Resident Evil Requiem's Leon actor wants to team up with Sheva Alomar

Although not as bad as 6, Resident Evil 5 is considered one of the weakest entries in the Resident Evil series. It still sits at a very respectable 83 on Metacritic, but players felt it lacked the series' typical Resident Evil identity, and it was described as “racially insensitive” in its depictions of West Africa.

The game certainly received its fair share of criticism, but aside from the AI, Sheva Alomar, one of its main characters, is widely considered to be fantastic. Now, in a new interview, Resident Evil stalwart Nick Apostolides, who stars as Leon Kennedy in a variety of games, has revealed that Alomar is a character he'd love to team up with.

Nick Apostolides would love Leon Kennedy to team up with Sheva Alomar

Leon Kennedy looks at his phone in Resident Evil Requiem.

Speaking on the Friends Per Second podcast following the release of Resident Evil Requiem, Apostolides was asked if there were any characters he'd like to see Leon interact with in the main games that he hasn't.

“I always fantasize about cool partnerships,” he said. “I've always thought Sheva Alomar from Resident Evil 5 is such a great protagonist. Underutilized. I just love her character. I wish they'd bring her back in a new mainline game. I think it would be really cool to have them team up.”

I just love her character. I wish they would bring her back in another mainline game.

Alomar's only appearance in a Resident Evil game so far was in Resident Evil 5, so a return would be a very welcome surprise.

Podcast host Jake Baldino suggested that he would love to see Kennedy in a proper fight against Albert Wesker, arch nemesis of Chris Redfield, which got a grin and a nod from Apostolides.

Apostolides' interview with the Friends Per Second gang follows ours with the actor here at TheGamer. The actor told us about his return to the franchise, how he planned to play the game with his brother, how he came up with Leon's most iconic lines, and how he dealt with the character's sexualization. The whole interview is worth reading, if I do say so myself.