#Verdugo Leon AU

[cannibal-wings]

i happened to stumble upon your fanfic when i was browsing for some resident evil infected Leon fanfictions, and by god has yours scaled up to being one of my all-times favourites, !! (i may have reread some stuff in it over and over again, cough cough waterhall cough cough) So i just wanted to stop by and drop off a small gift !!

AHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Oh gosh thank you soooo much! I've been so hyped about this art all morning. Gonna be thinking about it at work all day! (Ashley's expression is so good wow)

I'm really glad you liked water hall so much, it really makes the like, four times, I rewrote that section feel worth it. Last chapter was by far my favorite to write I think.

Thanks again ahhhh.

[sodiumpentothol]

Quick doodle of how I am imagining Leon currently in @cannibal-wings story You Pay The Cost

[cannibal-wings]

I fucking love this scene in the fic and I was so glad to be allowed to do this joke. There's just something about Ashley feeling comfortable enough to make fun of him that is so special.

He's not amused now, but later he'll get a chuckle out of it whenever she does it. (Because this won't be the last time she makes fun of him like that)

Today's warm ups are once again brought to you by "You Pay the Cost" and the one time @cannibal-wings very politely asked me for a favor:

[polarspaz]

WABAM! I give you.....InfectedRe Leon 2.0!

Now with an even more fucked up face! I'm Sorry Leon...

[citrine-elephant]

his neck is too thick for the collar

[alvivaarts]

he's in his villain era (love how I'm procrastinating on three other drawings and another chapter by doing this, which is like- forever away. I'm just obsessed with the lab arc okay)

[residentfurry]

more of my oc x canon au ft. homophobic leon

[the-artist-dt-207]

My Resident Evil B.O.W AU

Bio: Leon S Kennedy with infected with a unknow B.O.W injection which supposed to be his evidence, but he used it on himself to save Claire and Sherry from William Birkin. He grew a reptile like hand, sharp teeth that stick out, legs built for speed and agility, and a long tail with a razor sharp blade. He has spikes along his back which can lay flat when needs to move faster in battle. He still has his human form and ability to speak. Upon saving Sherry, the Division of Security Operations seized Leon and decided to recruit him as thier 'lap dog.' He will do anything to prevent the events of Raccoon City ever again, fight any threat and keep his friends safe at all costs. Due to his temper his strength can get the better of him, the Division of Security Operations keep him chained up until he is needed and muzzled due to his sharp teeth. He was trained by Jack Krauser seeing as he was still technically human. Leon has a few of his own tricks too Krauser doesn't know about. When in public on a mission, he must wear a face mask and a cloak to cover most of his body. His tail and legs are abit difficult to hide. He is still his human height however.

[kotalketz]

doodle Dump

my priest/hellhound serennedy au

+ Leon verdugo ( i love. love, love @ polarspaz's Verdugo leon so i wanted to give it a spin)

also i do not draw Ashley enough and i adore her <3 she's like my daughter.

[3psil-0n]

"HELP ME LEON!"

What would happen if Leon never found Ashley or, worse, abandoned her? Saddler, Salazar or whoever infected her with the plagas didn't expect the presidents daughter to become a verdugo, yet here they were.

[AU lore and close-ups under the cut :D]

The problem is, Miss Graham was stubborn enough that even the plaga she hosted refused to conform to Los Illuminados whims, wanting revenge on the man who abandoned her with that cult.

Somehow she remained mostly human looking, something that would make it harder to eliminate the bioweapon that she was, but due to the plaga Ashley developed hemolacria (where ones tears are made partially of blood)

[If leon abandoned her] The only person Ashley likes is Luis, who genuinely did try to help Ashley and heavily criticised Leon for what he did. He begins to work for Tricell, solely at Ashleys request for him to be her handler. He can't forgive himself, he felt so guilty that he couldn't save the presidents daughter, blaming himself for what happened to her.

Ashley only has one goal now... to force Leon S Kennedy into reaping what he had sown. If he is still alive, that is...

-Close ups :3-

[salazarsrighthand]

Hey just so you know, if you want to write an AU or fanfic where Leon, Ashley or even Ada spontaneously transform into a horrific plagas mutant, there's canon basis for that now. Just expose them to the amber.

