Venomous Oddball
Also Known as Maddy
Even though it would make more sense if this character was someone only mentioned in files -- most probably someone from Moira's family or Alex Wesker -- my reason (and my fangirlness) tells me that out of the known
names mentioned (of characters who already made appearances in RE games) the most likely to be this villain is Alexia OR someone from the Ashford family.
Many elements of this game are references to Code Veronica. The island, the prison, Claire’s capture and so on... It wouldn’t be so weird if the villain also fit those CV patterns. Besides, I’m feeling aristocratic vibes from that villain that are pretty similar to Alexia’s –- playing sadistic “games” like this woman is doing with those bracelets is something very typical of the Ashfords.
Also, this villain quoted poetry when talking to Claire and Moira... I remember Alexia making a reference to Mary Howitt’s poetry when talking to Chris in CVX. Dunno, overall I just find the behavior of this villain somewhat similar to hers. But if it is truly her, I want to see how the hell Capcom is going to explain the fact that she disintegrated to ashes right in front of our faces and made it out alive – they better have a hell of a reason.
EDIT: Someone already said everything I think some pages ago... Oh well...
About Okabe saying that only hardcore fans are going to recognize the villain... I dunno, what the hell he means by “hardcore fans”, anyway? Someone who played all the damn games – including spin-offs – or someone who knows more about the series than fanboys who only played RE4, RE5 and RE6?
Eh, whoever this villain is, I just hope they turn out to be a decent and consistent villain. Even though Carla and Simmons were more consistent and deep than Wesker, they were still... dumb. They could have been better if the game focused more on their personalities OR if the game had shown flashbacks about their past, or I dunno, something that could make us understand a little more about the relationship dynamics between the two.
Yeah, I think it's Polly. (Moira's sister)