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* DropTheHammer: Uses a hammer in combat.

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* MageMarksman: She starts out using a Smith & Wesson Model 36 [=LadySmith=] revolver, and [[spoiler:once she gets a new gun she plans to turn the old one into a new foci, having long since lost her wand by that point.]]



* RevolversAreForAmateurs: Louise's starter gun is a Smith & Wesson Model 36 [=LadySmith=] revolver. Not because she or Saito feel revolvers are cooler, but simply due to the fact that revolvers would be easier for Louise to use and understand due to them being comparatively simpler than semi-automatic pistols like Saito's Browning Hi-Power and later his Glock 17.

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* RevolversAreForAmateurs: Louise's starter gun is a Smith & Wesson Model 36 [=LadySmith=] revolver. Not because she or Saito feel revolvers are cooler, but simply due to the fact that revolvers would be easier for Louise to use and understand due to them being comparatively simpler than semi-automatic pistols like Saito's Browning Hi-Power and later his Glock 17. [[spoiler:After she upgrades, she decides to keep it and use the gun as a new foci due to losing her wand.]]
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* TheLeader: The official leader of the Rescue Team, though she is struggling to keep the group unified as the split between the Nobles and the Commoners grows, having to do her best to keep Agnes (who the Commoners respect more) on her side.

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* TheLeader: The official leader of the Rescue Team, Party, though she is struggling to keep the group unified as the split between the Nobles and the Commoners grows, having to do her best to keep Agnes (who the Commoners respect more) on her side.



* TheLeader: While Karin is the official leader of the team, most of the commoners respect Agnes more, especially the other Musketeers, since she is the leader of the Musketeer Knights. [[spoiler:This becomes more and more pronounced as the situation becomes more dire, not helped by the commoners acquiring modern firearms that level the playing field with the mages]].

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* TheLeader: While Karin is the official leader of the team, party, most of the commoners respect Agnes more, especially the other Musketeers, since she is the leader of the Musketeer Knights. [[spoiler:This becomes more and more pronounced as the situation becomes more dire, not helped by the commoners acquiring modern firearms that level the playing field with the mages]].

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* TheLeader: The official leader of the Rescue Team, though she is struggling to keep the group unified as the split between the Nobles and the Commoners grows, having to do her best to keep Agnes (who the Commoners respect more) on her side.



* GadgeteerGenius: In contrast to many of his magical peers, Colbert is quite interested in science and technology, constantly looking for ways to merge the two for the betterment of everyone. This allows him to more easily recognize the advanced technology that is from Earth, even if they are centuries ahead of his own prototypes.

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* GadgeteerGenius: In contrast to many of his magical peers, Colbert is quite interested in science and technology, constantly looking for ways to merge the two for the betterment of everyone. This allows him to more easily recognize and understand the advanced technology that is from Earth, even if they are centuries ahead of his own prototypes.


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* TheLeader: While Karin is the official leader of the team, most of the commoners respect Agnes more, especially the other Musketeers, since she is the leader of the Musketeer Knights. [[spoiler:This becomes more and more pronounced as the situation becomes more dire, not helped by the commoners acquiring modern firearms that level the playing field with the mages]].
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* {{Foil}}: To Saito and Louise's dynamic. While Saito and Louise are struggling to escape the horrors of Raccoon City with minimal gear and their wits only, their trust and bonds with each other is strong and unshakeable, meanwhile, the Rescue Party arrive in Raccoon City and manage to equip themselves with modern weaponry, however, their morale and trust with each other is slowly deteriorating the longer they stay in Raccoon City stemming from the social-divide back at Halkegenia.


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** The reaction from the mages when they find out what happens if they succumb to the T-Virus, not to mention the commoners in the group, who are now armed with modern weaponry becoming more wary of them in the process.


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* OhCrap: The group's reaction when they find out that T-Virus does not need to kill its victim for the mutations to take over[[spoiler: as Alphonse finally succumbs to the infection.]]

