Duvalia

Description
Unlike other plagas who burst from the neck, Duvalia plagas will rip apart the host's entire upper body. They appear as shelled, flower-like parasites. Their weak point is the fleshy "tail" that hangs off their back (which is in fact the host's upper torso/ribcage), and the fleshy core of the shell, which is only exposed when the Duvalia is about to attack the player. In addition to these and the usual weakness to bright light, Duvalia can be blown to pieces with a single hand grenade. Duvalia has no arms and no jumping ability, making it one of the only foes in the entire game who cannot jump or climb. Note that in the Mercenaries minigame, the Duvalia gains the ability to jump across gaps and walk up stairs.

Duvalia can also be seen as an action figure in the Resident Evil 5 bonus features.

Strategy



 * Use a Hand Grenade instantly blowing it apart.
 * Use a Flash Grenade, that can instantly kill it.
 * Use a Rocket Launcher instantly killing it.
 * Use a Proximity Bomb to instantly kill it
 * Before the Majini can transform into a Duvalia, freeze it solid with Nitrogen Rounds with the Grenade Launcher and shatter it to pieces.
 * Shoot it's legs repeatedly to make it kneel and open up it's upper body, allowing you to aim for it's vitals. Even if the Duvalia has leg armors, you can still shoot the ankles and feet or anywhere on the leg from behind.
 * If you have a Grenade Launcher, equipping it with flash rounds will instanly kill it with one shot.
 * If you think a majini might turn into a duvalia its a good idea to shoot it into the legs go around to the back and if you have either chris, sheva or use either neck breaker, throat slit it will prevent them from turning into a duvalia which is potentally more dangerous.
 * If it's about to attack, quickly go behind it and strike using a Stun Rod, dealing instant death.

Attacks

 * Headbutt - Inflicts a moderate amount of damage.
 * Bite - Will send the player into the Dying stage. If a Duvalia bites the player a second time, it will remove the entire upper body (Instant death).

The Mercenaries

 * It appears as a sub-boss in the Ancient Ruins and Experimental Facility.

Trivia

 * Duvalia refers to a species of plant found in Africa. It's most recognizable feature is a large bulb found inside five shorter appendages.
 * If a Base majini is swelling with bubbles, it means it's going to turn into a duvalia.