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Will Capcom stop at 97, or keep going?

This meme jokes about the long-running Capcom Resident Evil franchise's habit of bringing back popular protagonist Leon S. Kennedy for new installments without appropriately aging him relative to the real-world passage of time. The top text reads "Leon, I know you're 97... but Raccoon City still needs you." followed by a close-up shot of Leon looking intensely angry, unamused, and frustrated. The post's accompanying question asks if Capcom will stop aging Leon up to 97 or keep going, with the gag implying Capcom will continue to have Leon star in new titles regardless of how old he would logically be, as he is one of the franchise's most beloved characters.
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"Leon, I know you're 97... but Raccoon City still needs you."
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Overview

This meme jokes about the long-running Capcom Resident Evil franchise's habit of bringing back popular protagonist Leon S. Kennedy for new installments without appropriately aging him relative to the real-world passage of time. The top text reads "Leon, I know you're 97... but Raccoon City still needs you." followed by a close-up shot of Leon looking intensely angry, unamused, and frustrated. The post's accompanying question asks if Capcom will stop aging Leon up to 97 or keep going, with the gag implying Capcom will continue to have Leon star in new titles regardless of how old he would logically be, as he is one of the franchise's most beloved characters.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of the Reddit Meme subreddit. It uses a cutscene still of Leon S. Kennedy from an official Resident Evil title (likely a modern entry like the Resident Evil 4 remake or a CGI animated Resident Evil film), with added custom text to create the joke referencing Capcom's repeated use of the Leon character across decades of franchise releases.

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