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IN CHARACTER
Name: Leon Scott Kennedy
Canon: Resident Evil (game series)
Canon Point: post RE6 game
Age: 36
History:
wiki page
My background summary
Personality:
Leon Kennedy has seen far more than most others his age and the results of his experience show in his demeanor. After his first day as a policeman at Raccoon City devolving into nothing short of a nightmare, the previously congenial and overall positive rookie has transformed into a serious government agent. He still retains an innate desire to help others and protect those in need, but his view on survival and consequences have developed dramatically due to the dangers he faced and the lives lost in the T-virus outbreak. Unlike his attitude during his first day as a rookie, Leon's current attitude is more honed and, some might say, jaded by his experiences. He shows far less emotion in the face of danger, and even when expressing more positive feelings. His quiet, dry outward nature can make him seem distant to strangers, and he tends to be cautious when it comes to people with power. If someone rubs him the wrong way, Leon is a long-time practitioner of sarcasm, making him appear rougher to those that don't know him. He also concentrates very hard on preventing more tragedies by taking out terrorists before others can be sacrificed, making him more given to action than talk. Aside from sarcastic remarks and the occasional joke, he mostly reserves his real emotions for those he trusts deeply, and those people are relatively few in number. After killing many fellow officers turned into zombies during the Raccoon City incident and repeated betrayal by comrades, Leon is reluctant to confide in others and keeps his feelings guarded to protect his main priority of preserving life. While he does have friends and is generally easy enough to get along with, he's the type to bottle up his feelings. During Resident Evil 4, Leon confesses internally that he still remembers the Raccoon tragedy as if it just happened, but outwardly treats the local cops he's with casually and doesn't indicate any personal doubt. In Resident Evil 6, he confides to the President, his close friend, that he's harbored some suicidal thoughts at times, which shows that he has to be very comfortable with someone before he'll allow himself to open up.
When it comes to confidantes, Leon is quick to defend—and even befriend—but slow to trust. He believes in the virtue of working with others and helping those around him, but rarely goes into depth about his own feelings or personal life. He easily befriends Luis Sera in Resident Evil 4, and works with Angela Miller and Greg Glenn, two special forces operatives, without too much complaint in Degeneration. However, he never shows any excessive warmth to any of them, and in the case of Greg, gets frustrated when the man repeatedly jeopardizes their lives by not taking the threats seriously—enough to strike him in order to get things done. However, he defends them all without hesitation, and is extremely distraught when he loses Luis, despite having only met him hours earlier. In a crisis, he's quick to respond to pleas for help. He readily agrees to help a stranger find his missing daughter after a sudden outbreak, despite still being in danger himself. He even goes so far as to tell him partner at the time, Helena, that they will make the time when she points out that they have their own mission to complete. Leon also moves to rescue some trapped survivors even after telling Helena that they are already doomed and it is too late to save them. He's a defender above all, sometimes recklessly, even though his experiences have taught him the cold practicality of killing to survive. This echoes back to the Raccoon City disaster itself, which was Leon's first experience with an outbreak. He arrives to find his new assignment is overrun with the walking dead, but instead of thinking only of himself, Leon does his best to protect the other survivors, befriending Claire Redfield and Sherry Birkin as they try to escape the city together. This attitude is what defines Leon as a person—he will always do what he can to help those in distress.
It should be noted that Leon keeps some distance from others as far as personal relationships go, and has been intentionally single since the Raccoon City incident. Despite showing interest in Ada Wong and flirting with Ingrid Hunnigan, he does not pursue any close relationships seriously, and focuses most of his time running from one mission to the next. Raccoon City left a deep impact on him, and he repeatedly references it during various missions, unable to let go of the trauma of his past. Despite being a competent agent, Leon does suffer from some survivor's guilt.
