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Old 01-31-2004, 01:54 AM   #1
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Lightbulb Theory On RE4!

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Being caught up in the latest RE4 hype, I decide I’ll watch some trailers of it. Here’s a thought that crossed my mind. I figured it was interesting enough to share.

Well, this is more of an analysis of the first trailer. You too, may find it interesting.

If you’ve seen the trailer, then you may have noticed some sort of “dark matter” in pursuit of Leon.



What’s interesting is that this “darkness” appeared in many scenes, and Leon’s weapon seems to have absolutely no effect at all. Hmmm...



Well, what could this darkness be? It not likely to be some ghostly kind of fog, since we know Resident Evil isn’t based on those types of elements. It seemed threatening enough for Leon to shoot at it, but his shoots have no effect -- it was like shooting at thin-air. This just doesn’t add up!

This leads me to the following “theory.”

This "darkness" isn't truly there. These scenes may be hallucinations or even a dream visualizing the threatening virus in Leon's body -- slowly stalking and eventually taking over him. It's the developers way of representing his desperate fight to suppress this virus within him. In other words; the darkness is a "visual metaphor" to account for Leon's struggle with the virus inside him. Not Plausible? Read on.


*Listen to the voice in the trailer and the scenes that follow* --- it does seem to fit this theory.

voice: “INVADING” [scene 00:42]
Remember, the "darkness" is the developers visual approach(a metaphor, likely played out in the form of both in-game and scripted hallucinations) to describe the virus’s effect in Leon’s body. As the virus invades Leon’s body, the trailer visualizes this by showing the "darkness" invading hallways.

voice: “CONTAMINATION” [scene 00:51]
Not suprisingly, Leon is shown surrounded by the "darkness," contaminated by it. This may be the indication that he can no longer fight the virus within him as it’s becoming too much for him to continually suppress. The next process is inevitable.

voice: “POSSESSED” [scene 00:57]
This last image depicts the point where Leon can no longer escape the “darkness.” With no where to go and no more fight left, he yields to the "darkness" -- “possessed” by the virus.


Leon clutches his hand as he is overwhelmed by this “darkness”. The camera pulls back to a distance as though signifying the end of the likely hallucination... but what does this mean in terms of what actually took place in his body? He is possessed by the virus and perhaps will go through some kind of change afterward? Some already speculated he may be slowly changing throughout the game. We’ll see.


Could this be on the mark? Who knows?! At the very least, it would make sense and would explain scenes of that "dark matter."

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Old 01-31-2004, 02:28 AM   #2
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Reminds me of another guy's theory on how zombies are gone, and inanimate objects become animated.. and evil.

We'll just have to wait and find out.
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Old 01-31-2004, 03:23 AM   #3
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Maybe this is Umbrella's newest experiment or something and it was hell bent on Leon from the start.
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Old 01-31-2004, 06:11 AM   #4
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I'm really hyped about this game.
Nice theory Jos, reminds me of Eternal Darkness...

BTW I haven't played RE2, 3 and CV, so from which game does Leon come??
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Old 01-31-2004, 04:30 PM   #5
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I'm really hyped about this game.
Nice theory Jos, reminds me of Eternal Darkness...

BTW I haven't played RE2, 3 and CV, so from which game does Leon come??
RE2? I think.
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Old 01-31-2004, 06:33 PM   #6
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Yeah, leon is from RE2
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