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Ganados exhibit a number of behavioral and biological traits that differ from uninfected humans.
Physical Appearance[]
The physical appearance of the Ganado appears to depend on the strength of the individual Plaga parasite.
The deformation of attributes such as skin color, retina, eye condition, and musculature all become more prominent with Ganados serving as Los Illuminados island militia as opposed to the Valdelobos variants. The Plaga parasite appears to fill the eyes of the victim with blood, or otherwise interact with the victim's eyes in a manner that causes their eyes to undergo intense strain. Under low-light conditions (most likely due to the Plaga's sensitivity to UV rays), the Ganado may exhibit a condition comparable to tapetum lucidum, or glowing of the eyes.
The average Valdelobos Ganado appears to be middle aged, or slightly younger. While there is a lack of evidence for a strict age requirement for basic Plaga gestation, it can be inferred by the sheer amount of middle to elderly aged Ganados living in Valdelobos during the 2004 Valdelobos Incident that the ideal candidate for a Ganado transformation is a fully formed host body.
Due to the Plaga's complete gestation, tendrils run throughout the Ganado's body, revealed by surface wounds, dismemberments, or any major breach of the body. It can be inferred by scabs and open sores around the neck and arm areas that the Plaga may puncture the skin of a Ganado-type host during a stage of gestation. It can be assumed this is a natural aspect of the Ganado-type transformation, as this phenomena can be found on nearly every Ganado present in the 2004 Valdelobos Incident.
Behaviour[]
As the Plaga parasites have taken control of the central nervous system, Ganado hosts can be controlled or influenced by them.[1][excerpt 1] The host retains their memories and intelligence, unlike Zombies, and can still communicate with other people and perform actions beyond simple survival instinct.[2] Hosts are highly-aggressive towards those not infected,[3] but will still attack other hosts, mutant or otherwise, if necessary.
Outside of combat, Ganados are known to maintain a lifestyle comparable to uninfected humans, with farmworkers continuing to look after their cattle (although presumably poorly given the malnourished state the livestock to are in) and using pitchforks to turn hay. However, their attitudes to hygiene are noticeably different, and villagers were known to eat rotting meats and stews.
Abilities and mutations[]
As an effect of their parasitisation, Ganado bodies become more durable and powerful, and their pain threshold is increased. These enhancements allow hosts to easily lift other people, and withstand gunshots without response. If a Ganado receives too much damage, however, the Plaga may cause irreparable bodily damage by ripping open their neck to personally defend itself from attackers. Some Ganados are known to become stronger and more durable than others. Villagers with these enhanced abilities were known to arm themselves with heavy chainsaws as a more powerful weapon,[4] while the combatants on the island were able to carry gatling guns.[5]
Durability and abilities varies between ganado to ganado. For example, Ganados with bow guns, axes and sickles, usually have less health and rarely reveal a Plaga.[6]
Bibliography[]
- Hamamura, Koichi, ed (2006) (in Japanese). biohazard4 kaitaishinsho revised edition. Famitsu. ISBN 978-4-7577-2638-3.
Sources[]
- excerpts
- ↑ Excerpt from biohazard4 kaitaishinsho, p.090: "寄生体「プラーガ」に行動を支配された人間たち。 中枢神経と同化した寄生体によって理性を奪われており、 プラーガが持つ生存体能のままに人を襲う。 このような状態になっても人間としての知能は保ちつづけ、 互いに言葉を交わして意志の疎通を行なうことが可能。 戦闘においても。 さまざまな武器を手にし、 ワナを仕掛け、 相織的に行動して目標を追いこむ。"
- references
- ↑ Hamamura (ed.), kaitaishinsho, p.090.
- ↑ CLUB96, "FILE 04: Ganado (Cultist)".
- ↑ Resident Evil Recollections, "Ganados".
- ↑ CLUB96, "FILE 15: Ganado (Chainsaw)".
- ↑ Excerpt from biohazard 4 kaitaishinsho revised edition, page 104: "電動式ガトリングガンを手にしたガナード｡敵を見つけしだい､ 大口径の銃烈を無差別にまき散らす｡本来､ こうした銃器は重量があるのに加えて反動が強烈なため､ 銃架に固定して使うものだが､ それを持ったままあつかえる筋力を寄生体によって獲得している｡ また､ その身体はダメージに対する耐久性も高くなっており､ 頭部へのライフル弾の直撃にも耐えきるほど｡"
- ↑ Hamamura, Koichi, ed (2006) (in Japanese). biohazard4 kaitaishinsho revised edition. Famitsu. ISBN 978-4-7577-2638-3.