Chapter 1-3

Chapter 1-3 is the third part of Resident Evil 4's Chapter 1.

Plot[]

After encountering Fr. Mendez, Leon contact with Hunnigan again and she explains the information. He then learned from her, his only government contact, that the perpetrators were a group called "Los Iluminados" (Spanish, literally meaning "The Enlightened Ones", or more poetically, "The Illuminati"), a religious cult led by a man. Leon then follows Fr. Mendez into his bedroom and is immediately attacked. Fr. Mendez is distracted by a woman in a red dress shooting through the window, and runs through it after her.

Walkthrough[]

Step back into the room for another interesting cutscene. Then search the house for a herb, egg, incendiary grenade and some money. Check the bathroom under the stairs for a ganado. Once you're done, save if you like and head outside.

You'll automatically be confronted by a Chainsaw Man along with a few ganados. If you move too far, a ganado armed with an axe will attack as well. Simply use your grenades and shotgun to quickly clear them out and continue to the shack for some crates and two birds nests. There should also be a handful of villagers up ahead as well which can be quickly dealt with by using a sniper or shotgun. Continue near the double doors.

You'll face a few Villagers here. If you'd like, simply run by them and go to the door with Los Iluminados insignia, use the key and enter. Break the box and save if needed then open the door. Shoot the lantern and take the spinel before climbing down the hatch (make sure you're not under the lantern when you shoot it).

When you get to an open area, shoot the lantern. This will show three sparkles that can be shot down to merit two spinels and an Elegant Headdress, There will be another merchant up ahead. He offers the stock for the TMP but that's unimportant if you've been paying attention so buy First Aid Spray if needed and move on.

Head up the trail, shooting a birds nest on the way and take a right for the shack. There will be two enemies inside. Dispose of them, raid the shack and shoot any birds nearby. There should be more enemies up the hill so take care of them as well and shoot the bird's nest.

Also, keep being on the lookout for Blue Medallions. If you shot all the ones in the farmyard, then eradicating only three of them will make you eligible for the Punisher for free, available at the Merchant usually for 20000 pesetas.

Puzzle

In the churchyard behind the building is a pedestal with a dial mechanism embedded within it. You must have certain symbols 'selected' in order to unlock the Green Catseye the mechanism is locking. This can be done by following the order of commands as "3, 4, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4".

Keep proceeding down the planks. Enemies can be knocked off with one hit so keep that in mind and keep your eyes open for medallions. Raid the shack, but beware of one of the boxes, having a snake inside it. Simply slash the snake again, and it yields an egg. Keep moving, finish the last enemy and get through the door.

Tossing a flash grenade at the crows to kill them will yield you many boxes of pesetas, as well as replenishment of your flash grenade. Then, raid the shacks and look around for ammo and a spinel on the cart. Head for the lower set of double doors when you're done. Smash the crates and save if needed, and then talk to the Merchant again. He'll give the Punisher if you've completed the sidequest. You may now sell your starting handgun if you'd like, though upgrading it wouldn't be optimal, as more powerful handguns are obtainable later in the game. The Punisher is slightly weaker than the starting handgun, but can also pierce through two enemies at once, making it considerably better than the starting handgun. When you're finished, head back the way you came and take a right at the top of the stairs and head through the double doors.

Raid the shack, and then go down the hill to initiate another boulder QTE sequence. After dodging it, turn around and shoot the shining point on the cliff for a spinel. Continue to the docks, which will be swarming with enemies and TNT traps. You may use the traps to your advantage as the enemies will set them off for you if running through them while pursuing you. The shack should have some items and another snake in a box as well. There should be a bird's nest in one of the trees near the water that contains an antique pipe as well. Run up the ramp, take the grenade on the bench and continue along the bridge. Raid the shack, which should have two enemies nearby. Keep going and proceed through the door when ready.

Head up the hill on the left to witness a cutscene. After it concludes, grab the red herb and continue back down. Shoot the nest for a Gold Bangle w/Pearls. Grab the items in both shacks and then save. You may shoot the fish in the water to obtain while in the boat, but be careful. Shooting the lake over 5 times will anger the lake monster, resulting him in jumping out onto the dock and killing you. Board the motorboat and pick up and fish you've shot before riding out onto the lake to fight Del Lago.

Boss fight: Del Lago[]

As you're dragged along, avoid the debris in the water. If you get hit, either by the monster or any debris, it will take a portion of your life away and throw you out of the boat. You'll have to mash the action button to swim back, and the lower your health, the farther you'll have to swim. When you gain the opportunity, hold your aim button and press the action button to throw a harpoon at the monster. You can keep scoring hits until it submerges, in which case, hold left or right quick to avoid it from surfacing and hitting you. When the boat comes to a standstill, it indicates that the boat is being stalked and about to be rushed from a random direction. Stay vigilant, and listen for disturbed water. When an arrow is indicative of the monster's location, Throw as many harpoons as possible into its mouth. A shot in the mouth will stop it from disturbing your boat.

Repeat the process until the monster is defeated. As the monster's body descends into the deep, Leon's leg will become tangled with the rope attached to the monster's flesh. You will have to mash the action button as fast as possible to cut the rope off, or Leon will be pulled into the lake by the monster's body and the former will die by drowning. Once you free yourself, Leon will finally arrive at the shoreline and end the chapter.

Further notes[]

In the cabin that has a Typewriter before the Del Lago boss fight, there is a certain spot between the two shelves that, if the player shoots a Rocket Launcher at the wall, Leon won't get stunned nor get damaged by the explosion.
If you did the village fight skip glitch, no Ganados will spawn at the Village. If you enter the shotgun house, it will initiate the village fight a whole 2 chapters later. (This does not work on the PS3, XB360, XBONE, PS4, and Ultimate HD versions of the game)
In Chief Mendez' house, you can position yourself next to the glass cabinet and take the Incendiary Grenade inside without breaking the glass. (Only works on the Gamecube version of the game)
If Leon shoots the water repeatedly while standing on the wooden pier near the boat before proceeding to fight Del Lago. Del Lago will surprise attack Leon and swallow him whole.

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 1-2	Chapter	Chapter 2-1