The Story of the EVIL DUKE EXPLAINED! Resident Evil Village Shadows of Rose DLC

[@VideoGameSophistry]

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[@MrCaptainStoudty]

I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one who sighed relief reading the paper in the game and watching this video about this Duke being a copy and not the main Duke being evil. The man is to awesome to be turned like that. Bet the developers even noticed how much the RE fan base fell in love with duke so they decided to mess with us some lol. My man could never be evil and glad he isn't

[@ismaelgingles9409]

I'm glad this isn't the real duke only an evil copy. I personally really liked the duke both his design and personally. I wounder if will see more of him or maybe a new merchant in resident evil 9.

[@syruscoy1244]

I wouldn't mind if the Duke turns out to be evil. But it has to be a good reason and build up for it.

[@mohabalserafe3795]

Nah I knew it wasn't him

[@ryansanzone3546]

uhhh does no one read the lore seriously the masked duke is basically his past hell if anything this implies hes infected with the mold and went from evil to being a good guy unless i missed him being killed at some point if not then this is just a memory imprint of who he was and all

[@consumerjtc5835]

I doubt that someone that is part of a secretive sect of merchants that has close contact/dealt with biological freaks is anyone thats truly good, any compentent merchant do attempt to give us a good impression to be able to sell their wares after all.

[@roshango125ab]

Kinda sad to think that Rose wouldn't be alive today without the Duke but her only experience with him was with this twisted version of him. It would be akward as hell for her to meet the real Duke after watching this one take pleasure in killing and mutilating her over and over again

[@starscream4812]

Rose: it’s you again😡 Duke: don’t lose your head. That was quite the fiasco last time. Now, what are you buying…

[@osamaalkamel3800]

Dude it's just a game

[@glockkid1536]

@@osamaalkamel3800 who cares if they make a RE 9 it will be cool if the duke was in it

[@yourartbae]

Kinda like the terminator

[@EverythingShow2]

@@glockkid1536 I think he might be dead

[@DBarns7]

Aaron LaPlante, did a terrific job voicing the Duke. From his smooth sales pitches as a merchant in the main story, to a cold and diabolical monster in the SOR mission, he nailed it on both. He really gave both characters a lot of depth.

[@sabenavey1896]

He did and it was just perfect his voice is amazing and he smashed that role absolutely

[@roshango125ab]

If Mark Hamill ever hangs it up I'd like to see Aaron replace him in a lot of his roles. I had to goggle search to see if they traded out Aaron for Mark in the DLC because there were so many moments I thought it might have been him

[@Zaradorian]

@@roshango125ab too true

[@johnlawful2272]

That snap was good somebody get this man the infinity gauntlet

[@Ashtasticle94]

I like the idea that the duke was a lord for Miranda but broke free and decided to take revenge by working against her and helping Ethan which is why Miranda created this copy of him as a sort of petty revenge I suppose If the duke was the original fifth lord i wonder if it would have played out like the dlc did in some way too

[@imsadiknow6497]

the devs are MIRANDA duke was the only good mold the devs made replica i so mad hmm hmm !

[@frozenfoxgames5300]

I'm pretty sure Duke mentions that he has done business with Miranda and the other Lord's when you first meet him as Ethan.

[@nairbdelrey1561]

My biggest peeve is that they made no mention of Mia, She was literally a Protagonist and antagonist in RE7 and got completely disregarded. Only Rose saying "Havent seen Mom in ages" and I keep wondering Why the whole game with no Answer

[@GlitchyHalo]

Somewhere it's said that she went to jail sometime after village a bit after rose was in school as her journal said she did a bit of homeschooling with her She probably went to jail because she was working with the connections in 7

[@nairbdelrey1561]

@@GlitchyHalo shit when did I miss that she went to Jail.

