Banned OOB, banned cutscene skips, banned NG+ inventory.
RE9 (Resident Evil: Requiem) has spawned an active speedrun community since launch. The No Major Glitches category sits at the heart of competitive RE9 speedrunning. This route deep-dive covers everything: optimal path, frame-perfect tricks, charm choices, RNG management, and the current world record holder's setup.
The world record for No Major Glitches is 4:35:48. Submitted to speedrun.com leaderboards with full video evidence and timer + split verification. Subject to change as community discovers new optimization (latest community-submitted route was on 2026-06-10).
Banned OOB, banned cutscene skips, banned NG+ inventory. This means specific design choices throughout the route: weapon selection, charm equipping, save management, and dialogue choices all factor differently than a standard playthrough. Most 'pure' speedrun category
The optimal route through No Major Glitches category requires careful chapter-by-chapter planning:
Open with the tutorial sequence as fast as the game allows. Skip optional dialogue. Pickups: only required items. Use the Silencer 9 starter as designed. Avoid Mr. Raccoon collectibles (unless 100%). Speedrun-critical: the bridge sequence at 28:00 mark has a 4-frame window for the optimal jump.
Hotel boss requires Charm setup. For NMG category specifically, the boss strategy is highly optimized. Sub-strategy: aggressive parry-counter usage with Mortal Edge if available; otherwise W870 Police shotgun headshot stagger pattern.
Vivien Stage 1: weakness is crit headshot pattern. Use Marksman's Eye charm equipped. Speedrun-specific: avoid the optional research note reading (saves 90 seconds). Speedrunners go directly to the Plant 43 mini-boss area.
Vivien Stage 2 + Nurse Kim boss fights. Frame-perfect Mortal Edge parries are essential. The community has documented exact i-frame windows. For NMG category, this is where most run-killing deaths happen.
Painting puzzle solution: code 560 (well-known). Manor combat is largely optional — speedrunners skip 60% of encounters with strategic running. Rhodes Hill Doctor boss: weakness is knife counter.
RPD section reuses RE2 Remake routing. Mr. X chase: take the alternate route through Library to skip 4 minutes. Titan Spinner: rocket launcher 1-shot if NG+ available.
Final puzzles + Commander X1 phase 1. The Commander has a documented spawn pattern that's exploitable. Plant 43 reappears with new attack patterns — counter strategy differs from chapter 3.
Final boss Eveline has 4 phases. Frame-perfect counters on phases 3 and 4 are essential. Specific charm: Phoenix Down on phase 4 is meta. The True Ending route requires specific dialogue at the end.
The optimal charm loadout varies by category. For No Major Glitches, the community-tested setup as of 2026-06-14:
The No Major Glitches category relies on specific frame-perfect inputs:
Several enemies in RE9 have RNG-dependent attack patterns. Speedrunners use save scumming on Casual; on Hardcore/Insanity, RNG is just part of the run.
The active NMG speedrunning community gathers on:
Korean speedrunners are increasingly active. The Korean RE9 speedrun community is centered on Naver Café + 트위치 (Twitch Korea).
Top runners use:
For deeper preparation: see our speedrun splits tracker tool, 17-weapon tier list, unlock Insanity, and charm loadout optimizer.