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Evil: Damnation
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| image = [[File:BioDamnationPoster.jpg|250px]]
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| producer = [[Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer)|Hiroyuki Kobayashi]]
  
| producer = [[Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer)|Hiroyuki Kobayashi]]
 
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Resident Evil]]''|[[Capcom]]}}
  
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Resident Evil]]''|[[Capcom]]}}
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| writer = Shotaro Suga
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| writer = [[Shōtarō Suga|Shotaro Suga]]
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| starring = [[Matthew Mercer]]<br />[[Dave Wittenberg]]<br />[[Wendee Lee]]<br />[[Courtenay Taylor]]
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| starring = [[Matthew Mercer]] <br />[[Dave Wittenberg]] <br />[[Wendee Lee]] <br />[[Courtenay Taylor]]
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| music = Rei Kondoh<br>Shusaku Uchiyama
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| music = Rei Kondoh <br />Shusaku Uchiyama
 
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| runtime = 100 minutes
  
| runtime = 100 minutes
 
| country = Japan
  
| country = Japan
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| language = English
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| gross = {{US$|2.3 million|long=no}} (Japan)<ref name="bom">{{cite web|title=Resident Evil: Damnation |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1753496/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=April 13, 2020}}</ref>
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| gross = {{US$|2.3 million|long=no}} (Japan)<ref name="bom">{{cite web |title=Resident Evil: Damnation |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1753496/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=April 13, 2020}}</ref>
 
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'''''Resident Evil: Damnation''''', known as {{nihongo|''Biohazard: Damnation''|バイオハザード ダムネーション|Baiohazādo: Damunēshon}} in Japan, is a 2012 Japanese [[adult animation|adult animated]] [[biopunk]] [[horror (genre)|horror]] [[action film]] by [[Capcom]] and [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan]], directed by Makoto Kamiya and produced by [[Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer)|Hiroyuki Kobayashi]]. It is a sequel to ''[[Resident Evil: Degeneration]]'' and a prequel to the video game ''[[Resident Evil 6]]''.<ref name="about">https://web.archive.org/web/20130507141802/http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about</ref> The film was released on October 27, 2012 in Japan, premiering in [[Shinjuku, Tokyo]].
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'''''Resident Evil: Damnation''''', known as {{nihongo|'''''Biohazard: Damnation'''''|バイオハザード ダムネーション|Baiohazādo: Damunēshon|lead=yes}} in Japan, is a 2012 Japanese [[adult animation|adult animated]] [[biopunk]] [[horror (genre)|horror]] [[action film]] by [[Capcom]] and [[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan]], directed by Makoto Kamiya and produced by [[Hiroyuki Kobayashi (producer)|Hiroyuki Kobayashi]]. It is a sequel to ''[[Resident Evil: Degeneration]]'' and a prequel to the video game ''[[Resident Evil 6]]''.<ref name="about">{{Cite web|url=http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about|title=イントロダクション｜バイオハザード ダムネーション|date=May 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507141802/http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about|archive-date=2013-05-07}}</ref> The film was released on October 27, 2012 in Japan, premiering in [[Shinjuku, Tokyo]].
   
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The story of ''Resident Evil: Damnation'' revolves around biological weapons used in a European war zone,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biohazardcg2.com/ |title=バイオハザード ダムネーション |publisher=[[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc]] |accessdate=November 15, 2010}}</ref> and sees the return of [[Leon S. Kennedy]] as the protagonist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonypictures.jp/corp/pr/20100914e.html |title=Capcom and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Announce the Coproduction of "Resident Evil: Damnation" in 3D |date=September 14, 2010 |publisher=[[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc]] |accessdate=November 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230045900/http://www.sonypictures.jp/corp/pr/20100914e.html |archivedate=December 30, 2010 }}</ref> The film was released digitally on September 15, 2012, before the DVD and Blu-ray editions on September 25.
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The story of ''Resident Evil: Damnation'' revolves around biological weapons used in a European war zone, and sees the return of [[Leon S. Kennedy]] as the protagonist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonypictures.jp/corp/pr/20100914e.html |title=Capcom and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Announce the Coproduction of "Resident Evil: Damnation" in 3D |date=September 14, 2010 |publisher=[[Sony Pictures Entertainment|Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc]] |access-date=November 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230045900/http://www.sonypictures.jp/corp/pr/20100914e.html |archive-date=December 30, 2010 }}</ref> The film was released digitally on September 15, 2012, before the DVD and Blu-ray editions on September 25.
   