[@GlitchyHalo]

@@nairbdelrey1561 i think it was said somewhere outside the game

[@nairbdelrey1561]

@@GlitchyHalo ohhh I was going through my brain thibking of the documents in the game, but it wouldn't make sense for her to go to jail after Rose was born, how come she didn't face jail immediately after RE7 before getting pregnant. Too many questions

[@GlitchyHalo]

@@nairbdelrey1561 yeah at first she was kinda lucky she got out scot free maybe it was because after when she revealed that Ethan was infected with the mold as well ans they just wonder how many secrets did she keep from them she was probably able to raise rose for the first few years until Chris decided to arrest her maybe she revealed another dark secret probably about rose which is why Chris decided to take things into his own hands

[@somedudewhodraws9377]

Thank god this isnt the real Duke its just an evil copy Miranda made.

[@mudshrooze]

I agree I really like duke and this version. Of him is creepy. I had a hunch while playing that it wasnt the real hin

[@silverhawkscape2677]

Given how the Duke was originally one of the Lord's of the Village. This is probably what he was going to be

[@mudshrooze]

@@silverhawkscape2677 if he hadnt escaped the evil yeah

[@jttank5578]

I agree since Duke was one of my favorite characters from Village and seeing him like this was kinda hard for me

[@lucaruxyz1075]

Or perhaps this is the Evil part of himself he cast away only to find itself sentient by Miranda and the Mold.

[@FoxsDumbSeriesMaker]

As long as the real Duke is alive and well, that's all that matters. He was one of the best new characters we've gotten in Resident Evil. Mysterious, strange, silly, and helpful, right up there with his buddy, the Merchant.

[@Autismtrademark]

Sadly, considering the megamycete only preserves the image of the people who’ve died in close proximity, im not sure if he could be alive still. But im still hopeful 😭💔 We just gotta wait for RE9

[@JavaBallAnimation]

@@Autismtrademark around 2 or 3, years to go bud

[@landismithCOJ]

Things went left for Duke when Dimitrescu's magnificent waistline ceased to exist .

[@ComradeSeanski]

i was actually relieved when I found out it wasn't really duke- Duke is such a bro and makes the save rooms in village feel all the more safe and cozy and the thought of him being turned evil was upsetting

[@dantespimp]

It's likely Miranda copied the Duke because he's the most powerful of the lords and wanted him to aid her in obtaining the real Rose, however, the real Duke was too powerful for her to locate, let alone, control. Of everyone, the Duke seems to be the most attuned to the Megamycete network (which explains how he always knows what's going on, can travel/teleport, and is able to repeatedly avoid detection). Referring back to RE lore, the Duke is Tyrant-level class. His body is large and deformed likely because he's always on the verge of mutation (like Lady D). He has to continuously feed himself to prevent losing control. This instability may explain why Miranda's copy of him is incomplete. That all aside, I wouldn't have been opposed to Duke turning on us, but not like this. I feel like the Duke is TOO powerful to ever serve as Miranda's lackey. He's also TOO smart to kill just for kicks or for primal needs. I feel like an evil Duke would act on Wesker's level of intelligence, being ten steps ahead always with bigger schemes in mind.

[@starscream4812]

This I would agree to. The masked Duke looks cool though (I know that’s not what you were saying)

[@dantespimp]

@@starscream4812 He definitely does look cool! XD And I really enjoyed his demeanor as a baddie. 😎

[@starscream4812]

@@dantespimp I feel like if he was ever a lord, he wore that around

[@CinnBreed]

In the game they call him Masked Man. That should have been clue #1 that it wasn’t actually the duke. The mask wasn’t hiding anything from us. It’s clearly an evil doppelgänger created by Miranda. My curiosity lies with why the 4 lords weren’t present. Did Miranda erase them? Were they not strong enough to manifest their own stratum’s?

[@haythebug5290]

I was hoping the four lords would make an appearance in their own stratum.

[@AdaTheWatcher]

Maybe Miranda tought the duke would be more formidable, since clearly he is the one who managed to wriggle out of her control unlike the other lords.

