This walkthrough for Chapter 4 in Resident Evil 4 Remake will guide you through all objectives. This also includes Collectibles, Trophies and Key Items.
For other Chapters see Resident Evil 4 Remake Walkthrough.
Objectives:
- Find the key to the church
- Investigate the two locations
- Get the key to the church
- Head for the church
- Defeat the giant
- Look for Ashley in the Church
Find the key to the church
At the start of the chapter, you’ll be on a different part of the lake with no boat. Follow the path out of the boathouse and you’ll eventually run into your first Plaga Guadana enemy. These are infected enemies where the Las Plagas parasite pops out of their neck, swinging around sharp tentacles to attack you. You can still damage them by shooting the larger section where their head used to be, and they will sometimes be stunned and you can get a melee prompt on them. Not all enemies you encounter will have this occur, but if you know an enemy down and they start writhing on the ground you can perform an extra melee prompt on them to stop the Plagas from spawning and reviving them.
Defeat the two enemies then follow the path ahead until you reach a cave. In the room right after the hand statues interact with the wall to have some locations marked on your map.
Objective: Investigate the two locations
You’ll need to go to these two locations to find items that will allow you to get the item to use at the church. Continue out the other side of the cave to where it opens on the river.
Key Item: Old Wayshrine Key
When you enter this area near the river turn right to find a shrine, where you can pick up the Old Wayshrine Key. This will allow you to open the wayshrines you’ve passed previously which contain treasure.
Merchant Request: Egg Hunt
Now head towards the boat dock, and on the broken wall to the immediate left you can find this request. There is a spot on the east side of the lake where there is a chicken farm, there you find a golden egg (this will be listed below, don’t worry about it for now). Then you’ll have to sell the golden egg to the merchant, he is southwest of the lake.
You can now go over to the dock where there is a new boat waiting for you. You use this to get around the lake area in this chapter.
Treasure: Alexandrite
Now for some collectible cleanup before working on the main objective, go directly into the middle of the lake where there is a shipwreck. Dock your boat at the spot in the center, then you can find an Alexandrite in a chest in the center structure.
Treasure + Weapon: Red9 Pistol
Go out the other side of the structure and walk around to the front of the boat. Here you can find another treasure chest that contains the Red9 Pistol. If your inventory is full make sure to send this to storage so it counts as you picking it up. You can sell it from storage later if you don’t want it.
Treasure: Velvet Blue
Now get back on the boat and go immediately east to find a small area where the chicken farm is located. When you enter go left around the cages to find a Velvet Blue sitting on a barrel.
Gold Chicken Egg (for Merchant Request: Egg Hunt)
You can then walk around the back of the area to find a Gold Chicken Egg on the ground, which you can sell to the Merchant to complete the earlier request. MAKE SURE NOT TO USE THIS OTHERWISE! There are only two golden chicken eggs in the game. While here you can also pick up some normal chicken eggs, and if you decide to keep one in your inventory until Chapter 12 you can use one to complete another request instead and get an extra Gold Egg to sell.
Now head back to the boat and make your way to the northeast corner of the lake where one of the main objectives is located. Drive into the cave and then dock beside the building inside.
Key Item: Blasphemer’s Head
In this area you can look around and spot some symbols painted on the walls with yellow paint. These symbols correspond to the ones on the buttons beside the door in the building. Hit the three shown below to open the door.
In the room, you can interact with the statue to pick up the Blasphemer’s Head.
Key Item: Hexagon Piece C
Now immediately to the right you can find a chest that contains Hexagon Piece C, which you’ll use in a bit for a puzzle to get another treasure.
Treasure: Ruby
Climb up the ladder here, then at the top you can find a metal cage hanging on the left. Break it to obtain a Ruby.
Now get back on the boat once more and make your way to the northwest corner of the lake to reach the Lakeside Settlement area where you were in Chapter 1.
Treasure: Pearl Bangle
Watch our for the enemies that will be in the area, then make your way around the north of the house to find a Wayshrine. Use the Old Wayshrine Key to open it and obtain a Pearl Bangle.
Now follow the wall back to the north and you can find a door you can open with the Insignia Key.
Request: Catch Me A Big Fish
Head inside the cave and hang a left where you can find this request on a pillar. You have to catch a Lunker Bass fish in the lake in front of the Boat House (location will be listed below when we get there, don’t worry about it for now).
Castellan 4
Now turn around and go through the gate opposite, then climb up the ladder in this room to reach the Forest Altar area.
Look through the fence on the north side to spot the Castellan sitting on the ground.
Key Item: Small Key
From where you shot the Castellan turn immediately left to spot a cart. Sitting on it you can find a Small Key.
Now that you have the small key backtrack to the prior area with the house and watch out for the dogs that will have appeared. You’ll now run into Plagas-infected ones that work like the infected humans. When they have the parasite sprouted out of them you should shoot the parasite part to deal more damage.
Treasure: Gold Bar
When the enemies are dealt with head into the house where you finished Chapter 1, then use the Small Key to open the drawer on the left to obtain a Gold Bar.
Treasure: Red Gemstone Ring
Now follow the path through the house you took during Chapter 1 into the basement. This time at the end of the basement you can find a Red Gemstone Ring sitting on a box at the end of the path.
Back in the boat in, head to the west side of the lake where you launched the boat at the end of Chapter 3.
