History Characters / ResidentEvil7Biohazard

* SympathyForTheDevil: ''Averted''. Unlike Jack and possibly Ethan, Mia is utterly disgusted by Eveline and her desire for Mia to be her 'Mommy'.

* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. The Deputy does give Ethan a hard time. Still, the former decides to hand the latter a pocket knife to defend himself, despite the fact the Deputy has zero clue if he handed a weapon to a violent perpetrator [[WoundedGazelleGambit trying to fool him]] instead of an innocent victim pleading for help. [[TruthInTelevision In real life this would get the Deputy into trouble]] since he had no proof Ethan was innocent, the Deputy decided he didn't want to risk the chance that Ethan was in danger and did nothing to help him, thus gave him a weapon that would be inferior to the Deputy's handgun if Ethan turned out to be a violent criminal instead.

* LethalJokeItem: At first blush, Ethan incredulously exclaiming ''[[PrecisionFStrike "a fucking pocket knife?!"]]'' to officer Anderson's offer of help is understandable considering the horrors he has just met and is going to meet soon... however on a ''meta'' level it is entirely possible to complete this game, not to mention kill ''every'' boss with a "mere" pocket knife; ''including'' [[spoiler:Eveline's final {{Kaiju}} sized OneWingedAngel form, which cannot even be ''scratched'' much less harmed by Mia's]] supposedly-superior Military Grade Combat Knife]]. Not to mention the fact that smashing open supply crates with officer Anderson's knife instead of shooting them is a ''wonderful'' way to conserve your already scarce ammo.

--> ''"This is getting old, Jack."'

--> ''[[SeenItAll Phew, now I *have* seen everything.]]''

* NervesOfSteel: For a guy whose wife went missing for three years in an old mansion and who [[spoiler:is forced to kill said wife twice to protect himself, loses his hand, and goes up against horrifying abominations]], he's strangely calm. He does freak out at several points, notably when Jack cuts into his face and when he fights Jack the first two times, but he recovers quickly. His initial phone calls to Zoe and his conversation with the police officer also show that he's not okay. [[spoiler:For Eveline to gain control of someone, she must break their mental defenses. Ethan managed to remain calm, having the HeroicWillpower to overcome the Mold's influence. Even if he becomes part of TheHiveMind, he has enough mental resistence to overcome it]]. By the second half of the game, he's noticeably less messed up by the things that he encounters and much more determined to face them.

* WorthyOpponent: In spite of being an everyman, Ethan's course and '''absolute''' refusal to concede to defeat in the face of titanic horrors that would ''smite'' great warriors like Chris and Leon has him earn the outright ''respect'' of several villains during his adventures, namely Jack Baker, Lord Heisenberg and Mother Miranda. Miranda in particular [[spoiler: is overjoyed that Rose has come to inherit his determination and strength of character, as it makes her an even *more* worthy vessel for Eva to reincarnate into.]] This respect is grudgingly mutual in the case of Jack [[spoiler: after he converses with his ''true'' kind self in the Megamycete hive mind]]. In the case of Heisenberg and Miranda, who wish to use Rose to their selfish ends, the respect is very much ''not'' mutual.

* HistoryRepeats: Just like [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilTwoRemake Detective Marvin of Racoon City did for Leon S Kennedy in nineteen years ago]], David Anderson is an African American police officer who gives a naive Caucasian everyman (Ethan) a simple knife as his very first weapon on his journey to become a zombie-slaying hero, and [[spoiler: also dies soon thereafter as a zombie himself.]]
* LethalJokeItem: At first blush, Ethan incredulously exclaiming ''[[PrecisionFStrike "a fucking pocket knife?!"]]'' to officer Anderson's offer of help is understandable considering the horrors he has just (and is about to meet)... however on a ''meta'' level it is entirelly possible to complete this game, not to mention kill ''every'' boss with "mere" pocket knife; ''including'' Eveline's final {{Kaiju}} sized OneWingedAngel form, which cannot even be ''scratched'' much less harmed by [[spoiler: Mia's]] supposedly-superior Military Grade Combat Knife. Not to mention the fact that smashing open supply crates with officer Anderson's knife instead of shooting them is a ''wonderful'' way to conserve your already scarce ammo.

** In the Shadows of Rose DLC, Evelin and Miranda are in incredulous that he can exert the amount of control over their stratum that he could, with the former flat out asking how he’s even there.

