Leeko: Adventures In Proxima

**Leeko: Adventures In Proxima**, int. ***AP***, is the second installment of the show, *Leeko: The Series*. The series continues the adventures of the title character, Leeko, and his best friends Milly and Manny.

## Overall plot

The main story of *Leeko: Adventures In Proxima* takes on a different approach from the *Leeko: The Beginning* trilogy. For starters, each season is its own story arc - with Season 4 being labeled as the Cosmic Nova arc, where it mainly revolves around stories about the ancient comet Nova that the character Lewis has extensive knowledge on. Throughout the course of Season 4, King Leonardo continues to use various schemes to defeat Leeko using monsters from another source - the mysterious Starlight Ball, which was provided to him by Lewis' father, Orion. Seasons 5, 6, and 7 make up the entire Toxins trilogy, with the story centering around pink balloon-like creatures that invade the universe and are led by their leader, Venom. Season 8 is labeled as the Mirror World arc, where the story revolves around a strange mirror that serves as a portal to a mirror world-like planet called Reflectan that gives the main villain Sinistergeist the opportunity to rule over the universe.

## Focus and details

Since the overall story of the *Leeko: Adventures In Proxima* pentalogy features different story arcs, the majority of the episodes have a separate focus on more darker and serious events or situations which take place either in or outside of Usapia, though it still retains its goody and comedic tone like *The Beginning* series does. There are episodes that may deal with more mature and dark topics, with most of them being related to family. The most notable example of this are the characters Candace and Lewis, where the main focus of their story arc centers around dealing with illness and losing a parent respectively, with the former struggling with her slowly deteriorating health and eventually passing away from scarlet fever at the end of Season 4. Following her death, as seen most notably in a Season 6 episode Two Degrees Of Melancholy, Lewis falls into a severe depression. Additionally, Orion displays signs of an abusive parent (ex: almost always expressing contempt and scorn towards Lewis), which went unnoticed until word of Candace's death spread across Puffy Town.

There are other surprisingly dark and upsetting themes that revolve around family. Some examples are the character Carniviar being extremely terrified of the outside world after witnessing his mother being brutally attacked by monsters, and Floaty being afraid to see his creator Venom, who deliberately singles him out for being different from the rest of the Toxins and for not living up to his expectations. Additionally, there are scenes where blood is shown, such as Leeko's battle with Venom at the end of Season 6, where he detaches his eyeball from his body as a last-resort attack. Venom also returns in Season 7 as Venom 2.0., where he appears more battered and broken, giving him a zombified appearance.

Additionally, there are episodes that feature characters who may have or are implied to have mental illnesses, or are left with mental scars from the past. Examples are the character Flutterbye displaying Yandere-like behaviors toward Hover in the episode A Butterfly Named Flutterbye; a princess character displaying signs of a panic disorder in the episode Oh Sister, Where Art Thou?; a character likely showing signs of an antisocial personality disorder in the episode Fall Of The Flying Saucer; the character Carniviar suffering from severe trauma during the last few episodes in Season 5; a character with possible autistic traits in the episode When Leeko Met Karen; Lewis suffering from severe depression in the episode Two Degrees Of Melancholy. There are also episodes that involve therapy, such as the episode For Every Minute You Are Angry, where Milly, King Leonardo, and Hover attend an anger management class hosted by Candace.

Lastly, the Puffies are also given more character development and having more of their character revealed, with Chef Peppermint once again being the more prominent supporting character. New residents of Puffy Town are also given room to have a main focus in an episode so they can also have character development. Many of the episodes in the *Leeko: Adventures In Proxima* pentalogy involve heavily on adventure and story arcs, where most of each season takes place in certain areas of Usapia, so it is recommended to watch the episodes in a specific order.

## Seasons

* Leeko Super Star (Season 4)
* Leeko’s Usapia (Season 5)
* Leeko’s Usapia 2 (Season 6)
* Leeko and the Twinkle Shards (Season 7)
* Leeko and the Amazing Mirror (Season 8)