[@Grac3AndP3ac3]

​@@AdaTheWatcheror she only had enough strength to make one copy and thought remaking the Duke was better since Lady D likes to move slow (and would probably bother her about her not bringing her daughters back) and Donna does illusions but past that isnt much of a threat, Heisenberg would just turn in her again and Monroe was considered a failed experiment anyways so she probably thought bringing him back would be a waste leaving her with the Duke

[@maduemeziafrancisxavier6125]

Because as Heisenberg said it himself, Miranda doesn't care about anyone but her selfish goals and used people like the 4 Lords as her Lab rats.

[@articusramos808]

Miranda is the type to torture tons of people. In the meta of things... don't you think she's also torturing the player, remember how she taunted Rose by making up an illusion? Were leas to believe that this was a way to rid the powers of the mold by finding a crystal. Some that was a normal item in our journey.

[@imsadiknow6497]

mommy miranda i lawst omg omg

[@GlitchyHalo]

There was a theory that Miranda used heisenburgs memories to create the masked Duke as he controls the face eaters and the bigger one that's called the hound like how Karl controlled a lot of the lycans and made his robot lycan army and the Duke used tvs to talk to Rose like Karl did to Ethan

[@aureliano_37]

Yeah but Heisenberg never had the need to watch people suffer like this duke does

[@GlitchyHalo]

@@aureliano_37 maybe the part where he made the lycans chase ethan and torture him like the part where the duke sent the face eaters after rose when she accidentally opened the door

[@dranzerjetli5126]

At least Heisenberg wanted to kill miranda

[@johnwinchesterp2963]

Personally since ethan's invisibility was explained I wouldn't be surprised if there is an explanation for duke being able to be in the village without anyone bothering him. He may have been a previous lord who betrayed miranda or simply one of her failed experiments she didn't bother to dispose. But her werewolves recognize him as one of the lords so they don't harm and the lords don't bother with him.

[@imsadiknow6497]

imagine they make another RE8 DLC of duke escaping the village

[@johnwinchesterp2963]

@@imsadiknow6497 That would be kinda hard because well duke is not exactly the protagonist you can buy he will run and kill monsters with weapons or his bare hands.

[@vivi7645]

​@@johnwinchesterp2963 On-Rail Shooter DLC in which you go around shooting mold creatures as Duke whilst everything's crumbling around you

[@eltonjohntubola3212]

So this is the Duke if he was the Fifth House Lord, pretty scary.

[@lordescanor8232]

this bro didnt even get defeated, rose had to escape

[@nannocansado]

i find it funny to think now that before resident evil village came out, most people weren't confident about the duke, afraid he would be forgettable and uninteresting... but it turns out he was a pretty memorable character with interesting background to cover and charisma worth a million. love the duke.

[@MildredCady]

I wonder if the Masked Duke is closer to what he could have been if he was an antagonist/a Lord in the main game. In keeping with classic movie references with the other Lords, the Masked Duke could be associated with The Blob (if one is going for the movie reference and weird biological goop) or an ogre, considering the mention of a consuming hunger in his note.

[@MildredCady]

I also wonder if he’s based on some sort of gothic villain/creature that hunts humans.

[@starscream4812]

Was his hunger talked about in RE8?

[@MildredCady]

@@starscream4812 I just went back over the scenes with the Duke in the main game, and hunger itself isn’t specifically mentioned. He is, however, giant, obese, and surrounded by food and other items in his cart. His clothes, albeit small for him, are well made, and he has rings on almost every finger that curls around a cigar. He certainly seems grounded in earthly appetites; food and money (the motto on the owl tapestry also referring to money). There’s also the fact that the upgrade mechanic for Ethan is to find ingredients and bring them back to the Duke and use the Duke’s Kitchen section to make dishes that increase his physical stats, and they’re not basic recipes.

[@white0thunderwhite0thunder71]

Hope more DLC is coming and I hope the real Duke will be apart of them.

[@yutro213]

Too unlikely!

[@eviantso7937]

not very likely to happen since originally there wasn't meant to be any dlc, this one only happened because the fans wanted them badly enough

[@CloudyNight2156]

Or at least appears in another re game later on

[@jeffreyramsaur796]

Supposedly there is gonna be more DLC from what I've heard.

