Resident Evil’s Leon Kennedy is named after a milk-guzzling hitman, Hideki Kamiya casually confirms

Victoria Phillips Kennedy

Back in 1994, Luc Besson released a movie that not only introduced us to Natalie Portman in her feature film debut, but also – it turns out – inspired the name for one of gaming’s most iconic characters: Leon Kennedy. That film was Léon: The Professional, and saw actor Jean Reno in the titular role of a milk-loving hitman who takes 12 year old Mathilda (played by Portman) under his wing.

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