Chimera/notes


 * In Greek mythology, the Chimera was a monster consisting of a lion's body and head, a second head of a goat, and a tail ending with a snake's head. Diverting from the classical depiction, modern Chimeras often incorporate additional elements, such as an eagle's head or wings. Interestingly enough, the mythological appearance of the Chimera was included in Resident Evil 4 as part of a major puzzle in Salazar's Castle. Simultaneously, the Chimera shares an attack with U-3, the boss who was meant to represent the chimera from the puzzle, where it will grab its opponent with a hook-like arm from the ceiling, decapitating them (the latter merely breaks its opponent's neck).
 * Its appearance and method of creation alludes to the science fiction horror movie, The Fly.
 * The concept of maggots growing on the Chimera was the brainchild of Planning Director Hideki Kamiya.
 * The Chimeras were originally in RE2 but instead of being human-fly they were combinations of humans and spiders. However they were deleted when Capcom decided to scrap the game and re-do it from scrach.