Some entertainment while we wait for the real RE1.5 ....

[Gemini]

No, I mean the choice for both last names. Neither of them was ever supposed to be Kendo or Clemons (which is Clemens, by the way).

[RMandel]

Exactly. Same father, different mothers. It's an in-joke. Their "father" is Shinji Mikami.

[Gemini]

John Kendo and Cheif Clemons?

[RMandel]

Part 4 - Roustabout

http://youtu.be/b_ZVHvNTIXY

[Darkness]

I like your explanation too, she IS a racer and tomboy. Imma roll with it.

[RMandel]

Storyteller's excuse for why she's so good with all those guns. It's not canon - just me filling in some of the more glaring holes in the original backstory. -_^

Believe it or not, I live right on the edge of the American Midwest. I'm within a day's driving distance of where Raccoon City is/was supposedly located. Elza being on the Raccoon University rifle team is a perfectly normal thing given the culture in this part of the U.S. Out here, most women know their guns as good as their guys - and there's nothing political about it. It's just part of the culture - a different mindset than, say New York City, which Raccoon City was supposedly modeled after. Her knowledge of and skill with weapons is assumed in the game, but I felt like I had to explain it in my series, and in a way that was both believable and consistent with everything else.

It's the same thing as saying "Leon S. Kennedy - a rookie cop with the RPD." Right away you know he's good with guns. Claire's good with guns in RE2 because her brother Chris taught her. Now you have a believable premise for why Elza is, too.

[Darkness]

Elza is on a rifle team, NRA material? Is this true or a guess?

[fishboil]

I love how Elza is gunslinging zombies like Clint Eastwood from TGTBTU.

[RMandel]

Somebody in one of the RE1.5 related threads mentioned he wished the videos being leaked by "the team" had more story to them. I've been working on a "Story of RE1.5" project off and on for well over a year now, and I've now some of a revised version of it ready to show you. Here are YouTube links for the first three parts:

Part 1 - Well Come

http://youtu.be/jzHG0G4lzsI

Part 2 - Rambler

http://youtu.be/sMOyPl23XvQ

Part 3 - Sightings

http://youtu.be/KKsHFmzkAJg

Please note that the story I'm telling is not RE15 itself. I'll let the real game do its own talking once it's released. Mine is based on and inspired by RE15. It draws primarily on the efforts of the RE PMODders out there, like Marvin, SeiyakOu, and felixnew - as well as all the data we had on the game up until a few months ago, plus some plot revamping of my own. I use actual RE15 footage and surviving stills only when there's nothing else available. I use my own "game path," have my own plot development, item placement, etc. because my chief concern is telling a good story that fits the footage (and other resources) I currently have or can get.

Think of this as a revamping or reversioning - a shadow play, if you will. It's both a visual storyboard for the PMODders and entertainment for the rest of you. Maybe it'll help take the edge off a bit until the "real" RE1.5 comes out. I know I'm eagerly awaiting it along with the rest of you. Until then ....

P.S. Any help or positive suggestions are welcome.