This page is a rough timeline of Capcom's main Resident Evil continuity by media and some chapters/episodes/game modes as portrayed by those pieces of media.
For a timeline based on in-universe dates see Template:Timeline and for a timeline by events see Timeline by events.
Timeline[]
Release | Section | Date of events | Events portrayed |
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BIOHAZARD UMBRELLA CHRONICLES SIDE A | Foreword | 1967 | James Marcus discovered the Progenitor's ability to revive dead E. coli cells and excitedly shared his discovery with his cynical colleague, Edward Ashford. |
Wesker's Report Ⅱ | July 1978-July 1995 | Albert Wesker and William Birkin begin working at the Arklay Laboratory outside Raccoon City. | |
BIOHAZARD UMBRELLA CHRONICLES SIDE A | The Ecliptic Express Incident 1 | July 23–24, 1998 | A young couple are killed after their car breaks down on a remote road in Raccoon Forest. |
Resident Evil 0 | Main game | Ecliptic Express Incident | |
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles | Beginnings | ||
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles | Nightmare 1 Nightmare 2 |
July 24, 1998 | Mansion Incident |
Resident Evil | Main game | July 24–25, 1998 | |
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles | Rebirth | July 24, 1998 | |
Resident Evil Outbreak | Outbreak Hellfire |
September 24–25, 1998 | Raccoon City Destruction Incident |
Resident Evil Outbreak File 2 | Wild Things Underbelly Flashback |
September 25–26, 1998 | |
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Opening cutscene | September 26, 1998 | |
Resident Evil Outbreak | The Hive Below Freezing Point Decisions, Decisions opening |
September 27–28, 1998 | |
Resident Evil Outbreak File 2 | Desperate Times | September 28, 1998 | |
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Main game; first half | September 28–29, 1998 | |
Resident Evil 2 | Main game | September 29–30 | |
Resident Evil 2 | The 4th Survivor | September 30, 1998 | |
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Main game; second half | October 1, 1998 | |
Resident Evil Outbreak | Decisions, Decisions | ||
Resident Evil Outbreak File 2 | End of the road | ||
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles | Death's Door | ||
Resident Evil Survivor | Main game | November 1998 | Sheena Island incident |
Resident Evil CODE:Veronica | December 1998 | Rockfort Island Incident Antarctic outbreak | |
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness | Episode 1 and 2 (flashbacks only) | October 2000 | Penamstan Civil War |
Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | Operation Javier | Summer 2002 | 2002 South American incident |
Resident Evil: Degeneration | Film | 2002 | 2002 India bioterror attack |
Resident Evil: Dead Aim | Main game | September 2002 | Spencer Rain outbreak Atlantic Facility outbreak |
BIOHAZARD UMBRELLA CHRONICLES SIDE B | Umbrella's Downfall 1 | February 2003 | Caucasus outbreak |
BIOHAZARD UMBRELLA CHRONICLES: Prelude to the Fall | Prelude to the Fall 1 Prelude to the Fall 2 | ||
BIOHAZARD UMBRELLA CHRONICLES SIDE B | Umbrella's Downfall 2 | ||
Wesker's Extra Report | |||
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles | Umbrella's End Dark Legacy |
February 18, 2003 | |
Incubate | 2003-2004 | Rodrigo writes and illustrates a journal about daily life in the village of Valdelobos. After the harvest festival, a stranger arrives and convinces the local priest to join his faith and assist others in joining in a "purification of their sinful blood". The villagers all slowly devolve into Ganado and become numb to the horrors around them. | |
Resident Evil: Revelations | Episode 3: Ghosts of Veltro | Summer 2004 | Terragrigia Panic |
Resident Evil 4 | Main game Separate Ways |
August-Autumn 2004[1] | 2004 Abduction of the President's Daughter |
BIOHAZARD THE STAGE | 2005 | St. Cloud Incident | |
Resident Evil: Revelations | Extended Trailer Main game Jessica's Report |
Queen Zenobia Incident | |
Angela's Diary | July–November 2005 | TerraSave incorrectly ties the pharmaceutical conglomerate WP Corporation's vaccine trials to a t-Virus outbreak in India. The news reaches Angela Miller, whose missing brother Curtis was a former employee who became radicalized against the company. Angela writes a series of letters to her deceased niece, attempting to piece together Curtis' motivation and his possible whereabouts. | |
Resident Evil: Degeneration | October/November 2005 | Harvardville Airport incident Air Dome Laboratory Incident | |
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness - The Beginning | 2006 | Pittsburgh Terror Incidents | |
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness | Penamstan Conspiracy Incidents | ||
Resident Evil 5 | Lost in Nightmares | August 2006 | Raid on the Spencer Estate |
