Crack Shot

*"Sometimes... we need war to prosper and survive. War can bring freedom."*
—Leo
**Leo** is a young cybernetic marksman and friend of Doug State. After finding out his friend was a superhero, Leo offered his skillset to be put to good use and joined the Arcadian Rebels' Gamma Squadron, and began training under the codename **Crack Shot**.

## Biography

### Early Life

Leo was interested in guns from the start. His unusual intelligence made him able to quickly understand them and memorize their specifics, and later go on to develop his own, but also exotic weapons. These attributes would frighten his classmates, all except a clique of friends led by Doug State. Leo and his friends worked their way through middle school and began to attend Neo Arcadia High School in September 2016.

### Shocking Discovery

In the 2017-2018 school year, Leo discovered that Doug was secretly the superhero **Bullet Kid**, after he caught him using his powers after school.

## Personality

*"Nothing a little explosives won't fix."*
—Leo
Leo is a witty teenager with a knack for cynical humor, but is not afraid to get along. A part of his humor is his own knowledge of the caliber of his skill with weapons and not being the least bid modest about it.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

*"There's a lot of robot in me."*
—Leo
* **Technorganic Physiology:** The only organs left in Leo's body are his heart, liver and presumably his brain. He is constantly updating himself with his mechanical aptitude, claiming to have changed the way he thinks and breathes. He claims to be 46% robot.
	+ **Enhanced Intelligence:** Although he was already a mechanical prodigy, Leo's mental processing was enhanced, too. By connecting to machines or software, Leo can instantly assimilate knowledge and gain immediate experience in knowledge and mechanical operations.
	+ **Enhanced Strength:** Leo's physical strength is elevated by his cybernetics. In fights, he can create distance with his attacks by hitting his opponents to make them fly away from him. His strength varies whenever he accesses his elemental mimicrypowers. Before his cybernetic augmentations, Leo could already bench press 130 pounds.
	+ **Enhanced Durability:** Leo's cybernetic skin is immensely durable, as he can sustain point-blank shots and remain unaffected in fights. His durability varies whenever he accesses his elemental mimicry powers.
	+ **Enhanced Speed:** Leo can run at supersonic speeds, almost at the same rate Doug State did when he gained his powers.
	+ **Enhanced Stamina:** Leo's respiratory implants allow him to intake oxygen at a greater efficiency than average humans.
	+ **Enhanced Senses:** Leo has advanced cybernetic sight and hearing, the former being due to his custom eyes.
	+ **Elemental Mimicry:** Leo can consciously transform the molecules of his body into any substance he touches, and also absorb their properties, such as wood, steel and iron for strength and durability.
	+ **Computer Interaction:** Leo has a way of interacting with computers far surpassing any tech-savvy individual due to being able to physically connect with them.

### Abilities

*"I could kill 20 people with one round!"*
—Leo
* **Expert Marksman:** Leo is a prodigy gunman. As his codename suggests, Leo is a very accurate marksman shown to be highly skilled in hitting his targets. He can virtually handle any weapon, ranging from pistols to shotguns and automatic weapons to sniper rifles with lethal precision. Along with that, he can quickly understand how to use unfamiliar weaponry and quickly become accustomed to using them, such as Laser Pistols. On one occasion, Leo threw a coffee cup in the air and broke it with one shot from his Governor. He later used the same gun to quickly fire a round into Shadow Boy's leg, despite his superhuman speed.

*"Square up."*
—Leo to Clark Flat
* **Skilled Martial Artist:** Leo is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant. He demonstrated above average knowledge in fighting, with well-placed techniques and efficiency. His style appears to comprise of Krav Maga (a form of guerilla street-fighting developed by the Israeli army) and possibly other styles.
* **Gifted Intelligence:** Leo is able to quickly understand topics, recent events, and has a remarkable aptitude for advanced science and engineering.
	+ **Expert Engineer:** Leo is exceptionally mechanically-minded, as he is known for making strange gadgets and gizmos with alarming lethality and practicality. After altering his thought process with cybernetics, he has become an even smarter engineer. He is also supremely skilled in designing software and artificial intelligence.
	+ **Explosives Skills:** Leo is very skilled in both designing and diffusing complex explosive devices.
	+ **Skilled Hacker:** Leo is skilled with computers, hacking and coding.
	+ **Expert Pilot:** Leo became an expert pilot immediately after connecting with a jet and instantly learning how to operate it with superb efficiency.
	+ **Bilingualism:** Leo speaks English and Japanese.
* **Stealth:** While mostly due to his shorter stature and teenage status, Leo is skilled in stealth; he can hide from his enemies during missions very well.

## Equipment

### Attire

* **Field Suit:** Leo's field suit is replete with polymer-coated flame-resistant armor and frontal impact deflection panels. Beneath is a sleek, comfortable, thermally bonded, lightweight non-interwoven Kevlar fiber vest. It is fitted with many holsters for his guns, but also a utility belt to store his more quiet weapons, like flashbangs, smoke grenades, knockout gas canisters, chloroform rags and knockout blow-darts.
* **Electric Vest:**
* **Armor:**

### Weaponry and Gadgets

*"Give me your gun."
"Which one?"*
—Jason Kade and Leo
* **IMI Desert Eagle:** Leo's favorite weapon is his .50-caliber pistol with a 7-round magazine. This is one of his most powerful guns. When it runs out of rounds, it can be used as a club.
* **Heckler & Koch USP:** Leo's backup .45-caliber pistol has a 12-round magazine.
* **Glock 18:** Leo's backup pistol for his backup pistol is a fully automatic 9mm handgun.
* **SIG-Sauer P220:**
* **AK-47:** Leo's main rifle.
* **Franchi SPAS-12:** Leo's main shotgun is a lightweight, customizable, 12-gauge semi-automatic.
* **WinchesterModel 1897/Trench Gun:** Leo's other shotgun.

*"Say hello to my little friend."*
—Leo
* **IMI Galil-Ace:** Leo used this automatic rifle when an intruder broke into the EPF main headquarters.
* **M4 Rifle:** Leo showed off this automatic assault rifle to the rest of the Gamma Squadron.
* **Magnum:**
* **Pistol:** Leo pulled out a .22 caliber pistol to show Doug at a school assembly.
* **Remington Shotgun:** Leo practiced with this at the EPF Rebels headquarters.
* **Sniper Rifle:** Leo used this rifle to snipe at Maelstrom, but could not hit her before she escaped.
* **Smith & Wesson Governor:** Leo received this revolver from Kade for a late Christmas 2017 gift.
* **BB Gun:**
* **50cm Rifle:**

The following are Leo's more exotic weapons.

* **Laser Gun**
* **Heat-Seeking Pistol**

## Relationships

### Allies

* Neo Arcadia High School
	+ Doug State/Bullet Kid - Friend
	+ Andrew Lavellan

## Trivia

* Leo is a fan of *Rick and Morty*.
* Leo is a fan of Sia's song "Chandelier" and Tekashi 6ix9ine.