Protagonists (Resident Evil Outbreak)/Synopsis

The biographies of the protagonists: Mark Wilkins, George Hamilton, David King, Kevin Ryman, Alyssa Ashcroft, Jim Chapman, Cindy Lennox, and Yoko Suzuki.
==Background==
===Mark===
Mark is a very caring individual who wants nothing more than to see his friends safe, except to live in peace with his family. During the outbreak, his fellow survivors could catch a faraway gleam in his eye as he wondered what became of his wife and son. In addition, the outbreak aroused dark memories from his war-torn past. As a grizzled veteran, Mark has tasted the emptiness of war. By the age of 52, he was still stronger than most men half his age.
Mark recalls in his ending to "Wild Things" that his father used to say that there wasn't a place left on that hasn't been a war-torn battlefield. He reflects that he had forgotten that "little saying" after being out of the service for so long. Somewhere between the ages of eighteen and twenty-seven, Mark was part of the US invasion force sent into then- to protect it from .
How much time had actually passed since the end of Mark's service in the military is unclear, but his other uniform heavily resembles that of a in the . By the 1990s, Mark had settled down in the mid-west with his wife and son. His occupation by September 1998 was as a security guard for a local firm called Scutum (Latin for "Shield"). This job was flexible, and it allowed Mark to spend time with his family. Notably, his son enjoyed going to the elephant show at the Raccoon Zoo. 
Mark went to J's Bar for a meal with his co-worker, Bob, on 24th September, 1998, when the t-Virus infestation had reached a critical point. Later that night, he noticed the large fires and hordes of zombies on Main Street, and was instantly reminded of burning flesh, a smell that he had hoped he would never experience again. This suggests Mark personally witnessed the use of , a highly flammable substance that had been used during the conflict in .
===George===
Dr. George Hamilton attained his doctorate alongside Dr. Peter Jenkins, where they studied , though the two were not particularly close. While working as a surgeon at Raccoon General Hospital, George was also a member of the charity group, the Raccoon Volunteer Corps. By 1998, George and his wife were divorced. In mid-September 1998, the hospital experienced an influx of patients suffering a strange disease, later known to be the t-Virus infection. George may have studied the virus at this point, but when the t-Virus contaminated Raccoon City's drinking water and mutated thousands into zombies, he was taken aback when Jack's Bar was attacked. Not aware at the time, he had also been infected.
Over the next few days, he was kept on the move, escaping the various mutants in the city while struggling to understand just what happened. In the early hours of 1st October, he hid in a shelter, where he took note of a letter from Dr. Jenkins who, by then, was working as a virologist at Raccoon General. There, he assisted in the production of Daylight, a treatment for t-Virus infection, and used one sample on himself, and kept another to take to the outside world. George was connected with university laboratories following the outbreak, and may have been involved in the reproduction of Daylight. Although George lives in relative luxury due to his highly demanding occupation, he has an active lifestyle, feeling much more relaxed when camping or hiking.
It is believed that he sometimes romanticised his profession, which more than likely led to the divorce of his wife. However, it is implied that George's ex-wife did something to cause the divorce, judging from the quote, "You're worse than my ex-wife!"
===David===
Dave may have had a rough upbringing, evident by his adult aversion towards chains due to memories of being arrested in his youth. He was keen on survivalism, and collected books detailing how to survive in various disaster situations. Along with this, he also developed skills in repairing firearms and had knowledge on how to use ordinary tools as weapons to the point of developing an ability to assess their practicality before using them.
When a strain of t-Virus contaminated Raccoon City's water supply in September 1998, Dave ignored the efforts of the Raccoon Police Department and the army to defend and evacuate the city as rioting began. He became aware of the true scope of the disaster while at Jack's Bar on Thursday 24th September, when a bar worker was mauled by a rioter displaying symptoms of Cannibal Disease. What is known of David's actions over the following week is uncertain, as the occupants of the bar are believed to have gone their separate ways.
What is known is that by the early hours of Thursday 1st October, David was aiding Dr. Carter in recovering the experimental antiretroviral drug AT1521 from the Umbrella R&D Center. This endeavour failed when the sample was destroyed by a renegade B.O.W., Tyrant R. Dave was however able to evacuate a second Umbrella researcher, Dr. Linda Baldwin, who was familiar with the research. Whether they escaped via a U.S.S. Chinook or by a commandeered Army truck is uncertain.
