Leonardo R. Tsukiakari

"Deception can be a gift or a curse depending on the person. It can be their greatest asset or their ultimate downfall."

- Leo

Leonardo R. Tsukiakari is an original character based on the world of RWBY and is created by RWBY Ruby Rose. He is a member of Team MLIT and is alluded to Tron.

Appearance
He is a young man that has semi-tidy black hair, pale complexion and shining silver eyes. He is athletically built with a large 'X' scar on the center of his face. These wounds occurred at the same time when he was younger. His combat gear is based on bounty hunter like attire with darker color palette.

Leo’s combat gear includes a long, blue open overcoat that has gray cuffs and fades from royal blue to a lighter blue as it reaches the torn bottom. There are also three medium sized black clips on each side of the coat and three clips on each side on the collar fold. The back of his coat has the black colored version of his emblem. He also wears black cargo pants with a gray belt with sheaths for his weapons, black combat boots, and a gray strap around his shoulder and chest with three pouches that contain dust crystals for his weapons. Underneath the overcoat, he wears a non-sleeve light gray and green kimono top with a dark blue short sleeve V-neck underneath.

For his nightwear, he is seen with a pair of dark blue plaid bottoms with light blue lining with a matching robe and a black short sleeve shirt underneath. His emblem is seen on the back of his robe.

Personality
Leo a person that is serious to every task he takes on. He is very protective to people that he is close to especially with his sister, Inari. He will do anything to protect the people that he loves, even if he has to go against his morals and true feelings. Even if he is smart in the classroom, he is very observant in combat as he tries to look for any weakness. He can also manipulate his opponents to get the upper hand in combat with his deception. He may even be intimidating and harsh with the facts at first but deep down he is kind to the people he knows. It may take a while to know him but he is brave and loyal to his friends and family. Though he can be serious, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have a sense of humor.

Biography/ History
Leonardo was the first born into the Tsukiakari Clan. He lived in the life of luxury in the Tsukiakari mansion with her younger sister, Inari Tsukiakari. Although Inari mastered dust control, he was becoming a great sword fighter when he was 8 since his father constantly dueled him throughout his childhood. His father was much harsher with Leonardo since he was supposed to the family heir of the Tsukiakari Dust Corporation. When they fought one day, his father slashed his face twice while they were sparing, making an 'X' mark on his face. The marks healed into a scar that taught him that he was weak and had to get stronger in order to protect his sister.

A year after that accident one night, their family was attacked. They wanted to capture both Leo and Inari for their expert level skills. Before they could find them, their grandmother came in and helped Leonardo and Inari escape their home before they could be caught. He snatched Inari's hand as soon as she grabbed what she could as they fled into the night with their cloaks. As they ran into the Snowy Forest, they both looked back in horror as they saw most of the Tsukiakari Mansion destroyed. As he tried to comfort and console his little sister, her grandmother appeared in the forest, wounded. Inari and Leo were happy that she made it out alive as they hugged her. As she told them what happened Leo promised himself that he would protect his little sister at any cost.

A few years after their parents went missing, he attended Signal Academy at the age of 12 while he lived with his sister and his grandmother. When he was on his way home from Signal a year later, he saw a couple of young kids get bullied by a couple of gang members. He decided to save the kids while he held them off while the kids escaped. Even though the kids escaped unharmed, he was knocked out and taken to another location. He regained consciousness and faced a crime boss. He went by the name of Vladimir Shadows and he gave him an offer he couldn't refuse. Either he could work for him and his gang, the Midnight Tigers or go after his sister, Inari. Asking about how he knew them, it became known that the information came from the people that caused the accident and had a bounty on both of them. Although the crime boss assured that he would not hand them over to them if he did what he asked. Leo gave into him, knowing that he had to keep Inari safe even if he wouldn't be able to see her again.

He did return to Signal with a different appearance and kept a low profile when attending while he trained with other gang members. He did commit a few crimes in the years that followed up to his last year at Signal. After he graduated, a new deal was struck between the crime boss and Leonardo that if he attended Beacon and found his sister, Inari, then he could return to his family and they would both be safe from future harm. Now he must find Inari to make up for his disappearance from her life when he attends Beacon.

In Combat
Weapons: He uses a pair of Ballistic Dust Sword Tonfas (BDST) called Lunar Illusion.

Abilities and Powers:

Leonardo loves to fight his opponents in close combat. Thanks to having constant practice between his family and the other gang members, he tends to do better in group fights and one on one duels rather than fighting them mid to far range. He relies heavily on his weapon and hand to hand combat to get himself out of situations. Unlike Inari, he has very little knowledge of dust and that limits his options with what kind of dust he uses. His strength and speed are balanced while has higher stamina than his teammates. Also by his protective nature, he usually take quite a few blows for his teammates which weakens him more than his teammates. He also has good accuracy when shooting his guns if he is focused.

Aura:  He is surrounded by a yellow-orange aura that provides protection, slight healing and sharpened senses.

Semblance: Lunar Barriers

This allows Leo to produce a barrier to protect himself and/ or his allies. Depending on how long it is used or how many times it is used, it can slowly drain his aura with each use. He could use it to reload or change dust crystals so he wouldn't be completely defenseless or to protect themselves and others when they are disarmed.

Relationships
~Coming Soon~

Trivia
-When his name is translated, it can be as "Moonlight Thunder Lion" since Tsukiakari translates to Moonlight and Leonardo translates to Lion. His middle name Raiden also translates to thunder. Moonlight can be seen as a yellow-white so it fits with Monty's naming rule and so does the Lion's color (which they are normally seen as yellow-orange)

-He is alluded to Tron from Tron/ Tron: Legacy,

-Leonardo is based on Tron with his skill of dual wielding (like Tron with dual disks) and was forced to work under one of the villains in Vale (like how Tron was working for CLU after he was defeated by him).

- His personality and protection of Inari can also be alluded to Gilbert Nightray from Pandora Hearts.

- He is also alluded to the brother in Grimm Fairytale's "Little Brother, Little Sister" because of how he and Inari reunite at Beacon and how they care for each other.

-Can be loosely based on Kyoya Habari from Katekyō Hitman Reborn! Anime series