Leo

*"I advise you to desensitize yourselves to it."*

This page contains information that was revealed in supplemental materials, such as newsletters, but was not included in the final game.

As such, information presented here **may not be canon**.

This article contains information that was revealed in supplemental material, such as newsletters, but was not included in-game. As such, information presented here may not be canon.

## Leo

### Relationships

* Reed (best friend, non-canon)
* Sage (romance option, non-canon)
* unnamed deceased mother
* Nick (cousin)

> *"What do I do now? This year is going to be weird."*
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**Leo** was a character planned in the initial stages of the development of *Goodbye Volcano High* but was cut from the final game.

## Appearance

Leo is a tall, aqua-blue liopleurodon with shaggy blue-purple hair that matches his eyes. He wears a white shirt with a Volcano High varsity jacket on top, long gray pants, and yellow and white sneakers.

## Personality

Leo was written as a quieter, somewhat depressed character that is a member of the Volcano High swim team. After his mother passed away, he has not attended school for about a year.

His best friend was Reed. As Sage was a romantic option for him, he is not heterosexual.

## Development History

Leo was planned as one of the three player characters of the first draft of *Goodbye Volcano High*, back when it was known as *Jurassic High*. As the game was initially a dating sim, Leo would have multiple romance options through the story. One of them may have been Naomi as he is seen with his hand on her shoulder in the Pitch Trailer. His concept was heavily influenced by the swimming sports anime and manga series *Free!*.

Of the three player characters, Leo was ultimately cut when the game's dating sim concept was dropped; Fang became the sole player character, and Rosa became a secondary character. The developers stated that Leo did not really fit well with the story they envisioned, and there was a large enough cast as it was.

Leo's concept was officially revealed on May 4th, 2023 during the KO\_OP LudoNarraCon developer Q&A stream.

## Trivia

* His name is "Leo" because he is a "lio"pleurodon.
* In the final game, Sage mentions that Trish had dumped "Mr. Sad Jeans" the year before. Although this individual is not named (or mentioned at all outside of this conversation), it is speculated by some fans that he is referring to Leo, on account of him always being seen with a melancholic disposition in his concept illustrations (though notably he wears sweatpants rather than jeans, casting doubt on this theory), which would suggest that he still exists within the game's universe.

## Gallery

First pass artworkSecond pass artworkConcept art of Leo hugged from behind by SageConcept art of Leo in his bed"This year is going to be weird."Leo at the beach with Sage3D head reference (bottom right)
## References

1. ↑ KO\_OP Discord January 2024

**Other Volcano High students****Abby • Adanna • Alanna • Alexis • Alvin • Bag Girl • Chris • Claire • Damon • Dani • Dee • Des • Francesca • Jess • Kaylani • Kris • KT • **Leo** • Lina • Marcela • Mark • Marty • Mel • Morgan • Nick • Noor • Rando • Sam • Sarah • Saturday • Serena • Smoker Dino • Steve or Derek • Tom**