{"id":375,"date":"2022-06-26T17:06:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T21:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?p=375"},"modified":"2025-02-11T08:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T13:05:27","slug":"death-battle-prelude-resident-evil-pandoras-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?p=375","title":{"rendered":"Death Battle Prelude: Leon &#038; Claire vs The Magician"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2426\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2426\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Death-Battle-Title-Leon-Claire-vs-Magician-New.png?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Death Battle Title &amp;#8211; Leon &amp;#038; Claire vs Magician (New)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Death-Battle-Title-Leon-Claire-vs-Magician-New.png?fit=660%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2426 size-medium_large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Death-Battle-Title-Leon-Claire-vs-Magician-New.png?resize=660%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Death-Battle-Title-Leon-Claire-vs-Magician-New.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Death-Battle-Title-Leon-Claire-vs-Magician-New.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Death-Battle-Title-Leon-Claire-vs-Magician-New.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Death-Battle-Title-Leon-Claire-vs-Magician-New.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Death-Battle-Title-Leon-Claire-vs-Magician-New.png?resize=484%2C272&amp;ssl=1 484w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Death-Battle-Title-Leon-Claire-vs-Magician-New.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/59T7dWMnvZ4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Let&#8217;s start this off with a question: Why are we so obsessed with zombies? Is it some deep-rooted fear we have about life after death? Is it a concept that challenges our idea of what defines us as humans? Or maybe it&#8217;s a study into the fear and paranoia people have when faced with the unknown?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Oooooooorrrr&#8230;.maybe people just love watching zombies get their heads blown off?<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8fuK408XUeg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: <em>(Laughs)<\/em>\u00a0See!? Wasn&#8217;t that awesome!?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Whatever floats your sick, sick boat, Louis. Anyway, zombies and undead mutants have been an iconic figure in Horror as much werewolves or vampires. Through countless movies, TV shows, and novels, these mindless, undead terrors have both terrified and fascinated the public conscious to the point that we can&#8217;t stop bloody talking about them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: And video games are certainly no exception. Whether you&#8217;re exploring the Arklay Mansion in <em>Resident Evil<\/em>, surviving the apocalypse in <em>The Walking Dead<\/em>,\u00a0or sending Nazi Zombies back to Hell in\u00a0<em>Call of Duty<\/em>,\u00a0players will always find joy in massacring zombies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Which is why this Death Battle will be a duel between two of the most beloved zombie shooters: Capcom&#8217;s <em>Resident Evil<\/em>\u00a0and SEGA&#8217;s\u00a0<em>House of the Dead<\/em>. However,\u00a0we&#8217;ll also do something that&#8217;s rarely seen in\u00a0Death Battle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: That&#8217;s right! Our first-ever 2 vs 1 battle! Starring&#8230;&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield, the heroic couple of <em>Resident Evil 2.<\/em><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2384\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2384\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-and-Claire-6.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leon and Claire #6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-and-Claire-6.jpg?fit=660%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2384 size-medium_large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-and-Claire-6.jpg?resize=660%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-and-Claire-6.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-and-Claire-6.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-and-Claire-6.jpg?resize=484%2C272&amp;ssl=1 484w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-and-Claire-6.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">And their opponent&#8230;..<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> The Magician, the most infamous boss of <em>The<\/em> <em>House of the Dead<\/em>.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2385\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2385\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-1.jpg?fit=774%2C598&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"774,598\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magician #1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-1.jpg?fit=660%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2385 size-medium_large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-1.jpg?resize=660%2C510&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-1.jpg?resize=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-1.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-1.jpg?resize=352%2C272&amp;ssl=1 352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-1.jpg?w=774&amp;ssl=1 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">As always dear readers, I&#8217;m the Red Mage, Edward Elvis!<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1101\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=1101\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Edward-Elvis-2.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Edward Elvis #2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Edward-Elvis-2.jpg?fit=660%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1101 size-medium_large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Edward-Elvis-2.jpg?resize=660%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Edward-Elvis-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Edward-Elvis-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Edward-Elvis-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Edward-Elvis-2.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Edward-Elvis-2.jpg?resize=484%2C272&amp;ssl=1 484w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Edward-Elvis-2.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">And I&#8217;m the Blue Knight, Louis LeVainquer!<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1098\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=1098\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Louis-LeVainquer.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Louis LeVainquer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Louis-LeVainquer.jpg?fit=660%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1098 size-medium_large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Louis-LeVainquer.jpg?resize=660%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Louis-LeVainquer.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Louis-LeVainquer.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Louis-LeVainquer.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Louis-LeVainquer.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Louis-LeVainquer.jpg?resize=484%2C272&amp;ssl=1 484w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Louis-LeVainquer.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: And joining us this time are&#8230;&#8230;.<em>(Reads the memo and looks terrified)\u00a0<\/em>Oh God, noooooo!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: What? Who is it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: <em>(With dread)<\/em>\u00a0Ingrid Hunnigan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Oh, no! Not that bloody&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(Ingrid barges into the interview room and smiles)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">HIIIIIIIIII!!!!! So glad to be a part of this after so long! So, when do we start talking about my darling Leon?<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"308\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=308\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ingrid-Hunnigan-1.png?fit=512%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,288\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ingrid Hunnigan #1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ingrid-Hunnigan-1.png?fit=512%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ingrid-Hunnigan-1.png?resize=512%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ingrid-Hunnigan-1.png?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ingrid-Hunnigan-1.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Ingrid-Hunnigan-1.png?resize=484%2C272&amp;ssl=1 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: <em>(Whispers to Louis)<\/em> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Of all the people you could&#8217;ve picked&#8211;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">This wasn&#8217;t <em>my<\/em> idea, dickhead!