===Kevin===
Between 1996 and 1998, Kevin had applied for the Raccoon City Police Department's special forces unit, Special Tactics and Rescue Service, but failed the screening test twice, likely due to his carefree attitude. However, he seemed determined to study and apply once more. He possesses superior athletic abilities, being in top physical shape and able to fight in close quarters. A self-described "hell of a shot", Kevin is also able to use handguns with heightened accuracy. He had even previously placed in a marksman competition held by the RPD, having won a trophy from the event. Kevin's fellow officers, Chris Redfield and Forest Speyer, had also won these events.
Kevin appears to have had some knowledge regarding his then soon-to-be co-worker, Leon Kennedy, but the extent of their relationship is unknown, though in spite of their ten-year age gap, Kevin seems to regard him as a good friend. If Kevin is played in "Hellfire" and he picks up the secret item ( tickets), he is revealed to be very good friends with Leon. Kevin will say "Two tickets to a Sharks game. Hmm... These seats aren't half bad. Maybe I'll take my buddy Leon." Kevin was close with his fellow officers at the precinct, and also held Marvin Branagh in high regard. Kevin was a regular at Jack's Bar, often catching the game on TV, drinking to excess, and challenging anyone he could to a game of . Kevin had been at the bar on the night of 24th September, 1998, as per usual, having a drink and watching the news report on the riot at the stadium earlier that day.
He's an avid fan of , , , and , and has a strong interest in sports and cars, even having a fairly large and up-to-date knowledge of cars, being skilled enough to race competitively. Kevin is an all-around likeable guy, a dyed-in-the-wool optimist who doesn't dwell on petty matters. Kevin likes having a good time and often smokes and drinks. Despite Kevin's general attitude, he does not like being emotional and can be impatient with others. He is laid-back and carefree to excess, often acting purely on impulse without any thought. His impulsive actions, such as running an extensive tab at Jack's Bar and drinking at work, have garnered him a somewhat negative reputation. Likewise, Kevin also proves to be fairly unreliable with basic tasks like cleaning and personal management.
===Alyssa===
In 1993, Alyssa and her friend Kurt travelled into the Arklay Mountains to investigate rumours about a company bribing a hospital into illegally testing drugs on patients. During this investigation, Kurt was attacked and partially eaten by Dorothy Lester, a hospital patient who had mutated after exposure to t-JCCC203. To cover up the incident, Dr. Greg Mueller, an Umbrella researcher linked to the trial, performed a procedure on her which suppressed memories of the event. For some time, she could only remember that there was an accident of some kind which forced the hospital to close.
In 1996, Alyssa worked as a staff reporter for News Comet and wrote an article in their 31st October issue reporting on the discovery of a man's body in the Aimes River in the northwestern Arklay Mountains. By 1998, she had switched over to the Daily Raccoon and begun writing for them. One of her articles appeared in the 9th September issue, which covered the robbery of MacLeed's. She worked to expose the Umbrella Corporation and its link to bioweapons in the city. Ashcroft is regarded for her ambition in getting to the bottom of the story as well as her vanity.
===Jim===
Jim worked for Kite Bros. Railway at its South Raccoon Street station. Somewhat cowardly, Jim had perfected the ability to "play dead", causing enemies to ignore him (at the cost of an increased rate of infection). He carries a coin, which he flips to make decisions. He was skilled at working out puzzles and could open complicated mechanisms that other survivors cannot access.
Jim is a kind, friendly and cheerful person, but is easily scared and sometimes gets stubborn and talks too much, easily annoying all but some of the group. He is a highly intelligent person who enjoys nothing more than sitting down to a difficult crossword puzzle or other thought-provoking challenges to pass the time, though his manner of speech and choice of clothing gives others the impression that he was raised in a rough environment.
===Cindy===
From May 1998, Raccoon City was hit by a series of outbreaks of t-Virus, a military bioweapon engineered by the Umbrella Corporation which caused the "Cannibal Disease". As the outbreak worsened, plans were drawn up on 24th September to prepare for a mass evacuation of the city, but this was too late as the water supply had already been contaminated. Lennox went to work as usual that day with her co-worker, Will. Though trained as a waitress at Jack's Bar, Cindy's familiarity with first aid helped her survive the following week before her eventual escape on the morning of 1st October. Cindy also seems to be religious, since she references God in some of her dialogue. Moreover, if she picks up the Sexy Lipstick item in "The Hive", she will say "Oh! I could never wear this. What would they think of me at church?", which also hints at her personal health care, like when she mentions using hand cream for her skin.
