Resident Evil 4 Any Boss Strategies?

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echoey;61060 said:
The castle has alot of foes to wear your amunition thin, speshly the guys with syths because you cant headshot them, which is why I LOVE it when Leon does that move SUPLEXXX!!!

If you dont realise the full potential of that move I suggest you watch this video haha the video is called "Leon puts Kirt Angle to shame"
The suplex move equals three knife strikes in damage.
Hey, Ashley actually looks hot there! She's got pants and not the stupid skirt. The downside I guess, is that Leon won't get the fun 'pervert' complaints...
 
Romero
She's got pants and not the stupid skirt. The downside I guess, is that Leon won't get the fun 'pervert' complaints...

That's her camel toe outfit ;3 haha!! well the game does have a rating lol... Plus I have this odd thought that she does still call leon a pervert even though she has jeans on lol
 
I think this is a usual strategy but i knife krauser all the time... apparently he cant resist what he mastered.
 
Chapter 1 BOSS

o- Boss (Del Lago) ----------------------------------------------------------o
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| If you've been disappointed in the lack of boss fights thus far you're |
| about to see this game redeem itself far beyond anything you could |
| imagine. The entire thing takes place with you being dragged about by |
| this huge monster all over the lake. While you don't have a lot of |
| control over your forward momentum, you do have control of your direction |
| and you'll need to use it. As the boss drags you throughout the lake it |
| will knock huge piles of debris in your path which you must manouvre |
| around. Use the analog stick to move left and right to avoid this huge |
| piles. Soon afer this it will descend into the water and stop pulling |
| you. This is your cue to drive your boat hard to the side, either left or |
| right because it is going to burst out of the water and if you haven't |
| changed directions you'll be aimed directly into his mouth. This brings |
| up the other things, which is that in the event you are knocked off of |
| your boat, you won't die but you'll take a hefty amount of damage and have |
| to pound the A button in order to swim back to your boat and avoid being |
| swallowed by the huge creature. This pattern will continue for basically |
| the entire fight except for one contingency which I will get to in a |
| moment. Obviously the next most important thing after staying alive is |
| defeating the boss. Your normal weapons are useless however the boat is |
| heavily loaded with an infinite number of harpoons. You'll need to use |
| these in order to kill the boss. Hold the R trigger and similar to most |
| weapons a crosshair will come up which you can aim and throw. This |
| is how you will damage the boss, you must aim and attack while also |
| dodging of course. The one contingency I mentioned is that at certain |
| points you will come to a dead stop and be automatically put in the attack |
| position. You must determine where the boss is coming from, and aim a |
| harpoon down his throat and he accelerates toward you to stop him from |
| ramming your boat. The boss gives adequate preparation time and the game |
| gives you a handy little red arrow telling you which direction to look |
| so it shouldn't be too hard. Continue this strategy until the boss is hit |
| by a fatal blow. When this happens there's a quick scene and you must |
| rapidly tap a button to untangle the rope, but nothing you can't handle. |
| |
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Chapter 2 first BOSS

