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  • All the officers of the RPD got together to throw new recruit Leon a welcoming party. It got cancelled, but hey, it's the thought that counts.
  • Given that Sherry is quite the Woobie who tends to hug Claire a lot, she can get a few 'Awww's' out of the player.
    • Doubly so during gameplay if you have Sherry following you and you stand still. When she catches up to you, if you don't move, she holds Claire's hand until you move again. A very sweet example of passive Video Game Caring Potential.
  • Leon and Ada having a tender moment in 2 after Birkin injures Ada and Leon fights him off, seen here.
    Leon: I told you, it's my job to look after you.
    Ada: But, you'll be in danger if you stay with me. I know I've only known you for a short period of time, but I really enjoy being with you.
    Leon: I...
    Ada: I know, I'm not capable of caring about anyone, but, I don't want to lose you.
    • All the times Ada helps and saves Leon from then on shows she means it.
  • Towards the end of the "Leon A" scenario, Ada holds Leon at gunpoint demanding that he hand over the G-virus. When Leon refuses, not only does Ada lower the gun, but after she falls, you find out that it wasn't even loaded. So much for not being able to care about people, Ada.
  • Leon and Ada's last moments int the "Leon B" scenario are much more tender and even end with Ada giving him a kiss. Crosses over with Tear Jerker as he thinks it will be the last time they see each other again.
  • Leon and Claire don't have the same warm rapport here when compared to the remake, but when you think about it, they don't seem all that worried about each other because they don't have to be; each one seems to understand what the other is capable of and knows they're going to make it out just fine. Besides, they really do care, as can be seen when Claire happens upon a wounded Leon in her B scenario; she only moves on once Leon assures her that he'll be okay.
    • As her epilogue in 3 shows, Leon is forced to Shoo the Dog when they're about to be detained by government agents, because at first Claire couldn't bring herself to leave him and Sherry behind.
  • One for the novels: Ada attempts to flirt with Leon when she thinks he's starting to work out that she's not who she says she is. She believes he is interested before he steps back and openly says he's scared and just wants to be a good cop. Ada's reaction is her seeing he's not just trying to be macho, and is more of a man for the admission.
  • This longplay. Paul Haddad, the original Leon, makes a guest appearance. This is the first time he'd seen the whole game all the way through (not been able to afford a Playstation at the time of release), and all the more HW considering how he's had Throat Cancer and was on the mend, but still found it in himself to make an appearance. And even after all this time and the aforementioned health scare, he'll still do the voice.
    • Turns into a double layered Tear Jerker after he subsequently passed away at age 56; the unofficial remake of Resident Evil 2 eventually got retooled into Daymare 1998 as detailed elsewhere; Daymare was the last project Paul worked on (as Cleaner) before his death, and you can tell.

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