Re2 Elza Walker Page

If you consider yourself a hardcore Resident Evil fan, you know the face of Resident Evil 2 : Leon S. Kennedy, the rookie cop with bad luck, and Claire Redfield, the biker jacket-clad sister searching for her brother.

But what if I told you that for a crucial period of development, Claire didn’t exist? In her place was a blonde university student named Elza Walker. She is one of the most famous "ghosts" in gaming history—a character cut so late in production that traces of her remain hidden in the final game and its remakes. re2 elza walker

Let’s take a ride through the lore of the survivor who never was. In the original 1996 concept for Resident Evil 2 (often called Resident Evil 1.5 by fans), Elza Walker was a 19-year-old college student and an amateur motorbike racer. She wasn't looking for a brother or tied to any previous characters. She was simply a civilian trying to survive. If you consider yourself a hardcore Resident Evil

In 1997, Capcom was roughly 60-80% finished with Resident Evil 2 . Director Hideki Kamiya and producer Shinji Mikami had built a fully playable game. It featured Elza, a different RPD layout (cleaner, more like a real museum), a different enemy type (man-apes), and a much slower, more realistic tone. In her place was a blonde university student

Then, Mikami made a brutal call: