Do zombies turn to Crimson Heads in RE0?

Jordan15 · 04-22-2010, 05:42 AM

Hey, can't find any answers to this.

Going to get RE0 next, and wondering if the zombies also turn into Crimson Heads in RE0?

Also, do zombies in the remake turn into lickers? I never saw one, even when leaving a crimson head alive for awhile.

While I'm at it, in the remake, I could never figure out if theres a 100% chance to get a decapitation or kneebuster.
I try to aim a bit, but it just aims either all the way up, or all the way down.
I had to stand on stairs to get a better chance of a decap by aiming upwards.

Was it because I was on easy?

Thanks

wolfgirl · 04-22-2010, 08:47 AM

According to RE Wiki, the Crimson Heads are only in Umbrella Chronicles and REmake.

Lickers only came into the series in RE2, and Crimson Heads were only introduced for REmake (they weren't in the original 1996 version). Lickers only appear in RE2, Umbrella and Darkside Chronicles and both Outbreak files. Of course, there are the Licker Betas that appear in RE5.

I think it takes a long while for the zombies to mutate to Crimson Heads, so there wasn't enough time to get them to mutate into Lickers before S.T.A.R.S. got involved.

FalleN · 04-22-2010, 12:10 PM

Wolfgirl is right. Crimson heads can mutate to lickers but they just weren't programmed to do so in this game.

As for your other question, the magnum always decapitates a zombie. You can also decapitate one by aiming up with your shotgun when a zombie gets close to you. I'm not sure if it works for the remake though. What's a knee buster btw?

Wesker's_heir · 04-22-2010, 03:45 PM

when their knee explodes?

Romero · 04-22-2010, 09:15 PM

Exploding knees in RE0?
I can make heads explode in RE4. If I could make knees explode also, it would make my day almost complete!!

bruno · 04-22-2010, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallen91

Wolfgirl is right. Crimson heads can mutate to lickers but they just weren't programmed to do so in this game.

That's a common misconception.... ZOMBIES mutate into lickers, not the Crimson heads:

An incapacitated zombie mutates into a CH.
A starving zombie mutates into a licker.

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Originally Posted by Romero

Exploding knees in RE0?
I can make heads explode in RE4. If I could make knees explode also, it would make my day almost complete!!

Actually, it is RE1 (I don't know if it is possible in RE0). Exploding their knees has the same effect as decapitation, i mean, it prevents the zombies from turning into CH (i'm not sure if he can still grab your leg and bite you).

Zombie's flesh is in a much more advanced stage of decomposition than plagas infected, so zombies desintegrate much easily...

FalleN · 04-22-2010, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bruno

That's a common misconception.... ZOMBIES mutate into lickers, not the Crimson heads:

An incapacitated zombie mutates into a CH.
A starving zombie mutates into a licker.

Wow, where did you read this and what about the Regis licker?

Edited: Lol! I can see a "Bruno" member in the project Umbrella forums!

bruno · 04-22-2010, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallen91

Wow, where did you read this and what about the Regis licker?

Capcom never suggested that CH mutate into lickers...

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Edited: Lol! I can see a "Bruno" member in the project Umbrella forums!

...also, I read the theories in PU and they make much more sense to me!

(yup, it's me :P)

FalleN · 04-22-2010, 10:59 PM

Ok, but where did they stated that zombies mutate into lickers due to starvation? Any official resource I could get? By Capcom maybe?

bruno · 04-22-2010, 11:12 PM

They mention a file that suggests it (i'm not sure what the file is, but ask the user Neptune and he'll certanly tell you).
Also, it makes sense, they grow their tonge to reach food easier and claws/speed to help hunting the preys.

FalleN · 04-24-2010, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bruno

They mention a file that suggests it (i'm not sure what the file is, but ask the user Neptune and he'll certanly tell you).
Also, it makes sense, they grow their tonge to reach food easier and claws/speed to help hunting the preys.

Actually, after a lot of search I didn't find any official source saying anything about starvation. Yes, I understand that zombies do mutate to either crmson heads or lickers, but it isn't mention that zombies mutate to lickers because of starvation. Is the starvation part one of the UP theories?