Resident Evil Requiem is breaking new ground with protagonist Grace Ashcroft, an FBI investigator, but it is also returning to the series' roots by revisiting a derelict Raccoon City decades after the fateful T-Virus outbreak. While RE9's director confirmed Chris Redfield is sitting this entry out, the door is still open for Leon Kennedy's return, and a new leak seems to lend credence to the rumors of his appearance in Requiem.
Originally leaked on 4chan, a supposed, confidential Resident Evil Requiem document was then shared by Reddit user AnchovyKing, with a translation provided by Birkin92 in the comments. It appears to be a sales pitch of sorts, potentially a team within Capcom vying for a role in Resident Evil Requiem's development or a document used in an internal presentation. The most interesting part of the leak, though, is what may be Leon Kennedy's new appearance in RE9: the iconic character is shown with gray hair, an aged face, and an eye patch.
Click here to see the leaked RE9 document, hosted on Imgur.
In the leaked document, Leon's face appears below images of potential enemies found in Requiem – a two-headed, quadrupedal creature,...
