Hey everyone, today we’re going to consider what would happen if the four
lords of Resident Evil Village, fought each other. The idea for this basically being,
if there were a sudden disagreement between the four of them, resulting in an all-out war,
with Miranda out of the picture, who would come out as the victor? Let’s get into it.
Let’s first talk about the Preparation that each of the lords has taken or would take if this were
to happen. First off, the most prepared lord is undoubtedly Heisenberg. Heisenberg within the
Village story is literally planning to take down Miranda, which is the reason for his creation
of his Soldat army that we witness when fighting through his factory. If you look at the factory,
this whole play is churning out these Soldats. They line the walls as you explore, they can be
seen on production lines when you first enter, and also you encounter many who are actively fighting
you. Heisenberg does have a degree of safety in his factory, what with the only connection the
rest of the Village being the bridge, and him having a fence around the perimeter.
This is alternately how Dimitrescu is more prepared. Dimitrescu easily has the best
defensive position, having a literal castle, which seems can only be entered through either going
through the tunnels or entering through the main gate which has a drawbridge. The castle itself
although largely empty, does have many creatures like the Moroaica and Samca roaming around. They
don’t so much seem to obey Dimitrescu, but they are aggressive on site, making them a somewhat
capable defence for the castle. Dimitrescu further has her daughters. The main downside
of these three is obviously that they can’t go out into the cold, and so are confined to the castle.
If they do remain within its walls though, they will be good defenders, seeming strong
and completely unfazed by gunfire. The most powerful thing Dimitrescu has, aside her castle,
is herself. She is incredibly strong, and her mutation allows her to turn into a dragon. Having
the ability of flight is certainly a benefit. Donna Beneviento’s main asset is also her
territory. Her house resides on an elevated bit of land, only accessible by wooden and rope bridges.
It’s further surrounded by mold infected plants, the pollen of which can spread to trespassers,
allowing her to induce vivid hallucinations. In terms of her physical ability,
Donna appears the weakest of the four lords. In game it takes multiple scissor stabs to kill her,
where the other lords take a sizeable bombardment of bullets and explosives. The only kind of force
Donna has, is her dolls, which are equipped with bladed weapons, which don’t seem to do
that much damage. Further, these dolls require Donna to act in an aggressive way, as she splits
her cadou parasite between her dolls in order to control them to begin with. So, Donna is likely
going to for a primarily defensive strategy. Salvatore Moreau is possibly the only one of the
four which has no real force aside himself. Donna has her dolls, Dimitrescu her daughters, Moroaica,
and Samca. Then Heisenberg has his Soldats. Moreau is kind of just alone in his swamp. There’s a few
Lycans that lurk in the caves, but they don’t seem particularly loyal to him. Moreau was
further responsible for the Varcolac’s creation, but again, they don’t seem loyal to him really.
Although, the one that does roam around his laboratory, would be something that does somewhat
defend his area, I suppose. Moreau is somewhat restricted with his territory, being a largely
amphibian creature, particularly when he mutates. When the sluice gate is opened in the story, he is
notably weakened. Within the swamp, Moreau does definitely have power though. He has the ability
to create and expand enzyme walls, blocking things into areas, and cornering them off. Further,
he has a rather deadly acidic substance he can spew from him, covering large sections of land,
making an approach quite difficult for something that isn’t resistant to this acid.
So, all in all the four of them are largely protected by their land and location. The only
one I would argue who would attempt an outright attack, would be Heisenberg, wit-h Dimitrescu
possibly attacking from the air alone. Both Donna and Moreau I do not see moving from their
land for any reason. Their strength is almost entirely reliant on their respective locations.
The weakest of the four lords and the first to fall I believe would be Moreau. Much like the
approach Ethan takes in game, of opening the gate, and draining the reservoir, I believe
Heisenberg would basically do the same. With his magnetic ability he could simply lift the gate,
leaving Moreau in a similar state to where we fought him as Ethan. If not Heisenberg,
it’s possible Dimitrescu would fly down to the sluice controls and simply operate them herself,
leaving Moreau exposed. From here, Heisenberg can send his Soldats to converge on Moreau. When faced
with walls of enzyme, the Soldats can simply drill their way through, and the more armoured troops
such as the Panzers and the Jets are unlikely to be so affected by the raining of acid,
allowing them to finally defeat Moreau, almost definitely with the help of Heisenberg too though.
I think it makes sense for Heisenberg to target Moreau first as their land is close together,
and Moreau is rather weak after he has no body of water. Donna is also more of a risk, as she
is unpredictable with her hallucination abilities. Taking Moreau out, is going to make both of the
others worried, and likely won’t be that hard for Heisenberg due to the lack of defence on Moreau’s
land once the water is gone, and because of his considerable force. This would leave us with
Beneviento, Dimitrescu, and Heisenberg. So, who would be the next to fall?
