Luis Sera

Dr. Luis Sera (c. 1976 - 2004), known in the as Luis Serra Navarro, is the tritagonist of the video game Resident Evil 4. He was a biologist who helped Leon Kennedy on his assignment to rescue Ashley Graham.
In RE4, he was voiced by , who also voiced Revan in and Batman in The Batman. In the remake, he was voiced by André Penã.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Luis was born around 1976 and raised in Valdelobos in the mountains of Spain, which had shunned most modern technology in favour of an 18th-century lifestyle. Nothing is known of his family life or childhood beyond his grandfather, who hunted in the forest beyond the village, and his mother who died giving birth to him. Orphaned at an early age, Luis was raised by his grandfather; according to him, Luis was curious over many things to the point he followed him on numerous occasions to gain knowledge. He was a fan of Don Quixote, who often ask stories about him to his grandfather. Luis' grandfather died after being attacked by Colmillos; despite shooting it dead, he was fatally wounded. At some time in his adulthood, Luis left his home behind to make a name for himself in the modern world, and earned a degree as a biologist.
===Los Iluminados===
Dr. Sera later returned to the village as it was being taken over by Los Iluminados, a cult which worshiped a parasitic organism native to the area. The cult's prophet, Osmund Saddler, used the cult as a recruiting tool for his real objective, the creation of bio-weapons for use in taking over the world. Luis led the genetic modification of Las Plagas in an island facility, and had instructions to make them more difficult to overcome. During Luis' research, the various mutation effects one or several Plagas could have on hosts was investigated, leading to the El Gigante and Regenerador; further research into human-animal hybrids resulted in U-3, Verdugo, and the Novistador.
When he became disillusioned with Saddler, and the research he was performing for him, Luis began planning his escape. With access to the internet, he attempted to contact a friend he met at university, hoping he would send help. Instead, he found himself in contact with Ada Wong, then a member of the Organisation, who had access to the friend's email after his death. The Organisation successfully infiltrated the cult with Jack Krauser, but would later send Ada to serve as Luis' liaison. In his escape from the island, Luis stole a test tube containing an egg of the dominant subspecies, which he was to hand-over to Wong.
=== 2004 Incident===
Luis was kidnapped by Fr. Bitorez Mendez's forces as he made his way through the village, and was sealed in a cabinet to be interrogated later. Saddler refused to allow his execution until the location of the test tube was revealed. This opened a window for his escape, when the decision was made to take him to a camp with fellow prisoner, Leon Kennedy, a US-STRATCOM agent sent to search for the First Daughter, Ashley Graham, whom the group had abducted.
Luis was aware of the operation, but refused to divulge his identity to Leon, instead claiming to be a police officer from Madrid taken captive by the group and overhearing their conversations. The two worked together on several occasions to subvert Los Iluminados and, with Ashley, made their way into Salazar Castle.
Unfortunately for Luis, he would eventually get caught up with by Saddler, who impales him through the chest with his tentacle tail (or potentially gets backstabbed by Krauser in the remake). Shortly before his death, Luis helped Leon by giving him some pills to suppress the growth of the Plaga in his body, as well as leaving behind all of his research notes scattered throughout the castle and island complex. He was later avenged by Leon after killing Krauser and Saddler.
==Gameplay==
Serra will join the player as an AI partner during the fight in the cabin during Chapter 2-2 of the main game. He will just use a Red9 handgun to fight with. Occasionally, he will toss Leon various items exclaiming; "Here, use this!". Similar to Ashley, Sera will duck to avoid friendly fire whenever the player aims in his direction.
If the player hits Serra enough times, a special cutscene will trigger wherein Serra says "Adios, Leon!" and shoots Leon twice, killing him and resulting in a game over. This will also occur if he is hit with the knife enough times. Therefore, the player must exercise caution when using hand grenades around him. Sera is immune to having eggs thrown at him.
Serra's body can be examined after his death, it will show the message "They'll pay for your death. I promise". Serra also has a Bottlecap modelled after him. It is part of the first row and its voice clip says "Did you send out those invitations?! I told you no more than FIFTY PEOPLE!", referencing the cabin fight.
==Gallery==
LuisSeraRE4R.jpg|Luis in the remake.
LuisSerra.png|Render of Luis in the remake.
==Trivia==
*Serra was a smoker, as he asks Leon and Ada for a cigarette when he first meets them.
**In the remake, Leon offered him a in his dying moments, similar to a scene in , in which Blondie offers a dying soldier some of his .
*During a conversation with Leon, Luis claimed that he once worked for the , and mentions he might've seen a t-Virus sample in a lab at the police department.
*In the Trial Edition of Resident Evil 4, Serra is seen with a moustache. This was removed from his CG model before the game's release, but he still has it on his Bottlecap appearance.
==Licensing==
This article contains content derived from the "Luis Serra Navarro" article on the Resident Evil Wiki, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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