers instead of wtf this ever is.
Also... "2 months have passed since she lost contact with her older brother Chris..." the evidence keeps piling up my friend. I recently got into a debate with someone where I showed the person that Darkside chronicles is not canon. Claire says in DSC that Chris was missing for 3 months. But, according to what you have revealed, Chris was missing for 5 months. No one mentions how long Chris was missing for in CVX. So either Chris was missing for 3 months or 5 months, it can't be both at once lol. Also... hmmm... maybe the girl that Leon broke up with was Elza walker, and maybe she decided not to partake in Resident Evil 2, coz she was mad at Leon :)
This book is from 1998 so it's possible. The Tony's Arms thing is new to me. I'd never seen some of the other small stuff translated properly before like about Claire's boyfriend, or Ada doesn't appear phased because... her Asian facial features? lol wtf is that?
I'm still looking for information about the MON MON Hotdog Stand which had connections with 3 games that I'm aware of. If wondering what games have MON MON Hotdog Stand connections well the best known is the original RE3 which had posters everywhere in the downtown area where one of them you can interact with as well the restaurant is in the game, the original RE2 has a billboard of the MON MON Hotdog Stand poster which is located in the background where the zombies eating before entering the bus but finding is difficult because once you get into place to see it the zombies will attack you giving you few seconds, and the last is RE3 where you get a unlockable knife call the HOTDOGGER which is a reference of MON MON Hotdog Stand from the original RE3 because why else would call that name if it didn't have a meaning to it.
That's HAS to be something! I bet Welsh might know if it's an inside joke or reference to a staff member. Maybe just a joke? Whatever it is, it's definitely worth a deeper look! I'm going to be looking at RE3 in the future so maybe we can figure it out! Thanks so much for sharing!
@@raccooncitycinema I known about it for years but I should know about because I was the first one who discovered everything possible about the MON MON Hotdog Stand and even more weirder I never found any videos about it after saying something about it as well few other secrets in the original RE3 which don't even appear in the strategy guide or anywhere else for that matter.
Hello my friend, and I'm so sorry, for some reason, I keep catching things people seem to overlook... LOL :) OK, in Resident Evil 2 original, apparently if you check the desk opposite Chris's desk which has the medallion and his Diary, there is a picture that is assumed to be Jill's boyfriend by Leon and Claire. In the Japanaese version, is the word used to describe "boyfriend" 彼氏 or ボーイフレンド? I think it's the latter, but I just wanto to be sure. Interestingly, this picture was later changed to that of a dog.. Considering they made a similar mistake translating the Japanese to English with Claire's description, I think this might be the same mistake here. Looking forward to your response my friend...
@@raccooncitycinema Thank you so very much for that... So... Jill had a picture of someone on her desk, inspecting which caused either Leon or Claire to think it's her lover (or sweetheart) meaning that Jill cared about him enough to put his picture on her work desk... And capcom turned him into a dog? LOL Was Wesker so jealous of others in his office who weren't single like him that he made a virus that turned Jill's lover into a dog? LOL. Well, at least that tells us that there are no "feelings" between chris and Jill.
@@TheBengalDragon since it's only Claire or Leon's assumption, it's just silly; it could've been anyone. It could've been a picture of her father as a young man. And if it was her boyfriend, she never mentions escaping Raccoon City with him, or laments how he didn't make it haha You can't infer anything about her feelings towards Chris from this.
@@raccooncitycinema Good point, but Claire or Leon (as in the player) concluding that it's her lover, indicates that Jill was probably also in that picture, but you made a good point. They never made this part of her story, and Jill stuck around in Raccoon City for a while. Even in Jill's diary in RE3, there is no mention of him. Might I trouble you to let me know what the Japanese text says exactly when you inspect Jill's desk in RE2?
@@TheBengalDragon no worries, I grabbed it off the wiki: わかい男性が写っている 恋人の写真だろうか… The official English: It's a picture of a young man. There's a good chance it's her boyfriend...
7:24 Please excuse me while I take my victory lap. THE BENGAL DRAGON! THE DRAGON discovered that the HARD WAY!!! :) Why would a girl who is SUPPOSED to be (excuse my french) the BIGGEST HOE of Resident Evil never be shown to be flirting with ANYONE, even compared to women like Ada and Ashley (who are by comparisons, supposedly smaller hoes than Claire) and why would Claire NEVER be shown in any tpe of romantic relationship outside Code Veronica? Why would someone supposedly as promiscuous as the western perception of Claire be shown to be definitely not an atheist, so much so that she thinks her jacket with an angelic insignia is an AMULET? (The Japanese word used isn't Kami meaning God, or Megame meaning Goddess, it's OMAMORI meaning amulet) So claire says, "My AMULET protected you. It will always be with you." She was even shown praying at the end of Code Veronica.. I also liked the touch of Code Veronica when you made that revelation. But come on my friend, a shout out would've been nice! Just kidding man. Anyways, as for Leon, his behavior of trying to flirt with many women, is consistent with what you mentioned. The drinking thing however... I mean there is RE Vendetta, so there might be some truth to it, but wasn't Chris also seen drinking in RE6 I think? Interestingly enough, of all the women, Leon never hits on Claire, indicating that either he views Claire as a younger sister, Claire is not his type, or both. And Like I mentioned, Leon only gets the women he doesn't want. For anyone else reading this (sorry for the self promotion) but if you haven't already, watch my video "The Original claire Redfield story everyone missed" and see how deep Claire's character is. FYI, I rewatched Degeneration after making that video, and.... oh boy.... I was shocked to discover... Claire's mental condition is even WORSE than what I presented in my video. More on that on my Degeneration review. Also, just a correction. in the canonical scenario (Claire A Leon B) Claire indeed says Leon's name in front of Sherry, and Sherry hears his voice. Over the radio, Claire says "Leon are you still there? We are leaving." to which Leon says "Are you Crazy... and so on." So yeah, Sherry knows who Leon is, coz she heard what he sounds like. Also, check out my Jack Krauser voice acting attempt, and let me know ont hat vid what you think. Great vid as always!
