Resident Evil 4 Remake, R.I.P. Ramón Salazar
There are many gross representations of the fragile body in the Resident Evil 4 remake; it’s to be expected in a game where there are more parasites than thriving human beings. One of my favorite examples of how the game discourages people striving for more than their fallible bodies can handle is also one of the nastiest: Ramón Salazar’s death.
By the time you face Salazar in his boss battle, the Las Plagas superorganism has already mangled him beyond recognition. He looks much more like a squashed spider, or a carnivorous plant with a halfway decomposed fly stuck in its jaw, than a man. His death is at once alien (blood bursts from the fleshy flower he protrudes from) and familiar (“Please help me,” he whines while sticking out a limp hand). But he’s beyond saving.
