Leon Toros

“	Just then... I found him. I finally met him! The ultimate partner, the Blade Liger!	”
—Leon Toros, Zoids: New Century Zero Episode 16

Leon Toros is a fictional character from Zoids: New Century Zero. He is a member of the Fluegel Team and one of Bit Cloud's rivals.

Leon Toros
Leon in episode 16
Appearances	Zoids: New Century Zero
Debut	Zoids: New Century Zero episode 1
Affiliation	Blitz Team (former) Fluegel Team (current)
Age
Primary Zoids	Shield Liger (former) Blade Liger (current)
Japanese Name	レオン・トロス
Voice Actors	Susumu Chiba (Japanese) Ted Cole (English)

Overview

Leon shortly after abandoning his destroyed Shield Liger.

Leon Toros is a former member of the Blitz Team, and the son of Dr. Steve Toros and the elder brother of Leena Toros. He made his debut as the Blitz Team's lead pilot, fighting alongside Leena and Brad Hunter against the Tigers Team, but they lost, largely thanks to Bit Cloud inadvertently leaving his truck in the middle of the battlefield while trying to hijack some Zoid parts, and Leon, not seeing the truck due to it being camouflaged, tripped over and got his Shield Liger shot at by the Tigers. Bit Cloud later joined them and helped them to win their rematch with the Tigers Team, with Bit taking Leon's place in the Liger Zero. Sensing Bit's potential, Leon helped Bit during his second match against the Fluegel Team. Interestingly, Leon would later become partners with the Fluegel Team leader.

At the end of episode 2, Leon left the Blitz Team to 'see the world' as much as Bit Cloud did, and to improve his warrior skills while traveling. He initially did not meet with success; his Shield Liger was destroyed (how it was destroyed and who actually did it is unknown). Leon would wonder alone in a legendary valley (which he described as 'traveled by the greatest Zoid warriors of the past') until he found his ultimate partner: the red Blade Liger.

Leon joined Naomi Fluegel upon his return and would become a rival to Bit Cloud for the rest of the series.

Personality

Leon is shown to be bold and courageous, with a strong believe in the spirit of Zoids. Despite being rivals with Bit, he gets along well with him and the rest of the Blitz team, largely due to them being his first team. He has a good partnership with his teammate, Naomi Fluegel. During battle, Leon will often show a strong side, but has been shown to admit defeat when he loses, as seen from both his first and final battle with Bit Cloud.

Appearance

Leon Toros has been seen wearing three different outfits in the anime. In his debut, he wore a blue jacket with dark pants. After sustaining injury from his first battle, he wore a maroon coat with a dark blue shirt and grey pants - he also wore a bandage around his forehead, a sling around his right arm and a cast on his left leg. During a flashback, Leon was seen wearing his original dark blue coat, with the addition of a chain around his neck studded with what appears to be five gold talismans. His current outfit consists of a white vest with light blue shoulder pads over a green shirt missing the right sleeve which still bears the talisman chain, two brown belts around blue pants and long grey boots. He also wore a thin red ribbon around his right arm, just above the elbow. He has brown, spiky hair in a rather weird style and has lavender-purple eyes.

Ability as a Zoid Pilot

Leon getting ready to duel Bit Cloud.

Leon has great skill in handling Liger-type Zoids. He is seen piloting a blue Shield Liger in episode 1, and a red Blade Liger from episode 16 onwards. While Leon's skills did not appear very strong at the series' start, his capabilities as a Zoid warrior increased greatly in the second half of the series, particularly in close combat, where he was able to match up against Bit when he used the base armour, though Leon did not win against the Schneider armour. Despite losing to Bit, however, Leon remains a capable close combat warrior.

Relationships

Leon has the following relationships with these characters:

Bit: Leon befriended Bit in the beginning of the series. He later became rivals with Bit, but the two of them remained friends, and Leon also recommended that Bit use the Panzer armour to win against the Elephander in episode 19.

Leena: Being siblings, Leon got along quite well with his younger sister, though he did appear to, like the rest of the Blitz Team, find Leena's attitude rather fussy.

Brad: Leon is shown to be friends with Brad. They have never fought in battle, though it is likely due to them facing different opponents (Brad vs Naomi, Leon vs Bit) during their teams' match in the Royal Cup.

Steve: Leon is on good terms with his father, and is seen visiting him when not participating in any battle. Steve's weird mannerisms passed down to Leena and not Leon, making Steve appear to get along better with his daughter than his son (and inadvertently making Leon appear to be the only 'sane' member of his family), but it could also be due to Leon being on a different team.

Jamie: Before leaving the Blitz team, Leon had somewhat of a friendly relationship with Jamie, though he had to sabotage his Pteras (secretly) to allow to Bit enter the battle against the Fluegel Team in episode 2.

Naomi: Leon initially had no relationship with Naomi, but after leaving his team and later returning with his new Zoid, he teamed up with her to form her new Fluegel Team, and they became close friends and partners.

Trivia

• In episode 25, during the Royal Cup, Bit and Leon make their final charge at each other seconds after Dr. Laon explained the mystery of the Ultimate X Zoids. Due to the timing of his explanation, it is roughly hinted that Leon's Blade Liger might be an Ultimate X like Bit's Liger Zero, and may possess the characteristics of one as well (as it accepted Leon as its pilot), and that Leon was unable to defeat Bit because he wasn't the 'chosen one' capable of bring out the full potential of an Ultimate X. However, there is no official evidence to support this detail.

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