Leon Kennedy

Personality; Leon first appears as a somewhat naive rookie police officer with a strong sense of justice and duty, Leon is quite self conscious saying exasperated "Doesn't anybody listen to me?" when both Ada and Claire ignored his advice to stick together. In the Resident Evil 2 remake Leon is more insecure.

Leon is very compassionate and objective. He does things even when he doesn't have to because Leon knows that what he is doing is for the greater good. An example of this is when Leon was ordered to leave the Eastern Slav Republic, despite having just arrived. Instead, he chooses to stop the B.O.W.s from spreading, going on to bring the country's president to justice because he felt it was his obligation.

Leon's friendly nature makes him very likable to others. He strikes up a bond with Claire Redfield and Sherry Birkin moments after meeting them. Leon also respected Jack Krauser, both as a soldier and a friend, before his betrayal. He was also very quick to strike up friendships with both Luis Sera and Mike, being deeply saddened by both of their deaths. Leon also formed alliances with J.D. and Buddy, despite their initial conflict, Leon was able to set his views aside and work towards a greater good. At the same time, Leon is very quick to oppose people who threaten others. He dislikes all three key figures of Los Iluminados within seconds of meeting them.

Leon has been shown to be flirty with some of the women he encounters, including Ingrid Hunnigan, who playfully rejected his advances due to him still being "on duty." However Leon does have standards and gently rejected Ashley Graham's advances when she asked for overtime with him.

In the Resident Evil 2 remake he was shown to be playful and cheery when talking to Claire through a fence.

Leon seems to care very deeply for some of the people he rescues. He goes to great lengths to protect them all despite not knowing them. He became Sherry Birkin's temporary guardian before she was taken into the custody of the US government. During Operation Javier Leon had a similar relationship with Manuela Hidalgo, doing everything he could to protect her, even nearly getting crushed. During his mission to save Ashley Graham, Leon put himself at great personal risk several times to ensure her safety. He didn't think twice about putting himself at risk before the Plaga removal machine before curing Ashley, who had doubts about it at first. Leon simply responded "There's only one way to find out. You operate", meaning that she would either save or kill him in the process.

Leon has been shown to go back and forth from being cold and focused to passionate in his missions. In the beginning of Resident Evil 4, Leon is initially dismissive of his police escorts, showing little consideration for anything other than the mission at hand. However, when the officers' car is knocked over a cliff near the exit of the village, Leon investigates and sees the wreckage below. Looking down, he says "Oh, no...", followed by "I hope the two officers are okay". In a similar fashion, when Leon enters the village and sees the corpse of one of the officers being burned at the stake in the center of the village, he remarks "What in God's name... if only he had come with me...", demonstrating that he regretted leaving the officers behind. In Resident Evil: Degeneration, he acts much the same way, his main concern being the mission at hand. During the incident in Tall Oaks, when fellow agent Helena Harper comes under attack by a zombie, Leon helps her. However, he scolds her when Helena says she still can't believe what is happening, telling her "Well, get used to it. It's either them or us... and they don't hesitate." Despite his stern tone, Leon likely said this to keep Helena focused and not let the crisis get in the way of their survival.

Despite his focus on the mission at hand, Leon has also selectively grown emotionally attached to the people that he encounters on these missions. During his mission in Spain, Leon grows close to both Luis Sera and helicopter pilot Mike, to the point of mourning greatly over their deaths. Even after giving a very black-and-white view to Helena of their situation, Leon is prepared to dive head first into a fray to try and save two innocent people being attacked by zombies, even though it is already too late. Leon cared greatly for his fellow police officers and in Resident Evil 2 remake he lamented to Marvin that he wasn't able to come to Raccoon City sooner to help them, when Marvin turned into a zombie Leon was upset over his colleague's fate.

Leon cares greatly for normal people and is always willing to help them, even when it involves putting himself in danger. After shooting the President, Leon and Helena encounter a man who is looking for his missing daughter. He asks for help, and Leon agrees without hesitation, even after Helena tells him that there wasn't enough time. Leon simply tells her, "We're making the time." When Leon and Helena see two people frantically holding up "Help!" signs somewhere on the Ivy University campus via security cameras, Leon quickly tells Helena to come with him to rescue the civilians. However, Helena tells him it's too late, and when Leon looks back at the camera to see the people being killed by zombies, he looks away in frustration and grief. During his fight with Chris Redfield, Chris tells him that he lost all of his men because of Carla Radames (who had been impersonating Ada Wong). However, Leon angrily replies that he lost over 70,000 people, showing that he cared for all the citizens who had lost their lives in Tall Oaks. Leon's words were able to cool Chris's rage, likely Chris respects Leon for looking after his sister during Raccoon City.

