The Origin Of The Los Iluminados - Resident Evil 4 | RE4 Remake Lore

They’re the bug loving people from Spain, but what made them turn into this cult?
This is the story behind the cult of the Los Iluminados and the Las Plagas event.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
2:03 - Los Iluminados Origins
7:23 - Osmund Saddler Lore
8:57 - Jack Krauser Lore
13:08 - Ramon Salazar Lore
14:29 - Verdugo & Novistador Lore
16:22 - Garrador (Torturer) Lore
17:39 - Bitorez Mendez Lore
20:32 - Island & Regeneradors Lore
23:06 - Dr Luis Serra Lore
25:59 - Leon Kennedy Mission
28:14 - Summary
29:00 - Thanks For Watching
#residentevil4 #re4remake #capcom

[@WiseFish]

Hope you guys enjoyed this look into the RE universe. Sorry if I pronounced anything wrong in this video, had trouble reading my own script for this one for some reason!

[@blacksuite1]

Albert Vesker.

[@Drew_Thompson]

South Africa

[@TheMagicalBIob]

But how do you forget wesker's name though lmao

[@Ben-mc8ze]

😊😅

[@Ben-mc8ze]

😊😅😅

[@Xehanort10]

4:07 I like that in the remake the island was where the surviving Los Illuminados cultists got banished. In the original it seemed to be just a random island Saddler had an army and lab on.

[@weed3728]

The remakes especially 4 fixed so much of the disjointed lore in the original games

[@Aliens1337]

@@weed3728 OG RE4 was stuck in development Hell with multiple delays, so Capcom decided to focus in gameplay and story was just whatever. Shinji Mikami, the director of OG RE4 admitted that he wrote the story himself in 3 weeks and that was it. His wish for the Remake was that Capcom would improve the story.

[@weed3728]

@@Aliens1337 and improve the story they definitely did

[@markmagician2471]

I wonder if Krauser was gonna betray Sadler? The Ganados on the island looked like they were gonna become a trained mercenary group

[@Xehanort10]

@@markmagician2471 In both the original and the remake if the plan to infect Ashley with a Plaga, send her home to infect her dad who'd then infect other government higher ups with Saddler using America's influence to conquer the rest of the world didn't work they'd use the island's army to invade and infected sleeper agents in the government.

[@RealB0ssMak3r]

Now imagine if Miranda's daughter never died by the Spanish Flu. The Los Illuminados would've taken over the world with no Umbrella being formed.

[@Macedra]

Why does RE4 feel so isolated from the rest of the series? The only way it’s connected to Umbrella is that Weskers agent Ada stole the sample but that’s it!

[@Macedra]

It would depend if they still decide to kidnap Ashley and Leon just does the same thing! Umbrella would be one less thing to worry about!

[@RealB0ssMak3r]

@@Macedra not really, because Leon would've been a fully fledged cop in the non-zombie-filled Raccoon City, S.T.A.R.S. would still be the same and Krauser would be looking for power and seeking out Saddler.

[@Macedra]

@@RealB0ssMak3r Chris red field tho

[@RealB0ssMak3r]

@@Macedra 'fraid not. Even with 7 more years on his belt, he wouldn't be able to gain the knowledge of the BOWs and the terrors he faced in the main timeline.

[@Odinfang]

Seeing as how there’s more to the Plaga than what we knew before, Wesker’s type 2’s have got to be WAY more dangerous than what we’ve seen in Re4 remake. Strong chance he’s gonna use the progenitor virus and NE-Alpha parasite research, along with the now established black water stimulant and Krauser’s corpse.

[@Rajoovi1]

To be fair even in the original timeline, Wesker's modified plaga was far more dangerous than the ones Leon battled in Spain. The original (spanish) plaga had to be injected and it would take days to properly reach adulthood and fully transform an individual. In RE5, one of the first scenes we see is 2 manjini infecting a normal human with some hand-held, much larger parasyte thing being pushed into the guy's mouth. This thing fully transforms the man into a full-blown manjini within seconds of first being introduced. This is Wesker's modifcation, which already is far more dangerous given the speed of full infection/takeover of the host. If the plaga worked like this originally, leon, Ashley, and the whole world would be entirely screwed.

[@Odinfang]

@@Rajoovi1 very much so. Judging by transfer and infection rate, you could argue the nemesis research helped out. It’s near similar to how he consumed a zombie’s head in tentacle and out popped Ne-alpha replacing the head. Majini plaga are shaping up to be quite horrifying from Re4 remake’s implications. Plaga type 2 might actually be plaga genetically engineered with the black water stimulant hastening plaga growth in hosts for easier oral infection spreading. Reason why I bring up progenitor virus as a component to majini plaga is in the type 3 plaga which saturated the ndipaya region. Outside of plaga that’d pop out and armor the host, complete with the same armor acting as jaws to chomp down on you, there was also the large majini with clubs and head dress that were exhibiting signs of successfully bonded progenitor virus hosts, given the traits laid out in files over the whole thing.

