Ruvik (The Evil Within) (2024)

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Was Ruvik in love with Laura? ›

Marcelo Jimenez notes that Ruvik's motivation for the creation of STEM was inspired by his love for Laura. Ruvik also said that he wanted her to see the real him and not his burnt body.

Ruben ''Ruvik'' Victoriano is the main antagonist of the 2014 survival horror videogame The Evil Within, and a major antagonist in its DLC: The Assignment and The Consequence. Ruvik is a thin, sharp-featured man who is heavily disfigured with various burns and scars, giving him the appearance of a walking cadaver.

Fate. Sebastian witnesses one final vision of Ruvik before disconnecting Ruvik's own disembodied brain from the STEM and violently stomping on it with his foot, putting an evident end to his existence.

The basic assumption throughout the game is that Leslie has been in Ruvik's mind before and that he has some sort of empathic ability that allows him to "sync" or "buffer" mental pathways. This was apparently a cornerstone of Ruvik's research before being forced into a plagerized copy of his STEM machine.

After spending some years inside the system, Ruvik developed godlike powers, he is capable of teleportation, superhuman speed, invulnerability, and several others. Weaknesses: Ruvik has a great fear of fire because his sister died and his body was disfigured by a fire.

Main antagonist in the game. And wiki states that he's 37.

Ruvik created STEM with the intention of using it to create a reality of his own design so that he could be with his sister Laura Victoriano.

At some point, the whole area will turn blue and Ruvik will appear. The time at which this happens seems to be random. When it does, you simply need to run around for 30 seconds to a minute, dodging him. He will eventually give up and disappear.

The Keeper was born from a combination of Ruvik's memory of the safe where he kept his research, and his unbridled rage. The safe head represents the atrocities of Ruvik's past that he's trying to keep hidden, literally crushing anyone who comes near.

Mikami's recent Facebook post shows his openness to return to the franchise, but he did not confirm The Evil Within 3. Tango Gameworks may consult with Mikami and bring him back to develop the game, hinting at a potential collaboration for The Evil Within 3.

Is The Evil Within 2 connected? ›

The Evil Within 1 is more linear and 2 has open world aspects to it. They are two different games.

Raise your gun and shoot Ruvik once. Time will be slowed down, but even so, you only have a second or two to do this, so be quick on the trigger! Once you shoot Ruvik, he will die, and several cutscenes will play out. Congratulations, you beat The Evil Within!

When he looks back up, he seems to have disappeared. Though Leslie's fate remains unknown, it is heavily implied that Ruvik has taken possession of his mind as means of escaping STEM.

Either way you fight her, her weakness is fire. Also, Laura only had two attacks, but they're super powerful. If she claws at you, she'll drain immense amounts of health. If she grabs you, it's game over.

If you run fast for too long, he'll teleport in front of you. Avoid going through doors if possible as he's often directly behind. The good thing is that once he's gone, he will not appear again in quite some time. This is even true if he just killed you - they give you a bit of breathing room there.