Chapter 9 Walkthrough

This is a walkthrough for Chapter 9 of Resident Evil 4 Remake (RE4). Read on for a detailed walkthrough, route maps for each objective, a list of important items obtainable, and tips on how to complete this chapter!

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Chapter 9 Basic Information

Chapter Summary

After finding Ashley, Leon receives a call from Luis asking for a rescue. Fortunately, he's just in the ballroom at the other side of the courtyard where the duo was reunited.

Chapter Details

Chapter 9
Location	Courtyard Grand Hall Gallery Dining Hall Armory
Recommended Weapons	Blacktail Riot Gun Stingray

Enemies Encountered

Parasite	Colmillos	Armadura

List of All Enemies

Chapter 9 Walkthrough

Chapter Objectives

	Objectives
1	Head to the ballroom
2	Rescue Leon

Head to the Ballroom

Map Location	In-Game Location

Courtyard Maze Puzzle

Lower the First Flag

Map Route	In-Game Location

The chapter starts with a call from Luis who invites Leon to the ballroom just past the courtyard.

Go through the double doors to go back outside the said courtyard where the garden maze is. Head down the stairs to your right and get to the center of the maze where you'll find another staircase with an archway.

You will face a couple of Colmillos—vicious wolves infected with plagas—that may jump on you from the hedges, so be cautious. Facing the archway, turn right then left on the next turn and you'll find a wandering Colmillos.

Check the area where the Colmillos came from to find a locked door on your left and a path to your right. Take the right path and greet another Colmillos on your way. At the end, you will find a kennel containing three wolves that will immediately release plagas on their backs, giving them access to ranged attacks.

Past the kennel is another path that leads to a lever. Order Ashley to hold it down and prepare to defend yourself against one last wolf attack on this side of the maze.

Go back to where the kennel is (Ashley will be fine) and through the nearby gate Ashley is holding open to reach the small bridge in the middle of the maze. Cross over to the other side to find the other lever that will lower the first of the three flags.

Lower the Second Flag

Map Route	In-Game Location

The lever that will lower the second is found on the other side of the maze (left path from the archway). This side has Colmillos doing hit-and-runs from the hedges so be vigilant and listen to their footsteps.

Follow the path until you reach another kennel of Colmillos, which you will run into before a fountain. Past the fountain is the tower where the last lever is.

Lower the Third Flag

Map Route	In-Game Location

Lowering the third flag also releases a couple of Cultists into the maze. Run back to the bridge, vault down the gap, and quickly get to Ashley before any of the zealots do. Once it's clear, climb the tower in front of the archway at the center of the maze to find the lever that will lower the third flag.

Enter the Castle

Before you leave the maze, return to the fountain you just passed by and check the newly opened room nearby. Kill the wolf guarding it before grabbing the Elegant Chessboard from the chest inside.

Return to the archway in the middle and climb the stairs to enter the Castle. You can find the Merchant on the first room to your right as well as the request for Destroy the Blue Medallions 4. The door next to the Merchant leads to a cart downstairs that can take you to and from a room near the Water Hall.

Obtain the Goat Head

Map Location	In-Game Location

When you're ready, exit the room and go up the stairs to find an incomplete statue. You need three pieces of ornaments to complete it and proceed to the next area. On the wall north of the statue is a request for More Pest Control.

Go up the second floor and enter through the door on the southwest. Follow this path to reach the Gallery.

A Cultist will lower down the bridge before you reach the end, trapping you on the floor below with other Cultists. The goal here is to survive the waves of enemies and eliminate the Cultist Leader above. After that, you can climb to where the leader is and pull the lever to raise the bridge again. The Goat Head is found on the other side of the bridge.

Goat Head Statue Location

Obtain the Serpent Head

Map Location	In-Game Location

Return to the Grand Hall and take the northeast room this time. The puzzle here is solved by ringing the bells on the two correct spots in the table. You can find the clue on the portraits hanging at the end of the room.

