An alleged leak from the Portuguese PlayStation Store has teased that Leon S. Kennedy could be a playable character in Resident Evil Requiem. This leak is just one in a very long list that dates back to before Resident Evil Requiem was even announced.
Back in January of this year, five months before Resident Evil Requiem's official reveal, prominent Capcom leaker Dusk Golem claimed that "Leon is 100% the main character of RE9." In the months since RE Requiem's announcement at Summer Game Fest, Dusk Golem has continued to claim Leon is in the game, despite Capcom stating on several occasions that he isn't.
A PlayStation Store Leak Hints at a Playable Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem
Yet another leak has surfaced that seemingly suggests Leon Kennedy will be a playable character in Resident Evil Requiem. When pre-orders went live on October 29, one Reddit user claimed that they saw the following line of text (translated from Portuguese to English) in the description for Resident Evil Requiem's Deluxe Edition contents: "Five costumes, including a Grace Costume: Dimitrescu and Leon Costume: DSO Special Agent."
This post would suggest that Leon Kennedy will play a significant role in Resident Evil Requiem, one substantial enough to be worthy of alternate outfits. This alleged Leon Deluxe Edition costume would also be a reference to Leon Kennedy's appearance in Resident Evil 6, where he joined the Division of Security Operations.
This Latest Resident Evil Requiem Leon Leak May Not Be Legitimate
Dusk Golem shared this Reddit post on X, but the legitimacy of the original leak was quickly thrown into question.
According to some private messages Dusk Golem received, the original Reddit post that shared the alleged PlayStation Store leak had been quickly taken down, and the original poster had deleted their account. Others who replied to Dusk Golem's X post also pointed out how easy it was to fabricate text on a store page via editing the page's code.
Dusk Golem addressed these concerns and provided screenshots of a Reddit post debunking the Resident Evil Requeim PlayStation Store leak for additional context. But Dusk Golem also doubled down on Leon's appearance in the upcoming entry, stating, "Leon is in RE9 as a main playable character alongside Grace, it's a waiting game for me for him to be revealed, I don't know Capcom's marketing plans, but want to share what's going on around RE best I can."
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