Spoilers, rumors, and speculation ahead! The following information was discovered by an individual who hacked the Japanese Resident Evil 5 demo, opening the data files for enemies, weapons, and items. Found within the data is an odd listing under enemies for "Jill 1" and "Jill 2."
The name in question undoubtedly relates to Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield’s former partner from the original Resident Evil. Her death was confirmed in a recent advertisement for the game in last week’s issue of Famitsu, however it now appears she will be making an appearance as a form of enemy in the Survival Horror sequel.
Fans have speculated that she may in fact be the mysterious individual wearing a bird-like mask, who has been spotted frequently in recent trailers alongside Excella and an unnamed male character. This woman is seen battling Redfield and Sheva Alomar in an unreleased TGS trailer, so our bet is that Valentine has somehow been infected by whatever plague has befallen the village, possibly at the hands of Albert Wesker. Additionally, the shot of her gravestone may in fact take place after the game has been completed, thus she perished at your hands, rather than before the game takes place.
Here is the list found in the data files, naming 49 of the enemies found in Resident Evil 5. Note that this may not be the complete list and changes may be made before the game ships next March. (Again, spoiler alert!)
Majini
Majini_F
Majini_T
Majini_G
Majini_G2
Majini indiginous
Majini large
Majini soldier
Majini researcher
Majini speech (guy with the megaphone?)
Majini chainsaw
Majini gatling
Majini shotgun
Majini chieftain
Wife
Plaga_D
Plaga_E
Plaga_A
Plaga_B
Bike Majini
Dog normal
Dog boss
Stealth licker
Mantis
Uro 1 (I’m fairly certain the Uros are those wiggly wormy things we saw in the trailers)
Uro 2
Uro 3
U8
U8 child
Big bat
El Gigante
El Gigante Plagas
Irving
Irving Opt1
Irving Opt3
Irving Opt4
Jill 1
Jill 2
Wesker 1
Wesker 2
Wesker 3
Goat
Crow
Chicken
Fish
Snake
Crocodile
Rat
Spider
Do what you will with the information, but that’s just our guess. Resident Evil 5 is set to release March 13, 2009. Stay tuned for more details.