Experience Kijuju | December 2008-March 2009 | An American miner working in the Kijuju Autonomous Zone blogs about the deterioration of law and order in the city as a wave of apparent religious extremism and nationalism leads to the execution of foreigners in the street. | |
BSAA Remote Desktop | February–March 2009 | The BSAA's intelligence division debates whether there is a bio-weapons threat in Kijuju. A photograph of blackmarketeer Ricardo Irving confirms it. | |
Resident Evil 5 | Main game Desperate Escape |
March 2009 | Kijuju Autonomous Zone Incident |
BIOHAZARD THE STAGE | 2010 | Philosophy University Incident | |
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 | Main game; Claire episodes Penal Colony |
January–February 2011 | Sein Island incident |
Las Plagas: Organisms of War | East Slavic Civil War | ||
Resident Evil: Damnation | |||
Biohazard DAMNATION (novel) | |||
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 | Extra Episode: The Struggle Extra Episode: Little Miss Main game; Barry episodes Penal Colony Contemplation Judgment Metamorphosis |
July/August 2011 | Sein Island incident |
Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire | 2012 | Cobra Mart bioterrorist attack Marhawa Desire | |
Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps | The Experiment; Missions 1-23 | March 12 - November 20, 2012 | The Experiment |
Resident Evil 6 | Chris Story: Chapter 2 Jake Story: Chapter 1 & 2 |
December 24–25, 2012 | Edonian Civil War |
Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps | The Experiment: Endless Game | January 2, 2013 | The Experiment |
Resident Evil 6 | Ada Story: Chapter 1 | June 27, 2013 | |
Resident Evil 6 | Fallen Hero | June 29, 2013 | |
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 | Epilogue (Two Years Later) | ||
Resident Evil 6 | Leon Story: Chapter 1 & 2 Ada Story: Chapter 2 Leon Story: Chapter 3 |
Tall Oaks bioterror incident | |
Resident Evil 6 | Chris Story: Chapter 1 |
June 29 - July 1, 2013 | Lanshiang bioterror incident |
Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire | Part 39: Encroaching Darkness epilogue | ||
Resident Evil 6 | Jake Story: Chapter 3 Ada Story: Chapter 3 Jake Story: Chapter 4 Chris Story: Chapter 3 Ada Story: Chapter 4 Chris Story: Chapter 4 Leon Story: Chapter 4 Ada Story: Chapter 5 Leon Story: Chapter 5 Jake Story: Chapter 5 Chris Story: Chapter 5 | ||
Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps | Multiplayer: 4 Survivors | 2014 | |
BIOHAZARD heavenly island | Sonido de Tortuga Island Incident Mojave Desert incident | ||
BIOHAZARD VENDETTA | Washington D.C. bio-terror incident | ||
Resident Evil: Vendetta | Querétaro mansion incident Great Lakes murders Alexander Institute of Biotechnology terror attack New York bioterrorist attack | ||
BIOHAZARD VENDETTA (novel) | |||
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | Old Videotape Daughters Murders in Dulvey |
October 2014 | Baker House Incident |
BIOHAZARD THE EXPERIENCE | 2015 | ||
BIOHAZARD DEATH ISLAND | San Francisco Serial Murders Alcatraz Island Outbreak | ||
Resident Evil: Death Island | |||
Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps | Tutorial Multiplayer |
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Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps | Multiplayer: One-Life Match, Multi-Mission | 2016 | |
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | "Derelict House Footage" | June 1, 2017 | Baker House Incident |
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | "Happy Birthday" | June 2, 2017 | |
Resident Evil 7: Beginning Hour | July 2017 | ||
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard | Main game Not A Hero End of Zoe |
July–August 2017 | |
Remembering Resident Evil 7 | 2020 | Ethan Winters Interview | |
The Baker Incident Report | The Baker Incident Report Discovery of the Incident The Cover-up The Hidden Truth Where the Winterses Are Letters (from Mia; from HQ to Chris Redfield) |
2021 | Following the events of Resident Evil 7, Zoe Baker pieces together a collage organizing the events that transpired and the subsequent aftermath, including the cover-up of the incident, info on "The Connections", the disappearance of Ethan and Mia, and Chris's defection from the BSAA. |
Maiden | February 8–10, 2021 | ||
Resident Evil Village | Main game | Village Incident | |
Resident Evil Village | Shadows of Rose Epilogue cutscene |
2037 | The remnant of Miranda's consciousness stored within remnants of the Fungal Root gains power and is able to reach out and project hallucinations to lure Rose Winters into the root's inner consciousness. Rose seeks out a crystal within the fragment that she hopes will rid her of the mold. Her journey leads her to fight against the remnants of Miranda and Eveline with the help of Michael. In the end, Rose escapes and visits her father's grave. |
Sources[]
- ↑ Weekly Shonen Champion #- BIOHAZARD heavenly island, p. 46
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