Treasure: Depraved Idol
It’s highly recommended to make a manual save before this puzzle! It can be solved in 2 moves if you do it correctly but if you mess up it can get very complicated and take a long time of trial and error to fix it. You can do this by running over to the Merchant location if you want.
Head to the back of the area where the ladder was, and to the right you can find an alter where you can place the 3 Hexagon Pieces.
You can only spin the top, left, or right sections to solve this, so make sure to do the following to. On Assisted/Standard it takes 2 moves: Spin the left side once, then spin the top side once. On Hardcore/Pro: Spin right side x2, Spin left side x2, Spin top x1. If you made a mistake it’s faster to reload the last save and retry it from the start, otherwise, it can get very confusing after making too many wrong spins. Once opened, pick up the Depraved Idol from inside.
Lunker Bass (for Merchant Request: Catch Me A Big Fish)
Now get back in the boat and drive back to the boat dock. There is a large fish swimming around right in front which you need to hit with a harpoon to allow you to pick up. Sometimes it might not spawn there on first try, if it’s not there drive back across the lake and return and it should spawn in front of the Boat House. There are also smaller fish nearby, but the one you need is the biggest fish, when on the boat and facing the boathouse it’s usually swimming slightly to the left in front of the boathouse. You must then sell it to the merchant (southwest of lake).
Finish Requests “Egg Hunt” & “Catch Me A Big Fish”
Now you can make a trip into the tunnel where you started the chapter from to reach the lower dock of the Merchant’s building. Make a quick detour to sell him the Golden Egg and Lunker Bass to free up inventory space and complete the two requests.
Treasure: Splendid Bangle
Get back in the boat and drive it down the tunnel to the opening at the end, which is below the platforms leading to the quarry. Here you can find a wayshrine you open with the Old Wayshrine Key, allowing you to pick up a Splendid Bangle.
Treasure: Alexandrite
Now look directly up and you can spot a metal cage hanging from the platforms above. Shoot it down to collect an Alexandrite (you passed by it earlier after exiting the church so you might already have shot it down then but couldn’t collect it earlier).
Now head back into the tunnel and you’re going to pick up the final items around the lake. There is another dock letting you access the Large Cave Shrine area.
Start following the path around to the right (there’s a locked door on the left you can use on your way back). There will be a number of enemies in your way as your progress through the cave, so watch out for them ahead. When the path splits take the left side, but watch out for the enemy ahead that will throw dynamite from the upper level.
Treasure: Velvet Blue
Now take the path to the right into the small cave under the bridge on the other path. Look up to spot a metal cage hanging from above, which you can shoot down to obtain a Velvet Blue.
Key Item: Apostate’s Head
Now follow the path to the end of the cave and climb the ladder to the upper level. You can spot more yellow symbols on the wall like in the prior spot, which correspond to the buttons on the nearby console. Press the 3 as shown below to open the door.
You can then head into the small room and grab the Apostate’s Head from the statue.
Get the key to the church
Now you need to head back to the Mural cave to grab the church insignia. To get back to the boat quicker you can head through the metal door leading directly back to the dock.
Key Item: Church Insignia
Head back to the Mural Cave where the chapter started. Place both heads on the pedestals to obtain the Church Insignia.
Head for the church
You’re now going to backtrack all the way to the church where you were in Chapter 3. The quickest (and recommended) way is to go back through the Merchant’s area from the lower dock. Make sure you save and stock up if needed at the Merchant as you’ll have a boss fight soon.
Treasure: Butterfly Lamp
Through the doors leading back to the quarry, you’ll pass a wayshrine you might have spotted earlier. Open it to obtain a Butterfly Lamp.
Defeat the giant
In the quarry, you’ll be attacked by a giant (El Gigante if you’re fancy). You need to defeat this boss to continue back to the church. In this area you can now go into the two small buildings where there are some supplies, as well as a spot to hide for a moment. For the start of the fight you basically just want to shoot the giant in the head, eventually causing a parasite to appear out of its back which is the main way to damage it. If you had rescued the dog from the bear trap in Chapter 3, it will also appear to help you out, distracting the giant and allowing easier shooting of the parasite. When you do enough damage it will temporarily drop to the ground, allowing you a command where Leon slashes the parasite with a knife. Keep dodging its attacks and repeat damaging the parasite until it’s dead. It also drops a Yellow Diamond so make sure to pick that up.
When it’s defeated the quarry gates open, allowing you to continue back to the church. Watch out for the dog that will appear when you reach the entrance, then place the Church Insignia in the gate to unlock the door.
Look for Ashley in the Church
Key Item: Small Key
Enter the church and head towards the altar at the front. To the right on a table you can pick up a Small Key.
Treasure: Yellow Diamond
You can then head back out of the church to the save room on the side, using the Small Key to open the drawer and obtain a Yellow Diamond. If you miss doing it this chapter you can still grab this in the next chapter.
Key Item: Blue Dial
Now back in the church walk around the right side of the main room and open the cabinet at the end to find a Blue Dial.
Go up to the front of the room again and on the left you can pull a lever on the wall which opens the altar, allowing you to place the blue dial. You must then spin the blue, green, and red glass around the wings of the creature in a way that all the colored glass fills out the full area but doesn’t overlap each other (image below).
This opens the gate on the left side of the room, allowing you to climb up to the second floor. Go interact with the door to complete the chapter.
This finishes Chapter 4 in Resident Evil 4 Remake.
Next Chapter: Chapter 5 Walkthrough
For all other chapters refer to the Resident Evil 4 Remake Walkthrough.
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