Contents History OriginsThe Plagas were the focus of worship in an isolated, mountainous region of Spain around the late 18th-early 19th century., a nobleman of indeterminate rank, led a brutal crusade in the region against its followers. Surviving Plagas were sealed within caves beneath a mound, separated from the nearby village by a deep valley trench and a large body of water. A fortress was built above it, of which Salazar and his descendent took on the role of Castellan, intent on preventing the Plagas' escape.Fossilized PlagaAround the Millennium, a man with unspecified links to bio-weapons research, became aware of the organism and began plans to use the Plagas to gain money and influence on the international stage through the parasitization of others. Taking on the role of a Prophet, leading the cult 'Los Iluminados' - Spanish for The Enlightened Ones - Prophet Saddler gained the loyalty of Ramon Salazar, 8th Castellan, who agreed to release the Plagas to atone for his family's sins.
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The two, and the village workers hired to conduct the excavation, found the Plagas long since mummified in the low-oxygen environment. Hope was restored several years later when the spread of a strange disease amongst the workers revealed the Plagas had survived in the form of spores and were in the process of growth within their new hosts.Having established a large research complex and military base around ancient ruins on a nearby island, Los Iluminados began work on studying the Plagas, and over time genetically-engineered as many as three new species, which were significantly more difficult to be removed from the host. These species were the Recessive Plagas, which took control of the host; the Dominant Plagas which left the host alone, allowed them to issue commands to the Ganados and imbued them with the ability to mutate at will; the third was the, an organism living in the castle which asexually produced more eggs. As this offered great risk to Saddler's ability to control his growing organization, the Dominant hosts were limited to himself, Salazar, and Fr., the village priest who helped him convert the local population, who would serve as an army to keep out spies.In continued human testing, Plaga research was found to mutate humans under certain circumstances, whether making them, making them, or make them able to within seconds. Human-animal hybrids were created with the Plagas as well, leading to the; the and.First Daughter abduction plotIn 2004, Los Iluminados made their move for world influence in an ambitious plot. Due to a leak by Dr., the Organisation became aware of the Plagas, and sent their agent, to obtain a Plaga sample on the group's behalf. Krauser was instrumental in the kidnapping of, daughter of President Graham, on her way home from the; having previously served in an Army special operations force, his skills made it a success.
Graham was taken to Spain and injected with a Plaga egg through a syringe. There, it was expected she would become a Ganado and be taken back to the United States and serve to conduct operations on Saddler's behalf. Though the US government kept the kidnapping a state secret, they received an anonymous tip linking Graham to the area. With many agents being investigated by the government, only agent was forced to begin the investigation alone.Meanwhile, Dr. Sera finally abandoned Los Iluminados and escaped the island base with a Dominant Plaga egg.
Krauser, having become host of a Dominant Plaga himself, became a liability to both Saddler and the Organisation, and was forced to call for agent to continue the investigation in his place, and take the sample from Dr. Sera in exchange for his protection.Over the course of the night, the different parties worked with and against one another. Kennedy was captured and implanted with an egg on the orders of Saddler, who wanted him as an additional mole in the US. Sera shifted between whether to hand over the Dominant egg to Wong or Kennedy. Krauser and Wong turned on one another, while both claiming loyalty to Dr., their Organisation liaison.
Easy Krauser Kill on Professional Difficulty. When you fight Krauser, his arm will mutate and he will launch an attack. You should be facing him now as a CGI shows bombs in the vicinity.
By sunrise, Fr. Mendez; Salazar; Krauser and Dr. Sera were dead, the Queen Plaga was destroyed, Kennedy and Graham were free of the Plaga parasites, and the group's bioweapons research was in ruins along with their army of mind-controlled followers. With the death of Saddler, who stole the egg from Dr. Sera, Wong finally turned on Kennedy and took it on behalf of the Organisation, though helped Kennedy and Graham escape the island as explosives were set to cleanse the area.In the aftermath of the incident, Wong followed orders from The Organisation to betray Dr.
Wesker, and provided him with a Recessive Plaga, keeping the Dominant Plaga for her bosses. Wesker was initially set-back by this double-cross, but was successful in obtaining the remains of a Dominant Plaga from the body of Krauser.
Genetic modification of the two samples was conducted by on Dr. Wesker's behalf, resulting in the creation of the Type 2 and Type 3 species.
The Spanish authorities made attempts to quarantine the mountains to prevent surviving Plagas from spreading, though refugees who fled from Los Iluminados were parasitised when they returned home. Los Iluminados itself survived in a reduced form, and many years later worked with, who used genes from their Plagas to create the.BiologyPlagas are capable of altering their host's behaviour by attaching themselves to the central nervous system, in humans between the lungs and heart. The maturation and take-over of the human hosts can be very painful and cause internal haemorrhaging, coughing up of blood, swelling of blood vessels around the eyes, fainting, convulsions, and hallucinations. For these reasons, child hosts of the parasites inevitably die soon after the eggs hatch. The Plaga begins altering the host's biochemistry from birth, with the changing of the eyes to red being a common sign. The Plagas also cause mutations in their hosts while increasing their physical strength and durability.
For example, Ganados can remain standing after sustain several gunshot wounds, and some can wield heavy tools without difficulty. If the body is severely injured, adult Plagas may tear through the neck and use their own bodies in self-defence.Plagas are a social creature, and hosts thereby also form a pack mentality.
Though hosts may communicate via speech, Dr. Sera's studies indicated that the Plagas themselves communicate via ultra-high frequency sound waves; a special organ exists to pick up these vibrations, which can be interpreted as commands.
This system allows for the Dominant Plaga hosts to issue commands to Ganados. It has been observed that not all Plagas will act well to each other.
Even after gaining control of the mountains, Los Iluminados saw fit to execute locals, using an abattoir near the village and the castle dungeons for executions. Ganado mutants such as the Gigantes also acted violently towards other hosts. Despite being host to a Plaga parasite, Kennedy was also attacked during his mission, and received a warning by Fr. Mendez of suffering consequences for going against them regardless of being a host.Weaknesses and countermeasuresLos Iluminados recorded a number of manners in which the Plagas could be killed, including means which would not kill the host. Their research was for the ultimate goal of genetically-engineering a species which lacked these defects, though their finalised Recessive Plagas still have a number of weaknesses.Plagas are extremely sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and thus avoid daylight. A radiation therapy procedure was developed by Dr. Sera's team, which would douse the patient in enough UV radiation to kill a Plaga without invasive surgery.
This procedure was used to treat Kennedy and Graham. In both cases, the Plaga killed was a hatchling, and it is believed the chances of survival are significantly lower for hosts of adult Plagas. Relating to the UV treatment, Flashbangs were found to be effective as a means of killing Plagas that had emerged from their hosts at night.The growth of hatchlings can be halted through certain forms of medication, as discovered by Dr. Sera's team, and this medicine can also kill unhatched Plagas. Sera handed this medicine to Kennedy and Graham when they were too far away from the island laboratory to receive UV treatment.It is possible that Recessive Plagas can be killed through the destruction of the host's nervous system in a way that will keep the host alive but in a paraplegic state. This was performed on to prevent a Plaga taking over his body. However, this was a Dominant Plaga genetically-engineered years later by another group.Recessive Plaga life cyclePlaga A parasite replacing the head of its hostOnce it hatches inside a human host, the larval Plaga undergoes three primary stages of development.
', which are identified by their pulsating masses of flesh and waving tentacles, with the longest tentacle having a scythe-like blade. This blade can be used as a weapon to slash enemies if threatened.
Plaga As have also been seen within the bodies of dogs, known as.Plaga B. ', which appear more hand-like in appearance. The tentacles of the 'A' have become stronger and can serve to grab hold of nearby enemies.
Midway down the body is a large mouth, which can bite into prey the size of a human head.Plaga C. ', which appear more spider-like in appearance, the arms having thinned out and become long legs. C Plagas can, if needed, force themselves entirely out of a host's body to escape.Gallery.
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Finish the main gameThe Mercenaries is an minigame in. It is unlocked by completing the main game regardless of difficulty.The objective of the game is to kill enemies to earn points before the evacuation chopper arrives in the allotted time. Killing a normal enemy earns the player 300 points, while boss enemies can earn several thousand points. A crucial part of the game is to kill as many enemies as possible in a row ('Combo'), which is necessary to have high scores.
There are also time extension pickups to give the player more time to earn points. Contents Scoring KillsThe basic reward for defeating enemies are added to your score right after the enemies die.EnemyScoreNormal enemiesCombosCombos accumulate when the player defeats enemies within 11 seconds of each other.
Once the player loses their combo, they receive a bonus to their score and can start up another combo.For normal enemy kills, after the combo reaches 10 the bonus for each kill is 700 points. Defeating a non-normal enemy yields a different score in place the normal enemies combo bonus kill points. Because of the way combo works, it is ideal to only kill special enemies during a 10+ combo to yield the maximum possible points.Normal enemy killsComboBonus for killTotal combo bonus4001670 + (700 x (combo - 9))Special enemy killsPlace in comboBonus for kill010+4500Bonus TimeIn each stage there are treasure chests that contain a special item that can be picked up called Bonus Time. When picked up, each kill in combos for the next 30 seconds will be worth 1,000 points instead of their usual amount. This includes the first kill but not any special enemy kills after the second kill, those will be worth the their regular higher amount.RankingAt the end play through, the player is shown a unique result screen for their character and receives a rank based on their score. The score screen also displays the player's number of enemies defeated, max combo, and their highest score for that stage and which character they achieved that score with.The player is ranked from 1 to 5 stars. The score needed for each rank is as follows;ScoreRank0 - 99991 Star10000 - 199992 Stars20000 - 299993 Stars30000 - 599994 Stars60000+5 StarsCharactersThe player must unlock a character in each stage with at least a 4-star ranking which is a score of 30,000 or above.
Each character has certain weapons, ammo, and grenades. On the Gamecube and PS2 versions, only Leon and Krauser carry a knife, however other characters make up for this with highly damaging or even lethal melee attacks. Some characters have more or less health than other characters, with Krauser being the only character to have a maxed out health bar. This can have a significant impact on how quickly one needs to heal themselves, or how quickly one will die should they take too much damage. Some characters also have a faster running speed. Leon and Ada are the only characters who have and are playable with other costumes, in all versions, minus the GC/PS2 Versions.Each character has a unique set of melee attacks. To execute the melee attack labeled 'Head', the player has to stagger the enemy by shooting him in the head, while the 'Leg' melee attack can be performed after bringing an enemy on his knees by shooting him in the lower section of the leg.
The only sub-bosses that are hittable with melee attacks are the Chainsaw Sisters on the Village stage. The game will be played to a certain background music depending on the character.Leon S. KennedyLeon is the only character the player starts with. Leon's leg melee attack changes depending on the stage being played. Only on the Village stage Leon will use the side kick attack and all other stages Leon will use the suplex.His costume can be changed in the Wii and all later versions, by holding button/trigger combinations while in selection screen and then selecting, which will allow playing with his RPD, Jacket, and Mafia costumes. On Steam/Xbox 360, holding Y/TRIANGLE (PS3/4) will give you the Jacket, holding RB/R1 (PS3/4) will give you RPD, and holding both Y&RB (TRIANGLE & R1, PS3/4) gives you Mafia.Load-outMeleeUnlocked byHealth: 7 & 3/4 bars.
x30. x10. Head: Kick.
