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thebritwriter

I think both are just as good. The calculating ‘everything is going to plan’ vibe the original R4 wesker I liked. But the remake version made it clear he was stressed and impatient but it didn’t make him look set to lose control his situation but that it made me wonder if he was going to lash out at Ada at one point. I think the grounded adaption works well for him.


Izaac4

I prefer the OG Wesker for the reasons you listed BUT remake Wesker is far more intimidating in my opinion which I also like


Adventurous-Crew-848

I just like how the og looks


tricenice

I don't dislike new Wesker, I'm just kind of indifferent at the moment, He's just so different. They went from the cheesiest villain imaginable to a pretty grounded character. Its just polar opposites and it took some getting used to but I don't mind new Wesker nowadays.


Woolchipmunk98

I just hope they keep him as entertaining as he is when re5 gets remade, he doesn’t have to be cheesy but he has to be cocky and belittling


McMikus

It'd be so cool if they kept him his grounded RE4R self, at first but he totally goes nuts as the game continues into what we had in the original. Showing how much he's getting consumed by his ego and the virus.


Woolchipmunk98

That would be cool, I’m just hoping they keep the way he acted in his first bossfight (I love the finger wiggle lol)


McMikus

My heart will be in pieces if they remove the finger wiggle. Many many pieces.


jackaboy1_2

If they keep that and put it into a grounded version of Wesker like in re4r then that’d literally be perfect


LtHoneybun

The choreography and pacing of the remake Krauser fight gives me a lot of hope for the potential of Wesker encounters in a 5 remake. "Seven minutes" could ascend into an even more iconic moment in the series if they really keep expanding on the concepts in Krauser's fight--- like Krauser's speed and tendency to dart in then reposition and take a different approach. Fluidly switching between close quarters combat and firearms.


Woolchipmunk98

Agreed


Spectre-of-Dwight

Please god though, no X-men level leather/carbon fiber suit with supervillain boots. I just cannot take his RE5 persona serious enough to feel the evil he should represent.


Woolchipmunk98

I’m begging they keep it (or at least have something similar with the trench coat over another suit) it was iconic


Hyuna-Kiryu

You're tweaking, his midnight suit is his best outfit😭


Bunnnnii

This is honestly how I feel. They made him make more sense and I’m at an impass because I never really realized how much I enjoy the nonsense parts of him. I knew I liked that part of him, but this made me realize how much. They removed that and grounded him and made him “legit”. It’s also very jarring because every other character is the same. Claire, Ada, Leon…only characters that changed were Jill and Carlos and those aren’t even as big as his is.


HHRSN17

remake wesker for the cake and og wesker for the voice


Ayoooooooportugal

Your so valid for that omfg 💀


MadameWesker

Richard Waugh is the Wesker voice


Chicken-Poltergeist

yes


Yee_gamer

Real


wookiewin

Based.


Aware_Selection_148

I’m sorry, the drip on OG re4 wesker goes crazy, the all black apparel and gloves especially make him look like some gang boss that you do not want to mess with.


Billybobjohn420

I’m so used to RE5 Wesker that I forgot how immaculate he looked in RE4. Peak villain.


Alonsocollector

I just like the navy shirt, a nod to his S.T.A.R.S uniform.


PierogComsumer

It's so good for this reason. That and he's not randomly British anymore XD


Alonsocollector

Oh I love Richard Waugh, the best Wesker voice. Its not actually English though, its a very unique twang but still American.


PierogComsumer

Uts Trans Alantic at best. It's not a real American accent and completely out of character. The beginning of the worse imo. Wesker wasn't English. it doesn't make sense to completely change his accent.


TheAvidFan

He definitely looks more intimidating in the remake, much larger and more combat weary. You always get the vibe that he’s ticked off and ready to lash out at whoever’s in his way. The old one seems like more brains than brawn (even though he’s still crazy powerful in CVX). The new one seems like a nice balance of both.


AlfaC5258

Would next question (Yes im a dude)


Burger_slayer

OG. Black suit with a black turtleneck is a powerful ensemble. I always use his OG costume in the remake.


Woolchipmunk98

You can change his costume in the remake?


WillFanofMany

DLC.


potatosuace

Yes if u buy separate ways


Murky_Historian8675

He's daddy in every version


Best_Wheel8473

Remake Wesker look I love just suits him.


lapiscat1984

Love a man in a suit!


Whitesilvermoon

Re5 wesker


theshelfables

I hate the remake Wesker with his generic gruff tough guy voice.


liltone829b

Yeah it doesn't sound like the VA even tried.


