9 Ultra-Rare Resident Evil Requiem Easter Eggs You Definitely Missed

One of the first Easter eggs that instantly put a smile on my face is when Grace Ashcroft (the co-protagonist alongside Leon) discovers a typewriter reminiscent of the ones featured early in the series. She discovers this typewriter in a well-lit room on a desk just after being chased by the female stalker enemy for the first time.

While this particular typewriter can't be used, a little later on, Grace enters her first proper safe room, which has a functional typewriter to save your game, and if you play on the ‘Classic’ difficulty, you’ll need to use Ink Ribbons (also a nod to the original titles) to save your game.

In the very early moments of the game, we see a young Grace during a very tense scene with her mother, Alyssa, who was a playable character in the criminally underrated multiplayer co-op game, Resident Evil Outbreak. Alyssa is a news reporter, and one of her abilities in Outbreak is lockpicking.

In Resident Evil Requiem, Grace can acquire a lockpicking kit to unlock desks. We know, this is nothing new, and we all know that the “Master of Unlocking” is Jill Valentine, but when Grace unlocks her first desk, it will earn you the achievement/trophy “Like Mother, Like Daughter”, a nod to the Outbreak games.

This one is quite easy to miss, but when Leon is driving his fancy Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT, his number plate reads “ND=9642”. Those numbers are a nod to all the mainline Resident Evil games that Leon has starred in, namely, RE2, RE4, RE6, and Requiem being RE9. We’re not sure what the ND stands for at this time, but some believe that it could be “Never Dies”.

The collectable quest in the 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake required you to hunt down all the Mr Raccoon statues. By doing so, it will earn you CP (Completion Points) and an achievement/trophy. Mr Raccoon collectable hunt returns in Resident Evil Requiem, only this time, he’s black and grey with no vibrant colours. I guess after nearly 30 years, his colours would have faded over time.

Grace will spend most of the game trying to escape from the Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Centre. However, there’s one particular room that feels very out of place in this facility, and that’s the Parlour Roulette room.

In this room, you can find four cabinets that hold some very important items, which include extra inventory space for Grace. You open these cabinets with Antique Coins, which seem to be a nod to the coins in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, which were used to unlock birdcages with important items, too.

Speaking of the Antique Coins, if you shoot the numbers 7, 15 or 29 and spin the roulette, you’ll be rewarded with a bonus coin. Happy days!

Yet, what I found particularly cool about this room, other than being somewhat out of place, is that the roulette table and even the floor have a solid resemblance to a similar room in Resident Evil Code: Veronica.

As Grace later in the campaign, when close to escaping Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Centre, you’ll enter a VIP suite in the Courtyard Office. In this office, you’ll find a wine bottle with “Chateau Dimitrescu” on the label; this is where the wine was bottled, the location of Resident Evil Village and a clear nod to Lady Dimitrescu.

Before Leon returns to the RPD, he gets to explore some of Raccoon City, and there are plenty of nods to Resident Evil 2 remake, such as Umbrella pharmacy posters, movie posters from the Resident Evil 3 remake, the store named “Arukas” which is “Sakura” backwards, a character in Capcom’s Street Fighter series and even the exploded gas tank truck that splits Leon and Claire Redfield apart in RE2.

However, probably my favourite easter egg moment here is when we return to the heartbreaking location of Gun Shop Kendo, owned by Robert Kendo, who had a new scene implemented in the remake with his daughter, Emma. Without giving too much away, there are various objects in his shop, and Leon reflects on those tragic events.

When Leon finally gets to the RPD, this moment hit me with all the feels the moment I opened up the door to witness what has come of this iconic location. Despite nearly 30 years passing, there are still plenty of remnants from the events in the Resident Evil 2 remake.

We see the “Welcome” banner (with a character missing), which was intended for the welcoming party for Leon’s first day on the job at the RPD, before all hell broke loose. There’s the old typewriter and inventory box on the main hall desk, and Leon reflects on Lieutenant Marvin Branagh.

Old standees of the Mr Raccoon statues can be found (without the statues, of course, on the assumption you found them all in RE2), Leon will react to the puzzle statues. Items can be found in the S.T.A.R.S office, such as Jill’s baret and Chris Redfield’s jacket.

You even encounter the skeleton of the police officer who had his jaw knocked off after being killed by a Licker in the hallway, and so much more. There’s also a cool scavenger hunt created by Barry Burton, a member of S.T.A.R.S and a series fan-favourite character, but I’ll leave that for you to experience.

Also, while exploring the RPD, you might just encounter Tofu wandering about. Tofu is a plant-based food, popular in Japan. Tofu was turned into an iconic playable character first unlocked in a challenging survival mode in the original Resident Evil 2, and then returned in the remake. Tofu is an absolute legend of the series, and if you’re lucky enough to get a glimpse of him in Requiem, this moment will no doubt put a smile on your face.

Speaking of a legendary character return, Hunk returns in Resident Evil Requiem, who was a bonus character like Tofu. Well, we at least think it might be “The Grim Reaper”. Leon encounters “Hunk” late in the game for a one-on-one battle. While this special operative's name isn't revealed, he’s well aware of Leon’s history, and he's been looking forward to this battle for a very long time. He may not be introduced as Hunk, but we at least know he’s a nod to the legendary Umbrella Security Operator.