Summary
A fan ofResident Evil’s Leon S. Kennedy has shared an image of their charming tattoo based off the iconic character, with an adorable raccoon twist. The tattoo has gained a lot of praise from theResident Evilfan community, both for its creativity and the overall execution of the design.
Resident Evilfans are no strangers to getting tattoos based off of the series, but given the survival horror game’s nature, most of them can’t be called cute or adorable. Between the horrifying zombies, BOWs, and the tough and cool cast of playable characters, there’s plenty of inspiration for impressive tattoo designs. However, this one takesLeon S. Kennedy’s iconic appearancefromResident Evil 2and makes it much fuzzier.
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Reddit user andResident Evilfan tylerjade_99 shared their recently completed tattoo with fellow fans, revealing a depiction of Leon where he’s fully transformed into a raccoon. The design pulls plenty of inspiration from his first appearance inResident Evil 2, with his “Leon S. Raccoonedy” version still wearing his iconicRaccoon Citypolice uniform and carrying a pistol. The depiction has led one fan to suggest a Claire Redtail next, which tylerjade_99 seemed excited about and suggested could be a red panda.
The design has gained plenty of praise from otherResident Evilfans, most of whom seemed overjoyed at how cute the design was. Some viewers made jokes based off of Leon quotes, while others went so far as to envy the design and talked about wanting it in a less permanent form, like on a sticker. Tylerjade_99 noted that the design started out as something of a joke, and that it surprised them that this seems to be the first time a tattoo of this nature has popped up in the fandom. Whether or not other fans have already had raccoon versions of otherResident Evilprotagoniststattooed on them, it seems as though the idea is popular enough that tylerjade_99 may not be the last to get a cute design like this.
It’s been a good time to be a Leon fan recently, with the acclaimedResident Evil 4 Remakeproving to be a huge success for Capcom. The series also saw the recent release of theResident Evil: Death Islandmovie, which saw Leon return along fellow cast favorites like Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, and Jill Valentine. While it remains to be seen if and when Leon might return to the core game series, his character has appeared in some of theworst and bestResident Evilgames, so there’s already plenty for fans to enjoy and to inspire fun tattoos like tylerjade_99’s.
Resident Evil 2 Remakeis available for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.
