Ramon Salazar (Resident Evil)

Ramon Salazar
Resident Evil series character
Salazar with his Verdugos. A render of Salazar (flanked by the Verdugos), as he appears in Resident Evil 4
First game	Resident Evil 4
Created by	Shinji Mikami

Ramon Salazar is a fictional character in the video game, Resident Evil 4. He is the castellan of a nearby castle in the village, which is controlled by a religious cult, "Los Illuminados". Although he is twenty years old, he apparently has the genetic disease, Progeria, giving him a small stature and an elderly face.

Background

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Salazar's statue chased Leon

Centuries ago, the first Salazar castellan sealed off a breed of parasites known as "Las Plagas", which were used by Los Illuminados to take control of people and recruit new members.

However, Ramon, the eighth castellan, lived alone with his butler and had no immediate family since childhood. This left him vulnerable to Osmund Saddler's influence, who used Salazar's faith in the Los Illuminados to his advantage, convincing Salazar to undo the seal of Las Plagas in order to atone for the "sins" of his ancestors. He also injected one of the parasites into his own body, believing it would give him power over the Ganados and was also given two mutated bodyguards known as Verdugos. Eventually, he was completely taken over by the power of the parasites. Salazar found himself a recluse in his castle close to the village, as he no longer cared for anything but the survival and domination of Los Illuminados, which led to his assistance in the capture of the U.S. President's daughter, Ashley Graham. Only his butler knew the truth of his full spiritual incapacitation (aside from Saddler).

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Ramon Salazar became a monstrosity after merging with Las Plagas.

In 2004, when U.S. agent Leon S. Kennedy and the president's daughter, Ashley Graham, were escaping from Los Ganados, they found themselves within Salazar's Castle, which was heavily guarded with all sorts of creatures and deathtraps. Leon, after overcoming all of Salazar's obstacles and killing one of the Verdugos, came face-to-face with Salazar himself, who mutated with his remaining Verdugo into a giant plant creature. The beast fought against Leon, but Leon managed to find the monster's weakness, which was Salazar himself and killed the creature.