- Always Save the Girl
- Despite Ada’s immense skills, Leon always goes to her aid if she’s in remotely any kind of trouble.
- Battle Couple
- While Ada and Leon’s workplace loyalties often put them on opposing sides, their loyalty to each other often trumps that. They’ll team up against any common enemy.
- Because You Were Nice to Me
- Leon’s kindness and compassion towards Ada is the reason she becomes so attached and protective of him.
- Becoming the Mask
- In the beginning, Ada was only stringing Leon along and using him to further her goals, however she ends up actually falling in love with him.
- Cannot Kill Their Loved Ones
- Ada has been put in a position to kill Leon several times, though each time was unable to do it.
- Color-Coded Characters
- Ada is colored-coded red and Leon is blue.
- Conflicting Loyalty
- Leon’s loyalties to his government and to Ada often end up at odds with each other. In RE6, he even points his gun at Chris Redfield and fights him in order to protect Ada. On the other hand, Ada has consistently sabotaged her own missions in order to help and protect Leon.
- Criminally Attractive
- Ada’s status as a criminal international spy doesn’t seem to hold Leon back at all.
- Dating Catwoman
- Leon and Ada are never quite on the same side whenever they cross paths; their relationship is even defined in files as “It’s Complicated,” yet they can’t seem to rid themselves of each other.
- Doppelgänger Gets Same Sentiment
- In RE6, when Leon runs into Carla Radames, Ada’s doppelgänger, he gives her the same loyalty, trust, and protection he gives the real Ada, not knowing she’s a doppelgänger.
- Everyone Can See It
- The unresolved sexual tension between Leon and Ada and the bond they’ve formed is so apparent, that multiple people have commented on their relationship, some supportive and others not so much.
- Fate Drives us Together
- Despite Ada planning on never running into Leon again after Raccoon City, they keep crossing paths; first 6 years later, then another year after that. They decide to start seeing each other when they’re not on jobs. Their bond only gets stronger the more they meet up.
- Gunpoint Banter
- Leon and Ada regularly flirt while pointing weapons at each other, although it’s clear neither has any intention of killing the other.
- Hair Contrast Duo
- Leon, the hero and all-around good guy with blond hair and Ada, the mysterious, hard-to-read anti-villain with black hair.
- Love Martyr
- Ada is majorly disliked and not trusted by nearly everyone within the Resident Evil universe. Leon sees through her rough exterior and fights to save/protect her at any turn he’s able to. Despite Ada’s faults, she returns the favor for Leon.
- Morality Pet
- Leon is one for Ada, making him the one chink in her emotional armor. While she’s readily taken advantage of him and lied to him over the years, Ada has also risked her missions and her life to protect him.
- Mysterious Protector
- Ada protects Leon several times through the series: in RE4, she saves him five times, although Leon is only aware of two of those saves. In RE6, she supports him via a helicopter on several occasions, and although Leon is more aware of her presence, he’s never quite sure it’s her that’s helping him.
- On the Rebound
- In RE2, Leon fell for Ada the day after a breakup.
- Second Love
- Ada is Leon’s second love; after he broke up with his previous, unnamed girlfriend.
- Ship Tease
- Romance is not truly prevalent within the Resident Evil series. Leon and Ada are one of the few canon couples, however they’re not officially canon. They share a good amount of moments and scenes throughout the series.
- Shipper on Deck
- In RE6, Helena Harper makes it clear she knows there is something between Leon and Ada. She tries to get Leon to open up to her about his feelings for Ada, and when this fails, encourages him to leave her behind in order to go after Ada. In the closing scene, Helena returns Ada’s compact to Leon for when he sees “her” again.
- Single-Target Sexuality
- Leon will jokingly flirt with other women, he’s also rejected all serious advances from them. In the 16 years Leon and Ada have known each other, Leon has only ever shown a serious interest in her. In RE4 (2023), Leon calls himself a “one lady type of guy”.
- Unresolved Sexual Tension
- In nearly every scene and parting moment Leon and Ada share.
- Villainesses Want Heroes
- Ada is an amoral spy who uses any tactic available to achieve her goals. However, she does genuinely love Leon and will always help him, even putting his safety above her own.
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