Ax Leffner

* Normal
* Maskless

**Halloween Project:**
• Homie (by Kit)
• Masked Cat (by Jeffrey)

**Halloween Project:**
The Pog Squad

**Halloween Project:**
**• Kit** (creator, friend)
**• Quaver** (friend/ally, formerly afraid of)
**• Ivy May** (friend)
**• Tobias Lockhart** (friend)
**• Ikari** (enemy)
**• Fuan** (enemy)
**• Verity Petal** (friend/ally)

> "He *really* doesn't like me... He always calls me by my last name - I wish he wouldn't.. It feels way too formal.. He's also the one who.. you know.."
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-*Ax describing Vincent in Halloween Project 2*

**Ax Leffner** is one of the four major protagonists of the *Halloween Project* series, and has an unknown role in the *Planet Señor* story. He made his debut in *Halloween Project*, and has become a popular character amongst the AccurateFox Games community.

## Appearance

Ax an anthropomorphic cat with light brown fur, a tuft of fur on the top of his head, paler brown inner ears and tail tip, dark brown eyes, as well as a pale brown belly and muzzle. He also noticeably has a large scratch mark over his right eye. He most commonly wears a dark brown sleeveless shirt, soft green trousers and a necklace lined with leaves, as well as a white mask that covers his whole face.

## Personality

Ax is a kind, generous person, though is also commonly observed to be very nervous due to his past experiences, finding difficulty in talking to people and stuttering frequently as a result. He highly dislikes fighting, and instead finds enjoyment and fulfilment in helping plants and other people grow. He is a pessimist and has low self-esteem, viewing himself as below others, but still enjoys his own company.

By the end of *Halloween Project*, Ax is a little more confident than he was before and - though he is still shy and socially anxious - he finds talking to others easier.

It is subtly implied that Ax is most comfortable with his mask on and dislikes taking it off when in the presence of others. This is seen on-screen most clearly at the end of *Halloween Project 2*, whereupon Ax's mask is torn off by Fuan. This would be easy to debunk considering the intensity of the scenario, but Kit has confirmed this aspect of Ax's personality on stream, stating that "he wasn't ready for that face reveal".

## Abilities

### Plant Growth

Ax has the ability to grow plants rapidly via magic. Not much is known about this ability, but Ax can grow trees (though the speed and maximum size is not known) in seconds at will.

## Story

### Early Life

Not much is known about Ax's early life, but it's implied that he was born and raised in the Forest City.

### The Split

At some point, some of the Forest City's residents decide to attack the city's castle in an event that would come to be known as the Split. During the Split, the two groups - the Rebel Forest Cats, following an unknown leader, and the Loyal Forest Cats, following Queen Amazon - engage in battle. Ax, meanwhile, stays neutral and attempts to get the two sides to stop fighting, but his shyness prevents him from being loud enough to even be so much as heard by anyone. The battle itself has not been explained in detail, but at some point during it, Vincent, one of the rebels, takes Ax away with him to the Kalai fields and forces him into the group of rebels which he leads.

From this point forward, Vincent leads the rebel group.

### In Halloween Project

#### The Antagonists Drawing

Presumably, Ax discovers the Antagonists Drawing at an unspecified point in time and soon realises that only he can use the portal, so he starts spending more time there to avoid Vincent and the rest of the Rebel Forest Cats.

#### Halloween Project

Before the events of *Halloween Project*, Ax is forced by Fuan to join his plan to be rid of Kit, the two's creator. During and after the planning stage, Ax is seen as below many other members of those in the Antagonists Drawing. Eventually, Kit is transported into a game by Fuan, but when they encounter Ax and Carrot, Carrot flees, leaving Ax to fight. As the fight starts though, Ax becomes extremely nervous and visibly apposed to attacking, so Kit backs down and the two team up to help Kit escape. During the course of the game, Ax becomes good friends with Kit, as well as bonds with Ivy and Tobias, and eventually the group take down Fuan. The group parts ways with Kit shortly afterwards as they all return home.

#### Halloween Project 2

At the beginning of *Halloween Project 2*, Ax reunites with Kit and accompanies them along with Ivy and Tobias as they explore the Antagonists World for the first time. Soon after though, BB shows up and unleashes Kit's manifestations with the Conscious Device, leading to Ax being kidnapped and taken to the Beatscape by Quaver, against both parties' wills.

Eventually, Kit arrives to free Ax. Quaver attempts to use Ax in battle, but Ax appears resistant, so he's pushed to the side to let Quaver fight by himself. Ax watches Quaver attack Kit, too nervous to intervene, but once the fight ends peacefully, Ax learns from Kit and Quaver about who Quaver is. Ax soon realises that he has no way of getting back to the Antagonists Drawing without Fuan's remote, so is instructed to stay in the Beatscape until Kit gets back, to which he agrees. Verity primarily keeps him company during this time.

After a while, Kit and Quaver return to the Beatscape, and Quaver takes the opportunity to find Ax and apologise to him for everything that happened. Ax accepts Quaver's apology and embraces him in a hug. Quaver thanks Ax and moves on his way.

Upon defeating DC, Ax, along with Ivy and Tobias, is brought back to the Antagonists World via Fuan's remote. Shortly afterwards however, he is kidnapped again by Fuan and Ikari and taken to Fuan's house in the town.

