Leon Scott Kennedy/development

Weapons
In RE2, Leon's primary weapon is a VP70, a graduation gift from his father and uncle.

In RE4, Leon uses a 9mm handgun designed by Joe Kendo especially for Leon. This prized weapon makes a reappearance along the side. Leon also utilizes a TMP, to fend off Zealots, in the castle. (Seen in a cut scene during Separate Ways.) He also uses a Rocket Launcher with a special Warhead to defeat Saddler.

In Degeneration Leon once again uses the Silver Ghost as his Primary Weapon and carries a Glock 30 as backup pistol.

In the trailer for Resident Evil Damnation, Leon appears to be using an AK variant.

In the player manual of Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, it mentions that Leon's weapon of choice is the Magnum for "Operation Javier", and the Shotgun for "Memories of a Lost City".

Leon's knife of choice is a Mercworx Sniper combat knife. In resident Evil 4 He also uses a CQD Mark V Tactical Knife that he took from Krauser.

In game 2's novelization, Leon has a 10-inch barrel Desert Eagle he got in the same manner as his VP70 and acquires a shotgun in the RPD ammo storage. He doesn't acquire the VP70 until Underworld where he also has an amount of grenades. Oddly enough, there is no mention of his artillery from the former book in the latter.

Wardrobe
Leon wears a full-body R.P.D. uniform in Resident Evil 2 with a vest, in contrast to other officers in the game who wear summer uniforms. This outfit is predominantly different shades of blue. He has two alternate costumes to wear in the game that changes his shooting style with the Handgun. The first is a casual outfit consisting of a leather jacket with a picture of a skull on the back and jeans, while the second costume is a tank top with cargo pants and an R.P.D. cap. The Nintendo 64 version replaced these costumes with a S.T.A.R.S. uniform and another consisting of camouflage pants with T-shirt, leather vest and sunglasses.

In Resident Evil 4, Leon wears a short-sleeved black 5.11 shirt, blue 5.11 pants, black Magnum combat boots, and a brown B3 bomber jacket. However, he loses the jacket early in the game, much to the chagrin of players who liked its look. When playing Ada's scenario Separate Ways, you do however learn the previously unknown fate of the jacket; it was stolen by a Ganado when Leon and Luis were captured at the end of Chapter 1-1. He sports a variety of equipment and gear around his waist, including a attaché case, double pistol mag pouches, navigation light, rappel, and radio pouch. A drop leg holster is strapped to his thigh, and he also wears a brown leather shoulder holster. Later in the game, the player has the option of acquiring the Tactical Vest, which puts a black assault vest and assorted gear on over Leon's standard outfit, making him look quite intimidating as well as dramatically increasing his constitution. The vest reduces damage by 30% as well.

After the player beats the game for the first time, they unlock Leon's classic R.P.D. uniform from Resident Evil 2, albeit updated. This updated uniform was used again in Darkside Chronicles for "Memories of a Lost City".

In the PlayStation 2 and Wii ports of RE 4, he is given a classic mafia-style outfit that is unlocked along with the Chicago Typewriter after the player clears the "Separate Ways" scenario. Since the typewriter has infinite ammo, Leon will simply tilt his hat when the reload button is pushed and if the player hits reload four times, Leon will throw his hat in the air and catch it. Wearing the Mafia costume will change Leon's pose on the attaché case screen while the typewriter is equipped and will change the typewriter's magazine from a standard box magazine to a drum magazine. The Mafia outfit also changes the look of Leon's knife. Instead of a, Combat Knife it becomes a switch-blade to complete the authentic criminal motif. This change is purely cosmetic, and does not affect the performance of the knife at all.

Leon's Degeneration attire is similar to that of his outfit from RE 4, albeit with a new, leather jacket, lighter gray "5.11" shirt, and different-colored pants.

In Resident Evil 6, Leon is wearing clothes of a civilian nature in comparison to his tactical attire from RE 4. He sports a dark grey or black leather jacket with white stripes on the sleeves, a black buttoned shirt, and a red t-shirt beneath that. His pants are a light grey, and he wears similar shoes to his RE 4 incarnation. Later in the game Leon is shown to be wearing tactical gear over his clothes, including a tactical vest, several holsters and pair of black fingerless gloves.

Leon's hair is a bit longer and messier in RE 6.