

“I feel like I’ve awoken a hidden, massive (and thirsty, but welcoming) fanbase,” she says.Like the original game, there are several modes included as unlockables with different characters and scenarios. Ria shares that the reception to her art has been “overwhelmingly positive,” and is happy that so many people have responded to her work. The pinup went viral across Twitter, leading Ria to start posting her work there to wide acclaim. Her first Leon pinup features him shirtless, except for a Raccoon Police Department vest, sitting on a table and holding a gun in a very salacious manner. “It’s intriguing to me as a 3D artist to see the detail and realism put into the characters, and I think it makes all of them much easier to relate to.” “I love that photogrammetry is used for all the characters,” she says. Ria works with the 3D models to create her own custom art. “Leon’s overhaul is what made me gravitate towards him - his face albeit changed only slightly is more approachable and sweeter looking, and his personality is softer than I had expected.” Ria/ Mistfighter on Deviantart “The re-imagining of the characters is what made me want to try it out for myself,” she told Polygon over Twitter direct messages. Before Ria even started playing Resident Evil 2, she was drawn to the title. One prolific content creator, Ria, posts under the handle Everglaid on her Twitter. It’s this take on the character that has made him such a smash hit online with fan artists. Resident Evil 2’s Leon, however, is young and vulnerable. He even stops to save a dog at one point! He is a one-man army working his way through a Spanish village infested with hideous creatures, a tiny, prematurely aged nobleman, and a knife-fighting, beret-wearing super soldier. In that 2005 game, Leon is a hardened government agent, who sports a tight black shirt that flatters his incredible forearms. Resident Evil 2 thrusts Leon back into the spotlight, and fans have responded to this new interpretation of the character with a load of fan art and fervor.įans have been thirsty for Leon since his return to the series in Resident Evil 4. While critics are praising it for one thing, fans of the franchise are far more interested in something else: Leon S. Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 remake has been hailed as a horror triumph and a faithful reimagining of a classic game.
