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UMBRELLA'S SECRET LAB
Resident Evil (1996)

UMBRELLA'S SECRET LAB

Guide to Umbrella's Secret Lab in Resident Evil (1996), including computer passwords and how to obtain the Lab Key.

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Guide to Umbrella's Secret Lab in Resident Evil (1996), including computer passwords and how to obtain the Lab Key.

  • Hexagonal Crank
  • MO Disk
  • Shotgun and Shells
  • Magnum and Magnum Rounds (optional, but recommended)
  • Bazooka and Flame Rounds (optional)
  • Green Herb (optional)
  • Red Herb (optional)
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Upon entering the lab, descend the ladder in the corner to find an item box.
  2. 2
    Place the Hexagonal Crank in the item box and equip your Shotgun and Shells. Take out your other MO Disk.
  3. 3
    Open the door and kill the two zombies. Use Green Herbs if needed for healing.
  4. 4
    Descend the staircase, avoiding the naked zombie by running into the opening on your right.
  5. 5
    Follow the pathway to a set of double doors. Open them and pick up the Slides if desired.
  6. 6
    Interact with the computer, entering 'JOHN' as the name and 'ADA' as the password.
  7. 7
    Select 'B2' and enter 'MOLE' as the password to release locked doors.
  8. 8
    Select 'B3' to automatically release its doors.
  9. 9
    Shut off the computer and return to the hallway.
  10. 10
    Head back up the staircase and enter the alcove to your left.
  11. 11
    Take the third MO Disk from the table and enter the Visual Data Room through the double doors.
  12. 12
    If you have the Slides, insert them into the projector.
  13. 13
    Examine the panel near the table and lower it to reveal a switch. Push the switch to slide a pole, revealing a shelf.
  14. 14
    Take the Lab Key from the shelf and the Security System from the shelf near the door.
  15. 15
    Return to the hallway and go down the stairs.
  16. 16
    Open the double doors to your left, skipping the first door and entering the second.
  17. 17
    Kill the four naked zombies in the room. Read the Fax on the shelf.
  18. 18
    Kill the naked zombie in the other corner.
  19. 19
    Use an MO Disk on the machine at the desk to obtain your first pass code.
  20. 20
    Return to the hallway with the staircase and head back to the double doors leading to the computer room.
  21. 21
    Continue down the hallway until you find another set of double doors, killing the naked zombie in your path.
  22. 22
    Unlock the double doors with the Lab Key, drop the key, and open the door.
  23. 23
    Open the door to your right. Grab the Shotgun Shells and Red Herb (if desired).
  24. 24
    Push the ladder to the right, ensuring it doesn't hit the wall. Push the right crate to cover (press the cover button to crouch behind walls or objects) the right ventilation hole.
  25. 25
    Take the left crate, push it right, then up, then left. Push it upward to cover the other ventilation hole.
  26. 26
    Warning: Do not step on the switch before both holes are covered, as poisonous gas will be released.
  27. 27
    Push the ladder to the switch between the holes and crates and climb it.
  28. 28
    Enter the vent shaft to reach the Morgue.
  29. 29
    Grab the Magnum Rounds from the shelf.
  30. 30
    Use another MO Disk on the machine at the desk in the other corner to get your second pass code.
  31. 31
    Unlock and open the door in the room.
  32. 32
    Back in the hallway, return to the double doors you used the Lab Key on and open them.
  33. 33
    Run forward and kill both zombies. Open the door across from the double doors to find a save room.
  34. 34
    In the save room, place the Shotgun and Shotgun Shells in the item box. Equip your Magnum and Magnum Rounds, or Bazooka with Flame Rounds if low on Magnum ammo. Save your game if desired.
  35. 35
    Leave the save room. Run south to the double doors and open them.
  36. 36
    In the first power room, head north to a computer. Kill any Chimeras.
  37. 37
    Use the computer to activate power throughout the lab.
  38. 38
    Return to the double doors and follow the path to another door. Open it.
  39. 39
    In the second power room, kill the Chimera and run to an input machine.
  40. 40
    Use your third MO Disk to get the last pass code.
  41. 41
    Take the other path to a set of double doors. Kill the Chimeras near the doors and open them.
  42. 42
    In the third power room, cross clockwise to a mini computer.
  43. 43
    Use the mini computer to supply power for the elevator outside.
  44. 44
    Return to the hallway outside the power rooms and proceed to the elevator.
  45. 45
    Push the switch to the right of the elevator. Barry will join you.
  46. 46
    Witness a cut-scene where Wesker threatens Barry, revealing the truth about the facility.
  47. 47
    Barry knocks out Wesker. After a conversation, enter the double doors.
  48. 48
    Witness an FMV of the Tyrant. Barry releases it, and it knocks him out.
  49. 49
    Prepare to fight the Tyrant.

Boss: Tyrant

Difficulty: Easy

Tips
  • Ensure you have ample Shotgun Shells and Magnum Rounds for the Tyrant fight.
  • The Tyrant has no specific weak point mentioned in the source, suggesting a direct combat approach.

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