Lady Dimitrescu, the towering 9’6” vampire villain from Resident Evil Village, has cast a shadow over social media since fans realised she’s, well, really tall. It’s probably the best marketing publisher Capcom could ever have hoped for – but did it predict such an, ahem, thirsty response? According to art director Tomonori Takano, it’s all quite surprising.
“I don't think anyone [on the team] could have predicted how wonderfully fans have reacted to Lady Dimitrescu,” he said, as part of an interview with IGN. “Personally, I was particularly struck by comments like, ‘I want to be chased by her.’” Maybe Takano is just shocked to learn that the Internet has the exact same fetish.
There’s more to Lady Dimitrescu than just her frame, however – she’s not really your typical vampire. Her fashion sense is more Edwardian than outright gothic, and while her yellow eyes give her otherworldly attributes, she’s glamorous – a recent trailer shows her applying makeup, for example! This is all, of course, by design.
“In the early stages of planning, we decided on going with [a] castle and vampires motif,” Takano continued. “However, we did not want to be constrained by how vampires have been portrayed in various forms of popular entertainment.” Lady Dimitrescu, then, is more seductive and classy – she’s apparently inspired by real-world people like Elizabeth Báthory, a 16th-century Hungarian serial killer.
Capcom’s art department is among the best in the business, so it’s no real surprise that it’s managed to capture the imagination of gamers yet again with another memorable character design. Lady Dimitrescu stardom is somewhat unprecedented, though – it’s going to be fascinating to learn more about her when the game launches later this year.
[source ign.com]
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Some dudes like’em tall; some like’em thick. 🤷🏾♂️ She falls under both LOL.
Also, some say the tale of Elizabeth Bathory is largely fantastical.
long as its on ps4 im good.
One of the articles I read quoted a psychologist saying that Lady Dimitrescu is a combo of different fetishes, and she plays on the unspoken human taboo of being attracted to having your life essence drained via vampiric bloodsucking. Either Capcom are lying and knew exactly what they were doing, or they accidentally created the ultimate kink monster. Either way, I find it fascinating.
Her design is quite good, I'm suprised at how tall she is though, I didn't think she's that tall from the early previews, I though it's the position of the camera.
I really don't get the reaction.
It's nice to see less traditional depictions of vampires, though. It's also nice to see RE branching out to a wider variety of classic monsters.
@Ralizah me neither, I really don't find her attractive at all 😅
Interestingly designed? Absolutely, I find her very well designed, but not attractive at all personally, and I'm surprised at the amount of thirsty comments I've seen 😅
Well, to each their own 😄
Edit: and just to reiterate how good Capcom's marketing machine is at the moment, I'm not a RE or horror fan, but I'm super interested in this game!
They're really firing on all cylinders!
@clvr Ditto. As long as it's consensual (which it is by default with fictional people), I don't kinkshame, but... ah... I just don't get it.
@nessisonett Well, yeah, but the women who attract this sort of attention aren't generally unrealistically tall. Also, her design isn't really oversexualized at all aside from a bit of chestiness.
If these folks were into men and major basketball players were vampires, would NBA games be like porn for them?
@Ralizah I dunno, there’s a whole community around really tall women. Have you not seen the weird photoshopped photos where they make Jimmy Fallon’s female guests tower over him? It’s really quite disturbing.
@nessisonett I... haven't. I wonder if it's connected to the kinks around vore at all. Are these the same folk who get excited by the thought of fifty-foot women consuming them?
Well, it all seems harmless enough.
@Ralizah Yeah, it’s harmless in the sense that I don’t think they’ll take any action but it’s definitely terrifying.
@Ralizah
I agree her design is not oversexualized in the usual way, but the reaction to the character has almost completely a sexual/kink nature. So I don’t really see a difference to the likes of Miranda/2B/Quiet. Also, no one buys that this was not a calculated move.
If you're surprised by the internet's reaction to this character, you haven't spent enough time on the internet.
@Ralizah exactly, I'm certainly not going to shame anyone!
Incidentally I was reading the article about Gal Gun's "safety goggles" ad when I got your notification, and boy do people feel strongly about that kind of game, and on both sides of the fence lol
I for one find absolutely no appeal in a game like that, but the ad was brilliant! All in all, if someone enjoys those games it's not like they're taking away anything from anyone, so I really don't get all the prudeness and holier-than-thou thinking 🤷🏼♂️
@clvr I imagine the young-looking characters in Gal Gun games are what set people off.
With that said, I like rail shooters, and I find the games to quite amusing. As "fanservice" games, they're pretty tame, despite the marketing, and lean much more heavily on comedy than titillation. But I also totally get people not wanting to play them.
A lot of the Western marketing for fanservice-heavy series lean on light mockery of the people who buy them, interestingly. Particularly Senran Kagura:
https://youtu.be/7sQ15b7OyEg
There was also this really elaborate series of Lars and the Real Girl-esque ads for Estival Versus where a man... er... 'romances' a body pillow.
