10 Hardest Bosses In Resident Evil History

5. Ivan Twins - Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

Resident Evil Mutated Wesker
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Chances are that unless you're a Resident Evil super-fan, you've likely not played the spin-off titles, The Umbrella Chronicles and The Darkside Chronicles.

These games throw away the series' third-person mechanics in favour of an on-rails shooter that recapped key plot-points from earlier games as well as expanding on the backstories for some of the more interesting side characters. For long-time fans, these games were a special treat, giving us lots of new lore to sink our rotten teeth into, but with new lore, comes new monsters to tackle.

Enter the Ivan Twins.

A super-powered Tyrant-variant that sadly made their only appearance in The Umbrella Chronicles. Whilst not as bulky as their predecessors, these regular-sized lads are hyper-mobile and astonishingly aggressive. Even though you play the fight as Wesker and are able to pull off all-manner of wall-runs and slow-mo dodges, the Ivans are perfectly capable of keeping up with you.

The fight itself is incredibly demanding, requiring players to have tiger-like reflexes for dodging and a keen-eye for headshots to stop them in their tracks.

They tend to mix-up their strategy throughout the fight too, utilising the environment and an unfortunately placed rocket launcher to make your life a living hell.

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