Leon S. Kennedy
{{Short description|Character in Resident Evil franchise}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Leon S. Kennedy
| image = Leon S. Kennedy.png
| image_upright = 0.7
| caption = Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 2 (2019)
| alt = A police officer holding flashlight and a gun.
| firstgame = Resident Evil 2 (1998)
| creator = {{hlist|Hideki Kamiya|Noboru Sugimura}}
| designer = {{hlist|Isao Ohishi|Ryoji Shimogama}}
| portrayer = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Various}}|hlist=true|Johann Urb (Retribution)
Eduard Badaluta (Resident Evil 2 and 4 remake)
Avan Jogia (Welcome to Raccoon City){{cite web|title=Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Ending and Post Credits Scene Explained With Director Johannes Roberts|url=https://sea.ign.com/resident-evil-welcome-to-raccoon-city/179289/feature/resident-evil-welcome-to-raccoon-city-ending-and-post-credits-scene-explained-with-director-johannes|date=July 4, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2021|first=Taylor|last=Lyles|website=IGN|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126054829/https://sea.ign.com/resident-evil-welcome-to-raccoon-city/179289/feature/resident-evil-welcome-to-raccoon-city-ending-and-post-credits-scene-explained-with-director-johannes|url-status=live}}}}
| voice = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Various}}|hlist=true|English
Paul Haddad (Resident Evil 2)
Paul Mercier (Resident Evil 4, Degeneration, The Darkside Chronicles)
Christian Lanz (Operation Raccoon City)
Matthew Mercer (Resident Evil 6, Damnation, Revelations 2, Vendetta, Death Island)
Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 2 and 4 remake, Infinite Darkness)
John Patneaude (State of Survival){{cite tweet|number=1721680692164350260|user=JohnPatneaude|title=Now that's what I call backup In the State of Survival x Resident Evil crossover event, I had the honor of voicing Leon Kennedy! The event is LIVE NOW so download the game on your PC/phone so you don't miss out! Thank you @FunPlusGames & @TigerMesa for the opportunity!|}}
Japanese
Toshiyuki Morikawa (Infinite Darkness, Damnation, Resident Evil 6, Project X Zone 2, remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 4)Sources that cite what Toshiyuki Morikawa voiced:
- {{cite web|url=http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about/cast.html|script-title=ja:キャスト|バイオハザード ダムネーション|trans-title=Cast|Resident Evil Damnation|language=ja|publisher=biohazardcg2.com|access-date=2013-04-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504080224/http://www.biohazardcg2.com/about/cast.html|archive-date=2013-05-04}}
- {{cite web|url=http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/689/689785/|script-title=ja:『バイオハザード6 スペシャルパッケージ』本日発売! 森川智之さん、東地宏樹さん、浪川大輔さんら日本語ボイス声優陣のコメントを掲載|trans-title="Resident Evil 6 Special Package" released today! Comments from Japanese voice actors such as Tomoyuki Morikawa, Hiroki Higashichi, and Daisuke Namikawa are posted.|publisher=Dengeki Online|date=2013-08-08|access-date=2019-03-22|language=ja|archive-date=January 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109124205/https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/689/689785/|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201504/13076330.html |language=ja |title=『PROJECT X ZONE 2:BRAVE NEW WORLD(プロジェクト クロスゾーン2:ブレイブニューワールド)』始動!! |trans-title="PROJECT X ZONE 2: BRAVE NEW WORLD" has started!! |access-date=April 12, 2015 |date=April 12, 2015 |publisher=Famitsu |archive-date=June 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621043027/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201504/13076330.html |url-status=live }}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/biohazard2/D/|title=CAPCOM:バイオハザード RE:2 公式サイト - カプコン|trans-title=CAPCOM: Resident Evil RE:2 Official Site - Capcom|website=capcom.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2018-11-19|archive-date=2018-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095436/http://www.capcom.co.jp/biohazard2/D/|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite tweet|user=BIO_OFFICIAL|number=1628877085233262593|title=『バイオハザード RE:4』日本語ボイス出演者情報① レオン・S・ケネディ:森川智之 アシュリー・グラハム:鬼頭明里 ルイス・セラ:津田健次郎 エイダ・ウォン:皆川純子 オズムンド・サドラー:大塚芳忠 #バイオ4 #RE4|trans-title="Resident Evil RE:4" Japanese voice cast information ① Leon S. Kennedy: Tomoyuki Morikawa Ashley Graham: Akari Kito Luis Serra: Kenjiro Tsuda Ada Wong: Junko Minagawa Osmund Sadler: Yoshitada Otsuka #Bio4 #RE4|language=ja|date=2023-02-23|access-date=2023-02-24|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250109125744/https://x.com/BIO_OFFICIAL/status/1628877085233262593|url-status=live|archive-date=January 9, 2025}}
Yuki Kaji (Welcome to Raccoon City){{cite tweet|user=biomovieJP|title=#新バイオハザード声優は誰だ Red question mark ornament 『#バイオハザード:ウェルカム・トゥ・ラクーンシティ』 レオン役🗣日本語吹替版 声優は... ◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢ レオン・S・ケネディ 🎙#梶裕貴 ( @KAJI__OFFICIAL ) ◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢ 1月28日(金)📽全国の映画館で公開🎞 https://eigakan.org/theaterpage/schedule.php?mt=biomov01|trans-title=#Who is the new Resident Evil voice actor? "Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City" The voice actor for the role of Leon🗣 Japanese dubbed version is...◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢ Leon S. Kennedy🎙#Yuki Kaji(@KAJI__OFFICIAL)◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢ January 28th (Friday)📽 Release in movie theaters nationwide🎞 |number=1481946696066248712|language=ja|date=January 14, 2022|access-date=January 14, 2022}}}}
| motion_actor = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|Various}}|hlist=true|Jason Faunt (Resident Evil 6){{cite web|title=Voice and mocap actors revealed for Resident Evil 6|url=https://www.vg247.com/voice-and-mocap-actors-revealed-for-resident-evil-6|date=July 14, 2012|access-date=December 26, 2021|first=Stephany|last=Nunneley-Jackson|website=VG247|archive-date=May 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521200858/https://www.vg247.com/voice-and-mocap-actors-revealed-for-resident-evil-6|url-status=live}}
Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 2 and 4 remake)}}
| nationality = Italian-American
}}
{{Nihongo foot|Leon Scott Kennedy|レオン・スコット・ケネディ|Reon Sukotto Kenedi|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a character in Resident Evil (Biohazard in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by the Japanese company Capcom. Leon was introduced alongside Claire Redfield as one of the two player characters in the video game Resident Evil 2 (1998). The character was initially conceived as a veteran police officer for the prototype of the game but Noboru Sugimura redesigned him as a young rookie. During the events of Resident Evil 2, Leon arrives late for his first day at work in the doomed Raccoon City, and is confronted by a zombie outbreak.
Leon is the protagonist of several Resident Evil games, novelizations, and films, and has appeared in other game franchises, including Project X Zone and Dead by Daylight. He also appears in the computer-generated imagery (CGI)-animated films and in the animated miniseries. In later games, such as Resident Evil 2 (2019) and Resident Evil 4 (2023), his features are based on those of the Romanian model Eduard Badaluta. Several actors have portrayed Leon; Paul Haddad, Paul Mercier, Matthew Mercer, Nick Apostolides, and Toshiyuki Morikawa have provided his voice for video games and animations, while Johann Urb and Avan Jogia have played him in the live-action Resident Evil films.
Video-game publications have described Leon as one of the most-popular and most-iconic video-game characters. Several critics lauded both his personality in Resident Evil 4 (2005) and his redesign in the remakes for further enhancing the character's sex appeal.
