Some Resident Evil characters have the worst luck in the horror genre, a statement not made lightly. People like Leon, Claire, and Jill always seem to find themselves in the middle of absurd situations, jumping from one crisis to the next as they deal with zombies, BOW, and Albert Wesker. Shockingly, these heroes are luckier than many of their peers or enemies; hell, in some cases they are a harbinger of doom.
Resident Evil Requiem is almost here, and the upcoming game will introduce a brand new protagonist: Grace Ashcroft. From what we know so far, the FBI analyst likely has a rough future ahead of her, but it remains to be seen if her life is anything but a series of unfortunate events. In the meantime, let's take a look at the franchise's history to make our choice Resident Evil heroes and villains who are cursed with terrible luck.
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Ramón Salazar
None of Salazar's traps or schemes succeed in slowing down Leon
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Game appearance: Resident Evil 4 / Resident Evil 4 Remake
When Leon first enters Salazar's castle about halfway through Resident Evil 4the noble comes across as extremely conceited and arrogant as he believes that the special agent will have no chance of making it through alive. Despite the castle being littered with an incredible amount of traps, including a walking statue, collapsing ceilings, and even a lava room, Leon is able to take down every single one of them by himself.
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It's clear from Salazar's radio calls in the original game that his lack of luck is clearly starting to test his patience as Leon trumps every single card in his sleeve. Even during his latest transformation, Salazar doesn't stand a chance against the wise-cracking special agent; if he had another protagonist to go up against instead.
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Chris Redfield
It's hard to remember how many teammates Chris lost during his many adventures
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Game appearance: Resident Evil / Resident Evil: Code Veronica / Resident Evil 5 / Resident Evil 6 / Resident Evil 7 / Resident Evil: Village
Chris Redfield just can't catch a break. At this point, it's almost become a running meme in the community that whenever Chris tries to get back on his feet and get a team together, he inevitably loses everyone in an accident. Nowhere is this more evident than in Resident Evil 6, where all of his team members are taken from him one by one, causing Chris to riot and question why this keeps happening to him.
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By the time fans see Chris return Villagehe's a worn, grave shadow of his former self, still desperate to do what's right even though he knows the people around him tend to be the ones biting the dust. He doesn't even get to save Ethan at the end of this game, and even though it wasn't his own fault, it's strange that Chris has such bad luck so often.
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Steve Burnside
The sins of Steve's father eventually destroy the young man's life
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Game appearance: Resident Evil: Code Veronica
It's hard to find many long term Resident Evil fans out there who admire Steve, Claire's unlikely ally for the most part Code Veronica story. However, no matter how much some people might dislike him, watching him deal with failure after failure can honestly make you sympathize with him a little, as luck seems to not be on his side at all.
After being thrown into prison in Rockfort after his father was caught selling Umbrella data, Steve is forced to shoot his zombified father and is constantly taunted by Claire, who he says has feelings for. Unfortunately for Steve, he isn't even able to fulfill his dreams of getting with Claire because he mutates late in the story and ends up losing his life, all because of his father's transgressions.
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Ricardo Irving
Converting to LUKU is always a gamble, but Irving might have had the worst draw of all
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Game appearance: Resident Evil 5
Ricardo Irving is an arms dealer who makes several brief appearances throughout the story Resident Evil 5. As he is constantly taunted and berated by a mysterious figure later revealed to be Jill, Irving's luck really runs out during the transformation sequence.
Becoming a large water creature can be quite dangerous for the protagonist and Del Lago Resident Evil 4 is a prime example of this. However, Irving happens to get a form that has large exposed sacks on its surface, and also floats right next to a cruise ship that has several Gatling guns, making it an easy target. If Resident Evil the gods were a little fairer to the guy, he might have had a fighting chance, but not in this reality.
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Sherry Birkin
Since the incident in Raccoon City, Sherry has been plagued by bad luck
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Game appearance: Resident Evil 2 / Remake Resident Evil 2 / Resident Evil 6
Sherry experienced some truly terrifying events as a child. Once Raccoon City was infested with zombies, both of her parents essentially abandoned her, leaving her to fend for herself until Claire arrived. Despite barely making it out of this scenario in one piece, Sherry's life didn't get any easier as an adult when she was persecuted for her rare genetic abilities.
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As a result, Sherry has a constant target on her back and has had pretty abysmal luck her entire life. While she seems to have finally found her purpose as a federal agent, she discovers that her guardian, Simmons, was an evil cleric all along, as if things couldn't get any worse.
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Bitores Mendez
Mendez's dreams were crushed by one unfortunate encounter
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Game appearance: Resident Evil 4 / Resident Evil 4 Remake
At first glance, Mendez may appear to be little more than a stock villain whose only quality is to be a mean and strict boss whom Leon overcomes. However, documents are scattered around Resident Evil 4 remake which reveal the tragic backstory of this villain and reveal how everything went wrong for him in a matter of days.
After becoming head of the village, things looked promising for Mendez as he reported how the village was flourishing. Singing and dancing were common and education was introduced to the area for the benefit of children. Soon after, however, a mysterious group of hooded figures entered the village, eventually turning everyone, including Mendez, into a soulless Ganado. Just when everything looked promising, Mendez's dreams were tarnished by one simple unfortunate encounter.
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Ethan Winters
It's almost as if Capcom just enjoys playing cruel and twisted jokes on Ethan
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Game appearance: Resident Evil 7 / Resident Evil: Village
Ethan may honestly be one of the most unfortunate horror protagonists ever seen in a game. This random civilian is first thrown into the terrifying Baker Mansion, where he is beaten, injected, and plunged into an unforgettable nightmare. Just as he manages to escape with his wife Mia, she is taken from him again after she is revealed to be nothing more than a clone of Mother Miranda.
Down on his luck, Ethan wanders into a haunted village infested with lycans to save his daughter Rose. Just moments before he is reunited with her, Ethan learns the haunting reality that he is, in fact, dead. The blight that infested his body kept him going all this time, but whenever Ethan managed to get close to finally being at peace and seeing his family again, it was ripped from him again and again, completely out of his control.
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