Leg: Kick (Village stage). Leg: Suplex (other stages)DefaultAda WongIn this mode Ada is featured in her dress from.Ada does not have a knife in the Gamecube and PS2 versions but does have one in all later ports starting with the Wii Version & HD Versions. Ada's running speed is faster than Leon's. Her knife functions as it does in the minigames that star her which is the same as Leon's.Ada's costume can be changed in the Wii and all later versions, by holding button/trigger combinations while in selection screen and then selecting,which will allow playing in her RE4 Dress or Spy costume. On Steam/Xbox 360, holding Y/TRIANGLE (PS3/4) will give you the Red Dress, holding RB/R1 (PS3/4) will give you Spy. ' The red rogue, ADA has been unlocked in The Mercenaries!' Load-outMeleeUnlocked byHealth: 6 & 1/2 bars.
x5. Handgun Ammo x30. x100. 3.
First Aid Spray. Knife. Head: Fan Kick. Leg: Back KickGetting a 4-star rank on Stage 1Jack Krauserhas a special attack where he uses his infected arm blade and thrust forward and kills any enemies in the way.
This attack is done by pressing Ashley's command button when his arm is glowing red. Once pressed, Krauser will hold his arm blade out ready and the control stick can be used to aim left or right before attack. After using the attack, after about a minute Krauser's arm will grow red again allowing the player to use the attack. When beginning a stage his arm attack is already ready to be used.Krauser's running speed is faster than Leon's.
Krauser also has a knife and his attack has greater range and attack power than Leon's. His knife is more likely to stun and set up enemies for melee attacks and only takes a few hits to kill normal enemies. ' Eliminate as many Ganados as you can before your evac chopper arrives! Successive kills will result in earning you more points!' There are four selectable stages and the player will start with each round with 2 minutes.
The stage select screen will display the player's highest score for each stage as well as the highest rank of character they have picked for each stage.Each stages features Time Extension bonuses, explosive barrels, and their own special enemy. Time Extensions gives a bonus of 30, 50, 60, or 90 seconds.
During gameplay, the player's map screen will mark each Time Extension with a star labeling them as 'Treasure'.Stage 1This stage is based on the village centre. The barn is now open, there is a window in the locked back room of one of the houses, the second small barn is open, and there is a path that leads behind the church. There are Villager Ganado and six Chainsaw Sisters on this map, which provide 5,000 points per kill.
The villagers may sprout the basic Plaga. There is 5 minutes and 30 seconds worth of bonus time on the map.Stage 2This stage is based on the Castle wall area of Chapter 3–1. There is now a door that leads through a system of rooms inside the castle wall leads out to the cannon or to a new area. The map features Cultists and three Garradors each being worth 7,000 points. There is 6 minutes and 50 seconds worth of bonus time on the map.Stage 3This stage is based on Fort area on the Island. Many new paths are open and the mini-gun towers which were destroyed in the main game are now scalable.
It features up to three Gatling Man's; each is worth 10,000 points. There are twelve Time Extension bonuses that all give 30 seconds totaling to 6 minutes of extra time.Stage 4This stage is a completely new area unique to the minigame. It resembles a small dockyard with warehouses and is surrounded by water on all sides with a scalable tower. Features two Giant Chainsaw Men worth 5,000 points each.
There is 7 minutes and 30 seconds worth of bonus time on the map.UnlockablesThe is unlocked when the player gets a 5-star ranking on every stage with every character. To earn a 5-star ranking, a total of 60,000 or more points is required.Also when the minigame is initially unlocked, the title screen only features Leon. As characters are unlocked, pictures of them are added to the title screen along with symbols on the stage select screen representing them.SoundtrackThe soundtrack for the mini-game (Including, Leon, Ada, HUNK, Krauser, and Wesker) is recycled from; another CAPCOM Production Studio 4 (also directed by Shinji Mikami) Title which failed commercially.Gallery.
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