Leo Das

*This is about the character. For the film, see Leo*

**Leo Das** (publically known as **Parthiban**) is a gangster-turned-café owner in Theog, Himachal Pradesh. He is the son of the notorious gangster Antony Das.

## Biography

### Early Life

Leo Das was born to Antony Das and an unnamed woman on 13 May, 1977, along with his twin sister, Elisa. At an unknown point, Leo's mother passed away, which Elisa suspected Antony to be connected to her death.

### Das & Co.

In 1999, Antony Das established a tobacco factory called Das & Co.As the children of Antony, Leo and Elisa Das did the dirty work for them to run the business smoothly. Apart from that, Leo also created a cigarette flavor called D-Slash. Being a strong believer in the occult, Antony tried to sacrifice Elisa based on his Reverend's advice (even though Harold chose to sacrifice Leo), as this would have allowed their tobacco products to take off. Enraged, Leo sets fire to all of Harold's drugs, but Harold manages to kill Elisa and Antony shoots Leo, who was since presumed to be dead.

### Life as Parthiban

Leo somehow survived and left his life as Leo Das and decided to start over as a new person, thus becoming Parthiban. During a trekking, he met Sathya and both fell in love. Years later, they got married and have kids, a son named Siddharth "Siddhu" and a daughter named Mathi "Chintu", settled in Theog. Parthiban started a café called Café Wild Beans. Apart from running a café, Parthiban also becomes an animal rescuer in Theog, Himachal Pradesh. One day, Parthi's friend, Joshy Andrews, a forest ranger, calls him to help tame a spotted hyena threatening the townsfolk. With Siddhu's help, Parthi manages to tranquilize the hyena. He purposely avoids public attention over this incident and adopts the hyena after it calms down, naming it Subramani.

### Return of Dark Side

One night, Parthi and Chintu are at the café when Shanmugam, a robber, and his men arrive to rob it. Parthi tries to appease them by giving them money, but one of the gang members makes a move on his employee Shruthi. Enraged, Parthi beats up all of them. When one of them attempts to kill Chintu, Parthi guns all of them down without hesitation, but later has an emotional breakdown. Initially arrested, Parthi is released for having committed the murders in self-defense, but his photograph appears in newspapers all over India. One such image is seen by notorious gangster Harold Das in Telangana, who informs his elder brother, Antony Das about him. Antony immediately leaves with his men for Theog.

Meanwhile, Shanmugham's relatives attempt to kill Parthi and his family, prompting him to request a high-ranking, armed police officer from Tamil Nadu to be sent to his house for protection. Parthi's request is granted as Napoleon, having been promoted recently following his heroics with Dilli in Trichy, is assigned to protect his family. On meeting Parthi, Antony insists that Parthi is his son, Leo Das, who was assumed to be dead, but Parthi vehemently denies this. Antony threatens him to accept his identity and surrender or face the consequences. Antony meets Sathya and tells her that Leo is a mass murderer, prompting her to dig into Parthi's past. At the same time, Joshy starts digging into Leo's past and learns about his friend, Hridayaraj D'Souza, who was arrested and is to be hanged in three days.

On meeting with Hridayaraj, Joshy learns about Leo's past and gets convinced that Parthi is not Leo, while Sathya also gets definitive proof of the same. Meanwhile, Antony kidnaps Siddhu and tells him that he will sacrifice Siddhu as he could not sacrifice Elisa with his own hands. Parthi and Napoleon give chase to Antony and his men, and Parthi eventually catches up with them. He finishes off Antony and his men but does not find Siddhu. Harold learns about Antony's death and calls Parthi to bring Antony's body in return for Siddhu. As Parthi goes to Harold's lair, Harold reveals that he has sent men to kill Sathya and Chintu. However, Parthi already placed traps to the men and if the pass the trap Napoleon, Joshy, and the hyena Subramani finish off all the men. Harold's men attack Parthi at their lair, but he manages to fend them off. As Harold and Parthi engage in a fistfight, Parthi grabs a gun and holds Harold at gunpoint.

At this point, Harold admits that Parthi is not Leo and states that he and his family can walk away freely. However, Parthi starts laughing and finally admits that he is Leo before gunning down Harold, rescuing Siddhu and torching the entire Das & Co. factory. Leo states that he has done nothing good in his past and anyone who insists on knowing his story must either die or already be dead.

