Del Lago



Del Lago (Spanish, literally meaning Of the Lake) is a massive Plaga infected creature that lives in a lake near the village. 'Del Lago' is the first boss in Resident Evil 4. It is seen first in an optional cutscene in which it eats the corpse of one of the officers.

Characteristics
The Del Lago is a massively overgrown, fattened salamander. More than eighty feet in length, it has an immense jaw with several rows of teeth, and from what seems to be its throat, countless, writhing Plaga tentacles emerge when it swims in attack pattern. Capable of devouring complete humans, it is a true leviathan residing in the lake nearby the Village's church. It has no discernible eyes, but its speed is deceptively fast in water.

Role in Resident Evil 4
It is first mentioned in a file found by Leon near the church, where it is said to be "awakened" by Saddler to guard the pass across the lake. Later, Leon sees two Ganados throw one of the of the dead spanish police officers, who is later eaten by Del Lago. Leon then fought it in a small motorboat anchored in the lake's shores. While Leon was crossing the river, the Del Lago got hooked on to the anchor on Leon's boat. Leon is then pulled on along behind the Del Lago at amazing speeds. After bombarding the beast with over a dozen spears, the Del Lago spewing blood in copious quantities, the beast succumbs and sinks to the bottom of the Lake, nearly bringing Leon with it. Leon, who is severely fatigued by the battle, then drives the boat to shore to continue with the mission. He passes out and lays on the floor for 6 hours, partially because of the hatching of the Las Plagas egg. This monster can only be killed by using harpoons.

Trivia

 * If Leon stands on the edge of the dock and fire into the water, killing fish for example, Del Lago will appear from what seems to be the most shallow part of the whole Lake and eat him, causing instant death.
 * The Del Lago takes 8 spears to defeat on Normal, and 12 on Professional.
 * It is unknown exactly how Del Lago was "resurrected" or "awakened".
 * Del lago seems to be a refrence to Jaws, because of the introductory scene where the camera pans above Leon's boat, showing the behemoth of monster Del Lago is swimming underneath him, and the way he dives after Leon climbs back to the boat after being knocked off it (in case the player is crashes into a floating log or is knocked off by Del Lago itself).