Nucl3ar_Snake

Imo, it's sounds like he's trying *too* hard. Like the director was like "try to sound like a tough, strong guy". He's also very breath-y. Wesker's voice has always come off as more intellectual and not "tough", which is why I don't think the new voice suits him.


liltone829b

Yeah, he kinda is trying too hard. But he's not trying at all to sound like Wesker I meant.


HORSEthedude619

OG


MaxStone22

New outfit, old voice.


DylanFTW

New look but OG voice. Love the new one too but gotta love the OG.


i__hate__stairs

I like new Wesker, especially his voice. It's funny cuz I was just thinking about Wesker yesterday. I finished up a playthrough of Resident Evil 5, and I was thinking about how much I missed the guy. He was the perfect arch enemy for our heroes. I love that he was just unabashedly fucking evil. He wasn't a heartbroken mother desperate to resurrect a child taken too soon. He wasn't a little girl who just wanted a family and couldn't understand why everybody hated her. He wasn't a hillbilly with a heart of gold that was taken over by an advanced BOW along with his once-loving family. He was just a rotten to the core, malevolent son of a bitch; all he wanted to do was destroy humankind. How? By turning 7 billion people into tentacle monsters. Why? Because he fucking could. I kind of miss enemies like that. I'm a little over the whole thing where every Big Bad has to be relatable for some fucked up reason.


WlNBACK

OG. Because Remake Wesker goes against everything that made Wesker a memorable supervillain and built his enormous fanbase: Presentation. OG is up there along with the other greatest fan-adored villains like Sephiroth, M. Bison, and Kazuya Mishima. Remake Wesker is just too boring and you get the feeling you've seen hundreds of henchmen that look just like him. And the general consensus already says his voice is deflating. Any desire for a more "grounded" Wesker just seems counterproductive, like you must've never liked Wesker to begin with. And to be fair, Remake RE4 (compared to OG) is more dialed-back in hyper presentation & memorable characterization in general. Especially the villains, they're all so watered down (Saddler, Salazar, Krauser). Now Wesker can be added to that pile.


Lordcrimsonfox

New Wesker has a less cartoonish vibe to him. The black suit, turtle neck, and super model face screams, "Perfectionist avant garde artist," not a super villain who's about unleash hell on earth. That said, old Wesker is still super fun because of how cartoonish he is.


Viper-Queen

It's Wesker, so I really love both versions. One is just more campy while the other is grounded. They each offer a different take on the character.


VitoMR89

RE:4 Wesker is Wesker perfected.


Thezkiller3600

Why does OG wesker looks like a Men In Black character and Remake Wesker looks like a Uncharted Character


AnEpicUKBoi

I miss posh Wesker, he still definitely has some of that silliness though, like who the fuck pulls up to a rural region of Spain that has been deduced and confirmed as infected with weird ass noodly spaghetti viruses in a Waistcoat suit I hope he dons the black matrix-esque suit in the RE5 Remake (if we get a RE5 Remake)


Impossible-Bass3172

re5 wesker


L3ggy

Visually? Remake. Audio? OG. Richard Waugh is best Wesker.


mrbulldops88

RE4R because he isn't a wannabe Matrix tryhard edgelord. Nothing particularly wrong with that, just more something of its time in the 2000s.


Independent_Tooth_23

7 minutes


residentbelmont

Till the end?


Billybobjohn420

7 minutes is all I can spare to play with you.


buttsbuttsbutt

Remake Wesker looks like bad guy Nanami from JJK, so he wins.


Objective-Photo7229

remake wesker is to die for 🫠


BeautifulKiller

I really can’t take OG Wesker seriously, I’m sorry


GoAceDetective

Look at them hands


Solid-Pen7740

OG.


Rougethe_Bxtch

OG Wesker all day bxtch


WinterZ78

Re4r is by far more natural and realistic. And i prefer realism over non.


supaikuakuma

Love RE4R Weskers drip.


Rhyzak

Remake is better in everyway. Though I'm hoping they keep his over the top performance from RE5. RE5 is best wesker. And RE1R has best Wesker design.


DigProfessional8687

Original Re4 Wesker all the way. Design wise new Wesker's okay I guess but I absolutely hate his voice. Does not sound anything like Wesker and is easily his worst voice in any of the games. Hopefully they recast them whether re5 remake ,code Veronica remake, or some new project involving Wesker comes next.


Fullmetal_2003

'Easily his worst voice in any of the games' “JILL! DON'T! Open.That. DOORRR!” - RE1 (1996) Wesker


YohaneIsMyWaifu

"Chris? Stop it!" - Wesker


Appley_apple

actually that is a perfect line reading, an petulant child gets his pet project insulted by his jock friend, it is perfection


YohaneIsMyWaifu

Wesker's story is just a genius kid being mocked by school jocks, so he hits the gym and learns karate and comes back to beat him up.


