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LEON KENNEDY
Seven years ago, our lives were changed forever... by the virus from Umbrella Corp. Umbrella collapsed... but their viral legacy continues to spread. I'm gonna scrub this virus from the face of the earth. You chose the role of rescuer rather than fighter, like me. You chose a path that your brother and I couldn't follow.
His hairstyle that’s been nearly the same for a decade just goes to show that Leon was a product of the early nineties. He never shows much complaint to it falling in his eyes and isn’t all that bothered by it. It has shown to be lighter since his first appearance in the series during the Illuminados incident, and then back to a darker shade during the Harvardville incident.
Scar-wise, Leon has one on his shoulder from where he was shot during the Raccoon Incident and, if you look close enough, a slight mark from where Krauser cut him on his right cheek.
Leon dresses in clothing that are fit for work - dark BDUs, military issued boots, dark 5.11 shirts. He usually wears fingerless gloves, a thigh holster, and a jacket of some sort too that’s made of leather for a little added protection.
PERSONALITY
And we've gone / From the edge of our souls / Made it back to a place we call home
You... See me through / I was alone in the dark and the fear was my truth
Leon’s set in his ways. He has a good sense of right and wrong, and don’t expect him to go siding with the bad guys. Because of his years working as a government agent, he’s got a good sense of duty and loyalty towards others. Leon also knows that there are some things that people should or shouldn’t know.
The first incident in Raccoon City prepared him for the rest of his tasks down the road. This event made him both a stronger individual and leader. The Illuminados incident helped almost everything else. Mostly, it gave him closure that the one woman he felt drawn to during the Raccoon incident was alive and well after numerous run ins while he was trying to rescue the president’s daughter.
Also, Leon is determined. After the first incident, he was driven to shut down Umbrella and stop the world from during into a giant bowl of rotting corpses. Since the Illuminados incident, Leon’s just trying to help keep the world from going insane in general. And although Leon may come off as strict or uptight, he’s really the type of guy to use cheesy lines or lame puns. (Mainly to throw enemies off.) He does maintain a professional image though other than that.
Leon is like a rock for everyone to lean on when danger is in the way. It shows that he loves what he does and takes pride in his job. He's a compassionate man that believes a human life needs to be valued and be taken care of. He doesn't try to be a cool, over the top protagonist and is very genuine to himself.
HISTORY
You teach me to rise up / To open my eyes up
All these heroes come and go / But you're still standing
At the age of 21, Leon was fresh out of police academy and on his way to his first job at the Raccoon Police Department in the American mid-west town called Raccoon City. Unfortunately, he was late to work due to celebrating the night prior and he ended up driving into the mess that would be known as the Raccoon City Incident. On his way to the station, he came across a body in the road that ended up causing several zombies to surround him. Leon didn’t have a clue what was going on or why the people weren’t affected by bullets. He escaped this attack and came across a young woman by the name of Claire Redfield, who was looking for her brother Chris. The two decided to take refuge in the police station, but a car accident caused them to get separated.
Once separated from Claire, Leon came across Ada Wong while searching the police station. She was looking for her missing boyfriend, John, and the two formed a quick bond - Leon even took a bullet for her when a woman named Annette Birkin fired at them. Many of the creatures they came across were no problem, until a mutated William Birkin made a pass at Ada with one of his claws. Leon finds out that Ada’s a spy and only came to steal a virus; but not being quick to judge, Leon doesn’t believe this until he hears it directly from Ada. In the end, his life is saved by Ada when she shoots at a t-virus creature called “Mr. X”. The creature ended up falling into a pool of lava, but Ada is mortally wounded. She falls unconscious (Leon believed she died) after telling him everything. Leon reunites with Claire and the young daughter of William Birkin named Sherry on a secret railway and the group escapes the city on a train before the self destruct goes off.
For a while after the Raccoon City Incident, Leon looked after Sherry while Claire went back to looking for her brother. He eventually joins a U.S. government and does various classified missions for five years.
