How To Open Resident Evil 2’s Special Weapons Case (& What’s Inside)

Resident Evil 2 Remake‘s Special Weapons Case offers useful upgrades to anyone who can unlock it. Available to both Leon and Claire, it’s a great example of how the game locks its best rewards behind its most devious puzzles. To unlock the case, you’ll need to brave the dark zombie-infested halls of the Raccoon City Police Station to find the right items.

The Special Weapons Case is located in the Underground Stairs in the Underground Facility area. You’ll come across this area after collecting the Police Station Medallions in Resident Evil 2 Remake and opening up the hidden passage. However, the case can’t be unlocked until later when you have the S.T.A.R.S Badge.

How To Find The S.T.A.R.S. Badge

Statue Manipulation

The S.T.A.R.S. Badge isn’t lying in the open for Leon and Claire to collect. Instead, you will need to follow a specific set of steps:

1. Grab the Red Book from the Library on 2F. It can be found on the table near the Blue Spade Door that leads back into the main hall.
2. Head to the Art Room. This is also on 2F and can be accessed through the Blue Spade Door in the Waiting Room.
3. Pick up the Statue’s Left Arm from the table and combine it with the Red Book.
4. Place the Left Arm with the Book on the statue. This releases the Scepter.
5. Examine the Scepter in your inventory and remove the Red Jewel.

Once you have the Red Jewel, you can use it to unlock the Bejeweled Box. Leon can find the Box in the Observation Room on 1F, which requires the Green Club key. Claire finds the Box in the Interrogation Room instead, which requires the Red Heart key. Watch out for a jump scare from a Licker as you leave.

The Green Club Key can be found when Leon
goes to the Boiler Room
. The Red Heart Key is inside the
Private Collection Room on 2F
, which Claire can reach through the Chief’s Office.

You can examine the S.T.A.R.S. Badge in your inventory to reveal a USB, which can be plugged into the computer in the S.T.A.R.S. Office. This unlocks the armory, allowing Leon and Claire to claim the Lightning Hawk magnum pistol and MQ-11 SMG, respectively. Make sure not to discard the badge.

On your second run, the Bejeweled Box will be replaced by a portable safe, which requires one of

RE 2
‘ss safe combinations.
Instead, both characters can find the Box while searching the Shower Room on 2F.

How To Unlock The Special Weapons Case

Long-Awaited Rewards

To open the Special Weapons Case, examine the S.T.A.R.S. Badge in the inventory and retract the USB. You can then insert the Badge into the case to open it. Your chance to do so will come when you are attempting to solve the chess puzzle in the Sewers. Use the Sewer Key to open the Worker’s Break Room and access the Underground area again.

Leon receives a Long Barrel for the Lightning Hawk, a potent upgrade that reduces recoil and increases damage. Claire receives a Suppressor for the MQ-11, which reduces recoil, spread pattern, and noise. The noise reduction means that gunfire from this weapon no longer alerts Lickers or Mr. X.

Other Upgrades

Hiding Place

There is another crucial upgrade that will become available as soon as you have gotten your hands on the Sewer Key. This lets you revisit the RPD after opening the Special Weapons Case in the stairs, as you now have the T-shaped Tool to reopen the secret passage.

This time, you should not have much trouble with Mr. X from the Resident Evil 2 Remake, and you will be able to make your way to the Darkroom, which is near the West Office and Safety Deposit Room. You must now develop the film you received labeled “Hiding Place,” which can be found in the sewers. You can see the exact map locations in YouTuber GuideRanx’s video.

It is important to develop the photos before you have access to the items, so do this first. Then, head back to the S.T.A.R.S. Office and into the smaller office within. The Lightning Hawk Red Dot Sight, which improves the speed of lining up shots, is in one of the drawers on the desk.

After that, go to the Press Room and head to the boombox. You will be able to get some extra ammo in the drawer. If you are playing as Leon, you will get ammo for the Chemical Flamethrower. If you are playing as Claire, you will get the ammo for the Spark Shot. This will ensure you have the best upgrades heading into the final few stages of Resident Evil 2 Remake.

Video Credit: GuideRanx/YouTube