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The fourth chapter ofResident Evil 4 Remakesees Leon exploring several hidden Los Illuminados shrines along the shores of the lake. It’s one of the more open-ended chapters, as you can complete the objectives in almost any order, so if one is giving you trouble then you can try again after doing something else!Related:Resident Evil 4 Remake: Chapter Three WalkthroughWith this guide at the ready, though, you won’t have too much trouble at all - we’ve got a complete walkthrough for the chapter, ensuring you’ll be able to get the Church Insignia and find yourself one step closer to recovering Baby Eagle.This guide contains minor spoilers.Updated June 22, 2025:We’ve updated this guide to include a video walkthrough to show you everything you need to know about Chapter Four.
How To Reach The Mural Shrine
When the chapter begins,climb the stairs in front of you.During Leon’s conversation with Hunnigan,smash the barrelat the top of the stairs. When they finish talking, enter the next room. Check the cupboard on the left for some ammo, then leave through the back door.Upon going outside, take the path to the right to get some ammo, then return to the shack and take theleftmost pathto find a barrel with some more goods. Stick to the left side of the trail to find aRed Herbas well. When you find a tunnel,crouch to enter.On the other side, you’ll have your first encounter with afully-matured Plaga parasite.The easiest way to kill it is tothrow a Flash Grenade; otherwise, use the shotgun for maximum damage in the confined quarters of the tunnel.After destroying the Plaga, a Ganado will attack from around the corner.Another Plaga will burst forthfrom him after he’s killed, so be ready!Walk past the bloody altar and up the stairs beyond to find a cave. At the back is a shrine, where the key to the church is locked behind a mechanism. Go into the room on the right and examine the mural of the lake to find the locations of the items that you need.Turn right from the mural and follow the tunnel to get back outside.Open the chest to the rightto get an Old Wayshrine Key, and read the Merchant Request posted on the wall just to the left of the bridge. The Wayshrine Key unlocks the Wayshrines scattered throughout the village, revealing the treasures inside each!
How To Get The Apostate’s Head
At the other end of the bridge is a dock with a motorboat that you’re able to use to navigate the lake. Going straight ahead and slightly to the left will bring you back to the Merchant’s hideout, where several new items - including the TMP submachine gun - are available. If you haven’t already, now is a great time to buy theFlash Grenade crafting recipe.
Maneuvering the boat over floating barrels will yield one hundred pesetas each!
Buy and sell whatever you need at the Merchant’s, then hop back in the boat and take a right. You’ll shortly see a dock on your left for the Large Cave Shrine. Due to a locked door, there’s only one path forward for now. Be ready to fight your way through several Ganados, many of whom will spawn Plagas. Take advantage of the enemies at the back using Molotovs and dynamite to create explosions that will heavily damage the parasites without wasting too much of your ammo.
If you’re low on supplies or are having trouble winning the fight here, move on to the next section and come back afterward - you’ll have more ammo and healing items.
When the enemies are cleared, be sure toshoot the cask hanging over the bridge in the middle of the shrine.It contains a jewel you can sell later.
At the back of the cave is a pedestal with several buttons. you may only press three at a time. Look around the cave forglyphs painted in yellow on the walls, and press to corresponding buttons. The correct buttons (pressed in any sequence) are thebottom, upper-left, and upper-right.The pedestal opens the door to the right; go inside andcollect the Apostate’s Head, then return to the boat. Five more Ganados will have arrived as reinforcements, so be ready for more fighting!Related:Survival Horror Games With The Creepiest Audio
How To Get The Blasphemer’s Head
Back at the boat, go left to find a small docking area under the quarry.Open the Wayshrineto receive a Splendid Bangle, then take a look at the large block of granite that you can climb on behind you. Directly above it isa cask containing an Alexandritethat you can slot into the Bangle to increase its value. Try standing near the boat to get a good firing angle for bringing the cask down.When you’re ready, take the tunnel in either direction out to the lake. Your first stop should be thewrecked boat in the middle.There are two chests onboard - one with a valuable Alexandrite, and another on the foredeck with theRed9 pistol.Next, go to the dock on theeastern shore of the lake, under the castle. You’ll find several chickens here; collect the eggs they’ve laid for quick healing, thencheck behind the bush at the back of the yardfor the Golden Egg that the Merchant requested.Get back in the boat and gonorth along the short, entering the cave under the castle indicated by a fire. Inside is another pedestal with the same symbols as before. There are no enemies this time, but you’ll need tostand in exactly the right spoton top of the shrine to get the perspective required to see the symbols painted on the walls. The correct buttons areleft, lower-left, and lower-right.When the shrine door opens, collect the Blasphemer’s Head inside, as well as thethird Hexagon Piecein the box next to the door, thenclimb the ladder to the right of the statueto find a cask containing a Ruby.