===Yoko===
Born in the United States, Yoko is the daughter of Japanese immigrants. A self-proclaimed student with good computer knowledge, Yoko has a quiet, reserved personality. However, the strength of her inquisitive mind emerges with a surprising toughness, making up for her absentmindedness brought on by thinking too much analytically. As a teenager, Yoko was hired by Umbrella and worked at the NEST, headed by Dr. William Birkin. Her specific role in the company is unknown, but she was familiar with both the Hunter and Tyrant Projects. In 1996, Yoko donated tissue cells for use in t-Virus research.
Over time, Yoko became a burden to the staff, with fellow employee Monica describing how she got scared and ran away. Dr. Greg Mueller operated on her to wipe her memory of working at the facility. However, it is possible that Yoko continued to work for the company in a more legitimate capacity, as she continued to wear an employee uniform for two years. During her experience of the disaster, Yoko slowly regained her memories of the event and, by the time the city was destroyed on 1st October, she understood everything. After escaping Raccoon City, Yoko went on to testify against Umbrella in court with Dr. Linda Baldwin, a woman she met at the Umbrella R&D Center.
==Overview==
Game 	Mission 	Date 	Place 	Canon Character
Outbreak 	Outbreak 	24th Sep 	J's Bar 	Mark
Outbreak 	Below Freezing Point	25-27th Sep 	NEST 	Yoko (w/ George & Alyssa)
Outbreak 	The Hive 	26th-30th Sep	Hospital 	Any
Outbreak 	Hellfire 	24th Sep 	Hotel 	Any
Outbreak 	Decisions, Decisions	1st Oct 	Uni 	George
Outbreak 2	Training Ground 	24th Sep 	J's Bar 	Kevin
Outbreak 2	Wild Things 	24th Sep 	Zoo 	Cindy
Outbreak 2	Underbelly 	Sep 	Station 	Jim
Outbreak 2	Flashback 	Sep 	Mountains	Alyssa
Outbreak 2	Desperate Times 	28th Sep 	RPD 	Kevin
Outbreak 2	End of the Road 	1st Oct 	City 	David
==History==
All missions from both games are listed below in chronological order, not in-game order. Nearly every mission each canonically has a specific character in the group; if this person is not selected for his/her respective mission, then in most cases, he/she will later appear in the mission dead or undead. Mark, Kevin, and Jim are never scripted to die at any point in the two games (except the non-canon bad endings).
===Outbreak===
Despite news reports of increased violence in Raccoon City, several people are drinking at J's Bar on the evening of 24th September, at the beginning of the outbreak, a couple of days after the initial outbreak of the T-virus in Raccoon City, moments before the crisis further escalates into complete chaos. A surgeon named George Hamilton is drinking alone whilst seemingly deep in thought, a plumber named David King is also drinking alone, an off-duty police officer named Kevin Ryman is drinking happily while still in uniform, a freelance journalist named Alyssa Ashcroft is typing on her laptop, a subway worker named Jim Chapman is enthusiastically completing a crossword in a newspaper, and two middle-aged Scutum security guards named Mark Wilkins and Bob are seated at the bar while the former eats a meal. Meanwhile, Yoko Suzuki, a young Umbrella intern with amnesia, walks into the women's bathroom to cut her hair and change her clothes.
Whilst bartenders Cindy Lennox and Will are preparing to lock up, Bob passes out and falls to the floor, alerting Mark. At that moment, a man wanders into the bar. Will curiously approaches him, but is soon bitten by the stranger, so he struggles with him as he shoves him out, before locking the door and collapsing. Zombies then abruptly bang on the windows from outside and surround J's Bar, startling everyone and trapping them inside. Meanwhile, in the women's bathroom, Yoko has just finished cutting her hair when zombies try to break in through the vents, forcing her to flee. As more zombies break into the bar and devour Will, Mark takes Bob upstairs, while most of the other protagonists escape elsewhere. Mark carries an ailing Bob over his shoulder, who is falling in and out of consciousness. On the roof, Bob reveals that he must be infected, as he craves human flesh; he either turns into a zombie and tries to bite Mark (hardest difficulty) or shoots himself in the head (other difficulties).
