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□ Name: Tsu
□ Age: Over 18.
□ Contact: AIM – abunai youko; PLURK -grinningnightmare
□ Journal: N/A
□ Do you play anyone in Ariel?: Yes, Albert Wesker. Leon and Wesker have no actual interaction within the series. They know of one another, but they have no reason to encounter one another. I will make mentions of Leon knowing Wesker’s within Ariel/being pretty pissed off about it, but Wesker’s main focus is Chris Redfield, who is played by another mun.
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□ Name: Leon S. Kennedy
□ Journal: rookiecop @ dreamwidth
□ Series: Resident Evil 6
□ Canon point: Post game.
□ History: http://residentevil.wikia.com/Leon_Scott_Kennedy
□ Personality: The best way for me to break down Leon’s personality is to kind of take you on a journey through the games. Unfortunately, there are huge gaps of time that we miss, so these developments in personality seem jarring rather than a gradual and smooth process.
Resident Evil 2. This is where we meet Leon. He’s 21 years old, a brand new cop and filled with passion and a strong desire to serve and protect. He is a young man, almost foolish in his naivety, and he has an almost unfailing optimism when it comes to goodness in the world. He arrives in Raccoon City on his very first day, late to work and in a hurry. Unknown to him, the entire city has fallen victim to the T-virus. Despite the horrors unfolding around him, Leon manages to keep calm and collected in the situation. We can see that he’s quick to trust people who seem to be in the same situation that he is: he quickly befriends both Claire Redfield and Ada Wong, even with the latter being suspicious/leaving his ass the whole damn game.
Leon is a compassionate man, willing to risk his own life to help others instead of focusing on saving his own skin. When he and Claire discover that there’s a little girl running about the city on her own, Leon has no issue when Claire insists they find her and protect her. It’s the right thing to do, after all.
Even though he only met Ada a few hours ago, Leon is willing to take a bullet for her. She runs off, leaving him to pass out by himself… and he still doesn’t even get mad. Because he loves her, and she must have a good reason, right? Right? Ada’s death impacts Leon greatly, and even though she had obviously been keeping secrets from him… well, he still believed her to be a good person. This, again, demonstrates his willingness to forgive people—but only people who are not actively threatening others. Leon’s hatred of bioterrorism and the people responsible for it is an unchanging factor throughout the games.
Despite the horrifying monsters Leon had to face throughout the city, he never once broke down, and managed to escape with Claire and Sherry. Though he knew almost nothing about the latter, he acted as Sherry’s guardian until the United States took her into its custody after the military found them.
Though this was not shown in game, Leon was recruited by the government and trained as a special agent, which increased his ability with knives, unarmed combat, and firearms.
The next time we see Leon with any drastic personality shifts is in Resident Evil 4. It’s been six years since the events of the second game, and already there is a notable difference in the man’s personality. He’s quieter now, and definitely a bit harder. When he is told that he will have two local policemen in Spain accompanying him, he acts dismissive. He is now colder and more focused instead of simply running off of sheer passion. His compassion and his ability to care for people have not vanished entirely, though. When he comes across the wreckage of police car, he shows genuine despair. Upon coming across the corpse of one officer, he comments “if only he had come with me….” Despite the cold front he puts up, Leon still does care. He’s just learned how to hold in some of that open passion he once displayed freely. I believe this change comes from Leon suffering through so many hardships, and though his optimism of the world and people isn’t gone, it has certainly been damaged.
His attachments extend, once more, to people he just met. Luis Sera and Mike the helicopter guy are two great examples. Both are men who died helping him, and he is openly emotional about the loss, and upon examining Luis’ corpse, promises that his death will not be in vain. He also saves Ashley Graham, the president’s daughter, countless times, risking his own life countless times. When they found that they were both infected with a parasite called Las Plagas, they found (conveniently), a Plaga removal machine that operated directly on the heart. Leon didn’t hesitate to use himself as a test subject first, just in case it ended up killing him instead of working.
When Ada shows up again, alive and well, Leon initially is very cool towards her. We can see him warming up quickly though, and it is still clear that he’s smitten with her. He even tells Ashley that “she’s a part of me I can’t let go.” To say they have a complicated relationship is an understatement. Leon is well aware that Ada uses him to further her own goals, but he knows that she has feelings for him as well.
