You don’t remember this one? Don’t worry, neither did we. Hypnos-T TypeĪppearances: Resident Evil Survivor (2000) Nemesis’ black clothing, his stretched and burned skin, the horrifying teeth, and that oh-so-recognizable cry of “STARS,” the entire design is iconic, and thanks to the new remake, will continue to haunt our dreams for years to come. members through Raccoon City, this monstrosity is the most advanced Tyrant shown, capable lashing out with tentacled limbs and operating weaponry, including a rocket launcher and, in the case of this year’s remake, a rather nasty flamethrower. Soon to take a starring role in this year’s remake, Nemesis is the big daddy of Resident Evil villains (Wesker is the smaller but no less daddy villain, naturally). Terror Rating: Oh god why won't it leave me alone? Nemesis-T TypeĪppearances: Resident Evil 3 (1999), Resident Evil: Survivor 2 - Code Veronica (2001), Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (2005), Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City (2012), Resident Evil 3 (2020) The 2019 remake only improved on his execution, his clumping footsteps sounding nearby sending a wave of terror shivering through our brain stems. Pursuing Leon and Claire through the halls of the Raccoon City Police Department, he presented a near-omnipresent threat. X is one of the most famous and beloved (read: terrifying) foes in all of Resident Evil history. Despite his fedora-capped fashion choices, Mr. XĪppearances: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Resident Evil 2 (2019) Why isn’t it the T-001 if it’s first? We’ll get to that shortly. Unfortunately, being the pinnacle of all life doesn’t seem to make you immune to a rocket to the face, as Brad, Jill and Chris demonstrated in the closing battle of the game. The T-002 was the first successful outcome of the Tyrant project, and intended by its creators to be the ultimate lifeform. The T-001 Tyrant was a terrifying foe at the end of the original Resident Evil, and one of the few characters in the series to really lay into our super-powered chum Albert Wesker. Kicking it all off, it’s the OG naked, genital-less man with a penchant for bloody murder. Terror Rating: Too nostalgic for terror, but he almost killed Wesker, so that's something. T-002 Resident Evil's Tyrant family treeĪppearances: Resident Evil (1996), Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (2007) That means we get to begin where everything started, in the cold, dark hills of the Arklay Mountains, where a certain monster was just waiting for Chris and Jill to say hello. We’ll be ordering our list based on the release dates of the first game each Tyrant appeared in, rather than their canonical development order because, quite frankly, no-one’s got time to work through Umbrella’s incredibly messed up catalogue of experiments. Join us on a trip through the family tree of Resident Evil’s Tyrants. In honor of the most mighty of Tyrants, we’ve decided to take a look back through the big guy’s genealogy to see the family members that share his tyrant DNA. The relentless pursuer, Nemesis hunts Jill through the streets of a ravaged city, turning up at the worst possible times to send fear down your spine and his fist through your face. Resident Evil 3 releases tomorrow, and brings the return of one of the series’ most iconic villains.
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