Although Ethan Winters may be the new face of resident Evil series, we still haven’t seen his real face. And it doesn’t look like that will change when Resident Evil Village will be released on May 7.
From 2017 Resident Evil 7 Biohazard it marked a dramatic change for Capcom’s long-running survival horror franchise. Rather than controlling the main character from a third-person perspective, players jumped straight into Ethan’s place through first-person play. Resident Evil Village it seems to be picking up where its predecessor left off in more than one way: Capcom is still hiding Ethan’s face from us.
It makes sense at some level that we wouldn’t see much of Ethan in the game trailers. We must be After all, Ethan. This is the main point of the first person perspective. That said, I couldn’t help but laugh when I realized that Capcom even kept it hidden in promotional assets. It is almost as if Ethan himself is going out of his way to keep his face a secret.
Take this work of art from last year, for example. Why is Ethan holding his gun like that? Is he smelling?
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And this one, which is part of a new batch launched after the Capcom showcase earlier this week. You’ll need to see the tall vampire to beat her in a knife fight, Ethan.
This third and final image was not given to the press in the United States, but I saw it proliferating in Japanese vehicles like 4Gamer. It is more understandable than the others – Ethan’s face would naturally be obscured when using a rifle with a scope – but, in context, it is just another example of the lengths that Capcom will ensure it never takes a good look at our protagonist.
I vaguely remember fans creating theories Resident Evil 7 it was still new that Ethan’s face was never shown because he was going to end up being an important character we already knew. Some people even thought that he could be a clone of Chris Redfield or something ridiculous like that. Nowadays, I’m happy just assuming it’s a joke among developers. No silly plot is needed.