業內知名爆料人 AestheticGamer於 1 月 17 日在社交平台發布系列推文，針對《惡靈古堡9》里昂・史考特・甘迺迪的劇情線提出詳細推測。
(1/9) So I want to just share my current Resident Evil Requiem theory, on Leon's side of the story. This is theories & speculation, NOT leaks, I'm sure some of this will be off. But I just want to throw my predictions out there from the pieces of info we have right now. So,
爆料人推測，里昂在 Alyssa 被殺的閃回片段中已被感染，當前劇情時間點為感染 8 年後，其狀態與同樣被感染的 Victor Gideon 類似，生命正走向盡頭。感染的副作用導致里昂長期被幻覺折磨，卡普空隱藏了這一設定 —— 他會反覆看到浣熊市事件中的死者（如 Marvin、Luis），被恐懼與悔恨持續糾纏，精神狀態瀕臨崩潰。
里昂的視角會呈現 「鬧鬼城市」 般的惡意環境，現實與幻覺的界限逐漸模糊，讓他無法分辨眼前的威脅究竟是真實存在，還是自身精神失控的產物。
劇情將揭露美國政府在 Grace 被綁架事件中的參與，同時里昂作為特工的 「原罪」 也會被深挖 —— 他將被迫面對自身與政府的雙重罪惡，陷入 「正義與邪惡交織」 的道德困境。
劇情會包含里昂感染時的閃回片段，玩法上他將變得更具攻擊性，面對大規模敵人時戰鬥節奏會愈發緊張，同時伴隨 「人性流失」 的掙扎。博主推測格蕾絲將是里昂的 「光與希望」，在他瀕臨崩潰時提供精神支撐。
(3/9) I think Leon's been mentally anguished since we last saw him. One of the side effects of the infection that's confirmed is hallucinations, I think Capcom is hiding that Leon is experiencing increasingly vivid hallucinations of what he's haunted by, his fears & regrets. And
(5/9) from his POV seem like a haunted city that's almost living & malicious to him, twisting the past & blurring the lines for Leon of what is real & what isn't real as he's losing his grip on himself & what it is he's facing exactly. I think that's going to be worsened by the
(7/9) the "wrong side" of the line, which I think he vaguely was already aware of all this time, but I think he's going to have to wrangle with both the sins of the US Government & himself in being an operator, who's done good, but also has let an evil "reside" this whole time.
(9/9) losing himself & struggling with his humanity. Just my current speculation, & I do think it's Grace Ashcroft that's going to end up being his light & hope. Just my predictions right now, but my current theories & speculation. Again, not a leak, just predictions, but yeee.