Lol once again the blind man sees many things! Thanks for the correction, I just repeated what was in the book and didn't do my due diligence in checking. She should've known from that. Actually I did check out your Krauser video, I was the 2nd like. I didn't have time to leave a comment yet. I thought you captured the gravely sound of his voice pretty well actually
@@raccooncitycinema Thank you very much my friend, really appreciate it. Please do leave a comment if you can on the vid itself. Thanks for the like as well. If you ever want to work together on a video, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to do it.
@bechtholdillustrator9378 I don't care what some marketing execs at Kenner decided to call Tyrant after being contracted by crapcom. "Hmmm Tyrant sounds a little too intense dontcha think? Might scare away the moms. Mr. X has a very cool ring to it." LOL anyway he was never called Monsieur X in the games, the official strategy guides, the game manual, or by Crapcom back then. Call him whatever but there was a time when he was just Tyrant and had no other monikers.
I am trying my best not to bash RE2R but I have to mention that one of my favorite details in the original is how Claire asks Leon to save Cherry whist she "has a few loose ends to take care of". Watching him carry her in the elevator whilst Claire went off to fight Burkin gives such a great sense of duality and teamwork. You feel like there are two stories happening parallel to eachother. The remake doesn't feel like that at all and it kills me a little inside.
Agreed and great on point so as to keep it short too, which is hard ... I learned to not even bother anymore, the remakes are such a mess, lacking etc overall pointless entity that instead of ranting about basically everything since both 3R and 2R have zero f__ks to do with the originals so as the lore itself that it's easier to say these two should not exist. Considering I never bought them, never even entertained the idea of so, same for the people I know, I am glad they never existed in my life and especially from now on they never will. PS1 OGs all the way, then there are the fan made remasters too so next to those two options that you can play on cheap devices or even on your home system, I couldn't care less for the other cashgrabs down the line. Basically we came to the point where Resident Evil franchise is spiritually and lore wise dead for more then 20 years so any nitpicking is pointless.
@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy Besides, the Remake games are their own timeline, and the original are their own timeline. The Original and remake has SO MANY internal contradictions that the only way they make sense is if they are their own timelines. THEREFORE, the last event in Original timeline is RE8 DLC. The last event in Remake timeline is RE4. As of this writing, Dead Aim, Survivor, Code Veronica, RE5, RE6 happened ONLY in the original timeline.
@@TheBengalDragon Your comment doesn't make any sense and is irrelevant just like the sole pathetic existence of this long dead franchise. What you wrote doesn't justify a single thing, matter of fact you are just proving my point. I will just add that no, RE5, 6 whatever else isn't canon aka original timeline. They are spinoffs at best ... CV and even Revelations 2 is more of a canon then 5 and 6 for example ever be. You wasted your time with all that trying to put sense into it, since there is none present for a long time ... so just give up. Even if they manage to pull together a coherent great RE game again, the problem is in the game market itself, you don't own anything and it's online locked nickledimed garbage anyway. So no matter what you say or they say it's pointless.
I discovered resident evil because I watched a friend of a friend play it at his house on GameCube. It was 4. I was so enthralled with the aesthetic and the way it threw you to the wolves fairly early… from that point at age 9, I didn’t play it until I was 12 on my PS2. I thought that game had me on edge and not sure where to turn next… I set up my ps2 and tv in my dads garage October of 2015 and popped in Leon A because I already knew him from 4 and next to Solid snake, he was my favorite video game character at the time. Boy was I absolutely baffled. I went in blind not knowing about fixed camera angles and having actual item boxes instead of the attaché case, etc ad noisome, as I went through the game drinking some of my dads beers and smoking a few of his cigarettes out of sheer anxiety for what situation I’d be faced with next, hoping he wouldn’t notice (he did lol)… I understand a lot of brothers from across the pond LOVE this game, particularly I listen to the project umbrella podcast going back through their panels on the old games and I just love the whole community.. the dedication to the old games, there just aren’t too many gaming groups like Resident Evil has these days for the sole spirit of the story and all the lore... Thank you for making this video and making me feel the need to share my story lol, regards from the Midwest, somewhere close to where I think raccoon city would be ❤️🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing 👍 it's always nice to hear how people got into the series. Project Umbrella podcast is great! Their knowledge is really impressive. I mentioned Welsh in this (and a few other videos), well he was one of the original people that started the Project Umbrella website. It's really cool to hear him talk about this stuff
Kinda crazy that it's been 25 years since this game was released and learning more new info about it shows how much detail the devs at capcom have worked their butts off for this sequel. Despite the tech limitations back then they made a truly great game that is still playable today in my opinion, I wish more games are like this thats has great world building and story lore and has iconic cast of characters that we love and to sympathize. I'm always fascinated to the 90's-2000's era of video games especially horror like Silent Hill and Resident Evil ofcourse.
@fromthegamethrone there's a statistic that goes around. I don't know what it is though and I have never seen it for myself. It's most commonly shared in online anti-police communities. From what I know, the statistic may be wrong.