 
The end credits of the film display clips from ''[[Resident Evil 6]]'', which was released a few weeks before this film on October 2.
  
The end credits of the film display clips from ''[[Resident Evil 6]]'', which was released a few weeks before this film on October 2.
   
 
==Plot==
  
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Leon S. Kennedy sneaks into the Eastern Slav Republic to verify rumors that Bio-Organic Weapons (BOWs) are being used in the country's civil war, which the [[United States|U.S.]] and [[Russia]] are preparing to intervene in. After his arrival, Ingrid Hunnigan, Leon's mission support, informs him the government has ordered an immediate retreat of all U.S. forces. Determined to stop the BOWs, Leon ignores the order.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dreadcentral.com/news/57341/new-trailer-and-dvd-blu-ray-specs-resident-evil-damnation |title=New Trailer and DVD / Blu-ray Specs: Resident Evil: Damnation &#124; Horror Movie, DVD, & Book Reviews, News, Interviews at Dread Central |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-03}}</ref> Leon comes across his contact, "Scarecrow", who has been attacked and is near death. A Licker finishes off Scarecrow as Leon is knocked out by an explosion; a shadowy figure orders the Licker not to kill Leon. Leon awakens, tied to a chair by rebel fighters J.D., Alexander Kozachenko (Buddy), and the elderly Ivan Judanovich, the group's [[Ataman]].
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Leon S. Kennedy enters the Eastern Slav Republic to verify rumors that Bio-Organic Weapons (BOWs) are being used in the country's civil war. After his arrival, [[Ingrid Hunnigan]] informs him the government has ordered an immediate retreat of all U.S. forces. Determined to stop the BOWs, Leon ignores the order. He comes across his contact, who has been attacked and is then killed by a [[Licker]] after Leon is knocked out by an explosion; a shadowy figure orders the Licker not to kill Leon. Leon awakens, tied to a chair by rebel fighters J.D., the former teacher Alexander Kozachenko (Buddy), and the elderly Ivan Judanovich, the group's [[Ataman]].
   
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Meanwhile, President Svetlana Belikova meets [[Ada Wong]], who is posing as a BSAA agent. Ada explains a human infected with the virus's dominant strain will have brief master-slave relationship with lesser BOWs. Elsewhile, soldiers burst into the rebel hideout; Leon tries warning them of Ivan's infection, but Buddy starts a shoot-out. Ivan tells Buddy to kill him, fearing his poor health is a burden; Buddy reluctantly complies. Elsewhere, Leon meets JD, only for Plaga hosts to attack them; Leon suspects the rebels had Plaga, which have escaped confinement. JD leads Leon to the church, where they regroup with the remaining rebels. JD helps Leon escape, urging him to stop Buddy; a government bombing of a school (mistaken for a rebel hideout) killed Buddy's fiancée and her students, causing his hatred.
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Meanwhile, President Svetlana Belikova meets [[Ada Wong]], who is posing as a BSAA agent. Ada explains a human infected with the virus's dominant strain will have a brief master-slave relationship with lesser BOWs. Elsewhere, soldiers burst into the rebel hideout; Leon tries to warn them of Ivan's infection, but Buddy starts a shoot-out. Ivan tells Buddy to kill him and Buddy reluctantly complies. Leon escapes and meets JD, only for Plaga hosts to attack them. JD leads Leon to a church, where they regroup with other rebels. JD helps Leon escape, urging him to stop Buddy, as he is obsessed with his hatred of the government, which bombed his school, killing his fiancée and his students.
   
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Leon runs into Ada; he thinks she's responsible due to her sample-retrieval mission in ''[[Resident Evil 4]]''. Ada denies it and confesses retrieving a sample is her primary objective in Eastern Slav before then flirtatiously teasing Leon by asking when they're going to continue from 'that night'. Ada then leaves, warning the city will soon be bombed. Leon returns to the church to find Ganados have attacked it, finding JD the only survivor. Buddy arrives, with JD revealing he was infected during the attack; after JD and Buddy share some last words, Leon shoots him. Leon asks Buddy to give up the Plagas. He refuses and escapes when military jets bomb the church, bringing the ceiling down.
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Leon runs into Ada, who admits she is in the country to collect a sample of Plaga and hinting at a past romantic involvement with Leon. Ada then leaves, warning the city will soon be bombed. Leon returns to the church to find Ganados have attacked it, killing the other rebels and infecting JD. After Buddy arrives, he and JD share some last words and Leon kills JD. Leon then asks Buddy to give up the Plaga, who refuses and escapes when military jets bomb the church.
   