Solution
Female Portrait	Male Portrait
Ashley	Leon

Dining Hall Bell Puzzle

On the first table (nearest to the door), have Ashley sit on the northeast chair then run to the other table and sit on the northwest chair. Ring the bells to unlock the cage on the snake statues and obtain the Serpent Head.

Obtain the Lion Head

Map Location	In-Game Location

The last piece is on the northwest room of the Grand Hall. Enter the Armory and drop down at the center where the Lion Head is. Removing the piece from the statue releases several Armadura into the arena.

Lion Head Statue Location

Defeat the Plagas

These armor sets have plagas inside that will be released after taking enough damage. Shoot the plagas or throw a Flash Grenade to defeat them.

Ashley will also help out by throwing down lanterns that will set the floor ablaze with blue flames. These flames immobilize Armadura, so try to lure them into it so you can safely pick them with your weapons.

Get the Cubic Device

Get Ashley down so you can open the door ahead together. You'll spot another treasure chest as you turn right, which contains a Cubic Device. Following the corridor past the chest leads you back to the lower floor of the Grand Hall. Place all three ornaments you obtained on the statue to complete the Chimera.

Rescue Leon

Find the Keys

Map Location	In-Game Location

You'll now play as Ashley with no weapon or anything in hand. Check the other side of the room where the light is coming from and grab the lantern from the pedestal. The lantern can be used with the aim button to light your path or immobilize Armadura that you will encounter.

Upon picking up the lantern, the wall next to it will reveal a new path. Follow it until you reach a room with a broken clock that you will need to solve later on.

Before that, turn left through the door that takes you to a library area. Go around the bookcases in this room until you find a pedestal you can place the lantern on. Place the lantern and find the wheel at the end of the path that you can turn to reveal a hidden staircase.

Return to the lantern and go up the staircase to find a Bunch of Keys on the table. The vault across the table is where you should put the Cubic Device from earlier once you get Leon back.

Fix the Clocks

Map Location	In-Game Location

Go back downstairs to the locked gate where you can use the keys. On your way to the gate, an Armadura will knock down a bookshelf and attack you. Immediately aim your lantern at the Armadura to immobilize it and avoid getting slashed by its plaga. Make your way to the gate and use the third key to unlock it.

Ride the elevator up to a room just above where Leon was trapped. Turn left to the bookcases then right on the next turn to find a locked chest. Open it with the fourth key to obtain a Sapphire.

Backtrack to the bloodstained path and proceed further to find a note on a table with "11:04" written on it.

Solution
Set the time to 11:04 (Assisted / Standard Difficulty) or 7:00 (Hardcore / Professional Difficulty)

Ashley Grandfather Clock Puzzle Solutions

Go to the clock next to the typewriter and move the hands so that it's exactly at 11:04 (7:00 on Hardcore or Professional Difficulty). Wait for it to reveal a hidden path then follow it down. Ready your lantern as you reach the base and quickly shine the lantern at the Armadura so you can safely get to the wheel at the end.

Turn the wheel to open a path back to the library then backtrack to the first broken clock that you encountered. Turn its hands to 11:04 as well to reveal another corridor.

Get the Family Insignia

Map Location	In-Game Location

Downstairs is a room with an elevator to the lower floor. Watch your back and ready your lantern while waiting for the elevator as an Armadura will charge at you!

Once you're at the lower floor, you will notice that the hall is filled with Armadura. To open the door on the other side, you must sound all four gongs found on the corners of the hall, which also wakes up the Armadura.

Keep following the path until you reach a lamp puzzle where you need to put three lamps, including the one you're holding, on the correct spots. First, swap the lantern you're holding with the lantern at the back. Next, place this lantern on the left side, with the crescent symbol. The last lamp should then be placed in front of the star symbol.

West Slot	Crescent Moon
North Slot	Full Moon
East Slot	Star

Ashley Mausoleum Lamp Puzzle Solution

Grab the Salazar Family Insignia from the pedestal then run back to the room above Leon. You don't have Medusa's head this time so just run and avoid the Armadura on your way back.

Use the Insignia to open the door and complete the chapter.

