Resident Evil 2 Story

The remaining members of S.T.A.R.S. tried to get the word out about Umbrella Incorporation’s involvement with the mansion incident, and the exact nature of the undead that were advancing upon the city.

Chief Brian Irons dismissed their claims as unbelievable drug induced hallucinations. The claims of the survivors were laughed off, even as the horrors unleashed by Umbrella began their slow, unstoppable march upon Raccoon City. Soon, chaos reigned. Even as the entire city was being destroyed by unspeakable horrors, rookie cop Leon S. Kennedy sped towards Raccoon City, eager to start his duties as a police officer

Instead of finding his comrades and a secure city, he stumbled upon a necropolis of the living dead, the only RPD officer left to serve and protect any humans who had escaped death. On the other end of the city, Claire Redfield searchs for her brother, Chris Redfield. Raccoon was where they had last met, and she is unprepared for the monsters that await her. Before long, she realizes that the sickness around Raccoon City could cost her her life, and she must escape.

While running from the undead, Claire and Leon meet up in the middle of the city. The two must figure out not only who and what is causing this epidemic, but how to survive.

Resident Evil 2 Characters

Leon S. Kennedy
Leon is a rookie police officer who joined the R.P.D so he can help others, however on his first day he's put up against the horrors of Raccoon City and Umbrella. He has a very protective nature as he believes it to be his duty to protect others.

Claire Redfield
Claire is searching for her lost brother Chris who disappeared in his last mission with S.T.A.R.S investigating the cannabalistic murders in the Arklay Mountains area. She finds a diary of Chris' and realises he has travelled to Europe, so she tries to escape along with Leon and takes on a maternal role over Sherry Birkin and cares for her throughout the game. Upon escaping Raccoon City, she sets out to Umbrella's Paris Research Facility in search of Chris.

Ada Wong
Ada is in Raccoon City under the false pretence of looking for her boyfriend, John, who works for Umbrella. She teams up with Leon seemingly to help escape from the facility, however it turns out she is a secret agent from an unknown company sent to take a sample of the G-Virus. However, she begins to develop romantic feelings for Leon. She gets badly injured at the end of Resident Evil 2, however it has since come to light that she escaped with a sample of the virus and escaped by hijacking and hiding on a helicopter sent for Umbrella CEO's.

William Birkin
After completing his G-Virus project, he is mortally wounded by agents of the Umbrella Special Forces after his work is stolen. Left for dead, he injects himself with the G-Virus , thus turning himself into a monster, he then kills his attackers, causing a T-Virus vial to be leaked into the city's drainage system, resulting in the zombie outbreak in the game. During the course of the game, he encounters the main characters: Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, as he undergoes gradual mutation and begins losing any semblance of his original human form. He is eventually destroyed by Leon and Claire, with the help of his daughter Sherry.

Annette Birkin
Annette Birkin is the wife of William Birkin and mother of Sherry Birkin. She originally always helped William in his experiments and she is very dedicated to her husband, even so far as defending William and being angry at Leon for killing him when he was mutated and no longer himself. However, she does have a maternal instinct and informs Claire of how to develop the G-Virus vaccine, DEVIL. She is an established scientist on her own.

Sherry Birkin
Sherry is a very young and intelligent girl. She unknowingly has a sample of the G-Virus around her neck and she is being chased by William, as she has his blood and is compatible for a G-Embryo. She finds it hard to trust others due to her parents never being there for her.

Brain Irons
Brian Irons of the Chief of Police in the R.P.D. He doesn't gain much respect from his peers, and many have begun to wonder for his mental health. He bought a disturbing painting called "Sacrifice to the Hell Fire", and made behind-the-scenes dealings with William Birkin in order to earn money and secure himself as Chief of Police. When realising he couldn't escape the T-Virus outbreak, he made sure none of his employees survived, and even went so far as murdering them. He also killed the Mayor's daughter and suggested he wanted to stuff her as a trophy. He was exposed as a fraud by reporter Ben Bertolucci.