Cephalo

Overview
Cephalo are matured Type 2 Plagas, a variant of the Las Plagas parasite, who appear as long centipede-like creatures that burst from the neck of a host Majini with a long bone at its end, similar to a blade. Cephalo are incredibly resilient to gunfire and since most of the parasite's body is outside of the host when it reveals itself, attacking the body is almost useless since it does little damage to the target.

Appearances
The first Cephalo encountered is from a woman named Allyson. She was kidnapped by a Majini when she tried to escape her annoying fellow Kijuju survivor, Adam. Chris and Sheva saw her from a balcony desperately calling for help until a Majini pulls her back in the building. Chris and Sheva move in to the building to check, only to be attacked by her. Chris magnificently pulled a clean headshot on her, but apparently she was carrying a Cephalo-type Plaga, which they immediately disposed of.

They also appear in later chapters inhabiting mostly Base Majinis more than Wetland Majinis. They also appear in the Mercenaries minigame inhabiting mostly female Majinis in the first stage.

Strategy
Once a Cephalo has emerged it is suggested that you move away from it due to its long reach. Once at a safe distance aim at the actual parasite itself as the body takes very little damage, if the Cephalo gets too close try and use a shotgun to knock it back. However If you have a flash grenade do not hesitate to use it as it will instantly kill it. Interestingly although a Cephalo can no longer be stalled, it can still be downed and you can use special melee attacks on them at that time, although this is no longer a one hit kill. With any fully upgraded magnum it takes only one hit anywhere on the Cephalo parasite or the host's body to eliminate attacks.


 * The most often used attack is a slam in which it will slam you to the floor if at a close enough range.
 * A regular slash will also be used on occasion if you are too far for a slam attack.
 * Cephalo are also capable of slashing at you from the floor and when getting back up.

Trivia

 * Cephalo refers to the head, skull, or brain of a cephalopod, or a class of marine mollusks.
 * In the Mercenaries minigame, female Majini in the Public Assembly stage tend to mutate into Cephalo more often than male Majini, possibly a reference to the fact that the first Cephalo met had burst out of Allyson, a blond woman.
 * Meeting this enemy the first time is probably a reference from Resident Evil 4 by meeting Las Plagas in a similar way.