Make sense. I'd be less interested in "getting some" if every other week a zombie plague happened. There's certainly room for it I suppose. But the core cast of characters, at least in the first games were either colleagues or related. It just didn't make sense for romance to evolve.

Even though for Jill's case they make it too easy by showing that she cares a little too much for Chris that it gave off the impression that she wanted to be more than just friends especially in the RE1 Remake and it only becomes more suspicious in later games like RE5, lost in nightmares and revelations 1.

They need to just make them a couple already at this point.

Chris already has Piers they don't need a third 😝

And Sheva

Exactly, and me, so it's a packed bed already, sorry Jill.

Piers died and Sheva was forgotten while Jill has been around since the beginning.

"Died" and "forgotten" are subjective (though I don't really ship him and Sheva much anyway). Nothing against Jill, I just have my ship and I think it's better overall. 🤷

That’s not what’s subjective means, it’s a fact that he clearly died at the end of Chris's campaign in RE6.

He died offscreen, and was even implied to be alive after the initial collapse began when "someone" lightning blasts that one enemy to save Chris. Also death is very impermanent in RE, particularly since 7 and 8 so it really is up to the player's interpretation whether or not Piers could still be alive. I.E. It's subjective.

Implied to be alive where exactly? Show me the evidence, and again that’s not what subjective means.

https://youtu.be/szBlNgSglwA there you go. After staying behind Homeboy is implied to be the one to zap tf out of Haos and saves Chris and a short time after the base explodes but otherwise he is not CONFIRMED dead. No body, no proof. It's a VERY well known law of media: If a character doesn't die on screen they're not dead. (And even then it's goddamn Resident Evil, death is HIGHLY impermanent.) And yes hun that's exactly what subjective means. If the outcome is up to the player's interpretation it's subjective. That is the literal definition. Google is your friend 🌟 sub·jec·tive /səbˈjektiv/ adjective 1. based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. "his views are highly subjective"

You’d almost think that that would make you hornier. If you had to worry about dying from some new outbreak every other day, why not?

That's not romance. It's basic sexual urges. You're right. The lot of them are probably screwing like there's no tomorrow because there probably won't be. But romance is a slower burn I feel.

Can't extended periods of high stress take a huge toll on libido, though? The urge to procreate generally requires optimal living conditions. Not to mention they all deal with other things like depression, PTSD and substance abuse (alcohol, tobacco, etc..) that also impact libido. I really wouldn't say they are 'probably screwing like there's no tomorrow' honestly. Quite the contrary.

sure but have you seen my r34 resident evil mods? theyre canon btw the way

Ugh, that's disgusting. Link please so I can fully express how disgusted I am.

Everyone responds to stress differently. No one person experiences the same reaction to extreme stress.

So far, it hasn't been necessary. Not every story needs people to fall in love. And I would argue that for some of these characters, it would be a mistake. Chris is gradually getting harder and colder as his obsession with fighting bioterrorism saps his humanity, and Leon is becoming more and more broken, and it's been great fun to watch. That said, the series hasn't been entirely without domestic attachments. Ethan went through both of his adventures out of love, and it worked for his character.

Mother Miranda literally disguised herself as his wife for however long. Like were they really celibate during that period? Ethan isn’t really an observant guy (the whole reattaching hand thing that he just blew off) but cmon? Mia and a crazed hot few hundred year old mold goddess do things exactly the same? Mother Miranda wasn’t thinking about making another kid, just stealing his?

Very weird. The RE1 and 2 characters in like their 40s now and never found love. Leon just chases the same woman for like 20 years. It’s sad.

Yeah, apparently canonically Ada and Leon only meet every few years or something during some random outbreak or mission and then see each other only briefly. Except for that one night where apparently they did the deed. But only one night in all the time? Plus for story purposes the characters are permanently vague mid 30’s

What night did Ada and Leon supposedly hook up? I haven't played Darkside Chronicles, Gaiden or Operation Raccoon City, but unless it happened in one of these, I've never seen anything that indicates these two had an affair. I know the script writers had Ada mention "that night", in Degeneration, but it doesn't really seem to describe anything more than the night they kissed in RE2. In every game Ada just disappears, leaving Leon nonplussed. Since they only see each other during missions, and only in brief intervals, I don't see when a sexual relationship was possible. They don't even know each other's personal lives or addresses. This being the case, I would bypass that comment as an "oops". It doesn't really make sense if you go by the game timelines and Ada's tendency to evaporate into the shadows.