In 4, Leon also begins to use dry, sarcastic humor to lighten the mood. When Salazar makes a comment about sending his right hand after Leon (aka, his right-hand man), Leon responds with “your right hand comes off?” This displays an amount of control and calm even in tense situations. This trend continues up through RE6 as well, and some of the corniness of these jokes is enough to make one groan out loud.
Now, nine years later, we come to Resident Evil 6. Yet again, Leon’s personality has had another significant shift. The man simply seems worn out. He still cares deeply for people, would still selflessly sacrifice himself to protect them… but he’s beginning to wonder if it will ever end. He is good friends with the President of the United States, going so far as to tell the man that he now finds it hard to find hope in the world, and that he had debated ending his own life to make it all stop. This shows us that, at long last, the optimism and hope that Leon had been bursting with at the start of the second game has completely died.
When Leon was forced to shoot the President after he’d turned into a zombie, he hesitates openly, fighting with himself even though he knew there was no way of saving the man. When Helena claims that his death was her fault, that she was responsible, Leon is understandably furious. But when she says she can explain later, and that they have to move, he chooses to trust her. He still wants to believe the best in people. As he begins to understand more and more about Helena’s actions, he sympathizes with her and chooses to help her anyway he can. His reasoning? They’re partners. That should be enough.
When they stumble across a man looking for his lost daughter, Leon immediately agrees to help him. Helena claims that there is no time, and Leon shoots back that they will make time. Later, when they see two men holding up signs for help to cameras, Leon insists they go to rescue them. Helena points out that it’s too late, and Leon turns back to watch the men helplessly being attacked and eaten by zombies. His frustration is palpable, and it’s clear that he’s very upset that he could do nothing to save them. Even after all these years, Leon still sees himself as a cop. He may react with snark or sarcasm on instinct, but if someone gets hurt, even if it’s their own damn fault, Leon blames himself. He may act cool and collected, but he holds himself to an incredibly high level of responsibility. He should have been there to protect them, somehow, even if the reality is that he couldn’t have done anything at all.
Once you’ve earned Leon’s trust, it’s hard to lose it. He’ll have your back through thick and thin, and he doesn’t believe in leaving people behind. He’s not your typical action hero Tough Guy. He still feels, and though he might try to pretend he’s all dark and mysterious… he really isn’t. In the games, all we see is Leon in action, constantly shifting from one moment to the next without a chance to really stop and breathe. Those periods of silence are the most important though. Leon thinks too much about everything that’s gone on throughout his life, and though he tries to dull some of the memories with alcohol, it’s not a good solution. He can get moody and depressed during these times. He can also show a light-hearted, goofier side with people he trusts, but those are few and far between these days
Though Leon is now a tired, battered, and broken man, he still fights on for the sake of innocent people. He has countless demons that he must fight, not limited to depression, PTSD, and alcohol abuse, but he still pushes on instead of taking what could be seen as the easy way out. As long as he can fight, and as long as there is bioterrorism in the world, Leon Kennedy intends to be there to put a stop to it. He still may crack shitty jokes and one-liners, and he may come off as a cold, uncaring guy at times, but his heart is huge, if a little damaged.
□ Age: 36
□ Gender: Male
□ Appearance: Leon stands at roughly 5’10” and weighs 155 pounds. He can be described as a pretty boy with his smooth, angular face, his sleek blond hair and his blue eyes. He is a well-built man, muscular and lean, and is obviously in peak physical condition. He’s aged well, though there’s a hardness to his features that suggests he’s been through hell and back more than once. Still, there can be gentleness to him too, though these days, that’s less likely to be seen. As of late, he’s allowed his hair to be a bit more unkempt and his face is lined with scruff, but that doesn’t detract from his handsomeness. Generally, he dresses in clothing that will offer protection but will not restrict his movements just in case he needs to haul ass or hit the floor at any given moment. In his job, his life—and the lives of others—is often on the line.
TL;DR, Leon is the ‘pretty guy’ of Resident Evil. Always has been.