<\/span> <em>(Sighs)<\/em> And standing in for The Magician is Daniel Curien, the son Dr. Roy Curien, who created the Magician.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Good evening, Mr. LeVainquer, Mr. Elvis. It&#8217;s an honor to be invited to this show.<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2389\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Daniel-Curien-1.png?fit=893%2C884&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"893,884\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Daniel Curien #1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Daniel-Curien-1.png?fit=660%2C653&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2389 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Daniel-Curien-1.png?resize=419%2C415&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Daniel-Curien-1.png?resize=300%2C297&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Daniel-Curien-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Daniel-Curien-1.png?resize=768%2C760&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Daniel-Curien-1.png?resize=275%2C272&amp;ssl=1 275w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Daniel-Curien-1.png?w=893&amp;ssl=1 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: My, he&#8217;s a polite one. But now&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: In this modern David and Goliath story, will the two heroic humans destroy the monster, or will they perish and join the ranks of the undead?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: There&#8217;s only one way to determine the winner, and you all know what that is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: With&#8230;&#8230;..a <strong>DEATH BATTLE<\/strong>!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(Ding!)<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>ATTENTION!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Hello? I know this is sudden, but we want to give a quick note before starting this Prelude. Since this episode will be a two-on-one battle, we agreed that it was best to bend the rules a little bit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: First of all, our smart, handsome, and muscular author made two bios for Leon and Claire <em>(and you&#8217;ll find their full bios in the description below.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/arkham500\/art\/Leon-S-Kennedy-will-never-forget-Death-Battle-726070149\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Leon S. Kennedy Bio<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deviantart.com\/arkham500\/art\/Claire-Redfield-Rescues-Death-Battle-689186801\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Claire Redfield Bio<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: <em>(Scoffs)<\/em>\u00a0However, to save time and go through both characters at once, we combined certain parts of both their bios in the same segment. Thus, we&#8217;ll be talking about Leon and Claire as if they were one character, not two individuals. However, we&#8217;ll go through the Magician&#8217;s bio normally, without any major alterations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Also, the battle will be a House of the Dead-style boss fight. So, the two RE characters will only get their basic sidearms as their weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: It may seem strange to some that we&#8217;re purposely handicapping the two, but don&#8217;t worry. There IS a reason for it. You&#8217;ll understand once we get to the Magician.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Leon has RPGs that one-hit-kill bosses for God&#8217;s sake! How can the Magician stand against that!?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: But with all that said&#8211;ladies and gentlemen, let&#8217;s take a look at the two heroes of <em>Resident Evil 2!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=1838\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Leon-Claire-5.jpeg?fit=912%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"912,516\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leon &amp;#038; Claire #5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Leon-Claire-5.jpeg?fit=660%2C373&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-1838 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Leon-Claire-5.jpeg?resize=544%2C308&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Leon-Claire-5.jpeg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Leon-Claire-5.jpeg?resize=768%2C435&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Leon-Claire-5.jpeg?resize=481%2C272&amp;ssl=1 481w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Leon-Claire-5.jpeg?w=912&amp;ssl=1 912w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><br \/>\nLeon Scott Kennedy &amp; Claire Redfield:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ages: 36 [Leon]; 32 [Claire]<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Born: 1977 [Leon]; circa 1979 [Claire]<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Nationality: American<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Height: 5&#8217;10 (170cm.) [Leon]; 5&#8217;6 (169cm.) [Claire]<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Weight: 155lb. (70.2kg.) [Leon]; 116lb. (52.4kg.) [Claire]<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Occupation: US Gov&#8217;t Agent [Leon]; Human Rights Activist [Claire]<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Affiliation: Division of Security Operations [Leon]; TerraSave [Claire]<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Theme Song:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w17uHAhdTfE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: <em>(Fils de pute. Of all the people we could be interviewing we got Leon&#8217;s crazy fangirl.)\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: <em>(Let&#8217;s get this over with, fast.)<\/em>\u00a0So&#8230;&#8230;Miss Hunnigan, It&#8217;s a pleasure to have you with us once again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid:\u00a0<em>(Ecstatic)<\/em> I know, right!? Can you believe it&#8217;s been like what? Three years since Bond vs Leon?\u00a0I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s been that long already!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: That&#8217;s true! Ed and I weren&#8217;t even official hosts yet! You and Mr.\u00a0Tanner did the interview while we did the story, script and analysis. Glad it was such a success, or we wouldn&#8217;t have kept this job!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Speaking of which, how is Mr. Tanner? Did you keep in touch with him?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: We Skype from time to time. He&#8217;s still working at MI6; said that they&#8217;re planning the next James Bond movie in 2021. Meanwhile, I&#8217;m still slaving away at the FOS HQ in rainy Seattle&#8230;.(Blushes, having a perverted fantasy)&#8230;.dreaming of the day when Leon breaks into my office, tears off my clothes, and brings his lips down to my pus&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis &amp; Edward: STOOOOOOOP!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: With respect, ma&#8217;am, this is a Death Battle Prelude, not a horny fanfic on\u00a0ArchiveOfOurOwn. Could we stay focused, please?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid:\u00a0<em>(Blushes harder)<\/em>\u00a0Ehh&#8230;..sorry. What do you want me to talk about first?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Could you please start by telling us Leon and Claire&#8217;s backstory, and their history together?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: Alright.\u00a0<em>(Adjusts glasses)<\/em>\u00a0Leon&#8217;s story began on the night of September 30, 1998&#8211;the night of the infamous G-Virus plague on Raccoon City. Leon&#8211;then a rookie cop for the local police department&#8211;missed his first day on the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Because he was so drunk from the night before that he passed in bed the next day! Not exactly a good way to start a new job that\u00a0requires\u00a0you to be sober!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Aye, but ironically, being drunk is what saved his life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: Indeed. The night when he woke up and realized he was late, Leon put on his uniform and rushed down to Raccoon City&#8211;only to find the whole town in flames and the populace turned into zombies! Confused and terrified, Leon was found with no backup, no escape route, and hundreds of zombies ready to tear him apart. That is, until&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.that bitch\u00a0showed up.\u00a0<em>(With obvious disdain.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis:\u00a0<em>(Oh, here we go.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward:\u00a0<em>(Bloody Hell.)<\/em>\u00a0And I suppose the &#8220;bitch&#8221; you&#8217;re referring to is Claire Redfield?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: <em>(Looks away in a huff)<\/em>\u00a0Who else could I be talking about? She&#8217;s nothing special&#8211;just a stupid ginger skank obsessed with motorcycles who isn&#8217;t worth Leon&#8217;s&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: HUNNIGAN!!! For God&#8217;s sake, can you\u00a0please\u00a0get over your infatuation with Leon until this show&#8217;s over?