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Resistance is a science-fiction horror series of first-person shooter and third-person shooter video games developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable game consoles. The series takes places in an alternate history around the year 1950, in which an alien species known as the Chimera have invaded Earth and taken over all of Russia, and continue to invade and conquer much of Europe and the United States, expanding their armies by capturing humans and converting them into monstrous, super-powered soldiers to fight on their behalf. The player takes the role of one the sentinels,who are a few people injected with the Chimeran virus which grants them super abilities,like health renegeration.

The series is noted for its use of both conventional and futuristic weaponry, reflecting Insomniac's previous work on the Ratchet & Clank series.

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The Widowmaker is a larger strain of Chimera that resembles an extremely large Leaper, but only has four legs. Human forces are known to suffer from a high rate of casualties when engaging these creatures. However, in addition to serving a heavy support role for the Chimera, the Widowmaker has been known to have a rallying effect on the other Chimeran strains. Read more...

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• ...that in Benjamin Warner's house there is a picture of Warner and Aaron Hawthorne on a boat with a fish?
• ...the Chimera can be tamed?
• ...that Joseph Evan Capelli was allowed into the army by Moral Waiver even though, in our timeline, it was set up in mid 1960's?

• ...that Nathan Hale is voiced by celebrity voice-actor David Kaye, who also voiced Clank from Ratchet & Clank, another series developed by Insomniac Games?

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