Leon S. Kennedy

Leon S. Kennedy
Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 2 (2019)
First gameResident Evil 2 (1998)
Created by
  • Hideki Kamiya
  • Noboru Sugimura
Designed by
  • Isao Ohishi
  • Ryoji Shimogama
Portrayed by
Various
  • Johann Urb (Retribution)[1]
    Eduard Badaluta (Resident Evil 2 and 4 remake)[2][3]
    Avan Jogia (Welcome to Raccoon City)[4]
Voiced by
Various
  • English
    Paul Haddad (Resident Evil 2)[5]
    Paul Mercier (Resident Evil 4, Degeneration, The Darkside Chronicles)[5][6]
    Christian Lanz (Operation Raccoon City)[5]
    Matthew Mercer (Resident Evil 6, Damnation, Revelations 2, Vendetta, Death Island)[5][6]
    Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 2 and 4 remake, Infinite Darkness)[7][8][9]
    John Patneaude (State of Survival)[10]
    Japanese
    Toshiyuki Morikawa (Infinite Darkness, Damnation, Resident Evil 6, Project X Zone 2, remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 4)[9][11]
    Yuki Kaji (Welcome to Raccoon City)[12]
Motion capture
Various
  • Jason Faunt (Resident Evil 6)[13]
    Nick Apostolides (Resident Evil 2 and 4 remake)[7][8]
In-universe information
NationalityItalian-American[14]

Leon Scott Kennedy[a] 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.

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  4. ^ Lyles, Taylor (July 4, 2012). "Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Ending and Post Credits Scene Explained With Director Johannes Roberts". IGN. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
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  10. ^ @JohnPatneaude (November 7, 2023). "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!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Sources that cite what Toshiyuki Morikawa voiced:
  12. ^ @biomovieJP (January 14, 2022). "#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" [#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🎞] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Nunneley-Jackson, Stephany (July 14, 2012). "Voice and mocap actors revealed for Resident Evil 6". VG247. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
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