Concept and design
= ''Resident Evil 2'' =
Leon Scott Kennedy, an American of Italian descent,{{cite web|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/is-resident-evil-4-leon-s-kennedy-italian-investigation/|title=Is Resident Evil 4{{'}}s Leon S. Kennedy Italian? An investigation|date=April 1, 2023|first=Giovanni|last=Colantonio|website=Digital Trends|access-date=March 25, 2024|archive-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119034640/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/is-resident-evil-4-leon-s-kennedy-italian-investigation/|url-status=live}} was introduced as one of two playable protagonists, alongside college student Claire Redfield, in Capcom's 1998 survival horror video game Resident Evil 2.{{Cite web |last=Aniel |first=Alex |date=January 21, 2019 |title=How Resident Evil 2 fell apart, then became one of Capcom's biggest hits |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/21/18187446/resident-evil-2-history-capcom-hideki-kamiya |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121173509/https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/21/18187446/resident-evil-2-history-capcom-hideki-kamiya |archive-date=January 21, 2019 |access-date=August 8, 2024 |website=Polygon}}{{harvnb|Stanton|2023|page=37}} Although the game's creative director Hideki Kamiya preferred "blunt, tough-guy type[s]", he created Leon as "someone with weaknesses" to differentiate him from Chris Redfield and thus take the game in a different direction than its predecessor.{{cite web |url=http://platinumgames.com/2009/04/01/greetings/ |title=Greetings |author=Kamiya, Hideki |publisher=PlatinumGames |date=April 1, 2009 |access-date=August 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721220933/http://platinumgames.com/2009/04/01/greetings |archive-date=July 21, 2010 }} In the first prototype of Resident Evil 2 Leon was conceived as a veteran Raccoon City police officer.{{cite web|last=Fahs|first=Travis|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/11/ign-presents-the-history-of-resident-evil|title=IGN Presents the History of Resident Evil|website=IGN|date=March 11, 2009|access-date=January 14, 2010|archive-date=January 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102182928/https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/11/ign-presents-the-history-of-resident-evil|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Faulkner |first=Jason |date=2018-12-12 |title=Resident Evil 1.5: Everything You Need to Know About The Game Resident Evil 2 Could Have Been |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/originals/364269-resident-evil-1-5-everything-need-know-game-resident-evil-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825132429/https://www.gamerevolution.com/originals/364269-resident-evil-1-5-everything-need-know-game-resident-evil-2 |archive-date=2023-08-25 |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=GameRevolution |language=en-US}} During the game's development, writer Noboru Sugimura was brought in to overhaul the story, which he believed lacked depth and conceptual coherence. Sugimura significantly overhauled the game and re-conceptualized Leon as a young rookie. According to the game's manual, Leon arrives late to his job due to a fight with his girlfriend; Kamiya stated this was inspired by an episode from his own life that occurred during the game's development.{{cite web|first=Alistair|last=Wong|url=https://www.siliconera.com/original-re2-director-hideki-kamiya-gives-his-thoughts-on-the-remake-in-final-discussion-video/|title=Original RE2 Director Hideki Kamiya Gives His Thoughts On The Remake In Final Discussion Video|website=Siliconera|date=March 17, 2019|access-date=March 19, 2019|archive-date=August 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831101849/https://www.siliconera.com/original-re2-director-hideki-kamiya-gives-his-thoughts-on-the-remake-in-final-discussion-video/amp/|url-status=live}} Leon's final look in the game was designed by the artists Isao Ohishi and Ryoji Shimogama.{{cite video game|title=Resident Evil 2 |developer=Capcom |date=January 21, 1998 |platform=PlayStation|scene=Closing credits}}
In the remake of Resident Evil 2 (2019), Leon's design was adjusted to better match the more-photorealistic setting; for example, Leon no longer wears large shoulder pads, which were added to distinguish his original, low-polygon model.{{Cite news|first=Chris|last=Plante|url=https://www.polygon.com/interviews/2018/10/8/17911258/resident-evil-2-remakes-changes-additions-new-interview|title=How Capcom updated Resident Evil 2 for 2019|work=Polygon|access-date=October 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120192112/https://www.polygon.com/interviews/2018/10/8/17911258/resident-evil-2-remakes-changes-additions-new-interview|archive-date=November 20, 2018|url-status=live}} During the course of the original Resident Evil 2, Leon develops an ambiguous romance with the mercenary and spy Ada Wong and they save each other's lives throughout the game.{{cite news|first=Harri|last=Chan|url=https://www.polygon.com/23679586/resident-evil-4-re4-remake-ada-wong-stereotypes|title=Resident Evil{{'}}s Ada Wong Goes Head-to-head with Sexpionage Stereotypes|website=Polygon|date=April 20, 2023|access-date=May 9, 2023|archive-date=May 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519230358/https://www.polygon.com/23679586/resident-evil-4-re4-remake-ada-wong-stereotypes|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.themarysue.com/what-resident-evil-4s-separate-ways-dlc-means-for-ada-wongand-the-future-of-the-franchise/|title=What Resident Evil 4{{'}}s 'Separate Ways' DLC Means for Ada Wong—and the Future of the Franchise|date=September 25, 2023|first=Kimberly|last=Terasaki|website=The Mary Sue|access-date=September 26, 2023|archive-date=September 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925224602/https://www.themarysue.com/what-resident-evil-4s-separate-ways-dlc-means-for-ada-wongand-the-future-of-the-franchise/|url-status=live}} For the 2019 remake, the creative team decided to dedicate more time on developing Leon's relationship with Ada, as they felt their relationship had progressed too quickly in the original game.{{cite web|last=Wong|first=Alistair|date=March 2, 2019|title=RE2 Remake Originally had a Fixed Camera Perspective Mode Switchable Anytime|url=https://www.siliconera.com/re2-remake-originally-had-a-fixed-camera-perspective-mode-switchable-anytime/|url-status=live|access-date=July 14, 2024|website=Siliconera|archive-date=January 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117231828/https://www.siliconera.com/re2-remake-originally-had-a-fixed-camera-perspective-mode-switchable-anytime/}} Executive producer Jun Takeuchi suggested the kiss between Ada and Leon occur earlier in the remake, which Kamiya said "makes Ada feel more manipulative of Leon".{{cite web |last=Wong |first=Alistair |date=March 17, 2019 |title=Original RE2 Director Hideki Kamiya Gives his Thoughts on the Remake in Final Discussion Video |url=https://www.siliconera.com/original-re2-director-hideki-kamiya-gives-his-thoughts-on-the-remake-in-final-discussion-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831101849/https://www.siliconera.com/original-re2-director-hideki-kamiya-gives-his-thoughts-on-the-remake-in-final-discussion-video/amp/ |archive-date=August 31, 2020 |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Siliconera}}
= ''Resident Evil 4'' =
Ada's and Leon's relationship is further explored in Resident Evil 4 (2005) and its minigame "Separate Ways".{{cite web|url=http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/653/653900p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015180145/http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/653/653900p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 15, 2007|title=Resident Evil 4: Separate Ways|website=IGN|date=September 26, 2005|access-date=September 3, 2011}}{{cite magazine|first=Billy|last=Berghammer|title=Producer Masachika Kawata Talks About what it was like to Bring Resident Evil 4 to the PS2|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200509/N05.0917.1830.06421.htm|date=September 17, 2005|magazine=Game Informer|access-date=August 24, 2024|archive-date=November 5, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051105033412/http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200509/N05.0917.1830.06421.htm|url-status=dead}} From the Hook Man version before it was scrapped. Writer Yasuhisa Kawamura refined the world through several iterations. Leon usually infiltrates Oswell E. Spencer's castle in search of the truth, while a young girl wakes up inside a laboratory deep within. With a Bio Organic Weapon (BOW) dog by their side, the two make their way up the castle. Their initial thought later was that it would be difficult to overcome many obstacles and costly to develop.{{cite magazine|first=Brenna |last=Hillier|title=Writer "ashamed" of Resident Evil 4 "Hook Man" experiment|url=https://www.vg247.com/writer-ashamed-of-resident-evil-4-hook-man-experiement|date=March 15, 2012|magazine=VG247|access-date=August 24, 2024|archive-date=November 5, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051105033412/http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200509/N05.0917.1830.06421.htm|url-status=live}} Kamiya was surprised by Leon's popularity and enjoyed his evolution into a "really cool looking guy" for Resident Evil 4, adding he "fell in love all over again". In a documentary about the game's characters, it was stated Leon was intended to "look tougher, but also cool".