While the future of the Resident Evil franchise is still shrouded in mystery, rumours have begun popping up for what Capcom might be planning for the next entry in the series, which is speculated to be Resident Evil 9.
According to the latest set of rumours, courtesy of industry insider AestheticGamer, Resident Evil 9 will not feature Jill Valentine in a major role.
AestheticGamer also refers to rumours about a hospital setting as false. He goes on to state that just about every rumour about Resident Evil 9 that might be floating around is wrong, and that Capcom is likely going to officially announce the game after Summer 2025. “Wait for actual RE9 news, nearly every RE9 rumor that’s been floated around has been bullshit,” posted AestheticGamer. “What’s not bullshit is Silent Hill f did get rated in Korea today, and that’s exciting.” Rumours from back in November indicated that Resident Evil 9 would feature dual protagonists in Leon Kennedy and Jill Valentine.
For context, Leon joined the cast of primary protagonists in the series back in Resident Evil 2, and Jill has been in the franchise as a playable character since the very first Resident Evil.
According to rumours from November, Leon in Resident Evil 9 is expected to look similar to how he did in 2012 animated movie Resident Evil: Damnation.