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Chapter 9 Tips and Strategies

Chapter 9 Tips and Strategies
Listen carefully for the Colmillos' footsteps Aim the lantern at the Armadura

Listen Carefully For the Colmillos' Footsteps

During the hedge maze run, we recommend turning the volume up a bit and listen for the footsteps of the Colmillos to locate where they're coming from. They can pounce on you and take a chunk off your health if you let your guard down, unless you're willing to sacrifice a huge portion of your knife's durability for a quick getaway.

Aim the Lantern at the Armadura

Ashley's only way to defend herself as she's trying to rescue Leon is by using the blue flame from the lantern. Aiming the lantern at Armadura immobilizes them for a few seconds, enough to clear a path forward.

Chapter 9 Requests

Destroy the Blue Medallions 4

Map View	In-Game View

The Destroy the Blue Medallions 4 request note can be found on a table in the room where a Typewriter save point and the Merchant can be found.

Destroy the Blue Medallions 4 Request

More Pest Control

Map View	In-Game View

The More Pest Control request can be found posted on a wall by the entrance of the Dining Hall.

More Pest Control Rat Locations

Chapter 9 Collectibles

Clockwork Castellan

Map Location	In-Game Location

You can find this Clockwork Castellan past a lit torch at the northwestern edge of the Courtyard. The Castellan is on the floor, hidden behind some wooden planks.

All Clockwork Castellans Locations

Yellow Herb

Map Location	In-Game Location

A Yellow Herb can be found in Chapter 9 by the window in the room where the chapter begins.

All Yellow Herb Locations

Treasures

Elegant Chessboard

Map Location	In-Game Location

The Elegant Chessboard in the Castle can be obtained from a treasure chest at the east side of the Courtyard.

Depraved Idol

Map Location	In-Game Location

The Depraved Idol can be obtained from a treasure chest after clearing the maze in the Courtyard. Make your way back to the Wine Cellar and have Ashley assist in getting it.

Alexandrite

Map Location	In-Game Location

Another Alexandrite in the Castle can be obtained by going east after the maze and shooting the container being held by a statue.

Butterfly Lamp

Map Location	In-Game Location

The Butterfly Lamp in the Castle can be obtained by using the Cubic Device on the Square Lock Box in the room where the Merchant is.

Yellow Diamond

Map Location	In-Game Location

The Yellow Diamond in the Castle can be obtained from a treasure chest by pulling the levers between the paintings.

Gold Bar

Map Location	In-Game Location

The Gold Bar in the Castle can be obtained from a Locked Drawer by backtracking to the Audience Chamber by using the gondola to return to the Merchant's room.

Justitia Statue

Map Location	In-Game Location

The Justitia Statue can be obtained by unlocking the Square Lock Box with the Cubic Device in the Audience Chamber.

Elegant Perfume Bottle

Map Location	In-Game Location

Another Elegant Perfume Bottle can be obtained in the Castle from a treasure chest by entering the Library as Ashley and crouching through with the Bunch of Keys. Unlock the chest by using the second key from the left.

Sapphire

Map Location	In-Game Location

Another Sapphire inn the Castle can be obtained by in a treasure chest after taking the elevator north side of the Library. Unlock the chest by using the fourth key.

Emerald

Map Location	In-Game Location

Another Emerald in the Castle can be obtained by opening the treasure chest behind the closed door of the Mausoleum. Unlock the chest by using the first key.

All Castle Treasures

Hidden Treasures

Note: Hidden Treasures only appear with the Expanded Treasure Map from the Deluxe Edition.

Silver Token

Map Location	In-Game Location

Another Silver Token can be obtained in the castle by shooting down the container hanging from the ceiling to the north on the second floor of the Great Hall.

Elegant Crown

Map Location	In-Game Location

The Elegant Crown in in the Castle can be obtained by returning to the Audience Chamber via the gondola from the Merchant's room at the end of the courtyard.

All Castle Hidden Treasures

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Chapter 2	Chapter 3
Chapter 4	Chapter 5
Chapter 6	-

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