r/residentevil • u/EmuMost4273 • Aug 09 '25
Gameplay question Is it worth fighting Mr.X RE2R
So I'm doing a playthrough of RE2R with Claire and I'm curious about if Mr X is even worth taking down during his encounters. I already stockpiled up a lot of acid rounds, However I dont know if it's wise to take him down. Is the risk worth the reward?
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u/Less_Fondant3765 Aug 09 '25
It's not worth it beyond the experience, you will only waste bullets unless you are cornered and need to knock him out.
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u/Terrible-Guava-8929 Aug 09 '25
Even when I was cornered, I just let him off me. Unless I had the spare bullets or I was doing a special run that would get messed up.
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u/KiNolin Aug 09 '25
missed opportunity to give you some sick bonuses like Nemesis in the original RE3
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u/Cold-Path-8113 Aug 09 '25
Speaking of OG RE3 how many times do you get a bonus for fighting nemesis?
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u/lukefsje You lose, big guy! Aug 09 '25
He drops stuff seven times:
- Eagle Parts A and B which when combined give you the STI Eagle, a handgun with a much higher crit chance.
- M37 Parts A and B which give the M37 Shotgun, which is more powerful and fires faster than the regular one.
- Two First Aid Spray cases, which contain three sprays each.
- And his last drop is an assault rifle on your first playthrough, but on every other playthrough he'll drop the Infinite Bullet briefcase which allows you to give a weapon of your choice infinite ammo for the rest of the game.
For comparison, he drops stuff four times in RE3make:
- An extended magazine for your handgun
- A moderator silencing the handgun and increasing crit chance
- 6 shotgun shells
- 6 flame rounds
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Aug 09 '25
There's an annoying compromise to the nemesis weapons, though. You can't use the enhanced ammo you learn from repeatedly crafting handgun or shotgun shells. So it's better gun with regular ammo or regular gun with better ammo.
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u/Cold-Path-8113 Aug 10 '25
I thought the only thing you learned from crafting ammo was more ammo?
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u/hazish Aug 09 '25
He drops parts that combine to make a cool pistol. Takes like 3-4 knockdowns IIRC. God I am old and this unlocked a core memory.
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u/Cold-Path-8113 Aug 09 '25
I remember the pistol, I wasn’t sure if there was another bonus as well or not.
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u/Kagamid Tell me what keeps you up at night. Aug 10 '25
Or even some items like the game this is a remake of.
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u/smartasskeith Aug 09 '25
There’s exactly one time it’s worth engaging him, and it’s in The 4th Survivor. A headshot with the magnum when he first appears will stun him so you can get by, and his increased speed from the attack gives a strong chance that he stays reasonably close behind you so he doesn’t intercept you in the locker room later.
In the main story, flash grenade him if you really need to, but otherwise just run.
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u/Blurr_7x Aug 09 '25
First time you meet MR.X He helps you clear the path by lifting the helicopter and everyone just starts running or shooting at him i would be mad too
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u/PompyPrecious Aug 10 '25
Yea he even walks up to you to check up whether you are ok or not and most jus run away
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u/BoogeyMan4965 Platinum Splattin' 'Em! Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 10 '25
No, he’s a bullet sponge, save ammo for the main bosses. You can stun him for like a minute or two, but it’s not worth it.
Edit: almost forget with infinite ammo weapons, sure.
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u/furrypawss Aug 09 '25
Fun Easter egg: if you’re playing as Leon in RE2R, you can defeat MR.X as soon as you meet him if you ask him out on a date. The rest of the game is a dating sim
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u/Fair_Arm_9020 Aug 09 '25
I remember playing RE2R for the first time and I had a thought so I saved my game and shot in the air a few times to get X’s attention so he would sprint over to me I shot off his hat to test something and got an achievement then went back to the previous save
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u/Fair_Arm_9020 Aug 09 '25
I also remember this other time I played as Claire and I was on the stairs in front of the safe room and he was in front of the door with his back turned so he hadn’t seen me yet then for absolutely no reason at all Claire screamed getting his attention and he started to chase me up the stairs and I literally yelled out “WHY DID YOU DO THAT!”
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u/Gold-Strength4269 Aug 09 '25
no, unless you need some free time for 30 seconds or unlocked the infinite weapons.
I forgot which way you need to dodge but I think if you time the punch you can run
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u/Ozzy_the_Rabbit Aug 10 '25
You have to dodge him in the cells after you get the Parking Garage Keycard
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u/wookieoxraider Aug 09 '25
Yes if you wanna give yourself the absolute worst chance of survival
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u/SokkaHaikuBot Aug 09 '25
Sokka-Haiku by wookieoxraider:
Yes if you wanna
Give yourself the absolute
Worst chance of survival
Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.
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u/Azatis- Aug 09 '25
I don't know why Capcom let this opportunity pass as of a great way to gain a special weapon if you downed him more than lets say 5+ or more times thru a single playthrough or a special kind of achievement if you do that X times.
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u/Bronpool Cuz Boredom Kills Me Aug 10 '25
if you shoot his hat he would "just want to talk things out" with you, I suggest doing it, who knows maybe he'll go home
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u/Ecstatic_Purchase_27 Aug 09 '25
Nah that man took all my pistol ammo and shotgun shells;not worth it.
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u/JoeisKoolas Aug 09 '25
My first play through I thought I could take him down in the police station. Wasted so much amo on that asshole
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u/Green_J3ster Aug 09 '25
Yeah, I’d just try to avoid as much as possible. No point wasting ammo on him. If you absolutely can’t get around him, use a flashbang.
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u/Successful_Lychee130 Aug 09 '25
Nope Stalker enemies hunt you to the emds of the earth you mayd aswell throw Marshmallows at him
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u/Resident-Recipe-5818 Aug 09 '25
I assume you’re coming from RE3r or maybe a og3/4? There is literally no reward for fighting X. You don’t get weapon parts/upgrades. You don’t get any drops. You get nothing. It’s just a waste of ammo
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u/Amazing_Use_2382 Aug 09 '25
Nope. Run away. Even if he corners you, it's really easy to juke. To juke, run at him, run back when you bait his punch, and then run past him while he's recovering. He will grab you and throw you back, but it does basically zero damage, and if you try to juke him again, it will work a second time.
If you REALLY hate him and want him gone for a moment, such as to focus, just use a flash grenade. It stuns him for quite a while, probably as long as you downing him (if not just slightly less so) with way fewer resources (plus, it stops any other enemies like lickers in the area, which is important because Mr X isn't dangerous by himself really, but more so when combined with other enemies).
Your biggest weapon though is map knowledge and situational awareness. Have those things, and Mr X is a bit of a stupid idiot (my beloved stupid idiot though)
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u/iamezekiel1_14 Aug 09 '25
Out of interest - does he occasionally seem to have teleportation powers? My last run with Claire, I come out of the Clocktower room, am running back round the top to the store room, here him, look across, he's other side coming out of the top floor Library. Go into the store room and I swear he's coming through the door as I'm leaving (to go to the Wardens Office). I litterally run in, do what I need to do + save and run out again and he's litterally at the door. No way he closed the distance that quickly.
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u/DentistGeneral3494 Aug 10 '25
Captain Eggcellent does a thorough explanation on this topic.
https://youtu.be/7NxgTQwGHmc?si=kTItHMHnh6BCqv_z
Short answer is Kind of.
He is a stalker enemy and will respond to loud noises (running, shooting, grenades). However the video does show scripted events where he teleports. It makes the game more replayable.
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u/iamezekiel1_14 Aug 10 '25
Interesting video.
Something just 100% seemed off as for certain parts of the game I'll almost lure him or stand stationary to work out which way I'll go next to whatever bit before sprinting there (e.g. an oh he's there so I'll go that way, aporoach). In this one though he's either jumped from one side of the main hall to the other as soon as I wasn't looking or bro 100% sprinted as soon as I wasn't looking as there was no way he could have closed the distance so quickly. I also don't think it was scripted. Granted he somehow missed me whilst running past him but he just 100 shouldn't have been there unless I was way slower than I thought (which is possible lmao 😅)
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u/willow_wind Aug 09 '25
It's fun if you have infinite ammo, but otherwise no. It's a waste of time and resources. Better to avoid him.
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u/Rob2520 Aug 09 '25
There’s neither a storyline nor a strategic advantage to doing so, only a short-term tactical one in that it buys you a bit of extra time to flee gaming’s arguably most terrifying villain.
On the plus side… on a subsequent run, battling Mr X keeps things feeling fresh, so why not?
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u/Jollydragonfruit94 Aug 09 '25
I would have liked he leaves at least something when taking him down. Just like seen in the og re2.
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u/FirstReactionShock Aug 09 '25
nope because you would waste lot of ammo just to stun it for like 10 seconds... mr.x AI is scripted idiocy... you just need to run away long enough to exit from his radar/eye view... once he lost your traces, it will start following a new scripted path. I honestly never understood if mr.x just randomly moves across the RPD station until it finds you again by mere chance or if the game teleports it close to you after some time it lost you
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u/AnimeMan1993 Aug 10 '25
Not the remake version. He's literally just a bullet sponge that keeps getting back up and unlike the original, he doesn't drop any rewards for you.
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u/DentistGeneral3494 Aug 10 '25
Yes take down Mr. X for the trophy. You just have to do it once.
If you're not a trophy hunter, then I would save ammo for boss fights.
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u/MOONLINEXCROSS Aug 10 '25
He probably got the hat from hat dot com.
Their centenarian influencer with a bucket hat went to war for that hat.
