towering and bewitching Lady Dimitrescu, have intrigued players with their designs, while others have already struck fear into the hearts of many.
Capcom has been releasing new Mr. X from Resident Evil 2. But there are more who will be ing Lady Dimitrescu on her quest to make Ethan Winters’ life as miserable, and as short, as possible.
During the Castle demo for Resident Evil Village, players encountered zombie-like creatures that roam the establishment's dungeon-esque cellar. These enemies fought with a variety of melee weapons, such as swords, and after a certain one of them is slain by Ethan, players will have the option of collecting “Ingrid’s Necklace” from the corpse. This necklace is the same one that appeared in the Resident Evil Village Maiden demo earlier this year, implying that these zombie-like creatures are the former maidens of Lady Dimitrescu. In trailers for the game, the castle also seems to have winged enemies that fly over the rooftops and attack Ethan when he is in the open. However, the castle is but one location within Resident Evil Village's sprawling map.
Resident Evil Village: Lords, Ladies, & Lycans
In the earlier Village demo for Resident Evil 8, players faced Lycans. According to fantasy lore, Lycans are similar to werewolves, but are a more advanced species. Unlike werewolves, Lycans usually can transform at will, and generally remain more man than wolf in appearance. The Lycans within Resident Evil Village are shown to be swift and agile, with sturdier armored Lycans also littering the settlement.
There has also been word of werewolves, ghouls, mutants, and mechanical humanoids being encountered during Resident Evil Village’s gameplay. A recent report by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board classed RE Village as M, due to the "blood and gore" that will be presented to players, and included the aforementioned beasts within their description of the rating. It is unclear, however, if these “werewolves” and “ghouls” refer to the Lycans and Maiden zombies, or other, yet-unseen enemies.
Finally, but by no means least, players will encounter Mother Miranda, a figure who has been shown to possess crow-like attributes that is worshiped by RE Village’s residents like a deity. Serving alongside her are the “four lords,” which include Lady Alcina Dimitrescu, as well as Karl Heisenberg, Salvatore Moreau, and Donna Beneviento. Heisenberg appears to wield telekinesis powers, Moreau is stated to be “the most repulsive character on earth,” and has some sort of aquatic beast residing in his reservoir, while Beneviento is never far from her haunting puppet, Angie.
All in all, Ethan already has his work more than cut out for him within Resident Evil Village, and these foes will surely not be all that he will come across when the game releases next month. After all, even Chris Redfield’s status in Resident Evil Village still remains a complete unknown.
Resident Evil Village comes to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S platforms on May 7.