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECeMEPTFWHw&ab_channel=IGN|title=Resident Evil 4 GameCube Gameplay - The Making of Resident Evil 4|date=May 19, 2011|website=IGN|access-date=September 26, 2023}} The designer Masaki Yamanaka said the change was due to the experience he has gained since Resident Evil 2. Leon was made to maintain its "coolness" but Yamanaka did not want him to be "too buffed out". In the remake of Resident Evil 4 (2023), Leon's design was modified to emphasize his experience and ability, and to show he had changed between games.{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23643823/resident-evil-4-remake-review-capcom-ps5|last=Briggs|first=Michael McWhertor|title=The Resident Evil 4 remake pulls off the same great trick|website=Polygon|date=March 17, 2023|access-date=March 26, 2024|archive-date=March 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317080824/https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23643823/resident-evil-4-remake-review-capcom-ps5|url-status=live}} Unlike in the original, he is able to parry and dodge attacks, and perform roundhouse kicks and suplexes. The team also aimed to expand Leon's characterization and relationship with the president's daughter Ashley Graham.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-4-remake-interview-capcom|last=Bailey|first=Kat|title=Resident Evil 4 Producer on How the Remake Will Tackle QTEs, Inventory Management, and the Sequels|website=IGN|date=October 21, 2022|access-date=January 8, 2023|archive-date=October 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020231558/https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-4-remake-interview-capcom|url-status=live}} Capcom released a promotional anime titled Resident Evil Masterpiece Theater, which depicts the story of Leon and Ashley.{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/anime-take-on-resident-evil-4-is-scarier-than-non-anime-resident-evil-4/|last=Prescott|first=Shaun|title=The Resident Evil 4 remake pulls off the same great trick|website=PC Gamer|date=March 17, 2023|access-date=March 20, 2023|archive-date=March 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321033355/https://www.pcgamer.com/anime-take-on-resident-evil-4-is-scarier-than-non-anime-resident-evil-4/|url-status=live}}
= ''Resident Evil 6'' =
Resident Evil 5{{'}}s (2009) producer Jun Takeuchi said the series' fans want a video game featuring both Leon and Chris as the protagonists at the same time, due to their popularity. Takeuchi said it would be "pretty dramatic" if the two characters never met before the series ended;{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/previews/resident-evil-5_6?pager.offset=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019170047/http://www.1up.com/previews/resident-evil-5_6?pager.offset=4|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2012|title=Resident Evil 5 Developer Interview|author=Mielke, James|website=1UP.com|date=July 11, 2008|access-date=June 15, 2011}} the meeting happens in Resident Evil 6 (2012).{{cite web|first=Russ|last=Pitts|title=Resident Evil 6 preview: Leon and Chris, together at last|url=https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/4/10/2924622/resident-evil-6-preview-leon-and-chris-together-at-last|website=Polygon|access-date=November 17, 2024|date=April 10, 2012|archive-date=December 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209125650/https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/4/10/2924622/resident-evil-6-preview-leon-and-chris-together-at-last|url-status=live}} Resident Evil 6{{'}}s producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi liked Leon and decided to include him in the game because "he is central to the story".{{cite web|date=June 6, 2012|title=Each Storyline In Resident Evil 6 Has About 70% Of The Volume In Resident Evil 5|url=https://www.siliconera.com/each-storyline-in-resident-evil-6-has-about-70-of-the-volume-in-resident-evil-5/|access-date=June 6, 2012|website=Siliconera|archive-date=May 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524121059/https://www.siliconera.com/each-storyline-in-resident-evil-6-has-about-70-of-the-volume-in-resident-evil-5/amp/|url-status=live}} In Leon's initial design, he was intended to be a civilian, while his Chinese outfit is blue and is intended to look stylish, contrasting with Chris's military equipment.{{harvnb|Capcom|2014|page=23–24}}
=Voice-over and live-action actors=
Paul Haddad voiced Leon for his initial appearance in Resident Evil 2. Leon has also been voiced by Paul Mercier in Resident Evil 4; Resident Evil: Degeneration; Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles; Christian Lanz in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City,{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/meet-the-real-faces-behind-resident-evil-2-remakes-leon-clair-and-marvin/ |title=Meet the real faces behind Resident Evil 2 Remake's Leon, Claire and Marvin |first=Leon |last=Hurley |date=January 24, 2019 |website=GamesRadar+ |access-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-date=January 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129192211/https://www.gamesradar.com/meet-the-real-faces-behind-resident-evil-2-remakes-leon-clair-and-marvin/ |url-status=live}} and Matthew Mercer in Resident Evil 6, Resident Evil: Damnation, Resident Evil: Revelations 2, Resident Evil: Vendetta and Resident Evil: Death Island.{{Cite web |first=Dennis |last=Moiseyev |url=https://www.thegamer.com/resident-evil-animated-movies-in-order/1000/ |title=Resident Evil: All The Animated Movies In Order |date=February 26, 2024 |website=TheGamer |access-date=December 26, 2024 |archive-date=December 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228095359/https://www.thegamer.com/resident-evil-animated-movies-in-order/1000/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |first=Stephanie |last=Liu |url=https://www.siliconera.com/matthew-mercer-will-return-as-leon-in-resident-evil-death-island/ |title=Matthew Mercer Will Return as Leon in Resident Evil Death Island |date=April 13, 2023 |website=Siliconera |access-date=April 14, 2023 |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413132142/https://www.siliconera.com/matthew-mercer-will-return-as-leon-in-resident-evil-death-island/ |url-status=live}}
Jason Faunt performed Leon's motion capture in Resident Evil 6, while Nick Apostolides performed the voice and motion capture in the remakes of Resident Evil 2 (2019) and Resident Evil 4 (2023), and in the animated film Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness.{{Cite web |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/109564/voice-actors-and-cast-in-resident-evil-2-remake%3famphtml=1 |title=Voice actors and cast in Resident Evil 2 remake |first=Kevin |last=Tucker |date=January 25, 2019 |website=Shacknews |access-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428094839/https://www.shacknews.com/article/109564/voice-actors-and-cast-in-resident-evil-2-remake?amphtml=1 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Green |first=Jack |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/resident-evil-4-remake-voice-actors-9336 |title=Resident Evil 4 remake voice actors list, cast and who voices each character |website=Eurogamer |date=March 24, 2023 |access-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509100729/https://www.eurogamer.net/resident-evil-4-remake-voice-actors-9336 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Pineda |first=Rafael |title=Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness CG Anime Reveals English, Japanese Casts |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-11/resident-evil-infinite-darkness-cg-anime-reveals-english-japanese-casts/.170515 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=March 11, 2021 |date=March 11, 2021 |archive-date=March 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312014108/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-11/resident-evil-infinite-darkness-cg-anime-reveals-english-japanese-casts/.170515 |url-status=live}} Leon's facial features in Resident Evil 2 (2019) and Resident Evil 4 (2023) were based on those of the Romanian model Eduard Badaluta.{{cite news |last1=Ashcraft |first1=Brian |title=The Faces Behind Resident Evil 2{{'}}s Remake Characters |url=https://kotaku.com/the-faces-behind-resident-evil-2s-remake-characters-1827440505 |access-date=January 21, 2019 |work=Kotaku |date=July 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123000716/https://kotaku.com/the-faces-behind-resident-evil-2s-remake-characters-1827440505 |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Rhiannon |first=Bevan |title=Resident Evil Face Model Wants Fan Accounts Deleted Following Harassment |url=https://www.thegamer.com/resident-evil-2-4-remake-leon-face-model-eduard-badaluta-harassment-fan-accounts-deleted/ |access-date=December 30, 2024 |work=TheGamer |date=August 13, 2023 |archive-date=February 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209195410/https://www.thegamer.com/resident-evil-2-4-remake-leon-face-model-eduard-badaluta-harassment-fan-accounts-deleted/ |url-status=live}} In Japanese, Toshiyuki Morikawa voiced Leon in Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Damnation, Resident Evil 6, Project X Zone 2, Resident Evil 2 (2019) and Resident Evil 4 (2023).