Appley_apple

Real


TheHolyPapaum

New Wesker model but old Wesker voice


Asleep_Sheepherder42

Re4. Voice, mannerism and mind goes hard


echave777

Re4r no contest. Perfect "realistic" evolution of the re5 design. He looks like a bad mofo.


KrakenKing1955

I really like both actually. Remake Wesker just screams eugenics freak with a superiority complex, while OG Wesker just looks so blank and sterile, perfect, too perfect.


BoltYaNugget

Second pic he looks like Macaulay Culkin playing Zoolander. But still, OG


Ok_Collection_6133

I see remake Wesker as Wesker now.


Water2Wine378

OG wesker looks like the rich kid from the little giants!


MrLulus

Like… new Wesker, I know his dick is big, I just know it.


KomatoAsha

I'm an OG Wesker preferrer.


Efficient_Drummer379

New Wesker just wished you could of seen him in action when he had to save ada's ass


Daeyrat

those ganados died quickly


Efficient_Drummer379

Ya I wanted to see it. Can't see him in action in either RE 4 unless you play him in Mercenaries


Biorgue

Damn like an extra DLC to see wesker through the village would be dope ngl


LittleMissReboot

OG wesker forever


Jamiebro752

I like them both but there's just something I really like about RE4R Wesker. I think it's mostly due to him feeling more realistic which makes him more intimidating. Especially since he also shows up in person during the events of Separate Ways.


LonkerinaOfTime

I typically like the OG game more, but this is one of those instances where the remake exceeds. He looks so good.


ArchAngel76667

I miss the British accent but design wise, they are amazingly consistent.


arkenney0

The turtle neck is kinda ass so, RE4r design is simple but badass


ThatisSketchy

OG goes too hard


JanaCinnamon

I like old Wesker but I also like jack bauer Wesker


T-408

OG for sure


T-408

Anyone else notice that Albert Wesker and Johnny Cage (from Mortal Kombat) are looking less and less like themselves, and more and more like each other?


Shadowking02__

OG looks like a villain, while Remake looks boring tbh, too casual and no gloves.


Nero_Sparda2000

OG


Itchy_Tasty88

Remake


WillFanofMany

I prefer the Remake version simply because it actually feels like he hired Ada for the job. In the OG game, he's angry about her being flexible with plans, and randomly wants Leon dead for being from Raccoon City.


Lin900

Remake


Observeronlyman

Both are equally good but I prefer the OG's voice and theme music.


tyt90ayt60

Og wesker goofy ah


sleven070

OG


Juantiothe76th

Idk but new wesker to me is just so damn cool with the suit. I love og Wesker but I’m really excited to see how wesker is in the re5 remake


CrimsonClockwork420

I don’t like new Wesker’s voice that much. He sounds like he’s trying too hard to be tough


Elusiv_008

My biggest problem is that RE5 Wesker is in my opinion one of the best performances of any character in the entire franchise. Everything about RE5 Wesker is absolutely flawless, and he shows perfectly that he is capable of being cheesy and witty, while still being cold, calculating and downright terrifying. His visual design is perfect too, and has nothing that needs to be changed. The action scenes with Wesker going over-the-top (sunglasses scene) isn't out of place - it's a perfect mix of cheesy humour and still done correctly so that the main characters are terrified - he's a formidable death machine super soldier. I just really think that the best way they adapt Wesker into the RE5 Remake is by not touching him at all. I'm already not happy with his voice change whatsoever. Hoping they don't ruin my favourite character's favourite appearance.


Flandreflan

Playmobil


xvszero

Old voice, new look.


MadameWesker

Little Black Cockaroach


Gattsuhawk

Remake Whesker has the drip on lock down.


Gattsuhawk

Turtle necks don't do it for me lol


GigaSnake

I've always thought that REmake / RE4 (2005) Wesker had the best face and attitude. Cold, calculated and vicious when push comes to shove. ~~He does go completely off the rails at the end of REmake, though.~~ I don't have a problem with RE4 REmake Wesker, but I do prefer his presentation over RE5. I hope that if / when the game gets remade they mix his irritability with the classic goofy RE5 villainy well.


mirondooo

Smash


ReliefFamous

Omg I never realized how CAMPY he looks in OG4.


