Talk:The House of the Dead 4/Archive 1

message: More than a few have been confused and/or curious about the story plot of the various games of the House of the Dead series.  I have decided to write it here for use in the games' description, so others may use it as they see fit.  I have written the characters' names in bold in order to clarify the details.  For now, I have decided to not write the stories within the games themselves, since I will be concentrating on connecting the games.  Based on others' writings, Japanese Sega reviews and speculation, here is the story:
Several years before the 1998 Curien Mansion Case (the story of House of the Dead), a young boy named Daniel Curien fell ill with a sickness that was diagnosed as incurable.  Daniel's father, the celebrated scientist Dr. Roy Curien, decided to dedicate his considerable skills in biochemistry and genetics to find a cure for his son's disease, even if it costed him his soul.
Eventually, Dr. Curien made contact with the mysterious DBR Corporation, headed by its CEO, Caleb Goldman.  In exchange for details and regular updates of his experimental research, Dr. Curien would receive funding, equipment, and materials from the DBR Corporation.  A number of scientists employed by DBR would also aid Dr. Curien in his research.  Desiring to keep a close watch on his son, Dr. Curien converted his palatial family mansion into a makeshift research facility where he could work on Daniel's condition.
Several months later, Dr. Curien realized the basic principles of the nature of life and death.  Deciding that this was the answer to curing his son, Dr. Curien continued to refine his research into life and death.  Recorded details of these experiments were few, but many of the DBR scientists who worked with Dr. Curien were so appalled by these experiments that they left the project.  These scientists described experiments that involved reviving dead organisms, altering the genetic structures of various creatures, and combining human DNA with that of animals and/or plants.
Although Dr. Curien himself questioned the morality of his research early on, he gradually lost his grip on sanity as his research progressed.  Eventually, Dr. Curien forgot his original goal of curing his son's disease, to be replaced with a burning desire to change the world forever with his revolutionary discoveries.  One day, he released his experimental subjects - cannibalistic zombies and mutants - into his mansion, catching the remaining DBR scientists off-guard.  Among these scientists was Sophie Richards.
The government agency, AMS, had watched Dr. Curien activities for months but was not able to learn or prove much until the DBR scientists began to disappear.  When it was suspected that something went wrong, two AMS agents, Thomas Rogan and G, were dispatched to investigate the Curien mansion.  The mission was more personal for Rogan, since Sophie Richards was also his girlfriend.  The mission would later be called the 1998 Curien Mansion Case.
(events as described in the game the House of the Dead 1, assuming the best ending involving Sophie Richards' survival)
After the death of Dr. Curien and the defeat of his experimental prototype, The Magician, Rogan and G reported their ghastly findings to the AMS.  Shortly afterwards, Sophie quitted her job as a scientist and married Rogan. They would later have one daughter, Lisa Rogan, in the year 2000.
From Dr. Curien's recovered journals, the AMS discovered the involvement of the DBR Corporation in Dr. Curien's research. Realizing that the DBR Corporation may also have the capacity to create undead, the AMS sent G to investigate the DBR Corporation, in order to prevent a repeat incident.
Meanwhile, agents of the DBR Corporation recovered Dr. Curien's body, taking it to the EFI research facility, started and owned by the DBR Corporation for the purpose of researching and producing undead.  There, Dr. Curien's body would undergo an experiment that he himself began, an experiment that would take two decades to complete.  Dr. Curien's son, Daniel, was also taken to the facility, to be eventually cured of his sickness.  The research started by Dr. Curien was continued under Goldman's secret direction.  For years, Goldman believed that humans were destroying the world they lived in.  He wished to bring balance to humans so that they would no longer be a threat to nature and themselves.  In Dr. Curien's research, Goldman finally found a viable method to make his goals a reality.
When Goldman learned that the AMS was investigating his activities, he realized it would only be a matter of time before the AMS moved against him.  Deciding to make the first move, Goldman released a horde of zombies and mutants into the town of Venice.  Additionally, Goldman gives an order to eliminate the AMS agent G, who managed to escape as far as Venice.
Receiving G's request for backup, the AMS sends the AMS agents James Taylor, Gary Stewart, Harry Harris, and Amy Crystal to investigate Venice, where strange happenings are reported, and rescue G.  The mission was later be dubbed as the Goldman Incident.
(events as described in the game the House of the Dead 2, assuming the best ending)
After the deaths of Goldman and The Emperor at the Goldman Building, the DBR Corporation began to collapse as the world gradually learned of its role in the Goldman Incident.  Although the DBR Corporation was finished, the legacies of Dr. Curien and Goldman would live on, as the AMS would discover in the future.