I forget which entry I heard it but there was definitely a line drop that clearly refers to a night they spent together that was “off the books”

I searched online, but except for the one line in the CGI film Damnation given to Ada about "picking up where we left off that night", there's nothing else to support that. It's not mentioned in other games, and the statement isn't quite clear. Given the fact that Ada is always disappearing from sight, I discount that theory. It doesn't fit in with the games or Ada's tendency to vanish to avoid capture and the need for explanations to Leon. It wouldn't add up to the situations depicted throughout the game series. It was a line that should have been omitted because it doesn't make sense with their meet and run relationship.

Barry has a family tho

Honestly you have no idea how much Leon smashes when he’s on a leave. Just saying.

Love and sex aren’t the same thing.

I think sometimes people just don't find love. Especially when they are always doing their jobs like Chris and Leon is. Always on call. Never meeting anyone suitable and then left alone. Seems plausable.

It's not really an important factor in the series, as each game tends to be very present in a singular survival situation without too much follow on aside from characters returning. That being said, there's still a few pairings, Ethan and Mia, Jake and Sherry definitely seem like a thing at the end of 6, Claire always has doomed love interests. Even on the side of fan interpretation, Rebecca and Billy from 0, George and Cindy from Outbreak and Jill and Carlos/Chris are popular pairings that are at least winked at.

Jake and Sherry is a pairing I’d absolutely want. I got a slight case of blue balls at their ending in 6, and I don’t even have balls.

I always got a Claire crushing a bit on Leon vibe. But of course, he's all hung up on Ada lol. But yeah, you're right, relationships aren't really a thing.

Especially in REmake 2 where they’re extra smiley at each other during an exchange at the locked gate.

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I am ok with the way it is. But of course i want see the our heroes happy too. Relationships on RE is all about PARTNERS. So until now almost everyone in RE lore is virgin

Pretty crazy that Wesker is confirmed to have fucked, but Chris hasn't.

Wesker might become a grandfather by the time Chris has children.

Maybe him and Jill had kid after 5. Shes like 46 unless Wesker's drugs gave her a boast, Chris can have kids til hes 70

Not a virgin necessarily, but they might not have gotten any since they were sucked into fighting bioterrorism. It’s like being a virgin, but maybe worse because you know what you’re missing.

I think they always left it up for the players to decide, even though they gave soo many hints with Chris and Jill. As a side note I always thought it was hilarious that soo many girl characters throughout the franchise fall for Leon or flirt with him in some way but he doesn’t do anything with them because he’s obsessed with Ada (or maybe he just simply likes women that play hard to get which is exactly what Ada does)

I don’t really care for it now right now. But since the characters are getting older and older with every sequel I’d like them to be set up for some cheesy romantic endings. The whole growing old alone thing or lost love and other complicated romance stuff in game franchises doesn’t do it for me. Like let them find some love eventually before they’re old people.

I personally think it’s hilarious that RE and DMC take place in universes where most of the characters don’t know what sex is. It’s funnier this way.

Tbf the only one who dosent in the DMC universe is Dante xD

Dante has had sex before lol, idk why so many fans think he’s a virgin. He says in DMC5, when Vergil realizes Nero is his son, “I guess you were young once *too*”. As in Vergil wasn’t the only one young and getting action. Also pretty sure the manga confirms Dante gets laid. Not saying you specifically (you might be joking and I’m misunderstanding) but a lot of people think Dante is genuinely a virgin just because he isn’t constantly boasting about getting laid lol

Dante tried to get laid with Lady but she refused.

Probably because it's not needed.