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Svetlana exposes Ada as a fraud, engaging her in hand-to-hand combat; evenly matched, Ada attempts to escape. However, the room is sealed; it doubles as an elevator. Leon arrives shortly later, descending the empty shaft. Ada finds herself tied up, but frees herself with a knife hidden in her high heels. She and Leon meet up at the main hive control. Svetlana and her army troops surround them; Ada releases a smoke bomb and escapes while Leon gets into a shootout with the soldiers, managing to kill several. Buddy arrives, sending Lickers to attack the troops. Svetlana activates her own BOWs before escaping - two [[Tyrant (Resident Evil)|Tyrant]]s- to wipe out all opposition, including the Lickers. Leon and Buddy team up and barely make it out of the palace basement, smashing the Tyrants with the elevator.
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Svetlana exposes Ada as a fraud, who is captured after a fight with Svetlana. Leon shortly afterwards entered the bunker where Ada is held. Ada escapes using a hidden knife and meets Leon at the main hive control. When Svetlana and her army troops surround them, Ada releases a smoke bomb and escapes, while Leon kills several soldiers. Buddy arrives, sending Lickers to attack the troops. Svetlana activates two [[Tyrant (Resident Evil)|Tyrant]]s to eliminate Leon, Buddy and the Lickers. Leon and Buddy team up and barely make it out of the palace basement, apparently escaping the Tyrants.
   
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Outside, a third Tyrant appears; Leon and Buddy decapitate it with [[BMP-3|tank]] fire. With the tank overturned, Leon and Buddy are forced out into a confrontation with the first two Tyrants, which have finally reached the surface. Leon grabs Buddy to flee while the Tyrants give chase. With no ammo left, Leon brandishes his combat knife to make a last stand, when [[the United States Air Force|USAF]] [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 attack planes]] appear and take out both Tyrants, proving to Leon that his superiors were keeping a watch on him throughout his time in the Eastern Slav Republic. Just as Svetlana prepares for her press conference, she is informed by her aide that they are under attack by both U.S. and Russian forces. Their bombardment and subsequent occupation eventually force her to resign.
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Outside, a third Tyrant appears; Leon and Buddy decapitate it with [[BMP-3|tank]] fire. When they leave the overturned tank, Leon and Buddy are confronted with the first two Tyrants. Chased by the Tyrants and with no ammo left, Leon prepares to make a last stand with the help of Buddy's last surviving pet Licker to distract the tyrant before it disappears without a trace, when [[the United States Air Force|USAF]] [[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 attack planes]] appear and take out both Tyrants, showing that Leons superiors were keeping a watch on him throughout his time in the Eastern Slav Republic. Just as Svetlana prepares for her press conference, she is informed by a joint Russian and American invasion, which forces her to resign.
   
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As Leon and Buddy watch, Buddy believes there is nothing left to live for and asks Leon to kill him before the Plaga takes control. Leon doesn't comply, telling him to carry on living, even without the use of limbs, to serve as the living memory of those who died. Leon then shoots Buddy's spine, severing the Plaga's control over him. Three days later, Leon speaks to Hunnigan about the mission while watching the news about the U.S. and Russia intervening in the civil war on TV. Elsewhere, Ada speaks to her employer about a Plaga sample she retrieved, but haggles and says that she has not quite decided whether or not to give it, even as her employer manages to annul a global arrest warrant that was out on her. The film ends showing Buddy in a wheelchair, alive and with full function of his arms pushing himself towards a school, presumably having once again become a teacher. The credits display cinematic scenes from ''[[Resident Evil 6]]''.
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As Leon and Buddy watch the invasion, Buddy asks Leon to kill him before the Plaga takes control. Leon refuses, telling him to live to serve as the living memory of those who died and then shoots Buddy's spine, severing the Plaga's control over him. Three days later, Leon speaks to Hunnigan about the mission, while elsewhere Ada speaks to her employer about a Plaga sample she retrieved, but does not make clear if she will hand it over. The film ends showing Buddy in a wheelchair, pushing himself towards a school, presumably having once again become a teacher. The credits display cinematic scenes from ''[[Resident Evil 6]]''.
   
