Resident Evil 4 Remake's Leon Looks Very Different From The Original
After being treated to the Resident Evil 4 remake trailer last week at Sony's State of Play event, fans are waiting with bated breath for the return of Leon S. Kennedy. 2019's Resident Evil 2 remake introduced Leon as a rookie cop with the worst possible luck — landing smack dab in the middle of a zombie outbreak in Raccoon City on his first day on the job. With the help of Claire Redfield, Ada Wong, and Sherry Birkin, Leon was able to escape the city along with the others. The Resident Evil 4 remake, as its name implies, will be a modern reimagining of the 2005 classic.
In the original game, Leon (now a U.S. government special agent) is tasked with finding and rescuing the president's daughter, Ashley Graham. Ashley was reportedly last seen in a rural village run by a local cult located in Spain. The events of Resident Evil 4 follow Leon and Ashley as they work together to escape the creepy village and its surrounding locales. The tone of Resident Evil 4 was a dramatic shift for the franchise — adopting a more action-oriented style rather than sticking to just horror. The characters' personalities also changed to accommodate this shift in tone. The first look at the Resident Evil 4 remake shows that it will likely follow the same horror tone as the Resident Evil 2 remake, which begs the question of whether Leon will retain his cocky personality from the original game.
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