Chainsaw Man

Dr. Salvador (aka "Chainsaw Man") is a powerful chainsaw-wielding Villager Ganado. He wears a potato sack mask over his head and is armed with a Chainsaw. Ironically, "salvador" means "savior" in Spanish.

Attacks
Dr. Salvador will approach Leon with movement faster than most Ganado. If he gets close enough he will swing his chainsaw at Leon's neck, sawing right through it if his attack is uninterrupted.

Appearance
There are several variants of Dr. Salvador, each with slightly different appearances:
 * A skinny man wearing a bloody shirt and a bloody sack mask. (bloody variant)
 * An overweight man with a clean shirt and mask.
 * A tall version wielding a double-bladed chainsaw. (Mercenaries mode-only) (super salvador)
 * A version similar to the first, except he wears a bullet resistant sack

Dr. Salvador appears as a burly chainsaw-wielding villager with a burlap sack over his head. He can be detected by the sound of a chainsaw revving nearby. Due to his size, sack mask and unique weapon, he is very easy to tell apart from regular Villagers. He appears multiple times throughout the game. Here is a list of his appearances:


 * He may appear, along with two villagers, in the exit during the Pueblo battle, but only if the player has not triggered the shotgun house cutscene.
 * He will appear if you do trigger that cutscene.
 * He will always appear outside the back door to Bitores Mendez's house.
 * He will attack the player in the mines beneath the Castle.
 * Two Salvadors appear together a little further on in the tombs, one on each level of the building holding the mine key. The second Salvador has the appearance of Don Esteban, but wearing a bloodied sack mask, and his chainsaw has an even larger blade. He also appears not as skillful with attacking.
 * Two Salvadors will appear during Leon's minecart escape.

Strategies


Killing Dr. Salvador is tough, for he has considerable health and doesn't stagger easily. Stock Handguns are not recommended when facing this Ganado. Here are some strategies:


 * Throw Incendiary Grenades at Dr. Salvador, then shoot him as much as you can, all the while avoiding getting too close to him.
 * Stun Dr. Salvador with Flash Grenades and fire at him rapidly, and use regular Grenades every chance you get.
 * Blow him off his feet with a shotgun blast, then keep shooting him while he's down.
 * Stay away from him and avoid getting near him at all costs.
 * Shoot him until he's down on his knees, approach him and kick him (this may take several times and a lot of ammunition because he's very tough). An easier but similar way would be to use an upgraded handgun to stun Dr. Salvador with a headshot, and then kick and knife him.
 * An exclusively upgraded Red9 (with 6.5 power) makes for a good choice of weaponry when fighting him.
 * If you're a pro, you can knife, but this is tricky because he can fool you sometimes. If you have one, use a flash grenade. Then kick him down then keep knifing while you have a chance.
 * Wii Version: If you have the Wii Version, the knife becomes strangely faster as you could take as much time as up to five minutes.
 * Wii Version: If you have the Wii version, he becomes considerably easier, as headshots will take him out cleanly and quickly.
 * A Sniper Rifle works wonders on Salvador if you aim for the head, as it makes him stumble with very few shots.
 * Wait for him to come close then at the last second quickly back up. As Dr. Salvador tends to swing his chainsaw at the first opportunity he sees, this would cause him to miss then you can shoot or knife him in the head. This takes some practice to perform well.
 * Shoot him with the Handcannon, and he will instantly die (if it has been upgraded exclusively)
 * Blow him up with the RPG-7/Infinite Rocket Launcher.
 * On occasion, Salvador will lift his hands to cover his face if the player is aiming a gun at his head at point-blank range. This is more likely to happen if he stands up off the ground next to the player and is not charging the player with his saw raised. Advantage should be taken of this opportunity as it allows the player to escape or shoot Salvador with ease. There is not much point for Salvador to do this, as even the weakest shotgun will almost always put him to the ground (the player should be equipped with nothing less when fighting him) relieving him of any added defense from blocking the shot.

The Mercenaries


A much larger version of Dr. Salvador, Super Salvador (nicknamed Mega Dr. Salvador or simply Giant Salvador) appears on the Water-World level of the non-canon minigame, "The Mercenaries". Killing him earns the player more points than killing a normal Ganado. If he kills the player, he/she is still decapitated, but there is no special animation; Leon's head falls cleanly off. Unlike Dr. Salvador, he wields a double-bladed Chainsaw.

Resident Evil: The Deck Building Game
&nbsp Dr. Salvador appears as an Infected card in the Resident Evil DBG. They are rather basic Infected cards and have no special effects. Being among the weaker Infected, they aren't quite as dangerous as they are in the RE games They have 20 Health and can inflict 15 Damage if they aren't defeated. When defeated, however, the player earns 2 decorations.

Trivia

 * In the Japanese version of Resident Evil 4, Leon S. Kennedy's decapitation is censored due to decapitation being banned in Japan.
 * There is a special animation if you are up against a wall, Salvador will slice through Leon's neck while Leon tries to push the saw away from himself, but ultimately Dr Salavador decapitates him.
 * The Stats state Salvador a Doctor, but players describe him as a killer, due to seeing bloodstains on the "skinnier" version of Salvador and the bloodstains on his chainsaw.
 * If you throw a Hand Grenade just before he is about to decapitate you, the grenade will stop him from decapitating you.
 * Due to their appearances being remarkably similar, it's quite likely that Dr. Salvador was inspired by Biggy Man from the Splatterhouse video game series.
 * Besides the Regenerador and the Iron Maiden, he is the only other sub-boss to not make an appearance in the Mercenaries minigame.
 * There is a very small chance that you can survive his chainsaw attack if it hits you in the side while you are moving. The chainsaw will just scratch you and damage your health. This also applies to the Bella Sisters' chainsaw attacks.
 * He lets out a battle cry when he swings his chainsaw.
 * On some rare occasions, Leon may avoid decapitation by being hit in the gut by another Ganado's projectile. When hit in the stomach, Leon bends over in pain, and if Dr. Salvador happens to swing at him during this time the chainsaw swoops past Leon's head, failing to kill him. This happens purely by coincidence and is accidental in almost every case; this is not recommended as a strategic method of evasion as there is no gain in performing it and the game simply counts it as a miss on Salvador's part.
 * In a Top 10 list hosted by Screwattack.com, Dr. Salvador was placed at #2 of the worst doctors in video game history.
 * Oddly enough, if you see Dr. Salvador's run animations closely, they vaguely resemble Fierce Deity's slow walk from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, though these are two very different games.
 * Dr. Salvador swings his chainsaw slower than the Bella sisters.