History Fridge / ResidentEvil4

** The Old Man's Journal and Village Records No. 1 tells the story of the Navarro Family, a grandfather and grandson who lived at the lake. The grandfather took the boy out hunting and told him stories of Don Quixote. One day, the grandfather was bitten by a wolf and became sick from his wound as his "body moves on its own" and he "can hear voices" from inside his head. Accepting his fate, he tells Bitores, 'If anything happens, you know what to do.' The villagers regrettably burn the grandfather to death in his cabin as his grandson watches in silence before [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere leaving the village completely]].

** The Old Man's Journal and Village Records No. 1 tells the story of the Navarro Family, a grandfather and grandson who lived at the lake.

* Why doesn't Saddler kill Leon whenever he has the chance? It's because he knows Leon was infected with a Plagas and figured that even with Leon showing himself to be a clear threat to his plans, it wouldn't matter once the Plagas in him matured enough to where Saddler could take full control on top of the fact that he pretty much had no idea that Luis gave Leon suppressants to keep the Plagas in check. It isn't until he realizes Leon managed to cure himself that he decides to finally try to take Leon out personally.

* Why doesn't Saddler kill Leon whenever he has the chance? It's because he knows Leon was infected with a Plagas and figured that even with Leon showing himself to be a clear threat to his plans, his efforts would come to an end once the Plagas in him matured enough to where Saddler could take full control. It isn't until he realizes Leon managed to cure himself that he decides to finally try to take Leon out personally.

** In Darkside Chronicles, it is revealed that Leon´s mission with Krauser was in South America. This gives more credence to Leon having working knowledge in Spanish.

* Finding live snakes in crates? FridgeLogic. Finding live snakes with uneaten, whole chicken eggs? In normal life, that's FridgeLogic. But in an area rife with mutagenic parasites that can create monsters out of any creature they wish? And with period references to mythological creatures? [[FridgeBrilliance This troper was constantly on edge at the thought of having to fight a basilisk.]]

* Leon gains the ability to suplex starting at the Castle, although he can never suplex a villager-type Ganado. There are two reasons for this:
** The first is that some monks wear helmets which would render his kicks ineffective (they stop bullets, after all). ** The second reason is that, by this time, he's already aware that Las Plagas are able to pop out of a decapitated enemy at night, and the ones that pop out of monks and military Ganados are far more dangerous in CQC than those in regular peasants (one variety able to chomp his head clean off at any health level and the other spidery one able to rapid-punch him and move on its own outside the host). Suplexing them ensures that if their Plagas does emerge, it will be in no position to immediately threaten him, his head, or his foot.

** Gameplay-wise, the Villager Ganados are less resilient than the Zealots in a number of ways. They're just commoners, involuntary victims of infection, and aren't as used to creating heavy-duty traps like the Zealots or Militia, instead preferring to ambush Leon with sheer numbers and weaponry, which in itself is rudimentary at best (pitchforks, dynamite, etc). Meanwhile, the Zealots and Militia Ganados are far more resistant to damage and are physically stronger, probably having been trained by Saddler to handle more complex tasks and battles. Logically, Leon would save the more dangerous, damaging moves to the enemies that deserve it.
** Leon will suplex monks instead of kicking them like he would ganados for two reasons. The first is that some monks wear helmets which would render his kicks ineffective (they stop bullets, after all), and the second reason is that, by this time, he's already aware that Las Plagas are able to pop out of a decapitated enemy at night, and the ones that pop out of monks and military ganados are far more dangerous in CQC than those in regular peasants (one variety able to chomp his head clean off at any health level and the other spidery one able to rapid-punch him and move on its own outside the host). Suplexing them ensures that if their Plagas does emerge, it will be in no position to immediately threaten him, his head, or his foot.

* Leon gains the ability to suplex starting at the Castle, although he can never suplex a villager-type Ganado. Note that Leon's usual back kick failed in the cutscene vs Chief Mendez, leading to his capture. After being freed by the wounded axe Ganado, he gave the poor thing a partial suplex. Presumably Leon spent the rest of the journey to the Castle working out how to consistently perform a suplex. He perfected it just in time for the tougher enemies in the game.
** Except that you will run into villager ganados again in the ruins beneath the castle, and he still won't suplex them.

* In real life, the Mauser C96 Red 9's wooden stock is also a holster in which to keep the gun when it's not being used (the shoulder rest side opens up and the gun slides into it). In the game it doesn't serve this function so Leon just carries the weapon open inside his attache case along with the stock. Thing is, the stock only eats up three inventory slots while the gun that is supposed to fit inside it eats up eight, which mean the gun is larger than the stock/holster.

* Leon's [[MemeticMutation infamously bad]] NoYou insult to Saddler holds more water than most people think. Leon's already a seasoned monster-killer, and compared to what he's already faced, the monsters of Las Plagas are another day at the office, if that, hence his blase attitude when facing them. Compared to Raccoon City, the Plagas outbreak in the boondocks of Spain is almost humorously tiny, and compared to [[MegaCorp Umbrella or Tricell]], Los Illuminados is equally inconsequetial. In the big scheme of things, Saddler really ''is'' pretty small-time!

* Why did the two ganados in Ashley's cell turn off the camera when they had no way of knowing Leon was watching them on the CCTV? Well, the first thing they did was throw Ashley to the ground, and we know Ganados retain some of their original personality. They were probably about to do [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil something Saddler wouldn't approve of]] to her. This also makes Leon's snarky dismissal of them as "amateurs" and complete lack of concern for Ashley a bit chilling.

* Why does the Merchant help Leon, despite showing obvious signs of Plagas control (pale skin, glowing red eyes at night)? Saddler mentions that a Plagas reflects the consciousness of its host. So through either heroism or greed, the Merchant's original consciousness is influencing the Plagas to rebel!

* When people think of the word "zombie", they usually think "undead creatures that feasts on the flesh of the living". The most common complaint is that ''4'' doesn't have flesh-eating zombies, but rather parasite-infected people. The term itself is OlderThanTheyThink because another usage of the word (indeed, the ''original'' usage) is that [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombies are slaves with no free will of their own]]. Thus, making the entire townspeople and the Los Illuminadoes "zombie slaves" to Saddler.

* J.J., the gatling gunner, aims by starting firing to one side of Leon, then "walking" the bullets onto his target. J.J. has an eyepatch, which means no binocular vision, which means no 3D depth perception. With Aim Down Sights, this wouldn't affect accuracy, but since the gatling gun is offset from his vision, he's forced into the makeshift procedure listed above.

** Except that you will run into villager ganados after that and then meet the significantly tougher mercenary ganandos later on, and he won't suplex them either.

* Perhaps a throwback to the earlier games, but look at Krauser when you defeat him as Leon. No blood puddle. Then who shows up to fight Ada in her scenario? Krauser. And what happens when Ada defeats him? Blood puddle. In the first few games, zombies and other creatures weren't dead until there was a blood puddle, so this may explain why Krauser wasn't dead. There was no puddle.

** I'll do you one better; "Zombie" means "a corpse [[DemonicPossession possessed by a serpent-demon]]" in Voodoo mythology; created for the use of a Bokor (the proper name for a "[[EvilSorceror witch-doctor]]"). Certain Plagas organisms look very snake-like; and Saddler definitely has an "evil wizard" vibe that nicely compliments his SinisterMinister schtick.

** I'll do you one better; "Zombie" means "a corpse [[DemonicPossession possessed by a serpent-demon]]" in Voodoo mythology; created for the use of a witch-doctor. Certain Plagas organisms look very snake-like; and Saddler definitely has an "evil wizard" vibe that nicely compliments his SinisterMinister schtick.