Whilst I think Donna Beneviento could manipulate the minds of Dimitrescu and Heisenberg,
she would certainly struggle when it comes to the mindless Soldats, and the zombie-like Moroaica
and Samca. Donna’s defences consist of her home being situated within the cadou infected flowers,
allowing her to manipulate the minds of those who come near. Once anything reaches her house though
there isn’t much defence. When she gets the dolls to attack Ethan they don’t really do much, and he
can fight them off pretty easily. This means both Heisenberg and Dimitrescu certainly could, and
so could their forces. I think Donna’s best shot would be to go to the lower levels of her house,
essentially using the strategy she used to capture and deceive Ethan. If she manages to isolate them
in the lower levels, blocking off their forces from access, then she may be able to hold them
at bay for a while. We saw with Ethan that she was able to remove his weapons, allowing him to only
interact with items, and doors and such. With all this in mind though, the only thing that could’ve
ever killed Ethan within House Beneviento, was Baby, which there are some close encounters with,
but it’s still relatively easy to avoid. So, I think despite the efforts of Donna, Dimitrescu
and Heisenberg would too be able to survive her house. It’s possible they would simply resist her
influence right away and none of this would even happen, but hey it’s interesting to think about.
Once again, I think the way she would be defeated is by Heisenberg. Heisenberg could simply hold
back and send in his Soldats. It’s possible Donna would be able to make the Soldats hallucinate.
However, it’s also equally unlikely due to the Soldats being nearly completely brain dead,
with the sole goal to destroy. Heisenberg can also control them remotely with their head gear,
probably making this harder also. If Donna could get control of them,
she could make them hallucinate one-another as herself, forcing them to mindlessly swing away at
each other, until they were all destroyed. I think if this were to occur though, Heisenberg himself,
or possibly Dimitrescu in her dragon form would just rush in, mutated, and kill her before she
even has the chance to do anything back, weak to their powerful attacks which can easily topple
her relatively small house, comparatively at least to something like Dimitrescu’s castle.
Therefore, I think the obvious final two would be both Alcina Dimitrescu and Karl Heisenberg. They
are fairly clearly set out as the strongest of the four, seeing one-another as the biggest threat.
They further have the largest portions of land, and even physically larger mutations. Further, the
additional forces they have available are miles ahead of the other two lords. The most prepared
of the two is undoubtedly Heisenberg. I think the resulting battle would essentially be a siege on
castle Dimitrescu. For defences, Dimitrescu could seal off the tunnels, making the only entrance the
main gate. Heisenberg could possibly counter this through either directly drilling through the walls
of the castle or re-opening the tunnels with his Soldats and their drill attachments. The clash
of Moroaica and Soldats within the tunnels and cellar would result in a Soldat victory, almost
definitely, with their larger forces, and stronger weapons. A similar encounter may take place
between the Jets and Samca on the rooftops, as the Jets infiltrate from above. This would also likely
result in a Jet victory, with them having better armouring and weapons. It’s possible though that
Dimitrescu could dispatch of these Jets fairly easily whilst mutated, defending the rooftops,
as her daughters defend the main castle. It’s fairly likely that once the Samca see the Jets,
they would simply leave. They have no reason to stay in the castle walls really and are often
seen to roam around the village instead, possibly forcing Dimitrescu to defend it. Once inside, the
Soldats can do very little against the daughters. However, due to their large numbers I imagine
they would be able to both attack the daughters, whilst also drilling out the fixtures on doors,
or breaking open windows, to both let in more forces and the cold. Even if the Soldats were
unable to defeat the sisters, even after they’re weakened, once Heisenberg enters the castle,
he could likely defeat them easily. It’s possible that even if the main castle gate was closed,
Heisenberg could simply tear it down, what with it having metal chains and bolts holding it up.
Ultimately, the final fight would come down to the mutated Dimitrescu and mutated Heisenberg.
The main benefit Dimitrescu has is her flight here, and Heisenberg his metal manipulation
and so his ability to fuse things like saws into his physical mutation, making him stronger. I
think the victor in the end would be Heisenberg, purely for the higher amount of damage he would be
able to output. If Dimitrescu attacks Heisenberg she has to do it with her claws or teeth,
which would mean biting down into saws and metal. It would certainly be a long and tiring fight,
but I think ultimately, Heisenberg would win, although his forces would be heavily depleted.
Alright, well that’s gonna do it. I do hope you enjoyed and let me know what you think
would happen if the four lords were to fight, down below. Thanks, and goodbye.