Chapter 4-4 (Resident Evil 4)

Chapter 4-4 is the final level in Resident Evil 4's Castle stage.

Plot summary[]

After got out from the elevator, Leon must continue saving Ashley again from Salazar in the Castle.

Walkthrough[]

Cathedral[]

The level starts with Leon returning to the Castle. The first area is the Cathedral, a large room where parts of the flooring are lowered into the water to prevent you from crossing. A giant statue of Salazar will activate, and several Cultists will appear to attack. Climb up to the scaffolding using Salazar's movable arms, fight the cultists, and work on pulling the two levers in the room. You will need to activate a switch on Salazar's back to get both arms moving.

After pulling the second lever, you'll be able to access the path forward. Defeat any remaining Cultists before continuing. However, this is a trap and the statue will begin walking towards you! A quick-time event will take place in which Leon has to run to the door and dodge falling pillars. Outside is a bridge which the statue will destroy when following, requiring another button press to survive the jump.

Tower[]

Enter the double doors to encounter a cutscene with Ramón Salazar where he reveals his plans. Leon will throw his Knife at Salazar, but be prepared for another quick time event as the Verdugo you didn't fight will throw the knife back. Verdugo and a now wounded Salazar will escape through a lift.

Several Cultists (who are now desperate to stop Leon) will appear to fight you, some of which will throw dynamite down at you, and others that will drop barrels towards you. Suggested weapons are guns with high firepower that can take out the barrels in one to two shots. Be careful, though; some of the barrels are on fire and will explode. Once you reach the top, kill the Cultists operating the barrel dropper and more Cultists will come in from the base of the tower, either run or use the barrel dropper and they will all die.

There is a lift at the top of this area. Push the boxes off of it and start it. Many Red Cultists (some with Plagas) will jump onto the lift, and if there are more than one Cultist, the lift will halt. An idea here is to either use a pistol to shoot them in the face and kick them off, or use full power and use your shotgun. When the lift stops, continue on the wooden scaffolding around the building to find a Red Herb. Right before the next lift, you will notice a "Drop Down" action. Drop down to find a chest with a Gold Bangle, then continue up by riding the lift.

Atop the tower[]

At the top of this path awaits some ammo, a typewriter, and the Merchant, so use this moment to prepare for the coming fight. In the next room, a cutscene will begin where Salazar reveals Ashley is being taken away to an island. He and his Verdugo are then consumed by a plant to fuse together and become a powerful monster.

This room consists of two floors. You mostly want to stay on the second floor, since the first floor hosts a group of Plagas. Target the beast's large eye until its core opens up to reveal a mutated Salazar. When Salazar emerges from the beast, you can hit him with anything. The beast will also frequently attack with its tentacles which you can dodge with quick time events. Keep repeating this shoot-and-dodge strategy on the second floor until Salazar is dead.

After he is killed, loot the first floor and climb a ladder to collect the money Salazar dropped. Outside, climb down a rope and ride a third lift. Then you will encounter another Merchant. In the next room, Ada will be waiting with a boat. She will offer you a ride, which leads to the end of the chapter.

Alternative strategy

Because Salazar drops 50,000₧, an easier strategy would be to buy the Rocket Launcher from the Merchant just before the boss fight. It only costs 30,000₧, so killing Salazar would still yield a profit of 20,000₧. To kill Salazar quickly with it, simply shoot the mutated Verdugo tentacle in its giant exposed eye until the carapace protecting Salazar opens up, and fire the rocket at him for an instant kill.

Further notes[]

There will be Cultist calls after you ascend the two lifts, but they are nowhere to be seen. However this may be because the Cultists are below the lifts.
If you enter the room where you fight Salazar you will not see Salazar nor the Verdugo, but a cutscene will show them.

Bibliography[]

Hamamura, Koichi, ed (2006) (in Japanese). biohazard4 kaitaishinsho revised edition. Famitsu. ISBN 978-4-7577-2638-3.

Sources[]

Preceded By	Position	Succeeded By
Chapter 4-3	Chapter	Chapter 5-1