o- Boss (El Gigante) --------------------------------------------------------o
| |
| This giant hulking monster will be your opponent, he certainly lives up |
| to his name. There are quite a few attacks this boss has so it's hard to |
| predict them, as he follows no particular pattern. Basically he has two |
| primary attacks which are grabbing you and kicking you. Both are close |
| range attacks so he won't do them if you're on the other side of the area. |
| For long range attacks he can interact with the environment, this involves |
| picking up large rocks or even trees. The rocks can be avoided by running |
| in one direction, the tree can be avoided by a quick tap of L + R when |
| prompted. After not too much time has passed, the wolf that you saved at |
| the beginning of the game will appear and start to run around the field, |
| distracting the boss. The wolf cannot die so this is your opportunity |
| to attack while he isn't chasing you. Pull out your most powerful weapon |
| and begin shooting at him. Don't put too much emphasis on shooting him in |
| the head since it really doesn't make much difference. In fact this isn't |
| how you damage the boss at all. After he has been shot enough times he'll |
| crouch down in pain and the true enemy will expose itself, the parasite in |
| his back. Refrain from shooting this thing as well and approach the boss |
| from behind, you'll get the option to climb up. When you do you'll either |
| have to tap A or B as fast as possible to start cutting the monster. Soon |
| he will stand up and you can repeat the process over again. The tentacle |
| takes about fifteen cuts to die, so it should take about two tries or |
| maybe three if you're a bit slower. One more thing to note about this |
| battle is that the boss will only interact with the environment if you |
| lead him to it. If you're not good at dodging trees then don't ever run |
| near one. There are some exceptions of course but this is the general |
| idea. When he's bounding in your direction try to avoid running between |
| his legs since it will usually just result in being kicked, go around to |
| one side and you should be able to avoid both of his close range attacks. |
| Also try to stay away from the huts at the lower part of the field, |
| if they remain in tact you can find items in them after the fight. |
| Also I figured it was a given but I've received a number of emails about |
| so I guess people would like to know. The Rocket Launcher which kills |
| virtually every enemy in the game in a single hit makes quick work of the |
| El Gigante as well, saves you a lot of parasite-chopping time. |
| |
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Chapter 2 second BOSS

o- Boss (Bitores Mendez) ----------------------------------------------------o
| |
| This disgusting looking parasite will be your next opponent. You're |
| given quite a few chances to use the environment to your advantage so |
| it's important to get to know it first. There's two sides you can run |
| back and forth between and a ladder leading to an upper catwalk. Fighting |
| this boss is a matter of just blasting the crap out of him over and over |
| again. Two weapons that work well are the Rifle and grenades. Go to one |
| end of the room and pull out your Rifle, snipe his spinal column for |
| some massive damage infliction. When he gets close whip out a Hand |
| and throw it as a distraction while you run by. Repeat this process for |
| awhile. Also while standing at one side you'll notice there is another |
| untouched red gas drum, wait for the boss to approach and shoot it for |
| additional damage. Your reward for finding this is a 'Spinel' located |
| where the drum used to be. After you've hurt him enough the boss will |
| split in half and you will have to face his second form. This form uses |
| the beams on the ceiling to swing around and strike you. For this form |
| as well as the first form keep your hands ready to tap the dodge buttons |
| whenever he preps an attack. Forget the Rifle here, whip out that |
| Shotgun. One blast from the Shotgun should send him flying off the beam |
| and onto the floor. This gives you a good opportunity to grenade him, |
| use your TMP or just Shotgun him again. With the Shotgun you should be |
| able to keep control of the battle and eventually take him out. If you're |
| interested in collecting all the items that are scattered around the room |
| as well as the upper floor, keep your eye out for: 'TMP Ammo (50),' |
| 'Shotgun Shells (10),' 'Green Herb,' 'Handgun Ammo (10),' 'Red Herb,' |
| 'Yellow Herb,' 'Green Herb,' 'Handgun Ammo (10),' 'Hand Grenade,' and |
| finally 'Incendiary Grenade.' Once the boss is defeated examine the |
| objects that he drops to receive 'False Eye' and '30,000 Ptas.' |
| |
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Chapter 4 first BOSS (No BOSS in Chapter 3)

o- Boss (El Gigante x2) -----------------------------------------------------o
| |
| There's a decision you need to make before this battle, however it is a |
| fairly easy one. You have to fight two Gigantes however there is an |
| easy instant kill against one of them the only drawback is the loss of |
| 15,000 Ptas which really isn't a loss at all considering all the First |
| Aid Spray you'd probably have to buy after trying to take on two at the |
| same time. If you decide to instant kill one of them turn around right |
| at the start and climb the ladder. At the top is a zip line, the instant |
| the platform starts to shake grab he line by pressing A and swing down |
| to the end right in front of a lever. Press A to turn around and look |
| behind you automatically. Now wait until one of them is standing in the |
| middle area and press A again to flip the switch, the pit will open and |
| the monster will descend down into burning hot magma. Soon enough the |
| door will latch, the switch is ineffective and you're left fighting one |
| monster. To beat this monster use the same tactics you did before. The |
| best weapons for this fight are those grenades you've probably been up a |
| lot of lately. Incendiary Grenades are useless however Flash Grenades |
| will render him completely blind and Hand Grenades inflict massive damage. |
| The number of cuts you must do to his parasite have no insreased so the |
| battle isn't too much harder he just takes more hits to drop down. |
| Remember to run behind him and jump on his back when he does. For guns |
| the Shotgun is pretty much useless here, as are any Handguns and TMP. |
| Your weapon of choice besides grenades is the Broken Butterly followed |
| by the Rifle. If you're using the Rifle try using it with the Flash |
| Grenades so that you have adequate time to shoot. Once the boss is dead |
| he will drop '15,000 Ptas' and another 15,000 if you killed both manually. |
| |
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Chapter 4 second BOSS

