Key Takeaways
- A fan’s impressive cosplay of Ashley Graham from Resident Evil 4 gained massive online attention.
- Resident Evil 4 revamped the series with a focus on action gameplay in 2005, and its 2023 remake was a bestseller.
- Fans praised the detailed cosplay, even suggesting alternate outfits, showing continued love for the game post-remake.
A creative Resident Evil 4 fan brought one of the game’s most iconic characters to life with an impressive real-world cosplay of Ashley Graham, taking the internet by storm with their highly-detailed outfit. The cosplay gained massive attention online, taking the Resident Evil fandom by storm and garnering thousands of views as fans poured in to spout praise for the costume.
Resident Evil is one of the biggest franchises in survival horror and one of the most iconic gaming series of all time, having revolutionized the genre with its unique characters and interconnected storylines throughout each game. When Resident Evil 4 hit shelves in 2005, it breathed new life into the series with a stronger focus on action gameplay, and its 2023 remake proved just as successful, becoming one of the series’ best-selling games ever.
As such, it may come as no surprise that the fourth mainline entry in the series is common fodder for cosplayers such as Reddit user ashen-reina, who shared images of her lifelike Ashley Graham cosplay to the official Resident Evil subreddit. The user’s two images show her standing in front of an intricate doorway much like the ones seen in the gothic setpieces of Resident Evil 4, alongside another in which she dons a collegiate jacket.
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Fans were hugely receptive to the user’s cosplay, with dozens taking to the comments to compliment her work and that of the photographer who took the highly-detailed photos, with many saying they looked like screenshots directly from the game. Others said that the cosplay made it appear as if Ashley were a real person, pointing out how detailed and true-to-life the outfit looked.
While the cosplayer stuck to Ashley’s default look from the Resident Evil 4 remake, some fans mentioned a desire to see her don a suit of metal armor in reference to one of the character’s most popular alternate outfits from the game. In any case, though, the series has a wide array of heroines to choose from when it comes to cosplay, as evident by another fan who similarly brought Claire Redfield from Resident Evil 2 to the real world.
The remake is over a year old now, but the fanbase has continued to embrace the massively successful title, likely due to its high degree of replayability, which the series is known for. The game even got a major DLC expansion with the Separate Ways storyline in Resident Evil 4, which featured the fan-favorite Ada Wong in her own fully playable campaign.