In the live-action films, Leon is portrayed by Johann Urb in Resident Evil: Retribution{{cite web |last=Dutton |first=Fred |title=Leon cast in Resident Evil: Retribution |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/leon-cast-in-resident-evil-retribution |website=Eurogamer |access-date=December 26, 2024 |date=September 29, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250105130300/https://www.eurogamer.net/leon-cast-in-resident-evil-retribution |archive-date=5 January 2025}} and by Avan Jogia in Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
Appearances
=In the ''Resident Evil'' series=
{{video game timeline
|title= Resident Evil games featuring Leon Kennedy
|range1 = 1998–2023
|range1_color = #DF260A #CCC
|1998 = Resident Evil 2
|2000 = Resident Evil – Code: Veronica
|2001a = Resident Evil Gaiden
|2001b = Resident Evil: Zombie Buster
|2005 = Resident Evil 4
|2009 = Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
|2012a = Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
|2012b = Resident Evil 6
|2019 = Resident Evil 2 (remake)
|2022 = Resident Evil Re:Verse
|2023a = Resident Evil 4 (remake)}}
Resident Evil 2 takes place in 1998 in the fictional American metropolitan area of Raccoon City.{{cite news |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-story-synopsis-plot-summary-lore-explained |title=Resident Evil: The Story So Far |work=IGN |date=2021-06-23 |accessdate=2023-02-11 |archive-date=2020-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907140658/https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-story-synopsis-plot-summary-lore-explained |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29110/resident-evil-the-story-so-far |title=Resident Evil: The Story So Far |author=Miller, Zachary |work=Nintendo World Report |date=January 29, 2012 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-date=February 27, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170227062532/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29110/resident-evil-the-story-so-far}} Leon Scott Kennedy is a rookie police officer who arrives in the city just after the beginning of a zombie outbreak, for which the pharmaceutical company Umbrella Corporation is responsible. Leon meets Claire Redfield and they flee toward the Raccoon City Police Department building but get separated. As he explores the building, Leon meets Ada Wong, an FBI agent who wants obtain a sample of the G-virus. While searching for the virus, Leon and Ada find an underground laboratory, where they meet the Umbrella scientist Annette Birkin, who reveals Ada is a mercenary. Ada claims the G-virus but she is shot by Birkin in the ensuing struggle and seemingly falls to her death. The facility is then primed to self-destruct; Leon makes a hasty escape but encounter T-103 Tyrant. During the confrontation, Ada, who survived the fall, tosses Leon a rocket launcher to destroy T-103 Tyrant.{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/resident-evil-2-spoilers-faq-all-your-questions-answered |title=Resident Evil 2 Spoilers FAQ: All Your Questions Answered |last=Kim |first=Matt |work=VG247 |date=January 30, 2019 |access-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521210840/https://www.vg247.com/resident-evil-2-spoilers-faq-all-your-questions-answered |url-status=live}} Leon rejoins Claire, who has secured a train that leads to the surface and they, along with Birkin's young daughter Sherry Birkin, escape before Raccoon City is destroyed by a nuclear strike as part of a U.S. government cover-up.
Leon returns in Resident Evil 4, which is set in 2004. Now a special agent, he is tasked with rescuing the U.S. president's daughter Ashley Graham, who has been abducted in Spain. Upon his arrival, Leon discovers Ashley's abductors are a mysterious cult known as Los Illuminados, which has taken control of villagers using parasites known as "Las Plagas".{{cite news |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/resident-evil-4-ending-explained/ |last=Colantonio |first=Giovanni |title=Resident Evil 4 Ending Explained: what the Remake Changes |work=Digital Trends |date=March 27, 2023 |accessdate=July 10, 2024 |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722105320/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/resident-evil-4-ending-explained/ |url-status=live }} During the rescue mission, Leon runs into Ada, whom he had not seen since Raccoon City, and Jack Krauser, his former special-operations partner whom he believed dead.{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=2023-03-24 |title=Who is Jack Krauser, and what is Operation Javier, in Resident Evil 4? |url=https://www.polygon.com/23654795/resident-evil-4-remake-operation-javier-jack-krauser |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Polygon |language=en-US |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101203307/https://www.polygon.com/23654795/resident-evil-4-remake-operation-javier-jack-krauser |url-status=live }} At the game's climax, Leon kills the cult leader Osmund Saddler but is forced to give a sample of the parasite to Ada, who escapes in a helicopter, leaving Leon and Ashley to escape on a jet ski.
Leon's history with Krauser is explored in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (2009). Two years before the events of Resident Evil 4, Leon and Krauser undertake "Operation Javier", a mission to the jungles of South America to apprehend Javier Hidalgo, a drug lord who is working with Umbrella. Leon and Krauser locate and kill Javier but during the operation, Krauser grows jealous and resentful of Leon's professional success.
