I probably should've made this a while ago, but I didn't really think about it until now. Regardless, here's a masterpost of links for translations as well as some FAQ.
All of my translations are tagged with "resi translation" on the blog so if you're looking for something specific, let's say an interview for example, you should be able to find it under there. Other than that, here are the translations for the different novels and such I've done.
Damnation Artbook (Leon's sections)
Vendetta Novel Re-release Prologue || Vendetta Novel Complete
Death Island Movie Booklet/Concept Art
Novelizations (in English):
Biohazard 4 **note that this was written for the OG4 and is likely not canon as a result
Resident Evil: The Book **note that this one sorta falls into a gray space with canon; it's older however nothing seems to conflict with it and RE2 has seemingly made references to it
[X] is on the wiki, but is it true? The wiki is no longer a decent source of RE lore. There's a lot of missing information and things not included for some of the characters since the source material is not generally accessible so people writing the information probably haven't heard of them. Additionally, the writer of the wiki seems to have taken a lot of creative liberties. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask, and I will do my best to provide an answer with a source!
Are the novelizations canon? Yes! Each CGI movie has it's own supplemental material released for it. Degeneration has Angela's Diary, both Vendetta and Damnation got a novelization, Death Island has a manga, and Infinite Darkness has a prequel comic. Note** generally in the fandom, a lot of older fans will refer to the SD Perry novels as "the novels" which causes a lot of confusion with the canon novelizations-- the SD Perry novels are not canon.
How can I watch the CGI movies? If they are not available on a streaming service you have, DM me and I can help you find them.
Where did you find the novelizations? I bought and imported them from Japan through various websites, and paid more money than someone should ever have to pay for a paperback novel for them, courtesy of Capcom and their refusal to make things available for the series outside of Japan lol.
Where can I find the Infinite Darkness comic? You can purchase all of the currently available ones from Midtown Comics. If purchasing them is not an option for you, DM me : )
Was Leon actually in STRATCOM? Yes, other accounts will say this is a misconception but that's just false. It's true, but buried in some obscure lore. Bruce's profile in Survivor states that he's part of a "secret military organization" run by STRATCOM that fights bioterrorism. Sound familiar? The AUPIT, which Leon was a part of as confirmed by Darkside Chronicles, was also described as a "secret military organization" prior to the official confirmation of it's name in DSC. As such, we know it's the same organization.
Regarding Wesker & Rebecca-- Please don't send me asks about this anymore. I've answered this question over a dozen times but I get asked about it almost daily. You are welcome to go back and read the previous posts I've made about this. To put it bluntly, people love to make something out of nothing. It's an Easter Egg, and there's really no significant in-universe meaning for it whatsoever. That doesn't mean it's not weird (to say the least), however, but I think people are really missing the point with this. This is not a reflection of Wesker, rather it's a reflection on the developers and the people working on this game who thought this would be "ok" to do as a "joke". RE has a very big misogyny problem both in the games and behind the scenes, and it's frustrating to see people try to ""cancel"" a fictional character over an Easter Egg rather than hold the real people doing disgusting shit accountable, or even just acknowledge it at all. I implore everyone to go read some of the interviews with the developers.
Go look at how they "joke" about sexualizing all of the women characters, read the RE6 guide-- especially the part about Sherry-- & how all the costumes were decided for the women, look at Jill's RE5 concept art and their explanation for how they chose the device location, read the DI interviews where they scrapped a whole modern design for Jill & gave her the anti-aging shit just so that men would find her "hot,"-- the photo of Rebecca is just another example of this. It doesn't really have anything to do with Wesker specifically, but it has everything to do with why the adult men working on the game think it's ok to sexualize teenage girls and repeatedly objectify the women in the franchise over and over again.
I don't have a lot of strict rules for asks. My only request is that you do not send in asks about the ship wars in the fandom. Generally speaking, I probably won't answer it because I like to keep this blog as a positive space and I want to talk more about the ships I enjoy rather than the ones I dislike. I also want to clarify that I hc Leon as gay and only ship him with men, so if you send me an ask about a straight ship, I probably won't answer it. No offense, ship what you want to ship of course, but I... wouldn't really have any input on your ship haha.
Since this apparently needs to be disclosed: don't be a fucking asshole. If you come into my inbox and spew bullshit, you're getting blocked. Disrespectfully, not reading all that, and no one else needs to see your hate either, so I'm not even going to grace it with a response. This extends to back-handed compliments too.
And as always, if you have questions about the series lore, the characters, headcanons, something someone mentioned on a Pinterest posts comments section that you saw, etc. feel free to ask! There are no dumb questions-- everyone has to start somewhere.
Is NSFW allowed? Yes, so long as you add something like //NSFW at the top that way I can tag it accordingly and those who do not want to see NSFW content can scroll past the post without having to read the ask.
Can I send in headcanons/ask for headcanons? Yes! I love hearing about others headcanons and I have many of my own.
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