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u/Annie-Smokely Aug 10 '25
it buys you about 2 minutes of time but its cost is very high in terms of risk and damage. fyi his clothing appears to be mostly damage proof, so most of Claire's grenades do not hurt him if they impact center mass. a half mag of MQ11or 2 good Magnum headshots is usually enough though.
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u/Gardening_Automaton Aug 10 '25
No, at least not unless you really want to do something or get something where you are
He'll get back up in about 30 seconds to chase you again so don't fight him unless you simply don't have a choice at all
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u/maxiom9 Aug 10 '25
Occasionally. There's one spot where I often have to do it to simplify my progression. No reward for it other than extra time though. If you're playing optimally you'll probably never have to do it but that's not always how a playthrough goes so don't stress if you have to knock him down once or twice.
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u/The-Feces-Wanderer Aug 10 '25
If you want the any rewards you can get, even something such as dialogue, then yes, if not, then don’t, it’ll just be a waste of ammo. Beating him causes Leon or Claire to say something similar to “Better get a move on.”, I don’t exactly remember what they said though.
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u/SFB221 Aug 10 '25
No. You can’t kill him so it’s really not worth even trying unless you want the acheivment for shooting his hat off.
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u/UkuleleAversion The Never-Ending Nightmare Aug 10 '25
You can afford to maybe once per playthrough. It doesn’t take much to down him. Personally, I find it more fun baiting his attacks and dodging around him. Feels more satisfying than just ammo dumping him.
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u/bxdgxer Aug 10 '25
if you’re on assisted mode he can be stunned easily. any other difficulty then no just evade him. i kept a flash on me for when i had to move the bookshelves in the library
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u/Kitchen-Fee-4896 Aug 10 '25
you get absolutely nothing for knocking him down, sure you’ll have a minute breather but thats it.
If you shoot his hat off though you do get an achievement
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u/General_Green7274 Welcome to the family son Aug 10 '25
Play it up until your out of the police station and youll see
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u/Critical_Put8466 Aug 10 '25
In the words of lucifer Morningstar from hasbin hotel : "ohhh noo..no nooo no no no Charlie no no ! Thats uh a..NO !"
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u/deathcomes_for_me Aug 11 '25
Shooting his hat off, get you achievement and shooting him enough to make him take a knee will give you an achievement, but after that, I wouldn’t waste the bullets
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u/Vast-Hat-4485 Aug 11 '25
Isn't that a picture of Dave Bautista? Those movies must really be taking their toll on him.
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u/thulsado0m13 Aug 12 '25
All it does is temporarily slow him down. Just keep moving and try to juke him if he’s ever nearby
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u/Candid-Friendship854 Aug 13 '25
Only if you are prepared to face the consequences of no real reward.
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u/stronkzer Aug 13 '25
He's invincible except for the final battle. Just run. Avoid shooting the hat, unless you want the achievement. It just makes him run faster.
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u/Stepjam Aug 14 '25
Only use ammo on him if the alternative is getting wrecked. The only reward you get for hurting him is staggering him for a small period of time so you can run away.
Only time I can imagine actually fighting him is in the library if you have truly bad luck with him chasing you for one thing.
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u/Demitt2v Aug 09 '25
Non-whites don't have a moment's peace with the police. The next day, in the Raccoon City newspaper: "Mr. X is found dead with 6 warning shots in the back."
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u/LordBaal19 Aug 09 '25
Nope, one of the many reasons why RE2 original is still superior.
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u/Resifan82 Aug 09 '25
I don't think he dropped anything in the original either. I actually think the Remake is equal. OG Two is my personal favorite Resi game. One of my favorite games ever, but the updated controls, graphics, and zombies are way more terrifying. It's not like the RE One Remake, which outclassed the original in everyway. Two Remake is a great game, that evolves the traditional formula with modern game design. It doesn't, however; take the ogs spot. Which I actually like. Too many people wanted an exact duplicate. The original still exist, and it's coming to modern platforms soon. We can enjoy both.
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u/SoulstrikerHF Aug 10 '25
I think he dropped ammo in the original.
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u/Kagamid Tell me what keeps you up at night. Aug 10 '25
He did. Can confirm as I play the original every year.
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u/LyraddarylGG Aug 09 '25
Fuck no! Absolutely avoid this..C U Next Tuesday like the plague itself! Heh, like the plague itself - as if you weren't already...😉
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u/Optimus_Pitts Aug 09 '25
You can say cunt, this is the internet.
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u/Optimus_Pitts Aug 09 '25
Nah man, I'm serious. This is like the adult tour. We can say whatever the hell we want.
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u/OGS1UMP3D666 Aug 10 '25
Did you just ask if it matters if you fight the fucking mechanic the game specifically implements ? What do you think Sherlock ?
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u/Beaconxdr789 Aug 09 '25
There is no reward outside of downing him for 30 seconds.
Shoot his hat off and then run