Leonel Chavez (Raider: Last Blood)

== Leonel Chavez ==
Leonel Chavez (known as El Gato Blanco) is a main character and supporting antagonist in the "Raider: Last Blood" series.
Serving as the tertiary antagonist of the 2nd chapter, Leonel is the de-facto leader of the Las Vatos Cartel who is hunting down Jay to avenge his family.
== Background ==
Born on August 1, 1983, in Torreon, Mexico, Leonel was born into the Chavez family, and like his cousins, he was trained to become a killer. Unlike his family, Leonel took great pleasure and enjoyed the lifestyle.
At the age of 18, Leonel joined the Mexican Army and after some time, he became an operative of the Mexican Army SF Corps. According to Leonel himself, the School of the Americas "taught him well" during his time there.
After 5 years, Leonel came back to the Las Vatos Cartel and earned himself a place as an enforcer, having kidnapped, tortured, and killed various people to prove his worth. 40 years after Gustavo's death and the imprisonment of Leon and Eduardo, Leonel took over the Cartel and surprisingly, he managed to prove himself as the most dangerous cartel boss on the coast of Mexico, earning himself the moniker "the White Cat".
== Biography ==
While he is mentioned multiple times, Leonel is first seen with his face turned to the window from his henchmen, furious at Rafe for failing to capture Roberts, and orders him to chop off his nipples to give himself another chance for redemption. After Rafe completes the task, he threatens to make him chop off another part if he were to mess up with capturing Jay and shouts at him before cheerfully dancing at the thought of having Jay in his hands.
As Jay is finally captured, Leonel introduces himself to him and then reveals his infamy before throwing a pendant at him, revealing that he wanted revenge on Jay for harming his family and then killing him slowly and painfully to send a message to his rivals and claim the bounty. However, Talbot and his army of elite soldiers show up and wipe out all of Leonel's men to capture Jay.
Leonel was shot during the attack and upon seeing Jay running to his mansion, he aims at Jay's back, possibly intending to kill him, but Talbot shoots him in the leg and beats him into a bloody pulp. To make sure he is dead, Talbot orders his men to burn everything down, and unfortunately for Leonel, his body is tossed into his flaming home, killing him and eliminating the Cartel's leadership.
== Personality ==
From his appearances, Leonel is shown to be a ruthless drug lord and unlike his family, who has honor and standards, he is far more bloodthirsty and violent, having murdered, raped, and killed countless victims just to prove his worth.
During his military career, Leonel managed to keep his violent attitude in check and showed some self-restraint to avoid being imprisoned or killed by his fellow operatives. He is very patriotic and proud of his country like his family, admiring the sunsets and the good restaurants during his service.
40 years later, Leonel has become more unhinged and violent after taking over the Cartel. Upon finding out about Jay Roberts and his involvement in capturing his family, he becomes obsessed with him and tries his hardest to capture him for both the bounty on his head and kill him for messing up their operations. Despite his flaws, Leonel deeply loves his family and tries to honor the family tradition, which explains his obsession and sheer focus on catching Jay.
Unfortunately for him, Leonel's determination ends up attracting the attention of the Red Order and in his final moments, he is still determined to kill Jay and even takes a risk to aim at him before being brutally murdered by Talbot, dying a violent psychopathic drug lord with sheer determination to avenge his family from the Ghost.
== Appearance ==
Leonel is a Mexican man, standing at 5'10. He has medium-length graying black hair, light stubble, and dark brown eyes.
In his appearances, he is seen wearing an all-white suit with red accents and golden-tinted aviators.
== Skills ==
* Combat Skills: Given his past as a former Corporal of the Mexican Army and Special Forces, Leonel is a skilled combatant and has shown strong focus. During his fight with Talbot, Leonel shows some skills and despite being injured, he managed to land some hits on Talbot pretty well before being taken down.
* Intimidation: As the White Cat, Leonel is a terrifying individual, and according to the Underworld, his leadership in the Cartel made him more feared and any rival cartel tries their hardest to avoid him.
* Expert Tactician: Despite being a feared drug lord, Leonel is a strong and fierce leader, ruling his empire with fear and ordering his men to capture Jay.
== Equipment ==
* Desert Eagle: Leonel's sidearm. He notably carries it in his waistband and tries to use it to kill Jay, but is disarmed by Talbot.
== Deaths ==
Murders committed by Leonel:
* 155 Civilians: Tortured and killed
== Death ==
Killed by:
* Royce Talbot (Directly)
As Leonel aims at Jay, Talbot shoots him in the leg and despite the heavy pain, Leonel disarms Talbot and brutally beats him, giving him the upper hand. Despite Leonel's superior strength, Talbot beats him to a pulp, leaving him to bleed out. As Talbot's men burn everything, Leonel (who's still alive) is carried and thrown into the flaming home, burning to death painfully.
== Trivia ==
* Even though Duke Bennett is the main antagonist in the second chapter, Leonel drives most of the chapter forward, trying to hunt down Jay and serve as a bigger threat to him.
* Leonel is considered the most violent member of his family, given his status as an enforcer.