(Capcom's primary storyline)
The island and its factories can be seen when driving from Salazar Castle.
This unnamed island is a small island situated either in a large lake or off the coast of Spain near Valdelobos.[note 1]
History[]
Once home to an ancient cave-dwelling civilisation which may have worshipped the Plagas, by the Early Modern Period their descendants were crushed in a crusade lead by Gregorio Salazar, a nobleman who would make the region his base of power. Over the years, these towering structures built in the conquest succumbed to age and deteriorated, and by the 21st century little evidence remained connecting the ruins to the Salazar family, save for preserved crests. However, the remaining members of the religion were banished to the island and remained there for centuries. Among the men banished was a man named Adam Saddler, whose descendant would later revive the religion.[1]
The island also became the power-base of Osmund Saddler, leader of religious cult Los Iluminados. Using the guise of a Prophet and backing from Ramón Salazar, 8th Count of Valdelobos, Saddler would expand the cult where it gained its very own militia, research, and later espionage divisions. Massive projects began on the island, starting with a base located on the north-eastern corner of the island against the Salazar fortress ruins, including a prison. As research on the Plagas and derived B.O.W.s continued, new facilities were built across the island, with new laboratories and a communications tower built on the west, and roads built in the centre for transport of supplies.
Accounts varied on the extent of such development. In one that suggested Saddler to be a criminal mastermind who interested in the old pagan beliefs of the area thus sought to obtain Plaga samples for bio-weapons research which allows him to achieve world domination, his funding proved sufficient to establish an underground waterway in a cavern to accommodate a small ship to serve as Los Iluminados' navy along with other structures in the island's north-east side that included coastal wind turbines for energy, and a large steel tower which purpose not revealed due to still under construction.[2][3] Another account that confirmed Saddler to be the legitimate heir of Adam Saddler revealed the task of constructing the island's fortifications being entrusted to Krauser instead, in which the former United States Army Major estimated its defenses should buy Los Iluminados enough time to carry out their plan, installed an antenna array to intercept and monitor activities of hostile organizations, and providing modern weaponry for the cult's armaments. Krauser went so far making some improvements knowing the US government was not the sole threat to Los Iluminados' cause.[4][5][6][7]
In late 2004, the US government began an operation in Spain, which led to the destruction of much of Los Iluminados' island facilities. How many militants survived, and whether they continued to control the island, is unknown.
Further notes[]
- During the Castle stage, some cultists will say "No dejas que escape de la isla vivo," which means "Do not let him escape from the island alive", despite not being in the island.
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Sources[]
- notes
- ↑ The Resident Evil 4 (2005) skybox places a forest on all sides of the island, though this may be a limitation of the game itself rather than a confirmation of it being in a lake.
- references
- ↑ Provenance Monolith
- ↑ Resident Evil 4 (2005), level: "Chapter 4: Stop Leon's Assassination".
- ↑ Resident Evil 4 (2005), file: "Our Mission".
- ↑ Resident Evil 4 Remake, file: "Defenses Development"
- ↑ Separate Ways Remake, file: "Antenna Array Construction Report"
- ↑ Separate Ways Remake, file: "Last Line of Defenses"
- ↑ Separate Ways Remake, file: "Thank You for Purchasing Our Warheads"
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