Cleon

"They were parted by an inescapable destiny. This is just the beginning of their worst nightmare."

- Resident Evil 2.

Cleon is the het ship between Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield from the Resident Evil fandom.

Resident Evil 2 (1998)

 * Claire A/Leon B


 * Leon saved Claire from a zombie that was chasing her.
 * Leon held out his hand to help her.
 * Leon asked if she was okay after the car accident.
 * Claire cried out concerned for Leon after the explosion that separated them.
 * Leon and Claire are happy to meet each other in the RPD.
 * Leon hands Claire a radio so they can keep in touch.
 * Claire thinks about leaving items behind in the arsenal, so Leon can take it later.
 * Leon is worried about Claire leaving the city through the sewers.
 * Claire says that she is counting on Leon to save Sherry.
 * Leon worries about Claire still being in the lab while the self-destruct system is activated.
 * Leon holds out his hand for Claire to get on the train and she runs to him, but can't make it in time.
 * Claire and Leon looked at each other for a moment after she got into the train.
 * Leon and Claire looked at each other through the glass window of the door, trying desperately to open it, when the system automatically locked it.
 * Claire cried out concerned for Leon when Willian Birkin destroys the train car he was on.
 * Leon cried out concerned about Claire when he gets off the train and doesn't see her anywhere.

The Darkside Chronicles

 * Memories of a Lost City


 * Leon sees Claire fighting and runs to kill the zombies around her.
 * Claire threw her knife to hit a zombie that sneaked Leon from behind, which impressed him.
 * Leon soothed Claire about still having survivors in the city.
 * Leon killed zombies around Claire, giving cover while she was unconscious by an explosion.
 * Claire killed zombies around Leon, giving cover while he was unconscious by an explosion.
 * Leon doesn't want split up to explore the police station. For him, it's better if they stick together.
 * Claire cried out in concern after Leon fell off the platform into the sewers.
 * Claire was worried after find Leon and realizing he was shot in the shoulder.
 * Leon, worried after Claire fell off the platform, ran to see if she was okay and ended up being vulnerable to the enemy attack.
 * Leon feels relieved to see that Claire is fine, after she fell off the platform.
 * Claire is concerned about Leon and his grief and wants to give him space, but he doesn't want to let her go alone because it is dangerous.
 * When Leon and Claire realize that Annette was dying, their eyes meet with sadness.

Resident Evil 2 (2019)

 * Claire A/Leon B


 * Leon saved Claire's life by shooting a zombie that sneaked up behind her.
 * Claire looked at the burning car thinking, for a moment, that Leon is dead.
 * Leon called for Claire on the other side of the rubble in fire asking if she is okay.
 * Claire pleads with Leon to leave right away as she sees zombies begin to shuffle from behind him.
 * In the police station, Claire leaves a note for Leon telling him not to worry about her and to warn him of the dangers within the station.
 * In the sewers, Claire leaves a note for Leon telling him that she’s taking a “little detour,” though for him not to worry about her.
 * Leon begs Claire to leave him behind, as he thinks he won't be able to escape the lab in time.
 * Leon and Claire smiled at each other when they met on the train.

Degeneration

 * Leon saved Claire by shooting a zombie that sneaked up behind her.
 * Leon and Claire held hands for a moment when he helped her up.
 * While being attacked, Leon throws his gun to Claire who is surrounded by zombies so she can defend herself.
 * Leon helps Claire up.
 * Claire gives Leon back his gun.
 * Leon soothes Claire by saying she was not wrong to choose to be a rescuer, not a fighter like him.
 * Leon carried Claire to the elevator.
 * With their mission pulling them in separate directions, Leon asked Claire to try not to get killed and Claire winked at him saying ditto.
 * Leon hopes they meet again in some place little more normal.

Infinite Darkness

 * Leon tells Claire not to do anything stupid, while giving her a warm smile.
 * Claire comments how Leon’s outfit doesn’t suit him.
 * Without thinking, Leon rushes to save Claire from dissolving in acid.
 * Leon pulls Claire to him, with Claire landing on top of him.
 * Leon asks Claire if she’s okay.
 * Leon asks how Claire’s injured arm is doing.
 * Leon thought Claire wanted to go and get dinner.

Quotes

 * Cleon/Quotes

Fanon
With Leon and Claire having been introduced in the second installment of the series, they’ve been fan favorites for the past 20+ years, their relationship with each other being no different. Their last official canon interaction was during the CGI movie Resident Evil: Degeneration, set during 2005. With the Resident Evil 2 remake, the ship has regained love from new and older members of the fandom following the new content.

In September 2020, the announcement of the episodic series Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness that is set to air on Netflix in 2021, has gathered the same hype for Cleon that the RE2 remake did back in 2019. The timeline of Infinite Darkness will take place in 2006. 8 years after the events of Resident Evil 2 and 1 years after the events of Resident Evil: Degeneration.

On AO3, Cleon is the fifth most written ship within the Resident Evil - All Media Types tag; Leon’s third most written and Claire’s most written.

Fandom
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 * Leon/Claire (Gameverse) tag on FanFiction.net
 * Leon/Claire (Movieverse) tag on FanFiction.net
 * Leon/Claire (Gameverse) tag on FanFiction.net
 * Leon/Claire (Movieverse) tag on FanFiction.net

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Variations

 * Cladeon refers to the ship between Ada Wong, Leon and Claire
 * Clerry refers to the ship between Sherry Birkin, Leon and Claire

Trivia

 * Tsuyoshi Kanda, the producer of the Resident Evil 2 remake, revealed in an interview in 2018 that the team wanted to try and “deepen the narrative experience and relationship between Leon and Claire” as well as the rest of its characters. This may explain why Leon and Claire’s scenes in the remake are less platonic and have more flirtatious undertones compared to original.
 * Leon and Claire appear together as survivors in the video game Dead by Daylight and as character skins/layered armors in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne expansion.

Gallery

 * Cleon/Gallery