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward:\u00a0<em>(THANK you, Louis!)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid:\u00a0<em>(Sighs)<\/em>&#8230;..Claire Redfield was a civilian college student searching for her older brother Chris, a member of the Swift Tactical and Rescue Service (STARS). Unfortunately for her, the town was already engulfed in the G-Virus epidemic the moment she got there. Like Leon, she got swept up in the chaos, with her brother nowhere to be found.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Now,\u00a0that&#8217;s better!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Let&#8217;s get to the part where Leon and Claire&#8217;s stories intersect. How did they end up meeting each other?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: Leon and Claire randomly bumped into each other after being chased by attacking zombies. To each other&#8217;s surprise, they both turned out to be pretty handy in a fight&#8211;Leon due to his police training, and Claire due her private lessons with her brother. Naturally the two teamed up, and went on a zombie-murdering crusade to the Raccoon City Police Department in search of Claire&#8217;s brother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: But they never found him, did they?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: No, which was probably a good thing. Chris Redfield already left Raccoon City weeks before the incident on a quest to take down Umbrella. But the people they found instead were they found were a frightened 9-year-old girl named Sherry Birkin, and a female spy named Ada Wong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Ah, Ada. I remember kicking her ass as Black Widow in a match of One Minute Melee.\u00a0We actually turned that into our first DBX episode!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: And then Hiro got angry at you for winning. The two of were about to turn the place into a shooting gallery until my sister cast that friendship spell on you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis:<em>\u00a0(Deeply embarrassed)<\/em>\u00a0Ugh, can we please not talk about\u00a0that?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: Aaaaanyway, Leon and Claire followed Sherry into the Raccoon City sewers, where they met the girl&#8217;s mother and father. But it wasn&#8217;t exactly a happy reunion&#8211;not when both her parents were the two Umbrella scientists responsible for creating the G-Virus. Even worse, Sherry&#8217;s father Dr. William Birkin already injected himself with a potent strain of the virus, turning himself into a giant monster.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Good Lord! With parents like that, it&#8217;s no wonder Sherry chose to run away!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: No kidding. Still, I&#8217;d say having Leon and Claire as surrogate parents is a pretty good trade-off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: And as if things couldn&#8217;t get any worse, Sherry herself became infected with the G-virus, forcing Leon and Claire to find a vaccine before it kills her. Fortunately, they manage to create said vaccine and deliver it to Sherry courtesy of her mom, Annette. But to make a\u00a0veeeeery long\u00a0story short, the trio found an underground train and rode it out of the Umbrella lab, destroying the mutant Dr. Birkin along the way. Freed from danger at last, the three Raccoon City survivors parted ways. Leon decided to look after Sherry, while Claire resumed her journey to find her brother.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: The two would later find themselves in more adventures of their own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: But those are stories for another time. I just want to move on to their Feats and Weapons, already.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Always the impatient one&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Shared Feats:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Before they met, each used their respective training to take down several attacking zombies<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Killed literal armies of zombies and BOWs throughout Raccoon City<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Rescued Sherry Birkin from the overrun Raccoon City Police Dept.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Discovered Chris Redfield&#8217;s diary, which revealed that he was investigating Umbrella in Europe<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Killed a giant, T-virus mutated alligator<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Outran and eventually killed the T-00 and the mutated Dr. William Birkin<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Became two of the few survivors of Raccoon City:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Alongside Sherry Birkin, Jill Valentine, Carlos Oliviera, and Ada Wong<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* With agent Angela Miller, escaped an airport full of zombies and BOWs<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Assisted in taking down Curtis Miller, who infected himself with the G-Virus<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Individual Feats:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Leon:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Graduated from the Raccoon City Police Academy<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Is one of the few Raccoon City residents to avoid the G-Virus:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Only because he overslept&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;dumbass<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Turned out a pretty competent fighter even though it was only his first day as a cop<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Saved fellow survivor Claire Redfield and teamed up with her<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Rescued Sherry Birkin, the daughter of Umbrella scientist William Birkin<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Defeated several enormous BOWs, including the Tyrant T-103 and the mutated William Birkin.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Became one of the few survivors of Raccoon City:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Alongside Claire Redfield, Sherry Birkin, Jill Valentine, Carlos Oliviera, and Ada Wong<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Fought his way through village after village of insane, murderous members of a fanatical cult, Los Illuminados<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Defeated giant monsters and BOWs, including El Gigante, Del Lago, and a mutated Ramon Salazar.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Defeated former ally Jack Krauser in a one-on-one knife fight<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Destroyed the deranged bioterrorist cult Los Illuminados<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Rescued Ashley Graham, the daughter of the US President<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Trained a squad of SRT agents how to effectively kill zombies<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Helped Claire and agent Angela Miller escape an airport full of BOWs<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Assisted in taking down Curtis Miller, who infected himself with the G-Virus<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Survived being alone in a civil war in the Eastern Slav Republic<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Managed to keep his cover when he was interrogated by ESR soldiers<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Eliminated the &#8220;Las Plagas&#8221; virus that was used to kill the country&#8217;s civilians<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Saved the ESR soldier &#8220;Buddy&#8221; from getting infected himself by shooting his spinal cord:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** This however, left Buddy crippled for life.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Saved fellow DSO agent Helena Harper from a zombified President Adam Benford<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Escaped with agent Helena Harper from the overrun college in Tall Oaks<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Survived against Helena&#8217;s mutated sister Debra<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Fought BSAA Captain Chris Redfield to a standstill.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Destroyed the mutated Derek C. Simmons, the main antagonist of Resident Evil 6.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Claire:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Was trained in martial arts and firearms by Chris Redfield, a US Air Force vet<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Killed literal armies of zombies and BOWs throughout Raccoon City<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Rescued Sherry Birkin from the overrun Raccoon City Police Dept.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Discovered her brother&#8217;s diary, which revealed that he was investigating Umbrella in Europe<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Killed a giant, T-virus mutated alligator<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Outran and killed the T-00 and the mutated Dr. William Birkin<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Became one of the few survivors of Raccoon City:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Alongside Leon Kennedy, Sherry Birkin, Jill Valentine, Carlos Oliviera, and Ada Wong<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Eluded several trained Umbrella security guards before she was finally caught<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Fought her way through a high-security prison full of zombified guards<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Dodged several sniper shots fired by Alfred Ashford<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Survived a plane crash into the South Pole<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Survived an Antarctic blizzard<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Finally reunited with her brother Chris after months of searching<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Killed a mutated Steve Burnside (Darkside)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Killed Alexia Ashford after she self-mutated<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Rescued Moira Burton, Barry Burton&#8217;s daughter<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Now as we mentioned before, we&#8217;ll be playing off this battle as an arcade-style boss fight, which means each character will only be allowed to use their basic pistols.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: In other words, none of the cool stuff like Assault Rifles, Shotguns, RPGs or Grenade Launchers.\u00a0(Scoffs) Admit it, Ed. You&#8217;re just doing it this way because you&#8217;re afraid of weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: WE&#8217;RE NOT HAVING THAT DISCUSSION AGAIN!!! So, Ms. Hunnigan, what weapons do you recommend our heroes use against the Magician?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: If you&#8217;re looking for sidearms, there&#8217;s two that I can think of&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Weapons:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1834\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=1834\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Silver-Ghost-2.jpg?fit=741%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"741,573\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Silver Ghost #2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Silver-Ghost-2.jpg?fit=660%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1834 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Silver-Ghost-2.jpg?resize=304%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Silver-Ghost-2.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Silver-Ghost-2.jpg?resize=352%2C272&amp;ssl=1 352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Silver-Ghost-2.jpg?w=741&amp;ssl=1 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><br \/>\nSilver Ghost:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Leon&#8217;s weapon of choice<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Unknown producer (possibly custom-made)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Firing Mode: Semi-Automatic<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Magazine: 15 rounds (9mm.)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Can be fitted with silencer<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Based on the H&amp;K USP and S&amp;W Sigma.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Custom model: Five times more likely to pull off a headshot than most handguns.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Inaccurate and unstable: difficult to use at mid-to-long range.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Appearance:\u00a0Resident Evil 4<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=1835\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Browning-Hi-Power.jpg?fit=270%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"270,177\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Browning Hi Power\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Browning-Hi-Power.jpg?fit=270%2C177&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-1835 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Browning-Hi-Power.jpg?resize=329%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"216\" \/><br \/>\nBrowning Hi-Power:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Claire&#8217;s weapon of choice<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* US-produced<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Semi-Automatic<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Magazine: 13 rounds (9mm)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Firing Range: 54.7yd (50m.)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* &#8220;Hi-Power&#8221; refers to its high magazine capacity.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Claire found this pistol in a police car glove compartment while she was running from zombies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Those of you who haven&#8217;t played\u00a0Resident Evil\u00a0or\u00a0House of the Dead\u00a0may be thinking, <em>&#8220;How the Hell can they expect to take on something like the Magician with just a pair of puny 9mms!?&#8221;<\/em> Don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;re getting to that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: But for now, let&#8217;s hear what these two have to offer in the fight besides their weapons. Ms. Hunnigan, what do you think are Leon and Claire&#8217;s greatest strengths as experienced zombie killers?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: And don&#8217;t say something like &#8220;Leon&#8217;s good in bed.&#8221; We don&#8217;t need to hear any more of your sexual fantasies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: <em>(Blushes)<\/em>\u00a0Alright, already! <em>Sighs<\/em>, yes. Throughout their adventures, Leon and Claire have spent years taking on all sorts of Bio-Organic Weapons that would obliterate most people. Their greatest strength was the unbreakable sense of trust and teamwork they had in each other. However, they also learned to fend for themselves as individuals. Separately, they&#8217;re a force to be reckoned with. But together, they&#8217;re unstoppable. Down below you&#8217;ll see Leon and Claire&#8217;s files, which describe each other&#8217;s strengths in more detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Strengths &amp; Abilities:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2392\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2392\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-e1656268587645.jpg?fit=317%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"317,444\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leon &amp;#038; Claire #2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-e1656268587645.jpg?fit=317%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2392 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-e1656268587645-214x300.jpg?resize=214%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-e1656268587645.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-e1656268587645.jpg?resize=194%2C272&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-e1656268587645.jpg?w=317&amp;ssl=1 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><br \/>\nLeon:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Peak physical conditioning:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Avoided laser tripwires and enemy attacks<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Outran a giant boulder and a giant statue of Ramon Salazar<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Flipped Jack Krauser, who would easily weigh around 200lbs<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Strong enough to hold the combined weight of Angela and the mutant Curtis Miller<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Used a leg lock to prevent a Licker from killing him<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pfYZgXho-hg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Expert marksman:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Able to land headshots from almost fifty yards away without missing<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Can duel-wield weapons\u00a0Black Lagoon\u00a0style<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Can use heavy, explosive weapons just as easily as normal firearms<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Successfully threw his knife into Ramon Salazar&#8217;s hand, impaling it<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v9enQhFYASw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Resourceful:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Consistently thinks his way out of most situations in record time.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Has solved several puzzles and challenges along his adventures<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QJikO-Vyt6U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Incredible resilience:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Has survived devastating punches from giant BOWs like the Super Tyrant and the mutated Curtis Miller.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Survived being needled by an Iron Maiden zombie (though not without damage)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PsD0hNW5eBE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Keen intelligence and intuition:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Can instinctively detect anyone attempting to sneak up on him<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Ada Wong admits that he\u2019s \u201cpractically a genius&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DhXYyTjXUoU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Capable one-on-one fighter:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Defeated Jack Krauser in a knife duel<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Briefly fought Chris Redfield to a draw.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lM4hdidRV-4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Possibly Resident Evil&#8217;s most shipped male character:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* His harem includes the likes of Claire, Ada, Angela, Manuela, Hunnigan, Ashley, and Helena<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Some even pair him with male characters like Chris or Wesker<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PiEa9P7dr0I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Outstanding in bed:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* DAMMIT, HUNNIGAN!!!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2394\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2394\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-1-e1656268866455.jpg?fit=381%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"381,444\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leon &amp;#038; Claire #2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-1-e1656268866455.jpg?fit=381%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2394 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-1-e1656268866455-257x300.jpg?resize=257%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-1-e1656268866455.jpg?resize=257%2C300&amp;ssl=1 257w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-1-e1656268866455.jpg?resize=233%2C272&amp;ssl=1 233w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-1-e1656268866455.jpg?w=381&amp;ssl=1 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><br \/>\nClaire:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Peak physical condition:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Was trained by Chris Redfield, who was trained in the US Air Force.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Has spent entire nights fighting zombies and BOWs without tiring even once.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P1fOgK-SL4Q?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Excellent speed and reflexes:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Outran Mr. X and the mutant Dr. Birkin<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Eluded several Umbrella soldiers until she was caught by a helicopter<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Dodged a sniper round fired by Alfred Ashford<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xQWQAqHjQPE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Decent marksmanship:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Killed Alfred with his own sniper rifle (only happens in Code: Veronica)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NbRXj9cr8YU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Creative and resourceful:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Since she is a <em>Resident Evil<\/em> character, it&#8217;s safe to assume that she can solve puzzles and escape deathtraps fairly easily.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ctU9dzEQyUE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Fighting Ability:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Thanks to Chris&#8217; training, is adept with pretty much any weapon she comes across<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Killed a zombie by throwing a combat knife right into its chest<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Destroyed several people who were turned into BOWs, including Dr. Birkin, the Ashford Twins, Steve Burnside, and Curtis Miller<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Fought off numerous zombies at an airport<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bSLZ4OfV6aI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Other Skills:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Apparently has some skill in lockpicking<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Somewhat skilled with computers<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Amazing ass, especially in jeans.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ginger-haired Leon-stealing slut:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Seriously, Ingrid!?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6QR4hBsepAE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2395\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2395\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-2.jpg?fit=790%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"790,444\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leon &amp;#038; Claire #2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-2.jpg?fit=660%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2395 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-2.jpg?resize=433%2C244&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-2.jpg?resize=484%2C272&amp;ssl=1 484w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-2-2.jpg?w=790&amp;ssl=1 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><br \/>\nTogether:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Teamwork:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Place a great deal of trust and friendship in each other.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Naturally makes them a very common pairing in the RE shipping community.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward:\u00a0<em>(Looks at Louis)<\/em>\u00a0Was it necessary to put the video with Claire&#8217;s arse on the list?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Nope!\u00a0<em>(Laughs out loud.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward:\u00a0<em>(Scoffs)<\/em> Alright, I&#8217;ll just let your girl Liliana know that there&#8217;s another woman that&#8217;s caught your attention. I&#8217;m sure she&#8217;d be very\u00a0pleased to hear it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Go ahead. She&#8217;s too busy competing in the NXT and the Mii Fighting League to even care!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid:\u00a0<em>(Mutters)<\/em>\u00a0Stupid sexy Claire in her True Religion jeans. We&#8217;ll see how hot she is when her apartment &#8220;accidentally&#8221; gets set on fire!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis:\u00a0<em>(Genuinely disturbed; whispers)<\/em> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Okay, she&#8217;s gone from crazy fangirl to full-blown Yandere! Let&#8217;s wrap this up and get her the Hell outta here!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward:\u00a0<em>(Nods)<\/em> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">You&#8217;re right, mate!<\/span>\u00a0Ahem! So, we&#8217;ve covered the duo&#8217;s strongest points as a team, but what about their weaknesses? What weak points does each character have that could pose a problem against the Magician?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: Surprisingly, not a whole lot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2401\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Resident-Evil-2-You-Are-Dead.jpg?fit=1067%2C544&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1067,544\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Bryan Cheah&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1555249158&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Resident Evil 2 &amp;#8211; You Are Dead\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Resident-Evil-2-You-Are-Dead.jpg?fit=660%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2401 size-newspack-article-block-landscape-small\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Resident-Evil-2-You-Are-Dead-400x300.jpg?resize=400%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Resident-Evil-2-You-Are-Dead.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Resident-Evil-2-You-Are-Dead.jpg?resize=200%2C150&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Resident-Evil-2-You-Are-Dead.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\nWeaknesses:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(Since each character has roughly the same weaknesses, this will apply to both.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Usually has at least one partner at their side:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Neither is used to handling missions on their own.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** No longer an issue since they&#8217;ll be teamed up in this battle<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Endurance has limits:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Always need medicinal herbs or first-aid spray when wounded.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Limited experience fighting normal opponents:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Spent most of their careers fighting mindless zombies and crazed cultists.<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Occasionally fought living opponents like Krauser, Redfield, or Svetlana<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** No longer an issue since their opponent is a genetic monster<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Human limitations:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Can be overpowered by larger opponents or killed by bullets.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: And while it isn&#8217;t listed here, Claire is almost never seen wearing any sort of protective gear, and usually fights in civilian clothing. Also, while physically she&#8217;s&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<em>moderately<\/em>\u00a0impressive, she&#8217;s nowhere near as strong as her brother, BSAA Captain Chris Redfield. To compare, Chris was strong enough to move a large boulder several times bigger and heavier than him. Claire&#8217;s done nothing that comes close to that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Still, if those are the only weaknesses these two have, I don&#8217;t think they have anything to worry about!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Especially since two of their weaknesses will be canceled out anyway. Well, Ms. Hunnigan, despite your earlier&#8230;&#8230;misbehavior&#8230;&#8230;you&#8217;ve been a valuable help in giving us enough information to work with for Leon and Claire. Thank you for taking the time again to interview with\u00a0Death Battle\u00a0again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis:\u00a0<em>(Now please&#8230;PLEEEEEEASE get the Hell out of here!)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: Aw thanks, guys! It was fun to be here again after so long! I&#8217;m hoping that Leon wins this time (but Claire can die in an oil fire.). Anyway, now I need to finish my fanfiction where Leon licks ice cream off my boobs!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Both: Wait, WHAT!?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ingrid: BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!\u00a0<em>(She quickly bolts through the exit)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(Louis and Edward both breath a sigh of relief)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: PHEW! Thank <em>Jesus,<\/em>\u00a0She&#8217;s finally gone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Good grief, I thought that woman was going to be the death of me. I never thought there&#8217;d be someone more annoying than you, Louis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis:\u00a0<em>(Chuckles)<\/em>\u00a0Now you&#8217;re just making me jealous. By the way, should we warn Claire that Hunnigan plans to burn down her apartment?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Please, I doubt she&#8217;d actually do it. And if she does, Claire would survive and probably hunt Hunnigan down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: And we&#8217;d be all the happier for it. Anyway, call in the next guy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2412\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2412\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-and-Sherry-e1656277089471.png?fit=838%2C548&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"838,548\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leon, Claire, and Sherry\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-and-Sherry-e1656277089471.png?fit=660%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2412 size-medium_large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-and-Sherry-e1656277089471-768x502.png?resize=660%2C431&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-and-Sherry-e1656277089471.png?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-and-Sherry-e1656277089471.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-and-Sherry-e1656277089471.png?resize=416%2C272&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Leon-Claire-and-Sherry-e1656277089471.png?w=838&amp;ssl=1 838w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>(Sherry\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<i>\u201cAre you guys like\u2026 boyfriend and girlfriend?)<\/i><i><br \/>\n(<\/i>Leon\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<i>\u201cNo, we\u2019re just\u2026 uh, we actually just met\u2026 last night?\u201d)<br \/>\n<\/i>(Claire\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<i>\u201cYeah\u2026 that would\u2019ve been one helluva first date, though.\u201d)<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BONUS VIDEO!!!<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6xyy7iveJLs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(DING!)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=1839\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Magician-1.jpg?fit=774%2C598&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"774,598\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magician #1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Magician-1.jpg?fit=660%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-1839 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Magician-1.jpg?resize=491%2C380&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Magician-1.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Magician-1.jpg?resize=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Magician-1.jpg?resize=352%2C272&amp;ssl=1 352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Magician-1.jpg?w=774&amp;ssl=1 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><br \/>\nExperiment Type-0:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Codename: Magician<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Age: Appx. 5 years since first appearance<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Height: Unknown (Slightly taller than an average male human)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Weight: Unknown<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Species: Zombie\/Genetic Monster<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Gender: Genderless<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* First Appearance:\u00a0The House of the Dead (1996)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Theme Song:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ni2W8yI0Nh0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(Daniel Curien walks in the room, a polite smile on his face)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis:\u00a0<em>Bonsoir<\/em>,\u00a0Mr. Curien! It&#8217;s great to have you with us tonight!\u00a0<em>(Let&#8217;s hope he&#8217;s easier to deal with than Hunnigan.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Please take a seat so we can begin discussing our next contestant!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: Thank you. It&#8217;s an honor to be called up to this show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: My, he&#8217;s polite. We might have an easier time after all!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: We don&#8217;t have much time left, so let&#8217;s get this started! So Daniel, is there anything you can tell us about how the Magician was created, and why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: It all began with the Curien Mansion Case of 1998. The man behind the creation of Type Zero&#8211;along with hundreds of other zombies&#8211;was none other than my father, Dr. Roy Curien. When I was ten years old, I was diagnosed with an incurable disease that was slowly killing me. As I spent weeks in bed slowly waiting for death, my father promised me that he would find a cure that would save me, even if it meant stepping into forbidden territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Jeez, we&#8217;re off to a great start, aren&#8217;t we?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: My father managed to get his project funded by the DBR Corporation, allowing him to build an enormous lab beneath our house and even hire hundreds of scientists. They spent countless days at research, trying over and over to find a way to bring the dead back to life. But their work eventually paid off. Dad came into my room holding a strange vial in his hands. I still remember the hopeful look on his face. He told me that his creation would bring me back to life, and that I wouldn&#8217;t have to fear death ever again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: But the good times weren&#8217;t to last, were they?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: *Sighs*, unfortunately not. For a while, my dad became a hero to me, and I was excited that soon I would be saved from my disease. But over time, he became so obsessed his research that most of his staff called him insane and delusional, and some even abandoned him! This made my father so desperate that he began using his remaining staff as test subjects, turning them into zombies!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Good Lord, his scientists were right to leave him! I&#8217;m sorry if he&#8217;s your father, but the man&#8217;s completely daft!