{"id":50041,"date":"2025-07-15T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=50041"},"modified":"2025-07-14T17:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T08:16:26","slug":"resident-evil-portal-asks-pet-owners-for-their-most-resident-evil-like-pet-pics-and-the-results-are-hilariously-frightening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/resident-evil-portal-asks-pet-owners-for-their-most-resident-evil-like-pet-pics-and-the-results-are-hilariously-frightening\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil Portal asks pet owners for their most Resident Evil-like pet pics, and the results are hilariously frightening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To bring a sense of dread into everyday life, the <a href=\"https:\/\/game.capcom.com\/residentevil\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resident Evil Portal<\/a> (an official hub created by Capcom that collates all things <strong>Resident Evil<\/strong>) asked fans to send in scary pet pictures that would fit right into the horror franchise. People all over the world responded with several less-than-flattering photos of their animal companions, many of which look just as funny as they are terrifying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Like this terrifying dog, some animals just look like they belong in Resident Evil.<br><br>Share with us some scary photos of your own pets!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/REBHFun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#REBHFun<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JjJHQdRyk7\">pic.twitter.com\/JjJHQdRyk7<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011\u30d0\u30a4\u30aa\u30cf\u30b6\u30fc\u30c9 \/ RESIDENT EVIL PORTAL Official (@REBHPortal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/REBHPortal\/status\/1943703357648159026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of responses in the English post feature cats and dogs \u2013 many of which look like they are <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aosorakamiya\/status\/1943814606037954819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">yawning<\/a> or are <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/heyimjoegriffin\/status\/1943750448282054683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ready to engage in some light roughhousing<\/a>. There are an odd <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Miss__Melissou\/status\/1943752773805519003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rat<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OGWifeSearcher\/status\/1943746836730134691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parrot<\/a> in the mix, which begs the question as to when Capcom will include more infected species in Resident Evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HWPOGXF6oO\">pic.twitter.com\/HWPOGXF6oO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u7551\u795e\u30c7\u30e1\u3066\u308b\u3010\u30d8\u30bf\u30ec\u7cfb\u5b9f\u6cc1\u8005\u3011 (@HATAGAMI_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HATAGAMI_\/status\/1943599874613686375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lDh0q08mMd\">pic.twitter.com\/lDh0q08mMd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30d7\u30c3\u30c8 (@IGGY_PUTTO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IGGY_PUTTO\/status\/1943613907475587086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Responses to the Japanese post (which went live a day prior to the English version) are downright terrifying, as they feature everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Billie_blklab\/status\/1943599813251264533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rabid-looking dogs<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dpandaramu\/status\/1943628837038014763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">biting meerkats<\/a>. They did not stop at mammals either, as the animal selection also includes <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cava84182257\/status\/1943609490169020830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">frogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nuemon316\/status\/1943688021007593561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">centipedes<\/a>, and even <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/y_mii04\/status\/1943609104485781716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">goldfish<\/a>. It seems like Japanese fans understood the assignment and put in the extra effort to make their pets look even more rabid and terrifying. Alternatively, the diversity of pets for Resident Evil fans might be greater in Japan than in other parts of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"534\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-500410001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-500410001.jpg 960w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-500410001-380x211.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250714-500410001-768x427.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Infected animals have plagued the Resident Evil franchise since the first game. Who could ever forget <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xI_5gohqtnQ?si=k0kCQotPnW7W6aWS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the pair of zombie dogs<\/a> that burst through the windows of the Spencer Mansion in Resident Evil? It remains to be seen if there will be any animals in <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/resident-evil-requiem-why-bringing-raccoon-city-back-to-the-mainline-franchise-is-a-good-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resident Evil Requiem<\/a>, but it would be interesting to see Capcom use its fans\u2019 pets as inspiration for its future projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From rabid looking dogs to weird centipedes, Resident Evil fans share creepy pics of their pets that would perfectly fit into the franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":50043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-50041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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