The Amber is the reason Krauser has so much control over his plaga mutation. Experiments done on him using it caused his body to become hypercompatible.

The Amber ALSO turned a regular test subject infected with a plaga (Martinico) into a huge monster that is textually stated to be impervious to any form of conventional weapon.

Ada, after getting infected by Pesanta, touches the Amber for just a few seconds and her infection progresses more rapidly than anything we've seen with plagas.

So like... you want to write a story where Leon turns into a Verdugo hybrid? Just give him the Amber.

[cannibal-wings]

So... that all happened.

In an effort not to drown in current events, here's some WIP Wed for You Pay the Cost. This is all extremely rough. And I'm talking extremely here. A lot of this will get changed as I finish out the scene and edit it. I just wanted to share something. Gotta head to work now, but enjoy.

Leon was the last one to go through the door, he ducked under the frame and moved his tail all the way inside before closing the door behind him. He watched Luis set a small backpack down on the couch and begin to go through it.

“You ok?” Ashley asked him. She caught the way he seemed to hover uncomfortably near the door.

“Yeah,” he said, “I’m good.” Neither of them were sure if that was the truth. He stepped a bit further into the room and shrugged his rifle and shotgun off his back. Leon didn’t really know what to do with himself.

Luckily Luis saved him the trouble by turning his attention to him. “Ok,” he started with, “lets give you a quick lookover, Big Guy.”

Leon raised an eyebrow and rubbed his two bottom pedipalps together. “A lookover? For what?”

Luis stepped closer to him and said, “Your product line has a high failure rate, as far as mutations go.”

“Product line?” Leon frowned and stepped back.

Ashley asked, “So you know what he is?”

“Well, now that I’ve seen the full mutation, yes. I had a guess before, but seeing the whole thing in front of me, there’s only one product type it could be. Verdugo.”

“Ver-what now?”

“It means executioner, but I think a more fitting title should have “Guardian” or “Protector” even “Body Guard” would have gotten the product’s purpose through more clearly.” Luis closed the gap between himself and Leon once more. “They were created to be soldiers but Saddler quickly abandoned that idea after learning their abysmal survival rate through production. The research teams shifted focus and fine tuned the serum, more survived but not in the numbers he was looking for. Instead of scrapping the project, it was re-pitched as a line of personal body guards.”

Leon ignored most of that. “So you think I’m going to die?”

Luis shook his head. “Most likely not. You survived the mutation process, but I’d like to double check.” He reached up for Leon’s face and said, “Bend down for me, ok?” When Leon hesitated he added, “It’s best we get this done now, yeah?” Leon relented and Luis reached up to touch the outer jaws. Instantly Leon flinched back away. “Leon,” he said more sternly, “don’t be difficult.”

“I just- is this really necessary?”

“Yes. Now stop being a baby.” This time when he reached for Leon’s mandibles he was less gentle. He pulled him back down and opened them up. “I must remind you, my lab did not work on the Verdugo line, I was primarily a special variant Plaga researcher. However, they made us all sit through the presentations of the other labs, so I know just enough to get you sorted.” Leon kept trying to pull away from his touch, no doubt partly on instinct and partly due to being uncomfortable. And while Luis could sympathize with him, he still needed to check him over. “You mutated quickly and aggressively. The process normally takes a week, sometimes more, and is done in stages, induced with serum injections in increasing doses. Now this,” he manipulated the mandible in his hand, “this isn’t the correct outer jaw that goes with this body plan.”

“Yeah?” Leon wanted to yank it free but he let Luis continue. The other man ran his hand along the inside of it, feeling for something. It was uncomfortable, Leon felt the tip of his tail twitch. “What’s it go to then?”

“Las Plagas,” Luis said bluntly. “I think something interesting happened with you. The Plaga can also cause mutations to the host. The drone types have predictable mutations that follow their life stages. The controller Plaga often have more unique mutations, suited to the individual host. These can be triggered at will or in a life or death situation. Sometimes due to stress as well, or as a trigger from another, stronger Plaga.”

“So you think the Plaga was also trying to make me into a monster?”

“Yes,” he said. “But it got overridden by the Verdugo mutagen. The jaws and extra arms are not from the Verdugo mutagen. If I had to guess, they are from the Plaga.”

