Kotaku theory: Leon S. Kennedy could die in Resident Evil Requiem

A Kotaku writer who played about three hours of Resident Evil Requiem said they believe Leon S. Kennedy could be dead by the end of the game, which launches on February 27.

The writer notes Leon appears to have a deadly infection—a gnarly wound on his neck—and is searching for a cure, a journey that brings him to the Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center where co-lead Grace Ashcroft has been taken.

The piece points to an in-game detail: Leon gives Grace a revolver named Requiem. In the segment played, the gun had one bullet for Grace and proved far more effective in Leon’s hands than hers, a moment the writer reads as both a literal transfer and a thematic passing of the torch.

The article also highlights the word “requiem” (a mass or tribute for the dead) and Capcom’s marketing framing the game as a generational shift—“Two generations of survival”—as elements that support the theory Leon might sacrifice himself so Grace can escape, leaving her with the Requiem revolver as a tribute.

However, the writer calls this speculation and acknowledges characters like Leon have survived worse; whether he dies remains unclear and will be revealed when Resident Evil Requiem launches on February 27.

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