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Like the other villains in Capcom's recent horror game, Resident Evil Village, Mother Miranda's character and backstory has engaged fans right off the bat. As players progress through the game, it's revealed that Mother Miranda is the ringleader of the other villains. Her story stretches far into the Resident Evil universe and has an interesting connection to Umbrella.
Mother Miranda's origin story in Resident Evil Village & her connection to Umbrella
Mother Miranda is the game's primary villain because the four lords served her. Players who only scratch the surface of her character likely don't grasp how pivotal her role is in the outbreak of the Megamycete.
Most of the clues about Miranda's character development lies within the texts and notes hidden around the game. So uncovering every detail about who she really is can be tricky.
Miranda's past
A general clue about Miranda's character reveals itself in the form of her daughter, Eveline. Eveline was born in 1909, and Resident Evil Village takes place in 2021, making Miranda over 100 years old at the least.
Miranda lost her daughter to the Spanish Flu in 1919 and blamed herself for not being able to save her. This led to Miranda creating a virus in an attempt to revive her lost daughter, as is revealed in one of her diary notes.
She grew up as a priestess and a scientist before becoming the monster that she is in Resident Evil Village. Her intellect strengthened once she came into contact with the Megamycete that connected her to others who touched it.
Read more about Resident Evil Village character origin stories: Heisenberg's origin story
Umbrella's unnamed founder
Another point of interest from Miranda's past is that she came into contact with Umbrella's founder, Oswell Spencer. The Umbrella logo is based on a version of Miranda's symbol used for the four lords.
Spencer took mold samples from Miranda when he stumbled upon the Resident Evil Village before Umbrella's creation. So in a twisted way, Mother Miranda helped found Umbrella.
Read more about the connection here: Easter eggs in Resident Evil Village
Transformed vessels
Lady Dimitresque was Miranda's first successful transformation with the virus for Eveline's resurrection, leading to Miranda favoring the Lady. All of the others whom Miranda infected in the village turned into Lycans and other creatures.
Miranda eventually spread the Megamycete to the other lords and took them in as possible vessels for Eveline's resurrection. The mutations that each of the lords grew, however, eliminated them as proper candidates.
Resident Evil 7
Mother Miranda's past led to the creation of Resident Evil 7's primary villain, Eve. She came into contact with a group of people called 'The Connections' who created Eve with Miranda's mold sample.
Miranda searched for ways to create the perfect being for her daughter's resurrection, explaining the connection. She wasn't too pleased with their work, however, and saw Eve as a defective vessel.
Resident Evil Village and Resident Evil 7 link up after Miranda is told about Rosemary Winters, Ethan's daughter. She kidnaps Rose as a last resort to find a proper vessel, thus laying the foundation for Resident Evil Village's plot.
