Leon Kennedy - A Character Nobody Hates

[@saga2964]

...Except Leon does let Ada get away with things, which can/could have terrible consequences. And in "Vendetta," his actions could have/probably killed a significant number of innocent people. He's definitely the most interesing, most fleshed out character in the franchise. He the ideal: strong in the face of adversity; bent by tragedy, but still not broken. However, it is in his vulnerabilities and imperfections that we come to love him most.

[@sitimirzaarisyahbintimdari6846]

Well, actually there's some source that I found in tumblr that all the cars that crashed by him was actually Aries workers, so he is kinda intentionally trying to "stopped" them

[@saga2964]

@@sitimirzaarisyahbintimdari6846 seems ....convenient. How would a highway have NO innocent drivers and only evil Aries workers?

[@Boriqua76]

@@sitimirzaarisyahbintimdari6846we all know that was shoehorned in

[@TrelliessRose]

Well, he did mention his romantic side has its vulnerabilities.

[@saga2964]

@@TrelliessRose when was that?

[@LightningXXI]

I started Resident Evil with RE5, so back then he was my favorite, but when I played RE6 I started to see Leon as my favorite, the reasons are many, his morals, his style, even his job are great, when I played the older games, he always kept the 1st place In video games, he only loses to Dante, from Devil May Cry

[@yaboidre5672]

Leon is so beloved because he’s the ideal zombie survivor. He’s the perfect mixture of the badass everyone dreams of being in the zombie apocalypse, and the traumatized veteran one would actually become when constantly fighting to stay alive.

[@infinitePenguin0]

oh come on... Leon is overrated.

[@yaboidre5672]

@@infinitePenguin0 Define overrated for me. :)

[@infinitePenguin0]

@@yaboidre5672 people acting like he's a deep and well written character even tho he's just an action game character shooting zombies.

[@yaboidre5672]

@@infinitePenguin0 Bro did you NOT play RE2R and RE4R? His character is WAYYYY more developed in those games. Get your facts straight before you open your mouth. Better to be assumed a dummy than to prove everyone right.

[@yaboidre5672]

@@infinitePenguin0 Did you NOT play the remakes dude? 😂😂😂😂 You’ve got some catching up to do. Go play them then come back to me.

[@intuitionedits2.032]

"Aren't you more invested in characters you can relate to on some level?" Exactly why I was so heavily invested into Damon Salvatore from the Vampire Diaries and later on in the show, Stefan Salvatore as well

[@krabbykat9918]

He's good looking, charming, witty, and kind. That's why. I won't compare him to Itachi because the latter is an entirely different ballgame of layered and invested storytelling.

[@kingstratton2876]

I like to think of Leon as nightwing from DC. They're both very likable and relatable and little to no flaw.

[@anthealagrange5522]

From babyface Leon in RE2R to battle hardened Leon in RE4R to Death Island Leon, I love each version of him. Except cocky RE4 Leon, he’s an ass. On some levels, Ada has great affection for him too, her love language is saving him without him knowing. She’s just focused enough to not let it get in the way of her mission.

[@saga2964]

Agree entirely! I found RE2 OG Leon dorky/stilted, but I _hated_ RE4 OG Leon so much, I stopped playing the game. (And I grew up with the RE2 and RE4 OG's.)

[@watchmehope6560]

Leon is cocky for a reason in the OG. Same way he's cocky in the remake. It's mental warfare, and it's to help him feel like he has some control. He's no more cocky than spiderman... Who wips,quips and jokes constantly in moments of stress.

[@StarvinMarvin0824]

The remakes arent canon so fuck em

[@shiannafoxx]

I disagree. RE4 Leon is sassy and witty not cocky. It's camp

[@GeneralKai0547]

Really? “Have you forgotten what happend 2 years ago?”

[@thespiderpumpkinstudioz3328]

No (wtrc sucks but i like it supremacy)

[@Jeremiahthe3rdjr]

Yeah that really made people hate Leon

[@stephengeist344]

No, we hate THAT Leon. Not THE Leon

[@DevilHunter-777]

Can you expand?? I really don't know 😅

[@GeneralKai0547]

@@DevilHunter-777 operation Javier

[@sergantmine]

He's also not a 6 foot plus jacked archetype that has plagued cinema, tv series and video games for years. it's nice to see a more normal (ish) character.

[@watchmehope6560]

Nothing wrong with that lol. If anything that should inspire you to work out. Though a short king is a short king.