□ Abilities/Powers: Technically, Leon is simply a human man. Thanks to bullshit Capcom logic though, he has many skillsets. Thanks to his training in the military, he is extremely athletic and aerobatic, displaying impressive reflexes and the ability to think instantly on his feet. He is skilled with almost every firearm imaginable, ranging from handguns to rifles to shotguns to machine guns to grenade launchers. If it shoots stuff, Leon can probably use it. He is also extremely skilled with knives, showing ambidexterity and the ability to throw them with deadly accuracy. He is also a master of unarmed combat, able to keep up with Chris Redfield in a fistfight and has managed to turn the tables on several armed foes that sneak up on him.
He shows some ability of parkour as well, or free running. The whole world is falling apart around him? No problem, he somehow manages to use his amazing athleticism to haul his ass out of the metaphorical fire. He is also an extremely resilient man, though how much of this is actual training and how much is bullshit Capcom logic is debatable. As it stands, I will play Leon as though he has learned to temporarily ignore immense amounts of pain pain so long as he has enough adrenaline to keep going.
He can also apparently pilot planes and helicopters to some degree, though not very well. He ends up crashing both of them eventually. He has some skill as a mechanic, as shown when he repairs a broken down bus engine even though we, as players, had no idea he had any prior knowledge to this stuff. Like I said, Capcom logic.
In the end though, Leon is a human man. An incredibly well-trained and efficient one, but he has no special skills here. Since I very much doubt he will be getting his hands on any major firearms or planes anytime soon, it shouldn’t be anything that causes too much trouble! Also, any vehicle he touches will crash or blow up inevitably somehow. It just will.
□ Personal Items: A combat knife, a pack of chewing gum.
□ First Person Sample: [There’s silence for a brief moment before he begins to speak. His voice is low and strained, but in control.] Guessing there’s no way to remove these microchips safely. Assuming people have already tried.
[He hopes they haven’t, but in desperate times…] Been around here for a bit, but not long enough to say no to any advice. Anyone mind letting me in on some info?
[Tips, things people have learned about the city, etc. He’s really not in a good place to be picky. There’s an awkward pause before he adds one last thing.] Thanks in advance.
[The feed cuts.]
□ Third Person Sample: From the test drive meme: http://theloonybin.dreamwidth.org/11511.html?thread=5183479#cmt5183479
□ Name: Tsu
□ Age: Over 18.
□ Contact: AIM – abunai youko; PLURK -grinningnightmare
□ Journal: N/A
□ Do you play anyone in Ariel?: Yes, Albert Wesker. Leon and Wesker have no actual interaction within the series. They know of one another, but they have no reason to encounter one another. I will make mentions of Leon knowing Wesker’s within Ariel/being pretty pissed off about it, but Wesker’s main focus is Chris Redfield, who is played by another mun.
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□ Name: Leon S. Kennedy
□ Journal: rookiecop @ dreamwidth
□ Series: Resident Evil 6
□ Canon point: Post game.
□ History: http://residentevil.wikia.com/Leon_Scott_Kennedy
□ Personality: The best way for me to break down Leon’s personality is to kind of take you on a journey through the games. Unfortunately, there are huge gaps of time that we miss, so these developments in personality seem jarring rather than a gradual and smooth process.
Resident Evil 2. This is where we meet Leon. He’s 21 years old, a brand new cop and filled with passion and a strong desire to serve and protect. He is a young man, almost foolish in his naivety, and he has an almost unfailing optimism when it comes to goodness in the world. He arrives in Raccoon City on his very first day, late to work and in a hurry. Unknown to him, the entire city has fallen victim to the T-virus. Despite the horrors unfolding around him, Leon manages to keep calm and collected in the situation. We can see that he’s quick to trust people who seem to be in the same situation that he is: he quickly befriends both Claire Redfield and Ada Wong, even with the latter being suspicious/leaving his ass the whole damn game.
Leon is a compassionate man, willing to risk his own life to help others instead of focusing on saving his own skin. When he and Claire discover that there’s a little girl running about the city on her own, Leon has no issue when Claire insists they find her and protect her. It’s the right thing to do, after all.
Even though he only met Ada a few hours ago, Leon is willing to take a bullet for her. She runs off, leaving him to pass out by himself… and he still doesn’t even get mad. Because he loves her, and she must have a good reason, right? Right? Ada’s death impacts Leon greatly, and even though she had obviously been keeping secrets from him… well, he still believed her to be a good person. This, again, demonstrates his willingness to forgive people—but only people who are not actively threatening others. Leon’s hatred of bioterrorism and the people responsible for it is an unchanging factor throughout the games.
