What Happened To The Dog In Resident Evil 4 Remake?

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In the remake, the fate of the dog appears to change from the 2005 classic. The remakes have consistently made small adjustments to the original games’ plots without affecting the overarching story. 's remake alone has made changes to certain character arcs and introductions, with the developers purposely using these minor differences to stir speculation for longtime fans of the series.

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the Resident Evil 4 remake.]

One preview for 's remake seemed to give away that the dog encounter from the village section of the game had been altered. In the original, Leon encounters a dog that caught its leg in a bear trap. While it’s technically possible to ignore the dog or even kill it, most players will help the poor dog out of its situation. The dog then comes back later during an El Gigante fight to distract the enemy and help Leon get the upper hand. Previews for the remakeshow a big story change, however — one that had fans worried the dog wouldn't play a similar role.

Early gameplay footage for 's remake showed Leon approaching a dog in a bear trap. But this time, the dog is dead by the time the player gets to it. Given that the dog was a beloved part of the original as a kind of one-off companion, fans were upset that it might not feature this time around. Alternatively, some fans speculated that there might be some game mechanic where you must save the dog quickly or else it would die from its wounds. Now that the game is out, fans’ fears have been put to rest.

The gameplay footage does show a dead dog, but it’s an entirely different dog from the original game’s companion. It seems this footage may have been a trick to pull at fans’ heartstrings and drum up speculation.