“But he’s done now, right?” Ashley asked. “No more changes?”

“Theoretically, yes, but-”

“There’s always a but,” Leon said with an eyeroll.

“But until we get the Plaga out of you, it could try to mutate your Verdugo form. Unlikely, since this is such a strong mutation, but it could happen.” Luis finished feeling around one side of Leon’s jaw and moved to the other. “Are you in any pain? From the mutation? Anything still hurt?” Leon shook his head. Luis finished pushing on Leon’s jaw lining. Nothing felt inflamed or swollen. “You don’t appear to have venom sacs, I don’t know if you’d consider that good news or not.”

“Wait, I could have had venom sacs?”

“Yeah, the Plaga with this face type can sometimes develop a venomous bite. You’d have a gland back here,” Luis reached in again with his hand and pressed just under his ear, where the skin of the outer jaws fused with his human skin. “But I don’t feel anything. It’s possible it’ll develop later.” He turned his attention to the large fangs at the end of each mandible. “I doubt it though, I don’t see a hole in your fangs for the venom to leave through. In any case, if you feel swelling here,” he pressed again, “or here,” and did the same with his other hand, but on his neck this time, under the human jaws, “it might be the gland coming in. It won’t affect the remains of your human jaws, or at least it shouldn’t, and your spit won’t be venomous. But your outer jaws could deliver a toxin strong enough to bring down an elephant. So exercise caution.”

“Great,” he said unenthusiastically. “What about,” Leon almost hesitated to ask, but he knew if he didn’t do so now, he might never get the chance. “What about acid? The ones I’ve come across can vomit acid.”

“Ooooh, that’s a tough one my friend. That organ is internal and I’d have to open you up to see if its in there. Your cousin species, the Novistadores have acid as well, but your species isn’t often engineered with it.” Luis moved away from Leon’s face and began to run his hands along the various plating on his chest. “I wouldn’t worry about, if you develop it, it’ll be because of the Plaga.”

“And the only way to know would be to open me up and check?”

“Yes.” Luis pressed on one of the plates that sat just below where his diaphragm would be. “Does this hurt when you breath in?” He could feel Leon expand his lungs and his ribcage moved under the carapace.

“No.”

“Good, good. Some issues that were reported with this line had to do with lung capacity and the ability to breath uninterrupted by the carapace.” He continued to move his hands down to his stomach. “Have you had any bowel movements?”

“No. Haven’t really had time.”

“You eaten anything recently?” Leon didn’t want to answer. He clamped his jaws to his face and looked at Ashley. “Leon?” When he looked up it was clear that the question had made him uncomfortable.

Ashley said instead, “Remember when I called you? And I said Leon wasn’t acting like himself?” Luis looked to her then back at Leon and nodded. “Well, when he wasn’t… himself,” she settled on, “he had eaten some of the cultists.”

“Oh.” Luis looked again to Leon who wouldn’t meet his eyes. “I see.” The blood around his jaws had been a giveaway, but he thought that maybe he had only used them in self-defense. “While I wouldn’t suggest your diet become comprised of human flesh, I will say that your guts are designed to process raw foods. Vegetables, fruit, and yes, meat. So eating them won’t have any negative consequences on your health.”

“I’m a fucking monster,” Leon said quietly.

Luis dismissed that with, “You were doing what you were designed to do. Protect Ashley no matter the cost.” When Leon looked at him with an eyebrow raised, he said, “It’s pretty obvious that its her you’re being made to protect. I don’t know if Saddler had you imprinted or if you did that all on your own.”

Ashley asked, “Wait, imprinted? Like with baby animals?”

“Perhaps that was the wrong word, “paired” might have been better. You see the Verdugo line, like I said before, was shifted to become a guardian type weapon. The first few iterations were not biologically bound to the one they were supposed to protect.”

“And now they are?” she asked again.

Luis nodded. “We have two ways of doing it, both involve the use of a Plaga. It’s clear that Leon has a Plaga inside him,” he said and turned over Leon’s arm to show off the dark veins that were still visible in the gaps between his carapace. “Sometimes both parties are infected with a custom made set of paired Plaga, this, along with picking a person close to the one needing the protection, insures the best results post mutation. If the client has the money and Saddler decides they’re worthy, the client will receive a custom Controller Type Plaga. Then it doesn’t matter as much which Verdugo is shipped to them, if it carries a normal Plaga the client will have no issues with commands or its loyalty.”