@Ralizah lol 😂
Yeah that was something I failed to mention, but as far as I've seen, it seems pretty common for fanservice games to mock themselves and their audience, which makes those complaining even more petty in my opinion.
She's such an interesting character design, so it's great that she's getting a lot of attention.
@Ralizah yup. Death by Snoo Snoo.
@Ralizah @clvr My reaction has been something like- Wait so she's a female vampire but really tall. Wow, let me sit down for this.
But then I don't really see much of the appeal of RE so that could account for much of my lack of enthusiasm.
I'm on the camp of those who don't share the attraction, but hey, never a bad thing to happen to create a popular character.
You made a tall MILF Vampire Mistress i'm sure you had no idea that would garner attention XD
@Ralizah there is an ugly stereotype that tall women are unattractive. Usually perpetuated by men who feel that dating women taller than them somehow emasculates them.
It happens on dating apps and in real life quite frequently. “You’d be hotter if you weren’t so tall” etc etc.
It’s just another way of making women confirm to a narrow set of standards in order to be ‘desirable’.
Women in video games are almost always infantilised/supermodels/cheerleaders types, so having a character who is not only a bit older, but has an unusual body shape is a welcome addition, and I think this is part of the mass appeal. It’s refreshing.
@Arnna I'm not sure tall females get any more flak than short guys to be honest. Just about any and every other study shows we have a natural preference for taller people (both male and female), the opinions of a few disgruntled bagel shop guys on dating apps notwithstanding. I mean can anyone name a short model of any gender?
In any case Dimitrescu's height is so exaggerated she's not really a representation of anyone's body type. She's just a walking fetish for horny guys. Like gigantic, oversized eyes in anime. Not exactly a win for representation in my book.
But that's just me. <-- Edit: and I mean this earnestly not as some kind of snappy, snarky way to conclude my post. I'm willing to acknowledge others may have other interpretations.
Bathe her, and bring her to me...
Everyone wants her to ara ara them / step on em.
Well same goes for me to LOL
Hey Push Square, you know you were asking for feedback about content - this is the type of content that can be scrapped. Nothing wrong with the article, well written, all good. But it’s the reporting on stories from other sites. You’re better than that and don’t need to lift quotes from IGN or anyone. Appreciate it’s a sessions/new users/UPV driver - but there’s more to content than just KPIs, just my two cents but this feels a little off. You have the opportunity to lead the narrative here, not follow.
Never underestimate the lust of video game characters by middle aged men.
@RBMango "Capcom [...] accidentally created the ultimate kink monster. "
Yeah, but Kamiya hasn't worked there in ages!
@zupertramp I was basing my theory off what my tall girlfriends have told me about their experiences but you might be right too
I agree that tall is seen as attractive but sometimes theory is different from reality.
A lot of guys have HUGE hang ups about being short (second only to balding) but might also like the idea of a statuesque model.
But it could absolutely be about fetishism too. Sexy vampire women etc.
@Arnna Yeah I shouldn't be dismissive; I'm not tall or female so it's entirely possible that, at the personal level, dating is a nightmare when you combine those two attributes. Well, more nightmarish than it already is for everyone else lol.
I'm sure I've got her hat in Red Dead Online.
At 9 foot six even big and tall wont fit. So where does she shop?
I’ll need to see her soles before I know how much I like her. ❤️🦶🏻🤷♂️
I think from mummy issues, power dynamics, traditional gendered roles, period dress, and mystery, there's a lot going on with m'lady.
I think she just hits enough kinks and possible kinks that she can appeal to a wide range of people. All getting something slightly different.
And I think it helps that her large size, coupled with these power based traits are unusual enough for her to stand out too (as well as tower over you).
Also, I wouldn't be surprised if there's some therapy and exploration going on here. If a guy was to date a girl like this is real life he'd get all the social grilling about his position as a man. I bet plenty are exploring their boundaries in this much safer, fictionalised vision of larger power and stature.
Would have been a more Romanian name if she was called DUMITRESCU
@Richnj You might be overthinking it.
Haven't really been following this as I've no interest in the game, but it's nice to see articles about people fascinated by a character for once, rather than the usual REEEEEset Era types screeching about big boobs, cleavage, and "over-sexualisation". Though I'm fairly sure I wouldn't have to look too far to find some.
oh really Capcom, you dont know why Alcina Dimitriescu is so well received, you create a pretty atractive tall women and you are suprised by her reception? rule 34 intensifie and horny man too.
She ticks all the boxes for me. Vampire? Tick, Mature? Tick, Dominating? Tick, Hot? Tick, Dangerous? Tick.
Damn she's thicc.
She's tall, muscular looking with a masculine, powerful dominating appearance to her.
To each their own, but I don't find dominating masculine women interesting at all. Unless I'm passed out and dying in a fire and one can carry me out to save my life.
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