Leon is also a protagonist in Resident Evil 6 (2012) alongside Chris, Jake Muller and Ada.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/07/13/every-important-plot-point-i-know-about-resident-evil-6.aspx |first=Tim |last=Turi |title=Every Known Plot Point About Resident Evil 6 |magazine=Game Informer |date=July 13, 2012 |access-date=April 20, 2024 |archive-date=April 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420125435/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/07/13/every-important-plot-point-i-know-about-resident-evil-6.aspx |url-status=live}} While the game has four player characters with different storylines, Leon was described as the "main character" by Kobayashi. In 2013, Leon is providing security for the President of the United States as he prepares to give a public speech revealing the events in Raccoon City. Before he can begin, however, the President is attacked by a bioweapon that turns him into a zombie and Leon is forced to kill him.{{Cite web |last=Rowland |first=Mark |date=2023-02-25 |title=Resident Evil 4 Remake: Leon's Complete Timeline Before & After RE 4 |url=https://screenrant.com/resident-evil-4-remake-leon-kennedy-complete-timeline/ |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Screen Rant |language=en |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426133240/https://screenrant.com/resident-evil-4-remake-leon-kennedy-complete-timeline/ |url-status=live }} In the aftermath, Leon is accused of orchestrating the attack and assassinating the President. Ada arrives to reveal the culprit was National Security Advisor Derek C. Simmons, who created of the new C-virus. To clear his name, Leon teams up with the secret service agent Helena Harper, and they pursue Simmons to China. Ada and Leon defeat Simmons.{{harvnb |Jennings |2018 |page=247}}
=Other appearances=
{{further|Resident Evil (film series)}}
Leon appears in several of the Resident Evil live-action film series. In a 2010 interview, the director Paul W. S. Anderson said if Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) succeeds, he would direct a fifth film and would like Leon to appear in it.{{cite web |first=Phil |last=Pirrello |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/25/sdcc-10-whats-next-for-resident-evil |title=SDCC 10: What's Next For Resident Evil? |website=IGN |date=July 25, 2010 |access-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-date=June 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607155743/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/25/sdcc-10-whats-next-for-resident-evil |url-status=live}} Leon is a major character in Resident Evil: Retribution (2012),{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-director-talks-retribution/1100-6337828/ |title=Resident Evil director talks Retribution |website=GameSpot |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-date=October 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011064935/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-director-talks-retribution/1100-6337828/ |url-status=live}} in which he leads the Resistance and teams up with Alice to battle Umbrella.{{cite web |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/09/29/re5s-leon-kennedy-revealed |title=RE5{{'}}s Leon Kennedy Revealed |website=IGN |date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130023302/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/09/29/re5s-leon-kennedy-revealed |url-status=live }} Anderson said he felt a lot of pressure to find an actor who was a convincing action hero and had a similar hairstyle. Leon does not did not appear in the final film Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016), apparently dying off-screen.{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3472683/resident-evil-final-chapter-plot-hole/ |title=Does Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Contain the Biggest Plot Hole(s) of 2017? |website= Bloody Disgusting |author=Thurman, Trace |date=December 23, 2017 |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720064026/https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3472683/resident-evil-final-chapter-plot-hole/ |archive-date=July 20, 2019 |url-status=live }} Leon also appears in the live-action reboot film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021).
Leon also appears in the animated Resident Evil films. He plays a major role in Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008), in which he is reunited with Claire.{{cite web |url=http://uk.stars.ign.com/articles/940/940183p1.html |title=Cast of Characters: Resident Evil: Degeneration – Milla may be missing, but we go in-depth with the new RE movie anyway |author=Schedeen, Jesse |website=IGN |date=December 19, 2008 |access-date=February 2, 2010 |archive-date=February 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219175708/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/19/cast-of-characters-resident-evil-degeneration |url-status=live}} He returns in the sequel Resident Evil: Damnation (2012).{{Cite web |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/resident-evil-damnation-is-the-best-resident-evil-movie/ |title=Resident Evil: Damnation Is the Best Resident Evil Movie |website=The Escapist |last=McMullen |first=Chris |date=2021-02-28 |access-date=2024-03-25 |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313090929/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/resident-evil-damnation-is-the-best-resident-evil-movie/ |url-status=live }} A third animated film, Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017), stars Chris, Leon, and Rebecca Chambers.{{Cite web |author=Rafael Antonio Pineda |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-15/feature-length-resident-evil-biohazard-cg-anime-film-green-lit/.94235 |title=Feature-Length Resident Evil/Biohazard CG Anime Film Green-Lit |website=Anime News Network |date=October 10, 2015 |access-date=June 10, 2021 |archive-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519041914/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-15/feature-length-resident-evil-biohazard-cg-anime-film-green-lit/.94235 |url-status=live}} Leon has also appeared alongside Claire in the Netflix series Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness (2021). There, Leon is ordered to investigate the incident in the White House but he encounters and kills zombies.{{Cite web |last=Goslin |first=Austen |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Zombies invade the White House in Netflix's new Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness trailer |url=https://www.polygon.com/22384439/resident-evil-infinite-darkness-trailer-netflix-release-date |website=Polygon |access-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509102351/https://www.polygon.com/22384439/resident-evil-infinite-darkness-trailer-netflix-release-date |url-status=live}} He returns in the sequel Resident Evil: Death Island (2023).{{Cite web |first=Alex |last=Mateo |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-07/resident-evil-vendetta-gets-resident-evil-death-island-cg-animated-sequel-film/.194628 |title=Resident Evil: Vendetta Gets Resident Evil: Death Island CG Animated Sequel Film |date=February 8, 2023 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=February 8, 2023 |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208042351/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-07/resident-evil-vendetta-gets-resident-evil-death-island-cg-animated-sequel-film/.194628 |url-status=live}}
Leon is a playable character in several non-canonical Resident Evil games.Sources that cite Leon as a playable character in several non-canonical Resident Evil games include:
- {{cite web |author=Spencer |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2011/06/01/dont-let-any-zombies-cross-the-line-in-resident-evil-zombie-busters/ |title=Don't Let Any Zombies Cross The Line In Resident Evil: Zombie Busters |website=Siliconera |date=June 1, 2011 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115102341/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/06/01/dont-let-any-zombies-cross-the-line-in-resident-evil-zombie-busters/ |archive-date=January 15, 2014}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-16-resident-evil-operation-raccoon-city-adds-heroes-mode |title=Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City adds Heroes Mode |website=Eurogamer |first=Wesley |last=Yin-Poole |date=December 16, 2011 |access-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-date=May 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507033934/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-16-resident-evil-operation-raccoon-city-adds-heroes-mode |url-status=live}}
