Is Leon still being blackmailed by the US Government or is he just a full on government lapdog at this point?
Capcom hasn’t really explored Leon being conscripted by the US government outside of BIO3, RE:4, and DSC but I’m wondering what the nature of his relationship with the government is like by now. The whole reason he was blackmailed by them to begin with is because of he knew too much about Umbrella and BOWs and risked leaking the truth of the US’s corruption, however the longer he stays with the government the more he knows so it would be logical that he’s still a prisoner and yet he’s treated as the DSO’s golden boy, a highly trusted and respected agent with a very high rank within the government, and has a close relationship with at least two of the presidents. He was even able to kinda disobey them in Damnation without facing repercussions.
All that to say, it seems like at some point Leon stops being an indentured servant and instead just full on buys into being a Fed, he’s totally loyal to them and genuinely believes working for them is for the greater good. So is the government not blackmailing him anymore? Is he basically just free to do whatever he events, even quit his job, he just chooses not to because he’s actually loyal to the US government and agrees with working for them? What would happen if he actually tried leaving or going rogue or joining the BSAA/Hound Wolf Squad?
I find it interesting if Leon is now a voluntary Fed given how he’s repeatedly mentioned how much he hates how corrupt the government is in multiple games and CG movies and has personally witnessed them doing totally fucked up shit. It would make a lot more sense if he was still being threatened.