Las Plagas
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Las Plagas is a parasitic organism in the Resident Evil series that infects hosts to create aggressive, mutated enemies with hive-mind-like control.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Las Plagas canonical | 5 |
| Las Plagas parasite | 2 |
| Dominant Plaga | 1 |
| Las Plagas mutation | 1 |
| Type 1 Plaga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9026550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Las Plagas Context triple: [Resident Evil 4, enemyType, Las Plagas]
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A.
World War Z
World War Z is a 2013 apocalyptic action-horror film starring Brad Pitt that depicts a global zombie pandemic and humanity’s desperate efforts to survive.
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B.
Infestation
Infestation is a hard rock album by the American glam metal band Ratt, known for its return-to-form sound reminiscent of their classic 1980s style.
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C.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend is a 2007 post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film starring Will Smith as one of the last survivors of a plague that turns humans into nocturnal mutants.
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D.
Infest
Infest is Papa Roach’s breakthrough major-label album, best known for its nu metal sound and the hit single "Last Resort."
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E.
Doomsday
Doomsday is a monstrous, nearly indestructible Kryptonian creature known in DC Comics for killing Superman and serving as one of his most powerful foes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Las Plagas Target entity description: Las Plagas is a parasitic organism in the Resident Evil series that infects hosts to create aggressive, mutated enemies with hive-mind-like control.
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A.
World War Z
World War Z is a 2013 apocalyptic action-horror film starring Brad Pitt that depicts a global zombie pandemic and humanity’s desperate efforts to survive.
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B.
Infestation
Infestation is a hard rock album by the American glam metal band Ratt, known for its return-to-form sound reminiscent of their classic 1980s style.
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C.
I Am Legend
I Am Legend is a 2007 post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film starring Will Smith as one of the last survivors of a plague that turns humans into nocturnal mutants.
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D.
Infest
Infest is Papa Roach’s breakthrough major-label album, best known for its nu metal sound and the hit single "Last Resort."
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E.
Doomsday
Doomsday is a monstrous, nearly indestructible Kryptonian creature known in DC Comics for killing Superman and serving as one of his most powerful foes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biological weapon
ⓘ
fictional parasitic organism ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Resident Evil 4
ⓘ
Resident Evil 5 ⓘ Resident Evil series ⓘ Resident Evil: Damnation ⓘ |
| controlMechanism |
dominant Plaga controlling subordinate Plagas
ⓘ
ultrasonic or bio-psychic signaling (in-universe implication) ⓘ |
| controls |
Colmillos
ⓘ
Ganado ⓘ Majini (Plagas Type 2 in Resident Evil 5) ⓘ Novistador ⓘ Regenerador (via related parasites) ⓘ U-3 (composite B.O.W.) ⓘ |
| creatorInUniverse | Los Illuminados ⓘ |
| discoveredInUniverse | rural region of Spain ⓘ |
| exploitedBy |
Bitores Mendez
ⓘ
Osmund Saddler for world domination plans ⓘ Ramon Salazar ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Resident Evil universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Resident Evil series
|
| firstAppearance | Resident Evil 4 ⓘ |
| goalInNarrative | provide explanation for intelligent, coordinated enemies ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
ability to sprout external appendages from host body
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enhanced host resilience ⓘ enhanced host strength ⓘ hive-mind-like control over hosts ⓘ manipulation of host nervous system ⓘ |
| infectionMethod |
implantation via mouth or tentacle-like proboscis
ⓘ
ingestion of parasite egg ⓘ injection of parasite into host body ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
basis for new B.O.W.s in Resident Evil 5
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central biothreat in Resident Evil 4 ⓘ |
| originInUniverse | ancient parasite sealed beneath a Spanish castle ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ganado infection
ⓘ
Majini infection ⓘ |
| symptom |
increased aggression in host
ⓘ
loss of free will in host ⓘ photosensitivity in advanced stages ⓘ visible mutations and growths on host body ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Albert Wesker (indirectly)
ⓘ
linked to:
Albert Wesker
Los Illuminados cult ⓘ
linked to:
Los Illuminados
Osmund Saddler ⓘ Tricell (modified variants) ⓘ
linked to:
Tricell (indirectly/temporarily)
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| variant |
Control Plaga
ⓘ
Dominant Plaga ⓘ
linked to:
Las Plagas
Type 1 Plaga ⓘ
linked to:
Las Plagas
Type 2 Plaga ⓘ Type 3 Plaga ⓘ |
| weakness |
light in early infection stages
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specialized medical treatment (e.g., removal devices in Resident Evil 4) ⓘ ultraviolet radiation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Las Plagas Description of subject: Las Plagas is a parasitic organism in the Resident Evil series that infects hosts to create aggressive, mutated enemies with hive-mind-like control.
Referenced by (10)
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