Leonardo Lionheart

Leonardo Lionheart, also known as Leo, is a character from the RWBY series.
== Charactah Account ==
The headmaster of Haven Academy, he is an old friend of Ozpin's, who once gifted him with a tea-set as a sign of their connection. The tea-set is kept in the headmaster's office and is used by him to entertain visitors to the school.
On the surface, Leonardo Lionheart demonstrated a rather polite and jovial persona and genuinely came off as a well-meaning and compassionate man. He was also shown to be easily startled and seemed to be somewhat timid. Despite this, he was willing to argue with people like Qrow Branwen and seemed unafraid to speak his mind to his fellow huntsman. Lionheart also showed to be less impulsive than Qrow, suggested they waited and to figure out a better way to retrieve the Spring Maiden from Raven Branwen, rather than immediately head out to fight the Branwen Tribe and get to her.
However, in front of Salem, he revealed himself to be cowardly and upheld self-preservation above all else. He was also subservient, submissive and frightened of her. Away from her, Lionheart was ashamed of what he had done in her name and strongly felt Ozpin should not have forgiven him. In his final moments, Leonardo panicked and vainly begs to Salem for his life, after pleading for another chance and attempting to turn on her.
== Appearance ==
=== Web-Animation ===
* RWBY Volume 4
* RWBY Volume 5
== Trivia ==
* Leonardo Lionheart alludes to the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz.
* He may also have a secondary allusion to the famous polymath, Leonardo da Vinci.
** The two share the same first names.
** Lionheart's weapon, Stalwart, resembles a painting pallet – in reference to da Vinci's famous paintings.
** The statue of Jinn at Haven Academy likely references da Vinci's sculptures.
** His pocket watch resembles da Vinci's clock; which was famous for being the first to measure both minutes and hours.
* His last name is also intentionally ironic as he's actually quite cowardly.
* While Kerry Shawcross admitted that he was sure they weren't going to properly show Leonardo Lionheart's death, they actually did mocap the death scene with Joel Mann acting it out in case they did show it on-screen. However, this version was never used since Lionheart's death happened off-screen.
* While the exact amount of time that Lionheart worked as a turncoat hasn't been mentioned, it is implied that he only started working with Salem for about two years before the start of the main series due to still being more brave and helpful by the end of season two of "RWBY: The Grimm Campaign".
* Many Faunus have additional elements in their design that tie into their animal traits: Leonardo's hair resembled a lion's mane.
* The lion head emblem on Lionheart's pocket-watch was made by Patrick Rodriguez.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Leonardo Lionheart at RWBY Wiki
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