Resident Evil Requiem producer hints at the return of ‘some characters from the past’ then—way too late—warns players not to ‘over-expect or hype it’

Ok, it’s happening, everybody stay calm: Resident Evil Requiem’s producer Masato Kumazawa has said that characters from past series will be making an appearance in the next Resi game, which means the possibility of Leon Kennedy showing up has just skyrocketed.

“I would say that yes, there are going to be some characters from the past series to come in, but don’t over-expect or hype it,” Kumazawa says in an interview with Well-Played (via IGN). “We can’t promise you anything about that, but the only thing I can say is that there will be characters that have been involved in the Raccoon City incident involved in the game.”

Ever since Requiem was first teased, fans of the series (me) have been spreading theories around theories (me, I did that) of Leon’s return. I mean, come on, the setting is perfect, you can’t return to Raccoon City and not find that floppy-haired dreamboat creeping around somewhere.