Leo Kliesen

• Character Name: Leo Kliesen
• Also Known as: Seeker of Truth
• Age: 20
• Gender: Non Binary, They/Them pronouns
• Birthplace: Germany, Speaks English and fluent German
• Birthday: March 5th
• Species: Human
• Height: 178 cm (5′10″)
• Weight: 58 kg (128 lbs)
• Likes: Their parents, Exploration, Fresh air, Coffee
• Dislikes: Kazuya Mishima, G Corporation, Big cities
• Occupation: Speleologist
• Hobby: Spelunking
• Family: Niklas Kliesen (Father), Emma Kliesen (Mother)
• Personality: Leo has a strong sense of justice, and is quiet, and inquisitively minded. They do not back down from danger and are guided by logic, level-headedness, and patience. Despite this, they feel strong emotion when wronged and confronted by injustice. They were grief stricken by their mother's death, and enraged by the poor police investigation. Their anger again came to the fore when they discovered details about Emma's death, and at one point they were on the verge of a breakdown. Leo's motivation to find the truth though, prevails over all. Leo is determined and self-sufficient, conducting their own investigations when others fail them. This determination drives Leo to take risks, like sneaking into a train full of armed men from the G Corporation, and acquiring information from G Corporation at great personal risk.
• Leo feels resentment and anger towards the G Corporation, and in particular towards Kazuya Mishima, since they consider them responsible for the death of their mother. Leo is somewhat of an anxious fighter, always saying words like: "Just relax. You can do it." and "Phew. That was a close one".
• Leo also appears to be afraid of monsters, for example seeing Yoshimitsu causes Leo to flinch in fear. They even go as far as to knee Yoshimitsu in the crotch in attempt to get away from him in the latter's episode ending. However, Leo is brave in facing their fears and fighting for survival.
• Appearance: Leo has short blonde hair with a full fringe and blue eyes. Leo's appearance strongly resembles that of their mother, Emma Kliesen. Leo's outfits mainly retain a gender-neutral appearance. Leo's outfit consists of a bright red coat worn with the sleeves rolled to elbow-length with a high collar, white panels down the front and sides underneath the arms, and four straps leading down the sides and back to hang loosely from the hem of the coat. There are also straps hanging from the collar, with two of them leading down the shoulders and hanging loosely from the sleeves, and two more at the front of the collar. A final two straps wrap around the torso to the front of the coat, hanging over black fabric forming fasteners over the torso. Each of these straps are pinned with black buckles. Underneath this, Leo wears a plain white button-up shirt tucked into blue jeans with a red belt and a black harness over the upper thighs. These jeans are tucked into calf-height black boots with red belts around the top of the left boot and the foot of the right boot. With this outfit, Leo wears padded black, white, and red fingerless gloves and a black string necklace with a long silver pendant.
• Background: Leo is a Bajiquan user born to Niklas Kliesen, a world-renowned archaeologist, and Emma Kliesen, an authority in genetic research. With a father versed in martial arts and an inquisitively minded mother, Leo uses these inherited skills to set off on a hunt for the truth behind the mysterious circumstances of Emma Kliesen's death one year prior. Risking life and limb, Leo obtains confidential data from G Corp that Emma Kliesen had been researching the devil gene there. From this data, Leo also learns that Kazuya Mishima had sent out orders that key researchers who were no longer needed were to be "taken care of." Around the same time, the Mishima Zaibatsu announces that Kazuya Mishima, the mastermind behind G Corp, is himself a devil. In this moment, the puzzle pieces fall into place for Leo. Kazuya must have initiated the research so he could gain control over the devil's power, and then killed Leo's mother when she was no longer of use. Full of rage, Leo is on the verge of a breakdown. But suddenly, the words of Leo's father, who had gone missing many years ago, echo in Leo's ears. "Listen, Leo. Like a lost coin, the truth is only found when your heart is calm and open." Yes. Just relax. That's all it takes. Spurred by these words, Leo sets out on another journey in search of more concrete answers.
• Fighting Style: Leo practices Baji Quan, a Chinese martial art famous for its powerful elbow strikes, arm/fist strikes, hip checks and strikes with the shoulder, delivered with explosive, short-range power. This style, mixed with other Chinese martial arts and Pro-Wrestling.

Relationship's:

• Emma Kliesen - Leo's mother. Emma raised Leo on her own after Niklas disappeared while spelunking.
• Niklas Kliesen - Leo's father. Leo looked up to him and aspired to be like him - becoming a spelunker and a martial artist.
• Kazuya Mishima - Killed Leo's mother, Leo seeks to bring Kazuya to justice.
• Yoshimitsu - Leo's opponent in the past. Yoshimitsu's squid-like appearance and eccentric behavior is shown to unnerve Leo.
• Azucena Ortiz - Both share a love of coffee and have a special intro. Leo expresses that they are a big fan of Azucena's products, though is stunned at Azucena's amoral stance on the war.
• Lars Alexandersson - Their ally. Leo and their father aid Lars by sharing information they unearthed during an archaeological expedition.
• Jin Kazama - Leo fought Jin in the past after expressing anger at his crimes. After sparring, Leo sensed Jin to have no malevolent intent and agreed to ally with his cause against Kazuya.