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: And it only got worse. One day my father barged into my room, raving about two new monsters he created that he believed would change the future&#8211;one of being the\u00a0Type-0 Magician. I was horrified at the monster my father became because of his research, and feared what kind of Hell he&#8217;d unleash on the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Aaaaaaand this is where everything goes to shit!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: That&#8217;s&#8230;&#8230;.one way of putting it. December 18, 1998&#8211;Curien released his army of zombies on the whole mansion to get revenge on the people who called him insane. Fortunately, two AMS agents named Thomas Rogan and &#8220;G&#8221; were called to investigate and rescue any surviving hostages. The two went through room after room killing my father&#8217;s abominations and eventually found their way into his underground lab. When they finally cornered him, Curien tried to take them down by releasing his masterpiece, the Magician. But he didn&#8217;t expect the Magician to have a mind of its own and betray him&#8211;a mistake that cost my father his life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Seriously!? His\u00a0own monster killed him!? You&#8217;d think he&#8217;d put some failsafes in that thing to make sure that doesn&#8217;t happen!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Curien wasn&#8217;t a very good scientist, was he?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: Anyway, Rogan and G battled the Magician and ultimately destroyed it. But before it died, the monster warned the two agents that they &#8220;haven&#8217;t seen anything yet,&#8221; and that there would be much worse to come years later. His warning came horribly true two years later, when a zombie outbreak occured in Venice, Italy. The man responsible for this incident was Caleb Goldman, who funded my father&#8217;s research. The Magician would appear again defending Goldman&#8217;s HQ from two other AMS agents, until it was defeated once again. It appeared one last time in 2003 following a much bigger outbreak, after two more agents accidentally revived it. Since then, there&#8217;ve been no known incidents where the Magician was released.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Talk about something that doesn&#8217;t know how to stay dead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Indeed. But I believe that&#8217;s enough information about how our monster came to be. Shall we talk about what he can bring to battle now?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: No problem!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Feats:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Dr. Curien referred to the Magician as his &#8220;masterpiece&#8221;<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Appeared in three games, making him the most recurring House of the Dead boss<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Opened Pandora&#8217;s Box in the (non-canon) bad ending of The House of the Dead\u00a04: Special<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* The Tarot Card he is based on is the first of the Four Heavenly Kings<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Capable of independent thought, as he killed his creator Dr. Roy Curien in defiance<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* After being resurrected by Goldman, oversaw the creation of the Emperor<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Considered by fans to be the most challenging and memorable boss in the series<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: <em>(Groans)<\/em> Great. Now we have to talk about a monster that fights with magic? What does he do, wave a plastic wand around? Pull zombie rabbits out of a hat? Trap his enemies inside a box and saw them in half?&#8230;&#8230;Actually that last part sounds awesome!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Ignore my foolish partner, Daniel. He has no appreciation for magic or science. But going back on topic, what exactly can your father&#8217;s creation do?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: The Magician was one of my dad&#8217;s proudest achievements before his death. He designed it to far surpass all his other zombies in speed, strength, and intelligence. It mainly attacks by using the fireballs generated from its hands. He can fire them directly at his target or shoot them into the air and rain down on top of them. He can also strike his enemy up close while charging a fireball in his hands. The Type-0 is also very intelligent. He knows that he has very weak defense, so he instead zooms around at near-supersonic speeds that make him unpredictable and harder to hit. Along with his intelligence, the Magician has a narcissistic personality. It believes that it&#8217;s superior to humans, which is why it refused to take orders from my dad. The only people it seems loyal to are the ones it finds useful. It also has a bone to pick against the AMS agents who killed it in the past, including Agent G, who killed him twice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Jeez, talk about holding a grudge. Kind of reminds me of Jill and Revy, actually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Those two are still angry at each other since their Death Battle and the remade version?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis:\u00a0<em>(Breaths heavily)\u00a0<\/em>You don&#8217;t want to know. Just\u00a0mentioning\u00a0Jill\u00a0Valentine in front of Revy is enough for her to point her guns at you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Good Lord! Well, I suppose it&#8217;s what one should expect from a hotheaded killer like her. But anyway, would you mind if we list what you&#8217;ve told us of the Magician&#8217;s powers down below?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: Sure, go ahead!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Strengths &amp; Abilities:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Physicality:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Has no notable strength feats<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* At the very least, can harm humans<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2404\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2404\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Speed.gif?fit=480%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magician Speed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Speed.gif?fit=480%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Speed.gif?resize=480%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>\nSpeed:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Can teleport and fly around at insanely fast speeds<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Uses his speed to catch his enemies off guard<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Fast enough to leave phantasms of himself when he moves<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* His attack pattern usually consists of three warps and one attack. (ZOOM-ZOOM-ZOOM-BAM!)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2405\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2405\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Durability.gif?fit=480%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magician Durability\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Durability.gif?fit=480%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2405 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Durability.gif?resize=480%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>\nDurability:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Can take a significant amount of bullets to his weakpoints before dying<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Thick armor covers most of his body:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Except for the PAINFULLY obvious weak spots on his forearms and shins<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* A grenade was enough to kill him while he was weakened<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2406\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2406\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Kills-Curien.gif?fit=360%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,202\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magician Kills Curien\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Kills-Curien.gif?fit=360%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2406 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Kills-Curien.gif?resize=360%2C202&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"202\" \/><br \/>\nIntelligence:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Human-level intelligence:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Refused to take orders from Dr. Curien, showing that he&#8217;s capable of independent thought<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Possibly telepathic comminication<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Knew what Pandora&#8217;s Box was capable of and tried to use it when he was cornered<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Uses strategy when he fights<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Always attacks at a distance to reduce chance of getting