Return To The Lakeside Settlement (Optional)
There’s one last optional stop to make before returning to the shrine. At the northwestern shore of the lake you can return to the Lakeside Settlement from Chapter One. There are a few Ganados here, so it’s not entirely safe, but you canunlock the Wayshrineand collect aRuby Ringin the basement where you first encountered Luis and Mendez.You can also use the Insignia Key to unlock the gate near the wall. Doing so lets you get a Small Key to open the drawer in the large house, and destroy aClockwork Castellanhidden in the brush on the far end. Be warned that if you enter the Insignia gate, you’ll be attacked by Ganados and Colmillos when you return!In the room under the Forest Altar, you’ll find a Merchant Request on the left side. He wants to you catch theLunker Bassin front of the boat house. Go to the spot where you started the chapter andlook in the water to the leftwhen facing the building. You should see the bass’s fin sticking out of the water. Spear the fish with a harpoon, then collect it to sell when you next see the Merchant!
How To Solve The Hexagon Puzzle (Optional)
If you return to the dock that you first cast off from before the battle with Del Lago, you canplace the three Hexagon Pieces on the Stone Pedestal(if you missed any, they’re in the Merchant’s Hideout, the Fish Farm, and next to the Blasphemer’s Head). You’ll be able torotate three at a timearound the central piece.The best way to solve the puzzle quickly is to get two adjacent outer pieces into place at a time. The image will depict Del Lago destroying a boat; place the monster’smouth at the topand itsvictim at the bottomto make it easily fall into place. Completing the puzzle will unlock a treasure that you canimmediately sell to the Merchant.
How To Defeat El Gigante
Return to the Mural Cave with both the Apostate’s Head and the Blasphemer’s Head and place them on the hand-shaped altars. This unlocks the Church Insignia; return to the Merchant’s Hideout and go back through the quarry to reach the church. Be sure toopen the Stone Pedestal using the Hexagon Pieces, and theWayshrine just outside the Hideout’s main entrance!When you enter the quarry, the cultists will release El Gigante, triggering a boss fight. Before engaging,run into the shacks at the edge of the arenato collect the items inside. Be quick, as El Gigante willtear the building apartwhile you’re inside.Hit El Gigante with whatever weapons you have available - the TMP is a good choice if you have ammo - until his Plaga emerges from his back. At this point, the boss will start using jump attacks that need to be evaded with a timed button press.If you saved the dog from the trap in the previous chapter, it will arrive todistract El Gigante. Don’t waste ammo on the giant’s main body - only damaging the Plaga will kill him.If you deal enough damage to the Plaga, El Gigante will fall to the ground, allowing you tomake repeated melee attacks against the parasite.This is the surest way to deal damage. Flash Grenades will automatically trigger this; otherwise, your best bet is repeated shots with thepistol, TMP, or rifle.
How To Solve The Church Puzzle
When El Gigante is defeated, continue on your way back to the church. When you enter the churchyard, you’ll be cornered by an infested wolf with a fully-grown Plaga. Kill it quickly before it can deal too much damage, then use the Church Insignia to open the main door.Inside the church, pick up theGreen Herb to the left of the doorand the bolts sitting on one of the pews. To the right of the door are several supplies, and aBlue Dialin a drawer at the end of the hall.Pull the lever to the left of the altar to activate the church’s puzzle. Place the Blue Dial on the console that appears, then rotate each dial so that the Los Illuminados Symbol isn’t overlapped by any of the colored panes of glass. The best way to do this is torotate them one at a time, looking for shapes near the center that fit inside the arms of the symbol.When the window is aligned, the door in the left hallway will open. Go inside and climb the ladder to the second floor; enter the door on the left to find Ashley and end the chapter.Next:The Best Third-Person Survival Horror Games