“And Saddler would do that? Just give someone a Controller Plaga?” Leon snorted. “Doesn’t that seem a little dangerous?”

“No, it’s actually a benefit to him as well. You see his end goal is to control the world with Las Plagas. The more people he infects the better, and if these folks are eager to do so willingly…” Luis trailed off. “It’s not a safety concern for him because Saddler’s Plaga is the strongest we’ve seen. He wouldn’t give out something that could usurp him to some random militant group.”

Luis put a hand on Leon’s back and started to lift and check the various plates. “You have a Plaga but Ashley doesn’t,” he was focused on Leon and didn’t catch the way that she froze up, “but you’ve clearly already paired yourself to her. Your body language gives it away, I’m sure you feel it as well?” Leon nodded. “The instincts that come with the mutation are strong. Incredibly strong. New Verdguo if not previously paired will pair themselves with someone eventually. We normally keep them in solitary until a client buys one for that reason alone. The pre-paired ones are obviously made to order.”  Luis continued, “Once the bond is made its made for life. It cannot be paired again. Of course, that doesn’t mean it can’t serve another, but the biological connection? That’s a one and done deal.”

Leon looked at Ashley who was staring back at him. “What does that mean?” he asked. “For me?”

“Well, you might be switching careers friend. Being separated from the one you’re paired with for long distances and durations will cause immense feelings of anxiety and sometimes violence, if you aren’t brought back together.” Luis asked, “Can you bend forward for me? Like you’re going to touch the ground?”

Without giving it much thought Leon leaned forward and dropped his hands to the floor and stretched. “So that’s it? I’m fucked?”

“Oh I wouldn’t go that far friend. You have options. Control over yourself will come with age. Some of our Verdugo on the market have been around for a couple of years now. They settle pretty easily, at least, that’s what I gather from the reports I’ve read.”

“I’m sorry,” Ashley said, “Leon I’m sorry. I didn’t know this would happen.”

“Neither of us did, not your fault.”

“On the bright side,” Luis said, stepping away, “you are built wonderfully. I’ve never seen such an exceptional specimen. Your body seems to have adapted perfectly to the mutagen, nothing is out of place. Full range of motion, carapace that has a bit of give, everything slots perfectly together, honestly, a perfect example of your species. If the Plaga hadn’t don’t a couple of its own mutations you’d be exemplary.”

“Please,” Leon winced, “please stop talking about me like I’m a product.” He stood back up to his full height.

“My apologies, Leon, but you are. Best shore up with that now instead of later.”

[doomednarrative]

one thing i rlly like about your plaga leon au is that you actually give a realistic and in character reason for it to happen. it makes sense and it’s compelling. a lot of those aus don’t have as much thought put into them besides “leon’s basically a verdugo now” which just leaves more annoying questions. like what happened to ashley? did the cult’s plan work? what about ada, or krauser? nobody thinks of that they just want leon to have mandibles and kiss luis. that’s fine in art but when constructing a world you need more than that lol anyway this is half a rant and half praise of you 🩵

One thing about me personally is even if I write au stuff, I Want and Need it to be possible within the realm of canon as far as "Does this logically work within the limitations of the story the canon is trying to tell/work within the lore" and "Does this actually work for a character and match up with their motivations and ideals?" I will never do something Solely for the sake of shipping, even if it might look fun.

The whole point of why I (and Claire and Ethan) went with the plaga au in the first place is because A. It's just fun to see what an impact that would have on the rest of Leon's story and what unique challenges it presents for him in the future, B. It does actually give an explanation as to how he manages to survive so much stuff in 4 because he's got something biological on his side and thus helps him to save Ashley with some more ease, and C. Leon has a track record history of letting himself get hurt or putting himself in more danger if it means keeping other people safe. So writing out the exact plaga we gave him and that motivation for actually taking it on for himself Makes Sense within the realm of sticking to his usual motives and such.

