A look at the sullen FBC agent from Resident Evil Revelations
Warning, this article contains game plot spoilers, and should not be read unless you've either finished the game, or don't care about the best plot twist of all time being ruined for you forever.
Let me start of by saying that I love Raymond. I think I'd go far enough to say that I love him slightly more than Parker (Yes. I went there) but I have to admit that I had my doubts about him throughout the game, but he seemed like his heart was in the right place. When Jessica shot him (bitch) I cried. I didn't care that he was a terrorist, he wasn't all bad. He couldn't be.
That was proven when it was revealed that he wasn't dead (days of our lives flashback) and he tried to stop Jessica from activating the ship's self destruct mechanism. When he found Parker, saved him, and smiled genuinely for the first time, I fell in love all over again. I trusted him. We all did. But I assumed that they didn't make it off the boat.
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| Raymond saving Parker on the Zenobia. I knew he was a good guy |
I killed Norman and hoped he rotted in hell for the months of frustration he put me through, and for helping to kill Parker, Raymond, Quint and Keith. Then, one by one, they were all found alive and well (seriously, days of our lives flash back. They may as well have woken up on the island) but where was Raymond? I sat through the whole credits coming to terms with the fact that he must have died.
And then he handed Jessica the T-Abyss virus. He was alive, sure, but I almost wished he wasn't. He was working with her the whole time. He was evil, a killer. I cried, again.
My favourite fanfiction writers chose to believe that Raymond was blackmailed. I believed them.
But, during a YouTube session, I found the prologue to Resident Evil Revelations that explained what happened to Rachael. In the video, Raymond can be seen in his Veltro disguise, injecting people with the T-Abyss.
So, who the hell is Raymond Vester anyway? Is he really a bio-terrorist TRICELL agent?
Let's start from the beginning.
2004
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| Parker and Raymond during the Terragrigia Panic. |
The year of the Terragrigia panic. Raymond Vester was an inexperienced agent working for the FBC. After being injured by a B.O.W. known as a Farfarello, he was rendered unable to walk and was left trapped in a hallway with nothing but a handgun and a few bullets to fend of the growing number of Hunters. Fortunately, his superiors Parker Luciani and Jessica Sherawat found him, and took him to the command room. It was in the command room that he overheard Morgan Lansdale's conversation with Jack Norman. It was then that he realised Morgan was working with Veltro, and was most likely involved with the Terragrigia panic. Jessica and Parker joined the B.S.A.A., but Raymond stayed put and worked as a mole inside the FBC.
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| The Veltro Crest |
2004 - 2005
According to the info I gathered on Raymond, at some point in between the Terragrigia Panic and the incident on the Zenobia, Raymond supposedly joined TRICELL. This is assumed due to a bonus video known as Jessica's report which you can look up on YouTube. In the video, Jessica is talking to Excella (affiliated with TRICELL in RE5) and the TRICELL logo can be seen. Since Jessica and Raymond were working together, it is assumed that he was also a double agent for TRICELL, although no one really knows. What we do know is that at some point between the two incidents, Raymond must have contacted Clive R. O'Brian and told him about Morgan's suspected involvement with Veltro.
2005
The year of the Queen Zenobia incident. So, the whole incident was dreamt up by O'Brian and Vester to catch Morgan out as a terrorist.
Raymond must have had three missions going on simultaneously.
1. O'Brian's mission. Raymond had to deceive Parker and Jill into thinking that Veltro was on board. That meant he had to go around dressed as a terrorist.
2. Lansdale's mission. As an FBC agent, Raymond was sent with partner Rachael to see if the B.S.A.A. posed a threat.
3. TRICELL/Jessica's mission. Raymond presumably had to secure a sample of the T-Abyss virus and bring it to Jessica.
If you think about it, Raymond should probably get a medal for multitasking. But, I can probably come up with a logical solution for everything that happened.
Scenario 1: The Blackmailing Of Raymond Vester
So, Parker saved Raymond's life in the Terragrigia Panic (Oh, and Jessica was there too, but nobody cares about her anyway)
Let's say that Raymond was blackmailed into helping Jessica. Raymond probably feels like he owes Parker something, the guy saved his life after all. I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard for Jessica to convince the Cadet to work with her, if Parker's life was threatened. That also explains why he saved Parker. But why didn't he tell that to Jessica when she asked? Pfft. What business is it of hers? Nosey cow.
As for injecting the people on the boat, they were probably working on the virus. Raymond got angry, so he killed them with their own virus knowing that the ship would most likely be obliterated, and the workers would only hinder Raymond's mission. Come on, they were evil.
Scenario 2: The Dying Relative
Instead of being blackmailed, a relative has an illness? I don't know. I like scenario one better. Still, it's possible.
Scenario 3: Raymond. The Money Hungry Traitor
Maybe Raymond really just did it for the money. Maybe that's it. Nah. That can't be what happened. Can it?
Scenario 4: Raymond, the hero of RE7
Raymond was blackmailed, did it to save Parker and all of that. Parker finds out and forgives him, and Raymond joins the B.S.A.A. and shows up with every character that's ever been in Resident Evil that isn't dead, in Resident Evil 7. And he saves the day. And nobody dies except Wesker, who's back from the dead somehow.
Yep. That's what I want. All I want. Is that too damn difficult for you Capcom?
Whatever you choose, remember that Raymond can't be all bad. After all, he saved Parker.
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| Come on. He's not evil. Look at that face! |
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