Liev

Liev making his plan to capture Ray.

Liev is a lion who is one of the main leaders of the Monroe Syndicate. He's a main antagonist in the Ray Fox comic, as it was his actions that led to Ray's identity as the Blaze to be discovered.

## Background

Liev became one of the leaders of the Monroe Syndicate at some point on his life. He made a name for himself as the most ruthless of the three gang leaders. At some point, he had an encounter with a neo-mutant that made him develop an enmity with other neo-mutants.

Prior to the events of the comic, Liev had the Port Town Gang invade the Arsenal to obtain a valuable piece of technology for the Monroe Syndicate.

## Personality

Being a crime lord, Liev carries with him an air of superiority and dominance. As a professional criminal, Liev has high expectations towards those he hires. If they fail his expectations, Liev will give half a reward, such as the Port Town Gang for failing to steal from the Arsenal without being detected. However, he is flexible enough to provide second chances.

Liev prides himself on his self-control and the image of the Monroe Syndicate. He doesn't like extending his mane in front of his subordinates because it means that he's losing his temper. He also is enraged at Ray's survival because his crime fighting as Blaze indirectly harmed the reputation of the Monroe Syndicate.

For unknown reasons, Liev holds an enmity towards neo-mutants, likely because of an incident in the past. He asked the Port Town Gang to deliver Blaze to him so that he could personally kill him. When the Port Town Gang is defeated, he personally spends the second chapter chasing after Ray as soon as he discovers his identity as Blaze.

## Appearance

Liev is a very tall lion with great musculature hidden behind his clothes. He has yellow fur and an orange-brown mane that is retractable. When his mane is retracted, Liev has the appearance of a bald lion. When he's enraged, his mane grows even longer.

Liev is dressed in a black suit, a white shirt underneath it, black pants, and black shoes. He wears a special mask to cover his facial features when he does villain work in the open. His hammer is also present with him as well.

## Powers, Skills, And Abilities

As a GENUS and TELUM Meta, Liev makes a name for himself by combining the advantages of his lion physiology and his mastery of the Rein Breaker hammer.

### Powers

* Super Strength: Liev has an amount of super strength that lets him use the Rein Breaker for maximum efficiency. He's able to easily defeat Summer despite the hyena also having super strength and durability.
* Super Durability: Liev is fairly resistant to damages. He can take blows from Summer, who can easily defeat Meta criminals in a single strike. He also endured Ray's fire attacks and would have kept fighting if not for the arrival of more Meta Officers.

### Skills

* Expert Fighter: Liev is an expert fighter. He was capable of defeating Halberd with a strike of his hammer. He also held his own against Ray, Summer, and Asuka in brief clashes.

### Abilities

* Lion Physiology: As a GENUS Meta, Liev boasts a higher amount of strength, speed, and agility than other species.
* Retractable Mane: Liev is capable of retracting and extending his mane based on his mood. This ability is useful when Liev goes outside, as nobody expect a lion without mane to be one of the gang leaders of the Monroe Syndicate.

## History

Liev first appears in the story when he pays the Port Town Gang half the reward, disappointed at them being caught. Upon finding out that it was a neo-mutant who nearly ruined their job, Liev demands Blaze's capture in exchange for the other half of the reward. Halberd threatens Liev, who easily defeats him with a strike of Rein Breaker. After losing his composure by showing his extended mane, Liev orders the rest of the Port Town Gang to capture Blaze at any cost.

Liev is later seen cuddling with Amber and Ruby. Upon being informed that Blaze was fighting the Port Town Gang, Liev gets angry, accidentally covering Amber with his enlarged mane. Though Blaze defeated the Port Town Gang, Liev is satisfied with the development, as a drone managed to capture a picture of him in his civilian identity of Raymond Fox. Knowing the identity of his target now, Liev decides to personally go after Ray.

The following day, Liev attacks Ray and Liz in the middle of the streets. As Ray drives Liz away, Liev attacks him. Ray tries to use his Black Boxing training, but it's not enough against Liev's power, who chastises him for not using his neo-mutant powers. Liev is about to finish Ray, but he is intercepted by Asuka and Summer. Knowing that he's outnumbered by many powerful individuals, Liev teleports away from the scene.

After teleporting into another building, Liev has a tantrum. Though he is suggested to let things go since Ray was arrested, Liev refuses because Ray hurt his pride. He orders his men to attack the S.O.S. Meta Agency as a distraction. Liev knows that he won't be able to capture Ray with Asuka on the way, so he has his underlings attack the headquarters until Asuka leaves Ray.

The distraction goes perfectly as planned, since Asuka had Summer take Ray away while she dealt with the intruders, who teleport away while she's on the run. After Liev's soldiers knock away the van, Liev is attacked by Summer. He easily overpowers her, forcing Ray to fight Liev with his powers. The two of them have a short fight that ends with Rein Breaker being destroyed. Liev punches Ray in the gut, promising another fight as he escapes the Mets Officers arriving the scene via teleportation.

A while later, Liev is watching television while cuddling with Amber and Ruby. Upon seeing Ray make a declaration swearing to defeat the Monroe Syndicate, Liev silently fumes with anger, much to the amusement of his secretaries.

## Trivia

* Liev's hammer resembles a technological version of Thor's hammer.