Once the protagonists regroup, police officers Arthur and Raymond Douglas call out all civilians to evacuate the area, so the group jump into an apartment building to meet up with them. Although Arthur is killed by zombies, the group is able to move through the streets with Raymond, but they are unable to get to the rendezvous point. As zombies surround Raymond, he notices a leaking petrol lorry; as a zombie pounces him, he tells the group to burn the undead, just as his throat is chewed out. Once a lighter is thrown onto the to incinerate all the zombies, the group makes their way into a storm drain and exits at the Apple Inn, where they meet another officer named Dorian and two more survivors. Dorian is unable to drive them far in the police van due to barricades blocking a residential area, so the group exit the van and walk past Raccoon Mall, where they discover an ongoing police operation to destroy Main Street and kill hundreds of zombies with bombs. The police operation turns sour when officers Eric and Elliott are killed by zombies, forcing the group to assemble the detonator themselves. The bombs go off, killing the zombies. Soon after, police reinforcements arrive to secure the area, and the group leaves on Dorian's police van.
===Hellfire===
Later that night, four of the survivors have found themselves surrounded by a horde of zombies. They run into an alleyway, but become trapped when they find zombies at either end. With nowhere else to go, they run to a door leading away. Meanwhile, two firefighters named Len and Charlie inspect the boiler room of the Apple Inn Hotel. After the boiler shows signs of a malfunction, the two retreat, but are too late to avoid an explosion caused by the boiler. The ensuing damage to the building forces the structure to lean over the door, blocking three of the survivors within the hotel's courtyard. As the survivors travel around the burning hotel, they run into zombies, lickers, and dying or dead hotel visitors. When the group reach the hotel's front lobby, they fight a half-transformed female licker known as Suspended, who appears to be a zombie-licker hybrid. Soon after Suspended's death, a firefighter breaks open the door and helps all of the remaining survivors out of the hotel. The firefighter will have a talk giving hope to the survivor.
===Wild Things===
On the same night still, searching for a way out of the chaotic city, Cindy Lennox finds her way to the gates of the Raccoon Zoo. Reading a note on a sign mentioning an evacuation chopper, she realises that she must cross through the zoo to reach the extraction point. Cindy is canonically picked in the group, otherwise she appears as an NPC and is trampled to death by the zombie elephant, Oscar.
The survivors unlock the gate and enter the deserted park, only to be attacked by the rogue zombie elephant. Once the team either lock Oscar in the Elephant Stage or kill him, they explore the park in search of Mr. Raccoon Medals, which are required to activate the power, while at the same time the survivors fight their way amongst the horde of undead beasts. Eventually, the survivors escape the zoo after a brief fight with infected . Eventually, the survivors escape the zoo, only to be greeted by a final boss. Should they reach the Front Plaza without killing or trapping Oscar, he will appear as the boss; otherwise, the zombie Max will be the boss. After the "Death Knell" of the beasts, the survivors make it to a tram and attempt to make their own way out. However, the tram stops violently as the rescue helicopter crashes nearby, killing forty refugees.
===Below Freezing Point===
Some time between 25th-27th September, in NEST, in the former underground laboratory of Umbrella before the events of , an Umbrella researcher in the facility moves backwards to a large capsule before being fatally shot by a female colleague, a rogue virologist named Monica, who attempts to steal bio-weapons research. Meanwhile, Yoko leads George and Alyssa to the facility's escape tunnel at the bottom of the lab. As they come to, the gate to the facility is closed. Monica opens the gate, unknowing of the survivors. As they cross the passage, Yoko is nearly shot by Monica, who reveals herself to be her long time colleague. As they exchange words, Monica steals Yoko's ID card and flees to escape, all while Yoko sees her carrying a large attaché case. They follow Monica shortly after. When entering a ventilation shaft, the survivors decide to split up. Later on, they use a chemical to kill a plant blocking the stairs to the upper floors.