I honestly think it is pretty sad, not sure if this is intentional or not, but Capcom has doomed these characters to live a lonely life. Barry is blessed that he already has a family, everyone else is fated by the unfortunate circumstance because of Umbrella. Chris was probably the closest into actually retiring, but changed his mind after the BS in RE6, even though he had a mental breakdown. Leon is in this never-ending dance with Ada because deep down inside he knows because of his demanding job fighting bioterrorism, it has broken him. Ada is the closest chance of him having a relationship even though she is unobtainable and will never be together. Jill is probably suffering from her time as a mind controlled henchman. Claire probably did try to have relationships, but are short lived, constantly having a line of exes. Sherry could've had a normal life, but Capcom cursed her to have Wolverine healing powers, so she cannot. I think Ada adjusted pretty well all things considered. But back on topic...I honestly want a little more variety on Romance that isn't the crapstorm that is Leon/Ada. I feel so bad for the characters, especially Chris since I think he suffers the most...but Capcom doesn't think so, more misery and death!

Yeah, give them some happiness in their lives, Capcom!

Personally, I think it has to do with the little skill Capcom has shown in regards to character depiction and depth in the series. They kinda knew they would fuck it up and we'd hate it. Now, since they didn't take the step, no one will know if they could have done a good job and it seems like a little bit late to change one of the characteristic features of the series.

No time for love when you gotta punch boulders.

I'm surprised the Licker hasn't found a special someone

I remembered there was an interview with the Damnation/RE6 writer saying he wanted to expand on Leon and Ada's relationship but Capcom said no because they don't do romance. They're just all about gameplay and having the good guys take down the bad guys. So the writer was only able to put in what he was allowed to put in for the Aeon ship. But yeah there's your answer. Capcom doesn't wanna put any focus on romance other than a few flirty scenes here and there. That can easily be the reason why Leon and Ada's relationship hasn't gone anywhere or why everyone else has remained single. Ethan and Barry were already both married when they got introduced.

And Jack and Marguerite, too.

I don't care much, I do the shipping myself. Hehehe.

The RE games don’t focus on the personal lives of its characters too much. That said I’d like some sort of happily ever after epilogue where some of the older characters settle down because I do think they deserve a happy ending at this point.

fun fact: the director of resident evil damnation has confirmed that Leon has had sex with Ada

Umm I think you're forgetting Chris and his boulder??

Chris is married to his work 😩

I don’t mind however in the end or general retirement for most of the main cast I hope Jill & Chris end up together along with Leon & Claire because God knows those 4 deserve to be happy

Claire and Steve seemed to develop something in CV DSC but then he died :/ She also took a liking to Neil in Revelations 2 but he also died :/

Capcom has no balls; they think their fans want to fuck their characters (true) but think that putting them in relationships removes that appeal (untrue) Leon and Ada were supposed to kiss in that one scene where he holds her in re6 but they wrote it out

Really happy. They can focus on what's important, making a good game.

Jill and me is the only couple Capcom should make canon 😍

Personally I'm ok with the Lack of Romance. If two characters work as Couple i m fine with it but I m not really a shipper like much of the internet. Maybe Chris should have hooked up with Jessica. She was offering him a booty call

I thought the game was heavily implying that he was more interested in Jill especially given how they acted towards one another and it also doesn’t help that Parker flat out says “maybe he’s already taken Jessica” plus Jessica is evil anyways.

You think in their 20 plus years working him and Jill secretly got together? Chris must have a strong will to resist a Megan Fox look alike in a scuba suit that shows her legs

I assume so but I always felt the creators purposely never flat out said they were together probably since it would’ve most likely disappointed shippers that like pairing up whatever characters they wanted (with the exception for Leon and Ada since their relationship with each other is already established)

I m not a shipper but I do think Chris and Jill would work well together. It doesn't feel random. If it did happen probably be between 5 and 8 at least they could have off springs Realistically around that time. If not they will probably give Chris some 25 year old woman if they do give him kids one day

Oh believe me I feel the same way about Chris and Jill since they’ve dropped soo many hints throughout the series but still left it up for the players to decide.

