What's the Point of Taking Apart a Body?

Summary by Krater

An analysis of the basement puzzle in Resident Evil Village involving the mannequin of Mia, and how it connects to themes of autopsy and grief in literature such as Stiff and Speaker for the Dead, as well as the game Disco Elysium.

From the video

Answers: Why is the mannequin puzzle in Resident Evil Village so memorable and how does it relate to real-world autopsies?

• Resident Evil Village mannequin puzzle
• Autopsy and death in video games
• Medical autopsies and misdiagnosis statistics
• Literary themes of death in Stiff and Speaker for the Dead
• Disco Elysium investigation mechanics

What it concludes

• Between 25% and 40% of autopsies show causes of death other than what the person was officially diagnosed with.
• Autopsy rates have plummeted since the mid-20th century, but misdiagnosis rates have remained steady since 1940.
• There is a severe shortage of forensic pathologists in the US, with fewer than 500 in the entire country.
• The mannequin puzzle in Resident Evil Village evokes a living autopsy that forces the player to engage with grief and the details of a person's life.