Resident Evil 4
12 Achievements
1,000
68-90h
A Terrifying Assassin
Turn the tables on Verdugo, the right hand of Salazar.
150
How to unlock the A Terrifying Assassin achievement in Resident Evil 4 - Definitive Guide
Incendiary ones deal a ton of damage, and I don't think they affect the freezing (though I could be wrong).
(Missable) This is a storyline related trophy but can be missed. Near the end of Chapter 4-1 you'll fall victim to one of Salazar's traps and be down in the depths of the castle. Salazar will call you and inform you that his right hand (which comes off) is coming to kill you. Verdugo is an optional boss but you must kill him to earn this trophy.
Verdugo is the only optional boss fight in the game and is surprisingly easy if you're prepared. You will also encounter him before you can actually fight and kill him.
Pre-Fight
You'll be walking down a winding hallway and he will attack you, you can dodge his attacks with contextual dodge commands. Your goal in this part is to reach the far room and reboot the power to the area. Once you turned the power on the door will seal, approach the door and Verdugo will enter the area.
Fight
All of Verdugo's attacks have contextual dodge commands, so be ready when he's near. Scattered around the area are giant red cylinders or Liquid Nitrogen, these are the key to defeating Verdugo. When he gets close interact with the cylinders and Verdugo will get frozen; when frozen he will move very slowly and take increased damage. Do not bother attacking him if he is not frozen as it is a waste of ammunition.
Other
Verdugo can be killed in one hit with a Rocket Launcher. You can pick up a Rocket Launcher in Chapter 3-3 or buy one from the Merchant in the start of Verdugo's area. He will need to be frozen for it to be a one-shot kill.
As said previously this fight is optional. Once the doorway opens, the power is rebooted and the elevator in the area is operational. You can escape from Verdugo if you are unable to kill him, however you will miss out on this trophy.
This achievement is missable!
Near the end of chapter 4-1, you will get a cutscene in which Salazar will drop you into a pit. Go on and dodge all the quick time events until you are in the section where Verdugo appears. Power on the elevator control and wait for Verdugo to show himself. Now you can kill Verdugo or you can keep dodging his attacks until the lift comes. To unlock the achievement, you need to kill Verdugo.
There are two ways you can kill him:
- There are four bottles of liquid nitrogen one in each of the three rooms and one in the tunnel. Throw down the liquid nitrogen bottles and shoot him with what you have got. After that, wait until the rolling shutter opens and run to the next nitrogen bottle and do the same. Then do the same with the other two bottles, if you have shot him enough he will die.
- If you have the cash and the space to carry one you can buy a rocket launcher from the shop before the battle. You will still need to throw down the nitrogen bottle then hit him with the rocket.
After meeting Salazar and falling into the sewer in Chapter 4-1, you will meet a merchant on your way. Be sure to buy an RPG from him so that the boss does not cause you problems, especially if you play in the “Hardcore” mode. We just drop the balloon on Verdugo and kill him with one shot from the RPG.
we take the RPG from the old man and the striker!
we run away from the reptile, we reach the end of the corridor, we throw the canister, we shoot!
the boss freezes, take the RPG and shoot at him and that’s it
On a professional level it may be necessary to finish shooting.