 
==Cast==
  
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Voice actors and motion capture actors for the characters are listed below:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about/cast.html |script-title=ja:キャスト｜バイオハザード ダムネーション |language=Japanese |publisher=Biohazardcg2.com |date=2013-01-30 |accessdate=2013-10-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504080224/http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about/cast.html |archivedate=2013-05-04 }}</ref>
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Voice actors and motion capture actors for the characters are listed below:<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about/cast.html|script-title=ja:キャスト｜バイオハザード ダムネーション |language=ja |publisher=Biohazardcg2.com |date=2013-01-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504080224/http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about/cast.html |archive-date=2013-05-04 }}</ref>
 
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| Buddy / Alexander "Sasha" Kozachenko || [[Dave Wittenberg]] || [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] || [[David Earnest]]
  
| Buddy / Alexander "Sasha" Kozachenko || [[Dave Wittenberg]] || [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]] || [[David Earnest]]
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| Svetlana Belikova || [[Wendee Lee]] || Eriko Kawasaki || Melinda Lee
  
| Svetlana Belikova || [[Wendee Lee]] || Eriko Kawasaki || Melinda Lee
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| Ataman/Ivan Judanovich || [[Robin Sachs]] || [[Shōzō Iizuka]] || [[Kirk Thornton]]
  
| Ataman/Ivan Judanovich || [[Robin Sachs]] || [[Shōzō Iizuka]] || [[Kirk Thornton]]
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| [[Ada Wong]] || [[Courtenay Taylor]] || [[Junko Minagawa]] || Jolene Andersen
  
 
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| Ingrid Hunnigan || [[Salli Saffioti]] || [[Yū Sugimoto]] || Jolene Andersen
  
| Ingrid Hunnigan || [[Salli Saffioti]] || [[Yū Sugimoto]] || Jolene Andersen
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==Production==
  
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At the end of 2008, when ''[[Resident Evil: Degeneration]]'' was released, the producers talked about a possible sequel.<ref name="interview"/> As a result of ''Degeneration''{{'}}s commercial success, Capcom and SPEJ decided to co-operate again to produce the sequel. Production for the sequel officially began in September 2010.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20101230043341/http://www.sonypictures.jp/corp/pr/20100914.html</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/112/1120378p1.html |title=Resident Evil: Damnation is Coming |date=September 14, 2010 |work=[[IGN.com]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc |accessdate=November 15, 2010}}</ref> For the film, screenwriter Shatora Suga went to [[Eastern Europe]] and created East Slavic Republic, a fictional [[Post-Soviet states|post-Soviet]] country formed following the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]].<ref name="interview">https://web.archive.org/web/20130326071300/http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about/interview.html</ref> The film was produced with [[motion capture]] and [[3-D film|3D]].<ref name="Piccadilly">https://web.archive.org/web/20130616182901/http://www.sonypictures.jp/corp/press/2012/0420.html</ref> The theme song by [[Anna Tsuchiya]], titled "CARRY ON", is played during the credits.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121013083945/http://biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-07-19</ref>
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At the end of 2008, when ''[[Resident Evil: Degeneration]]'' was released, the producers talked about a possible sequel.<ref name="interview"/> As a result of ''Degeneration''{{'}}s commercial success, Capcom and SPEJ decided to co-operate again to produce the sequel. Production for the sequel officially began in September 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.jp/corp/pr/20100914.html|title=Sony Pictures Online SPEJ - Press Release 2010/9/14 -|date=December 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230043341/http://www.sonypictures.jp/corp/pr/20100914.html|archive-date=2010-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/112/1120378p1.html |title=Resident Evil: Damnation is Coming |date=September 14, 2010 |work=[[IGN.com]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc |access-date=November 15, 2010}}</ref> For the film, screenwriter Shatora Suga went to [[Eastern Europe]] and created East Slavic Republic, a fictional [[Post-Soviet states|post-Soviet]] country formed following the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]].<ref name="interview">{{Cite web|url=http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about/interview.html|title=インタビュー｜バイオハザード ダムネーション|date=March 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326071300/http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about/interview.html|archive-date=2013-03-26}}</ref> The film was produced with [[motion capture]] and [[3-D film|3D]].<ref name="Piccadilly">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.jp/corp/press/2012/0420.html|title=ソニー・ピクチャーズ - プレスリリース -2012/4/20-|date=June 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616182901/http://www.sonypictures.jp/corp/press/2012/0420.html|archive-date=2013-06-16}}</ref> The theme song by [[Anna Tsuchiya]], titled "CARRY ON", is played during the credits.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-07-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013083945/http://biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-07-19|title=土屋アンナ「CARRY ON」 フルCG長編アニメーション『バイオハザード ダムネーション』主題歌に決定！：映画「バイオハザード ダムネーション」最新情報：So-netブログ |language=ja |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |website=biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp }}</ref>
   
