Ramon Salazar (Resident Evil)

Template:Resident Evil character 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 claims to be twenty years old, during the events of Resident Evil 4 he has the stature of a small child and an elderly face.

Background

Template:Spoilers 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 convinced him to join Los Illuminados and undo the seal of Las Plagas in order to atone for the "sins" of his ancestors. Think of Saddler as another Christian missionary, only with some far more dire intents. 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 U.S. President's daughter Ashley Graham. Only his butler knew the truth of his full spiritual incapacitation (aside from Saddler).

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

Other

Ramon Salazar is also the name of a Mexican drug dealer featured in the third season of 24.

See also

• Resident Evil 4
• Osmund Saddler