- Resident Evil Requiem will have dual protagonists: Leon Kennedy and Grace Ashcroft.
- Leon’s gameplay will be action-packed, while Grace’s will be pure horror-filled.
- Both characters have opposite personalities, presenting a great character dynamic.
After months of speculation, Capcom finally revealed Leon S. Kennedy as the other protagonist of the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem. As expected, the character is as cool as ever, and the studio has explained its dual-protagonist approach.
Capcom has explained how different an experience both the characters provide as Grace is a ‘scaredy-cat’, while Leon is a seasoned veteran. Their opposite personalities make their interaction and dynamic really fun.
Why it matters: In all recent Resident Evil games with dual protagonists, most of the time, both characters are trained agents; however, it’s really different this time, as Grace isn’t trained for combat.
Talking to Automation, Requiem’s director, Akifumi Nakanishi, discussed the character dynamics between Leon and Grace. He said that in Leon’s segment, the game turns from pure horror into a high-octane action game.
His (Leon’s) chapters focus on intense, adrenaline-pumping action. Grace’s sections, on the other hand, are the scarier ones.
– Akifumi Nakanishi
This means that Resident Evil Requiem combines all eras of the game. Till Resident Evil 6, the franchise was more action-focused, but since Resident Evil 7, it has had a bigger focus on horror, and the new title combines them.
Now, of course, we’ve had untrained protagonists before in Ethan Winters, but Grace is being described as the biggest scaredy-cat ever in the franchise, which will boost the horror elements up a notch.
Resident Evil Requiem is set to launch on February 27, 2026, and the pre-orders are now live. It is promising to be a great title based on how different it’ll be given both of its main characters’ opposite personalities.
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