 
==Release==
  
==Release==
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The first trailer and the first seven minutes of the film debuted in the panel discussion at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] on July 13, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-07-19-00 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013102824/http://biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-07-19-00 |url-status=dead |title=サンディエゴ「コミコン2012」でフルCG長編アニメーション 『バイオハザード ダムネーション』最新映像世界初公開！：映画「バイオハザード ダムネーション」最新情報：So-netブログ|archive-date=October 13, 2012 |website=biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp }}</ref> The film was released theatrically in [[Shinjuku]], [[Aichi]], and [[Osaka]] on October 27, 2012.<ref name="ShibuyaLIVE">{{Cite web |url=http://biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412064132/http://biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-10-25 |url-status=dead |title=WOWOW「渋谷！LIVE ザ・プライムショー」に小林裕幸プロデューサーが出演！：映画「バイオハザード ダムネーション」最新情報：So-netブログ |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |website=biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp }}</ref><ref name="Piccadilly"/>
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The first trailer and the first seven minutes of the film debuted in the panel discussion at the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] on July 13, 2012.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121013102824/http://biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-07-19-00</ref>
  
   
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Capcom and Sony Pictures released ''Damnation'' as a digital download on [[Xbox Live]], [[Zune]] and [[PlayStation Network]] on September 15, 2012,<ref>{{cite web|last=Bocanegra |first=Jorge |url=http://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/resident-evil-news/oh-damn-resident-evil-damnation-is-now-digitally-available/ |title=Oh, damn: Resident Evil: Damnation is now digitally available |publisher=Rely on Horror |date= |access-date=2012-09-18}}</ref> and on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] on September 25, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sliwinski|first=Alexander|title=Resident Evil: Damnation infects DVD, Blu-ray this September|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/21/resident-evil-damnation-infects-dvd-blu-ray-this-september/|publisher=Joystiq|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723000638/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/21/resident-evil-damnation-infects-dvd-blu-ray-this-september/|archive-date=July 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ''Damnation'' bonus contents include an art gallery of conceptual sketches, a 7-minute short film about the Plaga creatures seen in the film, a 30-minute documentary about the making of the film, a 6-minute gag reel, and video game and film trailers (such as ''Resident Evil 6'', ''[[DmC: Devil May Cry]]'' and ''[[Dragon's Dogma]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |author=Gerard Iribe, September 23, 2012 |url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/57122/resident-evil-damnation/|title= Resident Evil: Damnation |website=DVD Talk }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-damnation-competition/|title=Resident Evil: Damnation Competition|first=Jordan Farley 21|last=September 2012|website=SFX Magazine}}</ref><ref name="IGNreview"/> In the United States, ''Resident Evil: Damnation'' has earned {{US$|3.3 million|long=no}} in [[home video]] sales.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://the-numbers.com/movie/Biohazard-Damnation#tab=summary |title=Resident Evil: Damnation The Numbers Listing |publisher=The Numbers |access-date=November 24, 2017}}</ref>
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The film was released theatrically in [[Shinjuku]], [[Aichi]], and [[Osaka]] on October 27, 2012.<ref name="ShibuyaLIVE">https://web.archive.org/web/20130412064132/http://biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2012-10-25</ref><ref name="Piccadilly"/> It grossed {{US$|2,325,035 |long=no}} at the Japanese box office.<ref name="bom"/>
  