## Relationships

### In Planet Señor

#### Vincent

Vincent is the leader of the Rebel Forest Cat group that Ax is (unwillingly) a part of. During the Split, he pulls Ax away from the battle and into Kalai fields and forces him to stay in the group. Vincent is known to call Ax by his last name, and to have a distaste for him for unknown reasons. Ax appears frightened of Vincent, having used the Antagonists Drawing frequently to escape him. Not much else is known about Ax and Vincent's relationship.

### In Halloween Project

#### Kit

Kit is one of Ax's best friends in the Antagonists Drawing and in general. When the two first meet, Kit doesn't notice that Ax doesn't want to fight, and initiates a battle regardless, though is quick to backtrack upon realising. Throughout the course of the first *Halloween Project*, Ax grows to trust Kit, and by the end, attempts to aid in defeating Fuan and Ikari, who he fears. In *Halloween Project 2*, Ax's trust of Kit is shown when he follows their instructions to stay in the Beatscape until he is brought back to the Antagonists World, and when he forgives Quaver for taking him there in the first place, because "you're still Kit, and I trust Kit."

#### Quaver

At the beginning of Halloween Project 2, Quaver kidnaps Ax against both Ax's and his own wills. At this point Ax appears afraid of Quaver (from the short amount of screen time the two get together at this point in the story), but after Kit arrives and gives Quaver a chance to explain himself, Ax starts to warm up slightly but still retains caution, choosing not to talk to him directly.

Later on, when Kit and Quaver return to the Antagonists Drawing, Quaver apologises to Ax for allowing everything to happen and kidnapping him. Seeing the honesty in Quaver's apology, Ax forgives him, signalling that at this point, he starts warming up to him.

#### Ivy May

Ax and Ivy are good friends within the Antagonists Drawing. While Ax doesn't interact with Ivy on-screen as frequently as he does with Kit, the two's friendship is apparent from Ivy's first appearance in *Halloween Project*. When meeting Kit for the first time, Ivy attempts to initiate a fight, but Ax is able to talk her out of it with relative ease, implying that she has a soft spot for him. This friendship continues on into *Halloween Project 2*.

#### Tobias Lockhart

Ax views Tobias as a good friends and authority figure in the Antagonists Drawing. Not many details are known about the two's relationship but Tobias is shown to care about Ax when healing him at the end of *Halloween Project*. This friendship visibly continues into *Halloween Project 2*.

#### Ikari

Ax's relationship with Ikari isn't touched on much during the *Halloween Project* series, but it is heavily implied to be a negative one. As well as seeing Ax as below most other inhabitants of the Antagonists Drawing before and presumably after *Halloween Project 1*, during the Pog Squad's time in their Dreamvoids, Ikari tormented Ax with a recreation of the Split. Whether this was by his own will or at the order of Fuan is unknown, but Ikari is implied to have enjoyed it thoroughly.

At the end of *Halloween Project 2*, when Ikari is revived by DC, he is the first to bring up the topic of Ax's presence to Fuan, showing a sense of attention towards Ax above that of other Antagonists Drawing inhabitants, for one reason or another.

#### Fuan

Ax is deeply afraid of Fuan. During the conception of the Antagonists' original plan for *Halloween Project*, Ax is looked down upon by Fuan, and after finding out that he switched sides, while unsurprised, Fuan assists Ikari in tormenting him with a recreation of the Split while in his Dreamvoid. Fuan is shown to have enjoyed himself in doing this, so much so that he forgets to do the same to Kit, Ivy and Tobias, who were present in their own Dreamvoids at the time.

At the end of *Halloween Project 2*, when Fuan is revived by DC, he is eager to continue tormenting Ax once his presence is brought to his attention by Ikari. Fuan tears Ax's mask off in front of everyone present, knowing full well that Ax becomes uncomfortable and anxious without it, and enjoys himself while doing so.

## Gallery

### Miscellaneous

Ax caring for a seedlingAx, alongside Quaver and Sweetpea in the "Must Protec Gang" drawing
### Halloween Project

Ax, as he appears in Halloween Project (2021)Ax's first appearance in Halloween Project (2021)Ax scared in battle near the beginning of Halloween Project (2021)Ax in the overworld with Kit in Halloween Project (2021)Ax in battleAx hurt after escaping his DreamvoidAx after collapsing upon escaping his DreamvoidAx falling during Fuan's first in-person appearanceAx knocked out during the final battleAx, alongside 14 others in the Antagonists Drawing
### Halloween Project 2

Ax, as he appears in Halloween Project 2 (2022)Ax, as he appears without his mask in Halloween Project 2 (2022)Ax sitting on a benchAx in the overworld in Halloween Project 2 (2022)Ax being captured by QuaverAx before the Quaver fightAx in battle during the Quaver fightAx talking to KitDitto.Ax hugging KitAx hugging QuaverAx having his mask ripped off by FuanAx being captured by Ikari
## Trivia

* Ax's character was created after the Antagonists Drawing was produced - on the drawing itself, he was originally a random unnamed Rebel Forest Cat.
* Ax's name was inspired by a line in the game *Deltarune: Chapter 1* where Susie says "dunno how I got an ax but, like, that's cool."
* Ax is canonically extremely poor at mathematics.