Leon Scott Kennedy is the main protagonist of the Resident Evil 4 Remake. He is an American of Italian descent and is currently employed as a federal agent by the Division of Security Operations (D.S.O.), a counter-terrorism agency under direct Presidential command. Kennedy is a known survivor of the 1998 Raccoon City Destruction Incident, at the time a police officer. Following his escape, he was conscripted into a classified military taskforce.