Monica is attacked by an unknown creature while trying to use a turn table to escape. Moving up to the B4F, the survivors discover the same turn table, but the entire floor is frozen and the won't move. Re-acquiring her ID card on the floor nearby, Yoko goes back to a previous corridor and uses it to open a shutter. As she was a previous researcher in the facility, she is granted free entry into the following room, discovering that the researcher from the beginning has turned into a zombie. In the same room, they find a , so they go back to a previous room and use the blowtorch to melt the ice covering a lever. When they switch it on, its not only unfreezes the floor and the lift, but also a series of Hunters that were encountered as frozen statues earlier. As they rush back to the lift, Yoko uses a key dropped by Monica into a nearby panel to activate the lift. As they defend themselves from the Hunters, Monica reappears with the capsule in her attaché case broken; she loses consciousness.
As the lift arises with the survivors on the locomotive, Monica rises from the ground and her chest bursts open with a G-larva, presumably injected into herself when she was attacked before, killing her instantly. The larva makes its way up the lift. As the lift reaches the top, the larva opens a hole with its incredible force and grows to a 12' tall complete "G". Again, the survivors must fight, and they make use of the locomotive to hit the creature. When the creature is finally dead, they board the locomotive once more and push on.
===The Hive===
Some time between 26th-30th September, three survivors take refuge in the besieged, though largely-abandoned Raccoon General Hospital (which is also featured in ) while it is under assault from a colony of infected . Dr. Hersh walks in them in Room 301 by accident, and suggests they leave the building immediately. With power to the elevators having suddenly gone out, Hersh leaves to turn it back on, but he is attacked by leeches drawn to a zombie-bite on his arm. He is smothered by them and used as a vehicle in which they can assume a humanoid form, also known as the Leech Man.
After that, the team take the elevator to 1F. Once there, they head to the office and get the "Part of Memo" file, containing the Carmine Code, before going back to the elevator and taking it to B1F. When they get to B1F Passway, the leeches are on the control panel. By the time the team kill the leeches, the Leech Man appears, so they use the Blood Infusion Pack on the floor to distract him, then they quickly return to the panel and input the code. They exit the room immediately and took the elevator to B2F, then go to the B2F Passway, take the last Blood Infusion Pack, and head to the Fixed Temperature Experiment Room. The Leech Man appears and they spill the Blood Infusion Pack into the floor to distract the monster, then they get to the safe chamber and set the controls to "High". The Leech Man dies from the intense heat.
With the Leech Man dead, the team sets the temperature to "Low" and finds the Card Key Level 2, which they use to unlock the south door to the Underpass Entrance. They need a key for the padlock. After obtaining the Card Key Level 1 from the Examination Room in 1F, unlocking the south door in the BF1 Passway using the Card Key, and finding the Chain Key in the Waste Liquid Disposal Room, they remove the chain from the boat in the Underpass Entrance. The three get in the boat and start it, but with something blocking, they get out and the boat crashes. There was a massive Leech hive, along with the "Queen Leech". After defeating the Queen Leech, they escape the sewers.
===Underbelly===
Some time in September, the team run past countless zombies and race towards a subway entrance. Jim leads the group around South Raccoon Street station. While taking refuge, they realise that they can use one of the to escape, but search deeper to unravel more clues. While wandering around the employee passage, they find out that they need two emblems to separate the train. As they search for these emblems, they also realise the train lacks electrical power, forcing them to find a way to open the transformer without getting shocked by the flooded power room due to a broken pipe. They fix the flood, but the pipes still aren't fixed yet. They travel back to the Breaker Room and set the voltage correctly as to ensure that the electronic objects may operate. This opens the electronically locked Storage Room, where the survivors find the duct tape needed to fix the pipes. They fix the pipe and find one emblem on the floor.
The survivors travel back to place the emblem, only to be greeted by a big, mutated flea. They kill the creature and place the emblem. Afterwards, they hear an announcement of an incoming train. This train was re-activated by the electric surge during one of its normal routes. The train derails and crashes into some debris blocking the track. This causes an inferno, which causes smoke to rise up. Before the survivors choke, the activate and hose down the raging inferno, revealing the last emblem on the platform next to the train wreckage.
They quickly place the last emblem and the train separates, and get ready to finally leave the station, until a huge appendage smashes one of the windows and kidnaps one of the survivors. They rush to save the person, only to find a massive with its many offspring, realising that the only way to get out of the subway was to kill the creature and get away by train. They take down the horrifying creature with pure firepower and run to the train to escape. If the survivors catch the train, it stops in the Arklay Mountains due to blocked tracks, leading to "Flashback". If they miss the train, they climb through a vent and go down an alley that leads to Raccoon Police Station, leading to "Desperate Times". Alyssa canonically catches the train, while Kevin misses it.
