History Main / HopelessWar

** Two UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} games, Imagic's ''VideoGame/{{Atlantis}}'' and U.S. Games' ''M.A.D.'', were also based around the same premise.

* It's a common theme in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series that the war against bioterrorism is a hopeless endeavor, exemplified through multiple series mainstays having crisis of confidence upon realizing that they're no closer to stopping it than when they started decades ago. Both Leon and Chris [[DrowningMySorrows turn alcoholic]] throughout the course of their careers to cope with it; Chris quit the force outright to spend his time getting drunk prior to the event of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', while Leon neglects his work to do the same during the event of ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta''. This is even brought up as a plot point during ''Anime/ResidentEvilDeathIsland'', with the main villain delivering a personalized ReasonYouSuckSpeech to each major protagonist for failing to make any lasting impact throughout their long crusade, no matter the cost. As of the latest chronological game in the series, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'', the timeline has moved well into the late 2030s (over 20 years since said villain's speech) and the war against bioterrorism is still ongoing since the 1990s. Worse still, even the supposed good guys are getting [[https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fmv89n9hs6afc1.jpeg bioweapons]] of their own to combat bioterrorism, ensuring that the proliferation of it will never end.

* It's a common theme in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series that the war against bioterrorism is hopelessly futile, exemplified through multiple series mainstays having crisis of confidence upon realizing that they're no closer to stopping it than when they started decades ago. Both Leon and Chris turn alcoholic throughout the course of their careers to cope with it; Chris quit the force outright to spend his time getting drunk prior to the event of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', while Leon neglects his work to do the same during the event of ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta''. This is even brought up as a plot point during ''Anime/ResidentEvilDeathIsland'', with the main villain delivering a personalized ReasonYouSuckSpeech to each major protagonist for failing to make any lasting impact throughout their long crusade, no matter the cost. As of the latest chronological game in the series, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'', the timeline has moved well into the late 2030s (over 20 years since said villain's speech) and the war against bioterrorism is still ongoing since the 1990s. Worse still, even the supposed good guys are getting [[https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fmv89n9hs6afc1.jpeg bioweapons]] of their own to combat bioterrorism, ensuring that the proliferation of it will never end.

* It's a common theme in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series that the war against bioterrorism is hopelessly futile, exemplified through multiple series mainstays having crisis of confidence upon realizing that they're no closer to stopping it than when they started decades ago. Both Leon and Chris turn alcoholic throughout the course of their careers to cope with it; Chris quit the force outright to spend his time getting drunk prior to the event of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', while Leon neglects his work to do the same during the event of ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta''. This is even brought up as a plot point during ''Anime/ResidentEvilDeathIsland'', with the main villain delivering a personalized ReasonYouSuckSpeech to each major protagonist for failing to make any lasting impact throughout their long crusade, no matter the cost. As of the latest chronological game in the series, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'', the timeline has moved well into the late 2030s (over 20 years since said villain's speech) and the war against bioterrorism is still ongoing since the 1990s. Worse still, even the supposed good guys are getting bioweapons of their own to combat bioterrorism, ensuring that the proliferation of it will never end.

* It's a common theme in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series that the war against bioterrorism is hopelessly futile, exemplified through multiple series mainstays having crisis of confidence upon realizing that they're no closer to stopping it than when they started decades ago. Both Leon and Chris turn alcoholic throughout the course of their careers to cope with it; Chris quit the force outright to spend his time getting drunk prior to the event of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', while Leon neglects his work to do the same during the event of ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta''. This is even brought up as a plot point during ''Anime/ResidentEvilDeathIsland'', with the main villain delivering a personalized ReasonYouSuckSpeech to each major protagonist for failing to make any lasting impact throughout their long crusade, no matter the cost. As of the latest chronological game in the series, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'', the timeline has moved well into the late 2030s (over 20 years since said villain's speech) and the war against bioterrorism is still ongoing since the 1990s. Worse still, even the supposed good guys are getting bioweapons of their own to combat bioterrorism, ensuring that the proliferation of bioweapon will never end.

* It's a common theme in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series that the war against bioterrorism is hopelessly futile, exemplified through multiple series mainstays having crisis of confidence upon realizing that they're no closer to stopping it than when they started decades ago. Both Leon and Chris turn alcoholic throughout the course of their careers to cope with it; Chris quit the force outright to spend his time getting drunk prior to the event of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', while Leon neglects his work to do the same during the event of ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta''. This is even brought up as a plot point during ''Anime/ResidentEvilDeathIsland'', with the main villain delivering a ReasonYouSuckSpeech to every major series protagonist for failing to make any lasting impact throughout their long crusade. As of the latest chronological game in the series, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'', the timeline has moved well into the late 2030s (over 20 years since said villain's speech) and the war against bioterrorism is still ongoing since the 1990s.

* It's a common theme in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series that the war against bioterrorism is hopelessly futile, exemplified through multiple series mainstays having crisis of confidence upon realizing that they're no closer to stopping it than when they started decades ago. Both Leon and Chris turn alcoholic throughout the course of their careers to cope with it; Chris quit the force outright to spend his time getting drunk prior to the event of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', while Leon neglects his work to do the same during the event of ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta''. This is even brought up as a plot point during ''Anime/ResidentEvilDeathIsland'', with the main villain delivering a ReasonYouSuckSpeech to every major series protagonist for failing to make any lasting impact throughout their long crusade. As of the latest chronological game in the series, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'', the timeline has moved well into the late 2030s and the war against bioterrorism is still ongoing since its start in the 1990s.

* It's a common theme in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series that the war against bioterrorism is hopelessly futile, exemplified through multiple series mainstays having crisis of confidence upon realizing that they're no closer to stopping it than when they started decades ago. Both Leon and Chris turn alcoholic throughout the course of their careers to cope with it; Chris quit the force outright to spend his time getting drunk prior to the event of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', while Leon neglects his work to do the same during the event of ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta''. This is even brought up as a plot point during ''Anime/ResidentEvilDeathIsland'', with the main villain being motivated by the heroes' failure to actually challenge the status quo. As of the latest chronological game in the series, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'', the timeline has moved well into the late 2030s and the war against bioterrorism is still ongoing since its start in the 1990s.

* It's a common theme in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series that the war against Bioterrorism is hopelessly futile, exemplified through multiple series mainstays having crisis of confidence upon realizing that they're no closer to stopping it than when they started decades ago. Both Leon and Chris turn alcoholic throughout the course of their careers to cope with it; Chris quit the force outright to spend his time getting drunk prior to the event of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', while Leon neglects his work to do the same during the event of ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta''. This is even brought up as a plot point during ''Anime/ResidentEvilDeathIsland'', with the main villain ranting that the heroes have only ever managed to maintain the status quo. As of the latest chronological game in the series, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'', the timeline has moved well into the late 2030s and the war against bioterrorism is still ongoing since its start in the 1990s.

* It's a common theme in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series that the war against Bioterrorism is hopelessly futile, exemplified through multiple series mainstays having crisis of confidence upon realizing that they're no closer to stopping it than when they started decades ago. Both Leon and Chris turn alcoholic throughout the course of their careers to cope with it; Chris quit the force outright to spend his time getting drunk prior to the event of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', while Leon neglects his work to do the same during the event of ''Anime/ResidentEvilVendetta''. This is even brought up as a plot point during ''Anime/ResidentEvilDeathIsland'', with the main villain ranting that the heroes have only managed to maintain the status quo. As of the latest chronological game in the series, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'', the timeline has moved well into the late 2030s and the war against bioterrorism is still ongoing since its start in the 1990s.