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Ganado

Also called: Los Ganados
GamesInfected, still aliveVariesA parasite2000 to 2009

The parasite-controlled Spanish villagers of Resident Evil 4. They are living people run by Las Plagas, which lets them cooperate, speak and use weapons, a deliberate break from the slow dead of the earlier games. The game's over-the-shoulder combat against them reshaped third-person shooters.123

⚔️ Battle it
First appeared
2005
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Source work
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Capcom Production Studio 4
Age rating
ESRB M
Made in
Japan
What causes it
A parasite
Las Plagas, a mind-controlling parasite, takes over a living human host.
How you become one
Los Iluminados injected villagers with Plaga eggs, passing it off as a baptism.
How it moves
Varies
They dodge attacks and close in as a group.
Intelligence
Clever

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2005

Resident Evil 4 (2005)

field notes

What the sources say

1

The name is Spanish for cattle or livestock123

2

Not undead: Capcom created them to replace the zombies of the earlier games123

3

They talk to each other, use tools and throw weapons123

4

Villagers carry farm tools, castle monks medieval arms, island soldiers modern weapons123

5

A mutated parasite can burst from the head of a wounded host123

6

The team dropped classic zombies because the old formula felt worn out123

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (varies), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
Ganado about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Ganado - Resident Evil Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Resident Evil 4 - Wikipedia
  3. Resident Evil 4 game review - Common Sense Media

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