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 Toros
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 (Reon Torosu)
Voice Actors	Susumu Chiba (Japanese) Ted Cole (English)

Overview

Leon Toros image 2 — Leon during a flashback.

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, tripping over and getting 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, confident that the Team would be in good hands with Bit as the new lead pilot. He initially did not meet with success; his Shield Liger was destroyed (how it was destroyed and who actually caused it is unknown). Leon would wander 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, and 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, and also telling Bit he had shown him that 'the world of Zoid battles was bigger than he thought' at the end of their second battle.

Appearance

Leon Toros image — Leon's outfit during travelling.

Leon Toros has been seen wearing three different outfits in the anime. In his debut, he wore a blue jacket over a green shirt 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 at this point. During a flashback, Leon was seen wearing his original outfit, 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 single-sleeved shirt, four brown belts around blue pants (two around his waist, one each on his thighs), and long grey boots. He continued to wear the talisman chain with this outfit, and also wore a thin red ribbon around the bicep of his right arm. He has brown, spiky hair in a crescent-shaped style and has lavender-purple eyes.

Ability as a Zoid Pilot

Leon has great skill in handling Lion-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 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.

Zoids Legacy Database Entry

The following text pertains to information sourced from the game Zoids Legacy. This game used a translation format that differs from the one used by the Zoids Wiki. It also contains grammatical and typographical errors. As such, any quoted content that appears to be incorrect should be cross-referenced with the game before being edited.

"A former member of the Blitz Team. In search of his dream Zoids, he goes off for warrior training and encounters Red Blade Liger. Later, he teams up with Naomi. Son of Dr. Toros and older brother of Leena."

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 simply 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.
All the Zoids Leon has been seen piloting are Lion-types. Interestingly, the name "Leon" means "lion".

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Anime Characters

Zoids: Chaotic Century (GF indicates a character who debuts in Guardian Force)