But, with all this in mind, Leon is a steadfast and dependable government operative willing to work with his team. He acts reserved, but he actually cares very deeply for people. He trusts his comrades to hold their own and depends on them—particularly those who have experienced the same trials he has. He also still has some of the boyish idealism he had as a rookie cop on his first day. He wants to believe in the best of other people, and his actions are based on that belief. This tends to turn out to be a weakness, as he finds himself surprised by betrayal (such as in the case of his partner, Jack Krauser) or caught by the pivotal decision of how to react with a rival (as repeatedly occurs when dealing with Ada Wong, whom he cares for despite being unsure of her allegiance). When it comes to fellow Raccoon City survivors, Leon shows an extra level of respect. Part of his conflict with Ada is their shared history in the Raccoon outbreak. Having both helped her and been helped by her during that disaster, Leon can't bring himself to see Ada Wong as an enemy. Even though she's revealed as a spy working for a questionable hidden employer, Leon lets her escape both at the end of Resident Evil 4's mission and the end of Resident Evil 6. He knows that she might be working for people that want to continue bio-weapons development, but he wants to trust her judgment. He insists on asking her for answers instead of just attacking her, and in Resident Evil 6 actually steps in to defend someone he thinks is her from fellow survivor Chris Redfield, despite having suspicions himself. However, he ultimately has solid judgment, and the safety of innocents always comes before his own heart. He responds to honest natures despite harsh circumstances, befriending the Eastern Slavic rebels after they captured him and becoming attached to strangers quickly. Leon puts people first, and although he can be wary and jaded, he's also a caring individual with a strong drive to help those around him.
Abilities/Skills:
athletics - Trained for special forces missions, Leon has extensive physical training. He has a fighting style incorporating techniques from various martial arts styles and has a mastery of both melee and armed combat. He excels in combat at close quarters, gymnastics, and parkour. Because he often fights inhuman enemies, he can survive physical attacks that other people might not live through. He's used to leaping from windows and over large gaps, being hit by ogre-sized monsters, and being swarmed by enemies.
physical resilience - He's exceptionally sturdy for a normal human, having high physical endurance on his side. He can hold his own against military-trained veterans and enhanced mutant creatures multiple times his size. He's managed to carry on after being shot in the torso after a short time and been thrown across rooms and still get up to continue the fight. While not impervious, he is at the peak of his fitness. When it comes to survival, Leon has both instinct and resourcefulness, able to quickly respond to surprise threats.
marksmanship - Leon excels with firearms of various kinds and has a knack for target shooting. His skill with guns is above average, and he is capable of accurately shooting firearms that he has no previous practice with.
weapons knowledge - In addition to basic firearms, Leon is also experienced with other weapons, including heavy artillery and a variety of military grade guns. He's also schooled in knife fighting and adaptable when it comes to styles of fighting. He can pick up new combat techniques quickly, with a talent for thinking on his feet. He's shown to use a grenade launcher, a rocket launcher on several occasions, and the gun turret of a small tank efficiently without difficulty.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
strengths - physical combat and tactics, determination, improvising on his feet, loyalty, firearms and weapons expertise, survival tactics
weaknesses - politics and charisma, any advanced science, technical knowledge (complex engineering or hacking), languages, anything magical, patience, emotional trauma making him paranoid and brusque, and even impulsive when it comes to protecting others. He's far more an action-man than a talker.
Items: clothes, tactical vest, 2 healing sprays, a combat knife, a personal handgun (Beretta style), two reserve sidearms (9mm “wing shooters”), spare ammo, leg holsters, combat gloves, and a leather jacket.
SAMPLES
Network Sample:
[audio]
Is this sending? Good.
[The man on the other end of the MID is having a bad day already. He sounds exasperated and he's barely a few seconds in.]
My name is Leon Kennedy. I'm from- [Uh.] Earth.
[Getting that starting point at least seems to break the ice a bit, making the voice relax.]
If this is the standard recruitment plan, it needs more work. Don't know how bringing strangers up here will do any good. Is anyone else on this thing not a spaceman? Because I feel like I just stepped into a science fiction movie. If the next person I see is a big green alien, I-
Just tell me everyone on board this thing is alive. That'll be a good start.