o- Boss (Salazar) -----------------------------------------------------------o
| |
| The form you once knew Salazar in has taken a whole new shape. Try not |
| the be overwhelmed by this boss, it actually has a fairly simple and |
| easy pattern to follow. Basically here's how it works, the boss has two |
| tentacles that will be constantly attacking you during the battle. Ignore |
| the tentacles and focus on the central head. The central head has a large |
| eye that you need to target, however it is constantly moving around so |
| makes it a good target for the Shotgun which does not need to be too |
| accurate. Each of the tentacle's attacks can be dodged using the dodge |
| buttons when prompted on the screen. The head has one instant kill attack |
| which is rare, just be sure to run when it opens its large mouth and you |
| can avoid it just fine. As you shoot the eye you aren't actually hurting |
| the boss, just trying to hit it enough to expose Salazar the real boss. |
| Salazar is the small little grey man who appears on the central head when |
| you damage the eye enough and it buries into the ground. In this case |
| pull out your most powerful gun and start attacking. One Rocket Launcher |
| blast will kill him instantly, but that's no fun so I recommend the |
| power of the Broken Butterfly, followed by the Rifle as a backup. After |
| a couple of hits the boss will be covered again and you can restart the |
| process. If you happen to get caught by one of the tentacles you will be |
| slammed down on the lower floor. Down here there are a bunch of parasites |
| running around, who knows how many. If you have any flash grenades left |
| over throw them for an instant kill. Now climb back up the ladders and |
| continue the fight. When it's over head to the left side of the upper |
| area to find a 'Green Herb' and 'Handgun Ammo (20).' Jump down to the |
| lower level where you can find a total of eight barrels each containing |
| great amount of ammo and healing items. Go up the ladder where the boss |
| once stood and grab the money to receive '50,000 Ptas.' |
| |
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Chapter 5 BOSS

o- Boss (U3) ----------------------------------------------------------------o
| |
| Forget about fighting the boss to start, turn around and pick up the |
| 'Green Herb' and 'Shotgun Shells (10).' Lead the monster around the back |
| past the red barrel and shoot the barrel as the boss passes by. Pull the |
| lever on the gate beside the barrel to open the gate, then close it using |
| the one on the other side to protect yourself. Pick up the 'Handgun Ammo |
| (10)' and then whip out the Broken Butterfly or any other weapon of |
| choice. Once you've dealt enough damage the monster will bury underground |
| and start attacking from below, always be on your guard and prepared to |
| dodge. When the monster jumps back out of the ground it won't be up long |
| enough for any decent implementation of the gate technique, so just fire |
| wildly at it whenever it's above ground. By this point he shouldn't |
| take more than a couple of shots from your most powerful gun or grenade |
| to go down anyway. When the dies, pick up the resulting '50,000 Ptas.' |
| |
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Chapter 5 BOSS 2

