Resident Evil 2: Has CAPCOM ever officially confirmed that Claire A/Leon B is canon?

[krg]

I've always wondered this myself. I've read a lot people saying that Claire A/Leon B is canon but then, why do they always show promotional material from Leon A campaign?
Some people seem to suggest that both are actually canon, so you basically take bits and pieces from each campaign and then try to make sense of it all.

what do you say Era (Poll included)?

 

[Deleted member 15428]

It's canon if you think it is.

 

[Kinsei]

No, however it's the route that is referenced most in other games. They also reference some events from Leon A/Claire B so really the canon story of RE2 is most likely a combination of the two routes.

 

[Jake2byFour]

Just from playing, I assumed certain parts of Leon A/ Claire B or vise versa are canon

 

[RationalGinger]

The novelization for what it's worth combines the two. It's Claire A/Leon B, but then Leon is the one to finish off the G-virus monster on the train at the end of the story (without the train exploding for what it's worth).

 

[RJeddy]

Leon's first in promo material because of his popularity. I don't think either scenario was considered canon when the game came out - only after the other games were released that some story elements inferred Claire A/Leon B was how it all happened. Though I think some Claire B stuff were referred to as well in one or two other games?

 

[disillusion386]

Are we talking the original or the remake? If it's the former, then people say it's Claire A/Leon B because the events are referenced in future games. If it's the latter, then either one works just fine for the rest of the universe's story.

 

[Deleted member 176]

these games don't have canon. like not everyone survived in either Remake scenario

 

[Tace]

No, but I think Claire A/Leon B makes more sense given the events of later games.
In the remake

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Claire always makes it to the lab first judging by how the first G-Virus sample is already gone when Leon gets there in both runs, for what that's worth.

 

[Deleted member 8561]

There never was really any "cannon".

The game is "cannon" as in the core plot points, how those plot points happen is up to interpretation

"Facts do not exist, there are only interpretations"

 

[Asbsand]

It's canon if you think it is.

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Thisssss.

But alas, fans will always canonize everything they can because they think they're following some master plan of the developers that hasn't been unveiled or something.

 

[Golnei]

Although not all elements of it are taken exactly, Claire A / Leon B seems overwhelmingly favoured.

The fact that the remake

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makes the Tyrant Leon's end boss and Birkin 4 Claire's

reinforces it further.

 

[Deleted member 7450]

Best thing for Capcom games is to not think too much about the stories.

There are settings and plot point to cling to, but that is just for gameplay support/context.

 

[Mitch]

I always did Leon A/Claire B due to the way the discs were placed in the case.

My next playthrough will be Claire A/Leon B for sure. I had so much fun with Claire's B scenario.

 

[Deleted member 543]

Neither of them is canon.

 

[-JD-]

It doesn't matter as much with the remake which order you play them in.

 

[Mike Double U]

Having only done Leon A/Claire B thus far, how different is Claire A/Leon B?

 

[e1it3g4m3r]

It really should not matter since 7 rebooted the series right?

 

[disillusion386]

No, but I think Claire A/Leon B makes more sense given the events of later games.
In the remake

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Claire always makes it to the lab first judging by how the first G-Virus sample is already gone when Leon gets there in both runs, for what that's worth.

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While the sequence of events makes more sense for Claire A/Leon B to be the "canon" route in the Remake, it really doesn't matter all that much in the grand scheme. Either order gives you the main story beats that are kept in the rest of the established RE lore.

 

[Dynamite Cop]

Thisssss.

But alas, fans will always canonize everything they can because they think they're following some master plan of the developers that hasn't been unveiled or something.

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Funny because it's true. Game stories and plots are made up as they go along/per sequel.

 

[gitrektali]

I played Leon A/Claire B. How fucked am I? :(

 

[Deleted member 8561]

I played Leon A/Claire B. How fucked am I? :(

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Throw the game out the window it's tainted

 

[Mitch]

I played Leon A/Claire B. How fucked am I? :(

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That's what I did. Seemed canon to me. Just like it did back in the day with the original.

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

It really should not matter since 7 rebooted the series right?

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7 didn't reboot it, it's a sequel.

 

[krg]

I played Leon A/Claire B. How fucked am I? :(

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you should definitely try Claire A/Leon B now on hardcore difficulty and classic OST (doing exactly that myself), some things are different.

 

[SofNascimento]

There is no canon, people often say Claire A, Leon B because it is the best fit but it's not the same as saying that is how RE2 happened.

I think like RE1, there is not really a perfect story for RE2. It's a mix.

 

[SirKai]

The only hard takeaway is that Sherry doesn't get infected in Claire B, and Sherry being infected/treated is unquestionably canon. Anything else is up the player (and I prefer Leon A/Claire B personally).

 

[Deleted member 671]

It really should not matter since 7 rebooted the series right?

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Not in the slightest. It's a sequel.

 

[Golnei]

Having only done Leon A/Claire B thus far, how different is Claire A/Leon B?

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In the remake, it doesn't matter; as the core story is pretty identical. However, Remake's scenario is mostly based on the events of the original game's Claire A / Leon B, such as

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Sherry getting infected and Leon being the one to fight the Tyrant's last form.