Prose/Action Sample: test drive meme
Periodic reviews were a pain, even if they were necessary. If there was one thing Leon had learned over the years, it was that no matter where you went or who you talked to, bureaucracy was always the same. Not that he didn't understand it—having things in the right place could mean the difference between life and death in the right situation—but there was just something about the whole official process that felt more like a hold up than an advantage. There were times when he considered forgetting “procedure” and leaping through the frosted glass partition of one of those office rooms they always had him in (and they all looked the same, too). Just diving through and making a break for it.
Times like this.
The gentleman, dressed in a tailored black suit, held his open file and picked up the third page for the sixth time, sliding it behind the others. His name plate said James Manning, but by the serious and audible way he kept contemplating the file, Leon was starting to think he'd be better off as Agent Hmm. Leon sat in the simple plastic chair, facing him with both hands on his knees as he waited. Normally, he'd be leaning back, maybe even lounging depending on the space. But these places always had the worst furniture, and he knew that slouching might give this fellow the idea that he didn't care about his paperwork. The Paperwork, he had found, was very important to guys like this. He'd personally rather have a good gun at his side.
Nope, don't rush on my account. It's not like any lives are at stake here.
The suit paused in his deep study of the file and looked up, meeting Leon's eyes as if he'd tossed something his way.
“Am I boring you, Mister Kennedy?”
The man's expression was flat and unreadable, giving Leon a look that said the wrong response could and would be held in some little manila folder labeled Personnel History. So it was going to be one of these guys, huh?
“No, sir. Just tired, I guess.”
The man nodded. It was short and professional, like the way he held the open folder. Most of the time, it went pretty smoothly. Even with all the proper channels to go through, most official checks were quick and painless, a protocol to make sure he wasn't falling off the wagon and a detriment to anyone's safety. Leon knew what they were thinking. You don't walk out of some of the things he'd seen without carrying the scars. He respected the caution. But every once in awhile, there was someone that took the whole “check” a little too seriously, and the wrong gesture or misplaced word could trigger a ream of red tape. He could get out of it—they needed him in play after all—but clearing it up would be a hassle. Better to play nice and get through with it the first time. The problem was, waiting it out always made him feel like he was trying to drive a car with no tires. He watched as the man walked toward one end of the office, giving another slow hmm as he went. Then he pivoted on his heel before walking back in the other direction. He flipped through another page, then another as the seconds ticked by. Leon felt a nerve in his leg twitch and go numb.
“Hmm...”
Trust me, it's all there. If this were an outbreak, they'd have swarmed the place by now.
"Hm? Mmmmm..."
Remind me never to have you watch my back.
Agent Delay closed the folder, giving Leon another direct look. For a split second, he thought that maybe somehow this guy had read the boredom in his eyes and was going to give him a lecture on just why all of this was important. He held the man's gaze, awaiting the inevitable.
“Well, it looks like everything's okay. Signed and in order. I'm sure you have a helicopter waiting, so I won't keep you any longer.”
It's about time!
The suit held out a hand, and Leon stood up to shake it. The blood rushed back into his legs, and he realized just how much he'd been leaning forward. But at least it was over. He was so relieved, grateful to this guy for letting him go, that he could almost forget the agonizing time he'd spent in that uncomfortable assessment chair.
“Thanks. I appreciate it.”
The man gestured his thanks away and handed him the freshly-approved file. Leon turned toward the door, finally ready to get to the next mission. He had the door open and one foot over the line when a firm grip caught his shoulder.
“Oh, one more thing, Mister Kennedy.”
Shit.
“Just make sure you get proper rest.”
James patted Leon's shoulder, and Leon turned enough to offer him a smile. As he turned away, he wondered if the other man caught the relief behind it.
“Roger that.”
He made his way down the hall, shaking his head and muttering to himself once he felt he was out of earshot.
“I need rest? Fewer of those would be like a vacation. At least I know what to do with zombies...”
