Resident Evil Village DLC Reveals a Fan Favourite Character Was Cut

Resident Evil Village – Ada Wong Concept Art

“Early plans had a mysterious masked person that saves Ethan,” explains the concept art’s caption. “This was going to be Ada Wong investigating the village, but this was cut due to a number of conflicting scenarios.”

A further piece of art shows a storyboard that depicts the masked Ada bursting into a courtroom and rescuing player character Ethan Winters from his captors. “An early plot point was to have Ada, disguising herself with a mask, help Ethan escape from his trial,” explains the caption.

With multiple villains operating underneath Village’s big bad, it’s understandable that Ada was considered a plot thread too much for an already beefy Resident Evil game. However, it’s hard not to feel a little sad considering the fantastic design for Ada’s new appearance. Hopefully gothic Ada isn’t lost forever, because it’s not like Resident Evil is going away anytime soon.

For more, check out our Resident Evil Village review. And if you’re not caught up on the story, our Resident Evil 7 speedrun playthrough will help fill you in on all the important details.

Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK News and Entertainment Writer.