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* EliteZombie: While all members of the rescue party are potentially susceptible to T-Virus infection and turning into mindless zombies, infected mages pose a far greater risk. Should they become infected and succumb to the virus, they will turn into an ElementalZombie they dubbed a draugr.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her refusal to euthanize an infected Alphonse despite the warnings from the locals leads to him turning into a powerful water magic wielding zombie who manages to [[spoiler: kill one of Agnes' musketeers]] before being put down.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her refusal to euthanize an infected Alphonse despite the warnings from the locals leads to him turning into a powerful water magic wielding zombie zombie, dubbed a "draugr" by Julio, who manages to [[spoiler: kill one of Agnes' musketeers]] before being put down.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Once the true depth of just how bad Raccoon City actually is, Karin immediately adjusts to the situation and makes compromises in an attempt to both keep the party alive and find Louise.
** Despite being furious at Tabitha and Kirche's infiltration, she makes it a priority to keep them alive just like any of her men and willingly takes advantage of their skills, treating them as though they were part of the mission from the beginning.
** Upon noticing the noble-commoner divide that was threatening to split the team, Karin attempted to bring Agnès into her inner circle and serve as a confidant and representative since the commoners all respected Agnès. For a time, it worked [[spoiler: until Karin's refusal to put down Alphonse when he was first infected led to Claudette's death, causing her relationship with Agnès to break
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** [[spoiler:While Karin initially didn't believe nor listen to concerns that Alphonse was infected and thus dangerous, once the truth was irrevocably revealed by three separate groups, including Echo-Six, she immediately moved to put Alphonse down herself rather than have Agnès do it. Unfortunately, by then it was too late and Alphonse mutated into a water draugr, resulting in Claudette's death.]]



* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Extends both to Karin herself and the entire Vallière family due to their belief in noblesse oblige. According to this belief, just as commoners should dutifully serve their noble superiors, the nobles should in turn strive to improve the lives of their subjects rather than just exploit them for personal gain. It is noted that commoners living in Vallière lands have the highest standard of living in the entire kingdom. She even leads the Rescue Party personally into Raccoon City to find Louise.



* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler:She doesn't trust Alphonse's claims to be fine after he was bitten, and secretly orders her fellow Musketeers to be ready to put him down if he turns]].

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* ProperlyParanoid: [[spoiler:She doesn't trust Alphonse's claims to be fine after he was bitten, and secretly orders her fellow Musketeers to be ready to put him down if he turns]].turns. She is eventually proven correct, but by then it was too late as Alphonse turned into a water draugr and killed her fellow Musketeer, Claudette.]]



* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Left in this state after immolating a USS mercenary trying to capture them, only leaving it after the BossBattle against Alphonse when he turned into a water draugr.]]



* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler:Chapter 20 had Kirche burn an Umbrella soldier to death in self-defense. She was left in shock over what happened]].

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* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler:Chapter 20 had Kirche burn an Umbrella soldier to death in self-defense. She was left in shock over what happened]]. happened, which left her open for a brutal counterattack that nearly resulted in her death.]]



* TheBeastmaster: Due to him being the Vindálfr, Julio is capable of controlling any non-sapient creature. Only exceptionally intelligent creatures, such as humans, elves, and animals of similar intelligence like rhyme dragons, are immune to his commands.

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* TheBeastmaster: Due to him being the Vindálfr, Julio is capable of controlling any non-sapient creature. Only exceptionally intelligent creatures, such as humans, elves, and animals of similar intelligence like rhyme dragons, are immune to his commands. [[spoiler:It is theorized that he could even control T-Virus infected animals, but due to the need of having to make physical contact with the creature in order to control them, he deems the risk of infection too great to try.]]


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* UnexpectedKindness: Regardless of any misgivings he may have towards [[spoiler:Pope Vittorio's plan to invade the Holy Land, aka Earth, wipe out the natives, and claim the world for themselves, he still firmly believed that the natives of Earth were the Varyag and thus their enemy by default. While the attack and attempted capture by Umbrella seemingly cements this belief as truth, the rescue party's subsequent rescue by Echo-Six for purely altruistic reasons causes a great deal of confusion.]]


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* EliteZombie: [[spoiler:Alphonse turns into one after succumbing to the T-Virus which turns him into an ElementalZombie called a draugr. As a water draugr, he was able to still manipulate water even without a focus, albeit in a far cruder fashion. In this form, he ultimately takes the life of the last-surviving operator of USS Bravo Team and one of his former teammates after taking control of the water inside the Raccoon City Water Treatment Plant.]]
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: She saves the infected Alphonse from being shot by the gangster who notices Alphonse's state, which bites them back when the infected Alphonse [[spoiler: mutates into a draugr and kills one of her musketeers before being put down.}}

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: She saves the infected Alphonse from being shot by the gangster who notices Alphonse's state, which bites them back when the infected Alphonse [[spoiler: mutates into a draugr and kills one of her musketeers before being put down.}}]]
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* WeAreStrugglingTogether: As the party is composed of nobles and commoners, the hellish situation in Raccoon City is starting to form cracks in the group's cohesion stemming from their home's social divide.


