- Primary Subject: Resident Evil dropped and unresolved plotlines across the mainline series
- Key Update: Capcom has left multiple major character arcs and storylines unresolved despite continued releases.
- Status: Ongoing / Unresolved
- Last Verified: February 2, 2026
- Quick Answer: Several Resident Evil plotlines, featuring Chris, Ada, Natalia, and Jake, remain unresolved, frustrating fans hoping Capcom will revisit them in future entries.
Resident Evil is a fantastic horror series, no doubt. However, it has also had its fair share of questionable moments, particularly with its dropped plotlines that were never explored in future entries.
Since the first Resident Evil, each of its standalone stories is so fragmented that they don’t always build up to the next entry. From dropped character arcs to completely forgotten story beats, Capcom really needs to stop doing this now that the series has reached Platinum status with over 170 million units sold as of 2025.
There are clear missing plotlines that were left unresolved for goodness knows what, but here are some of the series’ notable storylines that seemingly... disappeared.
(Keep in mind that there are major story spoilers if you haven’t played all the mainline Resident Evil entries.)
Chris Redfield’s Unresolved BSAA Story in Resident Evil: Village
One of the biggest mysteries in Resident Evil: Village, apart from Ethan Winters’ true nature and the Mold, was Chris’ involvement in its overarching story. At the end of the final mission in Village, Chris was last seen rendezvousing with his team of soldiers, only to be met with a nasty revelation that the BSAA Agents they’ve encountered so far are all bio-engineered threats.
It wasn't until players investigated the cliffhanger ending that they discovered the Chris Redfield we know today is part of a 'good' Umbrella, featuring a blue logo instead of the original's red motif. Resident Evil 5’s Chris was part of the old BSAA, and now that the series has moved on from his character arc, none of these questions are answered.
Ada Wong and the Forgotten ‘Connections’ Plotline in Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil may be a game about zombies and the undead, but it is also about evil Pharmaceutical groups and government conspiracies. From Umbrella, Blue Umbrella, and Terrasave, to name a few, these are the series’ big companies largely responsible for bringing the threat of Bio-Organic Weapons into the world.
This brings us to Resident Evil’s most complex character: Ada Wong. No one really knows where her true allegiance lies (apart from Leon, maybe) and who she really works for. One key takeaway from Resident Evil 6 was that her involvement in all this mess is due to her ties to a mysterious Illuminati-like group called “The Connections.”
Ada Wong, alongside the series’ main antagonist, Albert Wesker, was all connected to this bizarre conspiracy group. As players continue to ask more questions, Capcom refuses to address them further by dropping another game in the series, far removed from this storyline.
Natalia Korda’s Lost Story from Resident Evil Revelations 2
Resident Evil Revelations 2, the sequel to Capcom’s brief little experiment to bring the series to portable devices, had its fair share of iconic moments. Series alum Barry Burton was among the playable characters and central to the game’s plot.
In Revelations 2, Barry encounters a child named Natalia Korda, created by the T-Phobos Project, a new virus strain developed by Alex Wesker to control humans through fear.
Throughout the game, players went to hell and back just to protect this little girl. After successfully escaping the island and taking down Alex Wesker, Natalia was adopted by Barry and lived most of her life far away from prying eyes. Unfortunately, that was the last we’ve seen of her character. Some believe that she might return in Resident Evil: Requiem after eagle-eyed fans spotted what looks like a child with a white dress in the trailers. Of course, all of that is speculation, and with Capcom known to drop plotlines before they flourish, expecting something like this would only disappoint fans.
Jake Muller: The Forgotten Potential Protagonist After Resident Evil 6
One of Resident Evil 6’s best moments was introducing new characters born from the sheer trauma and pain from Umbrella’s evil. Sherry Birkin, one of Raccoon City’s rare child survivors, was part of this game as a playable character. But her partner, Jake Muller, steals the spotlight from their excursions.
Jake Muller was the son of Albert Wesker, but moved away from the family drama and lived on his own as a mercenary in Eastern Europe. Until the events of Resident Evil 6, he had no plans to get involved with Umbrella’s mess, but the C-Virus plotline changed things.
Alongside Sherry, both were under a tense cat-and-mouse chase against the Ustanak, an upgrade from Resident Evil 3’s Nemesis. After taking it down and moving on to their merry lives, Jake was last seen as a potential new protagonist for the series’ future. Fans expected to see more of him in later entries, but it seems like Capcom has forgotten to develop his story arc.
Resident Evil’s Forgotten Characters Fans Still Wonder About
When there are missing plot threads that didn’t get explored more, Capcom is also known to completely forget about its cast of supporting characters. Take Sheva Alomar, for example. She was instrumental in beating series antagonist Albert Wesker in Resident Evil 5 alongside his boulder-punching partner, Chris Redfield. After that, she was never seen again, except for her brief stint as a crossover character in Dead by Daylight.
Carlos Oliviera, Jill Valentine’s knight in shining armor from Resident Evil 3, is completely missing after the events of Raccoon City. According to interviews with Resident Evil 3 writer Yasuhisa Kawamura, Carlos escaped the clutches of Umbrella by undergoing plastic surgery. He has effectively lost all traces of his former life just to remain at peace, focusing on his second chance as a character no longer involved with death and demise.
Although Capcom has finally acknowledged his disappearance from future entries, fans who wanted to see more of these missing characters are left with more questions than answers, and leaving players to scour up additional behind-the-scenes footage online doesn’t actually invite confidence for fans who are hungry to see more of these characters come back.
I can go on and on about some of Capcom’s shortcomings with the Resident Evil series, but there are just too many storylines that have the potential to be explored further in extended media that don’t really have to be a mainline title. The Resident Evil movies, despite being a campy horror adventure, are considered canon by Capcom. This would’ve been the perfect time for them to explore more of these missing pieces.
There’s no denying that the series has completely shifted its focus from its forgotten characters into more grounded entries that want to “bring back horror to its roots,” but building all these rich and compelling stories just to leave them gathering dust somewhere in Capcom’s offices is such a missed opportunity that Capcom's B-Teams could explore further.
With Resident Evil: Requiem arriving on February 28, 2026, fans may finally get answers about these characters’ fates, rather than another standalone entry that leaves yet another plot thread dangling until someone notices it.
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