Leon Scott Kennedy | |
---|---|
Gender | Man |
Role | Rookie Police Officer |
Origin | American |
DLC | CHAPTER 20: Resident Evil™ |
Voice Actor | Riley McShane (The Monster Factory) |
Cost | 500 Auric Cells |
Menu Music | |
CharID | S27 |
Leon Scott Kennedy is one of 41 Survivors currently featured in Dead by Daylight.
He was introduced as one of two Survivors of CHAPTER 20: Resident Evil™, a Chapter DLC released on 15 June 2021.
He originates from the video game franchise Resident Evil, specifically the 2019 remake of Resident Evil 2.
Quick Answers
What is Leon Scott Kennedy's ability in Dead by Daylight?
What is the name of Leon Scott Kennedy's perk in Dead by Daylight?
How can Leon Scott Kennedy activate his perk, Rookie Spirit?
What happens once Leon Scott Kennedy's perk, Rookie Spirit, is active?
What's the achievement for escaping with Leon S. Kennedy using only his Unique Perks called?
Overview
Leon Scott Kennedy is a rookie police officer who went beyond the call of duty during the outbreak in Raccoon City.
His personal Perks, Bite the Bullet, Flashbang, and Rookie Spirit, allow him to ignore pain, disorient the Killer, and track objectives being lost.
Lore
Having faced hordes of zombies on his first day as a police officer, Leon S. Kennedy had to learn the job quickly.
Investigating the biohazard that had ravaged Raccoon City, Leon infiltrated an abandoned Umbrella Corporation laboratory where a sudden and unexpected black fog led him astray.
Load-out
Unique Perks
Leon comes with 3 Perks that are unique to him:
Bite the Bullet | Pain hurts you as much as anyone, but you would prefer others do not know that. When healing yourself or another Survivor, Grunts of Pain and all noises related to the Healing action are suppressed:
"I can do this." — Leon Scott Kennedy | |
---|---|---|
Flashbang | You have adapted to a world in chaos and making what you can from the debris.
After repairing Generators for a total of 70/60/50 %, Flashbang activates:
"Get outta my face!" — Leon Scott Kennedy | |
Rookie Spirit | You keep a careful eye on objectives when they are slipping away.
While repairing Generators, succeed 5/4/3 Good or Great Skill Checks to activate Rookie Spirit for the remainder of the Trial:
|
Prestige
Prestiging Leon will automatically add Tier I of his Unique Perks to the inventories of all other Survivors and unlock the ability for their higher-tiered versions to spawn in their Bloodweb.
Prestige Leon twice more to automatically add Tier II and Tier III respectively into the other Survivors' inventories.
Achievements
There is 1 Achievement related to Leon:
Icon | Name | Description |
---|---|---|
Adept Leon | Playing as Leon Scott Kennedy, escape a Trial using only his 3 Unique Perks: Bite the Bullet, Flashbang, and Rookie Spirit |
Cosmetic Options
Players can choose from a variety of Cosmetic options to customise Leon:
Base Cosmetics
Default
Prestige
Perk Charms
Prestige Level 7 Reward | Prestige Level 8 Reward | Prestige Level 9 Reward |
---|---|---|
A keepsake gained upon mastery of a particular skill. |
In-Game Store
Alternate Character Models
Leon has 2 alternate Character models available in the in-game Store:
DLC
Leon is part of 1 DLC:
Change Log
Patch 6.2.0
- Change: provided Leon with unique voice-lines.
- Change: introduced new Lobby Music for Leon.
Trivia
- Leon and Jill Valentine are tied for the Survivor with the most in-game quotes by themselves, each having five in total.
- Leon was the second blue-eyed male Survivor.
- Similarly to the Resident Evil franchise, Leon's hair colour varies a lot in Dead by Daylight and official promotional material.
In-game, his hair is gold-blond, whereas in promotional materials, he is shown to have light brown hair. - Leon's Persistent Investigator outfit is based on his appearance in Resident Evil 4.
Voice-Lines
- Leon retro-actively received unique voice-lines with the release of the second Resident Evil Chapter:
Voice Line | Audio |
---|---|
"It's time to go." | |
"Count me in." | |
"It's gonna be a tough road." | |
"Claire! It's so nice to see you." | |
"You're stuck with me to the end." | |
"Compared to Raccoon City, this is a walk in the park, right?" |
- In Resident Evil 2 Remake, the fourth line of dialogue occurs when Leon and Claire meet up outside the Fire Escape, which is the first time they have seen each other after having been split up when entering the Police Station.