Leo Kliesen
Leo in Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
Full Name	Eleonora "Leo" Kliesen
Fighting Style	Hakkyoku-ken
Nationality	German
Species	Human
Family	Emma Kliesen (mother)
Game Appearances	Tekken 6 Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion

Leo (レオ, Reo) is a character in the Tekken fighting game series. Leo is one of the four characters first introduced in Tekken 6, which was released to Arcades in Japan on November 26th 2007. Leo is from Germany, and fights with the art of Hakkyoku-ken (Bajiquan).

Miscellaneous Information:

Nationality : German

Occupation : Student

Age : 19

Alignment : Good

Contents 1 Tekken 6 2 Endings 2.1 Tekken 6 3 Character Relationships 4 Fighting style 5 Trivia 6 Gallery

Tekken 6Edit

Leo is the child of a world known spelunker and a top female executive of the biotech firm, G Corporation. Leo’s father disappeared during an exploration when Leo was a child, but even so, Leo strove to become just like him. Leo grew up to be a straight and narrow person, but Leo's happy days came to an abrupt end when Emma Kliesen was killed. Saddened by the tragic event, Leo shut everyone out. Some time later, the police inconclusively ended the murder investigation without explanation. Leo continued the investigation. Not long after starting this mission, Leo discovers the existence of a person who is regarded as a hero of the G Corporation - a man by the name of Kazuya Mishima. Suspecting him of committing the murder, Leo seeks revenge but finds it impossible to get near Kazuya due to his newly acquired status within the G Corporation. However, Leo heard news of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 being held by the Mishima Financial Group. Finding out that Kazuya would be participating in it, Leo followed suit, thinking that it was the only chance for revenge, unaware that Emma and the rest of G Corporation betrayed and tried to kill Kazuya in the first place.

Endings Edit

Tekken 6 Edit

Leo pays a visit to Emma Kliesen's grave and finds a letter reading "Dear Leo." Leo reads it and then turns around suddenly to find no one standing behind Leo. The camera pans over Leo's face then points up.

Character RelationshipsEdit

• Emma Kliesen - Mother.
• Kazuya Mishima - Her mother's killer.
• Lars Alexandersson - Defeated by him and gave him information about the G Corporation.

Fighting styleEdit

Baji Quan (Bajii-Tschen) Wu Zong learned it in 1775. The Tekken 6 character Leo (Jap: Reo) uses this old defence style. Baji Quan's full name is Kai Men Baji Quan. Which means "open-gate eight-extremities fist". Written by: Aram H.

TriviaEdit

• There were rumors before the game was officially released that Leo was a girl, and shortly after the game was released in Europe, there were complaints about the character most likely because Leo was thought of as a transgender character; in game, Leo is referred to only by name or gender-neutral terms, and Leo has no costumes that reveal any portion of the torso, which would normally make the character's gender clear. The Bandai-Namco development team had stated that they wanted to create a character that would be loved by fans regardless of gender so they made the gender of Leo ambiguous on purpose. Leo can equip a sledgehammer which is a male item, but Leo also can have pigtail hair bases which is usually for female fighters only. Also, Leo's continue and next round animations are those of male characters.
• In the Scenario campaign, however, both Heihachi and Anna refer to Leo as a "boy".
• Leo cannot be attacked by Anna's Slap Happy (b+2), which is usable against females; but by Heihachi's Headbutt Carnival (f,F+1+4), which is usable against males.
• Leo resembles Rock Howard from Garou: Mark of the Wolves and King of Fighter.
• In Tekken 6, Leo can be customized as Ash Ketchum, the main hero from Pokemon. Possibly by coincidence, Leo's voice actress, Veronica Taylor, was the original voice of Ash Ketchum.
• Leo can be customized to look like Future Trunks (Super Saiyan) from Dragon Ball Z. [1]
• Leo slightly resembles Eliot from the Dead or Alive series.
• Leo bears similarities with Final Fantasy V's Faris Scherwiz. Both are females under the guise of males, and are treated as males in-game. Unlike Faris, though, Leo's gender is not stated in-game. Leo can also be customized to look like Faris.
• In the Tekken 6 Limited Edition Art Book's Designers' Sketches, Leo is under the Male Characters section.
• Some fans misspell Leo's name as "Leon".
• It is unknown how Leo's father died, but her Tekken 6 ending suggests that he is still alive.
• Leo is ranked #22 in ugo.com's The 25 Most Androgynous Video Game Characters.

GalleryEdit