[@hanchiman]

Leon for me has always been the true Main Character of RE series. Chris and Jill in the first game was just a "Prologue" story side character to introduce the world of RE/Biohazard. RE2 is the main beginning of Resident Evil where we see a City being totally destroyed

[@bobboro4088]

Leon s Kennedy from RE2 remake to RE4 remake is the best iteration

[@neiloconnor7776]

4 og is the best leon

[@MasterHero10000]

Leon from REmake 2 sucks, he acts like a complete asshole.

[@bobboro4088]

@@MasterHero10000 of course he is a rookie in that game an inexperienced cop and it's literally the 1st day of his work so how do you expect him to behave??

[@MasterHero10000]

@@bobboro4088 Kind? Like in the original Resident Evil 2? Not like a Cop stereotype.

[@bobboro4088]

@@MasterHero10000 he was kind in Remake too no doubt

[@francdubois7832]

Though I grew to like Leon, and because of 4 he’s now my fave RE protagonist, his leading role in 2 destroyed popularity ofJill and Chris. IMO it would have been way better if Leon was a reporter / support character in RE2, and we continued playing mainly as Jill and Chris - characters we’d bonded with. In fact Ada and Leon should have been reporters who ended up caught up in the survival horror with Chris and Jill. It would have panned out perfectly this way.

[@CynderSpirit]

Honestly, I liked the idea of keeping Leon as an ordinary cop, that would have been just as interesting.

[@JT22172]

And then there's Welcome to Raccoon City Leon...

[@Justinhulk]

the most pissed i was, was learning that like a year before that the actor had bleached hair, like..... if you didn't want to dye your hair for the best role you'll ever have, just wear a wig ffs

[@aaliyahstark7948]

@@Justinhulkim sure it wasnt his idea lol i follow Avan (the dude who played Leon) and he always dyes his hair so I doubt it was him

[@saga2964]

Lol. I pretend that movie doesn't exist... Besides, the live action are definitely not considered canon.

[@user-yt-13245]

3:48 in the middle of a nightmare

[@shodan2002]

If I think about resident evil I think about Leon he’s the face of the franchise the official mascot. To me at least

[@infinitePenguin0]

Jill and Chris better imo

[@StarvinMarvin0824]

​@@infinitePenguin0jill is trash and chris is just a muscular wannabe superhero. Still love em tho

[@StarvinMarvin0824]

@@TheDarkKnight749 made ts 2 months ago you are too late

[@f2pbtw540]

I think i found my next yt channel to kill my time. Nice naration btw, Keep up the good work 🙌

[@avenaut]

Thanks :⁠-⁠)

[@ashsama672]

he was my childhood character as well as solid snake Vergil Drake Ratchet and also Daxter

[@MartialArtsGamer]

1:56 & 2:56 just a minor thing but you contradicted yourself here. Otherwise it a great video, my first RE game was 2 and remember watching my brother play 4 on the PS2 all those years ago. I think everyone wants to be Leon, every game he’s in seems to be popular even in RE6 his campaign was the best one

[@user-yt-13245]

4:06 survivor

[@ReFeTedits]

my opinion: litterally me.

[@everyonesidol9731]

I like RE4 2005 Leon way more, he’s like a self aware character.

[@MelisaWolf-m3h]

Is it just me or your voice sound like Leon S. Kennedy? Unless you use voice app.

[@iangenuine]

How did ada survive that fall lmfao

[@LeonJohn4444]

My personal headcannon with why Leon is so infatuated with Ada is that, because we know how much of a softie he is deep down, and because of how we know that before his first day on the job his girlfriend left him and was late to work because he had a huge hangover due to his broken heart (unfortunately our boy Leon had a drinking problem long before vendetta showed it to us), I feel like because he met Ada literally the day after he got dumped by his ex girlfriend, and because he was so desperate to fill the hole that his ex left, made him pretty much instantly fall in love with Ada, didnt help much that Ada is a very attractive looking woman who also kinda reciprocated Leon's feelings, so yeah, thats why I think hes still so infatuated with her despite her shady personality, because the scar that was left by his ex has still not healed, even after so many years, which just further proves how much of a soft heart he has, not that theres anything wrong with that, but unfortunately the world hasnt been kind to that soft heart of his, which makes me feel bad for him even though he's just a fictional character.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Nah. It could be what started it. But maybe the sense of something darkness within them both that attract Leon to Ada. It is not cannon, but Ada supposed be ex child soldier. No person raised in normal circumstances will get into profession like Ada's. Leon himself was an orphan, and maybe because violent crimes that make him want to be a cop. If only people could plan and choose what their heart wants huh? Alas the heart want what it wanted.

