He was part of the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service, sent into Raccoon City due to the outbreak caused by none other than Umbrella itself. It's not the first time that Umbrella has created factions dedicated to clean-up, with even members not realizing how messed up the company is at large, as evidenced by Carlos in Resident Evil 3. I'd argue that Blue Umbrella is a red herring, a change in tactic, moving from the traditional onslaught of traditional warfare and attacks to politics and scheming. Former members, old name, same logo, new color - it's not the most reassuring re-brand, but perhaps there's more to it. On the surface, Blue Umbrella claims to be all about atoning for the sins of the past Umbrella, yet it's made up of former members of the old company who stuck around after the stocks crashed. Well, the short answer is - he didn't. Chris is an adviser from the BSAA sent over to Blue Umbrella to keep an eye on it as he doesn't fully trust it, and rightfully so. RELATED: Resident Evil 2 Remake Is Now Capcom's 3rd Best-Selling Game Ever

This may explain why Chris Redfield who has fought against Umbrella time and time again is now in its midst, but the BSAA was already working to counteract much of the damage caused by Umbrella as seen in Resident Evil 5 and 6, so why did he jump ship? good guys?īlue Umbrella or, as it's known in-universe, Umbrella Co., is a corporation dedicated to undoing the mess of Red Umbrella, its predecessor. Throughout the Resident Evil games and even films, Umbrella were the bad guys, but when you reach the end of 7, there they are in a new color, with former protagonist Chris Redfield, acting as.

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