I wonder, I wonder if we as gamers see Albert Wesker as an arch villian yet? The list of villians that really changed or moved video games forward in their respected genre or all of gaming, is long. Names we simply can not forget. Like Bowser from Mario or Gannon from the Zelda games. We have, Sephiroth, Kefka, Shredder, M.Bison and the many other big fighting names from Street Fighter that appeared over time. You know, I'm not even going to talk about the list because really, the lists possible length could be endless. It's all about the players I guess and their own opinions, so really the list could just be a few names, or into the sky.
I think there is one though that everyone see's as cool, but not really a villian, and that is Albert Wesker from resident evil. I don't know why, maybe it's just me who doesn't see him as a villian. It puzzles me because he has been through all the logical steps to become one. Don't get me wrong, he is for sure the bad guy, but Umbrella in a whole seems more like a villian, more than Wesker. Nemesis seemed more a villian than Wesker ever was. Could be because through out the history of games, Wesker only appeared in a few, and in the new RE5 Wesker plays well, the villian role. He is there, you need to get to him, and kick his ass. In this Re he is actually there...in the others he always played in the shadows.
He seemed more like the 2nd final boss before the end one. Being before Umbrella in a whole, or more so the character with all the cards, but in the end being owned to Umbrella. Though if you play the games more and really get into the story you start to realize just how important and powerful Wesker really is. The question is though, is this new Wesker in RE5 really an improvement? I'm talking like, funky battle suit, trench coat, and these new flashy shades? What happened to the Wesker with his black uniform in Code Veronica? His black shades..this new Wesker seems like a reject from some type of fashion reality tv show.
He also has way too many powers, as in being able to basically move so fast you can't see him. How did he get that fast? What next? Will he be able to fire beams from his palms? I could believe his super human strength in Code:V because of the injection, but now he just seems to be a druggy, taking new experimental shots, in the end making him a fusion between The Matrix and his former self. In the end though, is he still "The Cool Guy" like he was in re1? I don't know, it's hard to know.. his cool and bad ass value for me has kinda decreased. Mostly because he now has people working with him, following him around, and you know where he is. I want Wesker back as in, you never know what he is up to.
If you are going to make us fight him in a RE game, then make it the last fight, and after make Wesker die. RE5 in a whole shows old RE enemies, and shows the connection between RE4 and the others. Just Wesker got a bad dose of queer eye for the straight guy, Neo taught him how to fight, Chris got into steroids, Jill watched too much Americas Next Top Model and thought blonde was the way to go, and we got a random new character who is more cliche than a box of cheerios.
In the end, Wesker needs a good part soon, seriously. It seemed like they tried to make him be more of a part of the story, but they could have done what they did, with Wesker behind a TV screen. As soon as you fight him and actually hurt him..well..Wesker aint a god no more. He was more of a god in RE1, and he did not even have any super strength. How? Because he was simply the guy with the shades, pulling the strings, and making your entire party go through hell and he moevd through the mansion and so on, totally un touched and always got the drop on you. Well that is until the ending but still..oh well.