This change in Leon's personality has led to the team deciding to change his main mode of fighting. In Requiem he wields an ax as his main weapon, and this is an outward symbol for the internal changes that have happened within the character. "A symbol of this [change in attitude] is that in this game Leon uses an ax as his main mode of fighting," Nakanishi continues. "This game's Leon fights by swinging his bloody ax in a way where you might start thinking 'What's wrong with you Leon?' Resident Evil Requiem changed form dramatically halfway through its six-year development, says director, and returns to the story of the first six games