Me who literally just unlocked it yesterday by doing it the excruciating way 👁👄👁

Yea, getting the Handcannon in classic RE4 was much harder. Needed 5 Stars on all 4 Maps with every single character in order to unlock it.

The fact you keep your score even if you die basically removes the one real limit of og mercenaries bc now you can go buck wild, spam grenades, spray and pray, and not worry if you get chain sawed or Gatling gunned

Hunk is insanely broken with his one weapon with ammo drops and his mayhem mode will *MELT* everything in sight.

I appreciate that Capcom added this as an option. Beating professional mode on a new game is a big ask, even with every unlockable advantage. Also, Mercenaries is much more fun than Professional difficulty.

I'm glad for those who can get it this way, I did pro to get mine but for those who don't want to speed run or do another 15 or so hour playthrough for the HC this is amazing news. Part of me wishes that mercenaries just gave us the PLR back but separate ways is still coming so I'll hold out hope for that. (cries)

Hunk is the character to use since his melee makes him snap the neck of his enemies, even the Bella Sisters and Dr Salvador, thus making the mercenaries playthrough even easier.

Yeah, this update brought the Platinum/100 percent difficulty down SIGNIFICANTLY. So much easier to get 3 S ranks over playing Professional without bonus weapons. I'm proud to be one of those who unlocked the handcannon and Platinum the original and hard way, but I'm also happy for all the others who don't have to suffer (as much) now.

Was playing the Mercenaries recently. Then I completed the Island S++ with Hunk, then it says "Handcannon unlocked". I swear my jaw just dropped because of how easy it is to get it now!

I also like how they made it so you can use bonus weapons on a new game. For the original they were only available in new game+

The handcannon is the last thing i need for the plat and was about to start my final run through the game, great news!

It’s nice they included an additional options for players. I’m still going to unlock it the original way because I’m already halfway through my professional playthrough (with kitten ears and Ashley armor). I think Kitten ears is much more of a headache to unlock.

Also, if you are trying to unlock the typewriter or hand cannon by doing a pro run, HIGHLY recommend using the chapter and section skip tricks. The only real downside is that you won't have quite as much money but honestly if you've already played the game a couple times you should know what you need to invest in by now and how to farm extra cash and which sections that are just ammo burners can be skipped I'm hoping they won't be patched bc that's part of the fun of the game. You can choose to play it straight or use the exploits.

Original RE4 "Get an S rank on every mercenary stage with every single character" RE4AKE "Just get one S rank on each stage with whoever you want" HELL YEAH

There was no way I'd make it through professional without bonus or upgraded weapons. This is great news for me 😂 Update: unlocked it last night. Now for some revenge on Dr. Salvador in NG+.

Now, separate ways is going to let us unlock that alien flash gun that instantly kills everything in sight from the original game

I acquired the weapon and did not give it much attention because of the scarcity of magnum ammo but if you fully upgrade this weapon, it has unlimited ammo. This thing is a gem.

Just wanted to start professional s+ after beating hardcore s+ but i just wanted to check if there is another heartattack friendly way and i stumbled on this video. Thank you very much my friend, you saved me days of pain and frustration😂

I remember finally unlocking the handcannon on the Wii Version years ago. Achievement unlocked for my teen years.

OMG u saved my time I was about to complete the whole professional run for this thank you from the bottom of my heart❤❤ 🤠❤❤❤❤

I literally just started a new game on pro so I could get the hand cannon and I was absolutely dreading it. Thank you so much for sharing this news I had no clue they were gonna add this

Thank you for giving me the encouragement to try to get this weapon. I could never unlock this in the original, so I thought doing Professional would be the way, but I was able to unlock this using Mercenaries.

this video made me give it another go got the first two levels on S rank last one killed all enemies and S+ rank thank you Griff

After 15min i got the handcannon, and all can say is thank you.

I beat the older version of the game on "Professional Mode" just to get the P.R.L.412, but truth be told it was only slightly harder than "Normal Mode". That's not the case with the remake. With the remake it seems everything is pumped up to the breaking point on "Professional Mode". Now all of us that never got the Hand Cannon in the original game ( Mercenaries Mode was tough in the original ) have an easier way to obtain it this time around. Awesome!

Thanks. Was just about to beat the time in professional but found this video first and unlocked it. Much easier.

I had not yet done a no bonus weapon run on Professional, so I was pleasantly surprised when the handcannon popped up after playing through Mercenaries! I might go crazy now haha.

