The Raccoon City Incident was a catastrophic viral outbreak that occurred in September–October 1998 in Raccoon City. The disaster began when the pharmaceutical company Umbrella Corporation accidentally released the mutagenic T-virus into the city’s water and sewer systems following an attack on scientist William Birkin, who had developed the experimental G-virus. The virus rapidly spread among the population, turning most residents into zombies and allowing bio-engineered creatures to overrun the city. Law enforcement, including the Raccoon Police Department, collapsed as the infection spread , while survivors such as Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, and Jill Valentine struggled to escape amid Umbrella’s attempts to cover up the disaster, including deploying the bioweapon Nemesis T-Type. With containment impossible the United States government authorized a nuclear strike on October 1, 1998, destroying the city and killing the remaining infected, an event that ultimately exposed Umbrella’s illegal bioweapons research and led to the corporation’s downfall.



S.T.A.R.S. in Resident Evil stands for Special Tactics and Rescue Service It is an elite special forces unit operating under the Raccoon City Police Department (R.P.D.) established in 1996 to handle unconventional crime, terrorism, and rescue operations before being effectively destroyed in 1998 during the T-virus outbreak



Leon S. Kennedy was an American law enforcement officer and later a federal agent who gained recognition for surviving and helping expose the events of the Raccoon City Incident in 1998. At the time, Kennedy was a rookie assigned to the Raccoon Police Department and arrived in Raccoon City on September 29, 1998, just as a viral outbreak caused by the Umbrella Corporation had overwhelmed the city. The release of the mutagenic T-virus turned much of the population into aggressive infected, while experimental organisms linked to the G-virus appeared throughout the city. During the crisis, Kennedy assisted fellow survivor Claire Redfield and protected Sherry Birkin while uncovering evidence of Umbrella’s illegal bioweapons research. He escaped shortly before the U.S. government destroyed the city with a nuclear strike, and his experience and testimony later led to his recruitment by federal authorities, where he became a specialist in operations against bioterrorism.


Chris Redfield was an American special operations officer and former member of the Raccoon Police Department S.T.A.R.S. who became one of the earliest investigators of illegal bioweapons development linked to the Umbrella Corporation. In July 1998, Redfield took part in an investigation of a series of murders in the Arklay Mountains near Raccoon City, where he and other S.T.A.R.S. members uncovered a secret Umbrella research facility conducting experiments with the mutagenic T-virus. After surviving the incident and exposing the involvement of their commander Albert Wesker, Redfield continued efforts to bring Umbrella’s bioweapons program to light. Following the destruction of Raccoon City during the Raccoon City Incident later that year, he became involved in international operations against bioterrorism and later served in the global security organization Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance, where he played a leading role in combating the spread and use of biological weapons.


Jill Valentine was an American law enforcement officer and special tactics operative best known for her role in exposing illegal bioweapons research connected to the Umbrella Corporation. She served as a member of the elite Raccoon Police Department S.T.A.R.S. unit and participated in the 1998 investigation of murders in the Arklay Mountains near Raccoon City, where she and her team uncovered a hidden Umbrella laboratory conducting experiments with the mutagenic T-virus. Following the subsequent Raccoon City Incident later that year, Valentine became one of the few survivors who managed to escape the city while being pursued by an experimental bioweapon known as Nemesis T-Type. After the destruction of Raccoon City, she continued efforts to expose Umbrella’s activities and later joined international anti-bioterrorism operations, eventually serving as a founding member of the Bioterrorism Security Assessment Alliance, where she helped combat the global spread of biological weapons.. she was almost a jill sandwhich by the way :)


Claire Redfield was an American civilian and humanitarian activist who became known for surviving the 1998 Raccoon City Incident. She arrived in Raccoon City while searching for her missing brother, Chris Redfield, only to discover that the city had been overrun by a viral outbreak caused by the pharmaceutical company Umbrella Corporation. During the crisis, she worked alongside rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy to survive the spread of the mutagenic T-virus and the appearance of experimental creatures linked to the G-virus. Claire also protected and escorted Sherry Birkin, the daughter of scientist William Birkin, helping her escape the city before its destruction. Following the incident, Claire became involved in humanitarian and anti-bioterrorism efforts and later joined the organization TerraSave, which works to assist victims of bioterrorism and expose illegal biological weapons research.


Ada Wong was a covert intelligence operative known for her involvement in the 1998 Raccoon City Incident. Operating undercover in Raccoon City during the outbreak, she infiltrated underground research facilities linked to the pharmaceutical company Umbrella Corporation with the objective of obtaining samples of the experimental G-virus developed by scientist William Birkin. While pursuing this mission, she encountered rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy and cooperated with him at several points as both attempted to survive the spread of the mutagenic T-virus and the collapse of the city. Although initially presumed dead during the incident, Wong ultimately survived and escaped before the destruction of the city, continuing her activities as an intelligence agent involved in the covert acquisition and monitoring of bioweapon technologies.


Albert Wesker was an American researcher and intelligence operative associated with the pharmaceutical company Umbrella Corporation and later known for his involvement in global bioweapons activity. In 1998 he served as captain of the Raccoon Police Department S.T.A.R.S. unit in Raccoon City, a position he secretly used to gather combat data on experimental biological weapons created with the mutagenic T-virus. During the investigation of murders in the Arklay Mountains, Wesker betrayed his team and attempted to use them to test Umbrella’s bioweapons within a hidden research facility. Although believed killed during the incident, he survived and continued operating independently after the subsequent Raccoon City Incident. In the years that followed, Wesker became a central figure in the international trafficking and development of biological weapons, pursuing advanced viral research and power through the acquisition and use of experimental viruses.

Brad Vickers was an American police officer and helicopter pilot who served as a member of the Raccoon Police Department S.T.A.R.S. unit in Raccoon City. In July 1998 he acted as the pilot for the S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team during the investigation of a series of murders in the Arklay Mountains, an operation that led to the discovery of a hidden research facility operated by the Umbrella Corporation and its experiments with the mutagenic T-virus.