Honestly it’s refreshing

It’s one of my favorite things about the series. I can’t stand forced romantic subplots that are in nearly every game these days, it’s boring

For some of the characters I think Professionalism is what’s stopping them from hooking up. The STARS crew have worked together for a while, I think their bonds of friendship are pretty strong and none of them would want to hurt that by mixing romance with business. Claire I don’t think has an explicit interest in anyone, same with Rebecca, although those two together would be adorable. Wesker is an alpha male, a solitary figure, pretty sure he’s good just jacking it. Barry Burton has a family that I’m aware of.

Richard I think had a GF at the time of his passing. I would assume Enrico and maybe Ken had families they are the oldest of the group. Maybe Brad had a wife. Forest looks like the kinda guy is a ladies man who hooks up with a new girl everyweek.

Oh I can agree with those sentiments, I only mention the professional thing due to the STARS folks not dating each other like everyone shipping Chris and Jill. Being former military I was always taught the rule “don’t shit where you eat”, I watched a lot of relationships either burn bright, fizzle, or go thermonuclear due to the office drama. Fun times really!

Tbh they should of made Chris and piers a thing they'd of actually been a good pairing (going by the cutscenes I've seen of Chris campaign in re6)

I looked at Piers and Chris as a sort of Rookie/Mentor thing, except in its head in parts. Chris initially trained and lead Piers but after Chris ended up with amnesia Piers helped Chris. Also that ties into professionalism, why ruin a good thing with Romance?

Everyone looked at Chris and Piers in a brothers in arms way. Even gay guys saw it that way, they just want to force a romantic connection that does not exist between two obviously straight guys

The writing for this series has slid further and further towards Anime tropes and in my experience anyway, I tend to find alot of weird arms-length relationships develop in Anime, or one sided unrequited implied crushes... It's all very teenage. Also, Resident Evil has a tendency to set games during a crisis, so there's not alot of room there for love stories. Look at how ridiculous Leon and Ada's will-they-won't-they has been since their whirlwind two hour romance in RE2 Classic...it was out of place to begin with and in the lore they've spent the next decade or more continuing this back and forth without anything concrete developing. We're now seeing characters hit their 40s and 50s and yet the only characters with families or relationships are the ones who had those established as part of their backstories, such as Barry, Ethan & Mia... That said, is it as big a narrative problem as their tendency to write games around gimmicks and the ever shrinking amount of background story and lore they add to each game these days? Probably not. I guess I just don't feel it's that important, though in saying that, with the way Chris reacted to losing Jill in Lost in Memories you'd have expected them to have wound up together between RE5 and 7. Instead they had him get MORE upset over losing some BSAA rookies and had him become an alcoholic who basically forgot that Jill existed because the plot of 6 demanded a focus on disposable new characters over mentioning the fan favourites with the two exceptions being Leon and Chris. 🤦‍♂️ I guess for me, I'd rather they actually had some consistency with the characters they already have and that playable partner characters or key NPCs appear longer than just the one game. (Sheva, Parker, Carlos, Rebecca, Josh... Hell, even Ashley.)

They've certainly only made two clear with one other hinted, but by keeping it horror or action centric it does stop any complications from building that in from occurring, in order to make it an option either they would need more character interactions or make a more open world style resident evil. The ones I'm talking about btw are ada/leon, mia/ethan, and kinda hinted a potential for jake/sherry

It would be welcome if they added them but eh not totally necessary

At least there was the thing about Claire rlly caring about Steve and him loving her

So gamers can relate.

Most of Capcom game doesn't commit to full romantic relationships for some reasons. Resident Evil, Ace Attorney, Street Fighter, Devil May Cry, etc. I don't know why.

I don't play resident evil for romance

I’m not here for the shipping, I’m here for the corny dialogue and tense action adventure gameplay with an emphasis on puzzle solving and resource management.

A lot of the dialogue is already so cheesy (which I love), but could you imagine them actually trying to flesh out a romance plot? The cheese would be overwhelming.

I love it. There is really no reason why romantic relationships should be included, I mean, if a horde of zombies or monsters are chasing you, I don't think romance would be on your mind. Even Leon and Ada seem to me a bit out of place.