@@fromthegamethrone@fromthegamethrone there's a statistic that goes around. I don't know what it is though and I have never seen it for myself. It's most commonly shared in online anti-police communities. From what I know, the statistic may be wrong. I can't say much else than that.
You should see the number of black sports stars who have a history of domestic abuse. I guarantee you're triggered now, but that won't make the statistic go away. Even the most cursory internet searches are chock full on information on it, and there's nothing you can do. Oh and you can call me "racist" until you're blue in the face, that word means nothing anymore. Actually scratch that, that word is virtually synonymous with someone who is speaking the truth while a leftist is around.
I read a Twitter post from Resident Bio Evil about the purpose about Leon's lighter that intrigued me he states that Leon has that lighter in RE2 not to smoke. Instead, he keeps this lighter as a memento of his father. His dad was murdered in an attack by a crime gang whom Kennedy's father had a rivalry with. So, Leon holds onto the last piece of his dad he has left. And based on the images from his tweet the description of the lighter is from the Japanese text, I could be wrong but it is interesting nonetheless!
This doesn't really makes sense since one core detail debunks this, which is the engraved logo on it is of a Racoon City Police Department and it's the same exact one you can find in the police station. Which suggests he got it in the mail as a welcome package from RCPD alongside the uniform and probably other items. Which further makes sense since his next gift was suppose to be a upgrade to his Matilda handgun upon the arrival party which is a more concrete gift then what he already got prior. Another key note, police officers around the world use to get all sorts of things and this lighter is essentially another tool someone in service would put up to use, not meant to be used solely by smokers. I know plenty of police officers who got all sorts of tools and benzin lighter being of them and they carry it all the time since it's a tool. But again other service people also have this so it's a universal thing really.
@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy That makes sense if it was a gift from the RPD (and about the Matilda upgrade!). I wonder where it being a gift from his father came from
Another fantastic video. I had a smile on my face when I saw it pop up in my feed, but I was, once again, surprised that you talked about elements and character specific events/backstories I had never heard of before. The John part in particular sounds like it could have been so interesting! Thank you once again for all your hard work! And loved the shout out to Kendo's channel. It deserves it!
Yes! The John storyline could've been great/tragic! I had no idea about this part too, so it was eye opening. And yeah, Kendo's videos are art. Very inspiring and feels like they'd be at home as official Capcom videos to me! Thank you for watching, too!
@@raccooncitycinema I've been watching a lot of RE videos recently, ranging from reviews and analysis of the classic games and also the remakes, but your guidebook videos are the only ones with new information, keep the good work.
@@RodoChaska thank you again! while making this video I was scrolling through some of my RE3 footage and in a few minutes I found some Easter eggs I don't think anyone knows about yet. And plus, working with Welsh he knows so so much about these games. So after RE0 part 2 I really should tackle RE3 (intimidating prospect) 😁 I can't keep finding new info forever, but I'll keep digging
Good video. But wasn't the rats that spread the virus the ecosystem, not a mouse. Besides, you do encounter a bunch of cockroaches in the sewer, but not as giant they seem from the artwork. In the remake, they are just background characters.
Thank you! I checked the book again and it says the rats spread it. But if the rats were infected first, how did the cockroaches get so big? The ecosystem makes more sense
Man idk how you don't have at least 6 digit views yet. This channel is freakin awesome I miss the old guide books from the old days. So much cool information in there. Btw I hate sherry in the original 😂 she ruins runs.
Thank you! Hopefully someday I'll get those kinds of views, but I'll keep working away and improving (new vid coming really soon with cool new info). And yeah, these books are awesome, even just for the art! 😂 You must be a speed runner, I can feel your pain
@@raccooncitycinema it is so awesome having people keep Alive the old school especially because even capcom ignores their original games lol. Sort of, mostly a bodybuilder but a half-assed speed runner on my off days from work lmfao!
@@BigSparky1316 lol damn, that's cool, you could cosplay as Chris! And yeah, I wish they did something with the originals like the Tomb Raider remastered trilogy.
@@raccooncitycinema Haha! Thats actually a pretty good idea. I need to make that happen. I know man it's so crazy they're just leaving them sitting out. I don't think the remakes (apart frome RE1) would get much playtime on my ps5 if I had the remasters. It makes me want a pc so badly so I can play the seamless HD upgrades.
All the guests you've been getting for this series are really amazing! Fingers crossed for we get a crossover with Suzi aka TheSphereHunter in the future! These vids are hidden gems.
I would love to collaborate with Suzi!! And you know what, there is hope! She left a few comments saying she watched all my videos and enjoyed them! I think I died and returned as a Crimson head after reading that 😂 Soon as I think of a part I'll ask if she wants to join. And yeah, I can't believe Kendo and Ink Ribbon lent themselves. They're so kind and genuinely passionate about resident evil. As a small amateur RUclipsr and as a fan, their help is immense
At 3:25 I said the desert eagle is a "military issued pistol" but I should've just said "military pistol"
Sorry for the confusion 😅
Military pistol? What military? The US military(every branch) and police for that matter don’t issue or use the DE. Also It’s a non NATO round. It’s just a civilian handgun.
@@kingtutt7313 I also read the polish and Portuguese special forces issued some in .50 AE
GROM, right? Reda something about it years ago.@@jonnybaze7449
No worries, good vid! I fire one pretty regularly and seldom shut up about it, lol. The thought of it being used by the military gives the imagination a good jog for sure. IWI and IMI were essentially the same company, forget which was first, but it does give the impression that it would be a military weapon by the latter name.
