


Cover artist Bill Sienkiewicz explains that the character is nameless, and is based on early concepts of the game before the characters that made it into the final product were full realized. Thanks to YouTube user and avid Resident Evil content publisher “ Score PN,” we now know that this is neither Chris nor fellow S.T.A.R.S member Richard Aiken. However in a recently released video, we find out that there is more to this than meets the eye. Almost 25 years since Capcom originally released Resident Evil, many have assumed that the character depicted in the original Resident Evil 1 box art cover character was a representation of lead protagonist Chris Redfield - with a weird contorted facial expression as he escapes from a dangerous room while holding a weapon that looks to be a hybrid of an assault rifle and shotgun.
