HOOKSHOT
GITHUB Ecliptic Express
Hookshot in Resident Evil 0
One character holds the release lever. The other picks up the Hookshot and the operator's manual. It occupies two item slots from that moment.
Where it is used
The Resident Evil wiki lists the fixed points. In the train, the second-class passenger car B window is how you reach the third car's roof and the bedroom with the jewelry box and the card key. After the derailment the same item is required three more times: the chapel roof after the observatory puzzle, the auxiliary research room from the reference room, and the machine room from the platform once you are dealing with the cable car. Both Rebecca and Billy can carry it. The question 'can Rebecca use the hookshot' is yes. The wiki does not restrict the item to Billy.
The lift question — sending the Hookshot up the operating-room lift — is a puzzle about the item's two slots, not a second copy of the tool. You put the item in the lift because the character who needs it is on the other floor and the inventory will not hold both people and the chain. The wiki's operator manual page is the in-game text. I am not reproducing that manual.
When you can drop it
After the cable car is switched on, the Hookshot can be discarded for good. The game does not tell you. Until that switch, it is a key item. People asking why the discard command is missing are before the cable car. That answer is one wiki, so the status on the question is one source. I do not have a second guide that contradicts the cable-car timing.
Questions
Can Rebecca use the Hookshot?
Yes. Either character can carry it. One holds the lever on the rear deck so the other can take it.
When can I delete it?
After the cable car is on. The wiki says the game gives no prompt. One source.
Sources
| Source | Evidence status | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil wiki — Hookshot | 1 reference · shared publishers and mirrors count together | 2026-11-11 |
| Operator's manual | 1 reference · shared publishers and mirrors count together | 2026-11-11 |