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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: She saves the infected Alphonse from being shot by the gangster who notices Alphonse's state, which bites them back when the infected Alphonse [[spoiler: mutates into a draugr and kills one of her musketeers before being put down.}}
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* MakingASplash: Are both Triangle-class Water mages.[[spoiler: When Alphonse finally turns, his draugr form still retains the ability to manipulate water.]]

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* MakingASplash: Are both Triangle-class Water mages.[[spoiler: When Alphonse finally turns, his draugr form still retains the ability to manipulate water.water, and can do it without a focus like mages normally need.]]

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* IWarnedYou: [[spoiler:After the group finally killed a zombified Alphonse, Agnes doesn’t hesitate to give Karin hell for ignoring the signs their ally would turn]].



* TheseHandsHaveKilled: [[spoiler:Chapter 20 had Kirche burn an Umbrella soldier to death in self-defense. She was left in shock over what happened]].



* AngstySurvivingTwin: [[spoiler:Alphonse’s death leaves Gabrielle devastated]].



* UnskilledButStrong: [[spoiler:Alphonse’s Draugr form was only capable of basic water manipulation but the sheer power and volume available - due to the fight being at a water treatment plant - made him a serious threat]].



* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Pushes Tabitha to safety while fighting a zombified Alphonse. Despite her best efforts to avoid death, she gets killed]].



* StupidEvil: While most of the USS members are quite intellegent, the company leadership and USS Command are very much this, having the USS all but declare war on the ''US Army'' in Raccoon City, wasting manpower by having the Wolfpack focus on capturing Louise when they have far larger things to worry about, and sending in Tyrants that are almost impossible to control and are so poorly programmed that they mistake USS agents for US Army special forces. Justified, since, as LUPO notes, the situation in Raccoon City has rapidly spiralled out of control and the company is panicking.

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* StupidEvil: While most of the USS members are quite intellegent, intelligent, the company leadership and USS Command are very much this, having the USS all but declare war on the ''US Army'' in Raccoon City, wasting manpower by having the Wolfpack focus on capturing Louise when they have far larger things to worry about, and sending in Tyrants that are almost impossible to control and are so poorly programmed that they mistake USS agents for US Army special forces. Justified, since, as LUPO notes, the situation in Raccoon City has rapidly spiralled out of control and the company is panicking.
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* ChickMagnet: According to his father, ever since he was a kid he would attract girls to him because he was a nice guy. Until Louise came around, Saito never gave them any real attention, prompting the girls to move on.

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* ChickMagnet: According to his father, ever since he was a kid he would attract girls to him because he was a nice guy. Until Louise came around, Saito never gave them any real attention, prompting the girls to move on. As well, Kirche thinks he's quite attractive after seeing photos and recordings of him.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her refusal to euthanize an infected Alphonse leads to him turning into a powerful magic wielding zombie who manages to kill one of Agnes' musketeers before being put down.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her refusal to euthanize an infected Alphonse despite the warnings from the locals leads to him turning into a powerful water magic wielding zombie who manages to [[spoiler: kill one of Agnes' musketeers musketeers]] before being put down.



* TranquilFury: His reaction when finding out from the US Special Forces regarding Umbrella's actions in creating the T-Virus that leads to Raccoon City being overrun.

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* TranquilFury: His reaction when finding out from the US Special Forces Echo-Six regarding Umbrella's actions in creating the T-Virus that leads to Raccoon City being overrun.overrun by monstrosities.



* MakingASplash: Are both Triangle-class Water mages.

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* MakingASplash: Are both Triangle-class Water mages.[[spoiler: When Alphonse finally turns, his draugr form still retains the ability to manipulate water.]]


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* StakingTheLovedOne: [[spoiler: Gabrielle is the one who finishes off the mutated Alphonse, much to her despair. She vows to take revenge on Umbrella afterwards.]]
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Sergeant Erez Morris used to be nothing more than a foul-mouthed member of a notorious biker gang. Forced to go into military service in order to avoid jail time, he found his calling as a medic while serving in Operation DESERT STORM. He now serves as Echo Six' medical officer, patching up both his teammates and any civilians they find on the field with tenderness and grace.