[@j0k3r84]

@@Rajoovi1 I wonder if RE Damnation Plaga is different from the one in Re5 though?

[@Boti98HUN]

@@j0k3r84it’s exactly the same

[@Boti98HUN]

@@Rajoovi1one thing I didn’t understand in RE5 is who controls the Majini? Who issues the orders? As they were seen guarding the Tanker while Wesker and Excella just casually walk beside the infected soldiers

[@archangel7624]

It's my headcanon that Adam Sandler found the parasite

[@williamcoslosky]

Folklore has it that it only took him 8 crazy nights to find it

[@patriciopannucio2844]

Such a fantastic and intricate story, Capcom truly created a work of art Spanish speaker and grammar teacher here with a tip. The masculine definite article ''los'' (plural) can be translated using ''the'' in English so there's no need to say both in the same sentence :)

[@drlca6601]

makes me think of Troy in SR1... "It's not THE Los Carnales..."

[@patrickdoss25]

I think there was a piece of lore that stated that Ramon was sickly as a child so maybe when Saddler came and offered him a “cure” which would be the Plagas and this is what convinced Ramon to join? If the Plagas cured Ramon of his illness this would solidify why Ramon felt he had to atone for his ancestors “sins.”

[@dragonheart967]

The document stated that it was Ramon's mother that brought Sadler in, so it's entirely likely that his "cure" also involved him indoctrinating Ramon to the cult, and this was before or after his father died.

[@erich1380]

Well it probably has something to do with him being a midget right

[@OWmyDragonballz]

@@dragonheart967 In the original RE4 I thought it was established that Los Illuminados was founded in the 1990s by Saddler.

[@dragonheart967]

@@OWmyDragonballz in the og, it was, but Saddler was left as a total mystery, and left us wondering how he knew anything about Las Plagas. I suppose it was implied that there was more of a history with Saddler and his cult that we were just never told, and the remake does go into a lot more depth and answers a lot of questions.

[@guilhermehx7159]

​@@dragonheart967 i like that they talk about more about Saddler

[@vizierx6913]

Pretty sure it said in a file that saddler saved Salazar when he was sick, this is what most likely led Salazar to feel indebted to him and then saddler manipulated him.

[@XeresKyle]

I hope *Capcom* does an _"Operation Javier"_ expansion, but if they're doing a _Separate Ways_ DLC with Ada, I doubt they'll also do two BIG expansions for one game. I say that because Capcom hasn't done anything big for the Resident Evil remakes, but I am hoping they do at least one or the other.

[@CrystalLakeOfFire]

If code veronica remake ever happens, they should add the operation javier DLC to that. It’d be a nice callback to darkside chronicles

[@XeresKyle]

@LtKeel But I don't want to play that. I want to see a new take on it in RE4 Remake.

[@DragonLatinVIC]

I know its a small insignificant thing to mention, but I’m so glad that people that are making these RE4 Remake videos are using the correct terms. They are correctly saying “Los Iluminados” instead of “The Los Iluminados”, as well as “Las Plagas” instead of “The Las Plagas”.

[@christianburnett236]

Even though in the original RE4 the lore never delves into either Mendez or Salazar's background that Salazar was as sadistic as the remake counterpart, but seeing how Mendez was swayed by Sadler into joining his cult. To me that says he's power hungry or had a hidden irresistible lust for power and such. However the remake veersion, Sadler seems to have much more trust in Krauser (unless i missed something in RE4 remake).

[@oldmasterspice]

Wake up babe new wisefish just dropped.

[@SuperSonicLiamOfficial]

I’m up

[@justpaul3451]

There is no babe, stop this.

[@based-ys9um]

*wake up mom"

[@based-ys9um]

​@@justpaul3451for real

[@boi6173]

Babe wake up, same generic copy paste, top comment bait on any small to medium youtuber just dropped, again.

[@Cothfotmeoo]

Incredible! Nice detailed work on this. I've never played or really watched the old RE4 with any real diligence until the remake now so I feel like I'll be able to better understand what's happening in the game after seeing this. Your lore vids are the best! Well played.

[@jandriswanepoel4754]

Thumbnail gives Roanoke Gaming vibes

[@undeadabyss9153]

0:42 small detail i know but Leon was approached by the Secret Service, his skills were that impressive.