Ever with the au changes we made because of the remake, the biggest part of why Leon takes on the plaga is Because he's trying to save Ashley. It isn't about Him, it's about what will give her the best chance of survival, his own future consequences be damned. If this time can be different, if he can actually manage to save Ashley and get her home safe and remover her parasite in time, then whatever sacrifices he makes are worth it to him, and that's in line with everything we ever see him do. He takes those risks Very frequently, like a good example being the opening of 6 where he tells Helena they're making time to save that one guy's daughter even tho it's in vain in the end. He knows he wouldn't be able to live with more loss on his conscience if he refused to help.

I have seen a few au's that do take this kinda stuff into account, like @polarspaz's stuff has Leon take on a prototype of Luis's work because the stress of fighting has made his Plaga develop faster, and taking the prototype means he'll be mutated but regain control of himself without the hallucinations and the hivemind stuff, so that also increases his chances of getting Ashley home safe and allows him to save Luis later on as well. @alvivaarts also has an au fic, Simulation Swarm, that I've been reading on and off where Leon and Ashley both get their plagas removed but because it was so late stage in the game, they Both still end up with some permanent mutations that Luis is trying to research how to reverse for them, and it basically becomes a group effort kinda thing to look out for each other after the worlds turned on them.

So like, there IS ways to do this au that you can still have your fun while actually making it Work in universe y'know? And without throwing Ashley out with the trash because if there's anythng that infuriates me more is when people just make these au's and then don't include her in it at all. That shit makes me so mad when she's so central to the entire story and would absolutely be tied up in any decisions Leon makes during the course of 4. If it's not to the benefit of trying to get them both to safety then Why would he do it in the first place y'know?? She's important to him, he's not going to discard her like that.

Anyways that's more of a long winded answer than I meant to give but anytime you ask me about this au I will take it as a chance to go off on a tangent ~

[cannibal-wings]

I've been feeding Shy all of my post fic story ideas, and one of them is these two slow dancing on a rooftop after a, frankly, disastrous night at a BSAA fundraising gala. (To be fair they were invited and the night went well up to the very end where someone still decided to shoot Leon)

But Leon owed Ashley that dance, so after they patch him up they retreat to the roof. He's awkward and doesn't quite know how to dance, even before he became a B.O.W. but he learns a few steps, and only trips a couple of times. It's a nice end to what could have been a disaster. And nice ends are rare for them so they'll take what they can get.

Nothing reminds the mind of power like the cheap odor of plastic Leaking fumes we crave, consume, the rush it feels fantastic But like power turns to mold, like a junkie going cold I need the fix of a little tenderness

[polarspaz]

InfectionRE AU

Protect the baby!

(could have came out better but eh-)

[sonicasura]

I'm currently planning out a design for my Plagas!Leon as I watch a Resident Evil 4 Remake walkthrough. Already listed some behavior for my buggy lad here so this goes into some of the physical design.

He's got two fully functional mouths. I ain't telling where the second one is but it's much bigger than his normal one. Like it can envelope half a Verdugo in one bite. Oh, Leon can spit fire from there by generating flammable gas and ignite it with a snap of his tongue which is designed to create static electricity through friction.

Leon got multiple appendages that don't come from the Plagas. How many? Enough that he can walk on all 10 minus the two pairs of scythe like Plagas limbs and his tail.

Leon's tail ends with two stingers as it splits down the middle halfway through. The limb is quite long and rubbery than plated. Reason being Leon's tail can actually stretch an additional five feet with enough momentum, kinda like a sticky hand.

BIG BOI. You can blame the once inactive G virus cells Leon got back in Raccoon City. No way in hell did some not cling onto him with all the Birkin Monster battles especially the one at the end. Just know Leon can carry three people on his lower back and his spines are used as handlebars for passengers to hold onto.

He has eight pair of eyes. Three pairs are where his second mouth is and freak the fuck outta everyone as they are fully functional. Leon definitely bumped, took down stuff or fell multiple times. A pure clutz that Chris compares it to walking on a soapy ice floor.

And that's all I will divulge. Trust me when I say I'm gonna make him gnarly to a degree. It isn't the first time I monsterified a character to eldritch levels. Some examples: Broken Toys!MK from an LMK AU, Ash Soul!BotW Link from a LoZ AU, and Arachnid King!Hank J. Wimbleton from Madness Combat. I get to brush off some dust after not doing it for awhile.

That's all I have for now! Until next time folks, keep surviving in Raccoon City.