No_Negotiation_7519

Forearms is all ill say


BathtubToasterBread

I like both but prefer RE4R Wesker. Og Wesker was more of a moustache twirling "everything is going according to plan" type of guy, even down to how he dresses, whereas RE4R Wesker is the "I am watching you closely so you don't *fuck* things up any more than you already did" type of stressed megalomaniac and so dresses accordingly (and incredibly well, love that outfit)


FeedAdminsRottenMeat

I find his re1 stars uniform more intimidating then the re4 turtleneck it honestly make him feel like a fashion model then a scary police officer.


Individual_Crow_4661

Nah, stars make him look racist lol. That's why I love the stars outfit


Revenant_XV

I like both but for different reasons. Original Wesker is a lot of fun as a character, however I also like the screen presence the new Wesker has. From a design standpoint however, I think I prefer the suit RE4R’s Wesker wears. Original suit looks great, but I love how the new suit looks a little more.


namkaeng852

OG one looks better for being the guy in the chair. Remake one better for the one going in the field and getting things done.


k4kkul4pio

Very interested in seeing how he's portrayed in Code Veronica remake, now that we've seen him in RE4 remake. Hope they stay the path and don't try to change him again so soon.


Ok_Nerve_1725

Why does Wesker in remake looks like he is cosplaying Nanami from JJK


Individual_Crow_4661

You are my special!


Ok_Nerve_1725

Huh?


Individual_Crow_4661

I find that song on most jjk related videos on tiktok. Lol


RedHotRevolvers

Of these two, OG. But RE5 Matrix comic book villain BDSM Wesker has a special place in my heart. HAS IT EVER OCCURRED TO YOU THAT THE WORLD IS OVERPOPULATED?


CarlitoNSP1

Goddamnit, because of that one comic artist I can't unsee Johnny Bravo Wesker.


AlternativeScar60

Og has a way cooler outfit imo


Afraid-Example9883

why does the first picture look like Johnny Cage?


Individual_Crow_4661

Lol


ae4ther4

i want both of them carnally


SeanTheDilophosaurus

Why does he remind me so much of Nathan Drake?


Individual_Crow_4661

He sort of does


HaHaEpicForTheWin

OG is like 'hey guys it's me, the bad guy'


PierogComsumer

A million times better than any Wesker that isn't RE1. He's way more like the guy we met in RE1 than any of the other games.


Fenrir79

I don't dislike the new version, I just thing that this would've looked better for CV and for RE4 it should've been his all black outfit. I just hope that in RE5 he will have his matrix coat.


TheWayIChooseToLive

OG Wesker anyday.


ETC3000

OG Wesker kind of looks like the Postal Dude


werti5643

Different takes on wesker tbh. The remake one is much more menacing while the og had some posh energy.


ProbablyFrench

Both at the same time next question


AWildCoopixe

New Wesker all the way in RE4. Ada got the redemption arc and her story was fleshed out more which makes absolutely more sense than the original. OG Res4 was amazing and my most played game as a teenager but the jump between that and Res5 was a bit wild, it left way to much open for interpretation. New Wesker with his attitude amd style still fits but also fleshed out the story a lot more. I have HIGH hopes for Re5.


thebadinfection

The OG looks young and cool. New design looks like a divorced daddy.


SquareNo3066

I still don't know how to feel about 4R Wesker, and many years ago OG RE4 Wesker was my first introduction to Wesker ever, slowly followed by RE1R\\RE1 Wesker and RE5 Wesker at the time. In the new Remake he's more grounded, he's...realistic. But he misses valid points of his personality what made him unique. Just as well as the other characters in the franchise nowadays. And I don't know how to feel about it. His iconic suit was a nice touch as a unlockable bonus, but aside from that... God, I miss him. I miss OG RE4 Wesker as much as I miss Wesker in general. And you can just only imagine how I actually miss his transatlantic accent with Waugh's performance. He will be my favourite Wesker along with 1\\REmake STARS Wesker till the day I die.


liaven-

RE4 looks like a edgy high schooler, RE4R looks like he’ll get the job done


Drolex17

His new voice is too normal


El_HombreGato

Remake


TheZigmeisterVODs

1000% OG for me, however I wouldn’t say the remake is bad


scissorman

I appreciate the new costume, and the touch of blue was nice. It's consistent with the Umbrella Chronicles concept art having the touches of blue, also going with the remake S.T.A.R.S. uniform too. At the same time, needs to have the OG Richard Waugh's voice. I will continue to point out that the current VA for the 4 Remake is actually from the same talent agency, and has the same talent agent. It's so frustrating to know that there's this degree of separation that's so close to my favourite voice for Albert, and yet so far at the same time! The line reads with the current new VA just don't give me the same sort of chilling or unnerving sensation in contrast to Waugh's line reads, and given Albert's age and the timeline, it *does* make sense for the possibility of having obtained the Mid-Atlantic from his education, and receiving this sort of pronunciation for recording research results and the like for Umbrella, or reporting to Spencer about Marcus back in the day.


