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Leon Scott Kennedy
S27 charSelect portrait
Gender Man
Role Rookie Police Officer
Origin American
DLC CHAPTER 20: Resident Evil™
Voice Actor Riley McShane (The Monster Factory)
Cost 500 Auric CellsIconCurrency auricCells
Menu Music

Leon Scott Kennedy is one of 41 SurvivorsIconHelpLoading survivor currently featured in Dead by DaylightIconHelp DBDlogo.

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? toggle section
His ability, called "Flashbang," allows him to craft a Flash Grenade by entering a locker and pressing the Ability button.
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What is the name of Leon Scott Kennedy's perk in Dead by Daylight? toggle section
His perk is called "Rookie Spirit," which allows him to keep a careful eye on objectives when they are slipping away.
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How can Leon Scott Kennedy activate his perk, Rookie Spirit? toggle section
To activate Rookie Spirit, he needs to complete 5/4/3 Good or Great Skill Checks while repairing generators.
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What happens once Leon Scott Kennedy's perk, Rookie Spirit, is active? toggle section
Once active, the auras of any regressing generators are revealed to him.
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What's the achievement for escaping with Leon S. Kennedy using only his Unique Perks called? toggle section
The achievement is called "Adept Leon."
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Overview

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Quotes left Leon Kennedy might be a Rookie, but during that one fateful night, he faced an entire lifetime of horror and brutality. At once resilient and resourceful, Leon is adaptable above all, whether crafting makeshift weaponry or retracing his steps through labyrinthine hallways. Quotes right

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 BulletIconPerks biteTheBullet, FlashbangIconPerks flashbang, and Rookie SpiritIconPerks rookieSpirit, allow him to ignore pain, disorient the Killer, and track objectives being lost.


Lore

Leon Lore1

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.


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Unique Perks

Leon comes with 3 PerksIconHelp perks that are unique to him:

IconPerks biteTheBullet
Bite the Bullet Pain hurts you as much as anyone, but you would prefer others do not know that.

When healing yourself or another SurvivorIconHelpLoading survivor, Grunts of Pain and all noises related to the Healing action are suppressed:

"I can do this." — Leon Scott Kennedy

IconPerks flashbang
Flashbang You have adapted to a world in chaos and making what you can from the debris.

After repairing GeneratorsIconHelpLoading generators for a total of 70/60/50 %, Flashbang activates:

The Flashbang is left behind when escaping the Trial.

"Get outta my face!" — Leon Scott Kennedy

IconPerks rookieSpirit
Rookie Spirit You keep a careful eye on objectives when they are slipping away.

While repairing GeneratorsIconHelpLoading generators, succeed 5/4/3 Good or Great Skill ChecksIconHelp skillChecks to activate Rookie Spirit for the remainder of the Trial:

  • Once active, the AurasIconHelp auras of any regressing Generators are revealed to you.
"I'll stop this, lieutenant. I promise." — Leon Scott Kennedy

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 BloodwebIconHelp bloodweb.

Prestige Leon twice more to automatically add Tier II and Tier III respectively into the other Survivors' inventories.


Achievements

Main article: Achievements


There is 1 Achievement related to Leon:

Icon Name Description
Ach adeptLeon 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

Icon Name Body Rarity Description
S27 Head01 Leon Scott Kennedy CategoryIcon head Common Seeking those responsible for the destruction of Raccoon City, he traveled to Europe to find the Umbrella Corporation's Headquarters.
S27 Torso01 R.P.D. Uniform CategoryIcon torso Common Ballistic vest and undershirt with the initials of the city he vowed to serve and protect.
S27 Legs01 Armored Cargo Pants CategoryIcon legs Common A flexible pair of cargo pants that remain dependable even under extreme conditions.