- {{cite web |title=Resident Evil Re:Verse revealed as RE Village{{'}}s multiplayer component |url=https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2021/1/21/22242994/resident-evil-reverse-village-multiplayer-capcom |date=January 21, 2021 |access-date=May 23, 2022 |first=Michael |last=McWhertor |website=Polygon |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521033656/https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/2021/1/21/22242994/resident-evil-reverse-village-multiplayer-capcom |url-status=live}} He is one of two protagonists in Resident Evil Gaiden (2001) and appears in several Resident Evil mobile games.{{cite news |last=Kurland |first=Daniel |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3384732/resident-evil-games-might-not-know/ |title=The Resident Evil Games You Might Not Know About |work=Bloody Disgusting |date=April 14, 2016 |access-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808112951/https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3384732/resident-evil-games-might-not-know/ |url-status=live}} In Gaiden, Leon is ordered to investigate a cruise ship that is rumored to host Umbrella's latest experiments. He soon disappears and Barry Burton is sent to rescue Leon.{{cite news |last=Provo |first=Frank |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/resident-evil-gaiden-review/1900-2876153/ |title=Resident Evil Gaiden Review |work=GameSpot |date=May 17, 2006 |access-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304183158/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/resident-evil-gaiden-review/1900-2876153/ |url-status=live }} He appears as a playable character in other games including Project X Zone 2 (2016),{{cite web |author=Spencer |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2015/04/12/project-x-zone-2-coming-west-fall/ |title=Project X Zone 2 Is Coming To The West This Fall |website=Siliconera |date=April 12, 2015 |access-date=April 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150414205701/http://www.siliconera.com/2015/04/12/project-x-zone-2-coming-west-fall/ |archive-date=April 14, 2015 }} Dead by Daylight (2016),{{cite news |last=Marshall |first=Cass |url=https://www.polygon.com/22451789/dead-by-daylight-resident-evil-chapter-nemesis-killer-leon-jill-survivors |title=Dead by Daylight adds Resident Evil{{'}}s Jill, Leon, and Nemesis |work=Polygon |date=May 25, 2021 |access-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-date=May 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525173632/https://www.polygon.com/22451789/dead-by-daylight-resident-evil-chapter-nemesis-killer-leon-jill-survivors |url-status=live }} Teppen (2019),{{Cite web |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/teppen/abolsute-zero-event/ |work=Pocket Gamer |title=Teppen is hosting the Absolute Zero event to follow-up on Sigma Invasion |date=December 8, 2023 |first=Tanish |last=Botadkar |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612045956/https://www.youtube.com/subscribe_embed?usegapi=1&channel=appspy&layout=default&theme=dark&count=default&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pocketgamer.com&gsrc=3p&ic=1&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fabc-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Dgapi.lb.en.6jI6mC1Equ4.O%2Fam%3DAAAQ%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAHpOoo-79kMK-M6Si-J0E_6fI_9RBHBrwQ%2Fm%3D__features__ |url-status=live}} Puzzles & Survival (2023),{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2023 |title=Puzzles & Survival - Resident Evil Collaboration |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/puzzles-survival-resident-evil-collaboration-trailer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331203546/https://www.ign.com/videos/puzzles-survival-resident-evil-collaboration-trailer |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=IGN}} and State of Survival (2023).{{Cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/state-of-survival-x-resident-evil-village-official-collaboration-trailer |title=State of Survival X Resident Evil Village - Official Collaboration Trailer |website=IGN |date=October 29, 2023 |access-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102214508/https://www.ign.com/videos/state-of-survival-x-resident-evil-village-official-collaboration-trailer |url-status=live}} Leon is an alternate skin for characters in other games, such as Rainbow Six Siege (2015),{{Cite web |first=Cameron |last=Koch |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evils-leon-s-kennedy-is-now-in-rainbow-six-siege-as-a-skin/1100-6495263/ |website=GameSpot |title=Resident Evil{{'}}s Leon S. Kennedy Is Now In Rainbow Six Siege (As A Skin) |date=August 17, 2021 |access-date=August 20, 2021 |archive-date=August 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820040213/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evils-leon-s-kennedy-is-now-in-rainbow-six-siege-as-a-skin/1100-6495263/ |url-status=live}} Knives Out (2017),{{Cite web |url=https://www.siliconera.com/knives-out-resident-evil-collaboration-to-feature-leon-s-kennedy/ |website=Siliconera |title=Knives Out Resident Evil Collaboration to Feature Leon S. Kennedy |date=July 29, 2021 |access-date=August 7, 2021 |archive-date=August 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807092915/https://www.siliconera.com/knives-out-resident-evil-collaboration-to-feature-leon-s-kennedy/ |url-status=live}} Fortnite Battle Royale (2017),{{Cite web |first=Josh |last=Tolentino |url=https://www.siliconera.com/claire-and-leon-join-fortnite-for-resident-evil-crossover/ |website=Siliconera |title=Claire and Leon Join Fortnite for Resident Evil Crossover |date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326222823/https://www.siliconera.com/claire-and-leon-join-fortnite-for-resident-evil-crossover/ |url-status=live}} Monster Hunter: World (2018),{{Cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/4/20898817/monster-hunter-world-iceborne-resident-evil-leon-claire-crossover |title=Monster Hunter World is getting a wild-looking Resident Evil crossover |first=Michael |last=McWhertor |date=October 4, 2019 |website=Polygon |access-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-date=March 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330123625/https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/4/20898817/monster-hunter-world-iceborne-resident-evil-leon-claire-crossover |url-status=live}} PUBG Mobile (2018),{{cite news |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/theres-no-escaping-resident-evil-2s-mr-x-even-in-pubg-mobile/ |first=Rachel |last=Weber |title=There's no escaping Resident Evil 2's Mr X, even in PUBG Mobile |website=GamesRadar+ |date=March 8, 2019 |access-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-date=June 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630230907/https://www.gamesradar.com/theres-no-escaping-resident-evil-2s-mr-x-even-in-pubg-mobile/ |url-status=live}} Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (2019),{{Cite web |first=Chris |last=Moyse |url=https://www.destructoid.com/resident-evil-x-the-division-2-crossover-is-now-live/ |title=Resident Evil x The Division 2 crossover is now live |website=Destructoid |date=February 2, 2021 |access-date=November 29, 2023 |archive-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505021032/https://www.destructoid.com/resident-evil-x-the-division-2-crossover-is-now-live/ |url-status=live}} and Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster (2024).{{Cite web |first=Stephanie |last=Liu |url=https://www.siliconera.com/dead-rising-deluxe-remaster-collaboration-skins-revealed/ |website=Siliconera |title=Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Crossover Skins Revealed |date=July 2, 2024 |access-date=January 1, 2025 |archive-date=September 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917103111/https://www.siliconera.com/dead-rising-deluxe-remaster-collaboration-skins-revealed/ |url-status=live}} Leon has a non-player character (NPC) cameo in Trick'N Snowboarder (1999),{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/55-awesome-character-cameos |title=25 clever character cameos you may have missed |website=GamesRadar+ |date=January 1, 2010 |access-date=March 20, 2012 |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014050254/http://www.gamesradar.com/55-awesome-character-cameos/ |url-status=live }} Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011),{{Cite web |first=Jason |last=Fanelli |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-fans-have-added-50-characters-to-the-roster/1100-6517281/ |website=GameSpot |title=Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Fans Have Added 50 Characters To The Roster |date=August 29, 2023 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-date=December 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214142736/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ultimate-marvel-vs-capcom-3-fans-have-added-50-characters-to-the-roster/1100-6517281/ |url-status=live}} the Nintendo crossover video game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) as a Spirit power-up,{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate-resident-evil-spirits/ |title=Resident Evil characters are coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (as spirits) |first=Connor |last=Sheridan |date=November 27, 2019 |website=GamesRadar+ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021232109/https://www.gamesradar.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate-resident-evil-spirits/ |url-status=live}} Dying Light 2 (2022),{{Cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/guides/701773-dying-light-2-easter-eggs-dead-island-hoverboard-developers-room-space-cock |title=Dying Light 2 Easter Eggs: Dead Island, Hoverboard, Developer's Room, and more |website=GameRevolution |language=en |date=February 4, 2022 |access-date=September 7, 2024 |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220085816/https://www.gamerevolution.com/guides/701773-dying-light-2-easter-eggs-dead-island-hoverboard-developers-room-space-cock |url-status=live}} and is referenced as a robot dressed as Leon in Astro Bot (2024).{{Cite web |first1=Dale |last1=Driver |first2=Simon |last2=Cardy |url=https://sea.ign.com/astro-bot/220275/feature/astro-bot-every-playstation-character-easter-eggs |title=Astro Bot: Every PlayStation Character - Easter Eggs |website=IGN |language=en |date=September 6, 2024 |access-date=September 7, 2024 |archive-date=September 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906203331/https://sea.ign.com/astro-bot/220275/feature/astro-bot-every-playstation-character-easter-eggs |url-status=live}}
