Bitores Mendez

"You carry the same blood as us, it seems. Nevertheless, you're an outsider. Just remember, if you become unpleasant to our eyes, you will suffer severe consequences..."

- Bitores Mendez to Leon S. Kennedy.

Bitores Mendez is one of the antagonist in the video game Resident Evil 4. He is the village chief of the Spanish town of El Pueblo who became one of the members of Los Illuminados, as well as one of the controllers of the Las Plagas.

History
When Leon first encountered chief Mendez, he was unable to subdue the giant of an old man and was knocked unconscious. Later, Mendez began to strangle Leon, but reconsidered once he realized that Leon was made the host of a Las Plagas parasite. Leon pursued the chief after that point, however, Mendez attempted to kill him again, although he was distracted by Ada Wong and left Leon to chase her.

Confronting Leon
In his final confrontation with Leon, Mendez trapped Leon in a building by twisting the metal door handles together with his bare hands. He turned back to Leon and was about to grab him. Leon rolled out of the way and kicked over a gas barrel, causing it to leak gasoline at Mendez's feet. After Leon shot the puddle of gasoline, the gas tank exploded. However, the explosion caused Mendez to mutate into a grotesque, inhuman form. His fingernails became elongated, sharp talons; a pair of segmented limbs burst from his back, and his torso was split by a thick, spinal column-like structure edged by tiny, moving legs, greatly increasing his already impressive height. Even severing him below the waist failed to kill him in this form, and in fact increased his mobility; he now used the limbs on his back to grab onto wooden beams.

It is unclear if this level of assimilation would eventually be demonstrated by all those infected by Las Plagas, or if Mendez was the subject of experimentation like many of the game's monsters.

Bitores' Death
Using firearms, Leon eventually killed Mendez and escaped from the barn, he took Mendez's fake eye to open the gate that led out of the village and reunited with Ashley. After using the eye to unlock the door, Leon and Ashley headed onward to find their way back to civilization.

Powers and Abilities
Bitores pocesses superhuman strength and endurance. In his mutated form, Bitores is granted more mobility as well as razor sharp talons and extra limbs.

Trivia

 * Bitores Mendez bears a striking resemblance to the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare villain Imran Zakhaev.