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* Where did the handmade grenade launcher came from? Well, who else in the "Family" [[spoiler:has a military background, possess knowledge about military armaments and the skill of crafting grenade ammo for such a weapon?]]...[[spoiler: Mia]]. Looks like Lucas isn't the only GadgeteerGenius in the Baker estate.
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** Jowever, [[spoiler:Zoe had already access to everything she needed, all she basically had to do was combining them into the serum. These components have been used up at the time Umbrella Corp rolls in and without any samples, they would be forced to make a cure from scratch, while flailing blindly in the process. The odds of Ethan being cured of his Mold are downheartedly low...]]

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** Jowever, However, [[spoiler:Zoe had already access to everything she needed, all she basically had to do was combining them into the serum. These components have been used up at the time Umbrella Corp rolls in and without any samples, they would be forced to make a cure from scratch, while flailing blindly in the process. The odds of Ethan being cured of his Mold are downheartedly low...]]
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** Even the crafting system is a case of FridgeBrilliance thanks to the Mold, as at first glance, Ethan's crafting skills might come off as weird due to despite being a average civilian, he's still capable of making ammunition such as pistol ammo, flame grenades and the Neuro Rounds for a grenade launcher (among other military oriented items)? But then, [[spoiler:when playing as Mia, it's revealed that she could craft everything on the list as well, before the outbreak started, a skill with justifiable causes considering the true nature of her job. And since both Mia and Ethan are part of the Mold's HiveMind at the time of the night's events,]] all of a sudden, Ethan's skill in crafting military supplements despite his background not only makes perfect sense, but adds a "[[TransferableMemory fridge]] [[MindLinkMates heartwarming]]" moment as well...


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** Jowever, [[spoiler:Zoe had already access to everything she needed, all she basically had to do was combining them into the serum. These components have been used up at the time Umbrella Corp rolls in and without any samples, they would be forced to make a cure from scratch, while flailing blindly in the process. The odds of Ethan being cured of his Mold are downheartedly low...]]
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** That said, there is an invoice for the shadow lock puzzles from "Trevor and Chamberlain constructions" in 1991. George Trevor was the man who designed the Spencer estate from the original Resident Evil. While George himself died many decades before, it's probable that his business continued through his partner and continued making elaborate locks for creepy mansions and continue Trevor's legacy.
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** On the other hand, [[spoiler:he was saved by an apparently redeemed, or at least smarter, Umbrella Corporation. It's not likely they don't have the medical know-how to figure out the serum themselves if one teenage girl in the bayou could with an instruction manual]].
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** [[spoiler: Likely from the fact Ethan could understand that she had little to no choice in the matter and that she DID try to take care of Eveline. Remember Mia only said she wasn't her mother after Eveline started playing mind games and forcing her to try and kill HER HUSBAND.]]
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* In the Beginning Hour demo, when Clancy encounters [[spoiler: the Molded in the basement, one single hit was enough to infect him and cause his death before he got out of the Old House.]] While this didn't canonically happen according to the final game, it foreshadows that [[spoiler: most people would be turned into Molded by the infection extremely easily, which is a huge deal considering Ethan and Mia effectively ward off the physical problems it causes.]]
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* The Bakers' house is filled with several puzzles, a fact Ethan {{Lampshades}} at one point ("Who builds this shit?"). So where did all those puzzles come from? Well, when you get to Lucas's room, you find a bunch of trophies he won in inventing contests. Also consider his "Happy Birthday" room, and it doesn't seem like much of a stretch that Lucas set up all the puzzles on the off chance that someone tried to escape the house.
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** In all fairness, they ''are'' splotched with some pretty dark stains...Mold perhaps?
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**[[MundaneSolution ...Or maybe his pants are just flame-resistant?]]
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* As noticed when fighting him, Jack's pants not following the fate of his shirt brings some seriously disturbing implications on the table. We know the Bakers aren't the cleanest sort and usually, pants are towels for all kinds of body fluids and dirt such as sweat, dead skin flakes and the like. The horror comes in when one asks oneself, "How often do Jack Baker change his pants?" and for that matter, "How much of his pants are actually ''pants''?", considering that they share his healing factor, the odds are high that the inside of those pants are something worthy of BrainBleach if thought about for too long...