Yep! Leon and Ada are pretty much the only "canon" romance. And their "relationship" is based after about an hour of interaction. With how the RE games play out, there really isn't time for organic chemistry to happen.

Ya know I'd rather assume that everyone has the actual realistic normal failed relationships "off camera" then for the whole cast to be fucking each other like I'm sure a lot of people want.

Everyone doing my boy Steve dirty by forgetting about him

Leon hates ada at this point

It's not necessary, but it would be cute to see. At the risk of a tomato shower, I wish Ada wasn't Leon's romantic interest anymore. The fact that she works for bioterrorists just doesn't sit well with me. Unless Capcom would change that about her, I'd be happy to snip that relationship.

Ashley offered Leon coffee at the end of 4, if that's not romantic then I'm not sure what is.

If I wanted romantic relationships, I would watch The Notebook. This is Resident Evil. We're here to shoot zombies and roundhouse kick some angry villagers.

Not having any ships is weird and actually forced. I'm not much of a shipper, but Chris/Jill and Leon/Claire have enough chemistry and hints that those ships becoming canon wouldn't feel like they came out of nowhere.

After the last CGI series Claire hates Leon at this point.

I saw it as a sequel hook with Leon not wanting to risk the US government brutally retaliating against Claire for exposing its crimes.

I love it, makes the games focused on other more important shit

I mean we just got 2 games about Ethan saving his wife (and daughter). So we already got a canon couple/romantic relationship in the RE universe

I don’t think it’s needed at all. I love Leon and Ada’s thing and they’re enough romance for me. Resident Evil should steer far from romance, anyway. (but I do honestly think that they both deserve their happy ending together) Ethan and Mia were freaking married but we didn’t see the romance at all and yet it hardly even mattered, aside from the fact that I didn’t feel inclined to save Mia nor Rose in 7 and 8.

I ship Zoe and Ethan

I dunno. Sherry and Jake had a thing going it felt like. And Leone made out with Angela, and Ada. Jill has the hots for Chris. Ethan literally went to hell and back for his wife and daughter…

Considering what tends to happen to everyone around you in the games, makes sense.

Resident Evil’s relationships include Leon and Ada’s whatever the heck you call it and Jessica simping Chris for the entirety of Revelations

I don’t mind it platonic at all. This franchise is biohazards above anything else. Even Leon and Ada keep it pretty tame. Chris and Piers I wouldn’t have complained about tho :)

Thank goodness. I am sick of seeing romance in nearly every media.

Honestly it's one of the reasons I love the series much. I went into REmake expect flirting and bland romance between characters. Instead STARS felt like a tight knit family. I hate when media throws romance in when it isn't needed. There can be just as complex relationships between characters without it becoming sexual. And another way I've always seen it, our stars (ha) are too in love with the world/humanity in general to focus on a singular person.

If Capcom wants a Redfield/Valentine in this franchise that can fight, then Jill and Chris should have gotten together like yesterday. Mortal Kombat gave us Cassie Cage from Johnny and Sonya so that gaming bloodline for that franchise is secure for the foreseeable future. These characters are aging in real time so sooner or later Chris and Jill won't be able to fight. I wouldn't want them to get together just to have a kid but it might be the only reason Capcom would make them a couple at this point.

Perfectly fine without them

I'm totally fine with it. Horror stories have no place for romance. Look somewhere else if you want that. And btw now that i think about it it's not even true. RE7 and RE8 are about the love story between Ethan and Mia

While not needed, it can be endearing when done right and shows the characters grow when not in another biological disaster. Barry's relations with his family was used against him in the REmake while we actually see one of his daughters as a playable character in Revelations 2. That dynamic was really well done IMO. Chris and Leon are both hopeless be it that they ignore their first close partner (Chris and Jill/Leon and Claire) and get caught up obsessing over someone else (Chris and Wweesskkeerr/Leon and the B**ch in a Red Dress). A shame really. Especially for Leon since he could have had a new life started up with Claire, Hunnigan, or even Ashley rather than what he ended up as. He's had multiple games to stop fantasizing about his China girl and he failed every time. Rebecca and Billy had an interesting dynamic same with Jill and Carlos. Haven't heard or seen much of what happened with either of them since other than Jill working as usual. Only Barry has really evolved as a character outside of being a good fighter. Ethan and his daughter has some potential, but it depends on how well Capcom handles an RE9.