* WorthyOpponent: In spite of being an everyman, Ethan's '''absolute''' refusal to concede to defeat in the face of titanic horrors that would ''smite'' great warriors like Chris and Leon, has him earn the outright respect of several villains during his adventures, namely Jack Baker, Lord Heisenberg and Mother Miranda. Miranda in particular [[spoiler: is overjoyed that Rose has come to inherit his courage and determination, as it makes her an even *more* worthy vessel for Eva to reincarnate into.]] This respect is grudgingly mutual in the case of Jack [[spoiler: after he converses with his ''true'' kind self in the Megamycete hive mind]]. In the case of Heisenberg and Miranda, who wish to use Rose to their selfish ends, the respect is very much ''not'' mutual.

* AmbiguousSituation: In the epilogue to ''Village'', [[spoiler:Rose and a B.S.A.A. operative drive away from Ethan's grave only for them to be stopped by an unknown figure in the distance. The model for the figure is a jacketless Ethan, reused from the final cutscenes prior. ''Shadows of Rose'' reuses the entire scene unaltered, rather than patching the model out. Whether he survived or is BackFromTheDead a thirdtime is unknown]].

* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: By the time he fights a bloated, multi-limbed dragon sized Jack Baker, covered from top to bottom in bloodshot eyes, Ethan had already been traumatically exhausted by an evening of mold-zombies, bee-spraying spider-witches, sadistic deathtraps that would make Jigsaw blush, not to mention a ''chainsaw swordfight'' with Jack when he was still "normal." Whereas Ethan 3 hours or so ago would have been screaing for dear life, the sight of Jack, mutated and regenerated ''again'', has him simply sigh in almost ''bored'' resignation.

* HistoryRepeats: Just like [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilTwoRemake Detective Marvin of Racoon City did for Leon S Kennedy in nineteen years ago]], David Anderson is an African American police officer who gives a naive Caucasian everyman (Ethan) a simple knife as his very first weapon on his journey to become a hero, and [[spoiler: also dies soon thereafter as a zombie.]]

* HistoryRepeats: Just like [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilTwo Detective Marvin of Racoon City did for Leon S Kennedy in nineteen years ago]], David Anderson is an African American police officer who gives a naive Caucasian everyman (Ethan) a simple knife as his very first weapon on his journey to become a hero, and [[spoiler: also dies soon thereafter as a zombie.]]
* LethalJokeItem: At first blush, Ethan incredulously exclaiming ''[[PrecisionFStrike "a fucking pocket knife?!"]]'' to officer Anderson's offer of help is understandable considering the horrors he has just (and is about to meet)... however on a ''meta'' level it is entirelly possible to complete this game, not to mention kill ''every'' boss with "mere" pocket knife; ''including'' Eveline's final {{Kaiju}} sized OneWingedAngel form, which cannot even be ''scratched'' much less harmed by [[spoiler: Mia's]] supposedly-superior Military Grade Combat Knife. Not to mention the fact that smashing open supply crates open with officer Anderson's knife instead of bullets is a ''wonderful'' way to conserve your already hard-to-find ammo.

* LethalJokeItem: At first blush, Ethan incredulously exclaiming ''[[PrecisionFStrike "a fucking pocket knife?!"]]'' to officer Anderson's offer of help is understandable considering the horrors he has just (and is about to meet)... however on a ''meta'' level it is entirelly possible to complete this game, not to mention kill ''every'' boss with "mere" pocket knife; ''including'' Eveline's final {{Kaiju}} sized OneWingedAngel form, which cannot even be ''scratched'' much less harmed by [[spoiler: Mia's]] supposedly-superior Military Grade Combat Knife.

* HistoryRepeats: Just like [[VideoGame/ResidentEvilTwo Detective Marvin of Racoon City in nineteen years ago]], David Anderson is an African American police officer who gives a naive Caucasian everyman hero a simple knife as his very first weapon on his journey to become a hero, and [[spoiler: also dies soon thereafter as a zombie.]]

Other media: [[Characters/ResidentEvilDegeneration Degeneration]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilDamnation Damnation]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilVendetta Vendetta]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilInfiniteDarkness Infinite Darkness]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilTheMarhawaDesire The Marhawa Desire]] | [[Characters/ResidentEvilHeavenlyIsland Heavenly Island]]-]]]]]

* ButtMonkey: The DLC games treat him like one when he's the main character. Such as having an OhCrap and BringMeMyBrownPants in in both ''Nightmare'' and ''Bedroom'' games. And that's not even getting into ''21'' game.

* ADayInTheLimelight: He is the main character for the DLC games ''Bedroom'', ''Nightmare'', ''21'', and the two tapes featuring him in the main game.

* TheDanza: Shares his first name with Peter Fabiano, his face model and actor in advertisements.