[@Tim7318-3]

Finally! I knew that this video was going to happen eventually, VGS never fails to deliver on quality videos. 👍

[@VideoGameSophistry]

Sorry it took me so long Dude - feel bad!

[@Tim7318-3]

@@VideoGameSophistry always been a firm believer in "the longer it takes for a content creator to upload a video the higher the chance that it'll be a solid piece of work", you don't need to apologize for doing something that may require time and patience to accomplish. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. 😁👍

[@imsadiknow6497]

@@VideoGameSophistry i love mommy miranda

[@eidoneverchoosen1171]

This version of the Duke that could had been the villain lord of resident evil village.

[@jurass1cmonk3y48]

I've come to a theory about the dolls. What if the Black-haired doll is Eveline. Maybe the doll sets are telling that Eveline made Rose hallucinate girls bullying her so that she would grow to hate her powers. Instead of learn them and become more powerful. Since it's proved that even the dead can make living people connected to the mold see things. Miranda had her master plan to get her vessel even after 16 years (Ethan still fighting her to protect rose like the god father he is), while Evelines master plan was to eliminate her replacement.

[@defcon7653]

I'm certain that the black-haired doll is supposed to be Eveline, just like the blonde one is supposed to be Rose. Obviously, Eveline didn't name the black-haired doll (like she did the other dolls) so as not to give away her intentions or the fact that she's involved in the whole thing. I never figured that Eveline created illusions of other kids bullying Rose in order to make her hate her powers and want to come there in the first place, although that would be quite a master plan. Seems a bit much for a 10-year-old, though. I thought that the doll sets and the later part where the massive doll heads all stare at Rose and taunt her were just replicating memories that Rose had of kids bullying her. It would make sense that the people and things inside the Megamycete could access her memories and use them against her.

[@GlitchyHalo]

I have a theory that Angie and Eveline are connected in a way I don't think Donna feels the things that Angie feels and says I think Angie has her own personality They had similar lines about being jealous of Rose "I would've made a better daughter than Rose" similar to "But they are completely obsessed with stupid old Rose!" "Everything would be better if Rose wasnt born" is similar to "If you had never been born it would've been perfect!" "You do this to Rose too?!" Similar to "You won't get the crystal by slicing open your friends!" Even crazier is that Angie and Eveline share the same voice actress Another similarity is that Angie watches you the whole time during village in the beneviento section you can see her in the corner by one of the doors at one point. In the dlc during the part where you find the dolls to complete the dioramas you get this doll with black hair and a blue dress. She only is in the campfire diorama and she just watches. I think this doll was eveline watching Rose getting tormented and watching her all around the house

[@dani-dk8go]

@@GlitchyHalo I like this theory a lot! Especially knowing that the black-haired doll description in the game says it's based on a legend of a witch - knowing that Miranda helped create Eveline and how her powers could definitely be seen as witchy, I wonder if that legend is about her?

[@thehealerofagroupp4nd422]

I had a feeling that the Duke was definitely one of the four lords. The fact alone that he can exist in the village alone without seemingly getting attacked shows he might just be more powerful or just as Miranda, especially since he had an uncanny ability to recognize those afflicted by the Megamycede (the statue of Lady D for example or the vial parts of Rose when Ethan found her head). I wouldn't doubt the Merchant in 4 is also a Lord seeing as they're "friends", and he has a similar background

[@neekolezx]

I know there are a lot of interesting theories on the Duke but if he's in the Megamycete's consciousness where at the start before Rose entered its consciousness, it was stated that the mold absorbs those within proximity who has passed away, would this not confirm that The Duke is actually dead? But knowing he had like some sort of powers where he could easily teleport around to wherever Ethan would be next, I would surely think he would have escaped somehow.

