Winged Drakones

## Leigh Wei-Barrera

Winged Drakones pre-launch teaser, drawn by thebestwasiantv.

Winged Drakones (real name Leigh Wei-Barrera) is a winged hero NPC. He is created by thebestwasiantv, aka Mel.

He is currently missing following a spacecraft test run with the company HELIOS, run by Gemella Wei. Previous to this, he was the #1 active hero in the East Winterview City area.

## Description

### Appearance

Leigh Wei-Barrera is a tall, muscular man in his 30's with a lumberjack build. He has six large, white feathered wings that he does his best to conceal when not in his hero persona. His hair and eyes are both a dark brown and his face is framed by a scruffy 5 o'clock shadow.

#### Hero Appearance

When acting as a hero Winged Drakones dons a fitted suit designed by Eden C. Core. It has an overall dark color theme: mostly dark grey with lilac and violet embellishments. The chest piece is reinforced to protect from injuries, and the diamond designs on the knees act as braces. His mask obscures the top part of his face and resembles a horned dragon.

#### Civilian Appearance

On the rare occasion that Leigh isn't actively Winged Drakones, he appears as a large but timid man, very softly spoken and conscious of the space he inhabits. His clothes are typically simple, oversized, and layered, partially to make space to cover his wings. He also wears a pair of tortoiseshell framed glasses.

### Personality

> Winged Drakones is a virtuous man. It’s hard to find any faults in a person of such principle. A hero who is so strong, iron willed, a symbol of safety, and kind. He works tirelessly for the good of the people. He spares no time for himself to always be where he is needed.
>
> Gemella's opinion of Winged Drakones, from "Degrees of Separation"

Winged Drakones is a single-minded individual who strives to help the people as best he can on an individual level.

### Powers

#### Winged

The only visual aspect of Winged Drakones' abilities is his large six feathered wings. They give him the ability of flight and he can use them to hover, slow fall, and/or shield himself or others.

#### Empathy

Winged Drakones' main ability, which enables him to be the hero he is, is known as Empathy. He can sense and hear the voices of people who are calling for help when they are in danger. The source of the call for help can be subconscious, nonverbal, or vocal at any volume, and WD will hear it. He relies on this sense to be able to find and give aid to those in need.

## Relationships

### Gemella Wei

Winged Drakones is married to civilian Gemella Wei. He often spoke about her to his friend Sonic Boom (SB) but was careful not to share who she was, lest he accidently reveal his secret identity to SB through his connection to her as she is a well known public figure.

They have been married for seven years but knew each other previous to that. Over the course of their marriage the two grew apart, due in part to Winged Drakones' climb to #1 hero within the PHA and also Gemella's work with HELIOS. Despite the distance between them, they are able to communicate their feelings without words.

### Sonic Boom (SB)

Due to the nature of their commitments as Heroes of the Public Heroes Association (PHA), Winged Drakones and Sonic Boom grew incredibly close, first as colleagues then as friends. Winged Drakones met SB when they entered the PHA nearly a year after he did. They quickly discovered that they both endeavor to help as many people as possible and had the same mentality towards what the responsibilities of being a hero are.

## Gallery

Original Reference for Winged Drakones by nullifi3d\_Winged Drakones pre-launch teaser by thebestwasiantv

## Trivia

* Winged Drakones has connections to many heroes and villains (and Dualitysonas) alike. Aside from Gemella and Sonic Boom, he also appears in Nemesis, Amethyst, Enigma, and Wither's lives at some point or another before he disappeared.
* His hero name originates from Greek Mythology as a reference towards his earliest hero name "Deus Ex Machina."