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“ | Here sits the powerful commander of the ferocious Beast Pack. He's become a pawn for an invading specimen from beyond the stars, tasked with gathering food, capturing the Waddle Dees to use as a power source, and—most importantly—retrieving the lost specimen tagged as ID-F87... | ” | — Gotcha Figure description of Leongar from Kirby and the Forgotten Land |
Leongar (also known as Leon) is a large anthropomorphic lion who made his debut in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and is the leader of the Beast Pack. He has orange fur with a red mane, and has giant arms with long claws on his hands, making his proportions similar to Gorimondo or King Dedede's macho form from Kirby Star Allies. Unlike the other members of the Beast Back, Leongar can speak in words and sentences to Kirby and Elfilin, having gained this ability when he was influenced by Specimen "ID-F86". This influence would also cause Leongar to fall under the creature's control, directing the Beast Pack to capture Waddle Dees and Elfilin in order to meet ID-F86's purposes. Leongar would later have his body and soul subsumed into Fecto Forgo directly, and it would later be up to Kirby and Elfilin to head into Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams to recover Leon's soul and break Fecto Forgo's influence over him.
His name comes from "leo" and the name "Leon", both referring to lions.
Game appearances
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Leongar first appears in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, not showing up in person until the last level of the main story mode: Lab Discovera. Kirby encounters him in the central chamber where Fecto Forgo is being kept in stasis. Leongar is the one who explains to Kirby their motives for capturing Elfilin and the Waddle Dees, and reveals Elfilin's connection to Fecto Forgo. When Kirby does battle with Leongar, partway through, he undergoes a full possession by Fecto Forgo, gaining nightmarish power. However, Kirby is still able to best him. As a result, Fecto Forgo gives up its carefully-laid plan and subsumes Leongar directly into itself, along with several other Beast Pack members to form a hideous amalgam that Kirby must battle. After this point, Leongar is not seen again until Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams.
In the Extra Mode, Kirby and Elfilin agree to help Clawroline get Leon back by heading into Fecto Forgo's dream realm and collecting the scattered pieces of Leon's soul. Once they've collected enough, they can head to Forgo Land and attempt to revive Leon. This seems to work well at first, but Fecto Forgo's soul still has control over Leon, and they have to fight again. It isn't until after Soul Forgo (then Morpho Knight) is defeated that the rest of the Beast Pack show up and help Leon return to his original self.
Boss battle
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Leongar is the first boss faced in Lab Discovera. Before Kirby fights him, however, he needs to deal with an ambush of Beast Pack members. This can be skipped if Kirby attacks Leongar directly during this initial encounter. The battle with Leongar takes place in two phases. For the first, Leongar uses his claws, fists, and a charging attack to try and hit Kirby. His upward claw strike creates a fire effect, and his fist slam attack creates a shockwave. When Leongar is down to half health, he becomes possessed and throws out three more unnatural attacks: a series of energy slash waves, an unnerving chomping attack, and breathing a big laser from his mouth.
Attacks
Leongar has a few different moves as follows (attack names are conjectural unless otherwise stated). Attacks in italics are only used in the second phase.
Leongar's attacks in Kirby and the Forgotten Land | ||||
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Claw Swipe | Leongar swipes forward with his claws, doing two swipes in succession. Each swipe leaves behind a Drop Star. | Leongar may add a third swipe to the end. | ||
Pounce | Leongar charges at Kirby with rapid speed and pounces, digging his claws into the ground and creating three Drop Stars. | |||
Fiery Uppercut | Leongar extends his claws outward and then drags them along the ground toward Kirby, finishing with a big upward swipe that has a fiery effect and leaves Drop Stars behind. | |||
Fist Slam | Leongar brings his hands together into a ball and then slams the ground, creating a shockwave and producing several Drop Stars. | |||
Cross Slash | Leongar swipes his arms in three different motions, creating waves of energy that fly at Kirby and leave Drop Stars in their wake. | |||
Chomp and Claw | Leongar gets on all fours and starts chomping in an unnerving manner as he claws his way toward Kirby, leaving Drop Stars as he goes. | |||
Laser Breath | Leongar breathes a laser from his mouth which sweeps toward Kirby, requiring him to dodge to get out of the way. The laser leaves Drop Stars on the ground. |
Forgo Leon
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“ | The specimen tagged as ID-F86, left formless and floating after a humiliating defeat, fled to Forgo Dreams to plot their next steps: create a new army of phantom beasts, then claim Leongar's body as their own. When Kirby arrived to force them out, ID-F86 had no choice but to reveal their own phantom form. | ” | — Gotcha Figure description of Forgo Leon from Kirby and the Forgotten Land |
In the last stage of Isolate Isles: Forgo Dreams, Forgo Land, Kirby must do battle with Leon once again, though this time his possession by Fecto Forgo is even more severe. He retains most of his old attacks, but also gains some new ones and new spins on many of his previous ones. Soul Forgo also appears partway into the fight to harass Kirby while Leon is attacking him.
Gallery
Leongar expositing at Kirby in Lab Discovera
Quotes
Quotes from Leongar in Kirby and the Forgotten Land |
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Names in other languages
Leongar
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 獣王 レオンガルフ Jūō, Reongarufu |
King of the Beasts, Leongulf The "gulf" part may be from "engulf". |
Traditional Chinese | 獸王 獅王加爾夫 Shòuwáng,Shīwáng-Jiāěrfū |
King of the Beasts, Lion-King Gulf |
Simplified Chinese | 兽王 狮王加尔夫 Shòuwáng,Shīwáng-Jiāěrfū | |
French | Roi des bêtes, Léogar | King of the beasts, Leongar |
German | König der Bestien, Leopold | King of the Beasts, Leopold |
Korean | 짐승의 왕 레온갈프 Jimseungui Wang Leongalpeu |
King of the Beasts, Leongulf |
Spanish | Rey de las bestias, Leongar | King of the beasts, Leongar |
Forgo Leon
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 憑依獣 レオン・フォルガ Hyōijū Reon Foruga |
Possessed Beast, Leon Forga |
Traditional Chinese | 附身獸 獅王·遺忘 Fùshēnshòu Shīwáng Yíwàng |
Possessed beast, Lion-King Forgot |
Simplified Chinese | 附身兽 狮王·遗忘 Fùshēnshòu Shīwáng Yíwàng | |
French | Roi des bêtes possédé, Léo Oublio | Possessed king of beasts, Forgo Leo |
German | Besessene Bestie, Ver'Ges-Leo | Possessed Beast, Forgo-Leo |
Spanish | Bestia poseída, Leo Olvi | Possessed beast, Forgo Leo |