However, the remake uses Ada's "death" scene from Leon A / Claire B instead of the alternate one from Claire A / Leon B where she's injured by the Tyrant.

 

[Era of not Yakuza]

don't know about the original but in RE2 2019 Claire A has a much better story, Leon encounter with William Birkin was so dull

 

[Asbsand]

I played Leon A/Claire B. How fucked am I? :(

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Ha! You played it wrong!

 

[Deleted member 37011]

One of the main plot points in RE6 was Sherry having the G Virus. She only gets the G Virus in Claire A of the original game. That's where Claire A / Leon B comes most likely comes from.

 

[JahIthBer]

Kamiya said more or less that Darkside Chronicles would be the canon one since the story was suppose to be both of them together, i still wish REmake 2 did A/B scenario as good as the original, that's it's biggest weakness as a remake.

 

[Roygbiv95]

Moving forward my guess is the canonized RE2make will be a combination of A and B, and B, A. The stories in the sequels pretty much consider that, so I'm guessing the same will be true with the remakes.

 

[FakePlasticTree]

Darkside Chronicles I believe follows Leon B scenario, as well as Wesker's Report.

 

[Duxxy3]

Claire A/Leon B makes most sense lore wise.

 

[krg]

One of the main plot points in RE6 was Sherry having the G Virus. She only gets the G Virus in Claire A of the original game. That's where Claire A / Leon B comes most likely comes from.

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I see (didn't remember that since I played the original to death, but that was like 20 years ago). I finished Claire B already on the remake and Sherry definitely gets infected though.

 

[Tace]

I see (didn't remember that since I played the original to death, but that was like 20 years ago). I finished Claire B already on the remake and Sherry definitely gets infected though.

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It's even more confusing in the Remake because the first G virus sample is gone in Leon's 1st and 2nd run, which should mean Claire got to the lab first either way

 

[KDC720]

I think officially it was intended to be a mix of both scenarios like RE1. Clarie A/Leon B in the original game makes the most sense when taking into account the sequels and what not.

However I do personally think Leon A/ Claire B works better for the remake, but the A/B scenarios are still handled pretty poorly in the new game.

 

[dlauv]

Just like the original game, details from both routes are canon. Claire A / Leon B has the more satisfying Freytag's Pyramid and has more of the canon details than the reverse though.

REmake 2 is a little more confusing because the B scenario has essentially the same cutscenes as the A scenario. In this way, A events contradict B events. The original game didn't have this problem.

 

[KtotheRoc]

As long as we're asking about RE canon... How does Resident Evil 1 work with Chris and Jill?

 

[dlauv]

As long as we're asking about RE canon... How does Resident Evil 1 work with Chris and Jill?

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The canon takes bits from both paths. Neither route is completely canon nor completely non-canon.

 

[Dust]

Funny that to me the biggest argument for Leon B is how he gets his uniform. Getting it from locker room just seems better than Marvin pulling it out of his ass.

 

[Deleted member 13798]

Canon is loose in RE. Not so loose that it's unimportant, quite the opposite actually, but events are often generally or broadly referenced, with detailed specifics being of less importance overall.

It really should not matter since 7 rebooted the series right?

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No, 7 has some soft reboot aspects yes, but is actually fairly lore heavy, particularly the ending and the Not a Hero DLC. The characterization of Chris in the DLC is a direct continuation of RE6.

RE4 also was something of a soft reboot but was folded into the overall story, much like 7.

 

[krg]

REmake 2 is a little more confusing because the B scenario has essentially the same cutscenes as the A scenario. In this way, A events contradict B events. The original game didn't have this problem.

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yeah, I really love this Remake but if I had to criticize something was how poorly the A and B scenarios were handled, like you'd often think, why am I doing this again? It's like a parallel universe instead of a complete story.

 

[MechaX]

Yeah, Darkside Chronicles pretty much blends as much as it can of A and B, so I would have to wonder if that's the "most" canon RE2 scenario out there

 

[J_ToSaveTheDay]

I'm partial to Leon A/Claire B in the remake because I hella believe that Claire

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willingly tread into that last fight on the train. She is such a badass in this remake. Not to discount Leon, though -- but I totally get vibes that Claire dealt with William most of the time and got fed up with his shit and decided to engage in that final fight.

 

[chrisypoo]

I won't participate in that poll until the correct third option is added.

"Play in any order you choose and enjoy the fucking video game as you wish."

Correct order to play in.....Lol.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Playing thru ClaireB Hardcore and was skipping cutscenes since the vast majority of them are the same.... except now

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Sherri DOESN'T get infected!?

dammit!

 

[How About No]

It really should not matter since 7 rebooted the series right?

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its a soft reboot that scales things back thematically, but all the crazy shit that happened in the old games still happened

Playing thru ClaireB Hardcore and was skipping cutscenes since the vast majority of them are the same.... except now

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Sherri DOESN'T get infected!?

dammit!

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hmm? that still happens. OP is talking about the original RE2