Once the investigation of the DBR Corporation was complete, the AMS believed that the true threat was averted and decided to close the case permanently.
In the years to come however, a general sense of unease pervaded the world governments.  Details during this time were sketchy, since most of it was hushed up, for fear of inviting disaster and panic.  Secret investigations were authorized to discover the source of these strange occurences.
In 2003, AMS agents James Taylor and Kate Green began a private investigation concerning the aftermath of the Goldman Incident.  During this time, they went to collect intelligence from the AMS European branch office in London.  While the agents were in one records room, the entire complex shook violently,  trapping the agents in the room.  Later speculation decided that a missile containing a virus struck the city of London, wiping out most of the inhabitants and reanimating them as undead.  Several of the DBR's secret experimental subjects were also released into the city, likely at the hands of former agents of Goldman.
(events as described in the game the House of the Dead 4, assuming the best ending)
After James' heroic sacrifice and the end of The World, global stability and civilization began to collapse, but humanity was allowed to survive.
Kate, an AMS agent who survived the 2003 London Incident, reported to her superiors about the disaster at London and what was found at the Goldman Building.  All this showed that Goldman's intentions for the world may possibly stretch as far as the next century, along with the plans and resources necessary.  All AMS agents, including Rogan and G, were assigned to investigate and destroy all possible sources of the undead menace, including known agents of Goldman.  However, as an government institution, AMS was eventually disbanded, but many of its agents continued to search for an answer.
Finally, in 2019, the existence of the EFI research facility was uncovered.  Due to its secret, remote location in a wasteland, the EFI facility had fallen into total disrepair since the collapse of its sole sponsor, the DBR Corporation.  At some point, the undead at the facility escaped confinement and all the facility's staff fell prey.  The only known survivor of this was Daniel Curien, now a 29-year old man in good health.
Rogan decided to personally investigate the facility, taking with him a team of elite commandos, in case the worst happened.  What they found was a horde of undead striking from all directions, slowly eliminating the team until only Rogan and one commando were left standing.  It was around this time that contact with Rogan was lost.
Two weeks later, Rogan's 19-year old daughter, Lisa, and G decided to follow and rescue Rogan, as well as complete his mission.
(events as described in the game the House of the Dead 3, assuming the best ending)
With the death of The Wheel of Fate, the past was finally put to rest and the world could finally look towards its future with hope.  Presumably, Daniel would now take his place in the world, while the mission of the AMS was finally completed.  The official story ends here, though the activities of the Mystery Man have not yet been accounted for.
Well, how was the story? Enjoy!  --Chameleon.
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Okay, I just beat HOD4 and got an S rating on the boss fight with The World. Normal ending blah blah blah... Goldman's message... Then he says "Hope is such a splendid thing" but it zooms in on his face. It's obvious that he's been zombified, by the markings on his face and the quality of his eyes. Yes, his trademark sunglasses are off. This was the THIRD time I beat the game in two days, and this only happened after getting an S rating on the battle with The World. Can anyone elaborate upon this?  --- Pumeleon (Not Chameleon, There's some Puma, in there, too.)
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Pumeleon, have you gotten at least an A rating in every stage of the game?  Unless you do, the highest rank you will get is Rank 3 - Expert Agent.  You will need at least an A rating on every stage (and Rank 2 - Top Agent) in order to get the better endings. --Chameleon.
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Plus, the ending depends on your final score as well.  like the other ones.  
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HOTD2 took place in Venice, which as many know is the name of a town in Italy.  In HOTD2, the DBR headquarters are within short driving distance.  Yet in HOTD4, which takes place in London, DBR HQ is also not very far off. Am I missing something here? --Gs68 01:16, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Complete Story of the House of the Dead 

message: From the article:
If so, it will probably be the final game in the series, as there are only three unused card in the Major Arcana, which is used to name the bosses of the HOTD series
If they did decide to make more after HotD5, I don't think such a little thing would stop them. They'd probably just use something else to name them after.
Tranced Shadow 14:18, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Isn't this a bit presumptuous?

message: 04:18, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Boss of House of the Dead 5