Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Every Friday Your weekly update on everything you could ever want to know about the games you already love, games we know you're going to love in the near future, and tales from the communities that surround them. Every Thursday GTA 6 O'clock Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts. Every Friday Knowledge From the creators of Edge: A weekly videogame industry newsletter with analysis from expert writers, guidance from professionals, and insight into what's on the horizon. Every Thursday The Setup Every Wednesday Switch 2 Spotlight Every Saturday The Watchlist Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! When you have a protagonist as charming, athletic, and smug in the face of danger as Leon Kennedy, you shouldn't be surprised that fans gravitate towards them in a particular way. The voice actor behind the hero in Resident Evil Requiem is all too aware of the effect the former RPD officer has on fans, and to be frank, he loves it. "I mean, that's what you get when you portray a highly, highly sexualized and good-looking character. I could have got a role as an ogre or something, but he's a handsome, charming guy," Nick Apostolides, Leon's performer on Requiem, told TheGamer. "It's hard not to like him. And so the internet put him in these thirst trap memes," he explains. "I think it's funny as hell, personally." He might be underselling the following the iconic hero of Resident Evil 4 has accrued over the years. Resident Evil 2 lead Hideki Kamiya gets sucked into hot uncle Leon fawning Resident Evil Requiem director says you can thank the "strict" women at Capcom for "hot uncle" Leon Kennedy Resident Evil Requiem fans want to make out with Leon Kennedy and steal his DILF jacket: "Need to shake him between my teeth like a rabid dog" Leon's one of the internet's boyfriends, and when it comes to Resident Evil, he's a forerunner in any popularity contest. That's no disrespect to Jill Valentine or Chris and Claire Redfield or Ada Wong, but it's hard to compete with boyish good looks, a well-kept fringe, and propensity for sarcastic quips when faced with any kind of Umbrella Corp-related mutant. Since leading one half of Resident Evil 2, Leon's gone from being a rookie police officer with the worst luck imaginable, to consistently putting the boot into whatever zombies the T-virus is producing these days with pizazz. As in 2 and 6, Kennedy shares the spotlight for Requiem, this time helping out FBI agent Grace Ashcroft, the two having contrasting storylines that you complete separately. Anywhere you find people discussing their thirst for video game protagonists, his name is sure to pop up. Apostolides admits that he's "seen some that make me laugh out loud," which tells us two things: he's finding them, and he's lapping them up. If you happen to be the kind of deviant who posts such things, just keep those points in mind. Resident Evil Requiem's final puzzle is so elaborate there's an entire subreddit dedicated to solving it – and the one person who has says "I don't even know how it's supposed to be done."