We could now know the answer to Capcom’s devious Resident Evil Requiem Closing Puzzle, however a complete new thriller is simply starting for followers — one centered on Leon S. Kennedy, and an enormous secret that is solely hinted at within the sport’s closing moments.
Warning: Spoilers for Resident Evil Requiem comply with.
Idea art work for Leon S. Kennedy unlocked after beating Resident Evil Requiem reveals a have a look at the hero’s hand… carrying a marriage band.
There are two variations of this art work: one the place Leon’s hand is contaminated and ring-less, and one with out the an infection the place a silver ring will be seen, worn on his ring finger.
Leon spends most of his time in Requiem exhibiting indicators of nasty an infection — one thing he hides underneath a pair of gloves. (Even in case you unlock alternate glove-less outfits, he nonetheless seems to be ring-less.)
Watch the sport’s ultimate cutscene extraordinarily fastidiously, nevertheless, and you will see him lastly discard these gloves as he walks away from Grace — then attain into his again pocket. His hand actions listed below are intentionally delicate, however match up with him affixing a hoop again onto his finger, now he has been cured and is lastly heading again off-duty. It is robust to see clearly, however followers have additionally zoomed into his hand within the ultimate shot of him strolling away — and sure, there is the glint of one thing there.
As you may anticipate, the suggestion that Leon S. Kennedy is now married has sparked an monumental quantity of debate amongst followers, with the plain subsequent query being — who’s Leon married to? Already, followers have fashioned robust opinions on whether or not it’s somebody we have now seen earlier than, and in that case, who’s extra suited to Resident Evil’s main man.
The obvious candidate is Claire Redfield, sister of Chris, and Leon’s co-star again in Resident Evil 2. Claire being Leon’s spouse would offer a pleasant symmetry with this story being set again in Raccoon Metropolis, and in addition tie Leon to Chris as brothers in legislation. The sport’s ending, which namechecks Chris however retains him offscreen, even looks like it’s setting one thing up right here — although it is unclear whether or not that is for DLC, a separate future sport or simply for the followers.
“Realistically going off remake story Claire would take advantage of sense narratively,” wrote TheGrimmBorne in a prolonged reddit thread on Leon’s love life. “OG video games pushed Ada lots, the remake appears to push Claire as the principle romance. In 4R he’s extraordinarily untrusting and ‘over’ Ada, in 2 the director straight informed Leon and Claire to speak appearing as if they’ve a crush.”
After which there’s Ada. Leon has pined after her for a lot of the collection, and memorably referred to her in Resident Evil 4 as “like part of me I can not let go.” However is she actually the marrying kind? Different followers, in the meantime, have advised that Leon is secret hitched to Sherry, although there’s nothing particular in Requiem that may affirm that.
“He will not be married within the conventional sense with a canine and picket fence, however I believe he’s symbolically off the market,” wrote UnusualShopping in one other prolonged reddit thread. “Romance has been a battle in his life. A part of his explicit arc shifting ahead, is his lover boy persona being moved on from. I anticipate him and Ada, a while off display, have come to a extra official understanding. He has different choices that may all make good companions, however narratively, if it’s not Ada all of that construct up was for… what?”
Alternatively, may this simply be Capcom giving Leon a quiet character second? If that is the final time we see Resident Evil’s beloved floppy-haired hero, we at the least know he now has a happier life outdoors of labor, past capturing monsters and saving the world.
IGN’s Resident Evil: Requiem information will make it easier to each step of the way in which by means of RE9. Pay attention to these key ideas and methods earlier than you get began, and give attention to discovering these essential gadgets early. Plus, our complete walkthrough will be sure you 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.
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