It goes no further than this.

[Darkmoon]

He wasn't just a grunt. A pawn, maybe. But Saddler needed Krasuer to get Ashley. If a standard Ganado could have done he'd have never used Krasuer, a man he didn't trust. He didn't even think someone like Mendez could do it. Equally, he wouldn't have let Krasuer wander around out of his control. We know that standard Ganado's loose at least some of there abilities to function as a normal person. They aren't bright enough to do anything other than attack. They may retain some of there personal skills, but not all of them. So a bodyguard could work, even with a normal Plagas. But capturing an important person from another country and escaping without leaving much of a trace? Not the work of someone who mindlessly assaults a heavily armed man aiming a machine gun at them.

If Krasuer was infected with a Plagas, it would be a different type. Not the Master Plagas that Wesker wanted, but apparently not a normal one either. And not very likely the same one Salazar and Mendez had. Which does eliminate all the ones we know about currently. I still feel some kinda plagas makes the most sense, though, and there wasn't exactly a lack of variety.

I mean, if nothing else...the alternative is, 'Something mysterious Wesker did.'

[Mr_Zombie]

Krauser may be skilled but he was just a grunt for Saddler, nothing more.

Which is exactly what he was turning Leon into to be his bodyguard so it seems a perfectly reasonable idea to me.

We don't know how serious Saddler was when he said that he thinks about turning Leon into his bodyguard - he probably said that only to tease him. Krauser, on the other hand, was an important part in Saddler's plan so turning him into mindless Ganado - a cattle - would be pointless.

[TheBatMan]

Why was Krauser an important part of Saddler's plan? I'm talking post-capture of Ashley here. Once that was done, he didn't seem to have a particular function. Just an extra subbordinate hanging around. Even Wesker refers to him as just 'another grunt'.

If he had a plaga, I would have thought he'd have been infected after capturing her. After all, that was his bargaining chip if you like so he could join Saddler and his followers in the first place. Remember, he needed to get his trust. "I needed her to buy Saddler's trust in me, after all, I'm american."

Saddler wouldn't just inject him with one of his precious samples without Krauser even doing anything first!

I don't mean to be so vague as 'something mysterious Wesker did' but you know what Capcom are like! If he has a plaga, i'll accept it with no issues at all but I just feel that with what happened in Darkside Chronicles to his arm, there is more to this than meets the eye.

[Darkmoon]

Possibly. I'll be happy to admit I'm wrong if, once we have more information, I'm proven so. But with the information we have now, Plagas simply makes the most sense. Why would Krasuer be given a parasite known to have varitions meant to control minds? Because Saddler didn't trust him that much. Why not one of the standard ones that made them totally loyal but none too bright? He needs Krasuer's skills. Either to catch Ashley or as back up later. Plus, look at the following known symptons of Krasuer's abilities and mutation...

1 - Controlled mutation, possibly reversable. No t-virus or g-virus strains known to do this.
2 - Retains mind while mutated - T-Veronica only other example, but requires cryo-stasis to achieve and, of course, time.
3 - Krasuer's arm leaks the same greenish/whiteish fluid as other plagas monsters when transforming and being damaged, but to my (uncertain) knowledge none of the other monster types show.

Evidence against are three points - Ada knew about his fighting style and arm, but Krasuer could have informed Wesker relatively easily and he could have told Ada. Saddler didn't trust him very much, but then he trusted Leon and Ashley would do what he wanted once there Plagas hatched. Krasuer's arm was injured during Javier, by a monster that, if it infected him, would have left him a zombie or other T-Virus monster.

[TheBatMan]

Indeed. Guess we will just have to wait and see.

[Beanovsky Durst]

Krasuer's arm was injured during Javier, by a monster that, if it infected him, would have left him a zombie or other T-Virus monster.

Actually he would be infected with the T-Veronica virus, as the BOW that attacked him was created with the same virus (somewhat like Birkin and the G monsters...).
Well just an asumption here, but it could be that Krauser's genetic code had something special (like Sergei, who had the base for the Tyrants) and therefore this could alter his ability to use his mutated hand at will. I'm not stating this as a fact, is just a random idea.
I guess we'll never know how he got that fancy arm.

[Ray]

Actually he would be infected with the T-Veronica virus, as the BOW that attacked him was created with the same virus (somewhat like Birkin and the G monsters...).

Wasn't Hilda (the BOW that injured Krauser) created with the t-Virus, not the t-Veronica? Maybe I'm just wording your statement wrong. Oh, and your statement about Krauser's genetic code is rather interesting, though. Hm...

[Darkmoon]

Yeah, I have no idea which kinda monster. As I understand it one is made with the t-virus, the daughter with T-Veronica, but I haven't played the games nor bothered watching gameplay videos. So it could be either. Either way, a shiny new arm is not a side effect of infection.

And yes, he could have the Tyrant gene. That would mutate him and allow him to retain at least some of his intelligence, but I doubt it would be like this. The unknown combination would be the Tyrant Gene and T-Veronica. It is possible that the Tyrant Gene would allow someone to skip the cryo-stasis part and gain instant control of the virus.

[Wesker_101]

I dunno. The way Krauser dies in RE4, with the chest exploding, along with the arm slowly reverting was enough to convince me he was exibiting a plagas parasite. At one point I thought Krauser's arm had a connection to the Tyrant, but I don't necessarily see it that way anymore. His arm is just weird. I can't wait till Bot translates the scan.

I'm also wondering if that was his first time transforming his arm. The way he did it, you would think he had experience with it already.

[News Bot]

Actually he would be infected with the T-Veronica virus, as the BOW that attacked him was created with the same virus (somewhat like Birkin and the G monsters...).
Well just an asumption here, but it could be that Krauser's genetic code had something special (like Sergei, who had the base for the Tyrants) and therefore this could alter his ability to use his mutated hand at will. I'm not stating this as a fact, is just a random idea.
I guess we'll never know how he got that fancy arm.

Hilda is a product of the T-virus, NOT T-Veronica.

[Beanovsky Durst]

Hilda is a product of the T-virus, NOT T-Veronica.

Oh, I just assumed it was with T-Veronica, as OJ it's all about it.

[TheBatMan]

It's still a T-Virus outbreak though. Only Manuela and the Veronica plant were infected with TV.

[xfactor]

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[News Bot]

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[Canas Renvall]

Okay, seriously News Bot. Tell us...

Please?