[@lorenzoaguilar7236]

Thank you for making videos like this! We all love a good lore!

[@Slop_Dogg]

If we pretend there’s a timeline where Leon & Wesker don’t intervene & Saddler’s plans progressed, do you believe they would eventually clash with Mother Miranda & her kin? Or would there be some sort of bizarre marriage of the two cults?

[@sammysalgado1475]

Molded plaga monsters would be an absolute nightmare

[@chaoticstarfish3401]

Imagine an army of B.O.Ws infected with a new virus and mold plagas. They'd be invincible.

[@WiseFish]

I’d imagine they meet in Europe at some point with one coming from Spain and the other coming from the East so that would be funny. The BOW war. Mold vs parasites

[@chromaticturtle8657]

There already aware of each other actually, Miranda knows about the parasites, when you find journal pieces in RE8

[@vectorfox4782]

Mold would win. Vx can’t mutate fast enough.

[@pixelplanett]

Great video, I'm a huge fan of Resident Evil 4! Speaking of which, I just finished the latest episode of my own RE4 series on mobile, where I took on Del Lago and El Gigante. It was intense! Keep up the great content!

[@zurvanlol3869]

Good, I always watch out for these kind of videos to chill out after playing RE4 😅

[@splinter360]

Good video mate. Cleared up a few things

[@psljto2134]

Can we talk about Ashley wearing shades?😂

[@AMaidenlessRunt]

Shades actually work. You don't get the blind effects from using flashbangs grenades try it.

[@dracoforce47]

Always love to see a WiseFish video

[@austinspoon975]

Love the OG soundtracks you added. I ordered re4 remake just now, its gonna be here tomorrow so excited. The original is one of my favorite games and now the remake is a favorite of mine as well

[@Introvertedmajin666]

i would love to see more lore from RE universe since idk much about it , great video as always!

[@mr.carnage3451]

Great Video! For me It's hard to keep track of the Files in Chronological Order and whose diary is this exactly; this helps so much!!

[@ayythatsmikey]

With Bitores Mendez you kinda mixed up the original and the remake. Mendez's False Eye was used in a retinal scanner in the original RE4. In the Remake it's just a treasure for selling.

[@meowmasterL346]

That's one of the few details I'm sad the remake took out... how clever was it when the original quoted him saying "the path to the castle shall never open beyond my gaze"!... or something to that effect lol

[@pchurch692]

Great video! Thanks for the content.

[@Shervin86]

Amazing video and presentation! Thanks and good job! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@user-ti5py3fo1z]

I like how you said that Valdelobos is in the “heart of Spain” even tho they have open water there

[@vanpiisu88]

Excellent video! I love listening to lore of RE franchise 😄.

[@alexzemo5070]

Really informative Love the videos!!!!!

[@addi543]

Based on a comment Leon made in Luis’ laboratory, I do wonder how much of the research equipment they had was stolen Umbrella tech

[@a.k.rundizbeat3212]

Interesting analysis of this.....and here I first thought the molded infection from Resident Evil 7 or 8 was somehow connected to this Las Plagas

[@saga2964]

Extremely well done!

[@richardvhal8140]

I'm the only one thinking the black liquid mentioned is actually the mutamycete from RE 7 and Village?

[@j0k3r84]

actually there's a Theory that Palagas are also a Product of the Mutamycete or atleast linked to it

[@Json-nn6qk]

Dr.Salvador must have been paid hefty vaccinating the entire village lol

[@Xehanort10]

In the remake Krauser didn't work for Wesker. After Operation Javier killed his whole unit and the US government covered it up he found out about the cult and went to Saddler to get the Plaga's power for himself so he wouldn't be in a situation like that again. But because of his guilt for the loss of his men I think he had a death wish and wanted Leon to kill him in the end.

[@pommeroi1736]

Is Krauser in the remake even linked to wesker? It seemed like he joined los Illuminados willingly

[@WiseFish]

There’s still the links to him hating the government and wanting revenge so maybe he did just join willingly but I’d imagine he was still sent by Wesker. Who knows tbh

[@LegendaryPredalien12]

In the original he's working with Ada and clearly doesn't care at all about Los illuminados, he doesn't trust Ada so he was expecting her betrayal. Pretty sure he was directly working under Wesker.

[@zzickos]

@@WiseFish He said it's not about revenge, he wanted power. So yeah, I guess he joined willingly.

[@splinter360]

He definitely joined willingly. He literally states Los illuminados offered him power, which he couldn't turn down.

[@hmongghoststoriesinthedark]

You are very accurate at all aspects of resident evil. Thanks for the video.