===Flashback===
Unfortunately, the train doesn't take them far, as it stops at blocked tracks near the Arklay Mountains, forcing them to move on foot. Alyssa and two others take refuge in an old cabin, then Albert Lester enters the cabin and welcomes them. He guides (or lures) them to the abandoned hospital in the Arklay Mountains, and suddenly disappears once they reach the suspension bridge leading to the hospital. They find that the old man is a masked man with an axe, and the hospital is being consumed by a malicious plant named Dorothy. After killing Dorothy, it spits out Al's wife who'd died of cancer years ago. The survivors escape the hospital before it collapses.
===Desperate Times===
On 28th September, Kevin and a couple others reach the RPD. With the station now lost to the zombies, Lieutenant Marvin Branagh and a group of surviving officers make plans to escape through a series of tunnels under the station. They realise that Rita Phillips is the only officer small enough, making it her mission to get to the other side and send help back for the others. Marvin entrusts Kevin with finding plates to open the passage; once done, Rita heads out for help, finding Harry who is driving a van. While the two make their way back to the station, the other police officers are killed in various circumstances: Fred is killed by crows on the helipad, Aaron is killed by zombies climbing over the east stairwell fence, and Tony is killed by the s when he tries to rescue them. This leaves just Marvin and Kevin's small group remaining. They head outside as zombies begin climbing over the fence, and fight for their lives for several minutes. When Harry's van arrives with Rita in the back, Marvin chooses to stay behind after being bitten by a zombie.
===Decisions, Decisions===
On 1st October, at a rescue station, George sees a note from his friend, Peter Jenkins, asking for his help at Raccoon University. A few hours later, George leads the survivor group into the university. They find Peter, killed by a gunshot to the back of the head. His notes suggest that he was working on an anti-virus called "Daylight", which eliminates the t-Virus infection from the body - a drug synthesiser is said to be located in the third floor lab and the survivors spread out to locate the three components necessary to generate the anti virus. Meanwhile, a team of mercenaries from the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service (UBCS) encounter Thanatos, an experimental Tyrant created by former Umbrella researcher Greg Mueller, who was instrumental in creating the Daylight anti-virus as a means of combating the t-Virus.
Meanwhile, UBCS operative Nikolai Zinoviev tries to obtain a blood sample from the Tyrant, shooting it with a capsule designed to draw blood into a vacuum tube. The creature resists, and quickly annihilates the groundside UBCS team before heading back indoors. After the survivors are able to disable Thanatos by luring it under faulty wiring, the capsule falls, enabling them to retrieve it full of T-blood, one of the three components. The search for the V-poison leads the team down through Raccoon City's subway system and into an emission tower populated by a colony. A pre-collected sample of their poison is recovered on the top floor. The P-base, a sample of the unaltered Progenitor virus which "t" derives from, is found in a water-processing facility deep under the university, where Hunter γs are being kept.
When finally synthesising the vaccine, the power to the machine is cut. Looking around 3F, they are confronted by Greg. The scientist introduces himself and discusses having them killed by Thanatos. Greg is then shot in the head by Nikolai hiding in a vent, allowing the survivors to escape with the Daylight sample. Nikolai starts the timer of a series of charges planted around the university. The harried survivors reach the courtyard as the university is destroyed, and a rescue helicopter circles around to pick them up. However, before it can descend to reach them, they are forced to deal with Thanatos, who survived the explosion and has mutated into a 12' tall Super Tyrant. They either kill it with firearms or find an ampule shooter that rests on an abandoned M8 Greyhound armoured car and use it to fire a dose of Daylight into "Thanatos-R".
If the latter is chosen, the anti-virus reacts with its contaminated blood and kills it spectacularly. The helicopter then rescues them and they escape the city as it is bombed, with the Daylight in hand and hope for the future.
