Leslie Kyle

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レズリー・カイル (Rezurī Kairu?)

**Leslie Kyle** is a minor character in *Final Fantasy VII Remake*, and a major character in *The Kids Are Alright*. Formerly a criminal working under Don Corneo in the slums of Midgar, Leslie later assists Evan Townshend and Kyrie Canaan in their investigations.

## Profile

### Appearance

Leslie is a lean young man with spiky silver hair and yellow eyes. He wears a black cap, a black and red jacket over a white shirt, and sports a leather glove on his left hand, with a striped bracelet wrapped around his right. He wears black knee-length shorts and tall boots.

Leslie resembles the *Kingdom Hearts* character Yozora, and they share the same Japanese voice actor. Their unique attire resembles the clothing style of Tetsuya Nomura.

### Personality

> Not so fast, buddy. Back it up. Got no need for pretty boys here.
>
> Leslie to Cloud

Leslie is apathetic and, despite his youth, has the heart of an old curmudgeon. Although still young, he is skilled at negotiation, has a stone-cold gaze, and isn't easily moved. He complicity serves the criminal Don Corneo to serve his personal gain. He eventually shows remorse for his former lifestyle by acting against Corneo and burning down his mansion.

## Story

### *Final Fantasy VII Remake*

Leslie Kyle works closely with Don Corneo, assisting him in gathering his nightly bridal candidates. Leslie's fiancée Merle was chosen as a candidate in the past, and vanished soon afterward. When Cloud Strife and Aerith Gainsborough come looking for advise on how to get into the audition, Leslie recommends they not go through with it. When Cloud and Aerith later return with endorsements, Leslie can see through Cloud's disguise, but does not alert Corneo, and in fact collaborates with Andrea Rhodea, the member of the Trio who gave Cloud his makeover and endorsed him for the audition, to bring Cloud and Aerith their weapons and other equipment so they can challenge Corneo. Cloud, Aerith and the third girl in the audition, Tifa Lockhart, end up falling through the trap door in Corneo's bedroom to the sewers.

After the destruction of Sector 7, Cloud, Tifa and Barret seek out Corneo to find a way topside to rescue Aerith from the clutches of Shinra. They find only Leslie by the open trap door, Leslie noting Cloud and friends are the only ones who ever escaped Corneo's trap, and now Corneo himself has gone into hiding in the sewers. Leslie wants help in taking on the underground monsters, and joins Cloud, Tifa, and Barret in tracking down Corneo. After a monster snatches a pendant from him and he frantically wants it back, it is revealed Leslie is seeking closure about his fiancée's sudden disappearance.

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When they find Corneo's hideout, Leslie demands to go alone, but the others follow. Leslie feigns loyalty to the don, but then pulls a gun on him. Corneo disarms him and is about to shoot Leslie when Cloud and the others come to his rescue. Don ushers another of his monster pets on the party and escapes, but Leslie honors his side of the deal with Cloud's party regardless, and provides them with enhanced grappling guns powerful enough to help propel them across the rubble of the Sector 7's decimation. He wonders what he should do now, and Cloud and the others encourage him to continue the search for his fiancée.

### *Final Fantasy VII The Kids Are Alright: A Turks Side Story*

Leslie works alongside Evan Townshend and Kyrie Canaan in their investigations while further atoning for working with Corneo. He has settled down with Merle, who is now pregnant.

## Gallery

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## Etymology

Leslie is both a first and last name that derives from an anglicization of the Gaelic term *leas celyn* meaning "holly-garden". The name is typically spelled "Leslie" when given to boys, and "Lesley" when given to girls. The earliest use of the name comes from the Scottish Leslie Clan.

Kyle is a common first name and also a surname that transfers from a region of the same name in southwestern Scotland. Kyle is a topographical term derived from the Scottish Gaelic word *caol,* meaning a sound or a strait.

## References

1. ↑ Final Fantasy VII Remake Ultimania, p.042

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