Leon features in novelizations of the films and games.Sources that cite Leon being featured in novelizations include:
- {{cite book |last=Shirley |first=John |author-link=John Shirley |year=2012 |title=Resident Evil: Retribution – The Official Movie Novelization |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2GG_BgAAQBAJ |location=London |publisher=Titan Books |isbn=978-1781163160 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-date=March 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327011338/https://books.google.com/books?id=2GG_BgAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}
- {{cite book |last= Perry |first=S.D. |year=2012 |title=Resident Evil: City of the Dead |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4O5OEAAAQBAJ |location=London |publisher=Titan Books |isbn=978-1781161791 |access-date=July 7, 2024 }}
- {{cite book |last=Perry |first=S. D. |year=2012a |title=Resident Evil: Code Veronica |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Uw4CgAAQBAJ |publisher=Titan Books |location=London |isbn=978-1781161890 |author-link=S. D. Perry |access-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508061425/https://books.google.com/books?id=2Uw4CgAAQBAJ |url-status=live }} Several comic books based on the games were released,{{cite comic |title=Resident Evil: The Official Comic Book Magazine |writer=Ted Adams and Kris Oprisko |artist=Carlos D'Anda, Ryan Odagawa and Lee Bermejo |issue=2, 3, and 4 |date=March 1998 |publisher=WildStorm |id={{isbn |1887279954}} }}{{cite journal |journal=生化危機2 |language=zh |title=Shēnghuà Wēijī 2 |issue=1–60 |date=February 1998 – April 1999 |publisher=King's Fountain Ltd}}{{cite journal |journal=惡靈古堡II |language=zh |issue=1–2 |date=February 12, 1999 |title=Èlíng Gǔbǎo II |publisher=Ching Win Publishing Co., Ltd.}} and he is a character in Bandai's Resident Evil Deck Building Card Game (2011) and Steamforged Games' Resident Evil 2: The Board Game (2017).{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916200445/http://www.bandaicg.com/residentevil/ |title=Resident Evil [Deck Building Game] |url=http://www.bandaicg.com/residentevil/ |website=Bandai Card Games |accessdate=2023-05-14 |archivedate=2011-09-16}}{{Cite web|first=Wesley |last=Yin-Poole|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/official-resident-evil-2-board-game-looks-awesome|title=Official Resident Evil 2 board game looks awesome|date=September 26, 2017|website=Eurogamer|access-date=March 6, 2025|archive-date=November 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241101191700/https://www.eurogamer.net/official-resident-evil-2-board-game-looks-awesome|url-status=live}} The character was featured in Resident Evil-themed attractions at Universal Studios Japan and Universal Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights.{{cite magazine |first=Ben |last=Reeves |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/09/23/racoon-city-takes-up-residence-at-universal-studios.aspx |title=Capcom And Universal Studios Talk Real Life Resident Evil - Features |magazine=Game Informer |date=September 23, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2014 |archive-date=January 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140114040313/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/09/23/racoon-city-takes-up-residence-at-universal-studios.aspx |url-status=live }} Leon's likeness has been used on figurines, outfits, statues, dioramas, gun replicas, standees, keychains, watches, and perfumes.Sources that cite merchandises about Leon include:
- {{cite web |url=http://www.1up.com/news/capcom-shows-leon-inspired-styles |title=Capcom Shows Leon-Inspired Styles |author=Smith, Daid |website=1UP.com |access-date=June 15, 2011 |date=December 3, 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019143245/http://www.1up.com/news/capcom-shows-leon-inspired-styles |archive-date=October 19, 2012}}
- {{Cite web |first=Kazuma |last=Hashimoto |url=https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-2-remake-leon-s-kennedy-natus-x-damtoys-figurine/ |title=Resident Evil 2 Remake Leon S Kennedy Natus x Damtoys Figurine Pre-Orders Are Now Open |date=October 6, 2020 |website=Siliconera |access-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519105848/https://nintendowire.com/news/2020/10/30/stunning-statues-of-resident-evil-2s-leon-and-claire-now-available-for-pre-order/ |url-status=live}}
- {{Cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3631611/upcoming-resident-evil-2-leon-kennedy-figure-makes-wallet-cry-joy/ |title=Upcoming Resident Evil 2 Leon Kennedy Figure Makes Your Wallet Cry With Joy |first=Mike |last=Wilson |website=Bloody Disgusting |date=September 13, 2020 |access-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519105852/https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3631611/upcoming-resident-evil-2-leon-kennedy-figure-makes-wallet-cry-joy/ |url-status=live}}
- {{Cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-perfumes-are-now-on-sale/ |title=Resident Evil perfumes are now on sale |first=Vikki |last=Blake |date=July 25, 2021 |website=GamesRadar+ |access-date=August 7, 2021 |archive-date=August 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807093243/https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-perfumes-are-now-on-sale/ |url-status=live}}
- {{Cite web |first=Kazuma |last=Hashimoto |url=https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-infinite-darkness-official-leon-jacket-replica/ |website=Siliconera |title=Resident Evil Infinite Darkness Leon Jacket Replica Will Cost Over $1,000 |date=September 23, 2021 |access-date=October 23, 2021 |archive-date=October 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023072934/https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-infinite-darkness-official-leon-jacket-replica/ |url-status=live}}
- {{Cite magazine |first=Andrew |last=Reiner |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/12/29/take-a-look-at-a-new-leon-statue-based-on-resident-evil-vendetta.aspx |title=Resident Evil: Live-Action Movie Vs Game Characters |date=December 29, 2017 |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810121413/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/12/29/take-a-look-at-a-new-leon-statue-based-on-resident-evil-vendetta.aspx |url-status=live}}
- {{Cite web |first=Ryan |last=Dinsdale |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-4-remake-leon-jacket-is-real |title=Resident Evil 4 Remake: Leon's Jacket Is a Recreation of a Real-Life $1500 Product |date=June 3, 2022 |website=IGN |access-date=June 3, 2022 |archive-date=June 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603120530/https://www.ign.com/articles/resident-evil-4-remake-leon-jacket-is-real |url-status=live}}
- {{Cite web |first=Stephanie |last=Liu |url=https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-vendetta-chris-and-leon-figures-hold-guns/ |title=Resident Evil: Vendetta Chris And Leon Figures Hold Guns |date=February 14, 2023 |website=Siliconera |access-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214224722/https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-vendetta-chris-and-leon-figures-hold-guns/ |url-status=live}}
- {{cite news |last=Liu |first=Stephanie |title=Little Armory to Release Resident Evil: Death Island Gun Replicas |url=https://www.siliconera.com/little-armory-to-release-resident-evil-death-island-gun-replicas/ |work=Siliconera |date=18 April 2023 |access-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425210325/https://www.siliconera.com/little-armory-to-release-resident-evil-death-island-gun-replicas/ |url-status=live}}
- {{cite news |last=Hashimoto |first=Kazuma |title=Resident Evil Infinite Darkness Merchandise Includes Acrylic Standees and Keychains |url=https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-infinite-darkness-merchandise-acrylic-standees-and-keychains/ |work=Siliconera |date=August 10, 2021 |access-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-date=October 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019085315/https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-infinite-darkness-merchandise-acrylic-standees-and-keychains/ |url-status=live}}
- {{Cite web |first=Chris |last=Moyse |url=https://www.destructoid.com/this-gory-resident-evil-2-diorama-will-set-you-back-2700/ |title=This gory Resident Evil 2 diorama will set you back $2,700 |date=October 30, 2020 |website=Destructoid |access-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923053511/https://www.destructoid.com/this-gory-resident-evil-2-diorama-will-set-you-back-2700/ |url-status=live}}