Prestige

Icon Name Body Rarity Description Additional Notes
S27 Head01 P01 After-Battle Leon S. Kennedy CategoryIcon head Rare To find answers for the bloodbath that occurred in Raccoon City, he traveled to Europe to find the Umbrella Corporation's Headquarters. Prestige Level 6 Reward
S27 Torso01 P01 Carnage R.P.D. Uniform CategoryIcon torso Rare Blood-sprayed vest and undershirt with the initials of the city he vowed to serve and protect. Prestige Level 4 Reward
S27 Legs01 P01 Gory Cargo Pants CategoryIcon legs Rare Blood-soaked pair of cargo pants that remain dependable even under extreme carnage. Prestige Level 5 Reward
Charm Icon Perk Charms
Prestige Level 7 Reward Prestige Level 8 Reward Prestige Level 9 Reward
S27 PCharm001 S27 PCharm002 S27 PCharm003
A keepsake gained upon mastery of a particular skill.

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S27 Outfit 009
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Detective Noir
Project W Collection
30 August 2022 (Tuesday)
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An outfit that looks like it came right out of a 1940s mystery novel.
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Slicked-Back Coif
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A cleaned-up hairstyle that exudes confidence and professionalism.
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Hardboiled Vest
Project W Collection
Shaking down perps had never looked this classy.
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Sleuthing Slacks
Project W Collection
He can stay hot on the trail of a big case in these.
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S27 Outfit 006
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Persistent Investigator
Resident Evil
15 June 2021 (Tuesday)
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Hellbent on finding those responsible for the destruction of Raccoon City, he put his life on the line to find Umbrella Corporation’s Headquarters.
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Asymmetrical Fringe
Resident Evil
Longer, lighter hair highlighting the grit he gained following the Incident.
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Sheep Wool Jacket
Resident Evil
Comfortable, moisture-controlled jacket to keep him warm and dry.
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Water Resistant Pants
Resident Evil
A tough-as-nails pair of cargo pants. Ideal for extreme weather conditions.
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S27 Outfit 008
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Carlos Oliveira
Project W Collection
30 August 2022 (Tuesday)
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An Umbrella mercenary with a troubled past.
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Roughneck Hair
Project W Collection
He had a difficult childhood, living in poverty in South America.
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Heavy Vest
Project W Collection
He was recruited by Umbrella after taking part in armed revolution.
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U.B.C.S. Standard Issue
Project W Collection
Despite the devastation he observed, he maintained a wicked sense of humor.
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S27 Outfit 02
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Chris Redfield
Resident Evil
15 June 2021 (Tuesday)
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Previously a gifted pilot in the Air Force, Chris Redfield joined the S.T.A.R.S.'s Alpha Team as a point man and found new challenges to overcome.
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Cropped Hair
Resident Evil
Along with the rest of the Alpha Team, he was tasked to investigate the loss of contact with the Bravo Team deployed to Raccoon City.
S27 Torso02
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S.T.A.R.S. Uniform
Resident Evil
His proficiency with a wide range of firearms distinguished him as a versatile and gifted sharpshooter.
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Wide Ballistic Pants
Resident Evil
An armored pair of cargo pants that are both flexible and durable.
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Bad Tidings
Ugly Sweaters
Bleeding and struggling to remain conscious, Leon grabbed the first thing his hands landed on, a festive sweater.
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Alternate Character Models

Leon has 2 alternate Character models available in the in-game Store:

DLC

Main article: Downloadable Content


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.

