Ramon Salazar

"Did you say old man, mister Kennedy? It might come as a surprise, but I'm only 20 years old!"

Ramon Salazar, was the eighth castellan of a fortress near an unnamed village in rural Spain, which was governed by a religious cult known as "Los Iluminados" (English: "The Enlightened Ones"). Although his diminutive stature resembled that of a ten-year old, and his gray hair and wrinkled face gave him the appearance of an elderly man, he was only 20 years old.

Background
Ramon, the Eighth Castellan, lived alone with his butler and had no immediate family since childhood. This left him vulnerable to Osmund Saddler's influence, who succeeded in indoctrinating Salazar into becoming a fervent believer in Los Iluminados' teachings. Salazar became convinced that he had to undo the seal of the Plaga in order to atone for the "sins" of his ancestor, the First Castellan. Once the excavation of the Plaga had begun, he was injected with one of the parasites. This would give him power over the Ganado, most of the Los Iluminados' cultists, and two fearsome, mutated bodyguards known as Verdugos. Eventually, he was completely taken over by the power of the parasites. Salazar became a recluse in his castle, as he no longer cared for anything but the survival and domination of Los Iluminados, which led to his assistance in the kidnapping of the U.S. President's daughter, Ashley Graham. Only his butler knew the truth of his full spiritual incapacitation.

In 2004, American agent Leon S. Kennedy infiltrated the village and rescued the president's daughter, Ashley Graham. As the two attempted to escape from the Ganado, they found themselves within Salazar's castle, which was heavily guarded with all sorts of creatures and death-traps. Leon also had many conversations with Salazar on his radio because he "jacked the line". Leon, after overcoming all of Salazar's obstacles, battled and killed one of the Verdugos. Soon after Leon escapes the giant statue of Salazar, a cutscene with Salazar and his other Verdugo begins. Salazar explains to Leon the ritual that will make her become a Ganado. Leon then throws a knife in Salazar's hand. The player will have to press the action buttons to avoid the knife, which the Verdugo threw back at Leon.

Salazar then came face-to-face with Leon and merged with his remaining Verdugo and the Queen Plaga, mutating into a plant-like parasitic creature that took the whole second story wall with two large and dangerous tentacles, one on each side. The Verdugo became a long thick neck with a large head, with a swollen eye on the left that serves as a weak point and when damaged enough, exposes the real weak point: Salazar himself, who is now fused with the neck. After a long, arduous battle, Leon defeated Salazar; the hideous, mutated creature shriveled up and died, ending the reign of the eighth castellan, as well as the Salazar bloodline. This leaves the castle officially leaderless. Later, Saddler mentions that the loss of Salazar (along with Bitores Mendez) was saddening, but he will move on.

Further Notes

 * Salazar was capable of implanting Plaga parasites into human bodies through tentacles growing on his hands.
 * Due to a grammar error, when Salazar calls Leon after sending him down the trap door saying he has sent his right hand to dispose of Leon, Leon replies "Your right hand comes off?" but the radio subtitle spells "You're right hand comes off?"
 * Salazar has an anonymously devoted butler that has served his family for generations on end.
 * His boss battle theme is a remix of "A Place Nobody Knows", a theme from MegaMan Legends, another Capcom game.