Leon S. Kennedy has survived zombies, cults, bioweapons, and inexplicably bad haircuts over the years - but now Capcom is making it official: this man simply cannot stop dying. The new free update for Resident Evil Requiem on Switch 2 introduces a minigame mode called Leon Must Die Forever, and yes, it is exactly as chaotic as it sounds.
According to Nintendo Life, Capcom officially revealed the mode as part of a post-Golden Week content drop - which was telegraphed last week when reports surfaced that a minigame update was sitting in the chamber, safety off, waiting for Japan's holiday period to wrap up.
How to unlock it
Before you go sprinting into the mode hoping to send Leon to his maker on repeat, there's a catch - you'll need to finish the main story first. So if you've been dragging your feet on Requiem's campaign, consider this your side-quest prompt to actually git gud and push through to the credits.
The mode is free, which is always a beautiful word in the current gaming landscape where DLC pricing sometimes requires a second mortgage. Capcom dropping bonus content at no extra charge is the kind of move that earns some serious goodwill points in the community XP bar.
Poor Leon can't catch a break
Naming a mode 'Leon Must Die Forever' is genuinely unhinged energy from Capcom, and we are completely here for it. The man has been a punching bag for every B.O.W., parasite, and mutant horror in the franchise's roster, so immortalizing that suffering as a dedicated game mode feels like the most on-brand thing the series has ever done.
Resident Evil Requiem is currently available on Nintendo Switch 2, and the Leon Must Die Forever update is live right now. Whether this mode is a score-attack gauntlet, a wave survival nightmare, or something weirder - Capcom is keeping the full details close to their chest. Either way, Leon suffers, and we watch. Some traditions never die. Unlike Leon, apparently, who dies forever.
