History Anime / ResidentEvilInfiniteDarkness

* BookEnds: In the first and final episode, Claire tells Leon that his outfit doesn't suite him. [[spoiler:The atmosphere during both moment are different however as the first time is meant to be humorous while the second is an insult]].

* ActionizedSequel: The series takes place 2 years after ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. This shows with more action sequences, including war sequences.
* AnArmAndALeg: Jun See had all of his limbs blown off when Jason's unit came to rescue him. [[spoiler:Leon also blows one of Jason's arms off in the climax.]]
* ArcWelding: [[spoiler:The pharmaceutical company Secretary Wilson is working with is revealed to be Tricell, the evil corporation headed by Excella Gionne, Albert Wesker's accomplice in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5''.]]
* BookEnds: In the first and final episode, Claire tells Leon that his outfit doesn't suits him. [[spoiler:The atmosphere during both times are different however as the first time is meant to be humorous while the second is an insult]].

** Needless to say, [[Videogame/ResidentEvil2 Raccoon City]] is mentioned numerous times in the series.
** Leon's mission in ''[[Videogame/ResidentEvil4 4]]'' is mentioned in the first episode. In President Graham's office, there's family photos of him and Ashley together.
** There's a few call backs to ''Anime/ResidentEvilDegeneration'' especially in the final episode. The final battle takes place in a cylindrical facility that self-destructs in the presence of an outbreak, the main villain is a tragic hero who mutates to uncover the dark past of B.O.W-use that the female lead tries to reason with [[spoiler:though it goes far worse here]], and the diverging paths of Claire and Leon is discussed once again, if more bitter this time.
* {{Countrystan}}: The series has a fictional South Asian country known as Penamstan.
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:By choosing not to hand over Jun-See's chip to Claire and revealing how deep Wilson's crimes are in order to prevent public panic and keeping the false illusion of peace, Leon's actions have made him similar to that of Derek Simmons, whom also kept the US' dealings with Umbrella a secret, and a contrast to what future President Benford would eventually do]].

* FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler:Secretary Wilson started a hacking attempt, a biohazard in the White House and sabotaged a U.S. Navy submarine to [[PretextForWar provoke President Graham into declaring war against the People's Republic of China]] in order to [[WarForFunAndProfit earn a fortune from selling bioweapons]] and weaken one of the U.S.A.'s most powerful rivals for global political supremacy.]]
* GovernmentConspiracy: In true Resident Evil fashion. [[spoiler: Secretary Wilson has been working in cooperation with Tricell to develop B.O.Ws and an inhibitor for infected people. Penamstan served as a testing grounds for those bio-weapons and, when Jason's unit became infected, Wilson blackmailed them to perform covert operations for him in exchange for the inhibitors to prevent them from turning into B.O.Ws. This allowed Wilson to rise through the ranks of government while gaining wealth, and he now plans to frame China for a series of attacks on the US so as to provoke an all-out war between the US and China that will result in B.O.Ws being deployed to the field, thus making him richer.]]

* MeaningfulEcho: Early in Episode 1, when Claire and Leon first reunite, Claire gives Leon a friendly jab, saying that his fancy government agent attire "doesn't suit you." [[spoiler:At the end of the final episode, after Leon refuses to give Claire the evidence from Jun See's chip, Claire delivers the same line only much more coldly. Considering this is chronologically Leon and Claire's final known interaction in the series, the barb stings far more the second time.]]

* SubStory: There is a section of the story that takes place in a government-owned submarine with Leon and his team on it.
* SuggestiveCollision: Leon and Claire have one during Episode 4 after the former pulls the latter to safety, causing Claire to fall on top of Leon in an intimate position.

* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler: Claire disappointedly gives one to Leon in the end, when he reluctantly decides to not hand over Jun See's chip, thus keeping Wilson's crimes and the truth about the events in Penamstan a secret, without even bothering to tell her why.]]
* TheWhiteHouse: The inciting incident of the story in present-day is an hacking of confidential White House documents, followed by a zombie outbreak within the White House.

* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:By choosing not to hand over Jun-See's chip to Claire and revealing how deep Wilson's crimes are in order to prevent public panic and keeping the false illusion of peace, Leon's actions have made him NotSoDifferent to that of Derek Simmons, whom also kept the US' dealings with Umbrella a secret, and a contrast to what future President Benford would eventually do]].

* DefconFive: After the submarine supposedly comes under attack from China, Chief of Staff Ryan says: "I'm going to raise the DEFCON level."

* AnArmAndALeg: Jun See had all of his limbs blown off when Jason's unit came to rescue him.