In OG RE4 the weapons were way harder to get. You had to beat separate ways AND the main story for the Chicago typewriter then get 1m psts to buy it. Had to beat the game on professional for the PRL and the handcannon you needed to get 5 stars on all stages WITH every character. This is much easier and less stressful. 🥰 I am in love with this remake bro. It can be very easy or extremely difficult depending on your play style

This came to me as a surpise too lol was just playing this today then handcannon unlocked, what a lifesaver 💯

The rocket luncher is all you need in resident evil 4 no other weapon will be as powerful as the rocket luncher

Only play the game in vr so had to get used to the normal controls, but only took me about 4 games to get used to it, then first try on the next 2 maps. So happy this method exists

Thanks a loooot !!! I have just obtained all weapon except the handcannon, when I read the description of how to obtain it !! I felt very depressed. Not that I cannot do it, but come on !! I came here, heard you saying "less than 15 minutes" , wow such a refreshing thing, and I exactly did it in this time, thanks man!! Glad didn't suffer like those who got it the original way 😂❤

There is no reward for S++ all character in the 3 stages. Just did that. But damn those stage records look nice! To get S++ you need to score >1M points. You will need to keep your combo up to >135(ish) and if all enemies are killed and like 2 minutes are still left you could make it. It's a fun experience to achieve, specially with the new Mayhem mode!

Love your explanation as well as humility 💖(no joke nor sarcasm). I'm also an "average" RE player myself (meaning still haven't tried professional yet 😅) so this helps. Irksome how other content creators say professional is "Easy" and assuming every RE gamer can perfect parry, able to do headshots without missing, etc.

Glad i found your video, i super underestimated how hard it would be for me to complete a new game on professional

I wondered what is going on when I checked my boni shop but thanks for this video. Was extremely easy to get even s+ on all maps with hunk and krauser. Krauser is defenetly a crazy hack n slay character. When you time his mutation good you can't die. The only thing you need to remember is that you can't open inventory as mutated krauser so only mutate with enough health. I mean there aren't much enemies who can hurt him. But the catapults in the castle level if you haven't destroyed them can be dangerous when you are low health. And with hunk collect a lot Flashbangs use the special boos if you need to collect ammo or for bosses. I cleared all levels with both easily

I got a A rank on my first professional run, no bonus weapons or costumes were unlocked yet (I got the Typewriter and the Hand cannon in a single run), I ended up with 6:59:59 (one second away from B Rank), which had me pacing around the house for 10 mins or so just trying not to lose my shit LOL. I am kind of disappointed that they didn't add anything new to unlock for Mercenaries, I love the game mode, but not actually getting anything out of it is pretty saddening tbh

My only gripe about mercenaries is the difficulty. Sometimes it does feel a bit easy after you try it out a few times, it's not a breeze unless you've invested some time into it but I'd also like a tougher challenge without resorting to mods.

mercenaries mode is surprisingly easy. I remember not being able to get through a single stage in the original, but its so easy to get an S because of the ultimate attacks your characters can do.

Hunk is the byfar the easiest. His TMP hits likes a train, his neck breaker is an instant kill on special enemies and having a solo ammopool is priceless

I got the handcannon by abusing krauser in Mercenaries mode. His mayhem mode moment is saved until the bosses arrive, then I do the thrust attack and instant kill them. Other than that I keep running around and use the left bumper knife attacks. He auto dodges if you keep moving and knifing around, and it attacks mad quick doing insane damage. If there’s too many enemies, I get distance and use the Explosive bow, easy S rank for every level

considering the fact that the hand cannon is so incredibly hard to unlock in the main game compared to the pretty much free give-away in mercenaries, makes me think that it could be a bug or something and the devs didnt actually intend for it to be obtainable that way or they had another weapon in mind instead of HC but somehow messed up the coding or the unlock requirements. something definitely isnt right here

I got it today without even knowing it lmao. Went through the whole game with just the punisher. Striker, stingray, and sub machine gun. It’s all you need and I beat it under 10 hours. I was worried I was using a bonus weapon but realized I didn’t know what the game considers a bonus weapon

I didn't think I would even get a s rank on mercenaries, then I unlocked Krauser and man he is so good with his knife it seems almost OP!

Unlocking the cat ears is without a doubt the hardest thing to do in RE4 remake, I spent about 2 days per chapter in chapter 1-6, once pass that with the Chicago sweeper it was a breeze but I still had to repeat a few chapters after cause of the whole 15 saves or less and 5 hours and 30 mins or below!

that's disappointing , was hoping for new weapon like the PRL maybe, playing mercenaries is not that fun when u know u wont get anything as reward

thx bro thanks to this I unlocked it in 15 minutes and merceneries are actually very fun espacially krauser in my opinion

This was really fun and i loved playing as Hunk the scores was easy to get and gonna try it on new game+!

I have to agree, the handcannon in this game was relatively hard to get for what it offered, now it's okay, the infinite ammo tempts but it's not as good as it seems

Me who beat professional in 14 hours without bonus weapons 🤡🤡🤡🤡

Nice. I have it now. Can't wait to plow thru professional with it now, wasn't planning on it but now I'll enjoy it.

