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LEON S. KENNEDY
Resident Evil // GAMES // Protagonists
Leon S. Kennedy cosplay guide — costume sets, wigs, contacts, props, 3D print files, DIY tutorials, commissioners, and secondhand resale for the Resident Evil character, curated for cosplayers.
TIER
NOTABLE
COST_USD
$40-120
FULL DIY BUILD
15h
DIFF
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BUILD_BRIEFING // HOW TO COSPLAY LEON S. KENNEDY
GOVERNMENT AGENT (TACTICAL CASUAL)
▸ VISUAL_DESIGN
RE4 Leon: brown suede bomber jacket with a shearling collar over a navy shirt, dark trousers, and a shoulder holster. RE2 Leon: full RPD blue uniform with vest. Decide which game — they are two entirely different sourcing paths. The chin-length parted hair is constant.
▸ DIFFICULTY_LEVEL
BEGINNER-FRIENDLY
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This is a real-clothes build in both versions. Almost all the cost is the jacket (RE4) or the patches (RE2), and neither needs any fabrication.
▸ KEY_COSTUME_ELEMENTS
- 01RE4: brown suede bomber jacket with shearling collar
- 02RE4: navy long-sleeve shirt + dark trousers and boots
- 03RE2: RPD navy uniform shirt with patches + tactical vest
- 04Shoulder holster + prop handgun and knife
- 05Chin-length dirty-blonde wig with a center-ish part
- 06Fingerless or tactical gloves
▸ SOURCING_NOTES
- →Pick the version first — RE4 jacket and RE2 RPD uniform share nothing but the hair.
- →RE4 jacket: thrift or buy a genuine suede shearling bomber; cosplay-store versions are printed fleece.
- →RE2 patches: Etsy sells accurate embroidered RPD patch sets to sew onto a plain navy shirt.
- →Prop gun: orange-tip airsoft or resin only, and check your con's replica firearm policy in advance.
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