Is Leon S. Kennedy Italian? We requested Resident Evil Requiem’s director

There’s not for much longer to attend till Resident Evil Requiem involves consoles and Home windows PC on Feb. 27. However the Polygon editorial employees has been ready for many years to know the reply to 2 urgent questions on returning dreamboat Leon S. Kennedy: Is he truly Italian? And does he have a girlfriend?

Certain, Kennedy’s an Irish identify, however perhaps Leon’s mom hails from some a part of the boot? Sadly, there’s little or no official details about the character’s backstory within the years earlier than 1998’s Raccoon Metropolis Incident. The franchise’s devoted wiki describes him as Italian-American, seemingly stemming from a Japan-only artwork e book launched round 2010 known as Capcom Design Works. Polygon paisan-at-large Giovanni Colantonio has dug even deeper into Leon’s lore, unearthing a persuasive fan idea that finds quite a few parts linking the S.T.A.R.S. hero to Jean Reno’s Italian gangster in 1994’s Léon: The Skilled.

Leon’s triumphant return to the franchise looks like the proper second to clear the air, proper? Throughout a current interview forward of Requiem’s launch subsequent month, Polygon requested director Kōshi Nakanishi whether or not he knew about Leon’s heritage (and potential galpal) — or if Requiem itself would provide any clues.

“Sadly, I am unable to touch upon Leon’s non-public life. However simply to let you recognize, I’m additionally very within the solutions to those questions,” Nakanishi stated with a cheerful chuckle.

One other new Resident Evil recreation, and nonetheless no solutions to one of many collection’ most enduring questions. I’ve acquired to suppose the spiffy new Porsche Cayenne Leon makes use of in Requiem may assist him lure within the women, even when he’s solely Italian in our goals. That stated, I’m undecided Leon’s terribly relaxed talking to ladies, until he’s saying issues like “I’ll deal with this” or “go cover in that dumpster.” And you recognize this man has soiled fingernails.

Resident Evil Requiem launches Feb. 27 for Nintendo Swap 2, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, and Xbox Collection X.