[@VideoGameSophistry]

There are clones of rose and she’s not dead. The fact that it’s the duke and NOT one of the lords proves to me he’s still alive

[@neekolezx]

@@VideoGameSophistry right right that makes sense. I think reading that note before she went into it confused me a little. Thanks for the response and the video ☺️👍🏻

[@nicholasholladay-elser7307]

Is it possible that he's connected to the Megamycete but not dead, like how Rose is or perhaps was dead but revived and broken away to form his own will like Ethan did with the mold from the Baker Residence?

[@neekolezx]

@Nicholas Holladay-Elser I went to relook at the notes and I feel it can confirm that he is alive and managed to escape. "Miranda's research claims that the Megamycete preserves the memories of people who passed away within it's area of influence - absorbing them into its own vast consciousness." And "Any organisms that made physical contact with the Mold would have their genetic code assimilated by the fungus." So the masked duke could be created because the real duke had physical contact while being in the area in RE8, helping Ethan so he had some genetic code that was captured by the Megamycete. The fact that they specifically mentioned his memories were broken and not preserved means that he did NOT pass away and likely did escape and is alive. But the bigger question now is, is this HIS broken memories or just the memories of someone else that she merged with the entity of the masked duke? If it is in fact his memories, it would mean that he has a hidden dark side that we did not know about which would be the true horror.

[@nicholasholladay-elser7307]

@@neekolezx I mean a mix would explain the messed up face he has behind that mask as the kind of mixing of identities may confuse the entity into not knowing what kind of face it's supposed to have, which could explain why his minions have either no face (too little or to diluted memories) or too many faces (A large clashing of memories and identities that just leaves pure instinct). But if it is just the Duke there, then it may not be a reflection of him. If you strip someone down far enough, break a person into fine enough pieces, you are sure to find some part that relishes in the pain of others in some way that maybe even the way can be stripped. Like editing 'I like it when bad people get hurt because they deserve it' to 'I like it when people hurt'. The removal of context may cause an entity void of nearly anything else to cling to it as the last ember of self until everything becomes an expression of that thing, that thing is me so it must be good, it must be right.

[@statisticalfish]

a long-waiting video is finally out. Thanks VGS

[@thenightscythe2030]

Everything that happens in this dlc is aTwisted-version of Ethan's Memories... Makes sense that Miranda would twist Ethan's only "friend" from Village into the main Monster of this one.. Since Ethan knows the other Lord's are Dead.

[@dumpster9048]

Now imagine if rose meets the duke irl He’d be like; “What did I do?”

[@justfabs98]

I was in shocked once i seen the duke in the trailer of Shadow of Rose i was like no way! Because the duke been there for Ethan the whole way and was so kind to help him out to find Rose

[@laurenmgire8150]

I’d love to have Lady D back, she was such a great character for the game and was killed off too quickly, maybe they could have her return from the dragons corpse left in the castle, as if a part of her lived on.

[@NoSoupForYouu]

undead sleeping dragon like dark souls lol

[@AlmaWadeCrymsm]

Just knowing that wasn't the actual Duke we all know and love makes me feel better. But he definitely has to still be alive as he is such a mysterious character and heck...he can't be human of course. Maybe we will get more info in future games

[@ryankwon8785]

Even though the Duke is a clone, it kind of reveals that the real Duke is somewhat sadistic and has the power to manipulate red-like mold to create an army of Face Eaters. The merchants of Resident Evil are mysterious and powerful. They cannot be killed, beaten, betrayed, or crossed. The Duke's powers and intelligence are probably why the 4 Lords and their mutated armies avoid him. This can probably be applied to the Merchant in Resident Evil 4 who might be a powerful wielder of Las Plagas who Saddler cannot defeat.

[@VacadoRay]

He's mad that ethan didn't say bye to him before his death

[@joshuasmyth3115]

You have to love the OG duke. Your running for your life and suddenly you burst into a room where this giant man smiles at you and offers his merchant services.