Trailers

Gallery

In-game assets

Old assets

THE KILLERS IconHelpLoading killer
BASE GAME /
CHAPTERS
1 - 2
K01 charSelect portrait Evan MacMillan - The TrapperIconHelpLoading trapper K02 charSelect portrait Philip Ojomo - The WraithIconHelpLoading wraith K03 charSelect portrait Max Thompson Jr. - The HillbillyIconHelpLoading hillbilly K04 charSelect portrait Sally Smithson - The NurseIconHelpLoading nurse K05 charSelect portrait Michael Myers - The ShapeIconHelpLoading shape
CHAPTERS
3 - 6
K06 charSelect portrait Lisa Sherwood - The HagIconHelpLoading hag K07 charSelect portrait Herman Carter - The DoctorIconHelpLoading doctor K08 charSelect portrait Anna - The HuntressIconHelpLoading huntress K09 charSelect portrait Bubba Sawyer - The CannibalIconHelpLoading cannibal K10 charSelect portrait Freddy Krueger - The NightmareIconHelpLoading nightmare
CHAPTERS
7 - 11
K11 charSelect portrait Amanda Young - The PigIconHelpLoading pig K12 charSelect portrait Jeffrey Hawk - The ClownIconHelpLoading clown K13 charSelect portrait Rin Yamaoka - The SpiritIconHelpLoading spirit K14 charSelect portrait Frank, Julie, Susie, Joey - The LegionIconHelpLoading legion K15 charSelect portrait Adiris - The PlagueIconHelpLoading plague
CHAPTERS
12 - 16
K16 charSelect portrait Danny Johnson - The Ghost FaceIconHelpLoading ghost K17 charSelect portrait The DemogorgonIconHelpLoading demogorgon K18 charSelect portrait Kazan Yamaoka - The OniIconHelpLoading oni K19 charSelect portrait Caleb Quinn - The DeathslingerIconHelpLoading deathslinger K20 charSelect portrait Pyramid Head - The ExecutionerIconHelpLoading wales
CHAPTERS
17 - 21
K21 charSelect portrait Talbot Grimes - The BlightIconHelpLoading blight K22 charSelect portrait Charlotte & Victor Deshayes - The TwinsIconHelpLoading twins K23 charSelect portrait Ji-Woon Hak - The TricksterIconHelpLoading trickster K24 charSelect portrait Nemesis T-Type - The NemesisIconHelpLoading nemesis K25 charSelect portrait Elliot Spencer - The CenobiteIconHelpLoading cenobite
CHAPTERS
22 - 26
K26 charSelect portrait Carmina Mora - The ArtistIconHelpLoading artist K27 charSelect portrait Sadako Yamamura - The OnryōIconHelpLoading onryo K28 charSelect portrait The DredgeIconHelpLoading dredge K29 charSelect portrait Albert Wesker - The MastermindIconHelpLoading mastermind K30 charSelect portrait Tarhos Kovács - The KnightIconHelpLoading knight
CHAPTERS
27 - 31
K31 charSelect portrait Adriana Imai - The Skull MerchantIconHelpLoading skullMerchant K32 charSelect portrait HUX-A7-13 - The SingularityIconHelpLoading singularity K33 charSelect portrait The XenomorphIconHelpLoading xenomorph K34 charSelect portrait Charles Lee Ray - The Good GuyIconHelpLoading goodGuy K35 charSelect portrait The UnknownIconHelpLoading unknown
THE SURVIVORS IconHelpLoading survivor
BASE GAME /
CHAPTER 1
S01 charSelect portrait Dwight FairfieldSurvivorDwight S02 charSelect portrait Meg ThomasSurvivorMeg S03 charSelect portrait Claudette MorelSurvivorClaudette S04 charSelect portrait Jake ParkSurvivorJake S05 charSelect portrait Nea KarlssonSurvivorNea
CHAPTERS
2 - 5
S06 charSelect portrait Laurie StrodeSurvivorLaurie S07 charSelect portrait Ace ViscontiSurvivorAce S08 charSelect portrait Bill OverbeckSurvivorBill S09 charSelect portrait Feng MinSurvivorFeng S10 charSelect portrait David KingSurvivorDavid
CHAPTERS
6 - 10
S11 charSelect portrait Quentin SmithSurvivorQuentin S12 charSelect portrait David TappSurvivorTapp S13 charSelect portrait Kate DensonSurvivorKate S14 charSelect portrait Adam FrancisSurvivorAdam S15 charSelect portrait Jeff JohansenSurvivorJeff
CHAPTERS
11 - 14
S16 charSelect portrait Jane RomeroSurvivorJane S17 charSelect portrait Ash WilliamsSurvivorAsh S18 charSelect portrait Nancy WheelerSurvivorNancy S19 charSelect portrait Steve HarringtonSurvivorSteve S20 charSelect portrait Yui KimuraSurvivorYui
