Castle/Underground waterway

Underground waterway
Japanese name	Chika suiro (地下水路)
Guide info
Items	Handgun Ammo (10) Shotgun Shells (10) Shotgun Shells (5) TMP Ammo (50) Incendiary Grenade Flash Grenade Butterfly Lamp Green Herb Yellow Herb Velvet Blue x3 Spinel
Enemies	Novistadores
Files	Luis' Memo
Location info
Area	Castle
Links	Temple
Game info
Game	Resident Evil 4

The underground waterway (地下水路, Chika suiro) is a large set of chambers to the east of the temple within the castle.

Description

The area is divided into a number of chambers, starting with the namesake underground waterway, then a small prison complex, and finally a trap room. The first two areas are inhabited by Novistadores. The trap room is filled with swinging axes.

Guide

In order to progress, the player must travel through the pathway behind the prison cells to find a valve which will drain a pool of water and allow Leon to continue. Leon can break down some of the doors to the cells for items and Luis' Memo. He will encounter Novistadores either way, some coming from holes in the ceiling, some emerging from cell doors (including one who knocks down an locked cell that has an Incendiary grenade in it. The Butterfly Lamp, a valuable treasure which can be combined with the variously colored eyes dropped by the Novistadores, can be found in the valve room.

After making it out of the prison complex, there is a hallway with swinging blades which requires Leon to time his running and jumping to avoid getting hit.

Examines

Location	Action	Localization	Original script
The far left or closer right door in the cell area, and the one door in the hall	OPEN	This door's too rusted and it won't budge!
The corpse	CHECK	It looks like he was alive until just recently. Judging by the wound, it was a quick death.
The water before its drained	CHECK	(view the gate) There's gotta be a way to drain the water.
The valve	CHECK	(view valve) It looks like a drainage valve. Drain the water? (choice: Yes / No)

Gallery

Resident Evil 4 Official Strategy Guide

Leon has to lower the water level to move on

The valve needed to lower the water level and treasure chest that contains a Butterfly Lamp

Novistadores

Being attacked by a Novistadores

"It looks like a drainage valve"

Water is being drained

"The door's too rusted and it won't budge."

"It looks like he was alive until just recently."

"Judging by the wound, it was a quick death."

Room with swinging blades

Bibliography

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