Resident Evil

The cover art of the first series.

Resident Evil is a series of games published and developed by Capcom, which follow the survival story which the players must battle against the force of undead.

The first until the third series was developed and directed by Hideki Kamiya and most of the former Capcom members that also develops the first game, Bayonetta.

While not the first survival horror game series, its success propelled the genre to new heights of popularity and was the first game to coin the term.

Connections to Bayonetta

Being this game was also developed by the same game developers, this game has several connections to the Bayonetta series so far, as been listed below.

• When going to The Gates of Hell, one of Rodin's greetings is, "Hey, whaddaya buyin'? Heh, heard that in a game once." The game he is referring to is Resident Evil 4.
• Luka lists Claire Redfield as one of his "girlfriends".
  • Also, his appearance and role in Bayonetta striking resemble Luis Sera in Resident Evil 4.
• The Angel Attack! minigame is very similar to the Shooting Range minigame from Resident Evil 4.
• When Rodin's eye glows red, it is similar to Albert Wesker's glowing eyes when enraged or become a superhuman.
• Father Rodin's thrust attack resembled Jack Krauser's signature attack from Resident Evil 4 and The Mercenaries series.
• Bayonetta's healing items color is similar to the herbs from Resident Evil 4 (green, yellow and red).
• The tentacles that possibly come out of Sapientia's mouth are similar to the Plagas that erupt from the Majini from Resident Evil 5.
• Balder possesses some small similarities to the Resident Evil antagonist Albert Wesker, in terms of appearance, personality, and goals.
• A symbol on Madama Styx's head is similar to the Los Illuminados' insignia from Resident Evil 4.
• The battle against Iustitia or Justice is similar to when fighting Ramon Salazar in his Plaga form in RE4, both of them use two tentacles and one "tongue" which its face must need to stunned first and later must destroy the core of it.
• Grace and Glory's appearance are similar to the Verdugos from RE4, but they lack Verdugos' long sharp tail and their necks are longer.