The Resident Evil 4 remake seems to be exactly what the fans have been waiting for since Capcom started to release their classic games reimagined with the RE Engine. The Resident Evil 2 remake was amazing, but not completely faithful to the original, while the third one divided fans by bringing a thrilling action game but it still lacked content. It seems that Capcom finally listened to the community and made a remake perfectly, keeping almost everything that turned the 2005 game into an instant classic with very few cuts that don’t change players’ experience in any way.
One of the many things that the Resident Evil 4 remake kept from the blueprint is its bosses. Although one of them didn’t make the cut (I won’t miss you, U-3), all of the other ones are back, and even more terrifying than they were in the original. With that said, here are all of the main bosses that will cross your path in the Resident Evil 4 remake, ranked by how much they made me want to rage quit.
11. Del Lago
The monster that haunts the lake by the village is a massive amphibian infected by the Plaga parasite. In the original game, it was a blast to find out that you’re about to fight a boss in the water. Not many games did this type of battle as well as Resident Evil 4 back in 2005.
Even though the Del Lago monster looks and sounds scary, especially because most of the time you can’t see it, it’s still very easy to defeat it. Just hang on to your boat, attack the monster with harpoons when it’s visible, dodge when it comes in your direction and you’ll have Del Lago floating dead pretty quickly.
10. El Gigante Armored
After defeating the classic El Gigante in the village, you will find another of their kind in the castle. More furious and now armored, this creature may look a bit more intimidating but it’s fairly easy to put down.
You have to reach a checkpoint outside of the castle, but the monster won’t stop throwing boulders in your direction, this can be used to your benefit since he can also eliminate some enemies in your way. Hiding at the right times shouldn’t take you more than a few minutes to finally get to the canon and blast off the armored El Gigante.
9. El Gigante
El Gigante is certainly one of the most memorable bosses in the original Resident Evil 4 and of course, he couldn’t be left out of the remake. Unlike the 2005 game, now we only fight him once in the village.
El Gigante looks very intimidating at first, but as soon as you learn his moves it gets pretty easy to take this big bad out. In this battle, we also have one of the most iconic scenes in the game, when the white dog you saved earlier comes to give you a hand against the monster.
8. El Gigante & El Gigante Armored
The El Gigante and his armored twin make a return together in the mines, just like in the original. But there’s a twist in the remake: there’s a duo on each side now, but to make everything easier, Luis Serra will help you out.
He distracts one of the El Gigante monsters, leaving you the unarmored twin to deal with. Instead of shooting and wasting your ammo, it’s best to bring him to the trap door and open it at the right time. For the El Gigante armored, Luis will stick dynamite to his back and it’s up to you to shoot it before it’s too late, but overall it’s not too hard to get done.