Resident Evil Requiem Secrets & Easter Eggs

01 Tofu Is Back — And He Brought a Hat

The beloved block of bean curd that has crashed survival-horror games since 1998 makes another unexpected appearance in Requiem. During the Raccoon City Center chapter, when you enter the Raccoon City Police Department, keep your eyes peeled in three specific locations: the Reception area, the West Corridor, and the Operations Room. In each spot Tofu is wedged into a corner or peeking from behind a pillar, now wearing a tiny RPD cap. Shoot him and chunks fall off exactly as you'd expect from a sentient food item. Get too close without looking and he'll bolt — so approach carefully.

Why it matters: Tofu's recurring cameos are a running joke Capcom has maintained for nearly 30 years. Requiem's version is the most character-driven yet, giving him an outfit that ties him to the RPD setting instead of just dropping him in as a texture. It's a small detail that rewards players who know the series history.

02 Rebecca's Briefcase and the S.T.A.R.S. Office Mementos

Head to the S.T.A.R.S. Office on the second floor of the RPD and you'll find more than furniture. Rebecca Chambers' briefcase sits on a desk — enter the combination RRR and it pops open to reveal the Power Shades Charm, a cosmetic accessory you can equip from the inventory menu. The code is a triple repeat of the first letter of her surname, a simple but satisfying piece of in-universe logic.

While you're in the same room, look around for additional keepsakes. Jill Valentine's beret and her medical bag are resting on a nearby surface, placed as silent tributes to the STARS Alpha Team members who survived Raccoon City. A photograph of Rebecca herself turns up in the library once you use a library card you find in the same section of the building. These items carry no gameplay function beyond the charm reward, but collectively they make the office feel lived-in by people you know.

03 The JoJo Locker and the '90s Capcom Time Capsule

Long-time fans of the series will remember that a locker in the original Resident Evil 2 was labelled "JoJo" — a wink at the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. That label returned in the RE2 Remake, and it's back again in Requiem's version of the RPD. This time, though, cracking it open goes further than a cheeky name plate. Inside you'll find a Sega Saturn console, a Street Fighter Alpha poster, and a stack of era-appropriate games — a nostalgic time capsule of what Capcom's offices might have looked like in the mid-1990s when the original game was in development.

The locker requires no special key or item, just the right eye. Scan the row of lockers on the main floor and look for the handwritten label. The items inside cannot be picked up, but the detail density of the scene is the reward in itself — it's the kind of thing that made community members pause the game and pull out their phones to share a screenshot.

04 Series-Wide Callbacks Hidden in Plain Sight

Requiem is dense with environmental references that span the full history of the franchise. The community has catalogued dozens; here are some of the standout verified finds:

• Leon's license plate reads "ND = 9642" — a compact equation listing every numbered mainline entry he has appeared in: Resident Evil 2, 4, 6, and 9. Spot it during his driving cutscene.
• Sanguis Virginis wine bottle — In the VIP suite of the Care Center, a decorative bottle labelled with a vineyard name tied to the Dimitrescu family from Resident Evil Village conceals a Double Helix model inside when pulled apart. A direct line from Transylvania to Raccoon City.
• Grill Fourteen — A restaurant called Grill 13 appeared in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. As Grace moves through the streets, she passes a sign for "Grill Fourteen," one number higher than its predecessor — a quiet acknowledgment that time has moved on.
• Tricell barrel — An industrial barrel marked with Tricell's logo can be spotted inside the ARK facility, connecting the multinational pharmaceutical antagonist from Resident Evil 5 to Requiem's corporate horror themes.
• Mizoil Gas Station — The same gas station branding used in the RE2 Remake prologue appears in the background of one of Leon's driving sequences, anchoring Requiem geographically within the same continuity.
• Village of Shadows storybook — In RE Village's opening, Mia reads a bedtime story called "Village of Shadows" to baby Rosemary. In Requiem, a character named Emily reads from the identical book — a detail that goes by in seconds but carries significant lore weight if you notice it.
• Grace's laptop — the Dulvey Incident forum — Grace's laptop displays a Reddit-like discussion board where users debate the Baker family events from Resident Evil 7, including a mention of Deputy David Anderson. A small but carefully sourced piece of in-universe internet chatter.
• Mother Miranda painting — A study somewhere in the game contains a painting of a woman with a child, signed simply "M." Many players interpret this as a subtle reference to Mother Miranda, RE Village's main antagonist. It's never confirmed outright, which is precisely what makes it interesting.
• Robert Kendo's shotgun — The W870 Police shotgun can be found in a storage room inside Gun Shop Kendo's during the Raccoon City Center section — a fitting tribute to the ill-fated gunsmith from RE2 who never made it out of the city.

