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Jack Krauser is a fictional character in the video game, Resident Evil 4. He is a mercenary who was hired by the cult group, "Los Illuminados", to kidnap the president's daughter Ashley Graham. He was once an acquaintance of the main protagonist Leon S. Kennedy sometime between the events of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4, but works against him during the events of the game. He is proficient with the same types of weapons wielded by Leon and also specializes in knife combat and archery. His voice was provided by actor James M. Ward.

Background

Template:Spoiler An American soldier who became acquainted with Raccoon City survivor Leon S. Kennedy sometime after the T-Virus outbreak in 1998, Krauser met with Leon after the two became agents for the U.S. Government. Although the two were good friends, Krauser suddenly disappeared after a crash in 2002 and was presumed dead. In reality, Krauser was alive all the time, and he joined the same organization as Albert Wesker.

In 2004, Krauser was sent to Europe by Albert Wesker to work as a spy within Osmund Saddler's organization, "Los Illuminados", in order to procure a master sample of Las Plagas parasites, along with Ada Wong. He tried to gain the trust of Lord Saddler by kidnapping the daughter of the US president, Ashley Graham. The abduction of Ashley Graham led to Leon's (under orders from the U.S. Government) mission to Europe to rescue Ashley. While infiltrating Saddler's island base, Leon confronted his former ally. The two engaged in a knife fight, with Krauser nearly divulging his objective to Leon. When Krauser got the upper hand, Leon was rescued at the last minute by Ada (whom Leon had teamed up with during the Raccoon City incident). Krauser began questioning Ada's loyalties and plotted to kill her along with Leon.

Leon fought against Krauser in a complex of ruins within the base. The battle culminated on the roof of the ruined structures, with Krauser activating a time bomb. Leon ultimately defeated his former comrade and escaped from the ruins before the bomb's detonation caused them to collapse. Although he appeared dead, Krauser actually survived the explosion and followed Leon. He found Ada first and opted to attack her. Ada, who had believed Krauser dead (and reported such to Wesker earlier), went on the offensive to take out Krauser. Although Ada took great care in not killing Leon, she was, however, quite willing to be rid of Krauser once and for all. Having studied Krauser's style and mutation, Ada was more than a match for Krauser and presumably takes him out, without realizing his use of a flash grenade to escape. Whether he returns or not shall remain to be seen.

Abilities

Krauser has the ability to transform his left arm into a large, tentacular, bladed appendage which he uses to eviscerate enemies and to shield his body against attacks. In addition, Krauser exhibits a superhuman physique, demonstrating spectacular leaps and surviving hails of gunfire. The origin of Krauser's special abilities is unknown. Ada's files accuse him of "falling to the temptation of Las Plagas," indicating that his powers result from infection by a Plaga parasite. Another explanation could be found from the T-virus, as Tyrants have similar, long-clawed arms.

Gameplay

Krauser is not playable in the main game without the use of hacking codes and the game crashing, but can be unlocked in the Mercenaries minigame by getting four stars on the Castle stage. He is armed with a unique bow, and is the only character besides Leon in the minigame who is armed with a knife. Although his knife bears the same symbol as Leon's, Krauser's knife is larger, and he wields it in a reverse-grip. Krauser also runs slightly faster than the other mercenary characters, and his melee attacks are the most powerful of all characters next to Wesker, capable of killing multiple Ganados with a few kicks. The player can also make use of his transformable arm for a special attack, capable of killing any enemies that are within its range instantly, no matter how powerful they may be. However, he must wait 45 seconds in between every use of the arm. The arm also has a small downtime before and after the use where Krauser can be attacked freely. He also has the highest stamina, with his health bar at the absolute maximum. In the Mercenaries minigame he uses only a bow as a weapon (unless you count grenades, his knife and his arm as weapons too). The bow is not the same as the crossbow used by Ada as the arrows do not carry an explosive charge, but the bow causes considerable damage nonetheless.

See also

• Resident Evil 4
• Leon S. Kennedy
• Ada Wong
• Albert Wesker
• Osmund Saddler

• Resident Evil characters
• American computer and video game characters
• Computer and video game villains
• Fictional secret agents and spies
• Fictional mercenaries