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* As noticed when fighting him, Jack's pants not following the fate of his shirt brings some seriously disturbing implications on the table. We know the Bakers aren't the cleanest sort and usually, pants are towels for all kinds of body fluids and dirt such as sweat, dead skin flakes and the like. The horror comes in when one asks oneself, "How often do Jack Baker change his pants?" and for that matter, "How much of his pants are actually ''pants''?", considering that they share his healing factor, the odds are high factor and that the inside of those pants are something worthy of BrainBleach if thought about for too long...
[[spoiler: they actually stood up and tried to walk away after Jack's upper half had been blown completely apart by Ethan]], one starts wondering...
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In short, the only reason he made it through, was for the sole reason that he was Mia's husband, earning him the favor of the [[spoiler: Mold's HiveQueen and her HiveMind in the process.]]

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** In short, the only reason he made it through, was for the sole reason that he was Mia's husband, earning him the favor of the [[spoiler: Mold's HiveQueen and her HiveMind in the process.]]
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* As noticed when fighting him, Jack's pants not following the fate of his shirt brings some seriously disturbing implications on the table. We know the Bakers aren't the cleanest sort and usually, pants are towels for all kinds of body fluids and dirt such as sweat, dead skin flakes and the like. The horror comes in when one asks oneself, "How often do Jack Baker change his pants?" and for that matter, "How much of his pants are actually ''pants''?", considering that they share his healing factor, the odds are high that the inside of those pants are something worthy of BrainBleach if thought about for too long...

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* How is it that Ethan, despite obvious signs of being [[spoiler: infected by the Mold,could still remain sane and independent?]] Two reasons.
** 1.[[spoiler: Eveline fully intended for Ethan to become part of her "Family" as the "Father", meaning that she granted him the same privileges as Mia and the Bakers within the HiveMind, keeping their identities and individuality intact for the sake of "playing house".]]
** 2. [[spoiler:Ethan had been infected the very same night, making his Mold infestation nowhere near as extensive as the one within the Bakers or Mia, who had been infected for years before Ethan came along. This also shows in how their healing factors manifests, as Ethan must trigger his through feeding the Mold with any herbal solution he can find, the Bakers and Mia's on the other hand runs on automatic. In other words, with this narrow time-frame, Eveline's influence was minimal at best, but growing as evident near the end of the night.]]
In short, the only reason he made it through, was for the sole reason that he was Mia's husband, earning him the favor of the [[spoiler: Mold's HiveQueen and her HiveMind in the process.]]
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* The scene where [[spoiler: Jack Baker shows off his HealingFactor by [[AteHisGun shoving Ethan's gun into his mouth and blowing his head open]], only for it to regrow by his second boss fight, is commonly interpreted as Jack being a SmugSuper revealing in his ability to not die. However, when it's revealed that the entire Baker clan (Jack included) was BrainwashedAndCrazy by Eveline's infectioon, [[DrivenToSuicide this could mean Jack was either trying to kill himself]], [[AndIMustScream or showing Ethan his inability to die was a curse instead of a blessing]].]]

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\n[[AC:FRIDGEHorror]]* The entire game´s healing-system is this if one recalls the effects of the Mold. [[spoiler: Pouring a liquid herbal solution on the open wounds alone is not what heals the injuries, but it triggers the Mold to start feeding on it and regenerate new tissues as result. The player is literally holding off the infection by feeding the mold in them with extra nutrients instead for their own bodies.]] For the first time in the Resident Evil series, the healing-system is completely justified.
** The same even goes for the health-upgrade system as well. Usually, steroids do not work that fast, especially not after just one shot...[[spoiler: but combine them with the rapid-growing mold? Instant effects due to the rapid cellular growth involved with it.]] Considering that Ethan can find these steroid shots scattered across the Bakers' property, this also explains where their [[SuperStrength super-strength]] originated from as well.

