Resident Evil Requiem seems to be a revival of many important story elements in the franchise. The most obvious is that the game is returning to Raccoon City, which was nuked at the end of Resident Evil 3. Resident Evil Requiem will also feature Grace Ashcroft, the daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft from the 2003 PS2 game Resident Evil Outbreak, as a playable character.
These are just a couple of the callbacks that were shown in Resident Evil Requiem's reveal trailer, which premiered at the recent Xbox Summer Games Fest. They might not be much, but for hardcore fans, it's at least a massive revelation that Resident Evil Requiem is making good on a 23-year wait to bring the series back to Raccoon City. In keeping up with the theme of bringing players back, there's one possible character who might appear in Requiem: Lisa Trevor.
Resident Evil Requiem Doesn’t Look Like Classic Resident Evil, and That’s Okay
Resident Evil Requiem is introducing a bold new chapter for the series, which could pave the way for a fresh and terrifying story.
Lisa Trevor Coming Back in Resident Evil Requiem Would Be a Terrifying Experience
Who Is Lisa Trevor in Resident Evil?
Many Resident Evil fans first encountered Lisa Trevor in the 2002 remake of the first game. According to the Resident Evil Wiki, she is said to be the first person to become a Progenitor adapter and was later abducted to become a part of Umbrella Pharmaceuticals' research project. Lisa is depicted as a creature with long legs, with one dragging a chain on the floor, and wrists cuffed together.
Lisa has powerful regenerative abilities that allowed her to survive her execution, and so she would go on to live in the Arklay Mountains. She reportedly died after a chandelier fell on her during the incident at Spencer Mansion, but Resident Evil fans believe that she might have survived because her death wasn't shown.
Resident Evil Requiem May Be Hinting at a Lisa Trevor Appearance
Resident Evil Requiem's reveal trailer showed an unknown creature at the end, which fans like Jawmuncher on Twitter believe could be Lisa Trevor. Plus, before the creature jump scares the viewer, there are sounds of chains, which could be the ones cuffed around Lisa's wrists and ankles. This hasn't been confirmed, and Capcom will likely reveal more in the next few months until the game's launch in 2026.
Given the fact that Lisa could have survived the attack at Spencer Mansion, it would make sense that she's wandering around Raccoon City's ruins. If she is, then Resident Evil Requiem may have gained a terrifying antagonist that can pose a huge threat to the player. In the Resident Evil remake and Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, she strikes the player with her long arms, which can deal a ton of damage. This is why players must shoot her repeatedly to slow her down, even though she has regenerative abilities that disallow her from dying.
Perhaps Resident Evil Requiem could retain Lisa's attack patterns and character design. At the same time, it could give her new abilities and even change her appearance as a result of the Progenitor virus progressing and potentially making her stronger. This would give players, especially those who played the earlier Resident Evil games, a brand-new experience with Lisa as they try to get out of Raccoon City. It would also be interesting to see if Lisa will continue to be a recurring enemy, or whether she will evolve into a final boss type of enemy that will finally die at the hands of Resident Evil Requiem's rumored multiple protagonists.
Unlike the Ethan Winters saga, Resident Evil Requiem brings a renewed experience that also feels familiar to longtime fans because of the callbacks to previous games. More importantly, it will push Resident Evil Outbreak's story forward after two decades.
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