Eagle-eyed Resident Evil Requiem gamers have noticed Leon S. Kennedy’s cellphone quantity — but additionally been left dissatisfied once they attempt to chat with the franchise’s ‘scorching uncle’ for themselves.
Relatively than the gravelly tones of an skilled particular agent, calling Leon’s in-game quantity in actual life merely leaves you with a message stating that “the quantity shouldn’t be in service.” There is no Easter egg right here, both — no inputting a secret code to listen to extra. The quantity is, sadly, only a faux.
Fans have been initially excited to see Leon’s quantity pop up on Grace Ashcroft’s telephone, with a screenshot exhibiting the caller ID producing greater than 25,000 likes on X/Twitter, as a fan requested whether or not anybody had tried it for actual. Alas, the quantity is 266-555-0173 — and like all different 555 numbers, this one is invalid.
Btw, has anybody tried calling this quantity? https://t.co/tSVDgEYAtG
— Bia || COMMS CLOSED (re-open in March fifteenth) (@5hanebia) February 28, 2026
For these unaware, the 555 quantity vary has lengthy been reserved to be used depicting when cellphone numbers in films, TV reveals and video video games. It is a straightforward manner for manufacturing corporations to point out an on-screen quantity with out by chance utilizing the ID of an actual individual, although it additionally means there isn’t any secret message to be heard when dialling it for your self.
After all, some followers tried to name the quantity anyway, whereas others are merely having enjoyable with the concept of Leon himself selecting up:
“Yeah some man with a foul haircut got here up and roundhouse kicked my telephone out of my hand and mentioned one thing about Raccoon Metropolis,” one fan claimed. (I am sorry, dangerous haircut?!)
“Think about calling and all you get is ‘The place is everyone going, bingo?'” wrote one other. (I perceive that reference!)
“Tried however somebody named Claire stored answering,” prompt a 3rd. (Leon..!)
Some followers mentioned that they had known as the quantity within the hope it supplied some sort of clue for Resident Evil Requiem’s cryptic Remaining Puzzle answer, which has been complicated followers for the previous week. Right this moment, one individual does now seem to have solved the Remaining Puzzle — however the thriller across the problem stays, because it’s unclear precisely how they did it.
IGN’s Resident Evil: Requiem information will enable you each step of the way in which by means of RE9. Pay attention to these key suggestions and methods earlier than you get began, and concentrate on discovering these necessary gadgets early. Plus, our complete walkthrough will be sure to do not miss a single Bobblehead or file as you attempt to survive from the Rhodes Hill Persistent Care Heart all the way in which to Raccoon Metropolis.
Tom Phillips is IGN’s Information Editor. You can attain Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or discover him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social