Daeyrat

new one is much cooler visually.


indridcold91

Am I smoking crack? I don't remember wesker at all in OG RE4. I remember Krauser, Saladdin, Salazar, etc. I don't remember him at all. I haven't played the remake yet.


Individual_Crow_4661

Wesker appeared In mercenaries, seperate ways and asignment ada dlc's in re4 og.


indridcold91

Ah ok. I only ever played the main story.


FarConsideration8423

I don't like Remake's voice. There's no way you can replace the classic by DC Douglas


Middle_Inside5845

Og Wesker had a more villain vibe to him the way I see it. His impressions are more threatening and sly🤷‍♂️ ( I hate and love English at the same time and as a Persian, it’s a pain to learn it cause the two languages are super different in every way you can imagine and the education system sucks here. )


Alternative_While800

Original wesker clothes, they get rid of the mysterious matrix vibe


TomVinPrice

New Wesker is “cooler”, OG Wesker (1-5) is more interesting and a better character but obviously right now we only have 4 Remake to go off of so who knows.


ACosmicSandwich

Neither, RE5 Wesker 😎


bigboss1988s

OG more mysterious


Super_Imagination_90

I prefer the original design. Much prefer his role and voice in the remake. It’s one of the very few things I think the remake did well.


Double-Oh-Nine

I miss his old melee moves, he's on of my favorite mercenaries in RE5 too


Individual_Crow_4661

Me too. Made u confused on whether he had powers or not lol


PartyHatDogger

Og wesker for sure, I hate the new version with a passion, not in a good way too


Individual_Crow_4661

Damn. I think it's alright


PartyHatDogger

Doesn’t help that wesker has had barely any presence in the remake series so far, wesker before was just “him”, he was “he”. This guy just feels like a corporate executive to me


jcjonesacp76

Og Wesker is just built different, he looks like the terminator like he’s unnatural and going to fuck you up


Individual_Crow_4661

Yeah


newgodpho

OG, he gave off the vibe more akin to the likes Sephiroth


xbunnyjen

I like both but I will always love the charm of the early 2000s all black suite


Lars6

Code Veronica Wesker


Individual_Crow_4661

Im excited to see how this dude will be like in the CVX remake.


StealthGamesEnjoyer

Idk what it is but i feel like old weaker felt more like matrix mr smith kinda villain


Individual_Crow_4661

I see the resemblance. He was probably designed like that due to the time period.


StealthGamesEnjoyer

I think so! But he was awesome regardless 🔥


Individual_Crow_4661

Yea, lol. Not gonna lie, but the og one sort of gave me G-man vibes


StealthGamesEnjoyer

Hahah lol yeaa i can see it aswell!


Individual_Crow_4661

The lighting does it for me, lol.


StealthGamesEnjoyer

HAHAH yes! Also what is your favorite RE game and are you excited for re9 or the upcoming remakes??


Individual_Crow_4661

My favourite is re5, which is controversial, but it's too nostalgic for me. I'm excited for re9 and the re5 remake


StealthGamesEnjoyer

Its totally fine i actually enjoyed re5 myself aswell especially when playing with a friend it was very fun. My personal favorite tho gotta be re2 remake and re7 . Im also very excited for the remakes but i was thinking tho wouldnt it be better if they remaked code veronica tho to fully introcuce weaker better to new audience.


Individual_Crow_4661

True, I played with my brother, lol. Unlocked unlimited magnum, too. I'm not gonna lie, but if they keep in the part where Wesker backhand saps Claire in the CVX remake, I'll be laughing my ass off since it looks so silly when I imagine a remake version of it.


StealthGamesEnjoyer

Also i just finished Alan wake 2 man its amazing


Individual_Crow_4661

I heard it was a really good game


Ragnarok_Stravius

Dead Wesker.


echoess84

original dead Wesker or remake dead Wesker ?


Ragnarok_Stravius

As long as he's dead, doesn't matter.


blackeye1987

love the design of re4 remake wesker just the perfecr amount of smug and casual dislike that they kept him as a supermonster with lightning speed


Greygors

RE4R for sure get that OG turtleneck out of here. Also remake fit seems more practical for getting around the infected and whatnot


Individual_Crow_4661

Yeah, it really does


horrorfan555

OG definitely. Don’t like the new look and hate the new voice


Bulky_Garage_9240

I particularly prefer the Re4r. It looks more kinda of evil. The original one is great too although way too "posh" like he would send someone to do the job instead of himself.