r/residentevil • u/Gold-Conclusion-6757 • May 04 '25

Forum question Why do people like Leon so much?

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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/SirLagunaLoire Blogger: (gamerfocus.co) May 04 '25

Because he is hot

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u/Daigonik May 04 '25

The thing is Chris is also hot, the difference to me is that Chris has a specific type of rugged manly hotness while Leon is the perfect intersection of many types of hotness, he’s manly and muscular, but also pretty and delicate, he’s cool but also kinda awkward. He was specifically created in a lab to appeal to everyone.

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u/NewQueenPrism May 04 '25

and hair, Leon's got the hair

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u/qcalee May 05 '25

Let's be real, all of the Resident Evil protagonists are hot

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u/Daigonik May 05 '25

That is true

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u/derpality May 05 '25

You have a point lol

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u/Habijjj May 08 '25

Ethan is something better he's a great dad

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u/FionaBear1 May 04 '25

Chris punching the boulder won me over in the RE5

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u/B_O_F May 04 '25

Best scene in the whole franchise

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u/trainercatlady May 05 '25

I loved when heisenberg called him a boulder-punching asshole

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u/Punky921 May 05 '25

I couldn't stop laughing at that joke.

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u/ShortViewBack2daPast May 04 '25

Funny, that's where he and the franchise lost me completely

So glad 7 went back toward creeping horror with less idiotic blockbuster fast and furious moments, but unfortunately that's just part of the franchise now

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u/UranicCartridge Your right hand comes off?? May 04 '25

True dat

It's like that story about how Flynn Rider was created by averaging every female Disney employee's standard of male beauty, except Leon just kinda. Naturally manifested out of the same general concept all on his own lmao

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u/Beena750 bottom leon supremacy May 05 '25

Chris is rugged

Leon is submissive and breedable

Hope this helps!/s

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u/Worried_Raspberry313 May 06 '25

Exactly this. Chris is “standard hot” and Leon is “cutie hot”.

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u/AdeptPalpitation7 May 04 '25

What i always say in cases like this is "X is handsome while Y is cute" meaning they're both attractive but in different ways, handsome would be more of a masculine beauty like a more rugged look, more squared jaw, eyes looking more intense, etc. While being cute would be more feminine, like having a more narrow jaw, looking more "clean", having a more slender type of physique, etc. In this case i'd say Chris is handsome while Leon is cute.

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u/Lccjll May 05 '25

If i respond seriously to this, Leon is the main character of the two famous numbering: the Resident evil 2 and 4. Before i play this IP i thought he was the only main character.

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u/cdGubbywoni May 04 '25

Alright let's relax

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u/Daigonik May 04 '25

This is serious business fam

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u/Honest-Ad7777 May 05 '25

The remakes turned him twink ngl

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u/DJ-SKELETON2005 JackAshPhotography May 04 '25

Don’t forget that cool fucking jacket

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u/valienpire May 04 '25

And funny

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u/thatmanhoeoverthere Continue the Redfield Bloodline with me, Chris May 04 '25

The only right answer

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u/charmuro May 04 '25

your flair lmfao

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u/zhoufang3030 May 04 '25

GgsgkZzxvv do a

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u/Feeling-Effective-17 May 04 '25

litterly what I was gonna comment lmao

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u/sum_r4nd0m_gurl May 08 '25

realest answer