CHAPTERS
15 - 19
S21 charSelect portrait Zarina KassirSurvivorZarina S22 charSelect portrait Cheryl MasonSurvivorCheryl S23 charSelect portrait Felix RichterSurvivorFelix S24 charSelect portrait Élodie RakotoSurvivorElodie S25 charSelect portrait Yun-Jin LeeSurvivorYun-Jin
CHAPTERS
20 - 23
S26 charSelect portrait Jill ValentineSurvivorJill S27 charSelect portrait Leon Scott KennedySurvivorLeon S28 charSelect portrait Mikaela ReidSurvivorMikaela S29 charSelect portrait Jonah VasquezSurvivorJonah S30 charSelect portrait Yoichi AsakawaSurvivorYoichi
CHAPTERS
24 - 27
S31 charSelect portrait Haddie KaurSurvivorHaddie S32 charSelect portrait Ada WongSurvivorAda S33 charSelect portrait Rebecca ChambersSurvivorRebecca S34 charSelect portrait Vittorio ToscanoSurvivorVittorio S35 charSelect portrait Thalita LyraSurvivorThalita
CHAPTERS
27 - 30.5
S36 charSelect portrait Renato LyraSurvivorRenato S37 charSelect portrait Gabriel SomaSurvivorGabriel S38 charSelect portrait Nicolas CageSurvivorNicolas S39 charSelect portrait Ellen RipleySurvivorEllen S40 charSelect portrait Alan WakeSurvivorAlan
CHAPTER
31
S41 charSelect portrait Sable WardUnknown QuestionMark
LEGENDARY CHARACTERS
S27 Carlos charSelect portrait Carlos Oliveira K25 Chatterer charSelect portrait The Chatterer S27 Chris charSelect portrait Chris Redfield S26 Claire charSelect portrait Claire Redfield S22 Cybil charSelect portrait Cybil Bennett K07 Pharaoh Eddie charSelect portrait Pharaoh Eddie
K19 Stranger Eddie charSelect portrait Stranger Eddie K28 Eddie's Tribute charSelect portrait Eddie's Tribute K18 Samurai Eddie charSelect portrait Samurai Eddie K14 HUNK charSelect portrait HUNK S22 James charSelect portrait James Sunderland S19 Jonathan charSelect portrait Jonathan Byers
S22 Lisa charSelect portrait Lisa Garland K07 Look-See charSelect portrait The Look-See S22 Maria charSelect portrait Maria K08 Mordeo charSelect portrait The Mordeo K01 Naughty Bear charSelect portrait Naughty Bear S40 Rose Marigold charSelect portrait Rose Marigold
S40 Saga Anderson charSelect portrait Saga Anderson S26 Sheva charSelect portrait Sheva Alomar K34 Tiffany Valentine charSelect portrait Tiffany Valentine S36 Tubarão charSelect portrait Tubarão K21 Birkin charSelect portrait William Birkin K33 Xenomorph Queen charSelect portrait The Xenomorph Queen
MYTHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS
K18 Armoured Titan charSelect portrait The Armoured Titan K08 Baba Yaga charSelect portrait The Baba Yaga K30 Draugr charSelect portrait The Draugr K21 Ferryman charSelect portrait The Ferryman K26 Jabberwock charSelect portrait The Jabberwock K01 Krampus charSelect portrait The Krampus
K18 Minotaur charSelect portrait The Minotaur K13 War Hammer Titan charSelect portrait The War Hammer Titan
COSTUME CHARACTERS
S22 Alessa charSelect portrait Alessa Gillespie S02 Annie charSelect portrait Annie Leonhart S23 Armin charSelect portrait Armin Arlert K06 Birch charSelect portrait The Birch S23 Blitz charSelect portrait Blitz S01 Eren charSelect portrait Eren Yeager
K23 God Of Desire charSelect portrait The God of Desire K33 Grid Xenomorph charSelect portrait The Grid Xenomorph S21 Hange charSelect Portrait Hange Zoë S13 Historia charSelect portrait Historia Reiss S07 Kenny charSelect portrait Kenny Ackerman S04 Levi charSelect Portrait Levi Ackerman
S20 Mikasa charSelect portrait Mikasa Ackerman S39 Ripley 8 charSelect portrait Ripley 8 K27 Rotten Remains charSelect portrait The Rotten Remains S40 Mr Scratch charSelect portrait Mr Scratch S14 Wamai charSelect portrait Wamai K33 Xenomorph Clone charSelect portrait The Xenomorph Clone
LORE CHARACTERS
Alex Benedict Baker The EntityIconHelp entity The ObserverIconHelp archivesGeneral Vigo and many more...
UNUSED CHARACTERS
The Smasher The Teacher
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