o- Boss (Krauser) -----------------------------------------------------------o
| |
| In this fight you are faced with a time limit, so everything you do is |
| crucial. Run to the other end of the tower and pick up the 'Green Herb' |
| and 'Magnum Ammo (3).' Stand in the middle of this area and whip out |
| the Shotgun. The Shotgun can be used for the whole fight however there |
| is a different tactic I recommend. The Broken Butterfly or Killer7 |
| work well, but they are very hard to aim at his legs while the Shotgun |
| can aim however doesn't deal much damage. The solution although it |
| involves quite a fair bit of menu access is to blast Krauser's legs |
| with the Shotgun until he drops down, then quickly equip one of the |
| Magnums and get a shot off on his head. This will save Magnum ammo and |
| also ensure maximum damage with minimum difficulty. The majority of |
| Krauser's attacks revolve around the dodge commands so if you're |
| proficient at dodging you should be able to handle his attacks pretty |
| well. When he gets really close he can use a normal knife attack or trip |
| without prior indication of it, so in order to be safest just don't let |
| him get to close. Make sure you kill the boss with at least enough time |
| to pick up the 'Piece of the Holy Beast, Serpent,' jump down the ladder, |
| run out the door (do not descend the stairs) and jump down to put all |
| three pieces in the panel to your right to reveal a door. This entire |
| process will take about thirty seconds, so if you're down to about ten |
| seconds and just manage to kill him, you may as well load and try again. |
| |
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FINAL BOSS

o- Boss (Saddler) -----------------------------------------------------------o
| |
| Damaging Saddler is an ordeal in itself. He doesn't take damage normally |
| from weapon attacks, but instead you use them to expose his weak point and |
| then go in from there. There are four eyeballs on his four legs, each |
| time you destroy one of them he drops down. At this point run up to him |
| and press the A button to do a big eye stab. You'll have to do this eye |
| stab about eight times, and since he only has four legs you will need to |
| find other ways of crippling him. The next way to do it is the large |
| switch located at the South end of the platform. Climb up and press A |
| to put your hand on it, then A again to swing some steel beams toward the |
| boss. Make sure he is as close to you as possible before trying this and |
| it gives you a great oppurtunity to go in for another eye stab. The next |
| way is of course using those conveniently placed red barrels to blow up |
| when he goes by, this too will knock him down. Basically any explosive |
| can be used such as grenades, Rocket Launcher and such. There's a whole |
| other section of platform opposite this one connected by a removable |
| bridge. Check the light beside the bridges, when it's red you can't cross |
| but when it's green you only have a limited amount of time to cross before |
| you have to hit the dodge buttons and jump to the other side. Now on to |
| Saddler's attacks, each one is powerful but should be quite easy to endure |
| as long as you have the vest. One of the most dangerous ones is just the |
| fact that his tail is made of tons of spiky tentacles and he doesn't even |
| have to be attacking to hurt you. This means that under no circumstances |
| should to try to run underneath him, always go around. After about eight |
| eye stabs Ada will throw you a 'Rocket Launcher (Special).' Make room for |
| it in your inventory and use one of the conventional methods of knocking |
| the boss down. Instead of running up to him, equip the Rocket Launcher, |
| take aim and fire and the centre. Nothing left but a scene. |
| |
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Chuyi, I always ask that people search for existing relevant threads before making new ones. That rule applies to you as well. I do appreciate the effort you put into those, though.

Thanks Kagara. :)
 
Rathit;61180 said:
I think this is a usual strategy but i knife krauser all the time... apparently he cant resist what he mastered.

Rathit!! haha your 100% correct. If you use the knife to fight Krauser it's super effective!!! you will beat him much faster if you use the knife insted of shooting him with whatever guns your using.

This is a good tip!
 
let el gigantes grab ashley and then shoot him alot until he drops ashley then throw a flash bang heal ashley and repeat
 
echoey;61559 said:
Rathit!! haha your 100% correct. If you use the knife to fight Krauser it's super effective!!! you will beat him much faster if you use the knife insted of shooting him with whatever guns your using.

This is a good tip!

The knife does more damage the the Broken Butterfly with Exclusive to Krauser.
 
echoey;61026 said:
Salazar and his Right Hand AKA the big creature hanging off the wall.

You can hide in the corner of the room on the top floor and none of his killer attacks connect, just stand in the corner make sure to shoot the weird thing coming out the wall and thats all you have to do.

Then when he comes out the shell shoot him with a sniper rifle or whatever yano just shoot him.

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and, if you run out of ammo, just hide out under the top area, break the barrels, and keep killing the spider enemies.(sometimes, they drop ammo)