- Leon may not be the only recurring character in Resident Evil: Requiem
- Fans on social media believe they have found evidence of another familiar face
- Capcom hasn’t officially confirmed the character, but the results are compelling
The cat is out of the bag as Leon S. Kennedy returns as a playable character in Resident Evil: Requiem, thanks to the game’s recent showing at The Game Awards 2025.
But as reported by IGN, series fans believe they’ve found evidence of someone else Resident Evil 2 character returns for the upcoming sequel.
While it’s certainly not 100% confirmed, the evidence is pretty compelling that Sherry Birkin, who survived the Raccoon City incident as a child along with Leon and Claire, will be back in Resident Evil: Requiem.
X / Twitter user Waleed compares a character’s voice in recent Resident Evil: Requiem trailer for Sherry’s appearance in Resident Evil 6.
The character talking to Leon is most likely Sherry Birkin, the voice is the same as hers in Resident Evil 6, the hair color is exactly the same, and she also works in the same organization as Leon, the DSO. #REBHFun pic.twitter.com/mYXTGAfYYa15 December 2025
“The person speaking to Leon is most likely Sherry Birkin,” Waleed wrote, “the voice is the same as hers in Resident Evil 6the hair color is exactly the same and she also works in the same organization as Leon, DSO.”
Having Sherry back wouldn’t be much of a surprise, really, considering how focused Requiem appears to be on serial dialing. Even the game’s main character, Grace, is the daughter of a playable character from Resident Evil outbreak.
In any case Requiem It looks like it’s going to be quite a bookend to Resident Evil’s Umbrella saga. I don’t think it’s too ridiculous to expect many familiar faces to return, including (fingers crossed) Claire and Ada, the other standout RE2 main characters. Although I’m still hoping for Jill to be pulled out of retirement.
Resident Evil Requiem launches on February 27, 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC.
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