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	stephen hearts ENFJ 2w1 2020/04/12 (Sun) 04:50:19 #7975
	Characters in Resident Evil are experienced less as consistent entities that are meant to be enjoyed across several installments, and more as foils in any given moment to the character to whom they share the spotlight. Resident Evil protagonists come in twos for this very reason. And it is also for this reason why there is little similarity between how characters act and behave across different installments. But this is also the reason why people still like and relate to these characters in spite of that. It is the marriage of dramatic parallelism and strong design sense, and how these two things come together and influence the scenario. It is fun to watch how Resident Evil scenarios change and adapt to fit the varying discrepancies and principles that its two disparate protagonists share, and how these two characters invariably play off, and differently, from each other. So Leon in RE2 classic is a different entity from Leon in RE2remake, and very VERY different from Leon in RE4/RE6, because the people he is meant to foil are very different. rnrnFor example, rnrnLeon Kennedy in RE2Classic is a stick in the mud, a straight-shooter, a severely Type A personality who likes to follow the rules and do everything perfect and righteous. Meanwhile, his pair, his foil, Claire Redfield is fun and easygoing and agreeable. RE2Classic Leon is most likely ISTJ 1, whereas Claire is ESFP 7 or even ENFP 7. And their campaigns are suitably different to express these differences. And it’s fun, and it makes the game fun. Meanwhile, RE2Remake has a different dynamic. In RE2Remake Claire is brash and assertive and even a little flirty, but she is always the one struggling for control, she identifies the bad guy and goes for him and is at times very skeptical of people and their decisions. And it is through her own action and priorities that shape the storyline. Claire shares a lot of qualities with her brother Chris in this regard. She’s a Mama bear. And a protector. Her RE2Remake personality is more ESFP or ESTP 8. rnrnMeanwhile, Leon is reticent, agreeable, a little shy, but an overall nice guy who seems to like to be told what to do, where to go and who to protect. He is honest, agreeable, disciplined, but not as free-thinking and outwardly assertive as his counterpart and his side of the story expresses this. Like Jill Valentine in RE1 his story is more or less about trust and betrayal, and how at the end of it all he wants to believe in people. He is ISFJ 9. Meanwhile, Leon in RE4 is a one-liner shouting, hyper-confident action hero with an emphasis on the action. He’s good-humored and talkative. , to better parallel his mostly helpless, somewhat insecure damsel-in-distress counterpart, Ashely. He’s probably ESFP or ESTP. Maybe a 7. But we see this commitment to foils and parallels throughout the entire RE series. In RE1, Jill is non-confrontational, even when someone like Barry has clearly wronged her. She is a little more reserved, hesitant to act without some sort of support or guidance. She is ISFJ, probably a 9, and her campaign is largely centered around her navigating betrayal and her relationships with characters like Barry. Meanwhile, Chris is the hot blooded action hero, not unlike Leon in RE4. He’s assertive, aggressive, action-oriented to a fault. He’s probably ESTP, 7 or 8. This goes on and on throughout the entire series. And it’s fascinating to me, because we relate to these characters not because of who they are, and how they grow and change, but because of their design sensibilities, and how those design sensibilities shift and change depending on who they are paired with, and how this expresses itself in the actual design of their campaign or story. I haven’t really seen anything else like this in other works, and it probably only works in something so episodic like Resident Evil. But it works. And it works well. And that's part of the reason why I can say I like Leon, even though I’m saying I like, essentially, 4 different people with the same haircut.

Editing post #7975 by stephen hearts <p>Characters in Resident Evil are experienced less as consistent entities that are meant to be enjoyed across several installments, and more as foils in any given moment to the character to whom they share the spotlight. Resident Evil protagonists come in twos for this very reason. And it is also for this reason why there is little similarity between how characters act and behave across different installments. But this is also the reason why people still like and relate to these characters in spite of that. It is the marriage of dramatic parallelism and strong design sense, and how these two things come together and influence the scenario. It is fun to watch how Resident Evil scenarios change and adapt to fit the varying discrepancies and principles that its two disparate protagonists share, and how these two characters invariably play off, and differently, from each other. </p> <p>So Leon in RE2 classic is a different entity from Leon in RE2remake, and very VERY different from Leon in RE4/RE6, because the people he is meant to foil are very different. rnrnFor example, rnrnLeon Kennedy in RE2Classic is a stick in the mud, a straight-shooter, a severely Type A personality who likes to follow the rules and do everything perfect and righteous. Meanwhile, his pair, his foil, Claire Redfield is fun and easygoing and agreeable. RE2Classic Leon is most likely ISTJ 1, whereas Claire is ESFP 7 or even ENFP 7. And their campaigns are suitably different to express these differences. And it’s fun, and it makes the game fun. <p>Meanwhile, RE2Remake has a different dynamic. In RE2Remake Claire is brash and assertive and even a little flirty, but she is always the one struggling for control, she identifies the bad guy and goes for him and is at times very skeptical of people and their decisions. And it is through her own action and priorities that shape the storyline. Claire shares a lot of qualities with her brother Chris in this regard. She’s a Mama bear. And a protector. Her RE2Remake personality is more ESFP or ESTP 8. rnrnMeanwhile, Leon is reticent, agreeable, a little shy, but an overall nice guy who seems to like to be told what to do, where to go and who to protect. He is honest, agreeable, disciplined, but not as free-thinking and outwardly assertive as his counterpart and his side of the story expresses this. Like Jill Valentine in RE1 his story is more or less about trust and betrayal, and how at the end of it all he wants to believe in people. He is ISFJ 9. </p> <p>Meanwhile, Leon in RE4 is a one-liner shouting, hyper-confident action hero with an emphasis on the action. He’s good-humored and talkative. , to better parallel his mostly helpless, somewhat insecure damsel-in-distress counterpart, Ashely. He’s probably ESFP or ESTP. Maybe a 7. </p> <p>But we see this commitment to foils and parallels throughout the entire RE series.</p> <p>In RE1, Jill is non-confrontational, even when someone like Barry has clearly wronged her. She is a little more reserved, hesitant to act without some sort of support or guidance. She is ISFJ, probably a 9, and her campaign is largely centered around her navigating betrayal and her relationships with characters like Barry. Meanwhile, Chris is the hot blooded action hero, not unlike Leon in RE4. He’s assertive, aggressive, action-oriented to a fault. He’s probably ESTP, 7 or 8.</p> <p>This goes on and on throughout the entire series. And it’s fascinating to me, because we relate to these characters not because of who they are, and how they grow and change, but because of their design sensibilities, and how those design sensibilities shift and change depending on who they are paired with, and how this expresses itself in the actual design of their campaign or story.</p> <p>I haven’t really seen anything else like this in other works, and it probably only works in something so episodic like Resident Evil. But it works. And it works well. And that's part of the reason why I can say I like Leon, even though I’m saying I like, essentially, 4 different people with the same haircut.</p>
Replying to post #7975 by stephen hearts

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20/04/12 12:57	Fuzzy	ISTP
18/07/02 06:42	Stephen Hearts	ISFJ

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20/04/12 12:57	Fuzzy	ISFP

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20/04/12 04:47	stephen hearts	9w1

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20/04/12 12:57	Fuzzy	sp/sx

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20/04/12 12:57	Fuzzy	SLI