Beneviento, Moreau, and Heisenberg follow her upon her defeat at the player's hands, and Village culminates with the oft-mentioned "Mother Miranda." Speaking of which, if I were to "rank" the internet's favorite vampire mommy, I would rank her as the second-worst boss in the game. That makes Lady Dimitrescu the first rallying point of the game's ensemble of antagonists. However, even the story doesn't frame them as the lords of the realm they inhabit. Sure, one could argue her "daughters" are the game's first "true" boss encounter. She's "fine" but incredibly limited in what she adds to the story and mechanically hampered in how effective she can meddle with the player. The reality is, despite the early hype, Lady Dimitrescu is just Resident Evil Village's "tutorial" boss with the expected limitations as such. However, that's dancing around the issue of Dimitrescu not getting her due. The mechanical diversity between each of Village's set pieces is one of my favorite aspects of the game.
And before anyone accuses me of being a "Negative Nancy," I don't believe this decision was a bad one. When you look at how the entire first environment is structured and compare that to the rest of the game, I think Capcom's intent becomes nakedly transparent. I think this allowed Capcom to onboard people who were critical of Resident Evil 7 but liked the first two remake games. She functions similarly to a highly modified version of Mr. Lady Dimitrescu's level is the one that most closely mimics the format of Resident Evil Remake 1 and 2. Nonetheless, I think there's a more "pragmatic" reason for Capcom featuring everyone's favorite nine-foot-tall vampire baroness. And yes, getting the internet hot and bothered, which again I wish to emphasize I am not shaming anyone who might fall in that category, was part of their plan. I am of the mind that Capcom knew exactly what they were doing when they had Lady Dimitrescu featured prominently in the game's initial trailers and gameplay footage. Which, there's something to be said about Capcom's role in this situation. However, the unfortunate downside of Lady Dimitrescu's memic popularity is that the game's other antagonists fell to the wayside during the lead-up to the release of Village. Her character design is impeccable and hopefully serves as a reminder that you can get people excited about a female character that isn't as thin as a rail. Now, I want to clarify that I do not seek to kink shame or scold anyone who might have joined the Lady Dimitrescu bandwagon. Cardboard cut-outs, posters, and concept art featured her widely on various social media circles. Nonetheless, the internet's "thirstiness" is unquestionable, and Capcom, seeing an opportunity to make money, emblazoned her across their promotional materials for the game. This happened through sheer brute force of the internet as the vampiric mother only appeared in the first trailer for a scant few seconds. In the lead-up to Resident Evil Village, the internet's horniness ended up making Lady Dimitrescu a bit of a mascot. It is not every day I take up the challenge of picking a fight with the internet, but here we are. Preamble I'm sorry, but this is not even a contest.
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