Elements from Leon's backstory from the Resident Evil 2 manual indicating having had a split with a woman were based on Kamiya's own life. Leon's design was inspired by the bloodhound of Capcom artist Isao Ohishi.

While he was originally designed as a veteran police officer, he was changed to a rookie after the original version of Resident Evil 2 (popularly known as ' Resident Evil 1.5') had been scrapped. Leon was created for Resident Evil 2 as the staff wanted to use a character who had no experience with terrifying situations in contrast to using returning protagonists. He was surprised at how popular Leon had become, praising his later evolution into a laid back character for Resident Evil 4 and adding that he 'fell in love all over again'. Though Kamiya admitted that while he was a fan of characters like Chris, as it had already been done, he opted to take Leon's development in a different direction. Leon was created by Hideki Kamiya as a contrast to Chris Redfield from the original Resident Evil, who he felt was the 'blunt, tough-guy type'. Leon has been met with positive critical reception, and ranks consistently as a fan favorite character in the franchise. Two films in the live-action film series have featured versions of Leon: Resident Evil: Retribution and Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. He also has featured in several other video games, and has a leading role in four CG animated installments: Resident Evil: Degeneration, Resident Evil: Damnation, Resident Evil: Vendetta, and Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, in which he is a special agent for the government. government and reunites with Ada and an adult Sherry. In Resident Evil 6, he continues to work for the U.S. federal government, part of a special anti-Umbrella task force, assigned to rescue the president's daughter, Ashley Graham, from a sinister cult.

Six years later, in Resident Evil 4, Leon returns as a D.S.O agent for the U.S. During the course of the game, he teams up with civilian survivor Claire Redfield, rescues the young Sherry Birkin, and is aided by the mysterious Ada Wong. He debuted as one of the two playable characters of the video game Resident Evil 2 (1998), alongside Claire Redfield.ĭuring the events of Resident Evil 2, Leon is a rookie police officer who arrives in the doomed Raccoon City late for his first day on the job, only to confront a zombie outbreak first-hand. Leon Scott Kennedy ( Japanese: レオン・スコット・ケネディ, Hepburn: Reon Sukotto Kenedi) is a character in the Resident Evil ( Biohazard in Japan) horror franchise by Capcom. Nick Apostolides ( Resident Evil 2 remake, Infinite Darkness)

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