{"id":1707134,"date":"2026-10-02T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T11:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/JbKTP8Z9HhxVbechbem6pm"},"modified":"2026-10-02T11:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T11:30:36","slug":"resident-evils-executive-producer-explains-the-deeper-meaning-behind-requiem-and-i-just-cant-get-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/resident-evils-executive-producer-explains-the-deeper-meaning-behind-requiem-and-i-just-cant-get-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil’s executive producer explains the deeper meaning behind Requiem, and I just can’t get on board"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I was brought up with the mindset that when you start something you should see it through to the end, even if it gets a bit tricky. So perhaps that’s why Resident Evil<\/a> dropping its in-built Roman numerals irks me so. <\/p>\n

It all started with Resident Evil: 7 Biohazard<\/a> where the Roman numerals for seven were shoved into the ‘Evil<\/strong>‘ and then continued with Resident Evil: Vill<\/strong>age<\/a>. So, in the lead up to Resident Evil 9 I was on tenterhooks, eager to find out how Capcom was going to incorporate IX into its title. <\/p>\n

I had my own theories<\/a>, settling on Helix or Appendix as my favourite options. It made sense in my head, what with their respective links to DNA as well as the T-virus, and an icky body part that simultaneously means something that comes at the end of a story\u2014I really liked appendix. <\/p>\n

Alas, we didn’t get either or those\u2014we didn’t get an IX at all\u2014we got Resident Evil Requiem<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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I made my peace with Requiem, it has cool connotations for the game, referring to a prayer for the soul of the deceased or a general act of remembering someone who has died. I also saw one promotional image that turned the ‘q’ in Requiem into the number nine, so that’s something, maybe. But wait, there’s more. <\/p>\n

Resident Evil’s executive producer Jun Takeuchi has revealed in chat with Japanese press for RE’s 30th anniversary (via GamesRadar<\/a>) that the name Requiem holds much more than just the above, bog-standard meaning: <\/p>\n

“Let me give you a hint: ‘Requiem’ isn’t just a title chosen for its meaning of ‘requiem.’ The spelling of Requiem (REQUIEM) contains not only the ‘RE (response)’ mentioned earlier, but also a ‘Q (question).’ In other words, this ‘Requiem’ presents both an ‘answer’ and a ‘question.’ I will explain the meaning of that at some point in the future.” <\/p>\n

Yeah, I don’t think I’m entirely on board with this breakdown of Requiem. I guess it makes sense but it’s also giving off GCSE English blue curtain vibes. I am, however, intrigued to find out more about this in the future, and perhaps we can also discover what the rest of Requiem stands for. Who knows, it could go something like: ‘U’ for you the player, ‘I’ for me, the player, ‘E’ for evil residents, and ‘M’ for me, the player, again (I get two because I’m special). <\/p>\n

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