Summary
A creativeResident Evil 4fan brought one of the game’s most iconic characters to life with an impressive real-world cosplay of Ashley Graham, taking the internet by storm with their highly-detailed outfit. The cosplay gained massive attention online, taking theResident Evilfandom by storm and garnering thousands of views as fans poured in to spout praise for the costume.
Resident Evilis one of the biggest franchises in survival horrorand one of the most iconic gaming series of all time, having revolutionized the genre with its unique characters and interconnected storylines throughout each game. WhenResident Evil 4hit shelves in 2005, it breathed new life into the series with a stronger focus on action gameplay, and its 2023 remake proved just as successful, becoming one of the series' best-selling games ever.
As such, it may come as no surprise that the fourth mainline entry in the series is common fodder for cosplayers such as Reddit user ashen-reina, who shared images of her lifelike Ashley Graham cosplay to the officialResident Evilsubreddit. The user’s two images show her standing in front of an intricate doorway much like the ones seen inthe gothic setpieces ofResident Evil 4,alongside another in which she dons a collegiate jacket.
Resident Evil Cosplayer Brings Leon’s Infamous Companion to Life
Fans were hugely receptive to the user’s cosplay, with dozens taking to the comments to compliment her work and that of the photographer who took the highly-detailed photos, with many saying they looked like screenshots directly from the game. Others said that the cosplay made it appear as if Ashley were a real person, pointing out how detailed and true-to-life the outfit looked.
While the cosplayer stuck to Ashley’s default look from theResident Evil 4remake, some fans mentioned a desire to see her don a suit of metal armor in reference to one of the character’s most popular alternate outfits from the game. In any case, though, the series has a wide array of heroines to choose from when it comes to cosplay, as evident by another fan who similarly broughtClaire Redfield fromResident Evil 2to the real world.
Theremake is over a year old now, but the fanbase has continued to embrace the massively successful title, likely due to its high degree of replayability, which the series is known for. The game even got a major DLC expansion withtheSeparate Waysstoryline inResident Evil 4, which featured the fan-favorite Ada Wong in her own fully playable campaign.
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Survival is just the beginning.Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City.Agent Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors of the incident, has been sent to rescue the president’s kidnapped daughter. He tracks her to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.And the curtain rises on this story of daring rescue and grueling horror where life and death, terror and catharsis intersect.Featuring modernized gameplay, a reimagined storyline, and vividly detailed graphics, Resident Evil 4 marks the rebirth of an industry juggernaut.Relive the nightmare that revolutionized survival horror.
