Resident Evil: In the Absolute Dark, brings several references to the games in the series. The production of Netflix. One of them takes place in the first scene, which features Leon S. Kennedy with President Graham. When the character is introduced, the plot mentions that the protagonist rescued the President’s daughter.
This is a reference to Leon’s trip to Spain to rescue Ashley Graham from the infested inhabitants of Las Plagas, as seen in Resident Evil 4.
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The production also offers a glimpse into Ashley’s happy and healthy future for the first time. The character’s photo appears in the Oval Office, while the leader contemplates actions against China.
The GamesRadar website also explained three other examples of game references in Resident Evil: In the Absolute Dark.
Tricell
Do you remember Tricel? Resident Evil’s megacorporation was instrumental in the events of the fifth games, helping to orchestrate a new virus – Ouroboros – with the help of Albert Wesker. The company’s first moves can be seen in No Escuro Absoluto.
The final episode of the series of Netflix, Defense Secretary Wilson reveals his grand plan: to make the population dependent on virus inhibitors after exposing them to the organism in the first place.
Wilson meets a mysterious man, in a state of considerable pain after defeat and exposure to the virus. He ends up revived by an inhibitor in a silver briefcase. This briefcase has the Tricell logo.
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The Raccoon City Incident
In the second episode of Resident Evil: In the Absolute Dark, Jason and Leon share combat experiences, but only Jason’s are seen in the production plot of Netflix.
When talking about his experience, Leon refers to the incident in Raccoon City, which is part of Resident Evil 2. The game follows the story of the protagonist, a rookie in the police of Raccoon City, trying to fight a huge epidemic of zombies.
In In the Absolute Dark, Jason is surprised by the report, stating that he thought the government had “sterilized” the city. Leon escaped but was not unharmed from the traumatic experience.
Voice actors back
A Netflix could have acted the conventional route, and chosen Hollywood big names to voice the protagonists of Resident Evil: In the Absolute Dark, but did not.
There’s a reason Leon and Claire’s voices sound so familiar. Nick Apostolides and Stephanie Panisello already voiced the characters in the Resident Evil 2 remake, and reprise their performance in the production of Netflix.
Resident Evil: In the Absolute Dark is already available on Netflix; check out the production trailer below.
