Resident Evil and Léon: The Professional

Capcom's illicit love affair with Luc Besson's controversial masterpiece is hardly a secret, but I'm going deeper then ever before.

Apart from Gamecube original, every other version of RE 4 (2005) inserted Ada's campaign Separate Ways (bizarrely called The Another Order in Japan).

Title screen pays homage to La Femme Nikita.

Not that we knew at the time, but Capcom's obsession began in RE 2 (1998).

Yes, Leon S. Kennedy was named after (who I wonder?)

As a relevant side note, Alt-J was originally called Daljit Dhaliwal and Films.  Under latter name, band penned Leon, which wouldn't be played live until 2015 at London's O2 Arena.

Oh, they was forced to change their second name because of American group The Films.

RE 4 (2005)

Professional difficulty is a direct reference to subtitle.

Green herb vs Chinese Evergreen

While exploring Salazar Castle, you'll occasionally see a portrait of a monk, which I believe is modelled on Jean Reno.

Finally.

Outbreak: File #2
Bolt cutters debuted in the Wild Things scenario.

Resi 7: Biohazard

Key item also returned in the RE2 and RE3 remakes, but was curiously omitted from RE 4.

Check this out.

International Cut only
Leon takes Mathilda on a training mission and uses bolt cutters to cut door chain locks.

A huge stretch I know, but it's possible.

Mathilda

Once again, shit began in original Resi 2.

Like Miss Lando, Sherry is twelve-years-old.

The Matilda² can be purchased after finishing RE 4 (2005).

I still have no idea why they altered spelling, and may even be a translation goof.

Alt-J's debut album An Awesome Wave features Matilda, and the lyrics "This is from Matilda" quotes Leon's dying words to Stansfield before grenades hidden beneath his jacket detonate.

Ignoring Roald Dahl's 1988 novel Maltida, Mathilda (or Matilda) is Mary Shelley's second long work of fiction.

²Remake allows you to obtain pea-shooter from the Merchant starting in Chapter 8 by trading 10 Spinels.

Although character is now thirty (eighteen years Natalie Portman's senior), I'm convinced Ada in RE 4 (2005) was purposely redesigned.

For shiggles.

Li Bingbing - Resi Evil: Retribution

RE 2 (2019)

Registration number of Leon's jeep is M4T-ILD4

Unlike OG, dude starts with the Matilda.

Topping the lot though.

Resi Evil 3: Nemesis

Completing game unlocks an Epilogue file, revealing what happened to main characters (less Rebecca), after the destruction of Raccoon City.

There's eight in total, but Sherry sat on window sill rings the loudest of bells.

Fucking awesome.