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Vietnamese skin clinic’s looks eerily similar to the Umbrella Corporation logo

A photo shared via Reddit depicting a Vietnamese skin clinic with the logo of a fictional corporation from Resident Evil, called the Umbrella Corporation, is now taking the internet by storm.

Resident Evil, Umbrella Corp, Skin Clinic, Vietnam
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In Resident Evil, the Umbrella Corporation is a multinational company that provides pharmaceutical and medical equipments, cosmetics, consumer products and food to the public with top-secret operations on genetic engineering and biological weaponry. They were the ones responsible for the creating the zombies — humans who succumbed to the T-virus that were illegally and forcefully tested on them.

Resident Evil, Umbrella Corp, Skin Clinic, Vietnam
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This begs the question: What are the odds that a skin clinic will use the logo of a corporation that produced zombies (even if it’s only fictional)?

Well whatever you think the answer is, netizens had a field day with the whole thing!
Check out their comments:

Resident Evil, Umbrella Corp, Skin Clinic, Vietnam

Resident Evil, Umbrella Corp, Skin Clinic, Vietnam

Resident Evil, Umbrella Corp, Skin Clinic, Vietnam

Resident Evil, Umbrella Corp, Skin Clinic, Vietnam

Others pointed out how very accurate the logo used.

Resident Evil, Umbrella Corp, Skin Clinic, Vietnam

Resident Evil, Umbrella Corp, Skin Clinic, Vietnam

A website speculated that the whole thing was a viral marketing strategy, while another site defended that it wasn’t fake. Another news website investigated whether it was true or not, though the results were a little inconclusive.

Regardless, the skin clinic is getting some much-needed media attention as a result!

So do you think this whole thing was just a PR gimmick or the real deal? Let us know in the comment section!

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