* UrExample: This is the first time in the franchise that Leon doesn't tells Claire to "get down" while shooting the zombie behind her.

* MeaningfulEcho: Early in Episode 1, when Claire and Leon first reunite, Claire gives Leon a friendly jab, saying that his fancy government agent attire "doesn't suit you." [[spoiler:At the end of the final episode, after Leon refuses to give Claire the evidence from Jun See's chip, Claire delivers the same line only much more coldly. Considering this is chronologically Leon and Claire's final interaction in the series, the barb stings far more the second time.]]

* DownerEnding: Leon [[spoiler:participates in the coverup of the Mad Dogs’ fate and actions by refusing to turn in Jun See’s chip]], driving a serious wedge between him and Claire. [[WeUsedToBeFriends Their friendship, in other words, is over, with no possibility of recovery for the foreseeable future]]. This is driven further by this being their final, canonical interaction in the series.

Sets after two years after ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'', a viral outbreak has been set off at the White House, with Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield investigating these mysterious outbreaks. However, there are more dark secrets than they realize.

* DownerEnding: Leon [[spoiler:participates in the coverup of the Mad Dogs’ fate and actions]], driving a serious wedge between him and Claire. [[WeUsedToBeFriends Their friendship, in other words, is over, with no possibility of recovery for the foreseeable future]]. This is driven further by this being their final, canonical interaction in the series.

* TwoLinesNoWaiting: Leon and the other STRATCOM agents are tasked to investigate the zombie outbreak at the White House with a trail that leads to China. Claire, uses her Terrasave job to look into Penamstan and whether it's related to the case of Mad Dog veterans killing themselves.

* {{Countrystan}}: The series has a fictional South Asian country known as Pemanstan.

* HumbleHero: After once again saving the day, Patrick is congratulating Leon on how amazing he is and that he is a hero, with Leon shooting down the idea and stating that he was just [[IronicEcho "lucky"]].

* ZombieApocalypse: A subdued version. A zombie outbreak occurs at the White House, prompting security and Leon's team to take care of every zombie there.

* GovernmentConspiracy: In true Resident Evil fashion. [[spoiler: Secretary Wilson has been working in cooperation with Tricell to develop B.O.Ws and an inhibitor for infected people. Penamstan served as a testing grounds for those bio-weapons and, when Jason's unit became infected, Wilson blackmailed them to perform covert operations for him in exchange for the inhibitors to prevent them from turning into B.O.Ws. This allowed Wilson to rise through the ranks of government while gaining wealth, and he now plans to frame China for a series of attacks on the US so as to provoke an all-out war between the US and China that will result in B.O.Ws being deployed to the field, thus making him richer. The only unexpected development is that Leon decides to participate in the cover-up.]]

** Leon's mission in ''[[Videogame/ResidentEvil4 4]]'' is mentioned in the first episode.

* {{Countrystan}}: The series has a fictional Middle Eastern country known as Pemanstan.

* {{Qurac}}: Penamstan is a pretty straightforward example.

* BittersweetEnding: The crisis has been averted. However, [[spoiler:Wilson is still at large and working with [[Videogame/ResidentEvil5 Tricell]], and Shen Mei and Jason are both dead with their plans to expose the truth regarding Penamstan ending in failure due Leon refusing to release the information recorded in Jun See's chip. Leon's decision to not go public with Wilson's crimes causes a rift between him and Claire, causing them to part ways on cold terms.]]

* AntiVillain: Zig-zagged with [[spoiler:Jason.]] He genuinely wants to prevent further atrocities like what happened to the Mad Dogs from happening, but his ends as well as his means are extreme, to say the least.

* {{Expy}}: Press Secretary "Spacer," the first zombie to die in the first episode's attack on the White House, recalls ex-press secretary Sean Spicer.

* GovernmentConspiracy: In true Resident Evil fashion. [[spoiler: Secretary Wilson has been working in cooperation with Tricell to develop B.O.Ws and an inhibitor for infected people. Penamstan served as a testing grounds for those bio-weapons and, when Jason's unit became infected, Wilson blackmailed them to perform covert operations for him in exchange for the inhibitors to prevent them from turning into B.O.Ws. This allowed Wilson to rise through the ranks of government while gaining wealth, and he now plans to frame China for a series of attacks on the US so as to provoke an all-out war between the US and China that will result in B.O.Ws being deployed to the field, thus making him richer.]]

** Needless to say, Raccoon City is mentioned numerous times in the series.
** Leon's mission in ''4'' is mentioned in the first episode.

* SuggestiveCollision: Leon and Claire have a one during Episode 4 after the former pulls the latter to safety, causing Claire to fall on top of Leon in a intimate position.