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A horde of creatures approaching. There are multiple Davids and Labans, and two Stones present.

The following is a comprehensive list of all creatures in The House of the Dead 4 and its expansion, The House of the Dead 4 Special. Serving as the main enemies, these creatures were utilized in a posthumous 2003 incident masterminded by Caleb Goldman.

Most of the creatures have a noticeable "punk" aesthetic; they sport tattoos, jewelry, piercings, wild hairstyles, and studded bracelets. They tend to fight in large hordes, using anything they can utilize to attack and overwhelm their prey. Normal zombies can

Many of these creatures are, in appearance and behavior, reminiscent of the ones used in the 2000 incident.

All canon names are found in game files for The House of the Dead 4's PlayStation 3 port.[1]

Humanoid[]

Picture
Name
Description
DavidHOD4Render David (デビッド, Debiddo?) He attacks by biting or swiping. A creature with a skinless right arm and exposed stomach and facial muscles.
David2 HOD4Render David 2 (デビッド 2, Debiddo 2?) An alternate-colored version of David.
Stones1Render Stones-A (ストーンズA, Sutōnzu A?) A stronger version of David. He has tattoos on his body. Attacks by swiping or head-butting.
Stones2Render Stones-B (ストーンズB, Sutōnzu B?) Similar to Stones-A, but has a mohawk and fewer tattoos on its body than Stones-A. Appears only once in Chapter 1. Similar to Stones-A but has an increased frequency of grabbing player(s).
Costello-A Render Costello-A (コステロA, Kosutero A?) A creature in a lab coat that clutches his head. Interestingly enough, he has nearly the same head model as Morris from the third game. Attacks by biting.
Costello-B Render Costello-B (コステロB, Kosutero B?) A variant of Costello wearing a junkie outfit. Behaves like Costello-A, but can also swipe at players in Chapter 5, as the players are in a vehicle.
RosesRender Roses (ローズス, Rōzusu?) His appearance and behavior are very similar to the of Randy, from the second game. He crawls along the walls. He wears bandages on his head and forearms and sports climbing claws on his feet and hands. Attacks by scratching with his metal claws or biting.
MackeyRender Mackey (マッケイ, Makkei?) Burly creature in a coat; attempts to shoulder-tackle the player. Can also knock the player down. Only appears in Chapter 1 of The House of the Dead 4 and 4 Special.
EbitanBrown HOD4Render Ebitan (エビタン, Ebitan?) A rotting creature covered in green sludge. In this game he comes in 4 variants: dark-green (resides in waters), light-green (resides in waters too and interestingly enough has some features of Ebitan C from the first game), white (resides in areas like big garbage containers) and brown (resides in areas with a lot of dirt). Most variations appears in chapter 3.
DamianRender Damian (ダミアン, Damian?) A frog-like creature who appears in underground areas with water, using his tongue to attack the player(s). His body shape and behavior are reminiscent of Keith from the second game.
CharlesHOD4Render Charles (チャールズ, Chāruzu?) Really large and with a big, stitched up belly, Charles will advance wobbly but fast on the player(s). Can sometimes appear with a steel drum which he may throw from a distance or up close. Can knock players down, though uncommon.
BernRender Bern (ベルン, Berun?) This creature wears a welder's suit and mask, armed with a propane tank and a blowtorch. Their propane tanks can be shot and used as explosives. Attacks by slashing with his blowtorch or hitting the players with the propane tank.
KageoHOD4Render Kageo (かげお, Kageo?) Skeletal creature who usually appears in groups. Attacks significantly faster than other creatures, either with a quick swipe or by biting.
Kageo JHOD4Render Kageo J (かげおJ, Kageo J?) A half-bodied variant of Kageo. Attacks by swiping, though can also bite players in a grab attack.
KevinRender Kevin (ケビン, Kebin?) Brawny and burly creature. His name appears on his belt. Attacks by punching, but can also throw steel drums, large debris chunks or attack with a cement rebar.
