{"id":11818,"date":"2026-07-15T20:44:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=11818"},"modified":"2026-07-16T08:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:56:49","slug":"leon-kennedys-voice-actor-says-capcom-cut-his-favorite-line-from-resident-evil-requiem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/leon-kennedys-voice-actor-says-capcom-cut-his-favorite-line-from-resident-evil-requiem\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Kennedy&#8217;s Voice Actor Says Capcom Cut His &#8216;Favorite&#8217; Line From Resident Evil Requiem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Nick Apostolides, best known as the voice behind beloved Resident Evil protagonist Leon S. Kennedy, revealed a hilarious voice line he pitched for RE9 that got cut from final game.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Apostolides\u2019 performance as Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem saw him lean into the character\u2019s badass, &#8217;80s-action-flick persona that first blossomed in RE4, giving him a slew of lovably corny one-liners that he spouts off throughout the course of the game.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">One of these quips was suggested by Apostolides\u2019 during Leon\u2019s fight with the Titan Spinner in Raccoon City \u2014 but unfortunately, it didn\u2019t end up making the cut. And that\u2019s a real bummer, because it\u2019s priceless.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Resident Evil Requiem &#8211; Leon Gameplay<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/leon-kennedys-voice-actor-says-capcom-cut-his-favorite-line-from-resident-evil-requiem.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">He revealed this information during a podcast episode with fellow voice actors Ben Starr and Alanah Pearce, where he said it would have been his \u201cfavorite\u201d line in the game, had it been used in the final product.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWhen you fight the spider, I wanted to say \u2014 and we recorded it \u2014 \u2018You know, you\u2019ve been a real itsy-bitsy pain in my ass,&#8217;\u201d he said, delivering the line in Leon\u2019s gruff, grizzled voice. \u201cIt would have been a banger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Pearce and Starr were in complete agreement, as were commenters across the net, with one writing on X, \u201cThis would have been freaking incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Instead, it seems Capcom went with a slightly different approach, with Leon saying, \u201cYou are a real pest, you know that?\u201d and, \u201cI don\u2019t have time for pest control,\u201d during the battle.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">With Requiem in the books, fans are now looking forward to the Code Veronica remake, which is slated to release some time in 2027. Until then, there\u2019s Zach Cregger\u2019s film adaptation of the series coming to theaters this October, which has already been met with cautious excitement from longtime fans of the franchise.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. 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