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Capcom and Sony Pictures released ''Damnation'' as a digital download on [[Xbox Live]], [[Zune]] and [[PlayStation Network]] on September 15, 2012,<ref>{{cite web|last=Bocanegra |first=Jorge |url=http://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/resident-evil-news/oh-damn-resident-evil-damnation-is-now-digitally-available/ |title=Oh, damn: Resident Evil: Damnation is now digitally available |publisher=Rely on Horror |date= |accessdate=2012-09-18}}</ref> and on [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] on September 25, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sliwinski|first=Alexander|title=Resident Evil: Damnation infects DVD, Blu-ray this September|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/21/resident-evil-damnation-infects-dvd-blu-ray-this-september/|publisher=Joystiq|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723000638/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/21/resident-evil-damnation-infects-dvd-blu-ray-this-september/|archivedate=July 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ''Damnation'' bonus contents include an art gallery of conceptual sketches, a 7-minute short film about the Plaga creatures seen in the film, a 30-minute documentary about the making of the film, a 6-minute gag reel, and video game and film trailers (such as ''Resident Evil 6'', ''[[DmC: Devil May Cry]]'' and ''[[Dragon's Dogma]]'').<ref>https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/57122/resident-evil-damnation/</ref><ref>https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-damnation-competition/</ref><ref name="IGNreview"/> In the United States, ''Resident Evil: Damnation'' has earned {{US$|3.3 million|long=no}} in [[home video]] sales.<ref>{{cite web |last=|first=|date= |url=https://the-numbers.com/movie/Biohazard-Damnation#tab=summary |title=Resident Evil: Damnation The Numbers Listing |publisher=The Numbers |accessdate=November 24, 2017}}</ref>
  
   
 
==Reception==
  
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On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 100% of 5 reviews are positive for the film, and the average rating is 8/10.<ref>{{cite web |title=Resident Evil: Damnation (2012) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/resident_evil_damnation |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=2021-01-01 }}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' gave the film a score of 7.8 out of 10, named it "the best ''Resident Evil'' film to-date".<ref name="IGNreview">{{Cite web |author=RL Shaffer |date=2 October 2012 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/02/resident-evil-damnation-blu-ray-review |title=Resident Evil: Damnation Blu-ray Review |website=[[IGN]] }}</ref> ''[[Starburst (magazine)|Starburst]]'' rated it 7/10.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Joel Harley |date=17 October 2012 |url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dvd-review-resident-evil-damnation |title=DVD Review: RESIDENT EVIL - DAMNATION |work=[[Starburst (magazine)|Starburst]] }}</ref>
   
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Resident Evil: Damnation
BioDamnationPoster
Japanese release poster
Directed byMakoto Kamiya
Written byShotaro Suga
Based onResident Evil 
by Capcom
Produced byHiroyuki Kobayashi
StarringMatthew Mercer
Dave Wittenberg
Wendee Lee
Courtenay Taylor
Music byRei Kondoh
Shusaku Uchiyama
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment Japan
Release dates
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  • October 27, 2012 (2012-10-27)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageEnglish/Japanese
Box office$2.3 million (Japan)[1]

Resident Evil: Damnation, known as Biohazard: Damnation (Japanese: バイオハザード ダムネーション, Hepburn: Baiohazādo: Damunēshon) in Japan, is a 2012 Japanese adult animated biopunk horror action film by Capcom and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, directed by Makoto Kamiya and produced by Hiroyuki Kobayashi. It is a sequel to Resident Evil: Degeneration and a prequel to the video game Resident Evil 6.[2] The film was released on October 27, 2012 in Japan, premiering in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

The story of Resident Evil: Damnation revolves around biological weapons used in a European war zone, and sees the return of Leon S. Kennedy as the protagonist.[3] The film was released digitally on September 15, 2012, before the DVD and Blu-ray editions on September 25.

The end credits of the film display clips from Resident Evil 6, which was released a few weeks before this film on October 2.

