Golden King of Beasts, Leo

Anbesa, bearing the title of the Golden King of Beasts, Leo, is one of the Crusaders of the Constellations. An anthropomorphic lion from the same world as Lancer, he is the leader of the Ecliptic Zodiac Generals and along with his younger brother Arye, guards the entrance of the Zenith Castle. He was the heir to his father's throne back in his homeland.

## Appearance

Anbesa is a bipedal lion with yellow fur, a gold-yellow shirt with blue sleeves and lion paw shoulder guards, olive green pants, a brown leather belt with thigh guards on his sides and heelless socks. His Crusader form has him in impenetrable yellow-golden armor, with a helmet on his head, gauntlets and boots with green Tachyon Claws attached to them, a breastplate moulded after a lion's head with pearl eyes, and his leather belt has golden thigh guards and a loincloth depicting a solar symbol, representing his allegiance to the Golden Griffin Warrior of the Sun.

He has an alternate form, Nemean Mode, where he turns into an armored quadruped lion with high defense.

## Personality

As the Golden King of Beasts, Leo, Anbesa takes his job as guardian seriously. He and his brother have been known to take turns guarding the entrance to Zenith Castle, barring intruders from entering. If the intruder insists, the lion brothers would work together to fend them off, though if the enemy is a difficult one, either Anbesa or Arye would roar to call in other Celestial Warriors as reinforcements. Most of the time, it is one of their fellow Crusaders (mostly Toco, but Bai Tu sometimes turns up, as well as the other Ecliptic Zodiac Generals), but sometimes, one of the 108 Stars of Destiny arrives (looking at you, Ophelia).

He used to be scared of cockroaches, but after the events of Leo: Proud Lion Style, he has become much braver. Inspired by Ranald to help people overcome their fears, he has been known to mentor younger students of Aether World Cosmic University during his spare time. He not only teaches them to be brave, he also teaches them not to rush into battle blindly, for that is foolishness, not courage. While an imposing figure, he is caring and protective towards his charges, encouraging them to do good if they are unsure. Anyone willing to harm them faces the Celestial Lion's wrath. He still jumps at loud noises, something he is still improving on. Orion is one of the people he mentored back as a student in his university days.

All Ecliptic Zodiac Generals respect him as their leader, though the Cupbearer of the Clouds is his rival, whom he finds strange and fascinating. Aries sometimes gives him the sheep in his flock as a token of friendship. Glowing Thousand-Mile Eyes, Lynx, confides in him and respects him, thus Anbesa knows the boy's thoughts. Sort of. Lupus looks up to Leo because he can work as a team with his brother and other Crusaders, something he and his pack-mates strive to emulate. But the bond he treasures most is that with his younger brother Arye, the Brave Prince of Beasts, Leo Minor. Leo Minor cares for his brother in return, and that's why they make a good team.

## Powers

### Offensive

* Golden Lion Brave Claw ( ●  ● ) - Scratches opponent with the Tachyon Claws on his gauntlets (Crusader and Nemean Form)
* Heaven-Shattering Roar ( ●  ● ) - a roar that knocks down enemies (Crusader and Nemean Form)
* Guardian Lion Dance ( ●  ● ) - a joint attack with the Brave Prince of Beasts
* Apical Fangs ( ●  ●  ● ) - In his Nemean Mode, bites body part of the opponent and never let go. He can hold down opponent long enough for another Crusader to finish him. Unless the opponent in question pokes his eyes

### Defensive

* Nemean Hide ( ●  ●  ● )- Increases defense

### Passive

* Rallying the Pride ( ● )- Lets out a roar to call for allies, but they tend to be random
* Voice of the Sun's General ( ●  ● )- Issues simple commands to target and compels obedience
* Victory's Roar ( ●  ●  ● )- Lets out a loud roar that enables allies hearing it to gin a morale boost, with them breaking their limits

## Arsenal

* Transformation Gear
* Weapons

### Leo Constellawatch

A Celestial Constellawatch made of gold that Anbesa received that enables him to transform into his Crusader Form. It has lion motifs on the watch face and a bright green strap.

### Tachyon Claws

Attached to his gauntlet, these tachyon particle-infused claws are made of a green crystal. They are said to cut through space-time and even intangible things like ghosts and demons.