The Mansion

Guide to finding all essential keys, crests, and items within the Mansion in Resident Evil (1996), including the Armor Key, Shield Key, and more.

This guide details the locations of key items found within the Mansion in Resident Evil (1996). These items are crucial for progression and unlocking new areas.

1. Armor Key — Unlocks various doors. Found in the greenhouse after using the Chemical on the vines.
2. Shield Key — Unlocks the attic. Found behind the grandfather clock after inserting the Gold Emblem into the Dining Room hollow.
3. Sword Key (Chris only) — Unlocks various doors. Found on the bed in the medical room where the Serum is located.
4. Sun Crest — Unlocks the door leading out of the mansion. Found behind glass after solving the puzzle in the knight armor room.
5. Moon Crest — Unlocks the door leading out of the mansion. Found in the hole where Yawn emerged in the attic.
6. Star Crest — Unlocks the door leading out of the mansion. Found behind the picture after solving the painting gallery puzzle.
7. Wind Crest — Unlocks the door leading out of the mansion. Found behind the tiger statue after inserting the Blue Jewel into it.
8. Blue Jewel — Used to insert into the tiger statue. Found by pushing the statue in the second-floor dining room onto the first floor, causing it to break.
9. Red Jewel — Insert into the tiger statue for a Magnum. Found in the deer's eye in the trophy room when returning to the mansion with the Helmet Key.
10. Broken Shotgun — Used to obtain the Shotgun without the ceiling crushing you. Found in the small closet room near the medical room.
11. Chemical — Used to kill the vines in the greenhouse. Found in the storage room beneath the stairwell.
12. Doom Book 1 — Contains an Eagle Medal used to access the lab. Location varies by mode: Classic Mode - dark study upon returning to the mansion. Rebirth Mode - after reading Eric's Letter in the library, return to the guardhouse and defeat Yawn.
13. MO Disk 1 — Used to get a pass-code for saving Chris/Jill in Umbrella's Secret Lab. Location varies by mode: Classic Mode - desk in the library upon returning to the mansion. Rebirth Mode - desk in the dark study when returning to the mansion.
14. Music Notes — Used to play the piano and open a secret passage in the bar. Found on a shelf behind a cabinet in the bar.
15. Emblem — Can be traded for a Gold Emblem in the piano bar. Found on the hollow above the fireplace in the dining room.
16. Gold Emblem — Used to obtain the Shield Key in the Dining Room. Found in a secret room after playing the piano in the bar.
17. Square Crank — Used to adjust water levels in the courtyard pool. Found on a shelf in the mansion's