Even in times of danger, Leon will often joke around and keep a calm composure even in the presence of his enemies in contrast to the other more stoic Resident Evil protagonists. During the ending of Resident Evil 2 Leon said "Game over" as one liner before blowing up the T-000 with a RPG. At the start of Resident Evil 4 when all the villagers stopped attacking him, Leon jokingly wondered if they'd gone to play bingo. Another example of this is during conversations between Salazar and Saddler. When Salazar revealed that he had sent his right hand after Leon, Leon jokingly asks, "Your right hand comes off?" knowing that Salazar meant his right hand "man." When Salazar transformed into a monstrous Queen Plaga, Leon remarks, "Monsters. Guess after this, there'll be one less to worry about." During his conversation with Saddler after reuniting with Krauser and Ada, Saddler tells Leon that he will introduce him to "it," and that it should keep him busy. Leon then mocked Saddler's age, saying "Can't remember the name huh? A senior moment, perhaps." In the Eastern Slav Republic, Leon refers to a Licker as a "Cowardly Lion." When Leon and Helena were trying to find keys to a cop car on the Ivy University campus, he states, "Heh, jacking a car isn't as easy as it looks in the movies." When the two are on a plane bound for China, Leon and Helena find the Lepotitsa that was left on the plane by Simmons, and he sarcastically remarks, "You don't suppose that thing can fly a plane do you?" During the final battle against Simmons, Leon commented with a pun that if Simmons were to absorb the lightning rod needed to beat him, "he'd be in for a shock." In the Resident Evil 2 remake, Leon is more serious and stoic, though Leon will still joke around slightly as seen when he killed the mutated Crocodile and when a truck driver flipped him off in the ending, Leon joked to Claire and Sherry saying "he was friendly".

Leon despises Bioterrorism just as much as Chris Redfield. He categorizes those who create or use B.O.W.s as villains, and is unwilling to see their usage as justified, a point he makes clear to JD. He compared Osmund Saddler's plan to use Las Plagas to take over the world to an alien invasion.

Appearance; Leon appears to have short brown hair, with fringes on each side and brown eyes. His brown hair becomes a copper shade and his eyes turn blue. From Resident Evil: Vendetta through the remake version of Resident Evil 4, he is depicted to have dark brown hair and ice blue eyes.

In Resident Evil 2 Remake, Leon's full body R.P.D. uniform was updated due to the change of graphics similar to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. His tactical vest is now black and his police uniform is now dark blue. Later in the game, the bandages are no longer in the chest as it was now on his left shoulder after Ada rips the left sleeve from his uniform to treat his gunshot wound after he saves her from being shot by Annette and is no longer wearing white arm warmers and elbow pads due to being removed.

Leon wears a dark gray nylon jacket with an extending collar, a matching black long sleeved loose button shirt and a white short sleeved undershirt, tattered blue jeans and white sneakers with brown soles.

In Resident Evil 4, Leon's R.P.D. uniform has been updated which becomes his alternate costume when the player completes the game once and later used again in The Darkside Chronicles during the reimagined "Memories of a Lost City". Since Resident Evil 2 and onwards, Leon is depicted to have brown hair and brown eyes during cutscenes. In later games, his outfits are either blue or black and contrast the colors of Ada's outfit which is red and black.

!n Resident Evil 4, Leon wears a short-sleeved black 5.11 shirt, blue 5.11 pants, black Magnum combat boots, and a brown B3 sheepskin bomber jacket. However, he loses the jacket early in the game, much to the chagrin of players who liked its look. When playing Ada's scenario "Separate Ways", the previously unknown fate of the jacket is discovered; it was stolen by a Ganado when Leon and Luis were captured at the end of Chapter 1-1. He sports a variety of equipment and gear around his waist, including an attaché case on the small of his back, double pistol magazine pouches, navigation light, rappel, and radio pouch. A drop leg holster is strapped to his thigh, and he also wears a brown leather shoulder holster. Later in the game, the player has the option of acquiring the Tactical Vest, which puts a black assault vest and assorted gear over Leon's standard outfit. The vest reduces damage by 30%.

In Resident Evil 4 Remake, Leon maintains his primary attire in the original Resident Evil 4 only his hairstyle in Resident Evil 2 Remake was retained as a contrast to his original hairstyle in the original game. His brown B3 sheepskin bomber jacket is no longer extended to reveal a large collar on it, his 5.11 shirt is depicted as a tight fitted v-neck shirt and his brown shoulder holster was now updated where he can keep his two back up guns. His 5.11 pants are navy instead of blue and retaining his black Magnum combat boots. Later, he was equipped to wear a dark gray bulletproof vest with black designs a matching dark gray elbow bands. He is also equipped with an olive knife holster on the left of his vest, a matching gun holster on the right and a nylon utility belt where he keeps his bullets and grenades. The color of his hair due to the lightings within the game is depicted either light brown or dark blond.

Leon wore a black operator jacket, blue stone washed jeans, tan boots, TMC Tactical Gloves and a green Bulletproof/MOLLE vest to go along with carrying several pouches, Magazines flares and a flashlight. He also wears a utility belt with several more pouches and hip holster for his pistol. He carries his Assault Rifle on a single point sling.He is later seen wearing a similar shirt to that of RE4.

In Resident Evil 6 and its ending, Leon is wearing clothes of a civilian nature in comparison to his tactical attire from RE4. He sports a dark gray or black leather jacket with white stripes on the sleeves, a black button shirt, and a red t-shirt underneath. His pants are a light gray, and he wears similar shoes to his RE 4 incarnation which is the Magnum combat boots.

His overall outfit is similar to his first outfit in Resident Evil 6; his black leather jacket now with white linings on each side and wears a dark blue short sleeved v-neck shirt beneath it, black jeans and brown leather shoes with tan laces. He wears black fingerless gloves and a brown nylon utility belt where he keeps his handgun and his survival knife.

He was initially seen wearing a dark blue leather jacket with a black undershirt during his rescue mission to save Dr. Antonio Taylor until it was interrupted by Maria Gomez. Later, he wears an outfit similar to his remake version of himself in Resident Evil 4 on later chapters, His short sleeved shirt is medium blue while wearing a gray bulletproof vest with several pockets including magazines and grenades, dark gray cargo jeans and black combat boots.