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Resident Evil 4 Requests Guide: On the grind

You'll hate Blue Medallions and rats by the end of this one...

Resident Evil 4 is out now and has several Achievements or Trophies tied to its various treasures. Not only that, but finding and selling the items will provide you with cash that can be used to upgrade your weapons and gear.

This guide will show you where all the treasures are throughout the game, providing helpful tips and points of no return. There are a total of 19 requests, all up, and completing each (in multiple playthroughs if needed) will award you the Nice One, Stranger! and Jack of All Trades Achievements or Trophies.

Resident Evil 4 Village requests

The Village has a total of 8 requests. Most need to be completed before (or during) Chapter 5, though two can be achieved later in the game if needed.

Destroy the Blue Medallions

  • Task: Destroy all the blue medallions (5 to shoot in Farm area)
  • Request location: On the wall in the farm
  • Reward: 3x Spinel
  • Tips: See images below for request location and medallion locations

Pest Control

  • Task: Exterminate all the rats (3 to kill in Abandoned Factory area)
  • Request location: Obtainable near the Merchant just past the Abandoned Factory area
  • Reward: 3x Spinel
  • Tips: The rats are pretty easy to find here; backtrack to the area where you played as Leon without his gear. Then, listen for the rats’ telltale squeak and you’ll be right.

Viper Hunter

  • Task: Sell three vipers (found in boxes and barrels; kill them once they pop out and sell). This request can be completed all throughout the game.
  • Request location: xx
  • Reward: 4x Spinel
  • Tips: Don’t stress out if you can’t find three Vipers from breakable boxes straight away. Once obtained, you have the entire game to RNG into them. Sell them once you’ve found ’em and you’re good!

Grave Robber

  • Task: Destroy the tombstone emblems (2 to destroy in Church)
  • Request location: Found behind the Church
  • Reward: 2x Spinel
  • Tips: This one’s easy. Shoot these two gravestones down the front of the graveyard.

Destroy the Blue Medallions 2

  • Task: Destroy all the blue medallions (5 to shoot in Quarry and Fish Farm areas)
  • Request location: Near the entrance the Quarry
  • Reward: 4x Spinel
  • Tips: Four are reasonably close together, but the fifth isn’t until you gain access to a boat. Locations are below.

Egg Hunt

  • Task: Sell a Gold Chicken Egg (1 to find in chicken coop area of Lake; another is a treasure in the Castle). This request can also be completed in the Castle.
  • Request location: Mural Cave
  • Reward: 3x Spinel
  • Tips: This is at the back of the chicken coop area in the Lake. You’ll not get an indicator until you’re on top of it. If you miss this, you can also grab a Golden Egg in the Throne Room of the Castle.

Catch Me a Big Fish

  • Task: Sell a Lunker Bass (1 to find in Lake area)
  • Request location: Lakeside Settlement
  • Reward: 4x Spinel
  • Tips: Drive around the lake and look for something large jumping out of the water. Then harpoon it and sell the Lunker to the Merchant.

A Savage Mutt

  • Task: Destroy the strong threat (1 to kill in Village Chief’s Manor/Village Square)
  • Request location: On outer wall of Town Hall, near the Merchant
  • Reward: 8x Spinel
  • Tips: Run around the Village Chief’s Manor until you can hear/see the beast on the wrong side of the gate. Follow him back into the Village Square proper to finish him off; a Flash Grenade works well here.

Resident Evil 4 Castle requests

The Castle has a total of 7 requests. Most need to be completed before (or during) Chapter 13. The Merchant will give you a point of no return call before you move on; heed his advice if needed!

Destroy the Blue Medallions 3

  • Task: Destroy all the (six) Blue Medallions (Castle Gate)
  • Request location:
  • Reward: 5x Spinel
  • Tips: Most of these are obvious but there’s one tricky one that requires some positioning on the spiral staircase leading to the area proper. Pics are below.

Destroy the Blue Medallions 4

  • Task: Destroy all the (six) Blue Medallions (Grand Hall)
  • Request location:
  • Reward: 5x Spinel
  • Tips: Most of these are pretty easy to find. The treasure map also shows them, in case the images below don’t help.

More Pest Control

  • Task: Exterminate all the (three) rats (Grand Hall and Library)
  • Reward: 3x Spinel
  • Tips: Again, the key here is to listen for the rats as they scamper about.

Merciless Knight

  • Task: Destroy the strong threat (1 to kill in Mausoleum)
  • Reward: 8x Spinel
  • Tips: This fight is a little tricky because the strong threat has two Knight friends. Finish them off first before taking on the big bad.

Insect Hive

  • Task: Destroy all the (four) entrances to the hive (Hive)
  • Reward: 4x Spinel
  • Tips: All four entrances are in the centre of the room; look for pulsating yellow orbs and shoot at those.

Jewel Thief

  • Task: Sell a Scratched Emerald (obtained from Courtyard)
  • Reward: 3x Spinel
  • Tips: This is in the area just off the main Courtyard. Head to the area pictured below, and then fire away. Remember to sell the Emerald back to the Merchant.

The Disgrace of the Salazar Family

  • Task: Deface Ramon’s portrait (in the Throne Room)
  • Reward: 4x Spinel
  • Tips: Head back to the Throne Room when you’re able and you’ll find eggs from chickens AND a Golden Egg in a Cubic lock box. We threw the Golden Egg at Ramon’s portrait, but you might get away with a normal egg (especially if you need to sell that one for an earlier request).

Resident Evil 4 Island requests

The Castle has a total of 4 requests. Most need to be completed before (or during) Chapter 13. The Merchant will give you a point of no return call before you move on; heed his advice if needed!

Destroy the Blue Medallions 5

  • Task: Destroy all the (5) blue medallions (Cargo Depot)
  • Reward: 5x Spinel
  • Tips: These are relatively easy to spot and grouped fairly close together.

Even More Pest Control

  • Task: Exterminate all the (four) rats (Waste Disposal)
  • Reward: 3x Spinel
  • Tips: Again, let your ears do the work. And good riddance to this repetitive task.

The Wandering Dead

  • Task: Destroy the strong threat (1 to kill in Incubation Lab)
  • Reward: 8x Spinel
  • Tips: There’s a regenerator on steroids in the area where you fought four (to get the wrench). Leave Ashley in a nearby locker to save yourself some hassle.

Destroy the Blue Medallions 6

  • Task: Destroy all the (5) blue medallions (Cliffside Ruins)
  • Reward: 5x Spinel
  • Tips: Your final six. Congrats on finishing your last set of blue medallions! They’ve outlasted their welcome.

The Resident Evil 4 remake heads to Windows PC via Steam, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4 and PS5 from 24 March 2023; we reviewed it here.

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