But he's too cool for the horror and fear that Requiem is trying to put down.
Leon S. Kennedy was considered as the protagonist of Resident Evil 9 Requiem, but was dropped by Capcom as he’s too cool and skilled.
No, really.
“We always thought about making Leon the protagonist [of Requiem], but making a horror game based around him is difficult,” director Koshi Nakanishi said in a new spotlight on the game. “He wouldn’t jump at something like a bucket falling. No one wants to see Leon scared by every little thing. So he’s actually quite a bad match for horror.”
In his place is FBI Agent Grace Ashcroft, the daughter of Resident Evil Outbreak‘s Alyssa Ashcroft.
“She’s introverted and easily scared,” Nakanishi added. “We wanted someone that experiences horror from the perspective as the player.
“She learns to overcome her fears throughout the course of the story, but she’s also an analyst for the FBI who’s trained with guns, and is able to act with calm deductive reasoning.”
Expect Resident Evil Requiemfrom 27 February 2026 on Windows PC, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PS5.
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