[@LeonJohn4444]

@@nurlindafsihotang49 Indeed, the heart wanted what it wanted, but the heart is also deceitful above all else, unfortunately too many people rely on it.

[@chrisnoctskie5869]

On my early teens I hated him in RE4. I hate that he is so cool, I hate his hair, I hate the one liners... Now that I'm an adult I tend to be more forgiving. I loved him on 6... liked him in the movies(Tho he really was cheesy), liked him in RE2 remake, liked him more on the RE4 remake...

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

Social out cast i see

[@Cierra_yo]

He a hot blonde guy who chilled and makes dad jokes all day! Is every women's type!!! ❤

[@Naivelu]

I started my RE journey a year ago, finished almost all canon videos games even the chronicles, i started with RE4R, I liked the guy, badass, one army man, stoic, then I decided to engage with his fandoms, i almost hate him now, nothing wrong with him though, just his fanbase ruining him

[@anmolfrost]

why are you hating the guy because of toxic fans?

[@Naivelu]

@@anmolfrost not only the fans but capcom too. All movies are about leon, in vendetta they show chris struggling and having a hard time, then they make him ask for leon’s help, then when leon helps somehow the day is saved. From degeneration to death island it’s all leon. In infinite darkness shen may and the old man (the tall agent) they talk about how him saving the daughter of the president is no luck and that he is more than qualified and the ladies hit on him in almost every RE. Why not talk about chris? Why not give the spotlight to chris? Why not give him a whole movie only about him? Why not let him save leon for once? Why does leon have to be the savior all the time? Why make chris and jill and claire look like idiots who need leon’s babysitting? Capcom is so good at D riding leon

[@anmolfrost]

@@Naivelu I agree with you, this shouldn't be the case. Most likely the popularity of leon has caused this. I think in RE4 remake Leon representation was the best and realistic, however I do not like when writers in movies downplay other characters, that's just lazy ass writing to be honest. Im more excited about future sequels of the games because it looks like the story telling has lot more potential here in games rather than movies and shows. What are your thoughts on that?

[@Naivelu]

@@anmolfrost yeah well too late, RE9 is the last, and they’ll probably make leon look like the hero of the century and chris the dumb jarhead that needs saving (as usual, nothing new from capcom) and that’s that. End of a franchise that had the potential to be even greater (all thanks to that alcoholic 40 year old em0).

[@mysticmirage]

seriously, and even his characterization in vendetta and infinite darkness feels off. I can't possibly believe he has suddenly developed a drinking problem, no matter how tough he's had it, or that he set out killing innocent civilians. Capcom committed a crime with this sort of characterization. And I agree, there's so many characters for re9, but a 48 year old Leon will have to be the protagonist 😭. I really like him, don't get me wrong, but if they ruin his character again he's better off retiring.

[@LeonKennedysbunnygirl]

I think i love leon so much, is because no matter what he goes through, he still cares and that he still makes mistakes and learn from them (maybe not with ada 😒) but he still does learn. Also i dont hate ada, i just dislike the ship of ada and leon its very toxic.

[@obey2538]

It’s actually a set of Callisto protocol defenders that hate Leon

[@KIArtis11]

Best character in the series

[@gamegirlcroft]

Yes he is

[@infinitePenguin0]

Jill and Chris better

[@kyawoue]

people also like leon because he's attractive

[@infinitePenguin0]

Taste is subjective. I find Chris more attractive than Leon

[@kyawoue]

@@infinitePenguin0 yeahh chris is pretty hot ngl

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Eh? For me is Juan. Man, that man is a candy cane!

[@H3000-f6t]

I like the remake Leon Kennedy, in 2 & 4. I don't care much about the old one.

[@helloitsme371]

i honestly hate Ada

[@eve9411]

Sorry Chris bul Leon loves Ada. Support

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

And honestly, Ada would too. When she burned the labs containing her clone's and all the evidences that should've have exonerated her, you know that girl does not care she will be alive or dead.😢 That's why probably what make her refused to be straight with Leon and continously runs away from him.😢

[@belalovell]

I Hate Leon for a Good Reason

[@1950sbaker]

He may be likeable but he's not perfect. Definitely. Because if he's perfect, he's going to be a boring character.

[@titorodriguez3247]

Bro did a whole video about me

[@iangenuine]

In the resident evil franchise ain't saying much lol.