05 Like Mother, Like Daughter — The Alyssa Ashcroft Connection

Grace Ashcroft is the daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft, one of the playable survivors in Resident Evil Outbreak (2003). Alyssa's defining gameplay trait in that game was the ability to use lockpicks to bypass locked drawers and cabinets. In Requiem, Grace inherits that exact skill — and the game acknowledges the lineage directly. The first time you use a lockpick to open a drawer, you receive the "Like Mother, Like Daughter" achievement or trophy.

This is one of the more elegant generational callbacks in the game because it is woven into a core gameplay mechanic rather than sitting on a shelf as a decorative object. Players who never touched Outbreak will use the lockpick and earn the trophy without knowing what it refers to; players who did know Alyssa will get an extra layer of meaning from the same action. The Outbreak games have long been considered orphaned entries by many fans, so the explicit acknowledgment here has been warmly received by the community.

06 Mr. Raccoon Statues Return in Monochrome

The destructible Mr. Raccoon figurines introduced in the Resident Evil 2 Remake are back in Requiem, but with a new visual twist: they are rendered entirely in black and white, matching the more clinical, archival aesthetic of certain sections of the game. They are scattered across the Care Center, Raccoon City, and the ARK — a total count spread across all three major areas.

Finding and destroying every Mr. Raccoon statue unlocks the "You Little Rascal!" achievement or trophy, and also grants access to Advanced Tuning in the Special Content menu — one of the post-game mechanical rewards that players pursuing 100% completion will want. Because there is no chapter select, missing even one requires a fresh playthrough or a reloaded manual save, so marking their locations as you progress is strongly recommended.

A related collectible in the same vein: watch for Mr. Charlie doll equivalents on the second floor of the RPD and near the basketball court, echoing the collectible traditions of Resident Evil 3 Remake.

07 The Final Puzzle and Wesker's Hidden File

The community's biggest ongoing discovery at launch is what players are calling the Final Puzzle — a hidden challenge woven through the entire main story rather than confined to a single room. Its exact structure has been the subject of community discussion since release. What is confirmed: solving it completely awards 20,000 Completion Points, a significant haul that accelerates progress through the Special Content unlock menu.

Connected to the puzzle ecosystem is a subtler find in the S.T.A.R.S. Office. File 60 — one of the game's 75 collectible documents — is stored in Albert Wesker's desk drawer. The catch: the drawer appears completely empty when you open it. You have to open it and then wait several seconds before the file materialises. Walking away immediately means you'll miss it entirely. This behaviour led to extended community confusion at launch before players isolated the trigger. It's the most deliberately deceptive pickup in the game, and the file itself contains lore notes on Wesker's movements that fill in gaps across the wider series timeline.

The 75-file collection as a whole unlocks the "Case Closed" trophy or achievement. Some files also contain puzzle hints and safe combination fragments, so the hunt is mechanically useful in addition to being lore-rich. All files are missable — there is no chapter select — making manual save discipline essential for completionists.

Light spoiler note: the content of several late-game files touches on story revelations about the ARK and its personnel. The Final Puzzle's resolution also foreshadows post-credits material. If you are on a first playthrough and want to preserve surprises, consider collecting but not reading late-area files until after the credits.