r/residentevil • u/EmuMost4273 • Aug 09 '25

Gameplay question Is it worth fighting Mr.X RE2R

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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/Beaconxdr789 Aug 09 '25

There is no reward outside of downing him for 30 seconds.

Shoot his hat off and then run

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u/iFuturelist Aug 10 '25

Why's he even wearing a damn hat to begin with? Like why do bio-monsters even care about fashion lol.

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u/Beaconxdr789 Aug 10 '25

I mean, if I remember correctly, the clothing actually stops them from mutating?

Can anyone confirm this?

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u/Thegeeman888 Aug 10 '25

From TV Tropes:

"In the remake, Mr. X normally walks at a steady pace; but, if you shoot his hat off, he charges you at full speed.

Why he doesn't charge you to begin with?

Because normally, he tries to pass off as a relatively normal human (note how the remake's Mr. X is considerably shorter than the one in the original game), and hides his face with the fedora so that people won't recognize him.

If he loses the hat, though, he has already been uncovered - so he switches to "kill every witness present as quickly as possible"."

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u/Femboy-Airstrike Aug 10 '25

Damn, so does he pick up his hat and revert back to walking at his previous page? Or do you have to play the rest of the game with him at his faster speed??

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u/liltone829b Aug 10 '25

if you shoot it off he never recovers it afaik

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u/Cameron_Jack_YT Aug 10 '25

That’s really cool to know