Leo Dooley

**Leo Dooley** is one of the main characters and one of the four main protagonists of *Rats of the Ring.*He was the only son and eldest child of Tasha, the older half-brother of Naomi, the step-son and second-youngest child of Donald, the younger step-brother/cousin and best friends with Adam, Bree, and Chase, the step-cousin of Daniel and Marcus and step-nephew of Douglas. Loyal, caring and intelligent, Leo is initially an outcast until he meets his step-siblings, Adam, Bree and Chase and grows up. His stepfather, Donald had a lack of trust for Leo due to his tendency to accidentally destroy things, but has started to change his opinion, as he made Leo the team's "Mission Specialist."

Midway to Season 3, Leo becomes bionic after Douglas installs them to save his arm after it was crushed by a ceiling beam caused by Taylor when she blasted it on top of him and Donald put bionics in Leo's leg after it was crushed by a space elevator while saving his step-father.

## Background

### Act 1: The Fellowship of the Ring

Leo stays in the Shire with Bree and Douglas. However, after the towm of Bree, Leo's Bionic arm is ruined, and Elrond and Douglas heal him.

He later joined the Fellowship of the Ring, but after his brother Adam was captured, Leo and Bree joined Aragorn's band of him, Legolas and Gimli while Chase went to Mordor with Frodo and Sam.

## Abilities

### Bionic Abilities

**Bionic Physiology:** A spell performed by the Valar allowed them to use their bionics without Glitching. Being bionic in the arm and leg, Leo usually withstands injuries better than a human but not as much as Adam, Bree and Chase due to having durability and agility in his arm and leg.

* **Bionic Arm:** After Leo's arm was crushed by a ceiling beam caused by Taylor when she was known as S-1, Douglas Davenport healed it with bionic components after learning his stepnephew would never be able to use his arm again. It have him secret abilities so Leo could have a defense skill.
	+ **Super Strength:** Leo has strength in his arm similar to his stepbrother, Adam Davenport, being able to lift a couch with his one arm and punch a dent in the wall.
	+ **Laser Sphere Generation:** Douglas gave Leo the ability to generate laser spheres in his hand. It is Leo's primary ability, and he uses it to knock out dangerous opponents, such as Victor Krane and Taylor (S-1)
		- **EMP Generation:** Combined with Taylor's abilities, Leo and Taylor can create an EMP generation that can take out anything. The first time they did it blew out the electricity on Bionic Island and when they did it a second time, Leo accidentally caused her to go permanently blind. A third time, they were able to use the EMP ability to take out the safety lock that kept Donald and Leo's entire family locked in their self-driving car.
	+ **Energy Transference:** Douglas unlocked this ability for Leo during the Battle of the Bionic Soldiers. It allows him to absorb energy from another source of power. He can also use it in Battle, as he used it to take out Taylor back when she was only S-1.
* **Super Durability:** Leo bionic arm and leg are more durable than his non-bionic limbs.
* **Bionic Leg:** Leo was given a bionic one by Donald after his original was crushed by a space elevator. It is more powerful than his bionic arm, being able to cut through the metal cage he, his siblings and the students were trapped in.
* **Leadership:** Despite everything, Leo is a capable leader, having been able to take charge in the Hurst Memorial Bridge rescue mission when saving his family. He was able to lead Taylor and Logan on saving his family.

## Personality

eing a teenager in high school, Leo is still trying to find his place in it and in the world. At the beginning of the series, he was in still in his clumsy phase. However, Leo can be arrogant at times, though not as much as his stepfather, Donald. He is very close with his family and will do anything to protect them, as he went the distance to save the Lab Rats from dying in the future and his willingness to prove that Marcus and his father were evil and up to something. He could also be a rebellious teenager like he's mother Tasha was when she was younger and often disobeying his father Donald or his uncle Douglas.

In Season 3, Leo had begun maturing, and inventing things without breaking Donald's things, such as inventing orbs that he invented so they could protect Adam, Bree, and Chase from Douglas and Krane. Though the orbs went haywire, but Donald admitted Leo had a good concept going on. It is shown at this point, Leo was also willing to put the past behind himself and his enemies if they show change, as he did with Douglas in "Taken" and Taylor (S-1) in "One of Us." He willingly listened to what Douglas had to say about Victor Krane and agreed to a fresh start with Taylor, eventually becoming friends with both them.

Despite not having super intelligence, Leo was a smart teenager and was mentioned being the smart kid in school in the episode's premiere, mentioning it's not easy for him to Chase and the other Lab Rats. He is also quite intelligent, shown that he never liked Marcus even before it was revealed that Marcus was evil. Leo could also come up with plans for the missions, eventually becoming the team's strategic mission specialist. Like his brother Chase, Leo will sometimes remind people of the bigger picture, shown at least twice. The first time he reminded his siblings that they had to save Donald during the jet wing incident because he did the stupid stunt to give them the Lab back, causing Bree to realize their brother was right. Another time happened in "Which Father Knows Best?" where Leo told Douglas to get past his rivalry with his brother after Leo told him Donald couldn't fix Bree's chip when she broke it because Bree was more important. Additionally, Leo scolded his siblings for causing a blackout and fighting in "Rise of the Secret Soldiers." He also easily deduced that Douglas was behind cyberhacking Donald back when he was evil. Characters such as Douglas has said that Leo is a smart kid ever since the Marcus incident.

