Far Cry 6 has a colorful cast of amigos that will rush to Dani's side whenever they need. Among these animal companions is a blood-thirsty rooster named Chicharron.

Unlike Far Cry 6's amigos Guapo and Chorizo, which are unlocked through the campaign or a series of easier tasks, players need to complete Chicharron's three sidequests. For the first sidequest to be unlocked, Dani must have completed "Meet the Legends" in El Este. Since the player can choose which region to liberate after the prologue, they can unlock Chicharron very early.

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Man's Best Enemy (*)

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The "Meet the Legends" quest is located in El Este's Promise Peaks. After completing this, inspect the note on the post by El Tigre's bar in the Patriotas Peak Guerrilla Camp. Now, make way for Alvarez Farm, which is southeast of Patriotas Peak. Players will meet Chicharron and his owner, Reinaldo. Accepting the quest from Reinaldo will prompt Dani to follow Chicharron to Vacia Coast Military Kennels.

Thankfully, Chicharron has already taken out the guards, so all that's left is to open the gate to the kennels. Look to the left of the kennels for an orange lever.

(*) WARNING: This quest requires shooting fictional, domesticated animals (dogs, to be exact) en masse. If this content is disturbing to the player, they should forgo recruiting Chicharron.

"Man's Best Enemy" isn't a stealth mission - at all. Go all out, but the main goal is to protect Chicharron. Here are some tips to help complete this portion of the quest:

  • Use the workbench to craft explosives such as dynamite. Having a few Molotov cocktails won't hurt either, but be careful when they hit their targets.
  • Have weapons with large amounts of ammo.
  • Bring Guapo or Boom Boom to help fight. Guapo is recommended because of his regenerative abilities.
  • Watch Chicharron's health in the upper left corner of the screen. If his health drops to zero, Dani will fail the mission.
  • Shoot the red targets to make a dummy appear that will attract the dogs, and then use dynamite.

Once this is finished, use the grapplehook on the water tower at the southwest. Walk up to the black and red FND logo and click the action button. Dani will vandalize the logo with Chicharron's name as a warning to Castillo's men.

Pecking Orders

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The next quest is "Pecking Orders," so speak to Reinaldo at Vacia Coast Military Kennels. Again, the player must protect Chicharron as he wreaks havoc on the FND. This time, players will help him destroy intel on Libertad.

Follow Chicharron to Vacia Coast Military Archives, but defend him from a distance. Chicharron will blow up vehicles (somehow) and it's easy to get caught in the blast. Chicharron will be "Down," so walk up to him and Revive him if there's a white cross with a blue circle over his head.

At the Vacia Coast Military Archives, Chicharron will bust down the door and charge in. Open fire on the guards in the open room to the right. Here are some more tips for this quest:

  • Focus on the enemies and watch Chicharron's health.
  • Shoot the files to help Chicharron if possible.

After this, follow Chicharron out of the building and use the ladder to get up to the roof. Then, grapple up the banner so Dani can vandalize this with Chicharron's name too.

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Wingman

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This is the final quest in Chicharron's recruitment. "Wingman" will take place outside the archives, and Dani will once again have to follow and protect Chicharron. The destination is the Naval Service Monument, so help Chicharron as he takes down any FND soldiers along the way.

At this point, players should know the drill:

  • Open fire, use explosives and supremos...
  • ...but watch Chicharron's health.
  • At some point, a green 4x4 with red stripes (pictured above) will pull into the area. Avoid blowing the truck up because there is a turret that can be used.
    • However, if the player is confident in their abilities, then they can toss a stick of dynamite to prevent anyone else from using it.

Finally, after all of this, Chicharron will officially join the team.

Chicharron's Abilities

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If it hadn't been obvious from his string of sidequests, Chicharron is an aggressive amigo. Like Guapo, he is not recommended for when the player wants or needs to go stealth. Players can have him wait outside by clicking Right on the D-Pad until they've disabled the alarms at FND Bases.

Chicharron has the following abilities:

  • Roid Rage: Chicharron attacks faster and deals double damage when under 70% health.
    • Unlock Requirements: Kill 12 enemies.

  • Angrier Bird: Chicharron's Angry Bird move now knocks down enemies.
    • Unlock Requirements: Kill 24 enemies while in Roid Rage.

  • Chicken Feet: When below 70% health, Chicharron is more likely to dodge enemy attacks.
    • Unlock Requirements: Chicharron needs to knock down 50 enemies with his Angrier Bird attack.

Unlike Far Cry 5, it's impossible to have more than one amigo at a time. If Chicharron isn't fit for the mission, players can dismiss him through the Amigo tab on the menu. However, if players want to go all out in aggressive gameplay, then Chicharron may be the rooster for the job.

Far Cry 6 is available now on Amazon Luna, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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