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* Ethan was [[spoiler: never given a serum at the end of the night]] and as Lucas demonstrated [[spoiler: being given a serum does not purge all symptoms of the Mold out of your system.]] Doesn't that mean that Ethan is a [[TyphoidMary walking biohazard]] now?
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* Jack suddenly stopping his first assault on Ethan after [[spoiler cutting off his leg]], at least long enough for Ethan to escape into the crawlspace under the house, doesn't seem to make any sense at first. But various factors over the game explain it: [[spoiler: reading about the symptoms of secondary mutamycete infection makes it pretty obvious that Ethan is infected. And the Bakers' primary directive under the crazed Eveline is to gather new "family members". When Ethan managed to actually reattach his own leg with just a dose of healing chemical, it must have convinced Jack that Ethan was successfully infected after all, making him hesitate just long enough for Ethan to seize the opening and escape!]]

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* Jack suddenly stopping his first assault on Ethan after [[spoiler [[spoiler: cutting off his leg]], at least long enough for Ethan to escape into the crawlspace under the house, doesn't seem to make any sense at first. But various factors over the game explain it: [[spoiler: reading about the symptoms of secondary mutamycete infection makes it pretty obvious that Ethan is infected. And the Bakers' primary directive under the crazed Eveline is to gather new "family members". When Ethan managed to actually reattach his own leg with just a dose of healing chemical, it must have convinced Jack that Ethan was successfully infected after all, making him hesitate just long enough for Ethan to seize the opening and escape!]]
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* Jack suddenly stopping his first assault on Ethan after [[spoiler cutting off his leg]], at least long enough for Ethan to escape into the crawlspace under the house, doesn't seem to make any sense at first. But various factors over the game explain it: [[spoiler: reading about the symptoms of secondary mutamycete infection makes it pretty obvious that Ethan is infected. And the Bakers' primary directive under the crazed Eveline is to gather new "family members". When Ethan managed to actually reattach his own leg with just a dose of healing chemical, it must have convinced Jack that Ethan was successfully infected after all, making him hesitate just long enough for Ethan to seize the opening and escape!]]

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* The fact you can find the Doctor's Letter file in "Grandma's Room" when it's clearly addressed to Marguerite Baker makes sense after TheReveal: [[spoiler: it ''is'' Marguerite's room; as Eveline thinks of Mia as "mommy", she naturally thinks of Marguerite as "Grandma".]]
* "Go Tell Aunt Rhody" is not only an awesome song, it's {{foreshadowing}} the plot of the game and the BigBad [[spoiler: herself]]! [[spoiler: The first stanza refers to how the BigBad was genetically engineered as a TykeBomb, whilst the second refers to how she uses her control over Mia to lure Ethan to the Bakers' estate for her own games.]]




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* [[spoiler: In the Good Ending, Ethan rescues Mia and takes her back. Except... by this point, Mia has stabbed him repeatedly and ''cut his hand off with a chainsaw''. Even if it ''did'' get reattached afterwards, and she ''was'' BrainwashedAndCrazy at the time... how is he supposed to live with her whilst remembering that? To say nothing of the fact she was involved with the company that created Eveline and knew all about Eveline's inhuman status. How is the relationship supposed to survive with that kind of baggage hanging over it?]]
* If you read the second half of Lucas' journals in his old room, it's implied that the bully he locked up in the attic ended up being left there so long he ''starved to death''.



** It might be possible that he got[[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror infected with the mold the moment he stepped inside the house and took his first breath there.]]]] It would also explain the in-game healing mechanic quite well if this is the case, considering that he´s basically pouring a nutritious solution straight into his wounds. [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror Now, what does it take to trigger the growth of mold now again?]]]]

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** It might be possible that he got[[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror infected with the mold the moment he stepped inside the house and took his first breath there.]]]] It would also explain the in-game healing mechanic quite well if this is the case, considering that he´s basically pouring a nutritious solution straight into his wounds. [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror Now, what does it take to trigger the growth of mold now again?]]]]
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***[[spoiler: as it happens, Clancy is immolated and pinned to a door, Andre is left to rot in the waters of the (later flooded) basement, and Pete is, presumably, the remains in the fridge...]]
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** It might be possible that he was [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror infected with the mold at the time he woke up at the dinner table.]] ]] It would also explain the in-game healing mechanic quite well if this is the case, considering that he´s basically pouring a nutritious solution straight into his wounds. [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror Now, what does it take to trigger the growth of mold now again?]]]]