Are you 16 or older: Yes
Contact:
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Tag: Leon Kennedy
IN CHARACTER
Name: Leon Scott Kennedy
Canon: Resident Evil (game series)
Canon Point: post RE6 game
Age: 36
History:
wiki page
My background summary
Personality:
Leon Kennedy has seen far more than most others his age and the results of his experience show in his demeanor. After his first day as a policeman at Raccoon City devolving into nothing short of a nightmare, the previously congenial and overall positive rookie has transformed into a serious government agent. He still retains an innate desire to help others and protect those in need, but his view on survival and consequences have developed dramatically due to the dangers he faced and the lives lost in the T-virus outbreak. Unlike his attitude during his first day as a rookie, Leon's current attitude is more honed and, some might say, jaded by his experiences. He shows far less emotion in the face of danger, and even when expressing more positive feelings. His quiet, dry outward nature can make him seem distant to strangers, and he tends to be cautious when it comes to people with power. If someone rubs him the wrong way, Leon is a long-time practitioner of sarcasm, making him appear rougher to those that don't know him. He also concentrates very hard on preventing more tragedies by taking out terrorists before others can be sacrificed, making him more given to action than talk. Aside from sarcastic remarks and the occasional joke, he mostly reserves his real emotions for those he trusts deeply, and those people are relatively few in number. After killing many fellow officers turned into zombies during the Raccoon City incident and repeated betrayal by comrades, Leon is reluctant to confide in others and keeps his feelings guarded to protect his main priority of preserving life. While he does have friends and is generally easy enough to get along with, he's the type to bottle up his feelings. During Resident Evil 4, Leon confesses internally that he still remembers the Raccoon tragedy as if it just happened, but outwardly treats the local cops he's with casually and doesn't indicate any personal doubt. In Resident Evil 6, he confides to the President, his close friend, that he's harbored some suicidal thoughts at times, which shows that he has to be very comfortable with someone before he'll allow himself to open up.
When it comes to confidantes, Leon is quick to defend—and even befriend—but slow to trust. He believes in the virtue of working with others and helping those around him, but rarely goes into depth about his own feelings or personal life. He easily befriends Luis Sera in Resident Evil 4, and works with Angela Miller and Greg Glenn, two special forces operatives, without too much complaint in Degeneration. However, he never shows any excessive warmth to any of them, and in the case of Greg, gets frustrated when the man repeatedly jeopardizes their lives by not taking the threats seriously—enough to strike him in order to get things done. However, he defends them all without hesitation, and is extremely distraught when he loses Luis, despite having only met him hours earlier. In a crisis, he's quick to respond to pleas for help. He readily agrees to help a stranger find his missing daughter after a sudden outbreak, despite still being in danger himself. He even goes so far as to tell him partner at the time, Helena, that they will make the time when she points out that they have their own mission to complete. Leon also moves to rescue some trapped survivors even after telling Helena that they are already doomed and it is too late to save them. He's a defender above all, sometimes recklessly, even though his experiences have taught him the cold practicality of killing to survive. This echoes back to the Raccoon City disaster itself, which was Leon's first experience with an outbreak. He arrives to find his new assignment is overrun with the walking dead, but instead of thinking only of himself, Leon does his best to protect the other survivors, befriending Claire Redfield and Sherry Birkin as they try to escape the city together. This attitude is what defines Leon as a person—he will always do what he can to help those in distress.
It should be noted that Leon keeps some distance from others as far as personal relationships go, and has been intentionally single since the Raccoon City incident. Despite showing interest in Ada Wong and flirting with Ingrid Hunnigan, he does not pursue any close relationships seriously, and focuses most of his time running from one mission to the next. Raccoon City left a deep impact on him, and he repeatedly references it during various missions, unable to let go of the trauma of his past. Despite being a competent agent, Leon does suffer from some survivor's guilt.
