Why doesnt Ethan Winters have a face?

He has gone on to be as emblematic of the series as the lettering on the title, or the voice that says the title on most of the game's starting menus. The absolute refusal to let Ethan feel a part of this larger world by giving him a face feels instead like a rejection of what's come before.
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Why is Ethan's face hidden?

Ethan's face is never shown within the gameplay for Resident Evil 7 or Resident Evil Village due to players controlling Ethan from a first-person perspective. An unused version of Ethan's character model, hidden within the game's assets, has fully developed facial features.
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Is Ethan winter not human?

Ethan Winters (イーサン・ウィンターズ, Īsan Wintāzu?) (c. 1984-10 February 2021) was an American mutant trained as systems engineer. One of many mutant victims of biological weaponry, Winters was infected with a weaponised species of "Mold" during the 2017 Dulvey incident.
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Is Ethan Winters a normal person?

But Ethan Winters is different. Nothing he does makes any sense, to the point where he stops feeling like a human being. Part of that is because he's kind of not human at all. As part of Village's ending, we learn that Ethan has been dead for three years and is actually living Mold that bears his consciousness.
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Why does Mia look different in RE8?

The original Mia had blue eyes, but the brown-eyed Mia seen in Resident Evil stole her identity as a means of escaping an old life. This theory also explains how Ethan could not notice that his wife's eyes had drastically changed color.
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Is Ethan mold?

Ethan was then infected by her mold, which gave him the same regenerative powers as Mia, the Baker family, and Eveline herself. The mold is derived from a fungus root called Megamycete, which Ethan destroys at the end of Village in order to save Rosemary, dying again in the process.
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How is Ethan's hand reattached?

Ethan's wife, Mia, in a brainwashed state, severed his left hand at the wrist in Resident Evil 7, but he was able to reattach the hand to his arm with a stapler.
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Is Chris Redfield a werewolf?

And he does not turn into a werewolf or any other kind of monster during the events of the game. He comes out of the end of it relatively unscathed. Chris Redfield survives the events of Resident Evil Village and it seems he survives for some time after that as well.
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What did Mia lie to Ethan about?

Mia denied that Ethan is gone, proceeding to tell him the secret that she had been keeping for years, that Ethan was in fact killed by Jack Baker after his fight with Mia up at the attic and that the only thing that is keeping him alive is the Mold.
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Why is Capcom hiding Ethan Winters face?

He has gone on to be as emblematic of the series as the lettering on the title, or the voice that says the title on most of the game's starting menus. The absolute refusal to let Ethan feel a part of this larger world by giving him a face feels instead like a rejection of what's come before.
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Is Ethan still infected?

There was still concern over Ethan's infection, but he eventually cleared all the testing and managed to move away with his wife.
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Will Ethan come back Resident Evil?

But after being murdered by the Baker family, Ethan is also infected with the mold that has spread throughout their home, effectively bringing Ethan back to life and giving him some powerful regenerative powers.
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How does Ethan Winters regenerate?

As it turns out, Ethan and Mia had contracted regenerative powers from their exposure to the spores, which explains why both of them-along with the menacing Jack Baker-can recover from wounds.
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Who was walking towards the car RE8?

If you look close enough, a mysterious figure is seen walking toward the car. Using Resident Evil Village's photo mode, sleuths have zoomed in on the figure and worked out it's Ethan himself.
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Does Ethan get his fingers back?

Over the course of two games, Ethan has had BOTH of his hands severed and reclaimed full use of each, in part thanks to Resident Evil's magical healing herbs.
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Why did Chris kidnap Ethan's daughter?

The reason Chris Redfield gunned down Ethan's wife at the start of the game is because it wasn't Mia at all. It was Miranda. She showed up at Ethan's house to kidnap his baby, Rose, because she has special powers from the “Mold.” Miranda was hoping to use Rose's body as a vessel for her own dead daughter, Eva.
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Do you play as Chris in RE8?

Chris Redfield is now playable in Resident Evil Village thanks to the help of user ZombieAli on NexusMods along with the assistance of FluffyQuack's excellent mod manager, which has support for Resident Evil 8.
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Who does Chris work for in RE8?

Chris used to be a member of the S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team of the Raccoon City Police Department. Afterwards, he went on to work for the B.S.A.A. and Blue Umbrella.
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Why did Ethan calcify?

Having sustained injuries that even his body couldn't handle, Ethan starts to calcify after beating Mother Miranda.
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Who fixed Ethan's hand re7?

Appears in. The Hand (左手, hidarite?) is an item in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. It is the left hand of Ethan that gets cut off by Mia. Later it is shown being reattached by Zoe Baker in a cutscene.
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Is Mia a molded too?

For one, going by the previous story elements relating to Ethan, it can be safe to say Mia also “died” in the events of Resident Evil 7 and the Mia we know is a Mold copy created by Eveline. Moreover, Mia is abducted by Miranda and seemingly not killed.
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What happens if you choose to save Zoe instead of Mia?

If you choose Zoe, both she and Mia die. If you choose Mia, not only does she live and escape, but Zoe's story is set up for the End of Zoe DLC. In End of Zoe, in spite of what the name suggests, Zoe lives and is saved by her heretofore-unmentioned Uncle Joe.
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What powers does Ethan Winters have?

Ethan Winters
  • Full Name. Ethan Winters.
  • Alias. Ethan. Boy (by Jack Baker) ...
  • Origin. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.
  • Occupation. System Engineer.
  • Powers/Skills. Exceptional Intelligence. Pain suppression. ...
  • Hobby. Unknown.
  • Goals. Save his wife Mia. Defeat Eveline. ...
  • Family. Mia Winters (wife) Rosemary "Rose" Winters (daughter)
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