[@hankflitz7409]

It makes me happy to think that the Duke, enigmatic, quick-travelling, and seemingly everywhere as he is in the base game, was truly able to escape the explosion. It also makes me happy to see an Evil Lord version of the Duke; I remember geeking out so hard at my first viewing of the Masked Duke

[@repedevladut9508]

Outstanding ! "you don't have to trust my word, but do you have any better options? Your choice. The "customer" is always right, after all !" I remembered this line in real life, after I refused. It still follows me now. The proverb, luck does not stand in the way. Don't kick the good, because you'll miss it later.

[@valw1733]

Awesome video! It was great to see the Duke again, though I miss our helpful friend. Why do you think Miranda chose to recreate the Duke specifically?

[@jofez27]

I think it's Miranda taking the form of the Duke. The mask is similar to what Miranda wears. Also, Miranda has always had a desire to find the perfect vessel to revive Eva.

[@Dollar_Store_Cacodemon]

I'd like to believe that the real Duke got out of the blast radius in time before Ethan leveled the village and survived it. He's still out there somewhere galavanting across Europe selling his wares to those he acquaints. This horrible copy Miranda created died with her when Rose put her down for good. 😊

[@saintgrievouscorp383]

Am I the only one who immediately thinks about Joker when hearing the masked Duke's voice?

[@candicesantiago727]

I hope there is a way to bring back some of the lords. Esp Heisenberg. He deserved better.

[@GlitchyHalo]

There was a theory that Miranda used heisenburgs memories to create the masked Duke as he controls the face eaters and the bigger one that's called the hound like how Karl controlled a lot of the lycans and made his robot lycan army and the Duke used tvs to talk to Rose like Karl did to Ethan

[@LocoMoko824]

I was waiting for someone to do a video on this

[@itaohs5551]

Oh thank god, watching a friend play and got mad as hell that our homie Duke was a bad guy and I refused to believe any explanation that didn't flat out disprove it somehow.

[@tylerhughes9090]

The Duke was initially going to be the fifth lord of Mother Miranda, but was cut and instead turned to be a merchant, also if you look at the guest book the duke has had some sort of meeting with her, still it is never revealed why they meet or why he has a room in the castle.

[@DawsonItv]

I kinda wished we had a boss battle of the evil duke

[@foamfan7593]

@@messygrl how's he so tall tho ?

[@foamfan7593]

@@messygrl ohhh cause of the THICCness!

[@sakinikaidostuffoffunnylty3663]

Even though I know all the main story line lore for resident evil it's nice to listen to the lore again lol

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video of the mask duke in resident evil village dlc,fantastic job.

[@RodH-pj1py]

I always wondered if Lady dimitrescu drinking the blood from Ethan's hand meant anything. Wouldn't that make her assimilate his blood? Also the crystalized bodies the Lord's left behind is no different from Rose's baby body being crystalized so couldn't they be revived? For some reason the Duke bought the corpses. It's like Miranda wanted to get rid of em while the Duke wanted to have them for himself.

[@jackjax7921]

If people are scared of the mannequins... Imagine what they will do with the Regenerators in Re4r.😂😂😂

[@dantespimp]

They're gonna miss the days of playing Statue with mannequins shortly after the Regenerators come calling, that's for sure. 😂😂😂

[@rjthecosmonaut5306]

I actually like to think that at SOME point this was the actual duke. I wonder if Miranda actually conjured an older evil version of the duke before he allegedly turned on her in the real world to help Ethan. It was always teased that he could’ve been a lord.

[@raffiboy9426]

That self snitch moment and how duke got surprised.. top notch acting

[@slubberdagollian]

This 'Duke' was a fusion of Lucas and Alcina, through and through. The CRT fetish and Castle were dead giveaways.

[@mamamcfreeman105]

I named my son Ethan and we call him “The Duke”. 😂

[@Shadowcub69]

I've felt so hurt over the fate of the Lords that I can't even bring myself to watch the dlc about the Mushrooms kid.

[@adanrios7951]

Midway through “DUKE!!! What have they done to you?!”

