Capcom’s best-selling video game franchise, Resident Evil, is back with a brand new installment in the series. A sequel to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Resident Evil Village takes place a few years later and continues to follow the story of Ethan Winters. It also sees the return of Chris Redfield and his ever-changing face, but the trailers indicate he not only kidnaps Ethan’s baby daughter, but shoots a woman (presumably Mia Winters, Ethan’s wife) multiple times. Not much else has been revealed about the plot of the upcoming game, but Ethan finds himself in a strange village while searching for his daughter.
Though the game won’t release for a few more months, many fans are ready for Resident Evil Village. “Maiden,” the new PlayStation 5 demo, dropped for the upcoming game and let fans immerse themselves in the castle of Alcina Dimitrescu, the internet’s now beloved “big vampire lady.” Players take on the role of a maiden who is trying to break free from the horrors of the castle. From what’s established in the demo, the Dimitrescu family has a lot of money, but they aren’t the only family players will need to be wary of if the mural inside the castle depicting four family crests is any indication of what’s to come.
House Dimitrescu
Alcina is the only Dimitrescu Resident Evil fans know by name at this point, but she does have “daughters” who clearly possess some sort of supernatural, otherworldly power. The “Maiden” trailer gives a bit more insight into the Dimitrescu wine production (hint: it’s why fans are calling Alcina the “big vampire lady”) and lets players get a little too up-close in encounters with her daughters. One of which even bites the player’s neck as they try to escape the castle. The Dimitrescu family crest features swords, a shield, and what looks like flowers growing over it, which may be a nod to the family wine business.
House Heisenberg
Heisenberg does not have a full name that’s been revealed yet, but players are speculating that the man in the sunglasses and hat will most likely be Heisenberg. Through some dialogue in a recently released trailer, Lady Dimitrescu hints at having familial ties to Heisenberg, calling him her “little brother” in an encounter with Ethan Winters. However, they may not be related by blood if he’s supposedly a lycanthrope (werewolf) and she dabbles in more bloodthirsty activities. Heisenberg’s family crest has a horseshoe with electricity coming out of it, which coincides with the trailer that shows him wielding otherworldly electric levitation powers.
House Moreau
According to the Resident Evil Village map, the Moreau family has control of the reservoir and the house crest has a mermaid on it. Clearly, these are nods to the family having explicit ties to the water that flows throughout the Village, as the reservoir feeds into the rivers and lakes. Not much else is known about the Moreau family, but if each family is set to have their own “monster,” players can bet that this family will surely be water-themed—perhaps a siren, as suggested by the family crest, or something even more sinister.
House Beneviento
Another family that’s had little revealed about them, the Beneviento family crest depicts a half-sun, half-moon emblem with wind flowing through it. Their home seems to be overlooking the whole village, placed higher in the sky than the other family residences. If this is any indication of what their “monster” will be, there’s a good chance it will be able to fly based on the hints given with the crest and house location.
Resident Evil Village will be the tenth installment in the Resident Evil franchise and looks like it’s shaping up to be a very intriguing game. Though there’s still a bit of time before players can get their hands on the game, the graphics already look stunning from the PS5 demo.
Resident Evil Village will be available May 7, 2021 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.