{"id":132606,"date":"2023-03-22T00:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T00:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-146867"},"modified":"2023-03-22T00:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T00:55:00","slug":"resident-evils-most-popular-character-revealed-in-famitsu-reader-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/22\/resident-evils-most-popular-character-revealed-in-famitsu-reader-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil&#8217;s Most Popular Character Revealed In Famitsu Reader Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/44f106a9436dd\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/44f106a9436dd\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Resident Evil 4 Remake\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/44f106a9436dd\/resident-evil-4-remake.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/44f106a9436dd\/resident-evil-4-remake.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Resident Evil 4 Remake\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Capcom<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Capcom&#8217;s survival horror series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/resident_evil\">Resident Evil<\/a> has been back in the headlines recently due to the upcoming release of Capcom&#8217;s <strong>Resident Evil 4 Remake<\/strong>. In the lead-up to this launch, Japanese publication Famitsu has put out a call &#8211; asking readers to nominate their favourite Resident Evil characters of all time.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve now released the top 10 list, and perhaps to no surprise, Leon S. Kennedy took out the top spot. Leon first appeared in the series in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/resident_evil_2\">Resident Evil 2<\/a> (1998) alongside Claire Redfield, and later on in 2004 he was the protagonist of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/resident_evil_4\">Resident Evil 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>1. Leon S. Kennedy (2637 pts)<br \/>2. Jill Valentine (1675 pts)<br \/>3. Chris Redfield (1530 pts)<br \/>4. Ada Wong (1019 pts)<br \/>5. Claire Redfield (858 pts)<br \/>6. Albert Wesker (731 pts)<br \/>7. Ethan Winters (721 pts)<br \/>8. Rebecca Chambers (377)<br \/>9. Piers Nivans (355 pts)<br \/>10. HUNK (330 pts)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If this has got you in the mood for some Resident Evil action on Nintendo platforms, Capcom is currently hosting sales in select regions in the Wii U and 3DS &#8216;final&#8217; eShop sales. You can also get a number of older titles via the Switch eShop.<\/p>\n<p>And if you would like to learn more about the new version of Resident Evil 4 or just see what it looks like alongside the original release, our friends at Pure Xbox have released this impressive comparison video:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"2lGdBdQZQF4\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:146552,145920,146316 @ 2023-03-22T01:00:23+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you think of the above list? Who is your favourite Resident Evil character? Leave a comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Capcom Capcom&#8217;s survival horror series Resident Evil has been back in the headlines recently due to the upcoming release of Capcom&#8217;s Resident Evil 4 Remake. In the lead-up to this launch, Japanese publication Famitsu has put out a call &#8211; asking readers to nominate their favourite Resident Evil characters of all time. 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