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28 years later, Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya casually confirms that fans were right about where Leon…
Resident Evil 2 director Hideki Kamiya confirmed a long-standing fan theory that the protagonist Leon Kennedy was named after the character from the film Léon: The Professional. Kamiya revealed on Twitter that he suggested the name to series creator Shinji Mikami during the game's development, and the connection was further referenced in Leon's next game with the 'Matilda' gun and 'Professional' difficulty setting.
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