Encampment

Resident Evil 4 guide · Fighting through the military base

Located on the Island in Chapter 15, the Encampment is a heavily fortified military installation featuring automated anti-aircraft defenses, spotlights, and cliffside ramparts. Leon must fight through waves of soldiers to clear the path upward toward the Sanctuary while coordinating with Mike, who provides air support from an attack helicopter. The objective involves advancing past turrets, disabling or evading searchlights, and destroying the anti-aircraft gun that threatens the helicopter.

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Velvet Blue: In Chapter 15 at the Stronghold, climb to the metal catwalks directly under the anti-aircraft gun structure to spot a small silver lantern hanging from the scaffolding ceilingHow: Shoot the hanging silver lantern and pick up the dropped jewelMissable because: Locked out after passing through the double doors into the Sanctuary Approach, as you cannot backtrack.Red Beryl: In Chapter 15 at the Stronghold, inside the upper control room where you destroy the anti-aircraft gun, look at the small ornate chest sitting on a crate in the northwest cornerHow: Open the ornate wooden chestMissable because: Locked out after advancing through the heavy doors into the Sanctuary Approach, as the gate closes behind you.Blue Medallions: In Chapter 15 across the Stronghold (Encampment), hung in five spots: inside the first small bunker on the left, high up on the crane boom above the central path, beneath the metal catwalk railing near the AA gun, inside the ground-floor archway under the gun platform, and off the high cliff edge to the north behind the main ruinsHow: Shoot and destroy all five hanging blue medallions to complete the Merchant requestMissable because: Locked out once you proceed past the double doors into the Sanctuary Approach, preventing completion before the point of no return.

Secrets

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Destroy the Blue Medallions 6 Merchant Request can be completed here by shooting the five blue emblems hidden across the encampment structures and ruins.

Key fights

Encampment Gate Breakthrough

Enemies: Soldier Ganados (including shielded and crossbow variants) and a Hammer Brute

Threats: Heavy sweeping hammer melee attacks, explosive/ranged crossbow fire, flash/grenade suppression, reinforced defensive positions

Weaknesses and resistances: Headshots, parrying the Brute's swings, backstabbing stunned targets, flash grenades for instant Plaga kills

Tactics: Hold the elevated gantry walkways to bottle up climbing pursuers, snipe crossbow snipers on watchtowers, funnel the Brute through explosive barrels or narrow stairs, and pull the lever to open the main gate

Rewards: Red Beryl, ammo drops, and passage into the Facility 1 Storage

Enemies

Soldier Ganado

Weak to Head

Uses stun batons, crossbows, and assault shields; vulnerable to melee kicks when staggered.

Brute (Hammer)

Weak to Head

High-health elite soldier equipped with a heavy hammer; Mike will occasionally target him with rockets if drawn into open ground.

Plaga Spider (Plaga Araña)

Weak to Central mass

Spider-like parasite that can detach and cling to other soldiers to mutate and empower them.

Tips

Take cover behind solid stone bunkers when the laser-targeted turret fires, or direct Mike's rocket barrages to clear fortified gun emplacements.
Shoot the searchlights to disrupt the enemy's ability to coordinate automated machine-gun fire onto your position.
Equip flash grenades to instantly eliminate any exposed Plaga Araña parasites crawling on the ground before they attach to hosts.

Not listed for this area: shops and people.

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