Instant death attack

Instant death attacks are a common occurrence throughout the Resident Evil series. This name has been attributed to three different classes of attacks utilized by various monsters.

Types

 * Instant Death Attacks - These are the very essence of the namesake. If these attacks hit their target, they will die regardless of their health situation and once hit there is no way to recover from it.
 * Avoidable Death Attacks - These involve either grabbing the player or putting them in an immediately avoidable situation. The player can often escape by struggling (moving the analog/directional pad or tapping buttons) or by entering a designated prompt. Failing to will result in death.
 * High-Damaging Attacks - Although these are not instant death in such a manner, they are extremely damaging. When a player in Caution status is hit with these attacks, it will result in a specialized instant death animation. Some creatures will not even use these attacks until the player is in Caution status.

Miscellaneous
This is worthy of mention as this is an extremely dangerous enemy. Although it does not cause an instant death per se, firing upon it will result in an immediate game over regardless.