Hiss vs Resonant AWE: Are the Threats Allied?

Quick answer

The Hiss and the new Resonant Altered World Event do not appear to be straightforward allies. In the opening preview, a Resonant Entity removes Hiss from its surroundings before Dylan fights it.

Two crises in Manhattan

Zoe tells Dylan that Manhattan was already under attack from another Altered World Event before the Hiss escaped the Oldest House. The Hiss outbreak therefore compounds an existing crisis rather than creating every abnormal condition by itself.

Official storefront text similarly separates the chaotic Hiss, invasive Mold and other paranatural threats. Control Resonant’s world can contain multiple hostile forces with different origins and motives.

Evidence of conflict

The opening Resonant boss is observed clearing Hiss from the area. Xbox Wire interprets this as evidence that the factions are at odds. It is a witnessed interaction, but it does not establish a universal rule that every Resonant attacks every Hiss enemy.

Nor does opposition make the Resonant force friendly. The entity immediately becomes a boss encounter and uses the environment as a weapon against Dylan.

Questions still open

Remedy has not named the godlike force reshaping reality, explained the cause of the Resonant AWE or published a faction chart. It is unknown whether different enemy groups fight dynamically throughout the game or only in scripted scenes.

This page will remain at the relationship level until repeatable encounters can be tested. For individual threat background, read Hiss and Mold. The first Resonant Entity page covers the observed boss, while everything known summarizes the wider crisis without turning theories into canon.