===End of the Road===
David is canonically picked in the group, otherwise he appears as an NPC later to become a zombie. During the early hours of 1st October, Captain Rodriguez, a rogue USS operator, is ready to abandon Raccoon City in a Chinook carrying a stolen B.O.W. His passenger, Dr. Linda Baldwin, refuses to go just yet, and rushes to the Umbrella R&D Center to obtain an antiretroviral drug that could be of use in halting the spread of the t-Virus. At the center, survivor David King saves an Umbrella researcher, Dr. Carter, from a zombie as the experimental Hunter Rs start escaping from containment. Linda arrives and obtains the sample she needs, but with the facility on lockdown due to the escaped B.O.W.s, they can not escape. Carter begins work on activating Tyrant R, intent on using it to kill the Hunters to allow for escape. Carter boasts being able to kill the Tyrant should it rebel, possessing a trigger to a bomb planted within its body.
The Tyrant does indeed rebel soon after, but succeeds in killing him, before sending Linda and the sample falling into the water treatment plant below. King's survivors escape the facility and travel into the water treatment plant, where they find Linda, who tells them that the virus spreading around was created by Umbrella. An influx of water begins to flow through the facility, sweeping Linda down the sewers. She gets out just outside the Apple Inn, where she is mistaken for a zombie and shot by UBCS team leader Arnold, who has orders by Umbrella to kill Rodriguez and recover the B.O.W. he stole. The other survivors get out of the water treatment plant, while Rodriguez is willing to take the survivors with them, he is waiting for Linda, and they go out looking for her. The scenario's plot deviates between the player choices after reaching the surface. While exploring, a timer will eventually appear, as the UBCS and Rodriguez receive orders to evacuate the city ahead of the approaching missiles.
They may recover Linda and take her back to the Chinook as Tyrant R begins another attack, or choose to abandon her and save themselves, as Rodriguez will not wait any longer when the timer runs out. If the player succeeds, the Chinook flies the survivors out of the city as it is bombed. If the player refuses or fails to get to the Chinook, they will instead head to an office building used by the UBCS as their base, and which leads to the highway overpass where Army trucks can be commandeered. In this turn of events, the Chinook is shot at and drops its B.O.W. cargo on the overpass, with the creature - Nyx - escaping and killing the UBCS operators. The survivors, with Linda if the player wishes, travel to the highway overpass and kill Nyx, which has now absorbed the Tyrant into its being. Upon its defeat, they commandeer a truck and drive out of the city as it is destroyed.
===Ending===
Outbreak ends in the final moments of the Raccoon City Incident, with the launching a missile strike to eliminate the threat posed by the G-Virus. There is a non-canon ending for each of the eight protagonists where he/she has become infected and also failed to complete all tasks necessary to defeat Umbrella, in which the protagonist becomes a zombie on the helicopter of out the city and attacks the pilots, with an inner monologue detailing how their memory is fading and all they want to do is eat.
However, there is another non-canon ending, where the eight protagonists have succeeded in getting the evidence past the city, but are still infected, and so willingly stay in the city to be bombed with it. There is also a non-canon ending for each protagonist, in which they do escape, but without completing the objectives as to defeat Umbrella, leaving the survivors feeling hopeless and lost. However, the survivors canonically get the evidence against Umbrella, are vaccinated for the infection, and escape the city just in time.
The good endings of Outbreak 2 instead flashforward to how the survivors are getting on with life: Mark has a barbeque with his wife and son, George talks on his phone as he works on his laptop on a plane, David talks on a payphone before getting on a boat to a new destination, Kevin talks on a truck-stop payphone before riding to Miami on his bike, Jim talks on his phone as he buys new shoes, Alyssa sits in her new house as she watches the news and reads about her report in the paper, Cindy sits in a café and looks for a new house in the paper before buying the house and later inviting someone over the phone to visit her, and Yoko goes to court with her evidence against Umbrella.
In the aftermath of Raccoon City, Alyssa quickly wrote of her experiences in the city in an attempt to destroy Umbrella USA, with an article titled "What is a B.O.W.: Blowing the Lid Off this Horrifying Secret Project." However, this article was dismissed as fantastical by the US government, which instead made plans to cover up the existence of B.O.W.s for their own ends. In 2016, she wrote an article for the Dulvey Daily, a local newspaper based in , , discussing the mysterious disappearances in the town over the previous two years.
After the incident, Cindy considered a new career as a nurse due to the skills she picked up in the outbreak, and settled in new house elsewhere in the country. According to scrapped material, she allegedly later found work at TerraSave, alongside Claire Redfield and Moira Burton, working as a nurse for the victims and refugees.
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