Darkside Chronicles Official Thread

[BahamutRetsu]

Not really. Its explicitly stated that the virus was designed to be even more selective, so as to weed out the best of the Wesker Children.

My point is, it works on LIVING HEALTHY humans and you don't have to be dead or fatally wounded as "mut. stock" file, mistakingly, says.

Btw Krausers backstory is no that bad.. For a Solid Snake rip-off.

[Archelon]

Does the game at least show the helicopter crash?

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Nope. We're just told that at some point not long after the mission, Krauser left the military and no one had seen or heard from him since. No mention of a crash or him dying or anything.

[Wesker_101]

And there were no scars on his face by the end of the mission, right?

[Stu]

haha, what a copout! The one thing we knew about Krauser's history and the game's not even covering that!

Thanks for filling in the blanks though!

[Jill's Boob]

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Krauser was apparently jealous of Leon's special treatment just because he had faced BOW's in the past. Leon got his orders directly from the president, and Krauser was apparently just sent in as support for Leon. Understandably, Krauser felt like he was just brushed aside, despite the fact that he had far more experience than Leon in the field, plus his celebrated military career.

Initially, he just wants to prove to the government that he's not just some tool they can cast aside whenever they want. As you play through the scenario though, he begins to grow an appreciation for the capabilities of T and T-Veronica viruses, thinking he might be able to use them to become stronger and show everyone just what he's capable of. At this point I think it's more just random musing than genuine consideration.

It's not until he sees what Manuela can do as a result of her infection with the T-Veronica Virus, and Javier's eventual merging with the Veronica Plant, that Krauser decides he wants to use the viruses himself. As we know already, his arm is impaled by one of the stingers fired by the first boss from Operation: Javier (you fight it a second time, and this is when Krauser is injured).

There's no indication that he is actually infected with anything (and if he was, he would be infected with the T-Virus, not the T-Veronica, because the monster was created using only the T-Virus), but the injury is apparently bad enough that Krauser fears he'll be discharged from the military as a result and never able to fight again, which, according to his profile, is all he ever really felt at home doing (Solid Snake, anyone?). He comes to resent Leon's determination to destroy the remaining viruses, believing Leon is doing it out of fear rather than the belief that it's the right thing to do.

Krauser, instead, comes to see infection by the viruses as a blessing rather than a curse, because of the incredible power that can be gained from them. Having heard about him from Leon, Krauser resolves to track down Wesker and see if he can give Krauser the power he is now seeking.

In a nice little nod to their conversation during the knife fight in RE4, Krauser refers to Leon and himself as "two sides of the same coin," with Leon wanting to destroy the viruses to save the world, and Krauser wanting to instead utilize them for the same end.

That's actually pretty cool.

[BahamutRetsu]

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Nope. We're just told that at some point not long after the mission, Krauser left the military and no one had seen or heard from him since. No mention of a crash or him dying or anything.

And may I ask what exactly Manuela can do so terrible with this virus that he's so impressed? And why was the 1st boss listening to her and not attacking her?

[Stu]

This will have been answered already no doubt...

But does the game unlock scenarios as you go along, or does it depend on ranks again?

From how it flows i assume it's not rank-based?

[Dark_Chris]

did Manuela survived?

[BahamutRetsu]

did Manuela survived?

No she was killed by a huge TG virus creature in the end. Just kidding

[News Bot]

Krauser wasn't in a helicopter crash... least not in the Japanese script.

K: Been a long time, Leon.
L: Krauser...
K: I should've died in the accident two years ago...is that what you wanted to say?
L: You're the one who kidnapped Ashley?
K: Indeed... As expected, me and you are two sides of one coin. Or so you'd think.
L: What's your objective?
K: I just want the sample Saddler raised.
L: So Ashley has nothing to do with it?
K: I did it to make Saddler trust me, an American.
L: Just for that, nothing more...
K: It was for Umbrella, too.
L: Umbrella...?
K: You bear no purpose to that end, so die!

Bolded line is actually spoken by Krauser in his sub-scenario, pretty much confirming it.

So basically, once Krauser disappeared, Leon was told off-hand that he had perished in an accident. Seems reasonable to me.

[Archelon]

And there were no scars on his face by the end of the mission, right?

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Correct.

And may I ask what exactly Manuela can do so terrible with this virus that he's so impressed? And why was the 1st boss listening to her and not attacking her?

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Like Alexia, her blood catches fire when it comes into contact with the air, and she uses this ability to help Leon and Krauser defeat the Javier/Veronica Plant monster. As for the first boss, that's Manuela's mother, Hilda. The song Manuela sings is one her mother would sing to her when she was afraid of the dark as a child.

When her mother contracted a fatal disease, in desperation Javier used the T-Virus as a last resort treatment. It eventually transformed her into that monster. When Manuela contracted the same disease, Javier tried using the T-Veronica Virus instead.

As for how Javier got the T-Veronica Virus, I was wrong.

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It turns out Wesker was the one who sold Javier the T-Veronica Virus. Unless a file answers this question, it's never explained how or why Javier got in contact with a former Umbrella researcher, if it wasn't to obtain a sample of the T-Veronica Virus. Maybe it was to aid in his research into the T-Virus and T-Veronica Virus?

Wesker's profile mentions that he sold the virus to Javier for a large sum of money and a share in Javier's business dealings, and it says that Wesker's reasons for doing this are unknown (possibly as part of his search for Spencer?).

As a side note, one of the files from Operation: Javier is a fax from Wesker to Javier, and at one point in it, he mentions an "Asian woman" who he says works for Umbrella and that she should be dealt with carefully. I can't imagine this being anyone other than Ada, but that begs the question, why would Wesker say, or think, that she works for Umbrella?

[Mr_Zombie]

So at least Krauser's motives were revealed.

Are there any other additional scenario or is the Krauser's the only one?

[Archelon]

This will have been answered already no doubt...

But does the game unlock scenarios as you go along, or does it depend on ranks again?

From how it flows i assume it's not rank-based?

It's not rank-based. You unlock the scenarios as you play through them. Some of the unlockables, at least, appear to be based on your rank during certain chapters, though.

did Manuela survived?

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Yes. She was taken into protective custody by, who else, the U.S. government.

So at least Krauser's motives were revealed.

Are there any other additional scenario or is the Krauser's the only one?

Unless I haven't figured out yet how to unlock the rest, Krauser's is the only one.

[Mr_Zombie]

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As a side note, one of the files from Operation: Javier is a fax from Wesker to Javier, and at one point in it, he mentions an "Asian woman" who he says works for Umbrella and that she should be dealt with carefully. I can't imagine this being anyone other than Ada, but that begs the question, why would Wesker say, or think, that she works for Umbrella?

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Part of me would like to believe that he was referring Yoko for example... But I wouldn't be surprised if he really meant Ada

[Wesker_101]

Thanks for all of the info, Archelon. I appreciate reading all of it.

K: Been a long time, Leon.
L: Krauser...
K: I should've died in the accident two years ago...is that what you wanted to say?
L: You're the one who kidnapped Ashley?
K: Indeed... As expected, me and you are two sides of one coin. Or so you'd think.
L: What's your objective?
K: I just want the sample Saddler raised.
L: So Ashley has nothing to do with it?
K: I did it to make Saddler trust me, an American.
L: Just for that, nothing more...
K: It was for Umbrella, too.
L: Umbrella...?
K: You bear no purpose to that end, so die!

This just reminded me: I remember someone telling me the original has Krauser stating "This is the Parasite's Power!" instead of "Witness the Power!" which seems pretty telling. Could you verify this? Or not at the moment?