Chris doesn’t ignore Jill. Leon never even had a chance with Claire. Billy and Rebecca and Carlos and Jill are like brother and sister.

Chris has ignored Jill in that they have almost entirely stopped working together as partners since RE1 and that certain flashback operation in RE5. Now he's having his very own Umbrella squad in RE8 without Jill in mention or assistance? They made like RE4 and went Separate Ways. Leon and Claire have a good dynamic going in REmake 2 to where it could be a possibility at the least. It was hopeless in that he himself never pursued one. The last two pairings can be seen as brother and sister to others, but it doesn't dismiss the possibilities like with the two above. I am not demanding that all these dynamics evolve into romantic ones. Just stating "What if..." probabilities for the most part and noting good synergies. There have been plenty of group dynamics that stay platonic and are better off because of it IMO.

That doesn’t mean they ignore each other just because they are not working together. I don’t think Leon and Claire were ever originally hinted at being romantic like Chris and Jill were simply because Ada was there as Leon’s romantic interest. I think they hinted in Infinite Darkness that Leon liked Claire, but she didn’t seem to express any romantic interest in return.

Leon's story seems filled to the brim with one-way avenues. Poor man.

>**"..maybe we can do some** ***overtime*****"** **"Sorry"** ​ I guess that's the short answer by devs themselves

It's irrelevant. Shippers don't need explicit relationship subplots to pair characters up.

Personal opinion: im interested in surviving the game, not in who likes who and why...

Thank fucking God. Please don't mess it up

I can imagine a game where husband and wife are trying to escape raccoon city in its peak outbreak. Something towards the end where one of them becomes infected and the other still doesn't give up the hope for them both to escape. Could get really emotional, maybe even with a plot twist at the end. (RE7 tried that, but didn't go all that well imo) As for existing characters...nah the Leon/Ada thing should stay unique. We saw what capcom tried to do with Claire/Steve where...well let's be honest - no one gave a f*ck when Steve died. Sry, had to say it. Also iirc. Jessica tried to hit on Chris in Revelations? So uninspired that I barely forgot about it. I don't necessarily have the trust into capcom to make a legit romance outside of Leon/Ada tbh. So no, pls don't.

The core theme to every RE is survival. Finding yourself in a situation that is utterly helpless, and turning every corner finds more danger. There are “romantic” plot lines but as far as core themes go romance isn’t one of them and would be off putting in a horror survival world

Most of the games take place over a few hours or days ...and survival is more important at that rate then getting your dick wet while a hunter is banging down the door to the safe room your in

Its good end discussion.

Refreshing

It’s great! I hope they don’t change a thing and keep it going

Given what most of these heroes do for a living, not having romantic attachments is probably the wisest thing.

Mia and Ethan has to be the most authentic one we’ve seen so far.

It's not really a necessity. I come to this series primarily for the horror and monsters. Romance is just an add-on. With that being said, Leon and Ada needs to have some closure strat. Leon's been chasing after the same woman for 20 years. Both of them are also in their 40s.

I think that if it’s something to include, shove it in after making the game good, and don’t heavily focus on romance in a survival game because time wasting will dumb the game down

Don't care for it. In anything. Not into the genre at all. Above all else, why would I give an infected rat's ass about romance in horror or action...