JimmyRender Jimmy (ジミー, Jimī?) A creature in a blue coat, who is similar to Johnny from the second game and Jack from the third one. Wields dual exes he can use at close or far distance; as with the previous games, the axes deflect bullets when used as a melee weapon. As melee weapons, Jimmy can either perform a horizontal or vertical swing; the former is much faster, while the latter is more protective but slower. When thrown as ranged weapons, can either throw one or both axes at once; the latter is much faster, but axes thrown in a ranged manner can be shot down with one bullet. In some cases, they may advance towards the player(s) after having thrown their axes.
VictorRender Victor (ビクター, Bikutā?) This small creature wears a hobo-like outfit and uses knives to fight. Attacks with a simple slash or jumps to a nearby wall and tornados towards the player with his knives. He's very similar to Mickey from the second game.
LabanRender Laban (ラバン, Raban?) Appears to have been created from an office worker. He wears tattered clothes and a necktie. He also sports odd drawings on his hands. Attacks by swiping with both hands or biting. Has a significantly slower attack rate when the player is knocked down, as they will attempt to swipe the player with a slow delay compared to other creatures that stomp or bite.
ConstantinRender Constantin (コンスタンティン, Konsutantin?) A large muscular creature with a tank top. He's got pieces of flesh on his face and his collarbone missing. Attacks with an arm strike. His appearance and behavior is similar to Ricky from the second game.
GuavainRender Guavain (グアバイン, Guabain?) A creature with large bat-like wings and big claws on the feet. He flies rather swiftly, but shouldn't be too hard to take down. He attacks by flying up to the player and tears with the big claws of his feet.
AgentFullRender Agent (エージェント, Ējento?) AMS agents turned into the undead after getting killed by creatures. They are very fast and can dash to the side to avoid incoming fire. They prefer kicking attacks.
Bain model Bain (ベイン, Bein?) A creature with metal gloves, who wears clothes which kind of look like policeman ones. Attacks by elbow ramming. His clothes and behavior are very similar to Patrick from the second game.
FrankHOD4Render Franklin (フランクリン, Furankurin?) Returning from HoTD2, these cyborg creatures can appear out of nowhere and walk through walls. In this game, he behaves like Mackey. Attacks by punching.
EricHOD4Render Eric (エリック, Erikku?) Returning from HoTD2, these cyborg creatures are armed with dual pulse sabers on either hands. Attacks by making a singular or double cut.
LanceHOD4Render Lance (ランス, Ransu?) Returning from HoTD2, these small cyborg creatures can appear out of thin air, crawl on walls and ceilings and are armed with dual energy blades. In this game, he behaves like Victor. Attacks by throwing two energy blades or cutting with an energy blade at close range.

Non-humanoid[]

These creatures notably resemble small animals, die with a single bullet, and appear in groups.

Picture
Name
Description
MurrerHOD4Render Murrer (ミュラー, Myura?) Maggot-like, sharp-toothed creatures that slither on the ground before leaping at their prey for a bite.
TaranRenderHOD4 Taran (タラン, Taran?) Offspring of the Lovers, appearing in a large group during one boss phase. They latch onto the screen briefly before biting.
DevilonRenderHOD4 Devilon (デビロン, Debiron?) Crowds together in swarms, with each member flying at the player one after the other. Dies upon damaging the player.

Trivia[]

  • Several of the creature models have unique details and Easter eggs that are not easily seen during gameplay:
    • Stones and Kageo wear necklaces with their names on them. Kevin's name also appears on his belt buckle.
    • The back of Costello-B's jacket reads "Punks Not Dead" in The House of the Dead 4's title font.

Gallery[]

Official artwork[]

Screenshots[]

References[]

  1. The Website of the Dead [@WeboftheDead] (May 8, 2018). "Website of the Dead on Twitter: "Creatures of The House of the Dead 4 #houseofthedead #ハウスオブザデッド #sega" (English). Twitter. Retrieved on January 6, 2022.
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