Has anyone ever noticed that pretty much every helicopter pilot seen in the Resident Evil games dies?

For example

Resident Evil 0/1-Kevin Dooley.
Resident Evil 2-The pilot who attempts to save the Officer on the RPD helipad
Resident Evil 3-The Pilot Nemesis shoots down at the clocktower.
Resident Evil 3-Brad dies.
Resident Evil Code Veronica-Not really any helicopter pilots here, but if you consider all those planes that Alfred crashed in the Antarctic, then there's a bunch.
Resident Evil 4-Mike gets shot down
Resident Evil 5-Kirk gets attacked and crashes,
Resident Evil 5 DE-Doug, who dies saving Josh and Jill dies.



Haha, just something funny i noticed. Pretty much if your attempting to fly a helicopter in an RE game and your not a main character, your boned.

Anyone else notice some tropes in the series?

Hmm, only women seem to be able to pick locks in the series. All the men can do is modify weapons and blow shit up...kind of an odd pattern.

Ah yes! Helicopter pilot equals death. Chronologically Brad and Kirk's deaths were inevitable. Another tradition is the redshirt armies and secondary characters who's sole purpose is to add to the body count. Code Veronica began the tradition of annoying subordinate villains to the big bad. CVX had Alfred, RE4 had Salazar and RE5 had Irving.

You missed one

Ahh, thanks! Just cause i havent played it though, il add it to the list as a spoiler.

And the pilot in Desperate Escape is called Doug.

I've played the game a few times but I don't remember any such character. Care to refresh my memory?

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Dont forget the Heli pilots in Outbreak....