Plot

Leon S. Kennedy enters the Eastern Slav Republic to verify rumors that Bio-Organic Weapons (BOWs) are being used in the country's civil war. After his arrival, Ingrid Hunnigan informs him the government has ordered an immediate retreat of all U.S. forces. Determined to stop the BOWs, Leon ignores the order. He comes across his contact, who has been attacked and is then killed by a Licker after Leon is knocked out by an explosion; a shadowy figure orders the Licker not to kill Leon. Leon awakens, tied to a chair by rebel fighters J.D., the former teacher Alexander Kozachenko (Buddy), and the elderly Ivan Judanovich, the group's Ataman.

Meanwhile, President Svetlana Belikova meets Ada Wong, who is posing as a BSAA agent. Ada explains a human infected with the virus's dominant strain will have a brief master-slave relationship with lesser BOWs. Elsewhere, soldiers burst into the rebel hideout; Leon tries to warn them of Ivan's infection, but Buddy starts a shoot-out. Ivan tells Buddy to kill him and Buddy reluctantly complies. Leon escapes and meets JD, only for Plaga hosts to attack them. JD leads Leon to a church, where they regroup with other rebels. JD helps Leon escape, urging him to stop Buddy, as he is obsessed with his hatred of the government, which bombed his school, killing his fiancée and his students.

Leon runs into Ada, who admits she is in the country to collect a sample of Plaga and hinting at a past romantic involvement with Leon. Ada then leaves, warning the city will soon be bombed. Leon returns to the church to find Ganados have attacked it, killing the other rebels and infecting JD. After Buddy arrives, he and JD share some last words and Leon kills JD. Leon then asks Buddy to give up the Plaga, who refuses and escapes when military jets bomb the church.

Svetlana exposes Ada as a fraud, who is captured after a fight with Svetlana. Leon shortly afterwards entered the bunker where Ada is held. Ada escapes using a hidden knife and meets Leon at the main hive control. When Svetlana and her army troops surround them, Ada releases a smoke bomb and escapes, while Leon kills several soldiers. Buddy arrives, sending Lickers to attack the troops. Svetlana activates two Tyrants to eliminate Leon, Buddy and the Lickers. Leon and Buddy team up and barely make it out of the palace basement, apparently escaping the Tyrants.

Outside, a third Tyrant appears; Leon and Buddy decapitate it with tank fire. When they leave the overturned tank, Leon and Buddy are confronted with the first two Tyrants. Chased by the Tyrants and with no ammo left, Leon prepares to make a last stand with the help of Buddy's last surviving pet Licker to distract the tyrant before it disappears without a trace, when USAF A-10 attack planes appear and take out both Tyrants, showing that Leons superiors were keeping a watch on him throughout his time in the Eastern Slav Republic. Just as Svetlana prepares for her press conference, she is informed by a joint Russian and American invasion, which forces her to resign.

As Leon and Buddy watch the invasion, Buddy asks Leon to kill him before the Plaga takes control. Leon refuses, telling him to live to serve as the living memory of those who died and then shoots Buddy's spine, severing the Plaga's control over him. Three days later, Leon speaks to Hunnigan about the mission, while elsewhere Ada speaks to her employer about a Plaga sample she retrieved, but does not make clear if she will hand it over. The film ends showing Buddy in a wheelchair, pushing himself towards a school, presumably having once again become a teacher. The credits display cinematic scenes from Resident Evil 6.

Cast

Voice actors and motion capture actors for the characters are listed below:[4]

Character English voice actor Japanese voice actor Motion capture actor
Leon S. Kennedy Matthew Mercer Toshiyuki Morikawa Kevin Dorman
Buddy / Alexander "Sasha" Kozachenko Dave Wittenberg Nobuyuki Hiyama David Earnest
Ada Wong Courtenay Taylor Junko Minagawa Jolene Andersen
Svetlana Belikova Wendee Lee Eriko Kawasaki Melinda Lee
JD Val Tasso Shintaro Ohata Val Tasso
Ataman/Ivan Judanovich Robin Sachs Shōzō Iizuka Kirk Thornton
Ingrid Hunnigan Salli Saffioti Yū Sugimoto Jolene Andersen

Production

At the end of 2008, when Resident Evil: Degeneration was released, the producers talked about a possible sequel.[5] As a result of Degeneration's commercial success, Capcom and SPEJ decided to co-operate again to produce the sequel. Production for the sequel officially began in September 2010.[6][7] For the film, screenwriter Shatora Suga went to Eastern Europe and created East Slavic Republic, a fictional post-Soviet country formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[5] The film was produced with motion capture and 3D.[8] The theme song by Anna Tsuchiya, titled "CARRY ON", is played during the credits.[9]