Despite the horrifying monsters Leon had to face throughout the city, he never once broke down, and managed to escape with Claire and Sherry. Though he knew almost nothing about the latter, he acted as Sherry’s guardian until the United States took her into its custody after the military found them.
Though this was not shown in game, Leon was recruited by the government and trained as a special agent, which increased his ability with knives, unarmed combat, and firearms.
The next time we see Leon with any drastic personality shifts is in Resident Evil 4. It’s been six years since the events of the second game, and already there is a notable difference in the man’s personality. He’s quieter now, and definitely a bit harder. When he is told that he will have two local policemen in Spain accompanying him, he acts dismissive. He is now colder and more focused instead of simply running off of sheer passion. His compassion and his ability to care for people have not vanished entirely, though. When he comes across the wreckage of police car, he shows genuine despair. Upon coming across the corpse of one officer, he comments “if only he had come with me….” Despite the cold front he puts up, Leon still does care. He’s just learned how to hold in some of that open passion he once displayed freely. I believe this change comes from Leon suffering through so many hardships, and though his optimism of the world and people isn’t gone, it has certainly been damaged.
His attachments extend, once more, to people he just met. Luis Sera and Mike the helicopter guy are two great examples. Both are men who died helping him, and he is openly emotional about the loss, and upon examining Luis’ corpse, promises that his death will not be in vain. He also saves Ashley Graham, the president’s daughter, countless times, risking his own life countless times. When they found that they were both infected with a parasite called Las Plagas, they found (conveniently), a Plaga removal machine that operated directly on the heart. Leon didn’t hesitate to use himself as a test subject first, just in case it ended up killing him instead of working.
When Ada shows up again, alive and well, Leon initially is very cool towards her. We can see him warming up quickly though, and it is still clear that he’s smitten with her. He even tells Ashley that “she’s a part of me I can’t let go.” To say they have a complicated relationship is an understatement. Leon is well aware that Ada uses him to further her own goals, but he knows that she has feelings for him as well.
In 4, Leon also begins to use dry, sarcastic humor to lighten the mood. When Salazar makes a comment about sending his right hand after Leon (aka, his right-hand man), Leon responds with “your right hand comes off?” This displays an amount of control and calm even in tense situations. This trend continues up through RE6 as well, and some of the corniness of these jokes is enough to make one groan out loud.
Now, nine years later, we come to Resident Evil 6. Yet again, Leon’s personality has had another significant shift. The man simply seems worn out. He still cares deeply for people, would still selflessly sacrifice himself to protect them… but he’s beginning to wonder if it will ever end. He is good friends with the President of the United States, going so far as to tell the man that he now finds it hard to find hope in the world, and that he had debated ending his own life to make it all stop. This shows us that, at long last, the optimism and hope that Leon had been bursting with at the start of the second game has completely died.
When Leon was forced to shoot the President after he’d turned into a zombie, he hesitates openly, fighting with himself even though he knew there was no way of saving the man. When Helena claims that his death was her fault, that she was responsible, Leon is understandably furious. But when she says she can explain later, and that they have to move, he chooses to trust her. He still wants to believe the best in people. As he begins to understand more and more about Helena’s actions, he sympathizes with her and chooses to help her anyway he can. His reasoning? They’re partners. That should be enough.
When they stumble across a man looking for his lost daughter, Leon immediately agrees to help him. Helena claims that there is no time, and Leon shoots back that they will make time. Later, when they see two men holding up signs for help to cameras, Leon insists they go to rescue them. Helena points out that it’s too late, and Leon turns back to watch the men helplessly being attacked and eaten by zombies. His frustration is palpable, and it’s clear that he’s very upset that he could do nothing to save them. Even after all these years, Leon still sees himself as a cop. He may react with snark or sarcasm on instinct, but if someone gets hurt, even if it’s their own damn fault, Leon blames himself. He may act cool and collected, but he holds himself to an incredibly high level of responsibility. He should have been there to protect them, somehow, even if the reality is that he couldn’t have done anything at all.
