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Resident Evil Requiem’s Beefy Leon Is Still No Match For Village Chris

On Apr 05, 2026 11:01 pm, by NuclearCoffee

Leon Kennedy might be noticeably more jacked in Resident Evil Requiem, but he’s still much smaller than the beast of a man that is Resident Evil Village’s Chris Redfield.

As the whole internet has made abundantly clear with all of its thirst-posting, Leon Kennedy has put in some serious physique work in the years between Resident Evil 6 and Requiem. Even though he’s suffering from the T-Virus and moments away from death’s door, Leon has simply never looked better, and his massive arms are a thing to behold.

Leon’s new physique even had some comparing him to Chris Redfield and suggesting that the two might finally be on par with one another. I think that recency bias has made us all forget what an absolute unit Chris actually is, though, as model comparisons show that it’s still not even close.

Even With His Requiem Muscles, Leon Is Still Much Smaller Than Chris

“He’ll Never Be A Human Tank Like Chris”

All of the clips of Leon’s massive muscles as he forces open a door might have you convinced that he’s the series’s new buff boy, but that absolutely isn’t the case. Over on Twitter, PVCFork3 shared an eye-opening photo comparing Leon’s model from Requiem to Village’s version of Chris.

As you can plainly see from the two models, Leon doesn’t even come close to Chris’ physique, and frankly ends up looking skinny in comparison. Chris is not only a little taller than Leon, but his muscles are almost twice the size. Both men are in very good shape, if they don’t mind me saying, but there’s really no comparing them.

To be fair, a good amount of time has passed between Village and Requiem and Chris is only getting older, so there’s a chance he’s slimmed down a bit. I’m not holding my breath, though.

Considering Chris is literally known for punching a boulder like it’s nothing, and Leon’s feats are much more about skill and agility, it doesn’t come as too much of a surprise to see the difference between them. Chris has always been Resident Evil’s trademark big guy, and it looks like that won’t change, no matter how much work Leon puts in at the gym.