History Characters / ResidentEvil4

** The remake also makes him [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry a Vergil to Leon's Dante]] (which is especially fitting given how ''Devil May Cry'' came to be from a retooled concept for ''Resident Evil 4''). Both Krauser and Leon are survivors of a traumatic incident that led them on different paths, with Krauser becoming a monster in pursuing his misguided lust for power, and Leon becoming a jaded yet ultimately virtuous hero. Mike Kovac's higher-pitched and raspier voice is also reminiscent of Dan Southwood's voice for Vergil.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Ashley is twenty years old in 2004 but can be easily mistaken for a high school student because of her appearance and mannerisms. She actually looks her age in the remake though.

* BigEntry: In the remake, the dog makes his appearance known by howling to the sky with lightning striking behind him.

* AmbiguouslyRelated: [[spoiler:The way the requests are written suggests he's related to Ramón by referring a stolen emerald as "our heirloom" and defacing Ramón's portrait (and there's a golden egg in the throne room thathe's deathly allergic to), and has an understandable contempt for the cult]].

* FeelingTheirAge: In the remake, he will sometimes remark that his back is aching and that the years haven't been kind to him. It seems that carrying an armory in your coat while constantly moving about [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome is very strenuous]].

** In the remake his voice takes on a playful tone when first surveying Ashley who reacts with annoyance as she did in the original version. In both cases, considering their imminent battle with a horde of Ganados this might be seen as an attempt to lighten the mood/gallows humor rather than any indication of interest.

* HeelFaceTurn: He used to be a researcher hired by Saddler to study on Las Plagas before turning against him. The remake expanded both his background and turn more: Luis used to be an Umbrella scientist before he got conscripted by Los Iluminados to help with their work on Las Plagas. By this point, however, he had grown sick and tired of viral research, having realized what a terrible life he's lived to have helped in creating some of the most dangerous Bio-Weapons unleashed upon the world, and so resolves to foil his new employers' plans instead.

* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: In the remake, a lot of his attempts to belittle Leon and prop himself up sound a lot like PsychologicalProjection over being considered the BlackSheep of his distinguished family line.

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: In the remake, when you see a request to deface his portrait with eggs, this isn't just the game being petty: He actually is lethally allergic to eggs. You can pelt him with two golden eggs and he'll be dead in no time.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the 2005 game, Ramón never displays any kind of power from his Plagas infestation besides having command over the many dangerous mutants that reside in his castle, and it takes fusing with one of his Verdugos and an apparent Plaga Queen into a giant, stationary monster for him to even have the guts to face Leon in direct combat. His 2023 self, in contrast, is fully capable of transforming into a stronger, monstrous form on his own, which also grants him enhanced speed and spider-like mobility. This difference in strength is reflected in how the two Salazars react to injury: the 2005 version starts whimpering and flees after Leon throws a knife that impales his hand, whereas the 2023 version becomes incensed when Leon shoots him thrice, not once cowering. To go with this, Salazar is treated as a genuine threat in the remake as opposed to being treated as a joke in the original.

* DevourTheDragon: He fuses with the second Verdugo when going OneWingedAngel.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the 2005 game, Ramón never displays any kind of power from his Plagas infestation besides having command over the many dangerous mutants that reside in his castle, and it takes fusing with a giant, stationary monster, amnn apparent Plaga quee plus one of his Verdugos for him to even have the guts to face Leon in direct combat. His 2023 self, in contrast, is fully capable of transforming into a stronger, monstrous form on his own, which also grants him enhanced speed and spider-like mobility. This difference in strength is reflected in how the two Salazars react to injury: the 2005 version starts whimpering and flees after Leon throws a knife that impales his hand, whereas the 2023 version becomes incensed when Leon shoots him thrice, not once cowering. To go with this, Salazar is treated as a genuine threat in the remake as opposed to being treated as a joke in the original.

--->''Luis:''' It makes me feel better. Let's just leave it at that.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: While the original Mike was not exactly quiet, his voice was more monotone and straight to the point. Mike in the remake not only is louder and more talkative, but he now has a Southern accent and clearly has a lot more enthusiasm in his helicopter's handiwork destroying the Ganado militia on the island to clear the way for Leon.

* EscortMission: Inverted. By all accounts, he is escorting you.

* TheCavalry: Shows up on Saddler's island and provides close ground support fire for Leon, giving him some much needed aid during the assault on the island.

* CompositeCharacter: In the original game, Mike was the second chopper sent to evac Leon and Ashley, with the first one stated to have been shot down by Hunnigan. In the remake, Mike is now the first helicopter to be sent to backup Leon, as his chopper was simply delayed by the bad weather instead of being shot down.

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** In the remake, Leon and Ada has minor interaction with him, so they at least acknowledges his existence. Ada even lampshades his tendency to set shop in certain locations, and he even replies.

** Ashley uses the same controls as Leon, but since she never finds any weapons in her chapter, you're not supposed to be able to fight. If you manage to hit a monk with one of the doors, though, you can run up and use one of the context-sensitive melee commands. Sadly, said ability only works in the original UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube release.

* UsedToBeASweetKid: Formerly an apparently benevolent young castellan before Saddler's manipulations and Las Plagas infection turned him to evil, with sadistic retaliation for those who offend him.

* TalkingIsAFreeAction:
** Mocked with prejudice in the original. Pausing in mid-air to talk to Leon about bars instead of keeping a lookout and staying on the move was his fatal mistake.
** The 2023 remake averts this, as he is more focused on the mission while mostly providing a heads-up and avoiding counter-fire. He only starts to talk about bars while lowering a ladder for Leon to climb up (and admittedly, have ran out of ammo).

* UsedToBeASweetKid: Formerly an apparently benevolent young castellan before Saddler's manipulations and Las Plagas infection turned him to evil, with sadistic retaliation for those who offend him. This is averted entirely in the remake, where Salazar was described as irredeemably vicious and cruel long before Los Illuminados came back into the picture.

* SoftspokenSadist: He almost never raises his voice and speaks in a polite, soft tone, even when faced with defeat.

** KingMook: It's more obvious in the remake, but Saddler's boss form is a scaled up version of all the regular head-replacing parasites the regular Ganado sprout, and references all three types of those Plaga variants.

* DeathOfPersonality: The remake heavily implies that whatever kind of man Saddler used to be, [[ThatManIsDead that man no longer exists]] by the end of the game. When Osmund died exactly is academic, but the final boss fight, Saddler stops speaking intelligently. He's not mindless, but he claims to hear the voices of those who died for his faith, laughs insanely, and continually repeats the same chants the regular Ganados do. The implication is all the physical trauma Leon and Ada put him through caught up to Saddler somehow.