I can't believe it's canon that Leon went through the whole Raccoon City incident with a hangover and didn't moan about it once
guess this was what the US government saw in him. a man who despite being Hungover was able to battle the undead. Save a wee girl from an exploding lab & get through all those stupid puzzles that make no real sense. Damn Leon must have superhuman strength to do that all with a hangover.
Man, seeing the backstory of Kendo was quite a surprising detail I never saw until now! Props to Robert Kendo for voicing the segment regarding this!
Also, props to you as well for another amazing video! Part 2 was surely worth the wait and it shows! 😎
Yeah, right?! I had never seen Kendo's backstory. There was another cool line how he wonders to himself "how he entered the paperback world of Barker and King."
Kind of cool those horror writers exist in the RE world 😄
And yes, that was so cool Kendos wanted to be a part of this video. They did more than I asked of them, too!
And props to you too for bringing a smile to my face 😎
@@raccooncitycinema Exactly! It really shows how in the original game, he was more than a minor character you would forget. He knew hell was on Raccoon and he knew how his last moments would be brief as death itself claimed him at the hands of the zombies. But hey, nice to see a line such as this to his backstory! 👀
And props to him too! He really KNOWS when you deliver with his narration and script! But hey, cheers man! Glad I made your day as always! 😎👍
As a fan of RE since one.
I learn so damn much from these videos.
So well made too! Thank you.
Very much appreciated, thank you!
I'm not an expert on these so it's a ton of fun for me to learn this stuff too.
I mentioned in another comment while making this video I skimmed through my RE3 footage and found a bunch of Easter Eggs I think most people don't know, so I'm looking forward to diving into that one, should be fun
This Welsh feller really is something, isn't he!? 😸 A walking talking encyclopedia. Massive props to the guy. 👏
Lol I JUST asked him about a connection I noticed between RE2 and REmake and he came back with something amazing, going deeper than I would've ever imagined lol
You're absolutely right, he's an encyclopedia 😂
I’ve always thought Sherry unknowingly was carrying a sample of the G virus in her locket. I’m pretty sure I’ve heard/read this multiple times throughout my life.
Yes that's right. You can see it when Ada opens it up I think.
Dr. Mantis Toboggan!! Yes!
What a crossover, let's go!
I think I joked about doing a collab with them when I started RUclips. So it's really cool to actually collab with my favorite RUclipsrs!
"America where gas is cheap." Was the most horrifying thing I've heard.
Haha 1998 was a loooong time ago.
In what way does him owning a lighter despite not smoking "reveal an active young man who likes to spend time outdoors" ?! MEGA REACHING
Lol these are the kind of unexplained quotes I love from these books
To light a campfire?
@@JerseyNoodles that makes the most sense
@@raccooncitycinema imagine if after all these years we found out its because he was an arsonist as a teen
Plot twist: Leon takes cigarette from La Policia in RE4R and lights it with that lighter because he's starting to get suspicious that the internet thinks it was for arson 😅
hell yeah! as someone who didnt grow up with the OG RE2, its cool seeing trivia about it and when I played it on my PS vita I loved it
Great! I'm happy to hear people are still experiencing this amazing game 😎
And yeah, if you're looking for obscure trivia, it's right here haha
@@raccooncitycinema it was actually the OG RE3 that made me love the series, I played some of the RE games before but I never was a big fan untill I got the classics
Nice to see you and Kendo Gun Shop Working together!
They are so kind, too. They even were excited to record more than I asked for!
My life will never be the same again after seeing Leon's armpit hair
😂 sorry but the world had to see!
16:43 surely it is cool
Good your back :)
Excellent stuff like always
Thanks so much! 😆
Been working on it forever
i have reviews planned for the ps1 era RE games. this stuff is interesting
Hell yeah! Good luck with your reviews! Hope it brings more attention to the old games too
@@raccooncitycinema I'm hoping so, working on mgs1 and a twin snakes comparison now, last review was mercenaries: playground of destruction, Blood 97 before that. Trying to give some attention to the some of the forgotten stuff
14:33 Insane find. 😦
So honored to have Kendo lend his help, too!
@@raccooncitycinema love how you RE-guys all collaborate. 😀
I've been waiting for this great video thanks for entertaining me
Thanks so much! And sorry for the wait, been working on this for months and some illnesses.
Also once Kendo was on board I knew I had to work harder
@@raccooncitycinema Well that's totally fine I'm going to be patience for part 3 for the great quality that goes in this channel and I've been working on a close to accurate RE1(1996) Spencer Mansion in Minecraft while waiting for your great content
Your like the vaatividya of resident evil with your amazing lore research and explanation
Just watched that channel now, and wow, what a compliment, thank you!!
Another video, another banger! Glad to see you and Kendo Gun Shop working together, such a nice surprise.
Thank you! Yeah so grateful to work with them! Hoped everyone would be surprised
NEW EPISODE LETS GOOOOO
Hell yeah! The ending is rated 18+
Thank you for the amazing video
Thank you! I'm glad to hear that!
Ben Bertolucci is my favorite NPC in the Resident Evil universe.
Although we know his fate, it would be cool to possibly play as him in a sort of mod just like Kevin Ryman's "Here Comes the Storm" and as Marvin Brannagh.
It would be cool to wander the streets of Raccoon City as Ben, before "The Storm" hits and gather information. Hell, you could even use the clip of that artwork sketch where you see Chris, Jill, Barry, and Brad badger the Chief Irons, while Ben is narrating the bizarre incident.