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Sergeant Erez Morris used to be nothing more than a foul-mouthed member of a notorious biker gang. Forced to go into military service in order to avoid jail time, he found his calling as a medic while serving in Operation DESERT STORM. He now serves as Echo Six' medical officer, patching up both his teammates and any civilians they find on in the field with tenderness and grace.



* TheNiceGuy: Is the gentlest member of Echo Six, in spite of his intimidating appearance, as evidenced as he was the first to point out that Saito and Louise had just been through an incredibly traumatic experience, and they could ask questions about why Umbrella is after them once they've been safely extracted.

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* TheNiceGuy: NiceGuy: Is the gentlest member of Echo Six, in spite of his intimidating appearance, as evidenced as he was the first to point out that Saito and Louise had just been through an incredibly traumatic experience, and they could ask questions about why Umbrella is after them once they've been safely extracted.
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* VillainousFriendship: U.S.S. operatives may be amoral corporate wetworks specialists, but it is made clear that most of them care about each other. [[spoiler:The only reason Kirche survives after killing a member of Bravo Team is because they consider their continued survival and the mission to be more important than their feelings, and even then they aren't happy having to spare her, barely managing to convince one of their members not to kill her]].
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* ItIsDehumanizing: Refers to Louise exclusively as "Subject Zero," study her for her magic which, prior to her arrival to Raccoon City, had never been observed. Before the Outbreak, they were content with gathering small samples under the guise of routine medical procedures. Once the Outbreak begins, they decide to use the opportunity to outright kidnap her for more direct and unobstructed experimentation.

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* ItIsDehumanizing: Refers to Louise exclusively as "Subject Zero," study her for her magic which, prior to her arrival to Raccoon City, had never been observed. Before the Outbreak, they were content with gathering small samples under the guise of routine medical procedures. Once the Outbreak begins, they decide to use the opportunity to outright kidnap her for more direct and unobstructed experimentation. [[spoiler:They have similar designations for the members of the Rescue Team]].



* OnlySaneMan: They collectively are this to the folks in charge of Umbrella and their researchers. They realise how stupid their bosses are, put survival over their orders and their personal feelings, and several make it clear they are ditching Umbrella the moment they make it out of the city.
* PunchClockVillain: While none of them are good people, almost every U.S.S. member we meet has little loyalty towards Umbrella beyond their paycheck and Umbrella being their only ticket out of the city with their freedom intact.

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* OnlySaneMan: They collectively are this to the folks in charge of Umbrella and their researchers. They realise how stupid their bosses are, put survival over their orders and their personal feelings, and several make it clear they are ditching Umbrella the moment they make it out of the city.
city. [[spoiler:Bravo Team refuses to inform their bosses that Alphonse is infected, as they know there's a high chance they will order the team to let him turn [[ForScience to see what happens]], and make it clear they don't care if killing him affects their paycheck]].
* PunchClockVillain: While none of them are good people, almost every U.S.S. member we meet has little loyalty towards Umbrella beyond their paycheck and Umbrella being their only ticket out of the city with their freedom intact. And the latter reason is rapidly becoming the main reason any of them are still following orders to any degree.
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* ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler:Alphonse was bitten by the zombified Erard. While the wound was healed by his sister and his own claims that he's fine, his repeated instances of coughing indicate he's been infected. A local gang member confirms he's infected, though the party refuses to believe him. It takes both a USS squad and Echo Six confirming it, and by then it is too late, resulting in Alphonse turning into a water draugr and killing both Claudette and the last surviving member of the USS team]].

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* ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler:Alphonse was bitten by the zombified Erard. While the wound was healed by his sister and his own claims that he's fine, his repeated instances of coughing indicate he's been infected. A local gang member confirms he's infected, though the party refuses to believe him. It takes both a USS squad and Echo Six confirming it, and by then it is too late, resulting in Alphonse turning into a water draugr and killing both Claudette and the last surviving member of the USS team]].U.S.S. Bravo Team]].
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** She demonstrates on why she earned that nickname by single-handedly decimating a horde of zombies that were attracted to the firefight between the Umbrella mercs and US Special Forces by summoning a tornado.


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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her refusal to euthanize an infected Alphonse leads to him turning into a powerful magic wielding zombie who manages to kill one of Agnes' musketeers before being put down.


