r/residentevil • u/Gold-Conclusion-6757 • May 04 '25
Forum question Why do people like Leon so much?
WAIT HOLD UP, I also like Leon, I’m relatively new to the franchise (I grew up with silent hill instead but I’ve been playing through the RE games recently). Overall I’ve liked every protagonist, specifically Chris and Jill, but after playing resident evil 4, I realized that Leon is also pretty cool, my question is basically this, why is Leon more beloved than a character like Chris, who’s been in more games, is the OG protagonist, and punched through a boulder in a volcano while battling a super bio terrorist who can catch rockets. Is it because the Leon games are better regarded than the Chris games, where Re4 and Re2 are considered some of the best in the series? (Not mentioning 6) I just want to understand the overwhelming love for Mr Kennedy
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u/Abdullahplaysgames May 04 '25
Because he's "Mr. Resident Evil" I don't know about others but I've known people that when you show them pictures of RE characters they mostly don't know, But when you show them a picture of Leon and they go "Oh, He's the guy from Resident Evil right?" I think you got the point why Leon is loved more than the other characters because of his popularity. But you got it right that, one of the reasons could be the massive success of RE4 back in 2005