hit<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Has a twisted sense of loyalty:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Betrayed his creator, but showed loyalty to the ones who revived him after his first death<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Seems to only show loyalty to those he finds useful<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Has a deep grudge against the AMS agents for all the times they defeated him<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2407\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2407\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Fireballs.gif?fit=480%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,270\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magician Fireballs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Fireballs.gif?fit=480%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2407 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Fireballs.gif?resize=480%2C270&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" \/><br \/>\nPyrokinesis:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Generates fireballs in his hands to throw or shoot at opponents:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Also can charge and smack opponents with his fireballs<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Depending on the target, it can take one of these or several to kill a human<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Can also throw multiple fireballs in the air and rain them down<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** Each fireball can be canceled out in midair by shooting them<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2408\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2408\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Energy-Tackle.gif?fit=360%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,202\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magician Energy Tackle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Energy-Tackle.gif?fit=360%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2408 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Energy-Tackle.gif?resize=360%2C202&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"202\" \/><br \/>\nEnergy Tackle:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* A new move introduced in\u00a0House of the Dead 4 Special<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Magician surrounds himself with purple energy and smashes into the opponent at high speeds<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Can only be canceled if the player shoots his weak spot enough times<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2409\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2409\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Pandoras-Box.png?fit=1052%2C858&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1052,858\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magician Pandora&amp;#8217;s Box\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Pandoras-Box.png?fit=660%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2409 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Pandoras-Box.png?resize=400%2C327&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Pandoras-Box.png?resize=300%2C245&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Pandoras-Box.png?resize=1024%2C835&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Pandoras-Box.png?resize=768%2C626&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Pandoras-Box.png?resize=334%2C272&amp;ssl=1 334w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Pandoras-Box.png?w=1052&amp;ssl=1 1052w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\nPandora&#8217;s Box:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Magician&#8217;s last resort if it is defeated<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* In the Bad Ending, is used to summon multiple clones of himself<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Can only be destroyed by explosives<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(Edward looks distracted, like he&#8217;s deep in thought)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Ed?&#8230;&#8230;Ed?\u00a0<em>(Snaps fingers)<\/em>\u00a0What&#8217;s the matter with you, Ed?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Ah, sorry! I just realized something. Remember when Hunnigan told us that the Raccoon City disaster happened in 1998?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Yeah. What about it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: The Curien Mansion case in this game happened in the same year, just a few months later. And both incidents in each game involved zombies, ancient mansions, evil corporations, underground labs, mad scientists, and their children. And a Raccoon City-like incident happened in\u00a0House of the Dead just two years later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis:\u00a0(Scoffs)\u00a0What is this, Game Theory now? Are you saying there&#8217;s some kind of connection between the two games?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: I&#8217;m just saying it seems way too similar to be a coincidence. If anything, it provides a decent setup for a crossover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis:&#8230;&#8230;.Good point. SEGA! Capcom! I would play the shit out of an\u00a0RE\/HOTD\u00a0crossover! MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward:\u00a0<em>(I should&#8217;ve just kept me mouth shut.)<\/em>\u00a0Well, we&#8217;ve had a grand time discussing what powers our Mr. Magician has, but we&#8217;re almost out of time. Let&#8217;s discuss the monster&#8217;s weaknesses. But I&#8217;m sure that it could prove quite a challange to kill it, considering that it&#8217;s your father&#8217;s masterpiece.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: Actually, it&#8217;s got some pretty severe flaws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2410\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/?attachment_id=2410\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Destroyed.gif?fit=480%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,270\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Magician Destroyed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Destroyed.gif?fit=480%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/arkhamdeathbattle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Magician-Destroyed.gif?resize=480%2C270&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" \/><br \/>\nWeaknesses:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Stupidly obvious weak points on its shins and forearms<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Killed quite easily be small arms fire<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Attacks can be disrupted if he&#8217;s hit enough times while doing them<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Ranged opponents are his Kryptonite:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">** A big problem considering all of his enemies used guns<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Vulnerable while charging attacks<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* In canon, has been beaten every time by teams of two agents<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">* Technically an unfinished prototype that was released prematurely<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Now I see what you mean. For a so-called &#8220;masterpiece&#8221; it doesn&#8217;t seem all that spectacular.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Who the Hell releases their ultimate monster with half its weak points exposed!? No wonder it always gets killed!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: Like you said, my dad wasn&#8217;t the best when it came to fixing his mistakes. But even with its major weak points, the Magician was&#8211;and is&#8211;one of the most dangerous legacies my father left behind and the most infamous boss in the\u00a0<em>House of the Dead<\/em>\u00a0franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: It will be quite a show to watch when the two titanic zombie franchises clash! But that&#8217;s all the time we have for today! Thank you, Mr. Curien for joining us and telling us everything you know! It&#8217;s been a pleasure having you on our show!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Daniel: No problem! I&#8217;m honored to help you guys out with your episode! I hope it turns out well! Bye!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(Daniel leaves the interview room)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Louis: Well, all&#8217;s well that ends well!\u00a0We got all the info we need\u00a0on each fighter. Join us next time on\u00a0Death Battle,\u00a0where it&#8217;ll be all-out war between two of our favorite zombie shooter franchises!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Edward: Will the heroic duo of Leon and Claire survive their night with Curien&#8217;s creation, or will the Magician put on his greatest and deadliest show? Stay tuned to find out on our latest and most horrifying Death Battle episode,\u00a0Resident Evil: Pandora&#8217;s Box!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">(&#8220;Welcome, my AMS friends. 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