Leon Scott Kennedy is an American of Italian descent currently employed as a federal agent by the Division of Security Operations (D.S.O.), a counter-terrorism agency with direct Presidential oversight. Kennedy is a known survivor of the 1998 Raccoon City Destruction Incident, then as a police officer. He helps with weapons development to defend the world from the horrors of bioterrorism and also answers to the President to go on somewhat dangerous missions, he'll keep that secret from civilians