Lady Dimitrescu - Resident Evil 8 Village Guide - IGN (2024)

A towering and dangerous enemy, Lady Dimitrescu is one of the main antagonists of Resident Evil Village.

Lady Dimitrescu is one of the main lords that oversees the mysterious castle in Eastern Europe where strange things have been going on, and appears to have many vampiric qualities - as well as being impossibly tall. She is attended by her 3 daughters who also possess vampiric abilities, and her main domain is that of the large Castle Dimitrescu - and only seems to answer to the mysterious Mother Miranda.

During certain segments in Resident Evil Village, Ethan Winters will need to escape from Lady Dimitrescu's clutches, and maneuver around the castle while avoiding her at all costs. Though her large size often causes her to move slowly - especially when moving through smaller doors - she is incredibly deadly, and can extend her fingers into elongated claws to pierce or tear through her prey.

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Boss Fight Guide - Lady Dimitrescu

Video Guide - Lady Dimitrescu Boss Fight

Once you've successfully found all four Angel Masks and unlocked the door to leave Castle Dimitrescu, you can find a special poisonous dagger in the nearby tower, and use it to face off against Lady Dimitrescu.

You’ll now have an exclusive look at Alcina Dimitrescu’s true form, and it’s not a pretty one. However, this state has left her vulnerable, specifically the humanoid form on top of the large winged creature.

In order to survive, you’ll need to shoot carefully to hit her weak form on top, while dodging the lunging chompers of the terrifying beast below. To start, she’ll leave you on a stairway up on the tower, but block your path. Get her to move away by aiming at her humanoid section with your pistol, and she’ll eventually fly away.Quickly run up the stairs and grab everything you see - the Sniper Rifle Ammo, First Aid Med, Shotgun Ammo, and Handgun Ammo.

As you move into the central tower, she’ll land on the side and start slowly pursuing you in a circle around the tower. You’ll want to take a few well placed shot at her upper body, then move back before the beast’s jaws lunge at you.

It will always rear back for a moment before lunging forward, giving you the cue to turn and sprint away as it smashes through debris to get at you.

Look for the moments after its lunge when its wings move back to expose Dimitrescu to your shots, and either get close to the side for some shotgun blasts, or keep your distance while turning to let off some handgun shots before running away again.

After enough damage is dealt, Dimitrescu will take to the skies around the tower. Wait for her to start floating around in the air in a relative holding pattern, and she’ll begin to summon an insect swarm. If not stopped, the swarm will eventually come to the tower and chase you, dealing damage over time unless you can outrun it. Instead, shut her down as soon as you see her begin this move by sniping her with your rifle, and she’ll drop down after one or two hits.

After getting knocked out of the sky, wait for her to crash land back in the tower, and she might be dazed for a time, letting you get relatively close on either side of her and attack her vulnerable upper body.

After a few of these scenarios, she’ll take the sky and then crash land on the tower again, dragging you into the middle as rubble falls all around you. Quickly run up the stairs to avoid her and her insect swarm before reaching the top of the spire. Before she follows, break the urns nearby to get some more ammo, and continue the fight.

In these close confines, you won’t be able to run along the edges anymore. Instead, keep up the fire on her body, and strafe from side to side.

When you see the lower beast start to pulse red, move all the way to the right to dodge the lunge, then resume firing.

Utilize the shotgun after the lunge stuns her, and keep up the pressure until she starts to explode in a bloody mess, signaling the end of the fight.

When the scene ends, you’ll be the proud owner of the Crystal Dimitrescu treasure, and nearby you can find a very mysterious Dirty Flask. It’s time to leave the castle behind, and continue your search for Rose.