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** It might be possible that he was [[spoiler: got[[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror infected with the mold at the time moment he woke up at stepped inside the dinner table.]] ]] house and took his first breath there.]]]] It would also explain the in-game healing mechanic quite well if this is the case, considering that he´s basically pouring a nutritious solution straight into his wounds. [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror Now, what does it take to trigger the growth of mold now again?]]]]
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** It might be possible that he was [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror infected with the mold at the time he woke up at the dinner table.]] ]] It would also explain the in-game healing mechanic quite well if this is the case, considering that he´s basically pouring a nutritious solution straight into his wounds. [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror and what is it it takes to trigger mold growing-rate now again?]].]]

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** It might be possible that he was [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror infected with the mold at the time he woke up at the dinner table.]] ]] It would also explain the in-game healing mechanic quite well if this is the case, considering that he´s basically pouring a nutritious solution straight into his wounds. [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror and Now, what is does it it takes take to trigger the growth of mold growing-rate now again?]].]]again?]]]]
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** Ethan [[spoiler: only lost his hand for a few minutes, just long enough for him to fight off the BrainwashedAndCrazy Mia. It's then surgically reattached ([[MeatGrinderSurgery read: stapled back on]]) by the Baker Family.]]

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** Ethan [[spoiler: only lost his hand for a few minutes, just long enough for him to fight off the BrainwashedAndCrazy Mia. It's then surgically reattached ([[MeatGrinderSurgery read: stapled back on]]) by the Baker Family.]]
** It might be possible that he was [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror infected with the mold at the time he woke up at the dinner table.]] ]] It would also explain the in-game healing mechanic quite well if this is the case, considering that he´s basically pouring a nutritious solution straight into his wounds. [[spoiler: [[FridgeHorror and what is it it takes to trigger mold growing-rate now again?]].
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** Same reason why just spraying yourself after getting stabbed and/or shot in the previous games heals you.

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** Same reason why just spraying yourself after getting stabbed and/or shot in the previous games heals you.you.
** Ethan [[spoiler: only lost his hand for a few minutes, just long enough for him to fight off the BrainwashedAndCrazy Mia. It's then surgically reattached ([[MeatGrinderSurgery read: stapled back on]]) by the Baker Family.]]
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* How did Ethan [[spoiler: not die from blood loss when he got his arm cut off at the beginning of the game from a chainsaw?]]

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* How did Ethan [[spoiler: not die from blood loss when he got his arm cut off at the beginning of the game from a chainsaw?]]chainsaw?]]
** Same reason why just spraying yourself after getting stabbed and/or shot in the previous games heals you.
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** [[spoiler: In the Bakers dinner trailer, Pete is shown to be slumped over at the table instead.]]

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** [[spoiler: In the Bakers dinner trailer, Pete is shown to be slumped over at the table instead.]]]]

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* How did Ethan [[spoiler: not die from blood loss when he got his arm cut off at the beginning of the game from a chainsaw?]]
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* Where are the dead bodies of the reality show trio we saw in the FoundFootage segment? [[spoiler: The Midnight version of the demo reveals that they have been strung up in the basement, as there are three dead bodies hanging from the ceiling covered in bags.]]

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* Where are the dead bodies of the reality show trio we saw in the FoundFootage segment? [[spoiler: The Midnight version of the demo reveals that they have been strung up in the basement, as there are three dead bodies hanging from the ceiling covered in bags.]]
** [[spoiler: In the Bakers dinner trailer, Pete is shown to be slumped over at the table instead.
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* Where are the dead bodies of the reality show trio we saw in the FoundFootage segment? [[spoiler: The Midnight version of the demo reveals that have been strung up in the basement, as there are three dead bodies hanging from the ceiling covered in bags.]]

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* Where are the dead bodies of the reality show trio we saw in the FoundFootage segment? [[spoiler: The Midnight version of the demo reveals that they have been strung up in the basement, as there are three dead bodies hanging from the ceiling covered in bags.]]
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