Leo Guzman

Leonardo "Leo" Guzman is a 17-year-old Greek demigod, the son of Ares and Katherine Guzman, younger brother to Miles and older brother to Katelyn. He came to camp at nines year old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Leo, War Boy, Ares, Spear kid, fighter, Bee Boy, Edwardo, Lenard, Impulse Child, LAG, Le-oo,

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Miami, Florida (Formerly)

## Family

### Adoptive/Step Family

* Andrew Rodriguez (step father)
* Luke and Logan (Step brother)

### Biological Family

* Ares (Father)
* Katherine (Mother)
* Miles (Older brother)
* Katelyn (Younger sister)
* Quiara Crest, Hippolyta/The Amazons, Eros, Phobus, Demios, Enyalius, Diomedes, Harmonia, and Kyknos (Half-siblings)
* Hephaestus (Uncle)
* Enyo, Eris, Hebe, and Eileithyia (Aunts)
* Hephaestus, Enyo, Eris, Hebe, and Eileithyia Cabins (Cousins)

## Items

### Other Items

* Phone
* Kermit The Frog pupet

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Usually red and black
* red GAP hoodie
* White shirt
* gray camouflage pants
* black and red sneakers

## History

### Early Life

Leonardo “Leo” Guzman was born to the Greek god Ares, God of War and blood lust, and Katherine Guzman, a clear sighted mortal and former fencing teacher. Katherine had met Ares in his roman form Mars and once they fell in love they had their first child who they named Miles on July 28, 1999. On February 22, 2004, Katherine had their second child, Leonardo or Leo, then Ares once came back in his roman form and they had their third and final child Katelyn on  January 10, 2008. The three demigods took the last name of their mother. When the kids were ten, five, and one, Katherine married a man named Andrew Rodriguez and had twin children named Luke and Logan who got along well with the Ares kids. He would often go to the beach with his siblings.

### School Problems

Like most demigods, Leo was diagnosed with ADHD. In school, Leo had trouble paying attention. His teachers in Florida always sent him to the office for getting in trouble. He was bullied as a kid and often got in trouble fighting back or getting aggressive with other students. It was said by him that during summer he attended boxing lessons to release his anger and one summer at Summer School. His grades were very poor and that caused a lot of stress for him. Miles would occasionally tutor him and his mom knew he was smart, it’s just he wasn’t interested or didn’t try. It became normal for him to get in trouble in class, even for stuff he didn’t do. Most of his classmates disliked him for his unnatural, intimidating, and violent ways. One thing that did help him learn was drawing and for his ninth birthday, he got a sketchbook and a pack of colored pencils and got pretty good at drawing. During his time at school, much like Cassy, he noticed that strange things happened to him. For example, when he was in second grade, he claimed his teacher had one eye but no one believed him

### Moving to California and meeting Cassy.

After Leo’s ninth birthday, his mom and stepdad revealed to his siblings and step-siblings that Andrew had got a new job in California. Luke, Logan, and Katelyn were very upset saying they would miss their schools, their home, and friends. Miles was pretty happy, as he has always wanted to visit places around the world, Leo was accepting, though he thought there was another reason they were moving. After they got settled in their new house, Leo went exploring with Katlyn and met a boy with Messy black hair, tanned skin, and sea-green eyes with an Older girl with auburn hair, lighter skin, and green eyes. The two pairs of siblings instantly became friends. Katherine and Lily met up so the pairs could play together. Lily told Katherine about Gabe and Katherine told her it would soon get better. The two months also shared the secret of Leo and Caspian being demigods. The two boys went to different schools, while Cassy went to Yancy, Leo and Katlyn went to a different private school. Much like Cassy, Leo and Katlyn were attacked by Cyclops, after about three months of being there. He was taken to Camp Olympia by an unknown Satyr. He became good friends with Melody, Isaac, Max, and Carlos. After he found out Caspian had made it to camp, he was overjoyed and also joined him on his first quest.

## Personality

Leo is seen as a funny person to be around, however, he has anger issues but is also very kind. He is somewhat hyperactive because he has ADHD. He is not that smart but loves to learn, and unlike his father, he is peaceful and believes in fighting when it’s necessary, or sometimes when he acts in anger, and in battle he’s really scary when fighting. He is known for being the most peaceful Ares kid while the some of others are boastful and wrathful, though at times he can swear like a sailor. He is highly against discrimination and racism. He often gives honest constructive criticism and is sometimes very blunt, not hesitating to give someone hostess feedback. He is also a master speller and has competed in third-grade spelling bees. Leo is also seen as a kind of "nerd" since he likes learning and writing/spelling, as it is hinted, he would take part in spelling bees. Leo is often hot-headed and temperamental when things don’t go his way or as he planned them to. Leo is easy to get on with a sarcastic sense of humor but can be hard on others when he’s upset. Leo also has severe claustrophobia due to the time his father spent in a jar. Leo is dominantly experienced and knowledgeable in all military tactics arts, making him a dangerous enemy to cross. However, because of his arrogant and brutal nature, Leo can be extremely reckless, overconfident, narcissistic and foolhardy, leading to him making crucial mistakes in a confrontation. He is supremely confident in his abilities, to the point of believing that he is invincible. This means that, despite being an excellent battle strategist and a fierce warrior, his reckless nature sets him apart from other students like Damian, who is more calculative and precise in battle and does not make mistakes out of recklessness or overconfidence, him being the son of Athena. It was hinted that Leo may have depression since he often makes jokes about...self unalive-ment and other stuff. Leo all in all, it a pretty cool person

### Fatal flaw

Leo's fatal flaw is wrath. Leo often lets is anger get the better of him and often does petty things to the people who have angered him. Whether it be his family, his friends, or strangers, he would do anything to get revenge on the person who angered him

## Appearance

Leo is noted to be a light-skinned Latino and is noted to have had light skin, light brown hair with red streaks, dark red eyes, and scars from all the sparring he has been through. He often wears a red GAP hoodie, gray camouflage pants, black and red sneakers. He often has different shades of red or black and grey in his clothes.

