Resident Evil: Degeneration
Movie, 2008, The game canon, Set in 2005
Resident Evil: Degeneration is #4 of 14 in release order and #7 of 14 in chronological order in the Resident Evil.
The story
Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.
Resident Evil: Degeneration recap
In 2005, seven years after Raccoon City, a T-virus outbreak hits Harvardville Airport in the United States. Claire Redfield, now working for the aid group TerraSave, is trapped there with the senator Ron Davis and a girl named Rani. The government sends the agent Leon S. Kennedy, who teams up with the police officer Angela Miller to get them out. A terrorist threatens a wider attack, and vaccine trucks belonging to the drug company WilPharma are blown up. Claire goes to WilPharma's lab with its head scientist, Frederic Downing. Angela's brother Curtis is behind the terror campaign; his family died in Raccoon City and he wants the government's cover-up exposed. Curtis injects himself with the G-virus and mutates into a giant creature, and a bomb goes off at the lab.
Resident Evil: Degeneration ending explained
Leon shoots Curtis, who falls to his death, and Downing is arrested for selling the viruses and manipulating Curtis. Leon and Angela escape the lab as it burns. Downing turns out to be a former Umbrella researcher who stole the T and G viruses and planned to sell them. Davis resigns over a scandal and is later found dead, killed by the company Tricell, which takes G-virus samples from Curtis's body and moves to buy WilPharma. That sets up Resident Evil 5.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Resident Evil: Degeneration
Resident Evil: Degeneration isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 67%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Resident Evil: Extinction, before Resident Evil: Afterlife.
- Chronological order: after Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, before Resident Evil: Damnation.
What to watch before Resident Evil: Degeneration
Nothing. Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Paul Mercier as Leon S. Kennedy (voice)
- Alyson Court as Claire Redfield (voice)
- Laura Bailey as Angela Miller (voice)
- Roger Craig Smith as Curtis Miller (voice)
- Crispin Freeman as Frederic Downing (voice)
- Michael Sorich as Senator Ron Davis (voice)
- Salli Saffioti as Ingrid Hunnigan (voice)
- Michelle Ruff as Rani Chawla (voice)
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Rani's aunt (voice)
- Steve Blum as Greg Glenn (voice)
- Michael McConnohie as WilPharma CEO (voice)
- Kirk Thornton as U.S. President (voice)
Directed by Makoto Kamiya.