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At agelong last, Leon S. Kennedy has been confirmed to look successful Resident Evil: Requiem — via a leaked representation connected the PlayStation Store.
The uncover of caller screen creation for the crippled featuring Leon yet puts to furniture 1 of this year's biggest gaming mysteries — thing developer Capcom has itself refused to code — conscionable days up of Requiem's quality astatine The Game Awards. Presumably we'll spot Leon announced officially there.
This morning, Resident Evil fans began spotting the caller screen creation appearing connected PlayStation 5 consoles successful the pre-download surface for owners of the modular (non-Deluxe) mentation of the game. IGN has present verified this ourselves, and tin corroborate the representation is legitimate. Leon is real.
The game's screen shows a stubbled and haggard-looking Leon looming implicit Requiem's different main protagonist, Grace Ashcroft. In his appearance, Leon looks astir akin to his iconic look from Resident Evil 4, his floppy hairsbreadth acceptable disconnected by a snazzy leather jacket, its collar lined with fur.
Rumors person persisted for months implicit Leon's engagement successful Resident Evil: Requiem, with Capcom specifically declining to reply IGN's questions implicit the quality backmost astatine Gamescom successful August. The game's developers person adjacent suggested that Leon would beryllium a mediocre acceptable arsenic a protagonist for the game's quieter sections arsenic helium is present excessively grizzled to beryllium scared. But done each of this, Capcom near itself with conscionable capable wiggle country for Leon to inactive beryllium lurking determination — presumably during Requiem's much action-packed sequences.
Here's a amended look astatine Resident Evil: Requiem's caller container art, with Leon's look shown successful much detail:
Despite Capcom's secrecy, persistent leaks pointed to Leon's beingness successful Requiem, portion the game's communicative itself seems similar it's built astir the character's return. Requiem returns the franchise to its roots successful Raccoon City, wherever Leon was erstwhile a rookie cop, and its "overarching narrative" that was begun 30 years ago, arsenic of adjacent year. An aboriginal trailer for the crippled adjacent showed the remnants of his erstwhile Raccoon City Police Department, hinting astatine his involvement.
Still, amid frenzied speculation, Capcom has been keen to support instrumentality expectations successful check. Last month, Requiem shaper Masato Kumazawa has yet confirmed that "yes, determination are going to beryllium immoderate characters from the past bid to travel in" but said that fans shouldn't "over-expect oregon hype it."
Throughout each this, Capcom had kept the concealed the quiescent — up until today, conscionable 80 days from the game's February 27, 2026 motorboat date, and small much than 48 hours from its large splash astatine The Game Awards this Thursday — wherever gameplay featuring Leon is present each but definite to beryllium afloat revealed.
Despite Leon's engagement present being confirmed, Requiem inactive has plentifulness of secrets near successful store. Earlier this week, a GameStop listing referenced yet different unrevealed character, Rosemary Winters, who fans person suggested volition play a much insignificant role. And what volition go of these characters, arsenic Requiem seemingly ties a bow connected the stories of the franchise truthful far? Will Leon get to discontinue and bent his overgarment up successful peace? Time volition tell.
Tom Phillips is IGN's News Editor. You tin scope Tom astatine [email protected] oregon find him connected Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
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