- {{cite news |last=Bueno |first=Daniel |title=Resident Evil Death Island Seiko Watches Cost Over $2,300 |url=https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-death-island-seiko-watches-cost-over-2300/ |work=Siliconera |date=19 April 2023 |access-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426122557/https://www.siliconera.com/resident-evil-death-island-seiko-watches-cost-over-2300/ |url-status=live}}
Critical reception
Guinness World Records and several video game journalists, have named Leon as among the most-popular and most-iconic video game characters.{{cite magazine |first=Jeff |last=Marchiafava |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/02/16/guinness-names-top-50-video-game-characters-of-all-time.aspx |title=Guinness Names Top 50 Video Game Characters Of All Time |magazine=Game Informer |date=February 16, 2011 |access-date=July 9, 2011 |archive-date=January 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121053547/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/02/16/guinness-names-top-50-video-game-characters-of-all-time.aspx |url-status=live }}{{cite web |first=Willow |last=Green |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/50-greatest-video-game-characters/ |title=The 50 Greatest Video Game Characters - 44. Leon Kennedy |work=Empire |date=June 11, 2010 |access-date=August 2, 2013 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102113748/http://www.empireonline.com/features/50-greatest-video-game-characters/default.asp?film=13 |url-status=live}} Rachel Weber of GamesRadar+ described Leon as one of the greatest video game characters, praising his resilience and his ability to handle crises throughout the series.{{Cite web |last=Weber |first=Rachel |date=November 8, 2021 |title=50 iconic video game characters |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-game-characters/2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404224758/https://www.gamesradar.com/best-game-characters/2/ |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=GamesRadar+}}{{Cite web |first=Rachel |last=Weber |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/heroes-in-video-games/ |title=The 25 best heroes in games of all-time |date=October 19, 2012 |website=GamesRadar+ |access-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101230637/https://www.gamesradar.com/heroes-in-video-games/ |url-status=live}} Magazines have also praised him as the most-likable Resident Evil character.{{Cite web |first=Jody |last=Macgregor |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-fans-vote-for-their-favorite-character-leon/ |title=Resident Evil fans vote for their favorite character, pick Leon |date=April 2, 2023 |website=PC Gamer |access-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402152438/https://www.pcgamer.com/resident-evil-fans-vote-for-their-favorite-character-leon/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/who-are-the-best-and-worst-resident-evil-heroes-1846917966 |title=Who Are The Best And Worst Resident Evil Heroes? |last=Segarra |first=Lisa Marie |date=May 18, 2021 |work=Kotaku |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701040858/https://kotaku.com/who-are-the-best-and-worst-resident-evil-heroes-1846917966 |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |first1=Daniel |last1=Krupa |first2=Alysia |last2=Judge |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/17/top-10-playable-resident-evil-characters?page=2 |title=Top 10 Playable Resident Evil Characters |work=IGN |date=January 17, 2017 |access-date=April 6, 2018 |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411104333/https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/17/top-10-playable-resident-evil-characters?page=2 |url-status=live}} IGN editors described him as one of the best Resident Evil protagonists due to his everyman persona, likening him to John McClane as "an ordinary guy who becomes extraordinary under adverse circumstances". They also noted Leon is among the most-capable and composed characters in the series.
Critics have praised Leon's character growth in Resident Evil 4.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/f/which-resident-evil-hero-is-best-dressed-for-a-zombie-apocalypse/a-20090311115357286061 |title=Which Resident Evil hero is best dressed for a zombie apocalypse? |website=GamesRadar+ |page=1 |author=Cundy, Matt |access-date=July 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110050518/http://www.gamesradar.com/which-resident-evil-hero-is-best-dressed-for-a-zombie-apocalypse/ |archive-date=January 10, 2016}}{{Cite web |author=Obi Ony Anwu |url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/04/the-25-douchiest-video-game-characters#6 |website=Complex |title=The 25 Douchiest Video Game Characters |date=April 18, 2012 |access-date=July 4, 2012 |archive-date=June 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625113155/http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/04/the-25-douchiest-video-game-characters#6 |url-status=live}} Nintendo Power described his change as going from a "glorified meter maid with a bad haircut" to a tough guy,{{cite book |title=Nintendo Power 250th issue! |year=2010 |location=South San Francisco, California |pages=40–41}} while Polygon's Harri Chan praised Leon for his "schlocky action-movie energy".{{cite news |first=Harri |last=Chan |url=https://www.polygon.com/23679586/resident-evil-4-re4-remake-ada-wong-stereotypes |title=Resident Evil{{'}}s Ada Wong Goes Head-to-head with Sexpionage Stereotypes |website=Polygon |date=April 20, 2023 |access-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519230358/https://www.polygon.com/23679586/resident-evil-4-re4-remake-ada-wong-stereotypes |url-status=live}} His relationship with Ada Wong was praised by Matt Kim of VG247, noting their "spy vs. spy thing" makes for enjoyable and entertaining cutscenes.{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/whos-your-favorite-romantic-pairing-from-a-video-game |title=Who's Your Favorite Romantic Pairing From a Video Game? |website=VG247 |date=February 17, 2018 |access-date=July 24, 2024 |archive-date=May 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521205343/https://www.vg247.com/whos-your-favorite-romantic-pairing-from-a-video-game |url-status=live}} In the book Immersion, Narrative, and Gender Crisis in Survival Horror Video Games, the academic Andrei Nae described Leon's persona as a hypermasculine and likened Leon to Ethan Thomas from Condemned: Criminal Origins, saying both characters are empowered to defeat all their opponents in direct combat and reassert themselves as white, middle-class males. Nae also stated their hypermasculinity is incomplete because neither of them can fully contain gender and class otherness, which also shows why Leon fails to bring Ada within the ambit of patriarchal control.{{harvnb |Nae |2021 |page=177}}
Leon's characterization in the remade games has also been praised. His appearance in Resident Evil 2 (2019) has been lauded by fans and Cass Marshall of Polygon said the remake "revives the sexy side of its star".{{Cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/20/18209745/resident-evil-2-leon-s-kennedy-mr-x-sex-symbol |title=The Resident Evil 2 remake revives the sexy side of its star, Leon S. Kennedy |first=Cass |last=Marshall |date=February 20, 2019 |website=Polygon |access-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519103958/https://www.polygon.com/2019/2/20/18209745/resident-evil-2-leon-s-kennedy-mr-x-sex-symbol |url-status=live}} According to Ana Diaz from Polygon, in Resident Evil 4 (2023), Leon's sex appeal inspired fans to make and share "thirsty" videos of the character on the video-sharing platform TikTok.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/23658290/resident-evil-4-remake-leon-kennedy-re4-tiktok |title=Resident Evil 4{{'}}s remake is reigniting the eternal thirst for Leon |last=Diaz |first=Ana |work=Polygon |date=March 27, 2023 |access-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-date=March 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327205337/https://www.polygon.com/23658290/resident-evil-4-remake-leon-kennedy-re4-tiktok |url-status=live }} Ashley Bardhan of Kotaku reported thousands of fans said they purposefully injured Leon during the game to hear his moans of pain, which they interpreted sexually; Bardhan noted a similar phenomenon for Leon's character in the game Dead by Daylight.{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/tiktok-resident-evil-4-remake-leon-kennedy-re4-survivor-1850309027 |title=These Resident Evil 4 Remake Fans Let Leon Get Hurt So He Moans |date=April 6, 2023 |first=Ashley |last=Bardhan |website=Kotaku |access-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406195125/https://kotaku.com/tiktok-resident-evil-4-remake-leon-kennedy-re4-survivor-1850309027 |url-status=live}} Jennifer Culp of Polygon described Leon as attractive and said the "swoon-inducing crush effect" of Leon is not about his hair, but his "Boy Scout determination to see the mission safely concluded".{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/23785011/leon-kennedy-re4-resident-evil-4-makeup-tutorial-cosplay |title=How to be as hot as Leon Kennedy in RE4, using makeup |website=Polygon |last=Culp |first=Jennifer |access-date=December 30, 2024 |date=July 12, 2023 |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405130506/https://www.polygon.com/23785011/leon-kennedy-re4-resident-evil-4-makeup-tutorial-cosplay |url-status=live}}
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