{"id":1922505,"date":"2026-05-07T11:27:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1922505"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:27:38","slug":"a-datamine-suggests-resident-evil-requiem-nearly-had-a-merchant-character-like-resi-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1922505","title":{"rendered":"A datamine suggests Resident Evil Requiem nearly had a merchant character like Resi 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-9-revenant-shadows\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Resident Evil Requiem<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">A datamine suggests Resident Evil Requiem nearly had a merchant character like Resi 4<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Sale away, sale away, sale away.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/A-young-girl-in-a-white-nightgown-with-white-hair-and-eyes-in-Resident-Evil-Requiem.-She-is-holding-a-book-in-her-hands-and-is-sitting-on-a-bed.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A young girl in a white nightgown with white hair and eyes in Resident Evil Requiem. She is holding a book in her hands and is sitting on a bed\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"A-young-girl-in-a-white-nightgown-with-white-hair-and-eyes-in-Resident-Evil-Requiem.-She-is-holding-a-book-in-her-hands-and-is-sitting-on-a-bed.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Capcom<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-07T11:27:38+00:00\">May 7, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"50f32f00-4134-42c6-8d2a-21e4b9383601\" data-name=\"Resident Evil Requiem\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil Requiem\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Resident Evil Requiem\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\" title=\"Follow Resident Evil Requiem\"><br \/>\n  Follow Resident Evil Requiem<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>What&#8217;re ya buyin&#8217;? As soon as you read or hear those words, you know exactly who I am talking about. It&#8217;s the catchphrase spoken by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-4\">Resident Evil 4<\/a>&#8216;s mysterious Merchant, who Leon can get weapons and upgrades from as he battles his way through the Las Plagas-riddled villagers.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Resident Evil Requiem &#8211; Official &#8216;Evil Has Always Had A Name&#8217; Live Action Short Film. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j_0zt9HlcWg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The latest Resident Evil &#8211; Requiem &#8211; does not have a merchant, but it seems that at one point, Capcom did consider having one, which we now know thanks to dataminer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/umesooooo\/status\/2051608248546165132\">umesooooo<\/a>. On X, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AestheticGamer1\">@AestheticGamer1<\/a> shared the most interesting findings from a recent scour of Requiem&#8217;s files, and noted there was a &#8220;merchant-type character spotted&#8221; in the background of &#8220;a scrapped weapon customisation screen&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>According to this datamine, there was also going to be a &#8220;seizure mechanic for Leon&#8221;, and there were ideas for scrapped missions that would apparently have been like Resident Evil 4&#8217;s side missions.<\/p>\n<p>The shared screenshots also show Leon investigating a crime scene to find a murder weapon, which wasn&#8217;t in the final game, even when playing as Grace. As well as this, there was a scrapped map concept which would have shown both Leon and Grace at the same time. And, it would appear Capcom also originally intended Leon to use the Blood Collector as well as Grace. &#8220;Leon could use the blood to temporarily enhance abilities, could craft items related to this, and was also an &#8216;overdose&#8217; mechanic,&#8221;  AestheticGamer1 said.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve asked Capcom for clarification on Requiem&#8217;s newly-discovered cut content, and will let you know if I hear anything.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(2\/3) figuring out the murder weapon.<br \/>-Scrapped mission list idea like RE:4&#8217;s side missions.<br \/>-Scrapped tutorial on how to repair a broken motorcycle.<br \/>-Scrapped map stuff to see Leon &amp; Grace on the map at the same time.<br \/>-Leon could originally use the blood collector too. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X9Jsgd9BCx\">pic.twitter.com\/X9Jsgd9BCx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AestheticGamer1\/status\/2051904103497007280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Plenty of cut bits and pieces, but of course we already knew Capcom removed content ahead of Requiem&#8217;s release in February. Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-cut-chapter-final-release\">we learned that Capcom chopped an entire chapter of Requiem as part of a &#8220;rigorous process of selection and elimination&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the game has been a huge success for Capcom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-another-major-milestone\">becoming the fastest-selling game in the Resident Evil series to date<\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Resident Evil Requiem review<\/a>, we showered the game with praise, declaring it an &#8220;all-time high&#8221; for the long-running horror franchise.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>What&#8217;re ya buyin&#8217;? As soon as you read or hear those words, you know exactly who I am talking about. It&#8217;s the catchphrase spoken by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/resident-evil-4\">Resident Evil 4<\/a>&#8216;s mysterious Merchant, who Leon can get weapons and upgrades from as he battles his way through the Las Plagas-riddled villagers.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Resident Evil Requiem &#8211; Official &#8216;Evil Has Always Had A Name&#8217; Live Action Short Film. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j_0zt9HlcWg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The latest Resident Evil &#8211; Requiem &#8211; does not have a merchant, but it seems that at one point, Capcom did consider having one, which we now know thanks to dataminer <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/umesooooo\/status\/2051608248546165132\">umesooooo<\/a>. On X, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AestheticGamer1\">@AestheticGamer1<\/a> shared the most interesting findings from a recent scour of Requiem&#8217;s files, and noted there was a &#8220;merchant-type character spotted&#8221; in the background of &#8220;a scrapped weapon customisation screen&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>According to this datamine, there was also going to be a &#8220;seizure mechanic for Leon&#8221;, and there were ideas for scrapped missions that would apparently have been like Resident Evil 4&#8217;s side missions.<\/p>\n<p>The shared screenshots also show Leon investigating a crime scene to find a murder weapon, which wasn&#8217;t in the final game, even when playing as Grace. As well as this, there was a scrapped map concept which would have shown both Leon and Grace at the same time. And, it would appear Capcom also originally intended Leon to use the Blood Collector as well as Grace. &#8220;Leon could use the blood to temporarily enhance abilities, could craft items related to this, and was also an &#8216;overdose&#8217; mechanic,&#8221;  AestheticGamer1 said.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve asked Capcom for clarification on Requiem&#8217;s newly-discovered cut content, and will let you know if I hear anything.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed_wrapper\" data-domain=\"twitter.com\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(2\/3) figuring out the murder weapon.<br \/>-Scrapped mission list idea like RE:4&#8217;s side missions.<br \/>-Scrapped tutorial on how to repair a broken motorcycle.<br \/>-Scrapped map stuff to see Leon &amp; Grace on the map at the same time.<br \/>-Leon could originally use the blood collector too. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X9Jsgd9BCx\">pic.twitter.com\/X9Jsgd9BCx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AestheticGamer1\/status\/2051904103497007280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Plenty of cut bits and pieces, but of course we already knew Capcom removed content ahead of Requiem&#8217;s release in February. Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-cut-chapter-final-release\">we learned that Capcom chopped an entire chapter of Requiem as part of a &#8220;rigorous process of selection and elimination&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the game has been a huge success for Capcom, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-another-major-milestone\">becoming the fastest-selling game in the Resident Evil series to date<\/a>. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/resident-evil-requiem-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s Resident Evil Requiem review<\/a>, we showered the game with praise, declaring it an &#8220;all-time high&#8221; for the long-running horror franchise.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Resident Evil Requiem A datamine suggests Resident Evil Requiem nearly had a merchant character like Resi 4 Sale away, sale away, sale away. Image credit: Capcom News by Victoria Phillips Kennedy News Reporter Published on May 7, 2026 Follow Resident Evil Requiem What&#8217;re ya buyin&#8217;? 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