[@archive881]

So, this being is not "The Duke" but a philosophical zombie or philosophical Frankenstein to be more accurate. A personality pieced together through the memories from the original and those who knew him. Fascinating even though it was a disastrous failure.

[@hopscotch5617]

I think, it's a version of him. An evil side that's inside him and never lets out.

[@calebstephan2083]

Crazy that the first experience she had with the guy who is basically the main reason she’s alive is meeting an evil copy of him. Duke is the reason Ethan was able to save her.

[@MrSlanderer]

Before I played Shadows of Rose, I had only seen the previews for the DLC, and assumed that the Duke was a bad guy all along. Glad to see I was wrong; I genuinely like the character.

[@BrosBGaming]

It makes sense. The Duke wanted miranda gone and got Ethan to do it. Now he's taken over.

[@lordescanor8232]

nah, this isnt the duke we know, he is copy who lacks memorys which has been replaced with sadistic feats

[@ConsumeTheInternet]

I love the duke he is so friendly yet so.. disturbing.. the second i see him like this in the dlc i kinda was sad and almost angry. But im glad to know this was all just some sort of messed up nightmare.

[@noname-tx6cq]

well actually makers themself reveal that the duke was going to be the 5th boss but they ended him making the merchant......looks like they completed their wish in the dlc

[@officertom6751]

I knew that the Duke was a big man but his hands were just unnaturally huge compared to Rosemary's face.

[@MrsP474]

It looks like the Masked Duke is a giant version of him. The girth is just as huge on the real Duke, but his height is shorter than the replica.

[@rafaelitorosadorosado8405]

The Duke sounds like Mark Hamill so much!

[@ishirotanaka]

In a way, the Duke in this DLC sounds like Mark Hamill.

[@imsadiknow6497]

soo... If you play the game or watch someone play it you know from the start it was not duke but a copy of him. MIRANDA was trying some new experiment of replica ROSE and thats why she created fakeduke to hunt down every last one who try to escape. also duke is alive he escaped the boom that ethan exploded. im very hype for resident evil 9 cause duke will be there also the devs is really messing with us cause duke is the only character who is not evil in RE8 thats why they made replica of him and turned evil

[@Salfordian]

The Duke had obviously touched the neurolink which suggests this is the true version of Duke

[@kingbeef66]

Well Jack and Marguerite Baker started out good before they were twisted by Eveline. Even though the Masked Duke is just a dark reflection and imitation and not really him, it could be something related to that type of effect by coming up with a twisted and opposite variant from the fragments of the real Duke only it’s Mother Miranda doing the twisting

[@ceebee4564]

I like the idea that while Duke was a Lord of the Megamycete and was defiant to Miranda, he was still THE most powerful of her lords. Because of the events of Village's main story, the rest of the Lords were proven to be a massive disappointment by not helping Miranda succeed in her goals AKA they lost to Ethan. Even further, Heisenberg was defiant cause he knew the truth behind his "family:" that they were a means to an end and were going to be cast aside if she achieved in reviving her actual child. So while Miranda could've seen the real Duke as a threat to her, his connections to the Megamycete were more than enough for her to take advantage of his powers within it. After all, he's probably still the only one who hasn't truly disappointed her. He didn't technically lose.

[@Megatron_95]

Wait a minute. This DLC is a 16 year jump? I thought Rose aged rapidly like Evelyn in Resident Evil 7

[@kennethpriddykey4111]

I think the copy of the Duke is really the fifth and final lord of mother Miranda but was killed by the merchant then broght back to life.

[@LuckylegionTTV]

Didn’t “K” say in notes that anyone who dies near the megamicite will have its memories like for example during the beginning when arose is having the thing before waking up wherever you can hear Heisenberg’s voice but also the dukes so technically doesn’t that mean the duke died because Maranda died yet she’s still alive because she died before the Megamycite so whatever the mega one had could have transferred to the Muta one

[@JohnKazuma]

Others: 12 yrs what happened to Duke to rose? Me: what happened tothe 12 yrs of boulder punching Chris. I want to play that.