### Road to Drug-Free Society

As peace returns to Parthi's life, he gets a phone call. The caller reveals that he knows Parthi is Leo and tells him that destroying only his family's datura factory was not enough to make the society drug-free as drugs are rampant all over India. The caller asks him Parthi to join his gang to stop these drugs dealers and their drugs to make the society a drug- free society. The caller also says that he knows Parthi recognises his identity, as Parthi sighs in exasperation.The caller is Agent Vikram

## Skills and Abilities

* **Master Strategist:** Leo is a mastermind in creating tactics and strategies in battle. Leo anticipated attack on his house by Harold Das gang members when Leo was away from his home, predicting there will be attack on his home, Leo forged and blacksmithed various sharped weapons, bear traps, nail traps, etc and set up these traps along with explosives around his home perfectly and killed all men who attacked his house during his time away from his home. Leo was also smart enough to set up Joshy as a sniper to guard his house and also set up Napoleon with gun to guard his home. Leo also trained Subramani to guard and protect his family. Leo commanded Subramani to kill a goon by spilling blood on him with help of a water balloon , this attracted Subramani to finish him.
* **Expert Marksmanship**: Being a former gangster and crime lord, Leo is extremely proficient with the usage of multiple types of firearms: including pistols, revolvers, rifles, Being able to eliminate 5 people in his cafe in a split second by shooting all of them in the head with accuracy and precision . He can also handle recoil very well compared to an ordinary person (seen in the shooting range scene during court case). Leo was also able to shoot down many car tires with a rifle in a moving bike with a single arm. His primary gun is a revolver in which he has extreme precision and effortlessly shoots people in the head without any misfires and handles the recoil well. Leo is also shown to shoot bow and arrow with precision and is also able to throw an axe accurately , this shows Leo's expert marksmanship.
* **Sword Mastery**: Leo was seen forging a sword from scratch during his preparation of traps for battle against Das and Co .
* **Blacksmithing:** Leo is an expert in Blacksmithing he was able to forge various traps ,bear traps, nail traps, sharped bladed weapons and sword, later in story Leo set up all the traps perfectly in his house for guarding his house from Das and Co people during his time away from Home. He successfully kills all the members of Das & Co. with traps he set in his house.
* **Animal Behavior Expert and Animal Rescuer** : Leo is an expert in Animal Behavior, he recognized the hyena which attacked the people of Theog by just seeing the image of it's footprints, later he saved the people of Theog from the Hyena by wrestling against it toe to toe and tranquilized it . Later he adopts the same hyena and names it Subramani, He trained Subramani for guarding his home against upcoming threats .
* **Knife Mastery**: Leo is highly skilled in wielding and fighting with a knife in the final battle in the tobacco factory Leo killed over a 50 (approximately)people with his mini double sided pocket knife . Leo slashes and stabs with amazing precision and in vital spot of a human body such a throat ,gut , veins etc. He was also able to free himself from getting choked by a rope with help of a knife.
* **Versatility and Improvisation**: Leo/Parthi is very versatile in his fighting style able to adapt quickly to his surroundings and is able to use and improvise weapons during fights , Parthi was able to quickly adapt in the cafe scene where he was able to fight the robbers with help of coffee mugs , jar and plates around him by throwing it on the intruders, Parthi also improvised and attacked Shanmugam's psycho robber with a napkin holder by shoving it in his mouth and slamming his mouth on a table , resulting in gruesome bloodshed of the thief's face . Parthi is also able to use various tools as effective weapons such as car tires ,rods ,crowbars , claw hammer and is also able to use Hammer effectively and kills over 80 people with mallet is the final fight.
* **Peak Human Condition**: Parthi/Leo being a highly skilled and notorious gangster, had peak human physicality for a man of his age. He was very athletic, and his strength, durability, speed, agility, stamina, reflexes, and threshold for pain are in top condition. Despite being older than a majority of those who were after him, Leo always proved to be superior to them . In terms of condition only his father Antony and his uncle Harold come close
* **Peak Human Strength**: Leo was very strong, He could easily overpower and restrain larger opponents, knock out fully grown men and with a single strike, break their necks and bones with relative ease, and effortlessly break through hardened glass. He was also able to throw men above his head with little struggle. Leo's one punch made Antony fall several feet backwards. Leo's best strength feat is when he was able to stop a spotted hyena and wrestled with it and successfully tranquilized it.
* **Peak Human Durability and High Pain tolerance**: Leo was highly resilient and sturdy by human standards. He was able to survive multiple gunshot wounds, stabbings and blunt force trauma without feeling much of an effect. He also survived a hyena's scratch on his back ,later he was slashed with a machete in the same spot and was again slashed with a claw hammer in his back , this showcased Leo's extreme durability and pain tolerance. Leo survived a car crash when he was chasing Antony and his men .Towards the end, Leo survived a strong kick from Harold which made Leo fall from a good amount of height on bunch of oil barrels.
* **Peak Human Endurance**: Despite his mastery of martial arts and firearms, Leo was frequently injured, but demonstrated nearly inhuman tolerance to pain, being able to shrug off physical blows, cuts and bullet wounds with ease, only checking his wound for bleeding. His back got got injured several times throughout the movie. Leo gets several hits from Antony but suffers very little injury in the end fight where Harold kicks Leo in the chest and Leo goes several feet back and falls on a bunch of oil barrels injuring his back again but still continues to fight with a high pain tolerance. Leo was able to survive a car being crashed during the chase scene.
* **Peak Human Speed and Agility**: Leo was able to match the attacking speed of Hyena showcasing his incredible agility and speed. Leo was agile in his movements, being able to perform and incorporate various jumps and rolls in his fighting style with ease. In the flashback fight Leo was able to beat up several police officers with incredible agility and speed ,his blows were very fast paced and he was really agile in his attacks dodging his opponents attacks with ease.
* **Peak Human Stamina**: Leo had tremendous amounts of stamina. He was able to fight for considerable amounts of time and run for great distances while showing little or no signs of fatigue. Even when he was injured or tired, he required little time to recover. He was able to body over 150 people in Das and Co factory with minimal fatigue , throughout the movie Leo fights non stop with little break and is able to recollect his stamina. Leo can control a large crowd and fight them without being overwhelmed.
* **Peak Human Reflexes**: Leo possessed great reflexes , he was able to match attacking speed of hyena by dodging and evading its bites and claws, Leo also evaded attacks from Antony and also evaded many hits and punches from 150 people. In a split second, Leo killed 5 people to save his daughter with his peak reflexes.
* **Expert Driver and Motorcyclist**: Leo is an expert driver and motorcyclist , he was able to chase down Antony and his men on a motorbike during the chase scene and he somehow managed to jump from the bike and get in a car and continue to chase Antony in the chase scene with a car.
* **Intimidation**: Due to his efficiency as a Gangster and Drug Lord and the determination with which he pursues his goals, Leo was widely known and feared within the Drugs And Das & Co community. People who know about his reputation are extremely cautious about provoking his wrath.
* **Master of Deception:** Parthiban was able to convince everyone around him about his true identity, he was able to put forward a perfect act in front of his wife and his family to convince them that he is not Leo , In spite of intimidation and threat from Das Brothers, Parthiban still did not accept that he is Leo , He also forged all fake records and certificates in name of Parthiban. He also put up a perfect act in front of his wife Sathya to convince her he is not Leo. Parthiban goes to any extent to hide his real nature , He only reveals himself to be Leo when he successfully kills everyone around him. He revealed himself to be Leo to Antony and Harold just before their last breath.
* **Narcotic Intellect :** Antony states that Leo made a cigarette flavor called D-Slash (also called "Honey Badger" or "Black Devil"). It can be assumed that Leo also possesses and great knowledge in Drug making.
* **Weapon Versatility**: Leo is able to make pretty much anything into a weapon and use it efficiently. In the café fight, he quickly adapted to his surroundings and attacked the intruders with cups and coffee mugs, slamming a coffee jar on the robber's face from Shanmugam's gang. Leo also slammed them with tables and chairs. This showcases the versatility of Leo and how efficient a fighter he is. Leo also improvised and attacked one of the robbers from Shanmugam's gang with a napkin holder by shoving it in his mouth and slamming his mouth on a table, resulting in gruesome bloodshed on the thief's face.