Furthermore, I'd also like to play as Alyssa to further investigate Ben's story as it was said that she knew Ben.
Honestly, I'm just saying this because I'm a journalist major that had just graduated!
That sounds incredible! I guess the closest we'll get is Frank West in Dead Rising hehe. And congrats on graduating 😁
@@raccooncitycinema yeah but the closest I'll get is off the record or 4(?) Since I only have a ps3.
Also, I appreciate that last comment!
@@raccooncitycinema but in all honesty, I would say one of my favorite video game reporters would have to be Miles Upshuir of OutLast.
@@animeloverryan85 Cool, I didn't know that character was a reporter. That's in my backlog... Very long backlog
Best of luck getting into the field!
@@raccooncitycinema I'll sure need that.
12:18 Ben was in jail so Ben locked himself in jail. 🤯
Lol! He was working for Irons all along!!
Nice video, nice crossover
I like the drunk Leon angle I think it would of helped his story the way I would of went with it is his girlfriend left him so he gets drunk misses the party but having nothing and no one he feels guilty and goes into work late
Many people don't know but zombies that bites your feet can't kill you in all PS1 games, idk about the zero, remake and veronica never tested it
That's a cool bit of info! IIRC it's the same in REmake (I think I mentioned it in my video and in my RE1 on Saturn)
Another top-tier guidebook video, my dude!
Thank you so much! I've still got a mountain of guidebooks to go through. For a slight change of pace I'm thinking about playing Biohazard Pachislot just to see what the heck it is haha.
@@raccooncitycinema Go for it! I haven't even heard of that.
amazing video 👏👏👍👍👍
thank you 👍👍👏👏
for kendo his original story much better than the unnecessary daughter drama in re2re because he isn't that necessary character originally:/
leon didn't care in re2re about sherry because capcom cut every tie for him with Sherry in re2re, unlike re2 original
they didn't meet or talk once in re2re
Thank you so much!
I never noticed that about re2re! Originally I just put that clip in there as a joke but that's a good point
Wasn't the daughter/family stuff talked about in Nemesis? I assumed it was added to better tie into the sequel
@@velvetbutterfly What you remember was actually Berry Burton and his two daughters and his wife saying goodbye to each other then Berry saying that don't worry I will be fine, something along those lines, upon leaving for Raccoon City to help his comrades.
Spoiler alert: Barry Burton is who fly the heli and saves Jill right before the nuke drops.
Another character that some people seem to mix up is Dario Rosso who mentions his sick daughter being lost telling Jill to find her, however she was pretty much dead, at one point in the game a female zombie appears among gang of others which doesn't appear anywhere else in the game which suggests that must be her, also the description matches that zombie too. I can somewhat understand the mix up, due to two things, he is mentioning a sick missing daughter and his model honestly looks like a Kendo reskin ...
Other then that Kendo shop and Kendo brothers characters itself are just a story tie in, both simply made weapons for the police and ran a weapon shop, that is all to it, even the name Kendo is a throw-in as it can be since Kendo is a Japanese matrial arts name XD (that is related to Kenjutsu), it's not an actual name.
The added scene in 2R seems very forced and out of place, they cut and alter heavily so many things in 2R (so as 3R) that this feels like it was added just as last minute decision to be edgy-shock value more then anything. Looks like he being swarm by zombies wasn't enough ... and if there was more planned then they would actually flesh out more both of the brothers instead of wtf this ever is.
my favorite RE game ❤❤❤
Awesome 😎
RE2 is the gift that keeps on giving
What? He had been detained for investigating? Yea that’s called kidnapping.
Desert Eagle as a military issued firearm?
Oh shit, I should have just said "military pistol" that's a more direct translation. Thanks for bringing it to my attention
@@raccooncitycinemaoh ok it’s was just a translation. Yea both are wrong lol
Also... "2 months have passed since she lost contact with her older brother Chris..." the evidence keeps piling up my friend. I recently got into a debate with someone where I showed the person that Darkside chronicles is not canon.
Claire says in DSC that Chris was missing for 3 months. But, according to what you have revealed, Chris was missing for 5 months. No one mentions how long Chris was missing for in CVX. So either Chris was missing for 3 months or 5 months, it can't be both at once lol.
Also... hmmm... maybe the girl that Leon broke up with was Elza walker, and maybe she decided not to partake in Resident Evil 2, coz she was mad at Leon :)
Haha I'd buy Elza being Leon's ex, he sure has a thing for motorcycles later
Man I feel like I knew this all already tho lol
This book is from 1998 so it's possible. The Tony's Arms thing is new to me. I'd never seen some of the other small stuff translated properly before like about Claire's boyfriend, or Ada doesn't appear phased because... her Asian facial features? lol wtf is that?
In the apartment stairs area where you see the very first female zombie you see graffiti on a wall that says "Alex N Joel" who are they?
Great question! I don't know right now but maybe Welsh knows. I'll add it to the list of mysteries, thank you!
I'm still looking for information about the MON MON Hotdog Stand which had connections with 3 games that I'm aware of.
If wondering what games have MON MON Hotdog Stand connections well the best known is the original RE3 which had posters everywhere in the downtown area where one of them you can interact with as well the restaurant is in the game, the original RE2 has a billboard of the MON MON Hotdog Stand poster which is located in the background where the zombies eating before entering the bus but finding is difficult because once you get into place to see it the zombies will attack you giving you few seconds, and the last is RE3 where you get a unlockable knife call the HOTDOGGER which is a reference of MON MON Hotdog Stand from the original RE3 because why else would call that name if it didn't have a meaning to it.
