Baby

The Baby was a creature resembling a deformed foetus, encountered by Ethan Winters at House Beneviento in 2021. Due to the hallucinogenic nature of the flowers around the house, the creature's appearance or even its entire being is likely to have been a manifestation.

Biology[]

In terms of the creature's apparent appearance, it takes the form of a deformed human foetus, being a warped representation of the infant Rosemary Winters.^{[note 1]} The creature's head, while largely human in appearance, is elasticated and can open its mouth wide enough to engulf a full grown adult. Its eyes are underdeveloped, and the creature appears sensitive to the light, appearing only in dark spaces. The arms and legs are underdeveloped; rather than walk, the creature uses its arms and legs to pull itself forward, unable to lift its abdomen off the ground in a shape resembling that of a grasshopper. A flap of loose skin is drawn from the creature's body, leaving bloody streaks in its wake. The creature is capable of limited vocalisation akin to a normal human baby, able to say "mama", "dada" and "yummy".

Gameplay[]

The Baby is only encountered at House Beneviento after Ethan begins to hallucinate from Lady Beneviento's infected plants. At certain points, it will stalk and chase the player throughout the basement; if it catches Ethan, it will swallow him whole for an instant death.

Since the hallucination strips Ethan of his weapons, the only way to avoid the Baby is by running away or hiding from it with specific interactable set pieces. Fortunately, it has trouble navigating corridors and turning around; its lunge attack is also somewhat unwieldy, although its deceptive speed makes baiting it out a risky proposition. Some rooms (such as the Doll Workshop and the Study) also have furniture that allows Ethan to lure the Baby towards him before running down the path it came from,

The Baby's movements are somewhat scripted (as seen in this video); in its first two encounters, hiding from it long enough will make it return to its spawn point and disappear. Its audio cues change depending on its status; it sounds happy when actively chasing Ethan and upset when it loses track of him. Like most "chaser" enemies in recent games, the music will also become more intense if the Baby has detected Ethan.

The Baby attacks Ethan at three points during his attempt to escape the basement:

After Ethan retrieves the Breaker Box Key from the Old Well, the Baby will spawn at the end of the hall leading from the Doll Workshop, just past the door to the Storage Room where the Tweezers were obtained. It will despawn when Ethan uses the Relief of a Child to open the door leading to the Kitchen and Bedroom.
The Baby will reappear when Ethan leaves the Kitchen after obtaining the Fuse from the Bedroom. It will chase Ethan until he gets past it and returns to the Medicine Room, after which it despawns again. The easiest way to avoid the Baby here is to return to the Bedroom and hide in a closet or under the bed; when the Baby passes by or looks away, leave the hiding place and run back to the Kitchen door.
After placing the Fuse in the breaker box and reactivating the elevator, the Baby will come around the corner of the hallway. Despite appearances, it is possible to simply wait for the elevator and get in without any risk of being caught however, the player needs to quickly hit the button inside the elevator before the Baby gets in and devours them. If the player needs some more breathing room, they should go into the Study once the Fuse is placed; when the Baby follows them inside, they can lure it around the couches and projector table before leaving the room and going to the elevator. The elevator will open automatically if the player is standing in front of it when it arrives; otherwise, they will have to interact with the button beside it as usual. Either way, they will be safe as long as they hit the button inside the elevator before the Baby physically catches them; no matter how close or far it is when the button is pressed, it will despawn when the lights black out and respawn in position for its final scene, where it just barely fails to reach Ethan before the elevator door closes.

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notes

↑ The filename for the creature is "Dummyrose", confirming it is intended to be Rose.

references

[1] The filename for the creature is "Dummyrose", confirming it is intended to be Rose.

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