## Weapons

* Webley MKVI: Webley mark 6 is a top break action revolver chambered in .455 webley , this gun was originally stolen by a robber from Shanmugam's gang during their killing spree . Later the member infilitrates a Cafe Wild Beans and threatens Parthi /Leo . Parthi tries to negotiate and give them money asking them to leave , but Parthi loses all his calm when the thief from Shanmugam's gang toys his gun on Parthi's female employee Shruthi, Enraged, Parthi starts fighting them , After a long fight beating up all members of Shanmugam's gang ,Shanmugam gets hold on Shruthi and the Shanmugam's psycho robber approaches Parthi's daughter Chintu, losing all his calm Parthi gets the gun and guns down all the 5 members from Shanmugam's gang without hesitation, but this breaks down Parthi because he let his inner demon (Leo) out after a very long time, this showed how Parthi is afraid of being his true self. Later in the court trial scene Parthi/Leo is given the webley revolver to showcase his excellent marksmanship for investigation by the Police of Theog ,Himachal Pradesh. Leo/Parthi does not miss a single shot and shoots perfectly on the bullseye.
* Smith and Wesson Model 19- 3: This is a 3 inch revolver chambered in 357 magnum or .38 special. this was Leo's main weapon of choice during his time as a reckless gangster. Leo ruthlessly kills and headshots people with no hesitation revealing his true nature and his ruthlessness in the past when he was a notorious gangster. Leo also does the iconic rolling the chamber of the revolver with his sleeve (Russian Roulette Sleeve Roll).

