Re8 Duke in dlc

[RatChow]

So basically if im understanding this correctly, evil Duke or "Masked Duke" was just a Duke copy that Miranda made? this has got to have some implacations that she valued him more than the other lords? if going off the theory that the Duke is also a lord but is just way more chill than the others? I gotta wonder what happened to the real Duke, did he die? I think a note written by him in the dlc says that he cannot remember anything? so is this masked duke maybe a possesed version of the duke? Im unsure but would love to hear others theorys on the matter.

[MonkeyBone]

The Duke in the DLC is not the real one, it is a copy hence why it has no memories and its face is deformed. As for the status of the real Duke it is also stated that the Rose copies are a failure possibly because Rose isn't dead, so that says to me The Duke clone is a similar situation.

[RatChow]

Oh ok, thats what I thought but wasnt completly sure, ooo maybe the Duke will be in the next game? im very intrested in seeing where the story goes

[MonkeyBone]

Originally posted by Drag Majima:

Oh ok, thats what I thought but wasnt completly sure, ooo maybe the Duke will be in the next game? im very intrested in seeing where the story goes

Don't get too excited. Capcom have stated the Rose DLC is the final chapter covering the Winters family and that probably includes everything involved with them like The Duke.

[[GTH]]

Miranda turns into fake Mia, so Chris and Ethan get baited. When they got baited, she turns into a fake hag... to bait Ethan. Btw, all this time she was baiting Heisenberg in the background. After she dies, she creates fake K, so Rose gets baited. When she got baited, Miranda created fake Duke so he could protect fake crystal for Rose to get double-baited. After Rose gets baited two times, Miranda baited her the third time to use the real crystal.
Literal Revolver Ocelot of RE universe.

[GoreTiger]

I doubt the duke would actually be dead. Something about him seemed to imply that he's actually a very powerful being that's just playing innocent.

[Stormspark]

Nothing that happens in the DLC is "real". It all happens within the megamycete hive mind, which at that point is (mostly) controlled by Miranda, with Eveline also in there causing issues. One of Miranda's documents specifically states she created the fake Duke.

It's also stated that only people who were attunted to the mutamycete in life continue to be themselves in the hive mind, for others their consciousness breaks up into pieces. So Ethan, Miranda, and Eveline are the only ones that are themselves in there.

[RatChow]

Originally posted by MonkeyBone:

Originally posted by Drag Majima:

Oh ok, thats what I thought but wasnt completly sure, ooo maybe the Duke will be in the next game? im very intrested in seeing where the story goes

Don't get too excited. Capcom have stated the Rose DLC is the final chapter covering the Winters family and that probably includes everything involved with them like The Duke.

nooooooooooo now im sad

[RatChow]

Originally posted by Stormspark:

Nothing that happens in the DLC is "real". It all happens within the megamycete hive mind, which at that point is (mostly) controlled by Miranda, with Eveline also in there causing issues. One of Miranda's documents specifically states she created the fake Duke.

It's also stated that only people who were attunted to the mutamycete in life continue to be themselves in the hive mind, for others their consciousness breaks up into pieces. So Ethan, Miranda, and Eveline are the only ones that are themselves in there.

oh your right! i remeber that...damm so maybe the duke is dead? seems like such a waste cause we really did not learn much about the Duke

[RatChow]

Originally posted by GoreTiger:

I doubt the duke would actually be dead. Something about him seemed to imply that he's actually a very powerful being that's just playing innocent.

Thats what i think too, if he wasnt this super powerful guy then I feel like the Lords would have fought with him, but he seemed to have a peaceful buisness relationship with the lords

[GoreTiger]

Originally posted by Drag Majima:

Originally posted by GoreTiger:

I doubt the duke would actually be dead. Something about him seemed to imply that he's actually a very powerful being that's just playing innocent.

Thats what i think too, if he wasnt this super powerful guy then I feel like the Lords would have fought with him, but he seemed to have a peaceful buisness relationship with the lords

Not to mention he helps ethan out and hangs out in dangerous places without a second thought or care for his safety. "I'm the biggest threat in this room" kind of energy

[Gonzo Salamanca]

I don't think Miranda actually "valued" any of her Lords. They were just successful experiments supposed to get her closer to a suitable envelope to resurrect her daughter. Evil Duke was merely one of those experiments.

And unlike some people might think, I think Evil Duke actually existed in the real world and not just in Rose's mind. We know that the mold connects the minds of the afflicted, and I could totally picture Miranda afflict Duke with it after the events of RE Village main story (which would explain why we don't see him that way as Ethan).

In any case I'm pretty sure he won't ever be mentioned again. Same as the mysterious merchant from RE4.

[Stormspark]

Originally posted by Drag Majima:

Originally posted by Stormspark:

Nothing that happens in the DLC is "real". It all happens within the megamycete hive mind, which at that point is (mostly) controlled by Miranda, with Eveline also in there causing issues. One of Miranda's documents specifically states she created the fake Duke.

It's also stated that only people who were attunted to the mutamycete in life continue to be themselves in the hive mind, for others their consciousness breaks up into pieces. So Ethan, Miranda, and Eveline are the only ones that are themselves in there.

oh your right! i remeber that...damm so maybe the duke is dead? seems like such a waste cause we really did not learn much about the Duke

No, the Duke is likely not dead. It's not a fragment of his consciousness. It's specifically stated that Miranda created the fake Duke.

[GoreTiger]

Duke isn't dead, The duke in the memories is a creation of Mirandas.

The real duke is likely some kind of omnipotent entity. He's likely been alive for a long, long time. He's likely nether good nor evil.

[RatChow]

Originally posted by Gonzo Salamanca:

I don't think Miranda actually "valued" any of her Lords. They were just successful experiments supposed to get her closer to a suitable envelope to resurrect her daughter. Evil Duke was merely one of those experiments.

And unlike some people might think, I think Evil Duke actually existed in the real world and not just in Rose's mind. We know that the mold connects the minds of the afflicted, and I could totally picture Miranda afflict Duke with it after the events of RE Village main story (which would explain why we don't see him that way as Ethan).

In any case I'm pretty sure he won't ever be mentioned again. Same as the mysterious marchant from RE4.

oh that makes sense, yeah maybe miranda was able to take over the duke or something, she is pretty powerful

[Gerfreckle]

Originally posted by GoreTiger:

The real duke is likely some kind of omnipotent entity. He's likely been alive for a long, long time. He's likely nether good nor evil.

Like a fatter, grosser Tom Bombadil