In the remake ofResident Evil 4, Leon starts off with a fairly small health bar. His initial HP is so low that even a Ganado could take him out with a few machete strikes. But the good news is that he can adapt to damage and increase his health. In fact, a fully upgraded HP makes Leon invulnerable to most attacks—other than those from bosses.
DiehardRE4fans may already know that yellow herbs increase Leon’s max health, but what many don’t know is that the remake has a bunch of new methods on top of that. Along with healing potions, Leon can now eat a mysterious bug or wear a ridiculous hat to boost his HP.
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How to Increase Maximum HP in RE4 Remake
To increase Leon’s max health, the player will need to consume healing potions containing a yellow herb, eat Rhinoceros Beetles, or wearthe body armoror Chicken Hat. The first two methods—potions and beetles—give Leon a longer HP bar. The last one, wearing protective suits, reduces his received damage.
Consume Yellow Herb Potions
The best way to max out the HP bar is by eating yellow herbs. These items are not edible on their own but mixed with red or green herbs, yellow herbs increase Leon’s strength. The player will need to consume 12 of them to fully upgrade the health bar.
Yellow herbs can be found in most Chapters of the game, but the player can alsotrade them for Spinelat the Merchant sites. Each yellow herb costs about 3 Spinels.
Eat Rhinoceros Beetles
There arethree Rhinoceros Beetles in theResident Evil 4remake, and although their description advises otherwise, eating them could max out the player’s HP.
But note that these rare bugs are expensive treasures that sell for good money. It’s best to keep them for trading in the first playthrough and eat them onlyin New Game Plus.
Wear Protective Suits
The body armor andthe Chicken Hat can max Leon’s HP. They do not affect the health bar directly, but wearing them reduces the player’s received damage, protecting them against bullets, projectiles, and melee attacks.
How to Max Out Ashley’s Health
Unlike the originalRE4, the remake has no way of maximizing Ashley’s HP. An alternative, however, is tounlock the armor for her in the Extra Content Shop. This protective suit removes her health bar altogether, making her completely invincible.
TheResident Evil 4remake is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