Ever since his mother married Donald, Leo remained supportive of her decision. After meeting his siblings, he wanted to become bionic like them, dropping hints to Donald. However, Douglas later gave Leo bionics to save his arm. The boy was excited but reckless with his bionics, something that caused Leo to connect Daniel with. Like his uncle and brother, Leo felt overshadowed by his older siblings, similar to how Chase felt when Adam and Bree are praised more than him in "Avalanche" and how Douglas felt with Donald all of his life. This is shown in "Lab Rats: On the Edge," where he expresses hope that his siblings don't see him as just their little brother. After saving Chase and taking charge, Donald realizes Leo is ready and levels him up to mentor, where Chase tells Leo he is proud of his little brother. He also expressed hope to Bree and Chase that he would see his brother and sister again after they became members of the Elite Force.

## Relationships

### Adam Davenport

Out of all their siblings, Leo and Adam appear to be the least close, but they care about each other as brothers. They first met in "Crush, Chop and Burn" when Leo accidentally discovered Donald's lab. In the show, Leo will sometimes get annoyed with Adam's stupidity and out of the two of them, Leo appears to be more responsible. Despite this, Adam loves Leo as much as he does his other siblings and will be protective over him, as one of Adam's hidden abilities showed up when he saw Marcus about to kill Leo again. They hang out together, such as "Adam Up." Adam also worried for Leo when his arm got crushed by Taylor and Adam drove the protesters (including Principal Perry) away from Leo with his breath ability. He was proud of his younger brother when he went on his first official mission with them.

### Bree Davenport

Bree is Leo's older step-sister/step-cousin, and they first met in "Crush, Chop, and Burn," where Leo accidentally stumbled upon her and her brothers. He was the first one to show Bree the real world and how to be a teenage girl. Bree makes it her responsibility as Leo's older sister to see her younger brother following the right path, as she told him to take the blame and tell Perry he cheated off of Bree on her test. Leo tried everything to restore Bree's chip, even going to Douglas, the man who originally created it, to help them.

Like Adam, Bree can be protective of Leo, as she was concerned for her brother when he was trapped in the training room with the rest of the bionic soldiers and was scared when Sebastian ordered them to take him out. In the crossover, Bree gets worried about Leo when he was injured by the Nazgul and even went with him to Rivendell.

### Chase Davenport

Chase is Leo's cousin/step-brother and Leo appears to be closer to Chase than the rest of his siblings, essentially being best friends. They are a lot alike, given that they are the youngest members of the Lab Rats, are very intelligent and good with technology, close in age (with Chase being the oldest of the two) and both got bullied by Trent and picked on by Adam and Bree, and they both snuck Douglas into the lab at one point.

### Donald Davenport

Donald is Leo's stepfather and has been since 2012. Since Leo's biological father is never mentioned, Leo appears to be close to Donald as his father-figure. Donald tries too hard to bond with Leo, and once blew it with him when Donald revealed to Tasha Leo's secret crush when Leo wanted the secret kept between them.

Leo mainly calls him "Big D" because of his position as head of the Davenport Household. However, Leo doesn't have the best relationship with him, even admitting he's not all that good. At the time of season 2 Leo and Donald appeared to get along better, as Donald begin trusting him with missions and being a part of the team. He is fairly protective of Leo as much as the lab rats, as he shouted for Douglas to leave his son alone and was relieved to see his son alive when Leo came in the middle of the battle between the Team and Douglas and Marcus Davenport.

### Douglas Davenport

Douglas is the brother of Leo's step-father, Donald, thus making Douglas his step-uncle. They were bitter enemies, but at the time, Leo did not know of his relation to Douglas until "Bionic Showdown."However, Douglas went to Leo for help about Krane and despite his past feelings, Leo decided to listen. Leo's the first to believe Douglas, who tells Leo that he must talk to Donald because his step-father will believe him.  Despite believing Douglas, Leo does not defend him and just watches as Donald orders for his brother to leave. By the second half of season 3, Leo and Douglas were friends, especially after going to his step-uncle for help in fixing Bree's chip. After Leo's arm is crushed, Douglas shows concern for him and tries pulling off the ceiling beam that fell off of him and when he can't do that, Douglas goes to the firemen to save Leo. After learning from the doctor that Leo will never be able to use his regular arm again, Douglas refuses to let that happen and takes Leo to Krane's Warehouse and uses bionic components to save his arm.

### Tasha Davenport

Tasha is Leo's mother who he is rather close to. The premiere episode implied they had already been living in Mission Creek prior to her marrying Donald. Leo supports her marriage to Donald; however, Leo told his mother to stay away from online dating when they meet Adam, Bree and Chase for the first time and he sometimes wonders how they ended up together.

When Leo received bionic implants, Tasha was initially furious, but mainly with Douglas, and she often berates Douglas or Donald if Leo's bionics go haywire. She has chosen to support Leo for her son's sake. When Tasha revealed she was pregnant with her and Donald's first child, Leo was happy for his mother and gave her a hug, promising to protect his sister after she was born.

## Out of Series Relationships

### Daniel Davenport

Daniel is Leo's younger step-cousin. Ever since Douglas introduced Daniel to the Academy, Leo could relate to Daniel a lot, as he shared much of Leo's same experiences of feeling wanted in his family, and was reckless with his bionics much like Leo was when he first received his bionics. Daniel was glad to make Leo and his siblings' acquaintances, mainly because Daniel was glad to have more family members

Leo and Daniel grew closer because of their many similarities, as Leo told his cousin to give Douglas a chance. Daniel eventually became one of Leo's students, and he continued to teach him how to properly control his bionics.

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