Back ليون س. كينيدي Arabic Leon S. Kennedi Azerbaijani لیان سکات کێنێدی CKB Leon Scott Kennedy Spanish لیان اس. کندی Persian Leon S. Kennedy Finnish Leon S. Kennedy French Leon S. Kennedy Croatian Leon S. Kennedy ID Leon Scott Kennedy Italian
| Leon S. Kennedy | |
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| Resident Evil character | |
 Leon S. Kennedy in Resident Evil 2 (2019) | |
| First game | Resident Evil 2 (1998) |
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| Portrayed by | Various
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| Voiced by | Various
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| Motion capture | Various
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| Nationality | Italian-American[14] |
Leon Scott Kennedy[a] is a character in the Resident Evil survival horror video game series created by the Japanese company Capcom. He was introduced as one of the two player characters in the video game Resident Evil 2 (1998), alongside Claire Redfield. The character was initially conceived as a veteran police officer for the prototype of the game, but he was redesigned as a young rookie by Noboru Sugimura. During the events of Resident Evil 2, Leon arrives in the doomed Raccoon City late for his first day on the job and is confronted by a zombie outbreak.
Leon is the protagonist of several Resident Evil games, novelizations, and films and has also appeared in other game franchises, including Project X Zone and Dead by Daylight. He appears in the CG animated films and in the animated miniseries. In later games, such as the remakes of Resident Evil 2 (2019) and Resident Evil 4 (2023), his features were based on Romanian model Eduard Badaluta. Several actors have portrayed the character, Paul Haddad, Paul Mercier, Matthew Mercer, Nick Apostolides, and Toshiyuki Morikawa have provided Leon's voice for his video game and animated appearances, while Johann Urb and Avan Jogia have played him in the live-action Resident Evil films.
Video game publications have described Leon as among the most popular and iconic video game characters. Some critics lauded his relationship with mercenary and spy, Ada Wong, as memorable. Both his personality in Resident Evil 4 (2005) and his redesign in the remakes have also been praised as further enhancing his sex appeal. However, he was criticized due to his continuous journey to save the President's daughter, Ashley Graham, in Resident Evil 4.
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ANNwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ @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.
- ^ Sources that cite what Toshiyuki Morikawa voiced:
- キャスト｜バイオハザード ダムネーション [Cast｜Resident Evil Damnation] (in Japanese). biohazardcg2.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- 『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 [“Resident Evil 6 Special Package” released today! Comments from Japanese voice actors such as Tomoyuki Morikawa, Hiroki Higashichi, and Daisuke Namikawa are posted.] (in Japanese). Dengeki Online. August 8, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- "『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!!" [“PROJECT X ZONE 2: BRAVE NEW WORLD” has started!!] (in Japanese). Famitsu. April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- "CAPCOM：バイオハザード RE:2 公式サイト - カプコン" [CAPCOM: Resident Evil RE:2 Official Site - Capcom]. capcom.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- @BIO_OFFICIAL (February 23, 2023). "『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" ["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] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 9, 2025. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @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.
- ^ 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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