* Smith and Wesson 686 plus 6 inch: Harold tried to kill Leo with this revolver in the grand final showdown between him and Leo ,but Leo gained the upper hand and disarmed Harold holding him at gunpoint , this was the moment when Parthiban finally reveals his true self and admitted he is Leo and kills Harold by doing his iconic sleeve roll with revolver and shooting Harold in the head. This gun has a capacity of 7 rounds and a 6 inch barrel chambered in 357 magnum / .38 special. Later Leo kills one of Antony's right hand who was holding Parthi/Leo's son hostage.

### Pistol

* 9mm Beretta 92FS : Leo/Parthi was given this 9mm pistol by the police for investigating his exceptional marksmanship during the court trial . Leo/Parthi yet again did not miss any targets and was able to hit all targets .

### Melee Weapons

* **Double Sided Pocket knife** : Leo/Parthi sneaked in this knife to Das and Co in the final fight in the Datura Factory , he kills approximately a 50 people with this knife attacking and slicing,stabbing them in their vital spots such as throat , neck, gut, vein etc. This showcased Leo's exceptional knife mastery .
* **Claw Hammer** : Leo picked up this claw hammer in the market fight when Shanmugam's brother in law attacked on Parthi and his family. Leo/Parthi showcased his versatility by using the claw hammer in many unique ways such as shoving it in a guy's mouth and twisting it internally resulting in bloody aftermath . Leo/Parthi also was able to throw this claw hammer with accuracy on Shanmugam's brother in law when he made a move on Sathya, aiming the hammer to his shoulder.
* **Hammer**: Leo is able to use hammer very efficiently smashing people's face ,head and chest making the people get seriously injured . Towards the end in the Grand final battle in Das and Co , Leo was able to control ,hit ,kill and make his way out from over a 50 people in a staircase.
* **Machete:** Leo used a machete in the flashback to save his sister Elisa from being sacrificed by Antony because Antony had a strong belief in occult. Leo sliced Antony's knee to immobilize him .

### Traps

Due to Leo's proficiency in blacksmithing he is able to create and forge various traps like bear traps , nail traps , he is also able to craft swords and also crafted various types of blades and sharped tool weapons for defending his house from Das and Co members sent by Harold , Leo was smart enough to know that during his time away from his house Das and Co would intrude so he placed all the traps in his house perfectly finishing off all the members swiftly with bear traps, various sharp object traps etc.

## Relationships

### Family

* Antony Das † - Father, Attempted Killer turned Victim
* Harold Das † - Uncle, Victim
* Unnamed Mother †
* Elisa Das † - Twin Sister
* Sathya Parthiban - Wife
* Siddharth Parthiban - Son
* Mathi Parthiban - Daughter

### Allies

* Joshy Andrews
* Priya Joshy Andrews
* Shruthi
* Subramani - Attempted Killer turned Pet
* Napoleon
* Hridayaraj D'Souza - Former Friend, Former Guardian
* Gabby - Former Friend

### Enemies

* Wild Honey Badger † - Attempted Victim
* Daniel †- Former Ally turned Victim
* Bhawar Jetha – Attempted Victim
* Antony's Right Hand † - Former Ally turned Victim
* Shanmughan † - Victim
* Shanmughan's Gang - Victims

## Trivia

* To prove that he's not Leo Das, Parthiban shows Harold pictures of his childhood and family, most of which are real life photos from Vijay's personal life.
* Lokesh revealed that the flashback narrated about Leo's past by Hridayraj D'Souza is not 100 percent real and he told it from his perspective, Revealing that Leo's past is still not clearly known and only Leo knows about his past. Many fan theories suggest that D'Souza narrated a fake flashback to Joshy in order to save Leo's true identity and many fans are expecting a Sequel of Leo in which Leo's real flashback is shown.
* Subramani has many similarities to **Leo Das**.
	+ Subramani lost his pack like Leo Das lost his close people (Elisa Das and more).
	+ Subramani redeemed and found a new purpose with new people like Leo Das did with Sathya.
* In *Leo*, When Parthiban first enters his café, one of his employees call him *Thalapathy*, this was a reference to actor Vijay's nickname.

### See Also

* Leo Das/Gallery
* Leo Das/Quotes