Chainsaw Man

Dr. Salvador (aka "Chainsaw Man") is a powerful chainsaw-wielding Villager Ganado who frequently serves as a sub-boss in Resident Evil 4. He wears a potato sack mask over his head and is armed with a Chainsaw. Ironically, "salvador" means "savior" in Spanish.

Attacks
Dr. Salvador will approach Leon with movement faster than most Ganados. If he gets close enough, he will swing his chainsaw at Leon's neck, fatally sawing cleanly through if his attack is successfully uninterrupted.

Appearance
There are several variants of Dr. Salvador, each with slightly different appearances:
 * A skinny man wearing a bloody shirt and a bloody sack mask.
 * An overweight man with a clean shirt and mask.
 * A tall version wielding a double-bladed chainsaw. (Mercenaries mode-only)
 * A version similar to the first, except he wears a bullet resistant sack

Dr. Salvador appears as a burly chainsaw-wielding villager with a burlap sack over his head. He can be detected by the sound of a chainsaw revving nearby. Due to his size, sack mask and unique weapon, he is very easy to tell apart from regular Villagers. He appears multiple times throughout the game. Here is a list of his appearances:


 * He may appear, along with two villagers, in the exit during the Pueblo battle, but only if the player has not triggered the shotgun house cutscene.
 * He will appear if you do trigger that cutscene.
 * He will always appear outside the front door to Bitores Mendez's house.
 * He will attack the player in the mines beneath the Castle.
 * Two Salvadors appear together a little further on in the tombs, one on each level of the building holding the mine key.
 * Two Salvadors will appear during Leon's minecart escape.

Strategies


Killing Dr. Salvador is tough, for he has considerable health and doesn't stagger easily. Stock Handguns are not recommended when facing this Ganado. Here are some strategies:


 * Throw Incendiary Grenades at Dr. Salvador, then shoot him as much as you can, all the while avoiding getting too close to him.
 * Stun Dr. Salvador with Flash Grenades and fire at him rapidly, and use regular Grenades every chance you get.
 * Blow him off his feet with a shotgun blast, then keep shooting him while he's down.
 * Stay away from him and avoid getting near him at all costs.
 * Shoot him until he's down on his knees, approach him and kick him (this may take several times and a lot of ammunition because he's very tough). An easier but similar way would be to use an upgraded handgun to stun Dr. Salvador with a headshot, and then kick and knife him.
 * an exclusively upgraded Red9 (with 6.5 power) makes for a good choice of weaponry when fighting this sub boss.
 * If you're a pro, you can knife, but this is tricky because he can fool you sometimes. If you have one, use a flash grenade. Then kick him down then keep knifing while you have a chance.


 * Wii Version: If you have the Wii Version, the knife becomes strangely faster as you could take as much time as up to five minutes.


 * Wii Version: If you have the Wii version, he becomes considerably easier, as headshots will take him out cleanly and quickly.
 * A Sniper Rifle works wonders on Salvador if you aim for the head, as it makes him stumble with very few shots.
 * Wait for him to come close then at the last second quickly back up. As Dr. Salvador tends to swing his chainsaw at the first opportunity he sees, this would cause him to miss then you can shoot or knife him in the head. This takes some practice to perform well.
 * Shoot him with the Handcannon, and he will instantly die (if it has been upgraded exclusively

The Mercenaries
A much larger version of Dr. Salvador, Super Salvador (nicknamed Mega Dr. Salvador or simply Giant Salvador) appears on the Water-World level of the non-canon minigame, "The Mercenaries". Killing him earns the player more points than killing a normal Ganado. If he kills the player, he/she is still decapitated, but there is no special animation; Leon's head falls cleanly off. Unlike Dr. Salvador, he wields a double-bladed Chainsaw.

Trivia

 * In the Japanese version of Resident Evil 4, Leon S. Kennedy's decapitation is censored due to decapitation being banned in Japan.
 * The Stats state Salvador a Doctor, but players describe him as a killer, due to see bloodstains on the "skinnier" version of Salvador and the bloodstains on his chainsaw.
 * If you throw a Hand Grenade just before he is about to decapitate you, the grenade will stop him from decapitating you.
 * He bears a resemblance to biggy man from the splatterhouse series
 * Besides the Regenerator and the Iron Maiden, he is the only other sub-boss to not make an appearance in the Mercenaries minigame.
 * There is a very small chance that you can survive his chainsaw attack if it hits you in the side while you are moving. The chainsaw will just scratch you and damage your health. This also applies to the Bella Sisters' chainsaw attacks.
 * He lets out a battle cry if he swings his chainsaw.