Viruses and contaminants have long played a very big part in the video game world. However, the mold that took center stage in Resident Evil Village is something else entirely. There have been plenty of games where a virus has taken out a population. There's even been plenty of viruses or spores or some other sort of biological weapon that has brought about the "end of the world." Some might argue that because the mold in Resident Evil Village has not brought about the end of the world yet, it's not nearly as dangerous as some other biological video game creations. But this mold is insidious and has insane potential.
The mold in Village even outdoes the world-ending virus that's featured in so many other games in the franchise. Resident Evil's T-Virus is quite formidable no doubt, but there are reasons that this particular mold is even scarier and is the most imposing biological threat in video game history. This particular contaminant is even worse than what RE fans saw from the Las Plagas in Resident Evil 4. Anyone who has played Village likely understands just why Village's mold stands out not just in its own franchise but in other video games that deal with world-ending viruses, spores, and whatever else is thrown at humanity.
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Resident Evil Village's Mold Would Be Better If It Just Killed
Viruses have indeed played a large part in video game lore for decades. There are all kinds of different games that feature some sort of spore or virus that brought humanity to its knees, if it didn't wipe it out entirely. However, thanks to the endless worlds that video games have provided, it sometimes seems as if something like the Green Poison from The Division and The Division 2 would be preferred. At least the people infected by that just died. They didn't turn into mindless zombies or beasts. They didn't mutate into something else entirely. There's a reason so many monster movies and games feature characters talking about wanting to die before they are transformed. Sometimes death is preferable.
The same can be said for the Manhattan Virus that plays a rather large part in Crysis 2. Ironically, two of the most dangerous plagues in video games both originated in New York and damn near wiped out the planet. But again, those that survive those plagues know there is no danger of losing themselves to some sort of mutagen. It's a rather run-of-the-mill plague compared to what Resident Evil Village's mold has on offer.
Resident Evil Village's Mutations Offer Much Worse
One of the most devastating infections in recent video game history is the Cordyceps spore in The Last of Us and The Last of Us 2. Like Resident Evil Village's mold, the Cordyceps spore certainly creates some serious mutations in its victims. However, these are more mindless killing machines looking to infect others, rather than the monsters and creatures born from the mold in Village.
That's the real reason the mold in Resident Evil Village is such a grave threat. It's not just a matter of turning a man or woman into some sort of creature. It's the fact that they still retain enough of themselves that they are formidable monsters. They aren't easily tricked by closing a door or hiding under a table. Lady Dimitrescu is still a woman in some regards. Sure, she has a taste for blood like a vampire and she's certainly grown in size and strength, but she's still clever and can think on her feet. A virus or a spore that can both turn someone into a monster but allow them to think and behave as if they were still human is the most dangerous in the video game world. That's why Resident Evil Village's mutagen is the most dangerous of them all.
Resident Evil Village is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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