Resident Evil 2 Remake Mod Turns Claire Redfield Into Supergirl
Although the continued stories of Capcom's flagship horror franchise are proving there's still life left in the series, Resident Evil 2 Remake has shown that there's every reason to revisit the classic entries and bring them into the modern gaming era. As one of the best horror games of the last console generation, sitting up there with the likes of Outlast and Alien Isolation, the 2019 reimagining of RE2 was met with enormous praise. While it's generally a scary game that's mainly rooted in reality, sometimes people will add something a little outlandish to the mix.
That's what modder Agent Smith has done. A new custom add-on for Resident Evil 2 has been uploaded to Nexus Mods. Called «Claire Supergirl,» it pretty much does exactly what it says on the tin, turning Claire Redfield into the iconic superhero. It even comes with its own lore, saying that Supergirl has kryptonite in her necklace that she can't remove, which explains away her inability to use her superpowers. Essentially, it's therefore just a model swap, but it still looks pretty cool.
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While Agent Smith doesn't specify, it's possible that the character model is based off the Supergirl TV show starring Melissa Benoist that ran from 2015 to October 2021. The RE2 version does have the same blonde hair as the TV version. The modder has made the Claire Supergirl model available either with or without the cape, though they do recommend downloading the «no cape» file for now, as the cape add-on is still a work in progress.
What's interesting about this mod is that, despite being a replacement for Claire Redfield, it's actually not based off of her, according to the description.
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