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* TranquilFury: His reaction when finding out from the US Special Forces regarding Umbrella's actions in creating the T-Virus that leads to Raccoon City being overrun.
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* WhatTheHellHero: When the infected Alphonse transforms into a [[spoiler:draugr]], Agnes immediately snaps at Karin for not listening to her suggestion to euthanize Alphonse [[spoiler: because of one of her fellow musketeers being killed in the process.]]

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* OnlySaneMan: They collectively are this to the folks in charge of Umbrella and their researchers. They realise how stupid their bosses are, put survival over their orders and their personal feelings, and several make it clear they are ditching Umbrella the moment they make it out of the city.
* PunchClockVillain: While none of them are good people, almost every U.S.S. member we meet has little loyalty towards Umbrella beyond their paycheck and Umbrella being their only ticket out of the city with their freedom intact.



* DeathFromAbove: The USAF is providing air support to the Army in Raccoon City. [[spoiler:Echo Six reveals they were forced to call in an airstrike to finally kill the Tyrant that seperated them from Louise and Saito, and mention that the military nearly had Slyphid shot down on several occasions, thinking it was a flying BOW]].



* GoodCounterpart: Each member of Echo Six corresponds to a member of U.S.S. Delta Team and are completely heroic. This is proven when they encounter Saito and Louise, immediately attempting to evacuate them then, when Delta Team attacks their position, provides covering fire to allow the teenagers to escape.

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* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Most of the regular US Army units that actually went into Raccoon City (as opposed to manning the quarantine) have been overrun and either wiped out or forced to retreat. Echo Six, on the other hand, has been fighting in the city for days on end, even facing down Tyrants and purposefully going into dangerous areas like Umbrella labs, and all without a single casualty.
* GoodCounterpart: Each member of Echo Six corresponds to a member of U.S.S. Delta Team and are completely heroic. This is proven when they encounter Saito and Louise, immediately attempting to evacuate them then, when Delta Team attacks their position, provides covering fire to allow the teenagers to escape. [[spoiler:They prove to be this to the U.S.S. in general, when they rescue the Rescue Team from U.S.S. Bravo Team using some of the same tactics Bravo Team used to capture the Rescue Team]].
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* ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler:Alphonse was bitten by the zombified Erard. While the wound was healed by his sister and his own claims that he's fine, his repeated instances of coughing indicate he's been infected. A local gang member confirms he's infected, though the party refuses to believe him.]]

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* ZombieInfectee: [[spoiler:Alphonse was bitten by the zombified Erard. While the wound was healed by his sister and his own claims that he's fine, his repeated instances of coughing indicate he's been infected. A local gang member confirms he's infected, though the party refuses to believe him.]] It takes both a USS squad and Echo Six confirming it, and by then it is too late, resulting in Alphonse turning into a water draugr and killing both Claudette and the last surviving member of the USS team]].
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* EliteMooks: They are given the best gear and best training of any mercenary employed by Umbrella.

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* EliteMooks: They are given the best gear and best training of any mercenary employed by Umbrella. [[spoiler:A team of them manages to easily ambush and capture the Rescue Team with only a single casualty]].
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* QuarantineWithExtremePrejudice: The US Army has been deployed in force to keep the zombies from escaping from Arklay County into the rest of the country, [[spoiler: and, as per canon, [[ItsTheOnlyWayToBeSure are preparing to hit the city with a prototype thermobaric bomb]].]]
** Though it is important to note that their version of the quarantine is considerably more humane than most traditional examples; another objective for the Special Forces being sent into Racoon City is to locate survivors and direct them towards fortified evacuation sites (or directly evacuate them out in the case of witnesses against Umbrella; such as Saito and Louise) to help them escape.

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* QuarantineWithExtremePrejudice: The US Army has been deployed in force to keep the zombies from escaping from Arklay County into the rest of the country, [[spoiler: and, as per canon, [[ItsTheOnlyWayToBeSure are preparing to hit the city with a prototype thermobaric bomb]].missile]].]]
** Though it is important to note that their version of the quarantine is considerably more humane than most traditional examples; another objective for the Special Forces being sent into Racoon City is to locate survivors and direct them towards fortified evacuation sites (or directly evacuate them out in the case of witnesses against Umbrella; such as Saito and Louise) to help them escape. [[spoiler:The games also establish that they started broadcasting warnings to survivors about the missile strike at least a day in advance, telling them to evacuate]].

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