[@Mr.dragneel]

Im sorry u explaining the remake story bro, the new resident evils cut off a lot important scenes, u need to play the original story from Leon s Kennedy u we’ll have alot more understanding about him the original doesn’t explain things

[@John14.6OuO]

Leon's best boi, always has been, fo sho Btw👇 God LOVED YOU so MUCH that He sent His only son to die in YOUR PLACE so you won't have to die under Gods judgement but live forever IF you fully trust in Jesus, now that he's risen. Please repent🙏🙏🙏

[@coldeed]

Eh they kinda made him worse and edgy.

[@ano123-s4e]

leon is so boring, he jumps 20 foots like it's nothing and he doesn't show a lot of personality even in the 4 remake. his ptsd is poorly written, he just talks about it in the beginning and that's it. even jill ptsd was better written (like the nightmare sequence and the fact that we saw that she ate a ton of pills). leon has three movies and one show and in all those medias, he was really uninteresting . Ada is so much better than him in everything, except the voice.

[@infinitePenguin0]

uhm... speak for yourself. I hate Leon. He is a simp and he is arrogant. I can't stand him. 🙄

[@RealmsOfDocumentary]

Only chris fanboys hate him for stupid reasons 😂

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

Yeah some of the comments here really shows how much of a social outcast they are, like i hate how five permanently ruined chris but before that i had no problem with him

[@RealmsOfDocumentary]

​@@MGrey-qb5xz I have tons of messages that Chris fanboys abusing leon for no reason I still have messages of a guy who kept spamming mesgs since last night that chris is better leon sucks this and that Chris fanboys are literally psycho And I've seen first time in my life that franchise's worse character is the moat overrated one and crapcom is the worse company out there right now. Other gaming companies utilize their characters in a perfect way but crapcom is only obsessed with this steroid taker They nerfed other characters including wesker in re 5 just to meatride chris more hard His fanboys are psycho and the company itself is the worse

[@A_SlyPolarBear]

Yeah. There's like a "Status" in the RE community between a fan base. You're either a Leon fan or a Chris fan. Generally, there is no in-between. I'm in a few FB RE groups, and my god, the amount of toxic Chris fans will just say ANYTHING to piss off anybody. It's ruthless, dude. It's sad, actually. They put the character on a pedestal and act like he's an almighty. I don't like Chris but I don't actively go out of my way to assault other people for liking the character. Them fuckers are nuts.

[@RealmsOfDocumentary]

@@A_SlyPolarBear atleast someone spoke the facts chris meatriders are just insecured because inner them they know leon is far better but they can't digest it They're just like thor meatriders who can give every single bulls-hit about how thor is better and stronger than sups but they know they're wrong they just hate superman

[@A_SlyPolarBear]

@@RealmsOfDocumentary Don't get me wrong, love or hate a character all you like, but to go out of your way to quite literally tear a person to shreds for it is beyond insane. While yes, my favorite is Leon, it's just my opinion. And that's all it is. There's no fact on paper that proves who's even better. Chris fans usually justify their answer with: Defeating Wesker, Punching Boulders, and being strong. Which if that's how they feel, by all means then sure. But it's a opinion. I've also hated the "decade question" of the Leon v Chris. It was answered by Capcom officials that they're equals. Yet people make excuses. Chris fanboys and just casual fans say Leon fans are the worst, but I have yet to see a single Leon fan do the amount of fuckery a Chris fan does on a regular basis. Like I rather shake hands and get along then have a Civil War over the community. We should be grateful we got them both to begin with. RE is a massive success. As for Thor and Supes though, that's just variant scaling at this point. We got Herald Thor, New 52 Supes, etc..Thor is great, I don't fuck with DC by anymeans but there's usually 50/50's but it's so inconsistent I don't even think anymore. Especially with Batman's bullshit. In my mind he's not beating Spiderman with prep. But Marvel and DC writers just stopped giving a fuck for consistent power scale it's honestly annoying. I stopped caring for those arguments in the comic world. Now Anime/Manga tho. That's different.

[@manson.oldboy]

He also got and been in the best games in the saga, chris just had mansion crap and boredom of re7 and 8

[@infinitePenguin0]

Chris is hotter than Leon and Chris isn't a simp

[@alexandersegura1]

I hate leon Chris and Hunk are wayy Better and Cooler then him

[@cackle529]

I don't dislike Leon, but he is my least favourite playable RE character (if you don't count the revelations 1 characters and Ethan bcs fuck Ethan lmao)

[@brokengirl8619]

I hate Leon.

[@avenaut]

Chris redfield is that you?

[@StarvinMarvin0824]

So why are you searching for this video clout chasing buffoon

[@DapperDan22]

The remakes ruined him but yeah