Did this immediately with this guide thanks

The hand cannon was always a mercenaries reward so it only makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is to have it as the reward for the toughest thing to do in the game which should have rewarded the PRL412 (iykyk)

I got it within 30 minutes - pretty good weapon - not as powerful as the Broken Butterfly, but still packs a punch - exclusive upgrade grants it infinite ammo

Thanks for the information because I really wanted the hand canon so bad just to tried so now that the mercenaries mode is out now

This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for

I do like this option, the thought of doing pro on a fresh save was a bit daunting to me, I love resident evil but I’m not that good with a lot of games so doing the game from scratch on that difficulty was gonna be a challenge for me, I like how they added it in via mercenaries for people who aren’t that good but like you said it’s a bit of a slap in the face to people who put blood sweat and tears into pro new gam

Feels like they realized virtually nobody would be able to beat Professional Mode unless you gave them every advantage possible.

Thanks for the video man. I got it in about 30 minutes.

Thans for the hint, mate - much appreciated!

They also added in purchasable exclusives tickets that you can use for the game exclusives upgrades a early as chapter 2. So now I’m doing my professional speed run to get infinite ammo. They also sell for 80k so if ya got a spare $30 you can max out the damage and get an infinite Chicago sweeper and primal knife. The hardest part of the professional speed run has now been made easy.

I'm not a fan of the handcannon I prefer the plaga laser gun, and I'm disappointed it's not on this game, but thanks for the info

Love you for this!!!

I've got an exclusive upgrade ticket saved up for this exact purpose. NG+ will be a fun gorefest once I get the Mercenaries done.

Don't bother using Handcannon. For some reason it's nerfed so Cat Ears + Broken Butterfly would be better for me

My man i love you i just got it thx

Thanks for the info 👏🏽

4 hours of trying and not a single time 200k, the highest was 184k. Yeah, PRETTY EASY

should have been a different weapon in my opinion since now everyone who unlocked it the old way just did all that pain for nothing

I love thé way when it’s time up everyone just stops & looks at each other 😊😊

i've been banging my head against professional for nearly 10 hours now and am still stuck on cabin... glad to know i don't need to suffer any longer

I just got the handcannon by doing it the old way...I went through all that pain for nothing...

No somebody already did it they got all s plus plus there is no special unlocks do not go for it not unless you really want to there is no extra unlocks maybe later on when they update this game with adas both ways but as of now there is no special unlocks forgetting 2 plusses

They've also added weapon tickets to the store so can get infinite ammo at start for Chicago instead of grinding challenges before chapter 7 therefore saving more time.

Thanks for posting this. I was afraid I would never be able to get an S Rank in Mercenaries since I never got an S Rank in the original game. Then I saw this video and realized it might be easier than I thought. All I can say is as soon as I got Krauser getting an S rank is damn near easy.

Players who dedicated themselves to beat pro mode 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

Thanks Bro For telling Me I Didn't know :)

You're an absolutely legend

Nice. I plan to get this game on my birthday.

Thanks for the video. This is good news

Dam I'm so happy it's easier to get in the remake, I didn't even bother attempting to get it on the OG game

Ty for tip. That's ridiculously easy to do, even for me an average player. I didn't want to replay whole campaign for just 1 weapon.

Yes I’ve jus unlocked it last night in like 30 mins, thanks for the tip😂😂

This is great news thanks 🎉

Yep, this is how I unlocked it as well. It's a fair bit faster and quite fun to do, actually.

Woooo!!!!! Yes! Now I get it the old way! Just like i did back on the PS2

Good Video Thanks For The Info. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

I loved struggling to get it. All achievements unlocked for me and lived every second of it

Excellent video fella , this is so much more achievable than getting an s plus on pro, 👍

Getting the handcannon in the original RE4 is one the most tedious and frustrating things I've ever endured in all my gaming. Did it on the GameCube twice, did it on the Xbox 360, then PS4, and then Switch. SUPER happy to know that it's much easier this time around. Kinda disappointed that there's no PRL though.

did this last night as soon as the mercenaries mode released it was a nice surprise

The fact I unknowingly unlocked it before watching this video is hilarious to me I just needed someone to point the way🤣🤣🤣

lol thats how I did it! Haha, I just played the Mercenaries mode for a few rounds and thats why I unlocked the gun. I had no idea.

That feels like a slap in the face for beating professional mode with A rank or higher to get armored Ashley and the chicago type writer to unlock the cat ears. Then play professional again again with the cat ears and no bonus weapons to unlock the handcannon.

Thanks for the info. Still not gonna touch mercenaries til I get my S+ on pro.

I decided to dive into RE4 & Separate Ways remake after not playing it since beating SW when it released a few months back….when I started a new play through the hand cannon was in my storage & I didn’t even know I unlocked it or I didn’t remember that I did!

Thank you!

The Gun fanatic trophy just popped for me and with it I just got the platnium too. I was fully prepared to complete professional mode I even unlocked the chicken hat in preparation for it but now I dont have to. but probably still will for the prestige

I'm glad they made it easier to obtain, in the og I was only ever able to get five stars with krauser and hunk on all levels. It makes me believe they nerfed it a bit because of this though.

Im all for it. Makes catears the toughest item to get in the game. And rightfully so.