Finding the Broken Butterfly in Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition

I was talking with a friend the other day who said he wanted to know how to get the Broken Butterfly weapon in Resident Evil 4 on the Wii console. He told me I should write a blog post about it. So here it is!

I suppose this adds a little more spice to my blog now that I am writing about my childhood passion for video games... maybe not...

Overview

The Broken Butterfly is a powerful magnum revolver in Resident Evil 4 that you can acquire in one of two ways. The first is to simply buy it from the merchant at 38,000 pesetas. The second is to find the free one in a special locked treasure room. This room is in the hall south of the hedge maze. You first visit this area during Chapter 3. There are two doors: the left takes you up to the balcony and fountain before leading to the hedge maze; the right door is locked and requires another person (Ashley) to open it. The information below comes from my personal experience with game, but you can also f via an online walkthrough.

The Broken Butterfly... a true badass

How to get the free Broken Butterfly

Return to the locked door with Ashley when you begin Chapter 4. Start by heading west past the area with the merchant until you reach the room with the fallen cage.

Kill or avoid any infected creatures that have re-spawned, and head through the door to the south.

Do not move right after you exit through the door and are back in the hall south of the hedge maze. Kill the creatures on the ceiling using your rifle.

Go past the fountain towards the balcony and back down the steps, returning to the area with the two doors via the left one.

When you approach the locked door on the right Ashley will piggyback onto you in order to get over the wall. She will unlock it from the other side.

Enter the room and open the chest to get the Broken Butterfly. Remember to pick up the other free items.

Tips/more info

If you purchase the Broken Butterfly first and then take the one from the treasure room it will hold double the ammo. You cannot get double ammo by first picking the free one up and then trying to buy the same weapon. The merchant will not sell it to you.

The Broken Butterfly's special upgrade pushes the maximum firepower to 50.0, making it one of most powerful weapons in the game. The Killer 7 is a better weapon in terms of base stats. However, once the Broken Butterfly is fully powered through its special upgrade, it is much stronger, making it the preferred weapon for bosses. You can view the complete stats list for this and every other weapon here.