But, with all this in mind, Leon is a steadfast and dependable government operative willing to work with his team. He acts reserved, but he actually cares very deeply for people. He trusts his comrades to hold their own and depends on them—particularly those who have experienced the same trials he has. He also still has some of the boyish idealism he had as a rookie cop on his first day. He wants to believe in the best of other people, and his actions are based on that belief. This tends to turn out to be a weakness, as he finds himself surprised by betrayal (such as in the case of his partner, Jack Krauser) or caught by the pivotal decision of how to react with a rival (as repeatedly occurs when dealing with Ada Wong, whom he cares for despite being unsure of her allegiance). When it comes to fellow Raccoon City survivors, Leon shows an extra level of respect. Part of his conflict with Ada is their shared history in the Raccoon outbreak. Having both helped her and been helped by her during that disaster, Leon can't bring himself to see Ada Wong as an enemy. Even though she's revealed as a spy working for a questionable hidden employer, Leon lets her escape both at the end of Resident Evil 4's mission and the end of Resident Evil 6. He knows that she might be working for people that want to continue bio-weapons development, but he wants to trust her judgment. He insists on asking her for answers instead of just attacking her, and in Resident Evil 6 actually steps in to defend someone he thinks is her from fellow survivor Chris Redfield, despite having suspicions himself. However, he ultimately has solid judgment, and the safety of innocents always comes before his own heart. He responds to honest natures despite harsh circumstances, befriending the Eastern Slavic rebels after they captured him and becoming attached to strangers quickly. Leon puts people first, and although he can be wary and jaded, he's also a caring individual with a strong drive to help those around him.
Abilities/Skills:
athletics - Trained for special forces missions, Leon has extensive physical training. He has a fighting style incorporating techniques from various martial arts styles and has a mastery of both melee and armed combat. He excels in combat at close quarters, gymnastics, and parkour. Because he often fights inhuman enemies, he can survive physical attacks that other people might not live through. He's used to leaping from windows and over large gaps, being hit by ogre-sized monsters, and being swarmed by enemies.
physical resilience - He's exceptionally sturdy for a normal human, having high physical endurance on his side. He can hold his own against military-trained veterans and enhanced mutant creatures multiple times his size. He's managed to carry on after being shot in the torso after a short time and been thrown across rooms and still get up to continue the fight. While not impervious, he is at the peak of his fitness. When it comes to survival, Leon has both instinct and resourcefulness, able to quickly respond to surprise threats.
marksmanship - Leon excels with firearms of various kinds and has a knack for target shooting. His skill with guns is above average, and he is capable of accurately shooting firearms that he has no previous practice with.
weapons knowledge - In addition to basic firearms, Leon is also experienced with other weapons, including heavy artillery and a variety of military grade guns. He's also schooled in knife fighting and adaptable when it comes to styles of fighting. He can pick up new combat techniques quickly, with a talent for thinking on his feet. He's shown to use a grenade launcher, a rocket launcher on several occasions, and the gun turret of a small tank efficiently without difficulty.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
strengths - physical combat and tactics, determination, improvising on his feet, loyalty, firearms and weapons expertise, survival tactics
weaknesses - politics and charisma, any advanced science, technical knowledge (complex engineering or hacking), languages, anything magical, patience, emotional trauma making him paranoid and brusque, and even impulsive when it comes to protecting others. He's far more an action-man than a talker.
Items: clothes, tactical vest, 2 healing sprays, a combat knife, a personal handgun (Beretta style), two reserve sidearms (9mm “wing shooters”), spare ammo, leg holsters, combat gloves, and a leather jacket.
SAMPLES
Network Sample:
[audio]
Is this sending? Good.
[The man on the other end of the MID is having a bad day already. He sounds exasperated and he's barely a few seconds in.]
My name is Leon Kennedy. I'm from- [Uh.] Earth.
[Getting that starting point at least seems to break the ice a bit, making the voice relax.]
If this is the standard recruitment plan, it needs more work. Don't know how bringing strangers up here will do any good. Is anyone else on this thing not a spaceman? Because I feel like I just stepped into a science fiction movie. If the next person I see is a big green alien, I-
Just tell me everyone on board this thing is alive. That'll be a good start.
