Lionel Lazoy

**Prince Lionel Lazoy**is a main character in *War.*

In terms of the series narrative, Lionel Lazoy is a Prince of Felexa and its Royal Historian during the War.

## Appearances

### *War*

Prince Lionel Lazoy debuted in the season premiere, "Winter of Discontent." He had driven his friend and colleague, Minerva Taylor of Willie, to the Tabitha train station in late January 708. The borders of nearly every nation were slamming to foreigners as the War began.

In November 709, during the events of "Suddenly the Skies Darkened," Lionel and his mother Jacquetta Lazoy watched to their mutual horror as King Poultrus III of Gallix was murdered on live television. The deed was committed by Vixen VII of Vulpus and Stag Ellis of Cervidium. The invasion of Gallix had preceded the regicide. Gallix was dissolved and the Petukinaus were hunted down across Cartonia. At the time, Alexander Petukinau and his family were guests of Talonclaw Castle. The Vixen Queen ordered Queen Roxanne II to repatriate the family. Though Roxanne complied, Jacquetta and Lionel spirited the family out of the castle to Leprolia. Unfortunately, this would be their death knell, as they were murdered by a hardened and fearful Cottontail IX.

By 712, Felexa's position in the war was tenuous. The Summer Sun was aggravated not only with Felexa's army but also Roxanne's leadership. In "Infamy," Lionel himself was castigated for continuing to send letters to Maximilian Walters and Minerva Taylor across enemy lines. Lionel, his mother, and his sister, took a temporary sojourn to the countryside while Roxanne sorted out their misdeeds. This would save their lives, as the Summer Sun invaded and turned on Felexa days later. Talonclaw Castle fell siege, forcing Lionel and his family to flee into Leprolia. They met General Azure Oldman in the trenches, and he sent them on to Sylvia, Leprolia. From there, they moved to West Terrier, Canis, to enter into exile and establish a makeshift government. Felexa officially joined the Granite Bloc.

In 713, during the War Plague ("Remnants of the People"), Lionel aided Maximilian Walters with his investigation into a conspiracy surrounding the Victoria Vixen assassination. The investigation uncovered the duplicity of Queen Libby Connelly.

In "Something Wicked," Lionel and his family were informed of "something wicked" being conducted in Talonclaw Castle.

During the 719 Granite Bloc summit in "Two Moths Drawn to the Flame," Lionel, Max, and Minerva Taylor (who had recently resigned from Willie and moved permanently to Canis) discussed the futility of their situation. All three feared that the war would continue indefinitely, and that the victors would reign over nothing but ashes. Lionel floated the concept of escaping Cartonia through the Expanse, but this idea was swiftly rejected as fruitless. He brought up the idea four years later in "No Matter What," but it was once again shot down as impossible.

Lionel's idea to escape Cartonia through the Expanse gained traction in 725 when in "Pro Patria Mori" Max and Minerva realized that the royal families would be tracked down and executed if they remained in Cartonia. Max realized that an escape through the Vulpus Dam was feasible, and a plan was developed and delivered to Bentley Connelly.

Lionel was one of the plan's organizers and in "The Good Must Associate" helped liberate O Camp to save Diana Loudoun as the new heir to Porcinia. Months of planning culminated in a November orientation to all 1,200 passengers about what to expect on the journey south. The passengers departed Canis on November 3, 725, in "Bless My Homeland."

Lionel and his family passed through former Felexa during the expedition, a source of trying emotion for Lionel. Nonetheless, the passengers reached the Vulpus Dam unmolested on November 11. As the escape attempt was underway, the group was set upon by foxes led by the Vixen Queen. Lionel had been stationed at the door of one of the waste receptacles, aiding with boarding. That ship was bombed by a sudden bazooka rocket, and Lionel was killed in the blast. The rest of his family died in the subsequent collapse of the Vulpus Dam.

## Character

### Namesake

Lionel's name was randomly selected. His surname comes from the Italian House of Savoy, which ruled over unified Italy until the dissolution of the monarchy in the 20th century.

## Trivia

* Of the three expedition organizers, Lionel is the only not to escape Cartonia. As such, he is hardly mentioned in Toontown's history, since he played no role in the actual settlement of the town.