Resident Evil 9 must strive for a difficult balancing village.

resident evil It's delivered nearly 30 years' worth of stories focusing on mind-altering viruses and evil megacorporations, and what makes it possible is the roster of characters from the franchise's universe. As the years go by resident evil became known for its protagonists and villains, which presented a difficult task for the ninth mainline game.

After a bit of a story slump, resident evil We got a much-needed revival. resident evil 7 And the follow-up is village. The former gave me fear, but the latter resident evil The entire franchise kicks off with new protagonist Ethan Winters helping to uncover the origins of Umbrella. It is currently unknown who will lead. resident evil 9This is your story. Despite the secrecy, the following resident evil The game will benefit from considering the following: village Especially for inspiration when it comes to balancing protagonists and villains.

Resident Evil 9 needs to strike the same balance that Village did so well.

Make both protagonists and villains equally compelling

but village next resident evil 7Ethan Winters' character is found in a completely different environment than the Baker family home. After the events of the previous work, village It places Ethan Winters and his wife Mia in a mysterious Eastern European country, where they live under some sort of witness protection program. However, this does not go as planned and Ethan ends up facing the unique villains known as the Four Houses who rule the town.

Near the end of the game's story, one of the biggest bombshells in the series was dropped. Ethan died after the Baker House incident, and was kept “alive” by a fungal infection. This revelation pits you against unique and well-crafted villains. village, It makes the game one of the most well-rounded stories of the franchise.

Ethan takes over Mother Miranda and the four houses.

• Mother Miranda: After discovering and being infected with the fungus, a cult formed around her powers, making her the main antagonist of the story.
• Alcina Dimitrescu: A tall, noble woman with a mutation that gives her a thirst for blood.
• Karl Heisenberg: A brilliant engineer with an electric organ that gave him magnetic powers.
• Salvatore Moro: An introverted hunchback with a fish-like mutation.
• Donna Beneviento: A shy woman with the ability to manipulate dolls and plants infected with giant bacteria and induce hallucinations.

resident evil Although there have been many primary and secondary villains throughout history. village A lot of effort was put into making each antagonist as compelling and important as Ethan. As long as I waited resident evil 9As the announcements continue, some of the key aspects fans are looking forward to are the protagonists and villains. Ethan's mind-bending arc may have been rough enough to overshadow the story's villains, but each antagonist had enough depth to serve as an equally compelling point within the story.

After the reign of Albert Wesker resident evilThe franchise needs more powerful villains. despite village's antagonists are all powerful characters, so they all meet their demise, leaving the developers with the difficult task of repeating the same success.

Resident Evil 9 has big shoes to fill

resident evil 7 and village It may have been a major change for the franchise, but it ultimately brought the series back to life. One of the reasons is to make the villains' stories as powerful as the protagonists. Albert Wesker is a classic character, but the roster of villains includes: resident evil village It gave us an array of new bizarre characters to invest in.

Mother Miranda's work and research inspired the creation of Umbrella.

It is unknown at this time. resident evil 9The protagonist will either be a new face or a classic protagonist. No matter where the story goes, the protagonist should have an equally interesting villain who provides much to the story without overshadowing the hero. village They do it incredibly well.