It’s been a long time coming, but after abducting Grace Ashcroft at the Wrenwood Hotel and chasing Leon Kennedy throughout Raccoon City (on a motorcycle, no less), it’s time to put Victor Gideon down for good. Resident Evil Requiem’s true final boss requires you to release Elpis beforehand, and is a fitting conclusion to Capcom’s latest entry in the survival horror franchise.
Victor’s human form is all about parrying and evasion
The majority of Victor’s attacks in his human form come from his new tentacle appendage. These consist of a single swipe, a double swipe, a three-hit combo, and a thrust attack that covers a lot of ground. While they may look intimidating, all of the tentacle attacks are very telegraphed and can be easily parried. Make use of the pauses between Victor’s attacks to shoot him in the head.
Dealing enough damage to Victor will cause him to stumble. Similar to bosses like the Chunk and Super Tyrant, a melee attack prompt will appear, allowing you to get a few extra hits in before capping off with a finisher.
Victor will also sometimes kick you when you get too close to him. While it takes some time for him to get his leg up, it can catch you off guard. Be sure to keep your distance so you don’t get a boot to the face like I did.
Watch out for Victor’s channeled electricity strikes and jump attack
As the fight continues, Victor will occasionally pull himself up to an elevated position and begin channeling the blue electricity in the arena into his body. Several tendrils will start to pop out of him, signaling that pulses of the blue stuff will start emanating from him and making their way toward you. Make sure you have enough room to your left or right to avoid the electrical pulses, and be extra mindful of the jump attack that follows, as its pulse has a bigger circumference than the previous ones.
Victor will remain in a superhero landing pose after his jump attack, giving you ample time to shoot him in the head.
Phase two has you focusing on the Victor monster’s pustules
After Victor has taken enough damage, a cutscene will play, and he will transform into a Nemesis-like entity similar to the final boss of Resident Evil 3. Just like that battle and your fight with Plant 43 in this game, you’ll want to focus on Victor’s weak points, which are the glowing red pustules on its head and arms.
Destroying the three main pustules on Victor’s head and arms will cause him to stagger and reveal several more pustules on the lower half of his body. As these are clumped tightly together, you can quickly destroy them with your machine guns, shotguns, or a hand grenade or two.
Don’t forget about Victor’s arm smashes
Victor has only a few attacks in this phase, which consist of a single arm smash, two alternating smashes, and an overhead smash with both arms, all of which can be parried by your tiny hatchet. He will also rapidly slam the ground with his arms after destroying the pustules on his lower body, which can be avoided by keeping your distance from him.
Destroy some more pustules to finish this encounter
After Victor executes his rapid slam attacks, another round of pustules will appear on his head and arms, requiring you to repeat the process. There are five pustules this time around, followed by several that spawn on his lower body after he gets stunned.
Victor will grab you with one of his arms after you destroy all of his pustules. Though this may seem like a new attack, all you have to do here is complete a series of inputs to finish him off for good. Congratulations, you just finished Resident Evil Requiem!
Resident Evil Requiem is available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and Windows (Steam).
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