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[Resident Evil] Why does the RPD need S.T.A.R.S if they apparently have a SWAT team as we see in RE2 remake?
gpt
don't know why this was downvoted. it's a fair question given similarities. contrary to popular belief, STARS actually started out first. Not SWAT. it was formed to combat the growing urban crime and terrorist activities in the city \[pre-outbreak\]. it was also considerably smaller in size than SWAT. \[alpha / bravo - if you've played 1\].  but by the events post-mansion incident...they fell out of favor by Brian Irons and (or) the law enforcement community. not to mention most of the operatives already being dead from the mansion fiasco. so by 1998 the SWAT was already being formed by their fragmentation. but SWAT didn't last long either...due to the obvious.

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in short, STARS is just the spiritual precursor to SWAT.

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