[@Yuronymous]

Given that Miranda was testing Ethan, the Duke was never really standing in opposition of Miranda. He never really expressed any distain for her or any of the other Lords if I recall(although I'm sure he didn't favor them) He came across kinda neutral. I believe Miranda just let him do his thing cause it would just be beneficiary to her and the towns people who served her to have SOME connection to the outside world. In the end he was a Lord that was a dedicated to his business and loyal to his favorite Customer.

[@dary0097]

Ethan "What are You" Duke "Even I can't answer that"

[@MrsP474]

"Beautiful big boy" - yes!

[@filiplaskovski9993]

It’s clear to me know the duke is chasing these roses to find the perfect vessel for eva !! That’s why he wants them to run and escape!!!

[@cane6074]

Like the narration of the text, has a christen Bale's Patrick Bateman sound to it!

[@angbandsbane]

Sander Cohen: "But he has WONDERFUL tastes in masks!"

[@dwest84]

None of this DLC made any sense. All of this, including Duke, Miranda, Miranda's daughter, Ethan, etc are supposed to be contained within this sample of the destroyed megamycete? How is a crystal in "the land of make believe" supposed to do anything for Rose? How is it that imaginary versions of her are "incomplete"?

[@kwayneboy1524]

I'm sure it's easy to fallow

[@martijnklaassen3536]

I love Evil Duke It is such a interesting take on the character

[@rogueguardian]

That's a relief. My boy didn't turn evil

[@HighPokimon]

Bro he's like thanos I am inevitable And the rings on his right hand

[@starscream4812]

I have a theory that the Duke probably wore this mask when he was a lord(or maybe he’s just always a Duke I don’t know).

[@skyrogue1977]

Perhaps this is how the Duke originally was.

[@xxmension04xx47]

Its ironic that people still keep theorizing about the duke's origins...yet the existence of the Masked Duke confirms that The Duke was infected by the mold, also my guess...if the Duke was not an ally but an enemy, he'd have some sort of hunting theme to him also sadly to say...The Duke did not escape the destruction, his mind remains but not his body...the destruction of the megamycete would have destroyed all those infected by the mold meanwhile Rose was herself a megamycete in a way, like Eveline...meaning all the memories of those linked to the original megamycete exist in rose

[@gunshinka8459]

Thank God. I thought I lost my Humble Merchant 😩

[@goatman1786]

I hate how Miranda came back! It makes what Ethan did feel way way less impactful.

[@nikhil796]

Well there was a entry that told the people who gelled up with the megamycete will retain their faculty in the stratum. Maybe miranda knew that duke has faculties like those face sucking monsters

[@CypanArc722]

i think in DLC explain how duke able to travel different places. that swarm of flesh or blood. i think that is his ability.

[@brokenking03]

I don’t think the duke is a lord..I think he’s more then that,something more powerful then mother maranda

[@davidcase8635]

Goddamn you, Miranda! Turning my best merchant against me! At least Osmund Saddler from RE4 didn't turn the last merchant against me, you witch!

[@andrewwestoll5702]

He's sounds like a softer version of Mark Hamals joker voice

[@KimTaeHwan114]

Real Duke : Hahoho. I guess someone jealous about my desire. But not my virtue though.

[@KnoxHollow35]

I hope in the future games that the duke shows up that would be cool

[@jackrabbit0612]

Some people are helpful for a price

[@renamon5658]

I hope the winter's expansion gets more dlcs. I was disappointed with what we got. Once you beat shadow of rose you unlock nothing

[@Sunny-kz1xv]

Exactly we deserved more dlcs story revelations

[@As_Asa_PhD]

I figured it's because he helped Ethan kill Miranda.

[@nerdygirlgamer5434]

I hope by the same concept that Heisenberg is still alive...I really liked that psycho 😅

[@suneelkemp9961]

Duke: little rabbit Chris Hansen: take a seat

[@LadiesMan217]

Did he die when the village was bombed along with Miranda and Ethan?