In 2002, he and a partner that was assigned to him named Jack Krauser were sent to a small South American country to infiltrate. They were to find a man named Javier Hidalgo, who was a drug lord that took over a large jungle area. Because there were reports sent back to the U.S. of strange things, the two investigated. It ended up that it was another t-virus outbreak, like in Raccoon City. There was one survivor they found - a young woman by the name of Manuela. She was Javier’s daughter who contracted a rare disease and was kept alive by her father via the Veronica virus. Leon and Krauser eventually had to fight Javier after he combined himself with a plant that was infected with the Veronica virus. Manuela helped them by putting the effects of the virus on her father. Javier was killed and Mauela went in custody of the U.S. Krauser was injured sometime during the mission and was on longer Leon’s partner. Later that year, Leon found out Krauser died in an accident.
Two years later, Leon became a part of the Secret Service. He was assigned to guard President Graham’s family, but his daughter Ashley was kidnapped and Leon was sent to find her. The search led him to a remote area of Spain. While investigating, Leon finds that something bizarre has happened to the people of the village. He finds out from his correspondent (Ingrid Hunnigan) that her kidnappers are a group of religious cultist called “Los Illuminados” that a man named Osmund Sadler leads. The cult uses a parasite called Las Plagas to take control over the locals. Leon evades death from them a few times and meets up with Luis Sera, who he later finds out used to be a scientist/researcher for Sadler. He also runs into Ada a few times, and she even assists him.
When he finally tracks down Ashley, he finds her in a church and takes control of the situation as the two try to escape. When they find out that both of them have been injected with the Plagas, they must race to find a cure while dealing with Sadler’s underlings like Bitores Mendez and Ramon Salazar. Leon also stumbles across his old comrade Krauser, who’s very much alive because of the Plagas. (But the old partners fight and Krauser dies.) Ashley gets abducted again and Leon has to fight his way through a military base to save her and then cure them. There’s a showdown between Leon and Sadler, who dons his “true form”, and Leon wins with the help of Ada and a “special” rocket launcher. Ada takes the Plagas sample and leaves safely, while Leon and Ashley escape on a jet ski. During a conversation as they’re escaping the island, it’s assumed Leon still has feelings for Ada.
Then there was the Harvardville Incident sometime after Spain. An outbreak occured in an airport, and the government sent him in to rescue the few survivors. Two from the state's tactics team went with, one being Angela Miller whom he connected with. One of the survivors was Claire Redfield and together the three of them (because the other tactics guy was bitten) saved a senator and the few survivors.
Things blew up though and Angela's brother, Curtis Miller, had the G virus which he was infected with in WilPharma's company building. The building went on lockdown and Angela and Leon had to stop the transformed Curtis. Curtis died in the end, and the others got out - only to stop Fredric Downing who caused both the small outbreak in the airport and Curtis to transform. They went their separate ways, but Leon promised both Angela and Claire he'd see them again
LEON
Used to be a cop myself, only for a day though.
FULL NAME: Leon Scott Kennedy
ALIAS: N/A
NICKNAMES: Leo, Scott
CURRENT AGE: 29
DATE OF BIRTH: May 12th, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York
MARITAL STATUS: Single
SEXUALITY: 1 on the Kinsey scale
OCCUPATION: Government Agent
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Washington D.C.
PARENTS: Nothing is known of his family beyond that his father and uncle were both police officers.
SIBLINGS: N/A
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS: N/A
RANDOM FACTS
• Still has his RPD uniform. It’s stowed away in a closet though.
• Doesn’t sleep very well.
• Takes pride in his job and wouldn’t trade it for the world.
• Never goes anywhere without a gun and his government issued ID.
• Still sees Ashley once in a while (per her requests)
• Does his best to keep in contact with Claire, but usually fails.
• Has recently been debating a haircut.
• Doesn’t watch much TV, but he does watch a lot of shows on DVD in his downtime.
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OOC
NAME: Ash
AIM: acoldburden
EMAIL: bellatrixkale23@gmail.com
PB: Jensen Ackles
AVAILABILITY: Almost always.