Why didn't Kenneth turn into a zombie?

He either dies from poison if you don't get the serum quick enough, or if you save him as Chris he will sacrifice himself to a Neptune, or if you save him as Jill he will sacrifice himself to Yawn. In both of these second ones, he gets eaten whole.

Spike991 wrote:

Mass Distraction wrote:

Brad did turn into a zombie, you can find his zombified version in RE2. Edward was a good example too. Then we have the noncanon Wesker zombie.

As for actually seeing someone still alive turn into a zombie, we have Marvin from RE2, as he turns right in front of our eyes and tries to attack. We can also see the heroes from Outbreak turn into zombies if they happen to die during the game, although this too is noncanon.

In the original RE Kenneth is decapitated by the zombie so it only made sense he never became a zombie.

I purposely didn't mention the Outbreak characters, as that was during gameplay.

Marvin, that's one that I missed. He's a good example. I would like for it to be a bit more of a partner that sticks with you, and you try to get through whatever situation you are in, with them. Perhaps searching for a cure. That kind of thing. Again, like the first RE movie with Michelle Rodriguez.

Marvin is a great example though, I had totally forgotten about it. And how odd looking it was, when he just spontaneously turned all zombie mode.

I think the reason Capcom didn't do something like that is because you're not really with a partner long enough for them to mutate into a zomibe, if I am correct. If I'm wrong then please tell me. I have to aagree with you that it would be interesting to see that. Maybe they'll do that in the new Resident Evil game that is comming out

NiteKrawler wrote:

He either dies from poison if you don't get the serum quick enough, or if you save him as Chris he will sacrifice himself to a Neptune, or if you save him as Jill he will sacrifice himself to Yawn. In both of these second ones, he gets eaten whole.

Maybe the poison prevents him from changing? Just a thought.

CyberCanine wrote:

I think the reason Capcom didn't do something like that is because you're not really with a partner long enough for them to mutate into a zomibe, if I am correct. If I'm wrong then please tell me. I have to aagree with you that it would be interesting to see that. Maybe they'll do that in the new Resident Evil game that is comming out

Almost every RE until now has had a partner tagging along. Do you mean ORC? I doupt any of those characters is going to die.

Mass Distraction wrote:

CyberCanine wrote:

I think the reason Capcom didn't do something like that is because you're not really with a partner long enough for them to mutate into a zomibe, if I am correct. If I'm wrong then please tell me. I have to aagree with you that it would be interesting to see that. Maybe they'll do that in the new Resident Evil game that is comming out

Almost every RE until now has had a partner tagging along. Do you mean ORC? I doupt any of those characters is going to die.

Yeah I meant ORC

CyberCanine wrote:

Mass Distraction wrote:

CyberCanine wrote:

I think the reason Capcom didn't do something like that is because you're not really with a partner long enough for them to mutate into a zomibe, if I am correct. If I'm wrong then please tell me. I have to aagree with you that it would be interesting to see that. Maybe they'll do that in the new Resident Evil game that is comming out

Almost every RE until now has had a partner tagging along. Do you mean ORC? I doupt any of those characters is going to die.

Yeah I meant ORC

Ok. Well, as I said, I doupt any of the four main characters is going to die. Expect cameos and be ready to kill them


Now that I think of it, I think Survivor has been the only RE where you didn't have a partner. Well, that and RE4, as I don't count Ashley as a "partner".

Poor S.T.A.R.S team

at least some have still survived

Capcom has been less than clear on the circumstances that result in a character turning into a zombie (getting munched on by one just once in a game should logically infect the character with the T-virus), but I think the one definite condition is that the subject has to be dead or near death before it can happen and, based on files found in RE/REmake and RE3, the transformation can take anywhere from 4 hours to a few days.

*Edward = Hurt and dying as he came diving through the window of the train.
*Marvin = "Mortally wounded" when Jill runs across him in RE3 and clearly dying when Leon and Claire find him in RE2.
*Forest = Pecked to death by infected birds.
*Murphy = The wounded UBCS soldier in RE3 was turning into a zombie when you find him, but his midsection was bandaged up real tight, so he presumably had been dying prior to encountering him.
*Brad = Dead as a doornail after the Nemesis got hold of him, so he turned into a zombie. And quite rapidly (probably due to being infected with the G-virus instead of the T-virus) when you consider that Jill left his corpse outside, did her thing inside the PD, then came out a short time later and his corpse was gone.
*Kenneth = Killed instantly when a zombie tore out his throat. By way of pattern, he would have become one, but he was killed relatively shortly before Chris and Jill found him and as such didn't have time to make the transformation.

Yeah, Kenneth was unlucky enough to get killed as Alpha was in the hall...I think most forget that.

Obviously that gameplay stuff isn't canon. You mentioned getting munched on...by the game's logic, that would turn you, but not in gameplay.

Though, I thought I remember one clawing and biting at Billy in RE0, when he fell over into the sewer....remember that? I don't remember if he got clawed or bitten, or just knocked over though.

I don't think you have to be dying to transform, unless you were just talking about the game characters GL. Just look at the keeper. You don't see him turn, but he goes from perfectly healthy to a zombie without ever being physically injured.

NiteKrawler wrote:

I don't think you have to be dying to transform, unless you were just talking about the game characters GL. Just look at the keeper. You don't see him turn, but he goes from perfectly healthy to a zombie without ever being physically injured.

There was apparently a big boil on his arm or his foot or something. He was also feverish. It was a bit more subtle, and creeped up on him over a couple of days.

I wonder how he even got infected?

Spike991 wrote:

NiteKrawler wrote:

I don't think you have to be dying to transform, unless you were just talking about the game characters GL. Just look at the keeper. You don't see him turn, but he goes from perfectly healthy to a zombie without ever being physically injured.

There was apparently a big boil on his arm or his foot or something. He was also feverish. It was a bit more subtle, and creeped up on him over a couple of days.

I wonder how he even got infected?

I read somewhere that if you drink water that has the T/G-Virus in it then you get infected. Maybe that way?

CyberCanine wrote:

Spike991 wrote:

NiteKrawler wrote:

I don't think you have to be dying to transform, unless you were just talking about the game characters GL. Just look at the keeper. You don't see him turn, but he goes from perfectly healthy to a zombie without ever being physically injured.

There was apparently a big boil on his arm or his foot or something. He was also feverish. It was a bit more subtle, and creeped up on him over a couple of days.

I wonder how he even got infected?

I read somewhere that if you drink water that has the T/G-Virus in it then you get infected. Maybe that way?

Of course it could be spread that way. I doubt the water would dilute it or anything.

That's probably the best bet. I wonder how T was leaked to begin with. Obviously it was Marcus/Queen Leech, but specifically...I wonder how. Like just releasing Leeches all over the place, like on the train in RE0?

I assumed it would have been kind of like how they did it in the first live action RE movie. Like Marcus spread vials of it through the vents.