Grace Ashcroft actress Angela Sant’Albano doesn’t think her Resident Evil Requiem hero will “ever be a Leon character,” but she’s still hoping “there’s a long way to go with her.”
The person behind one of 2026’s standout video game roles laid out her hopes for the future during an interview with GamesRadar. Resident Evil Requiem may only be a few months old, but she’s already got a good idea of how she’d like to see Grace grow should she be asked to brave manmade horrors beyond comprehension yet again.
Warning! Spoilers for Resident Evil Requiem follow.
“I would really love to see how her relationship with Leon blossoms,” Sant’Albano explained. “I think we have a beautiful mentorship, almost brotherly, sisterly relationship brewing. And I also want to know what happens with her and Emily.”
Assuming you chose the ‘good’ ending, Resident Evil Requiem closes with the series’ one-liner expert, Leon S. Kennedy, alive and Grace taking Emily under her wing. It painted a bright future for the crew, and although it almost certainly won’t last, it did give the developers at Capcom plenty of room to grow new and old characters alike.
Despite some pretty deep roots in Resident Evil lore, Grace’s story in the franchise is really only getting started in Resident Evil Requiem. So far, there’s been no word on whether she’ll stick around for additional entries and eventually stand toe-to-toe with other protagonists like Ethan Winters or Chris Redfield. Judging by the strong impression she made when her debut game launched in February, we wouldn’t be surprised to see her back at some point down the line.
Sant’Albano knows Grace could survive another run in with mutated monsters after making it through the horrors of the Rhodes Hill Chronic Care Center, but will she ever be dodging chainsaws with carefully timed but stylish backflips? Not likely.
