Can You Kill the Chainsaw Enemy in Resident Evil 4 Remake? – Answered

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Resident Evil 4 Remake - How to Parry

Resident Evil 4 Remake, being a Resident Evil game and all, houses more than enough enemies that you will have to take down to progress. These range from the more basic horrors like the infected villagers, all the way to much bigger and more disgusting horrors that you will encounter late in the game. One early-game enemy may leave some confusion as to its ability to die, though we are here to clear that up. Here is whether you can kill the chainsaw enemy in Resident Evil 4 Remake.

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The chainsaw guy you are referring to is likely the one that spawns during the major village battle, and if nothing else he sure is daunting. After fighting off villagers that use nothing but crude weapons, seeing a foe with a chainsaw is one way to up the ante. After firing into him quite a bit, your ability to kill him may leave a little confusion. Thankfully, it is possible to kill him.

Due to Leon’s limited arsenal up to this point, it is a difficult kill especially with all the enemies swarming around you. If you want to try and kill him, your best bet is to get into one of the houses on the left side of the village and acquire the first shotgun. This can do some heavy burst damage up close and should stagger him from swinging the chainsaw at you. A handful of shots later, he should drop dead. He will also drop an emerald, which you should save for later as it can be sold for a pretty penny.

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While it may be a difficult task to pull off before the section concludes, killing the chainsaw enemy in Resident Evil 4 Remake can prove quite valuable in the long run. Just make sure to parry his chainsaw attacks, which you can find out how to do in our guide.

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Shawn is a freelance gaming journalist who's been with Prima Games for a year and a half, writing mainly about FPS games and RPGs. He even brings several years of experience at other sites like The Nerd Stash to the table. While he doesn't bring a fancy degree to the table, he brings immense attention to detail with his guides, reviews, and news, leveraging his decade and a half of gaming knowledge. If he isn't writing about games, he's likely getting zero kills in his favorite FPS or yelling at the game when it was 100% his fault that he died.