## Powers and Abilities

### Ares Kid Powers

* He has enhanced strength, speed, and combat skills, even more so than other demigods.
* He instinctively know how to use any weapon.
* He has the ability to telekinetically control any weapon, as well as curse them.
* He has an innate expertise in battle strategies.
* He can communicate with boars/pigs and vultures.
* He can summon weapons out of thin air.
* He is able to manipulate feelings of war, anger and rage.
* He unconsciously causes others around him to feel anger, hatred, and blood-lust in people, to the point of causing fights wherever he goes.
* He has the ability to summon weapons or armor
* He has the ability to curse/enchant weapons/armor
* He innately knows his surrounds in warfare, causing him to be great in battle.
* He has limited Necromancy and can control the spirits of the losing side of any battle.
* He can summon the scared animals of his father (boars, venomous snakes, dogs and vultures).

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Leo's supernatural alertness and keen senses that keep him ready for, and alive, in battle.
* Intimidation: Leo is said to be very scary in battle, something enhanced since he is the son of Ares, the literal god of war
* Voice impressions: Leo is known to be able to impersonate characters such as Kermit the Frog and Elmo
* Superhuman durability: Being the son of Ares, Leo is shown to be far more durable than a mortal and most demigods
* Superhuman strength: Being the son of Ares, Leo is far stronger than the average mortal and most demigods
* Superhuman Reflexes: Leo has incredible reflexes, which is proven throughout his life
* Superhuman Agility: Being a demigod, Leo is a lot more agile than a regular mortal
* Leadership: Despite having poor self esteem at the start, Leo is shown to be an amazing leader
* Tactician: Leo is shown to have great battle tactician
* Fighting skills: As the son of Ares, Leo is a highly proficient combatant
* Spanish: Leo, as a Latino, can speak Spanish

## Relationships

### Love Interests

#### Caspian Portal

Leo is portrayed in the series as Caspian's best friend and primary love interest. When Caspian woke up when he first got to camp and was being showed around, Leo ran up to him and embraced him in a warm hug, holding on to him for "longer than a usual hug lasted" was the first to realize that the boys may have liked each other, but didn't want to say. By the end of the series, Leo and Caspian officially began to date.

### Friends

#### The Jr. Olympians

The Jr. Olympians, or The JO, are some of Leo's best friends. Originally, it was made up consisting of the ten sons and four daughters of The Fourteen Olympians, but it later included some of the minor Olympians as well, (ex, Eris, Enyo, Hecate, Thanatos etc). They're a close tight group of friends and they are respected a lot by the camp

### Family

#### Ares (Father)

Leo's relationship with his father is a complicated one. Ares obviously cares about him, and feels immense pride in his son, though Leo is somewhat put off by his father, both for his boasting of Leo and his skill and for Leo being the god of War since Leo lost his grandpa in a war. However, Leo slowly comes to accept that he is the son of the war god, and is given not only a spartus summoning spear, but even his mother's favorite book: *The Art of War*, by Sun Tzu. Ares encourages his son to use his mind in a battle rather than pure guts, and is proud of his son

#### Katherine (Mother)

Leo loves his mother, Katherine Guzman, dearly. He always wishes to make her happy and would do anything to keep her safe. Katherine is shown to care for all three of her children, and was worried when Leo was going to Camp Olympia, however, Leo promised to write to her at the end of every week

#### Miles (older brother)

Miles is Leo's roman older brother, being born from Mars and their mother. Miles, like most older brothers, teased and messed with his younger siblings a lot. With Leo, he was much more closer with him and is protective of him. He has said he would beat anyone to Tartarus if they ever messed with his "baby" brother. You could rattle their relationship off as *very* positive

#### Katelyn (Younger sister)

Katelyn is Leo's younger sister, born to Mars and their mother, making her a roman demigod. Katelyn is the youngest out of the three siblings. The is often pegged as chaotic and wild, making her brothers laugh. She is close to her older brothers and the three often hang out together.

## Etymology

The name Leonardo means Lion Brave and is of Italian origin

The surname is of toponymic origin, *de Guzmán* ("of Guzmán"), deriving from the village of Guzmán (es) in the region of Burgos. The earliest individual documented using this surname was Rodrigo Muñoz de Guzmán, who first appears in a document from 1134 and was the founder of the noble House of Guzmán.

## Trivia

1. His favorite colors are red, black, and green
2. He likes wearing hoodies, his two most favorites being a red GAP hoodie and a white one with a picture of Kermit the frog and his name painted on it.Leo is the most peaceful Ares child out of his siblings
3. Leo is the most peaceful out his siblings
	* Hippolyta has a short temper
	* Miles is boastful
	* Katelyn is reckless
	* Quiara is also somewhat reckless
4. He is known for swearing a lot
5. He is highly against racism
6. He carries around a penny that Katelyn gave him when she was six for good luck.
7. His favorite meal for breakfast is a poached egg and bacon on toast with a glass of orange juice
8. He is a spelling master and competed in a spelling bee in the fifth grade