That's HAS to be something! I bet Welsh might know if it's an inside joke or reference to a staff member. Maybe just a joke?
Whatever it is, it's definitely worth a deeper look! I'm going to be looking at RE3 in the future so maybe we can figure it out! Thanks so much for sharing!
@@raccooncitycinema I known about it for years but I should know about because I was the first one who discovered everything possible about the MON MON Hotdog Stand and even more weirder I never found any videos about it after saying something about it as well few other secrets in the original RE3 which don't even appear in the strategy guide or anywhere else for that matter.
Isn’t typical of a police officer? Over 50% of officers admitted to domestic violence anonymously when surveyed.
Hello my friend, and I'm so sorry, for some reason, I keep catching things people seem to overlook... LOL :)
OK, in Resident Evil 2 original, apparently if you check the desk opposite Chris's desk which has the medallion and his Diary, there is a picture that is assumed to be Jill's boyfriend by Leon and Claire.
In the Japanaese version, is the word used to describe "boyfriend" 彼氏 or ボーイフレンド?
I think it's the latter, but I just wanto to be sure. Interestingly, this picture was later changed to that of a dog..
Considering they made a similar mistake translating the Japanese to English with Claire's description, I think this might be the same mistake here.
Looking forward to your response my friend...
Hey I just checked and it's neither. They said 恋人 which means "lover"
@@raccooncitycinema Thank you so very much for that...
So... Jill had a picture of someone on her desk, inspecting which caused either Leon or Claire to think it's her lover (or sweetheart) meaning that Jill cared about him enough to put his picture on her work desk...
And capcom turned him into a dog? LOL Was Wesker so jealous of others in his office who weren't single like him that he made a virus that turned Jill's lover into a dog? LOL.
Well, at least that tells us that there are no "feelings" between chris and Jill.
@@TheBengalDragon since it's only Claire or Leon's assumption, it's just silly; it could've been anyone. It could've been a picture of her father as a young man.
And if it was her boyfriend, she never mentions escaping Raccoon City with him, or laments how he didn't make it haha
You can't infer anything about her feelings towards Chris from this.
@@raccooncitycinema Good point, but Claire or Leon (as in the player) concluding that it's her lover, indicates that Jill was probably also in that picture, but you made a good point. They never made this part of her story, and Jill stuck around in Raccoon City for a while. Even in Jill's diary in RE3, there is no mention of him.
Might I trouble you to let me know what the Japanese text says exactly when you inspect Jill's desk in RE2?
@@TheBengalDragon no worries, I grabbed it off the wiki:
わかい男性が写っている
恋人の写真だろうか…
The official English:
It's a picture of a young man. There's a good chance it's her boyfriend...
Yay
7:24 Please excuse me while I take my victory lap.
THE BENGAL DRAGON! THE DRAGON discovered that the HARD WAY!!! :)
Why would a girl who is SUPPOSED to be (excuse my french) the BIGGEST HOE of Resident Evil never be shown to be flirting with ANYONE, even compared to women like Ada and Ashley (who are by comparisons, supposedly smaller hoes than Claire) and why would Claire NEVER be shown in any tpe of romantic relationship outside Code Veronica? Why would someone supposedly as promiscuous as the western perception of Claire be shown to be definitely not an atheist, so much so that she thinks her jacket with an angelic insignia is an AMULET? (The Japanese word used isn't Kami meaning God, or Megame meaning Goddess, it's OMAMORI meaning amulet) So claire says, "My AMULET protected you. It will always be with you." She was even shown praying at the end of Code Veronica..
I also liked the touch of Code Veronica when you made that revelation. But come on my friend, a shout out would've been nice! Just kidding man.
Anyways, as for Leon, his behavior of trying to flirt with many women, is consistent with what you mentioned. The drinking thing however... I mean there is RE Vendetta, so there might be some truth to it, but wasn't Chris also seen drinking in RE6 I think? Interestingly enough, of all the women, Leon never hits on Claire, indicating that either he views Claire as a younger sister, Claire is not his type, or both. And Like I mentioned, Leon only gets the women he doesn't want.
For anyone else reading this (sorry for the self promotion) but if you haven't already, watch my video "The Original claire Redfield story everyone missed" and see how deep Claire's character is.
FYI, I rewatched Degeneration after making that video, and.... oh boy.... I was shocked to discover... Claire's mental condition is even WORSE than what I presented in my video. More on that on my Degeneration review.
Also, just a correction. in the canonical scenario (Claire A Leon B) Claire indeed says Leon's name in front of Sherry, and Sherry hears his voice. Over the radio, Claire says "Leon are you still there? We are leaving." to which Leon says "Are you Crazy... and so on." So yeah, Sherry knows who Leon is, coz she heard what he sounds like.
Also, check out my Jack Krauser voice acting attempt, and let me know ont hat vid what you think.
Great vid as always!
Lol once again the blind man sees many things! Thanks for the correction, I just repeated what was in the book and didn't do my due diligence in checking. She should've known from that.
Actually I did check out your Krauser video, I was the 2nd like. I didn't have time to leave a comment yet. I thought you captured the gravely sound of his voice pretty well actually
@@raccooncitycinema Thank you very much my friend, really appreciate it. Please do leave a comment if you can on the vid itself. Thanks for the like as well.
If you ever want to work together on a video, please let me know and I'll be more than happy to do it.
Thank you for calling him "tyrant" and not Mr. X. He was never called Mr X back until re2 remake released some screens of him in his stupid fedora.
He's been Mr x my entire life?