Prose/Action Sample: test drive meme
Periodic reviews were a pain, even if they were necessary. If there was one thing Leon had learned over the years, it was that no matter where you went or who you talked to, bureaucracy was always the same. Not that he didn't understand it—having things in the right place could mean the difference between life and death in the right situation—but there was just something about the whole official process that felt more like a hold up than an advantage. There were times when he considered forgetting “procedure” and leaping through the frosted glass partition of one of those office rooms they always had him in (and they all looked the same, too). Just diving through and making a break for it.
Times like this.
The gentleman, dressed in a tailored black suit, held his open file and picked up the third page for the sixth time, sliding it behind the others. His name plate said James Manning, but by the serious and audible way he kept contemplating the file, Leon was starting to think he'd be better off as Agent Hmm. Leon sat in the simple plastic chair, facing him with both hands on his knees as he waited. Normally, he'd be leaning back, maybe even lounging depending on the space. But these places always had the worst furniture, and he knew that slouching might give this fellow the idea that he didn't care about his paperwork. The Paperwork, he had found, was very important to guys like this. He'd personally rather have a good gun at his side.
Nope, don't rush on my account. It's not like any lives are at stake here.
The suit paused in his deep study of the file and looked up, meeting Leon's eyes as if he'd tossed something his way.
“Am I boring you, Mister Kennedy?”
The man's expression was flat and unreadable, giving Leon a look that said the wrong response could and would be held in some little manila folder labeled Personnel History. So it was going to be one of these guys, huh?
“No, sir. Just tired, I guess.”
The man nodded. It was short and professional, like the way he held the open folder. Most of the time, it went pretty smoothly. Even with all the proper channels to go through, most official checks were quick and painless, a protocol to make sure he wasn't falling off the wagon and a detriment to anyone's safety. Leon knew what they were thinking. You don't walk out of some of the things he'd seen without carrying the scars. He respected the caution. But every once in awhile, there was someone that took the whole “check” a little too seriously, and the wrong gesture or misplaced word could trigger a ream of red tape. He could get out of it—they needed him in play after all—but clearing it up would be a hassle. Better to play nice and get through with it the first time. The problem was, waiting it out always made him feel like he was trying to drive a car with no tires. He watched as the man walked toward one end of the office, giving another slow hmm as he went. Then he pivoted on his heel before walking back in the other direction. He flipped through another page, then another as the seconds ticked by. Leon felt a nerve in his leg twitch and go numb.
“Hmm...”
Trust me, it's all there. If this were an outbreak, they'd have swarmed the place by now.
"Hm? Mmmmm..."
Remind me never to have you watch my back.
Agent Delay closed the folder, giving Leon another direct look. For a split second, he thought that maybe somehow this guy had read the boredom in his eyes and was going to give him a lecture on just why all of this was important. He held the man's gaze, awaiting the inevitable.
“Well, it looks like everything's okay. Signed and in order. I'm sure you have a helicopter waiting, so I won't keep you any longer.”
It's about time!
The suit held out a hand, and Leon stood up to shake it. The blood rushed back into his legs, and he realized just how much he'd been leaning forward. But at least it was over. He was so relieved, grateful to this guy for letting him go, that he could almost forget the agonizing time he'd spent in that uncomfortable assessment chair.
“Thanks. I appreciate it.”
The man gestured his thanks away and handed him the freshly-approved file. Leon turned toward the door, finally ready to get to the next mission. He had the door open and one foot over the line when a firm grip caught his shoulder.
“Oh, one more thing, Mister Kennedy.”
Shit.
“Just make sure you get proper rest.”
James patted Leon's shoulder, and Leon turned enough to offer him a smile. As he turned away, he wondered if the other man caught the relief behind it.
“Roger that.”
He made his way down the hall, shaking his head and muttering to himself once he felt he was out of earshot.
“I need rest? Fewer of those would be like a vacation. At least I know what to do with zombies...”