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Victoria Phillips Kennedy @ Eurogamer.net 3 place · today 06:00 EDT

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

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. Read more

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