I'll still call him Mr. X
@@balabanasireti 🫡
Not true, always was called Mr X/Tyrant.Look up old ads also for re2 action figures and stuff
@bechtholdillustrator9378 I don't care what some marketing execs at Kenner decided to call Tyrant after being contracted by crapcom. "Hmmm Tyrant sounds a little too intense dontcha think? Might scare away the moms. Mr. X has a very cool ring to it." LOL anyway he was never called Monsieur X in the games, the official strategy guides, the game manual, or by Crapcom back then. Call him whatever but there was a time when he was just Tyrant and had no other monikers.
I am trying my best not to bash RE2R but I have to mention that one of my favorite details in the original is how Claire asks Leon to save Cherry whist she "has a few loose ends to take care of". Watching him carry her in the elevator whilst Claire went off to fight Burkin gives such a great sense of duality and teamwork. You feel like there are two stories happening parallel to eachother.
The remake doesn't feel like that at all and it kills me a little inside.
Glad u saw that too
Agreed and great on point so as to keep it short too, which is hard ...
I learned to not even bother anymore, the remakes are such a mess, lacking etc overall pointless entity that instead of ranting about basically everything since both 3R and 2R have zero f__ks to do with the originals so as the lore itself that it's easier to say these two should not exist.
Considering I never bought them, never even entertained the idea of so, same for the people I know, I am glad they never existed in my life and especially from now on they never will.
PS1 OGs all the way, then there are the fan made remasters too so next to those two options that you can play on cheap devices or even on your home system, I couldn't care less for the other cashgrabs down the line.
Basically we came to the point where Resident Evil franchise is spiritually and lore wise dead for more then 20 years so any nitpicking is pointless.
@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy Besides, the Remake games are their own timeline, and the original are their own timeline. The Original and remake has SO MANY internal contradictions that the only way they make sense is if they are their own timelines. THEREFORE, the last event in Original timeline is RE8 DLC. The last event in Remake timeline is RE4. As of this writing, Dead Aim, Survivor, Code Veronica, RE5, RE6 happened ONLY in the original timeline.
@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 stay mad old man
@@TheBengalDragon Your comment doesn't make any sense and is irrelevant just like the sole pathetic existence of this long dead franchise. What you wrote doesn't justify a single thing, matter of fact you are just proving my point.
I will just add that no, RE5, 6 whatever else isn't canon aka original timeline. They are spinoffs at best ... CV and even Revelations 2 is more of a canon then 5 and 6 for example ever be.
You wasted your time with all that trying to put sense into it, since there is none present for a long time ... so just give up.
Even if they manage to pull together a coherent great RE game again, the problem is in the game market itself, you don't own anything and it's online locked nickledimed garbage anyway. So no matter what you say or they say it's pointless.
I discovered resident evil because I watched a friend of a friend play it at his house on GameCube. It was 4. I was so enthralled with the aesthetic and the way it threw you to the wolves fairly early… from that point at age 9, I didn’t play it until I was 12 on my PS2. I thought that game had me on edge and not sure where to turn next… I set up my ps2 and tv in my dads garage October of 2015 and popped in Leon A because I already knew him from 4 and next to Solid snake, he was my favorite video game character at the time. Boy was I absolutely baffled. I went in blind not knowing about fixed camera angles and having actual item boxes instead of the attaché case, etc ad noisome, as I went through the game drinking some of my dads beers and smoking a few of his cigarettes out of sheer anxiety for what situation I’d be faced with next, hoping he wouldn’t notice (he did lol)… I understand a lot of brothers from across the pond LOVE this game, particularly I listen to the project umbrella podcast going back through their panels on the old games and I just love the whole community.. the dedication to the old games, there just aren’t too many gaming groups like Resident Evil has these days for the sole spirit of the story and all the lore... Thank you for making this video and making me feel the need to share my story lol, regards from the Midwest, somewhere close to where I think raccoon city would be ❤️🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing 👍 it's always nice to hear how people got into the series.
Project Umbrella podcast is great! Their knowledge is really impressive. I mentioned Welsh in this (and a few other videos), well he was one of the original people that started the Project Umbrella website. It's really cool to hear him talk about this stuff
Kinda crazy that it's been 25 years since this game was released and learning more new info about it shows how much detail the devs at capcom have worked their butts off for this sequel. Despite the tech limitations back then they made a truly great game that is still playable today in my opinion, I wish more games are like this thats has great world building and story lore and has iconic cast of characters that we love and to sympathize. I'm always fascinated to the 90's-2000's era of video games especially horror like Silent Hill and Resident Evil ofcourse.
That's awesome you got kendo gun shop to read for you
Yeah I'm still shocked! Talk about generous right? And what great talent.
@@raccooncitycinema I love seeing 2 of my favorite RE content creators collaborating
It's statistically actually VERY typical for police officers to have a history of domestic violence. ( 9:57 )
Source?
@fromthegamethrone there's a statistic that goes around. I don't know what it is though and I have never seen it for myself. It's most commonly shared in online anti-police communities. From what I know, the statistic may be wrong.
@@fromthegamethrone@fromthegamethrone there's a statistic that goes around. I don't know what it is though and I have never seen it for myself. It's most commonly shared in online anti-police communities. From what I know, the statistic may be wrong. I can't say much else than that.
You should see the number of black sports stars who have a history of domestic abuse. I guarantee you're triggered now, but that won't make the statistic go away. Even the most cursory internet searches are chock full on information on it, and there's nothing you can do. Oh and you can call me "racist" until you're blue in the face, that word means nothing anymore. Actually scratch that, that word is virtually synonymous with someone who is speaking the truth while a leftist is around.
