Bitores Mendez

You carry the same blood as us, it seems. Nevertheless, you're an outsider. Just remember, if you become unpleasant to our eyes, you will suffer severe consequences...

Bitores Mendez was the village chief of El Pueblo, whom Leon S. Kennedy faced shortly into the scenario of Resident Evil 4. He is one of the controllers of Las Plagas parasite, and a member of Los Illuminados. Some of Mendez's distinguishing characteristics include his imposing stature, fake left eye and resistance to firearms. He leads the hunt for Leon and Ashley Graham earlier in the game, leaving behind notes of his strategies to trap the two.

Biography
When Leon first encountered chief Mendez, he was unable to subdue the giant and was knocked unconscious. Later, Mendez began to strangle Leon, but reconsidered once he realized that Leon was made the host of a Las Plagas parasite. Leon pursued the chief after that point, but Mendez attempted to kill him again, but was distracted by Ada Wong and left Leon to chase her.

In his final confrontation with Leon, Mendez trapped Leon in a building by twisting the metal door handles together with his bare hands. After being damaged by an exploding gas barrel, Mendez mutated into a grotesque, inhuman form. His fingernails became elongated, sharp talons; a pair of segmented limbs burst from his back, and his torso was split by a thick, spinal column-like structure edged by tiny, moving legs, greatly increasing his already impressive height. Even severing him below the waist failed to kill him in this form, and in fact increased his mobility; he now used the limbs on his back to grab onto wooden beams.

It is unclear if this level of assimilation would eventually be demonstrated by all those infected by Las Plagas, or if Mendez was subject of experimentation like many of the game's monsters.

Using firearms, Leon eventually kills Mendez and escapes from the barn, reuniting with Ashley and heading onward to find their way back to civilization.

Trivia

 * Interestingly enough, his red eye is his false eye, meaning his blue eye is the real one. Every other infected has red eyes. So this contradicts all signs of plagas infection. However, there is the possibility that the Control Plaga infection has different effects on its host.


 * His Plagas form resembles the Los Illuminados' insignia.


 * Also, his appearance is similar to T-103 for both being tall and wearing long trench coats.


 * The name "Bitores" was made up just for the character. All the other Spaniards in the game have real names.