Once you’ve earned Leon’s trust, it’s hard to lose it. He’ll have your back through thick and thin, and he doesn’t believe in leaving people behind. He’s not your typical action hero Tough Guy. He still feels, and though he might try to pretend he’s all dark and mysterious… he really isn’t. In the games, all we see is Leon in action, constantly shifting from one moment to the next without a chance to really stop and breathe. Those periods of silence are the most important though. Leon thinks too much about everything that’s gone on throughout his life, and though he tries to dull some of the memories with alcohol, it’s not a good solution. He can get moody and depressed during these times. He can also show a light-hearted, goofier side with people he trusts, but those are few and far between these days
Though Leon is now a tired, battered, and broken man, he still fights on for the sake of innocent people. He has countless demons that he must fight, not limited to depression, PTSD, and alcohol abuse, but he still pushes on instead of taking what could be seen as the easy way out. As long as he can fight, and as long as there is bioterrorism in the world, Leon Kennedy intends to be there to put a stop to it. He still may crack shitty jokes and one-liners, and he may come off as a cold, uncaring guy at times, but his heart is huge, if a little damaged.
□ Age: 36
□ Gender: Male
□ Appearance: Leon stands at roughly 5’10” and weighs 155 pounds. He can be described as a pretty boy with his smooth, angular face, his sleek blond hair and his blue eyes. He is a well-built man, muscular and lean, and is obviously in peak physical condition. He’s aged well, though there’s a hardness to his features that suggests he’s been through hell and back more than once. Still, there can be gentleness to him too, though these days, that’s less likely to be seen. As of late, he’s allowed his hair to be a bit more unkempt and his face is lined with scruff, but that doesn’t detract from his handsomeness. Generally, he dresses in clothing that will offer protection but will not restrict his movements just in case he needs to haul ass or hit the floor at any given moment. In his job, his life—and the lives of others—is often on the line.
TL;DR, Leon is the ‘pretty guy’ of Resident Evil. Always has been.
□ Abilities/Powers: Technically, Leon is simply a human man. Thanks to bullshit Capcom logic though, he has many skillsets. Thanks to his training in the military, he is extremely athletic and aerobatic, displaying impressive reflexes and the ability to think instantly on his feet. He is skilled with almost every firearm imaginable, ranging from handguns to rifles to shotguns to machine guns to grenade launchers. If it shoots stuff, Leon can probably use it. He is also extremely skilled with knives, showing ambidexterity and the ability to throw them with deadly accuracy. He is also a master of unarmed combat, able to keep up with Chris Redfield in a fistfight and has managed to turn the tables on several armed foes that sneak up on him.
He shows some ability of parkour as well, or free running. The whole world is falling apart around him? No problem, he somehow manages to use his amazing athleticism to haul his ass out of the metaphorical fire. He is also an extremely resilient man, though how much of this is actual training and how much is bullshit Capcom logic is debatable. As it stands, I will play Leon as though he has learned to temporarily ignore immense amounts of pain pain so long as he has enough adrenaline to keep going.
He can also apparently pilot planes and helicopters to some degree, though not very well. He ends up crashing both of them eventually. He has some skill as a mechanic, as shown when he repairs a broken down bus engine even though we, as players, had no idea he had any prior knowledge to this stuff. Like I said, Capcom logic.
In the end though, Leon is a human man. An incredibly well-trained and efficient one, but he has no special skills here. Since I very much doubt he will be getting his hands on any major firearms or planes anytime soon, it shouldn’t be anything that causes too much trouble! Also, any vehicle he touches will crash or blow up inevitably somehow. It just will.
□ Personal Items: A combat knife, a pack of chewing gum.
□ First Person Sample: [There’s silence for a brief moment before he begins to speak. His voice is low and strained, but in control.] Guessing there’s no way to remove these microchips safely. Assuming people have already tried.
[He hopes they haven’t, but in desperate times…] Been around here for a bit, but not long enough to say no to any advice. Anyone mind letting me in on some info?
[Tips, things people have learned about the city, etc. He’s really not in a good place to be picky. There’s an awkward pause before he adds one last thing.] Thanks in advance.
[The feed cuts.]
□ Third Person Sample: From the test drive meme: http://theloonybin.dreamwidth.org/11511.html?thread=5183479#cmt5183479
