Iron Maiden



Iron Maiden's are large humanoid creatures well above a normal human's height. They share most physical traits with the Regenerator but with slight differences; they have a purple hue to their skin and many pointed spikes coming out of their bodies. Their name comes from the ancient torturing tool, the Iron Maiden, which was a standing coffin of sorts filled with sharp spikes on the inside which you would lock people into.

Much like the Regenerators, they can be shot several times with no effect and their lost limbs will regrow in a matter of seconds, even the head, and they house several leech-like Plagas as well. However, the Iron Maidens lack visible eyes and have a slower walking speed than Regenerators but can crawl much faster. The Iron Maidens tend to use their spikes as weapon, having a special attack where they grab Leon, pull him toward itself and then extend their spikes, impaling him for massive damage. They do not use their mouths because it is severely deformed (it has a mouth similar to the Gravedigger). They walk in a slow, deliberate manner, constantly suffering from rapid, spastic movements.

Role in Resident Evil 4
The Iron Maidens fill the basically same role as the Regenerator although they are encountered much more rarely; they are extremely rare, only three iron maidens are encountered in the entire game.

Leon first encounters an Iron Maiden shortly after entering a research lab on the island. The first Iron Maiden holds a keycard necessary to open Ashley's cell, possibly placed there to deter Leon's progress. Two more are encountered in a garbage disposal area. This may seem to be more challenging that the earlier, due to Ashley's presence, but Ashley is able to hide in Dumpsters before each fight, and Leon has the advantage of being able to close gates down on the Iron Maidens, stalling their advance.

Due to their lack of mandible usage, the Iron Maidens lack perhaps the Regenerator's strongest and most lethal attack, the shoulder-bite. The Iron Maiden will instead try to grab, then impale you. The deadly "jumping bite" that the Regenerators use to excellent effect is replaced with the Iron Maiden repelling it's spikes, which deal medium damage and can easly be killed with the infa-red scope or a normal weapon. Just aim at the torso and shoot the places where the plagas are.But the question is where are they, if you get a chance, whip out the ol' infa-red scope,get a quick look,put the rifle back,pull out the shotgun or what ever you like and fill it full of lead.Oh,and one more thing there is one it's back

Trivia

 * Iron Maidens are the only enemies that make Ashley bleed after killing her.
 * The Iron Maiden has only three frontal leeches, instead of the Regenerator's four.
 * The Iron Maiden has been consistently rated by video game websites to be one of the scariest creatures in Resident Evil 4.