Release

The first trailer and the first seven minutes of the film debuted in the panel discussion at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 13, 2012.[10] The film was released theatrically in Shinjuku, Aichi, and Osaka on October 27, 2012.[11][8]

Capcom and Sony Pictures released Damnation as a digital download on Xbox Live, Zune and PlayStation Network on September 15, 2012,[12] and on DVD and Blu-ray on September 25, 2012.[13] The Damnation bonus contents include an art gallery of conceptual sketches, a 7-minute short film about the Plaga creatures seen in the film, a 30-minute documentary about the making of the film, a 6-minute gag reel, and video game and film trailers (such as Resident Evil 6, DmC: Devil May Cry and Dragon's Dogma).[14][15][16] In the United States, Resident Evil: Damnation has earned $3.3 million in home video sales.[17]

Reception

It grossed $2,325,035 at the Japanese box office.[1]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 5 reviews are positive for the film, and the average rating is 8/10.[18] IGN gave the film a score of 7.8 out of 10, named it "the best Resident Evil film to-date".[16] Starburst rated it 7/10.[19]

It was awarded the 2013 International 3D Society Japan Award for animation.[20]

Sequel

The film was followed by Resident Evil: Vendetta, which was released in 2017.[21]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Resident Evil: Damnation". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 13, 2020.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  2. ↑ "イントロダクション｜バイオハザード ダムネーション". May 7, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-05-07.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  3. ↑ "Capcom and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Announce the Coproduction of "Resident Evil: Damnation" in 3D". Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc. September 14, 2010. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  4. ↑ キャスト｜バイオハザード ダムネーション (in Japanese). Biohazardcg2.com. 2013-01-30. Archived from the original on 2013-05-04.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "インタビュー｜バイオハザード ダムネーション". March 26, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-03-26.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  6. ↑ "Sony Pictures Online SPEJ - Press Release 2010/9/14 -". December 30, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-30.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  7. ↑ "Resident Evil: Damnation is Coming". IGN.com. IGN Entertainment, Inc. September 14, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "ソニー・ピクチャーズ - プレスリリース -2012/4/20-". June 16, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  9. ↑ "土屋アンナ「CARRY ON」 フルCG長編アニメーション『バイオハザード ダムネーション』主題歌に決定！：映画「バイオハザード ダムネーション」最新情報：So-netブログ". biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  10. ↑ "サンディエゴ「コミコン2012」でフルCG長編アニメーション 『バイオハザード ダムネーション』最新映像世界初公開！：映画「バイオハザード ダムネーション」最新情報：So-netブログ". biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  11. ↑ "WOWOW「渋谷！LIVE ザ・プライムショー」に小林裕幸プロデューサーが出演！：映画「バイオハザード ダムネーション」最新情報：So-netブログ". biohazardcg2.blog.so-net.ne.jp. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  12. ↑ Bocanegra, Jorge. "Oh, damn: Resident Evil: Damnation is now digitally available". Rely on Horror. Retrieved 2012-09-18.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  13. ↑ Sliwinski, Alexander. "Resident Evil: Damnation infects DVD, Blu-ray this September". Joystiq. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  14. ↑ Gerard Iribe, September 23, 2012. "Resident Evil: Damnation". DVD Talk.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  15. ↑ September 2012, Jordan Farley 21. "Resident Evil: Damnation Competition". SFX Magazine.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 RL Shaffer (2 October 2012). "Resident Evil: Damnation Blu-ray Review". IGN.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  17. ↑ "Resident Evil: Damnation The Numbers Listing". The Numbers. Retrieved November 24, 2017.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  18. ↑ "Resident Evil: Damnation (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2021-01-01.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  19. ↑ Joel Harley (17 October 2012). "DVD Review: RESIDENT EVIL - DAMNATION". Starburst.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  20. ↑ "Digital Frontier | WORKS | Resident Evil: Damnation". Digital Frontier.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  21. ↑ Greg Gilman (March 25, 2016). "New 'Resident Evil' CGI Movie Arriving in 2017 (Photo)".<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

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