The english file says r*pe. Not sure if it says the same in the Japanese file but that's certainly worse than domestic abuse
This is really informative! Thank you for making this video!
Awesome, thank you for watching and letting me know!
I decided to keep it "JONY" in my personal RE3 remaster.
Nice! Personal RE3 remaster is intriguing too
I read a Twitter post from Resident Bio Evil about the purpose about Leon's lighter that intrigued me he states that
Leon has that lighter in RE2 not to smoke. Instead, he keeps this lighter as a memento of his father. His dad was murdered in an attack by a crime gang whom Kennedy's father had a rivalry with. So, Leon holds onto the last piece of his dad he has left. And based on the images from his tweet the description of the lighter is from the Japanese text, I could be wrong but it is interesting nonetheless!
Very interesting! I'll have to check that tweet out, thanks for sharing!
@raccooncitycinema you're welcome. I would ask him to make sure if it's 100% accurate!
@@willisrose9756 ok thanks again. There's so much more for these characters!
This doesn't really makes sense since one core detail debunks this, which is the engraved logo on it is of a Racoon City Police Department and it's the same exact one you can find in the police station. Which suggests he got it in the mail as a welcome package from RCPD alongside the uniform and probably other items.
Which further makes sense since his next gift was suppose to be a upgrade to his Matilda handgun upon the arrival party which is a more concrete gift then what he already got prior.
Another key note, police officers around the world use to get all sorts of things and this lighter is essentially another tool someone in service would put up to use, not meant to be used solely by smokers. I know plenty of police officers who got all sorts of tools and benzin lighter being of them and they carry it all the time since it's a tool. But again other service people also have this so it's a universal thing really.
@@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy That makes sense if it was a gift from the RPD (and about the Matilda upgrade!).
I wonder where it being a gift from his father came from
og re2 lore--->remake lore.
Another fantastic video. I had a smile on my face when I saw it pop up in my feed, but I was, once again, surprised that you talked about elements and character specific events/backstories I had never heard of before. The John part in particular sounds like it could have been so interesting!
Thank you once again for all your hard work! And loved the shout out to Kendo's channel. It deserves it!
Yes! The John storyline could've been great/tragic! I had no idea about this part too, so it was eye opening.
And yeah, Kendo's videos are art. Very inspiring and feels like they'd be at home as official Capcom videos to me!
Thank you for watching, too!
Outstanding video many thanks
Thanks for watching and the comment!
@@raccooncitycinema You're welcome 👍🏻
Your videos are amazing
That's so nice of you to say, thank you!!
@@raccooncitycinema I've been watching a lot of RE videos recently, ranging from reviews and analysis of the classic games and also the remakes, but your guidebook videos are the only ones with new information, keep the good work.
@@RodoChaska thank you again! while making this video I was scrolling through some of my RE3 footage and in a few minutes I found some Easter eggs I don't think anyone knows about yet. And plus, working with Welsh he knows so so much about these games. So after RE0 part 2 I really should tackle RE3 (intimidating prospect) 😁
I can't keep finding new info forever, but I'll keep digging
Good video. But wasn't the rats that spread the virus the ecosystem, not a mouse. Besides, you do encounter a bunch of cockroaches in the sewer, but not as giant they seem from the artwork. In the remake, they are just background characters.
Thank you! I checked the book again and it says the rats spread it.
But if the rats were infected first, how did the cockroaches get so big?
The ecosystem makes more sense
@@raccooncitycinema Even Ada said it in the cutscene after the flashback of Willem Birkin. Ada: So the rats were the carriers of the virus?!
Man idk how you don't have at least 6 digit views yet. This channel is freakin awesome I miss the old guide books from the old days. So much cool information in there. Btw I hate sherry in the original 😂 she ruins runs.
Thank you! Hopefully someday I'll get those kinds of views, but I'll keep working away and improving (new vid coming really soon with cool new info). And yeah, these books are awesome, even just for the art!
😂 You must be a speed runner, I can feel your pain
@@raccooncitycinema it is so awesome having people keep Alive the old school especially because even capcom ignores their original games lol.
Sort of, mostly a bodybuilder but a half-assed speed runner on my off days from work lmfao!
@@BigSparky1316 lol damn, that's cool, you could cosplay as Chris!
And yeah, I wish they did something with the originals like the Tomb Raider remastered trilogy.
@@raccooncitycinema Haha! Thats actually a pretty good idea. I need to make that happen.
I know man it's so crazy they're just leaving them sitting out. I don't think the remakes (apart frome RE1) would get much playtime on my ps5 if I had the remasters. It makes me want a pc so badly so I can play the seamless HD upgrades.
Nice
Amazing video as always Will! So happy to see your channel grow and videos getting more and more interesting! Amazing work! 🙇♂️😁
Thank you so much! Worked really hard on this one. And it was so cool to work with Kendo! Hope to keep the energy going thanks to supporters like you!
All the guests you've been getting for this series are really amazing! Fingers crossed for we get a crossover with Suzi aka TheSphereHunter in the future! These vids are hidden gems.
I would love to collaborate with Suzi!! And you know what, there is hope! She left a few comments saying she watched all my videos and enjoyed them!
I think I died and returned as a Crimson head after reading that 😂
Soon as I think of a part I'll ask if she wants to join.
And yeah, I can't believe Kendo and Ink Ribbon lent themselves. They're so kind and genuinely passionate about resident evil.
As a small amateur RUclipsr and as a fan, their help is immense