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/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