When you've been around as long as Resident Evil has, you learn a thing or three about fan theories. The best-selling franchise goes back decades at this point, and in that time, millions of fans have rallied some wild speculation about its video games. From hidden spouses to evil clones, the Resident Evil fandom knows how to cook up some good fan theories, and some of them have been pretty spot on. Now, one of the franchise's best directors is speaking out as Hideki Kamiya just confirmed another theory about Leon Kennedy is 100% true.
The confession comes from X (formerly Twitter) as the acclaimed director of Resident Evil 2 finally confessed the true inspiration behind Leon's now-iconic name. According to him, the protagonist for Resident Evil 2 went unnamed for quite a long time, and Kamiya went to series creator Shinji Mikami for help naming the hero. The director's first few names were shot down, but after thinking about it for a moment, Kamiya said he was inspired to pitch the name Leon because of a movie he had seen recently.
As it turns out, Kamiya had watched Luc Besson's Léon: The Professional while developing Resident Evil...
