Male victims are simply drained of their blood, some of which is used as the secret ingredient in the family's wine, Sanguis Virginis (which means 'virgin's blood' in Latin, so someone should've alerted the authorities long ago).Įthan figures out that Bela, Cassandra and Daniela become vulnerable when exposed to the cold, so he smashes some of the castle's windows to let in the chilly breeze from outside and kills them one by one. Various diary entries reveal that the Dimitrescus have been hiring young women from the village to work in the castle, and the game's concept art confirms that the ghoulish enemies Ethan fights in the castle's dungeon are transformed women. They sadistically hang Ethan from the ceiling by stabbing hooks through his hands (and it looks so darn painful), but he soon escapes and wanders the castle halls.īela Dimitrescu greets Ethan with a lovely smile. She feeds on Ethan's blood, but says it 'starting to go a little stale' - foreshadowing a revelation we get about him later. Our hero makes his way to Castle Dimitrescu (the first of the four lords' territories you explore), where he's quickly captured by creepy vampiric daughters Bela, Cassandra and Daniela and brought before their stylish mom. Their leader, Mother Miranda, the game's main villain, hands him over to Heisenberg, but the wily Ethan escapes.

A trip to Castle DimitrescuĮarly in the game, you first see the towering Lady Dimitrescu as she argues with fellow village lord Heisenberg over the fate of a captive Ethan.

The game hit the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC earlier this year, so we'll take a SPOILERY look at her backstory here.ĭon't read any further if you plan to play the game and want to avoid any plot details.

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