[@Iwanttodobetter]

Including dragging out storys that could in all aspects be trimmed to much praise.

[@jamiiiedee3196]

Oh I love your videos never expected a resident evil 4 one nice

[@holeeshi9959]

3:27...Adam Saddler XD

[@nelgenesayson3379]

las plagas parasite was underneath the ballroom area if you inspect the map

[@Ivan-pi6ur]

Sometimes i just wonder if there's a large pharmaceutical company irl who's working on resurrecting the dead

[@Xehanort10]

Recently there was a discovery of a zombie virus in the Arctic.

[@lui8546]

Great work

[@guilherme5094]

Thanks, that was awesome👍

[@marystone860]

Even though I beat OG RE4, many times, I STILL learned something new from this vid! I learned that Saddler was a Head Researcher, like Birkin or Albert Wesker was! AND, that Luis Sera, not only worked for Umbrella, BUT, was on the FRICKIN' Nemesis Project! My reaction was like:' WTF!' Because of the remake, the connection between RE3 and RE4 is stronger than ever! The connection between the Plagas, and the NE Alpha parasite started it, RE4 Remake, blew it out of the water!

[@Odinfang]

Oh it get’s crazier. With all this knowledge, Luis’s death turns into not just a tragedy, but a blessing for the earth. The nemesis project he was apart of also, by extension, created the g-virus by implanting the nemesis parasite into Lisa Trevor. If Luis lived, Wesker would have interrogated him thoroughly for all the info he could before killing him. Not only that, but with the more in depth knowledge of the nemesis parasite from Luis definitely would have altered the plans for Uroborous, more than likely implementing the G-virus into it’s makeup.

[@christianburnett236]

So it doesn't appear as though, Sadler has complete control over his main lieutenants...seeing they have some free will (Ring Wraiths from Lord of the Rings is a great example).

[@Boti98HUN]

Can someone tell who controls the Majini in RE5? I know the genetically modified Plaga does not need a control Plaga to receive commands via sound waves but why did they obey Wesker and Excella? Even Irving when they were human.

[@Jordan_Morgan]

3:26 I misheard it for Adam sandler😂

[@Dexter2kro24]

I can’t help but think like, what if he just went back to the castle after all the plaga has died and all those riches are just there for the taking.

[@alexspogonz]

Let’s go!! Great vid

[@Beatnu3000]

I can’t help but think back to Dex in the first Saints Row whenever somebody says “The Los Carnales” when reading “The Los Iluminados” lol

[@Fiery_Latina_Goatchan_GF_681]

I already feel Wesker had a contingency plan in the works already in case Ada defected

[@mandroid-rb4uy]

Hello Happy Easter WiseF🐣🐣

[@Facebones2391]

Adam...Saddler. This was done...accidentally? I read so many comments and none mentioning this ridiculous name. Did nobody notice?

[@bictur]

Adam Sandler

[@Guilty2805]

@@bictur Adam Smasher

[@Ghostface__x_]

​@@bictur Little Nicky

[@meowmasterL346]

Ikr, doesn't even sound REMOTELY antiquated or Spanish sounding...

[@Xehanort10]

22:03 Still the freakiest RE4 monsters.

[@Pyke64]

Thanks mate 🎉

[@blackdragon6]

So was there ever a uprising in this version of the game during Osmond era like in the originalgames's post credit scene?

[@thaomypham5216]

strange that the sealed parasites live up to 500 years is insane

[@renniegamemaster2368]

great video really enjoyed it But who is liam? 1:10

[@Xehanort10]

18:49 Said man was Luis's granddad.

[@HiredGunGames]

"Did you say old man, Mr. kennedy?"

[@chrisbaled7471]

3:26 lol Adam Sadler

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Sherry Birkin, Lott Klein were 12th Grade Seniors in High School with Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart, Sam, Clover, Alex, Britney, Mandy, Caitlin, Dominique, Misato Katsuragi, Ash Ketchum.

[@saint-g7449]

It's Las Plagas. "Las" means "The". This is the exact same thing as Los Carnales in Saints Row. 😂😂

[@WiseFish]

Apologies that was a stupid mistake on my part

[@saint-g7449]

​@WiseFish don't be. It's always a mistake. I was only making a joke. No need to do anything.

[@alexjimenes5582]

Same with “The Los iluminados” “Los” also means “The” therefore you are saying “The The iluminados” 😂

[@drlca6601]

i just hear Michael Rappaport's stupid voice lmao. 10/10 game. 18 years old almost.

[@theodorsebastian4272]

Gotta hand it to Sadder though,Studying to be Bio weapon researcher couldn’t have been easy.

