Brian Irons

"I'm not letting anyone leave my town! Everyone's gonna die!"

- Irons, threatening Claire Redfield

Brian Irons was Raccoon City's corrupt Chief of Police of the city's local precinct.

Biography


Irons was arrested on two rape charges as a university student. He underwent psychiatric evaluation as a result of the charges, but was released due to circumstantial evidence, as well as his phenomenal academic standing. His criminal history was found out through a fax sent to Chris Redfield that was found by his sister Claire Redfield in the S.T.A.R.S. office.

According to his financial records, Irons had been taking bribes from Umbrella, particularly from William Birkin himself for five years before the Raccoon City Destruction Incident. To keep Umbrella from any harm, and ensure that he continued to receive bribes, Irons closed down the S.T.A.R.S. division after the Arklay Mountains incident and stopped them from continuing their investigation.

Irons had taken personal offense from Umbrella for ruining his town as the outbreak became apparent, and he was responsible for the deaths of at least several officers when he went insane and hunted them like a game.

Claire Redfield first met the Chief in his office with the recently deceased body of mayor Michael Warren's daughter on top of his desk. He later disappeared from the office after using his secret door to escape to the basement. He left his diary nearby in which he described his desires to hunt down the girl and use her body as a stuffed trophy, indicating he was an avid taxidermist. He lied to Claire, claiming that the mayor's daughter died after being attacked by a Zombie.

Claire confronted Irons one last time in a hidden room behind his office before he was killed by a G-larvae erupting from his body, implanted there by the mutated Birkin.

Further Notes

 * Brian Irons made a cameo appearance in the Mini-Game, The Mercenaries - Operation: Mad Jackal in Resident Evil 3. You meet him at the end of the mini game when you manage to get into the Warehouse Save Room, the end point of the mini-game. His face is hidden by shadows when the player meets him, though.
 * In the prototype version of Resident Evil 2 (known as Resident Evil 1.5), Irons was originally intended to be a "good guy", as opposed to the villainous personality which he has in the final version of the game. He was seen to be injured (apparently he was bitten by zombies) and was laying down in some couches as a result of his wounds. Eventually he sacrificed himself, allowing the players to escape from an imminent death. This was later used for Mikhail Victor in Resident Evil 3.
 * Brian Iron's signature is seen in the ID cards of Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine in the first Resident Evil game and its remake.
 * In Resident Evil Outbreak: File, a bottle of liquor belonging to Irons is found in an office in the Desperate Times scenario.
 * His death is different in Leon A, Claire B: He is pulled in the trap door by the mutated Birkin. His screams are heard as Claire listens. When Claire approaches the trap door, the mutilated top half of his corpse flies out of the trap door and lands on the floor.
 * In his diary, he mentions his fear that he is infected, although it is unknown how he may have contracted the virus.
 * His weapon of choice appears to be a Desert Eagle.
 * The seventh clue of Inserted Evil leads to a collection of documents relating to Chief Irons; including a complaint by his secretary, a statement by Irons addressing the complaint (and a more strongly-worded rough draft which implicated Umbrella), a report by Umbrella detailing Irons's increasingly erratic behavior, ultimately recommending that Umbrella has to take action to ensure secrecy.