The giant is the quarry boss near the end of Chapter 4 in the Resident Evil 4 do it again, and you gotta beat that giant boss to move forward in the story.
Unlike the Lake Monster, you have to use your own weapons to take down the giant in Resident Evil 4, so you’ll want to bring the ideal weapons and use the best strategy to conserve your health and ammo – especially on Hardcore and Professional difficulties.
To help you progress through Chapter 4, we’ve detailed the best strategy to beat the career giant below.
Please note that this is a guide for resident evil 4 remake so the exact boss strategy might not be the same in the original version.
For more help, you can visit our Resident Evil 4 walkthrough.
How to Beat the Giant Quarry Boss in Resident Evil 4
Here is our career giant boss strategy to beat El Gigante:
Preparing for the El Gigante fight
For the giant fight at the Quarry, we recommend bring the TMP weapon. You can buy it from the merchant for 10,000 pesetas on standard difficulty. It’s not necessary to beat El Gigante, but it will make your fight much easier. pomegranates are also great for quick damage, but aren’t essential if you’d rather save them for the next fight.
Another important thing to do to prepare for the giant boss fight at the quarry is to free the dog from the bear trap outside the village chief’s mansion. He’ll come to your aid during combat to act as a helpful distraction, and even knock the giant down at one point, leaving him open to an easy attack.
Our final recommendation for preparation is to go fishing at the lake or at the fish farm, collect eggs laid by hens in the little nook on the east side of the lake, and knife all the vipers you see at the fish farm. These are all basically free health items.
Don’t use the golden chicken egg unless you’re really in trouble! You need it for the Egg Hunt request, but it’s possible to get another one later in the game.
Fighting El Gigante Strategy
You can either pick up all items in the two small wooden houses at the start of the fight, or during it while you are running away from the giant. There are both ammo and health items here, but what’s in the boxes and barrels is random.
The rest of the fight is pretty straightforward, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy! You have to damage El Gigante enough until the parasite bursts from its backSO damage the parasite until the giant fell to the ground. Run and press the prompt when the giant is downed to stab the parasite.
The giant will get back up after you stab him, or if you don’t get there in time, and you’ll repeat this sequence until El Gigante is dead. You don’t need to aim for the parasite when it spawns, but hitting it will do more damage to El Gigante.
El Gigante will also lift house roofs and sometimes try to throw them at you, so be sure to run at the giant’s feet when this happens to avoid getting hit.
The dog will come to help you after a while if you freed it, and when the cutscene plays where the dog bites the giant’s foot, stay close to the giant, as it will soon fall to the ground after chasing the dog – leaving it open for you to attack the parasite.
We recommend using the TMP weapon on the parasite on El Gigante’s back. It does a lot of damage in a short time, making it perfect for targeting the Parasite when the Giant stops moving.
If you have a lot of ammo, the TMP is also great for damaging the giant to get the parasite out, but only if you have a lot of ammo. Otherwise, we did fine using the shotgun while running through its legs and the longer-ranged Red9 handgun.
Once you kill El Gigante he will drop a yellow diamond and you can continue your journey to the church.
Our Resident Evil 4 walkthrough can help you through the village with guides on the Large and Small Cave Shrine puzzle solutions, the Church Dial puzzle, and the Del Lago, El Gigante, and Méndez bosses. When you reach the castle you have to tackle the treasure sword, the four slot wall, the dining hall bell and the exact time of the grandfather clock, as well as the dungeon Garrador, to two giants and to the bosses of Ramón Salazar. The island is next, and there are still puzzles with calibration puzzles, keycard locations and a hidden key, as well as the final bosses Krauser and Sadler.
Fight El Gigante in Hardcore or Professional strategy
Everything we recommended above for battling El Gigante on Standard difficulty applies to battling the giant on Hardcore and Professional mode, except for a few changes:
- Make sure to create a manual save right before the fight if you are playing pro, as there is no auto save.
- If you can’t get a good angle on the parasite, shoot El Gigante right in the face.
- Grenades are a bigger help, but you might want to save them for the next fight.
- The giant is much more aggressive and gets up faster when downed – so stay close when you see it fall.
Aside from the dog, of course, the TMP is your best friend when fighting giants in Hardcore or Professional. You can do it without the TMP, as we had to fight the giant on Professional with the rifle our first time around, so it’s doable, but speaking of our poorly planned experience, it’s a lot harder.
Good luck taking on El Gigante at the Quarry!
If you want more help with the Resident Evil 4 Remake, you can visit our walkthrough for more puzzle solutions, boss guides, and asking for help.
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