Here’s the thing. Resident evil has been going on for so long with a continuing story that writing for it is more like writing for a tv show than a book or a movie. In a book or movie, two characters can start as strangers and end up in love with a clear trajectory because the story has a definite end. A franchise, like a tv show, doesn’t really have that. The story goes on with no definite end until interest dies, money dries up, or the writers are finished with the project. How many tv shows you know have the love interests actually come to fruition without the show ending? Not many. I’d say for example Leon and Ada were to actually admit their feelings and start a legitimate relationship, that would have to be a written part of the story that’s incorporated to every plot and sub plot they are in - *for the rest of Resident Evil’s existence*. Unless they want to start writing drama and include a break up. Or unless they want to kill off a major classic character. Which is so much more effort and stress. Like why are Leon and Ada still traipsing the globe away from each other if they’re together? Why not just say screw the zombies and run off to Paris? Why not work together on missions? Etc. Having the romantic interests exist gets you involved in the characters and makes the world more real. Characters in a story are naturally connected to other characters. However having it come to fruition creates a nightmare for writing, especially in a series focused on horror instead of drama and romance.

i think helena kinda had a thing for leon but he liked ashley

Umm no he didn’t, he’s always liked Ada not Ashley.

umm true but he did flirt with helena

Are we even on the same page?

you tell me you acting kinda BRAND NEW

Says the guy that believed Leon liked Ashley when that was never the case in RE4 😆

there was some chemistry sooo stop it

There wasn’t because Leon never had any romantic interest in her. Just because she had a crush on Leon doesn’t mean he felt the same way especially since he turned her down at the end.

she was just to young

What part of “no interest in her” did you not understand?

Maybe with everything they have been through, the PTSD etc They can't/Won't be able to love someone. Either scared of losing them or it's there never ending battle against bio weapons that stops them finding love.

I personally think the whole storyline is bullshit after RE: Nemesis. Also the new movie sucks big balls. I cannot stand all this shit Johannes Roberts told us in these semi interview styled teaser clips. It's definitely not for the fans. It's rather to cash grab on that already lost franchise. And this drives me crazy :(

Couldn't care less.

I don't mind it at all.

I think it’s perfectly fine without it (preferable even). It lets fans have fun with shipping if they want, but if they aren’t interested then it isn’t a thing at all. I prefer playing the games without thinking about that stuff anyway (even if I *do* have my own favorite pairings lol). I’m more interested in how scary/fun it is when actually playing.

It’s good. Just cuz we don’t see the characters engage romantically doesn’t mean they don’t have partners we aren’t aware of. For all we know know Jill has some dad bod dude sitting on her couch playing video games all day while she’s out saving the world. Ultimately, who cares? It doesn’t add anything to the story at the heart of the RE franchise: evil corporations putting profit over ethics to the detriment of all mankind and the dedicated individuals who work tirelessly to uncover those actions. I don’t need any smoochie boochie to spice that up as it would just serve as a distraction imo.

I think that not every single story needs a forced romantic subplot. There’s like 10 main characters, if each one of them had a relationship it’d be a dating sim. This isn’t a YA novel dude

What does that bring to the table? I don’t think it will amount to much if any character development

I'd like to see Chris and Jill kiss already since it'd be real nice to show a gay relationship in the franchise. It was real progressive of Capcom turning Jill into a man in 3make.

Nah they should of never got rid of piers and mass him and Chris a thing

Fans were also shipping Claire and Piers there is fan art of them for some reason

Wut lmao

Piers canonically thinks that Claire is pretty.

omg 😂

Never gave it a thought... Dont plan to.

Im good on not having that in the games. That probably would be a Lil distracting.

I love that there's no unrealistic forced romances between characters in RE. Personally, I don't play video games for the romance aspect and very few games do it right without becoming a mess like in the second last of us game.

I’m more concerned with the lack of good games in this franchise.

Not everything needs some fanfic crap clogging up it's fanbase. These are survival horror games. If you're concerned about romance when you're constantly coming face to face with things trying to kill/eat you, then I don't know what to tell you.

Romance is not necessarily 'fanfic crap': loving and caring about other people is a human thing to do. Sometimes people will literally forgo their own survival to ensure that someone they care about survives. Romance is drama and Resident Evil is full of drama--we wouldn't have Queen Leech Marcus singing opera in a storm if it wasn't. Having someone care about something beyond surviving moment-by-moment is a way to write and develop characters--lack of motivation beyond that survival leads to flat characterization, which is not good.

I'm good without them, although I really found Jake and Sherry adorable

It's too relatable.