Hide Bulletproof Vest (Body Armor) For Leon
⚪ Last updated 2023Preview
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #10 of 203 Miscellaneous mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
How the armor works in the base game:
When you buy the armor from the merchant, the entire top half of Leon's body will be replaced with a custom mesh that has a vest and elbow pads. Anything below the waist is unaffected, since it only needs to change the body from the waist up.
How this mod works:
I took the default shirt costume and threw it into Blender, a 3D editing software and removed everything below the waist (pants, shoes, etc.) This means now only the top section remains (shirt, holsters, gloves, etc.).
Now In the game files the vest mesh is called cha_001 so I exported our edited shirt costume and renamed it so that it would overwrite the armor in game. The end result is, now the game just swaps to our edited mesh instead of the armor mesh when it detects that you are wearing the body armor.
Not Compatible:
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[]Any mod that alters the upper half of Leon's model. Re-textures are fine and should still work though.
Compatible:
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The author of any Leon mod would be able to do the same thing I have done here, just with their own custom meshes. They just need to replace the contents of \natives\STM\_Chainsaw\Character\ch\cha0\cha001\00 so that the game displays their file instead of the armor.
Requirements:
- []The Fluffy Mod Manager
Install using Fluffy Mod Manager:
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[]Place the archive in FluffyModManager\Games\RE4R\Mods
[]Launch Fluffy Mod Manager
[]Choose game (Resident Evil 4 Remake)
- Then enable the mod and launch the game
If you would like Leon to be clean for your whole playthrough I recommend the Clean Leon mod alongside this one.
Thanks to SilverEzredes & alphaZomega for the modding tools and FluffyQuack for the mod manager
Special thanks:
Ellie from the Modding Haven discord server for taking the time out of their day to help me solve a lot of issues.
babyeagleismissing2004 for help with the re-texture compatibility & major help with the mask mapping problems.
A small cosmetic mod for Resident Evil 4 Remake that hides Leon's bulletproof vest while keeping its gameplay benefits, with an optional version that only removes the elbow pads. Popular with 1,591 endorsements and nearly 50,000 downloads, last updated in June 2023.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,591 endorsements and nearly 50k downloads.
- Gives you that classic Leon look without sacrificing armor stats.
- Optional elbow pad removal is a nice touch for fine-tuning your style.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects the default costume—no compatibility with other outfits or mods that alter Leon's model.
- May conflict with other cosmetic mods that modify the same armor mesh.
- No updates since June 2023, so it might break with future game patches.
For RE4 Remake players who want Leon to look like his classic self without losing the vest's protection. If you're into pure cosmetics and don't mind a small compatibility risk, this is a solid pick. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes—this is purely visual.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the RE4 Remake mod support (e.g., REFramework) installed, as most cosmetic mods require it.
- If you're using other Leon model mods, load this one last to avoid conflicts.
- Check the mod's file structure—you may need to place files in the correct folder under 'natives'.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Residentevil42023 Mods
- Author
- HAKKUXHAKKU
- Version
- 1.6
- Downloads
- 49,373
- Endorsements
- 1,591
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Created
- 4/1/2023
- Updated
- 6/2/2023
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