Los Iluminados (Resident Evil 4)
Or “The Enlightened” for those who didn’t take high school Spanish, these guys served as the main antagonists of Resident Evil 4. The cult is devoted to the power of “Las Plagas”, mind-controlling parasites that have taken over the townsfolk and animals. They believed these organisms were the key to true happiness and were controlled by an “Alpha Parasite” embedded in the Cult’s leader. So, they hatched a plan to kidnap the U.S. President’s daughter and infect her with the parasite in hopes that it would spread to her father. Not only do these parasites produce zombie-like symptoms in their hosts, they can also grow to enormous size and act as catalysts to create human/animal hybrids. These mutated humanoids and creatures act as bosses in the game and are some of the most horrifying monster designs ever seen in the series.