[@SoranotRoxas]

This game is a Masterpiece 😊

[@louiebeast6584]

3:27 this threw me off lmfao

[@ripperded8089]

Bro I find it funny how everyone talking about los iluminados always type "The LOS Iluminados" because I read it in Spanish and sounds weird, because it sounds like "The the". The translation for them is "The Illuminated" Nothing wrong with that, it's weird to say in Spanish and I think that's funny

[@FilHadi]

*Saints Row 1 flashback*

[@terminator572]

Just a heads-up if you ever do more RE4 stuff that has to do with the Plagas and such: La, El, Las and Los are the Spanish equivalent of "the". By saying "the Los Iluminados", you are literally saying "the the enlightened ones"

[@ronc8632]

Just want to let you know, the plaga was rediscovered in the 15th century as written by a Saddler ancestor.

[@WiseFish]

I included that in the video about Saddlers ancestor

[@OWmyDragonballz]

Yes but in the original RE4 Los Illuminados only goes back to the 1990s.

[@javarjv]

Pretty cool seems the parasite controlled one's that have the parasite wrap around their back and it makes them fast but still clumsy, is based on design from older re games that was never used, It was a zombie mixed with a giant spider, seems almost identical to what that artwork looked like, kind of cool, Idk if this was brought up in the video because I am not that deep yet, but figure I mention it because of that awesome thumbnail,

[@DogeTheTruth]

Hope to see more Resident Evil videos in the future. 🙏

[@ehoffart529]

I'm not sure why but whenever I hear the name Adam Saddler I hear Adam Sandler and now I can't stop thinking about a plaggas infested Billy Madison.

[@ScorpioPDX]

I think the same lol

[@JWesker1998]

Operation Javier was in South America, not South Africa

[@sygyzy0933]

Thought this was Roanoke gaming at first

[@ghedebaronsamedi]

Okay. Parasite: Las Plagas (plural), Plaga (singular), people infected: Ganados (plural), Ganado (singular).

[@ThatManSam666]

Wait, you’re telling me Adam Sandler found the parasite…? 😳😳😳

[@onekill31]

That's why you don't mess with the Zohan.

[@zerokrm8980]

The Merchant is a pirate selling weapons.

[@tavish4699]

Please give us a Video on hunk, hes the most badass guy ever!

[@3scr0fula]

I hope RE5 will be remade so majestically such as RE4R.

[@streetmk2605]

It's just The Iluminados, Los means the word The

[@aranartuz2249]

About the ending, so it is how the parasite made its way to Africa in Resident Evil 5?

[@machetecolin]

Lol Adam Saddler

[@erich1380]

Adam saddler? Is that a joke about Adam Sandler? Lol

[@genevievebertolet2909]

"Vesker"?

[@stricky345]

Where was it said that Mendez' eye was a key?

[@sherif956]

In the OG,mendez's fake eye was used as retinal scan for the gate tht takes u to salazar castle...don't ask 😂

[@Legacy_Lou]

Great 411 here 😎

[@billybob3563]

I knew it. I always knew Adam Saddler would be the cause of a bioweapon. All those movies were just a front.

[@Zfickoff]

Leon!

[@investingprofessional7040]

What about the Battyman Virus?

[@coginstinct716]

This remake is literally perfect. They literally expanded on the lore. I just wish we could have seen U3

[@RideTheHetfield]

Literally

[@demonintellect9834]

At 4:38 you said that Osmund Saddler was convinced to join the cult and go into him families castle and release las plagas. I'm pretty sure you meant to say Ramon Salazar.

[@carlwhy]

No, he said it correctly. Thanks to the new leader osmund saddler, he (Salazar) was convinced...

[@demonintellect9834]

​@@carlwhy I figured it out. He should have said "He was convinced" what he actually said was "Osmund Sadler, was convinced." Basically poor sentence structure.

[@gtoyadhatagyab8013]

I know right, Adam Sandler was the culprit all along, I should've known, lmao.

[@thekingoftown07]

Morir es Vivir!

[@brendanw6080]

Morty asked for beer.

[@Demigod_3scrub]

3:28 Adam Saddler

[@onekill31]

When I saw that in the game, I double-checked if I'm reading it wrong.

[@Demigod_3scrub]

@@onekill31 🤣🤣🤣

[@christianburnett236]

I wonder why they changed Saddler in the remake? I mean hes still cool but prefered his orginal concept!

[@ZeroLimitZ_216]

🔥 Description 🔥

[@guilhermehx7159]

3:15

[@MavisRecon]

How did Salazar ever sew the Garrador's eyes together and lock him downstairs? Dude woulda fucked him up.