Hunk is Boba Fett from Resident Evil

Minor spoilers ahead Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil Requiem.

Resident Evil Requiem is finally here, reintroducing audiences to Leon Kennedy for the first time in, technically, about fourteen years. But Leon doesn't make his triumphant return alone like, if not every classic Resident Evil the figure goes back inside Requiemthere are some surprise cameos here and there, including Sherry Birkin and HUNK, the Grim Reaper himself.

Hunk appears in several pieces Resident Evil media, sometimes as a playable character, making him something of an icon of the series. It's also bad for most of the game's protagonists: while even Leon Kennedy has to use stealth or conservative methods at times, Hunk is almost always guns blazing and achieves mythic status both inside and outside. RE universe. His nickname, the Grim Reaper, was given to him for his tendency to always be the last man standing when he was dispatched for an operation. His legendary reputation, mysterious background, and stoic, ruthless demeanor accidentally brought him into conversation with another pop culture villain, the infamous Mandalorian named Boba Fett.

Who is HUNK, Resident Evil's unstoppable Umbrella Agent, and how is he similar to Boba Fett?

HUNK is closely tied to the origins of the T-virus and the Raccoon City incident, making him a longtime staple Resident Evilis a tradition. As an elite Umbrella agent, he was sent with a small team in 1998 to infiltrate William Birkin's lab and secure the T-Virus, which obviously did not go according to plan, considering the ultimate fate of Raccoon City. In any case, this mission that you can actually experience through the 4th Survivor game mode Resident Evil 2established HUNK as a cold, hard soldier willing to do anything to get the job done. He lived to be named the Grim Reaper and was the only one of his team to survive the deployment to Raccoon City.

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And while his appearances in the main series, canon Resident Evil have been sparse since then, his specter looming over the franchise. It could be because of his cool, tactical clothing, or maybe his serious nature and killing prowess, but almost everyone RE fan knows HUNK. In addition, he is often considered the mascot of the series, beloved despite his relative unimportance in the core. RE saga.

If you are familiar with Star Warsthen the Boba Fett comparisons should start to make sense: Boba Fett is a masked, stoic mercenary, ultimately little more than a tool of the Empire, but still incredibly iconic and culturally significant. The character was so appealing (not to mention profitable—Boba Fett toys dominated the 1980s and 1990s) that George Lucas, and later Disney, continued to bring his story to other media.

Capcom please don't publish HUNK's story

This is neither the time nor the place to whine Boba Fett bookbut one common criticism of the show is that it strips away the mystique of Boba Fett and, in doing so, deflates his appeal. The man who once cared about exposition, the symbol of cold competence, has become just another hero, and not a particularly interesting one. Boba Fett was never meant to be the main character and making him the protagonist undermined what made him interesting.

I feel it is important to mention this point as I have already seen several Resident Evil fans bemoan HUNK's absence in modern times RE canyon. And she reappears with him Requiem and likely survived the events of this game, the calls to increase his visibility seem greater than ever. I even saw some posts declaring that he should get his own game. I trust Capcom at this point, but going that route would feel like scraping the bottom of the barrel if it doesn't have to. HUNK and Boba Fett have many similarities, but getting rid of attraction should not be between them.