White Leo
| This article is about the heroic Beastformer. For his mirrorverse counterpart, see Daburu (SG). |
- White Leo is a Beastformer from the Generation 1 continuity family.
White Leo (ホワイトレオ Howaitoreo) is the leader of the Autobot-aligned Beastformers, anthropomorphic animal aliens from planet Beast. Calm, collected and above all gentle, he's seen as the leader of all Beastformers when they're not at war and takes the role of general when they are. In battle, he wields the White Beamer sword and is an excellent martial artist who has mastered of the technique known as "Creation of All Things". As a member of the Lion clan, a royal family with thousands of years of history, White Leo is the king of Bistoram, over Emperor Flykick. He was born in Lake City, has a younger sister named White Lune, and is known as just White (ホワイト Howaito) to his friends.
Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Keiichi Nanba (Japanese), John Culkin (English, Omni Productions dub)
When the Decepticons invaded and took over the planet, White Leo headed a group of rebel Beastformers, though they didn't have much luck in rescuing a number of their fellows whom the Decepticons had enslaved in an underground factory. White Leo and his lieutenants were trying to decide what to do next when the Autobot Headmasters arrived. The newcomers teamed up with White Leo's rebels and went to check out the Decepticon base. White Leo knew of an entrance beneath the piragilon swamp, and Fortress instructed him to use it while the Autobots took care of the Decepticons.
White Leo contacted Platinum Tiger who knew the way, but told him it would be impossible as the swamp was infested with metal-eating piragilons. White Leo was stymied until Fortress used Battleship Maximus to drain the water from the swamp, leaving the piragilons helpless. White Leo was then able to lead his team into the cave under the swamp, and with Platinum Tiger's help, head towards the Decepticon factory. They encountered Wheelie, Daniel Witwicky and the escaping prisoners partway through the tunnel, and led them back out into the open air. The victorious Autobots provided White Leo with the services of the Monsterbots, should the Decepticons return. Rebellion on Planet Beast
The Headmasters manga
In White Leo's absence, the Decepticons attacked Beast with Alligatron's forces again, this time also using Predaking and a horde of Sharkticons. When the Decepticon forces held Brainstorm and Highbrow hostage, Alligatron hoped to use them to lure White Leo into their clutches. White Leo soon arrived with a contingent of Autobot Beastformers to aid the Autobot Transformers, and they were all successful at driving the Decepticon invaders off the planet once again. White Leo thanked the Autobots for their help at making Beast a peaceful planet. Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!
Ask Vector Prime
In gratitude to a team of Autobot Pretenders, White Leo gave them the Ultra Matrix. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30
Beastformers manga
Legends comic
White Leo ended the war with the Decepticon Beastformers by defeating Cobrander only for a new war to break out when the Laser Beasts invaded from the planet's underground. His forces were losing more and more territory to the invaders when several Autobots arrived to assist, only for the Laser Beasts merged with three of the Transformers to grow even more powerful. After recovering the six gems that held the power of the Three Wise Ones, White Leo was told by Platinum Tiger of the Legends World, a dimension of beasts that could be of help. LG51 Doublecross Prologue
Defeated by the Laser Beast Emperor Tigerburn, White Leo fled to the Legends World with his sister, White Lune, and the six gems. With the gems, he transformed Neo Akihabara City into a jungle and forcibly recruited its citizens as new "Beastformers". Unfortunately, his nemesis, Tigerburn, followed him to the Legends World, with the captive Doublecross in tow. White Lune came to the rescue, helping White Leo use the gems to merge White Leo with Doublecross's severed head, transforming him into a Headmaster, and merging White Lune with Tigerburn's Haywire Laser. After taking over Doublecross, White Leo was able to use him and the Haywire Laser to send Tigerburn blasting off. With their newly acquired powers, White Leo and White Lune returned to their world to continue the war against the Laser Beasts. Bonus Edition Vol. 51 White Leo later sent his sister to the Autobots in G Nebula 89 so they could grant her the ability to transform back into her original form. Late Xmas Present Chapter
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
White Leo was in the front lines, fighting off Megatron's Air Warrior armies when the Decepticon came to take the Predacons. Welcome to the Jungle
Mini Mayhem!
When Galvatron unleashed Predaking, boasting that the gestalt's combined animal strength was unparalleled, White Leo and his allies stood united to prove him wrong. Mini Mayhem!
Beast Wars: Uprising
An inhabitant of the colony world Rebirth, Daburu Leo was an Optimus enforcer who fought and pursued the rebel Malignus faction underground when their protests threatened the interests of the planetary oligarchy. A Brush With Infamy–Prologue
Toys
Beastformers
- White Leo (Beastformer, 1987)
- Beast ID number: 1
- Accessories: "White Beamer" sword
- White Leo is an anthropomorphic white lion with blue robotic armor. He came with his "White Beamer" (ホワイトビーマー) sword. His rubsign reveals one of three symbols; Fire, Water, or Wood. After the move to non-Transformers-style packaging, each White Leo might also have the "Burst Sun" symbol, but the odds were pretty low.
- White Leo white version (Beastformer, 1987)
- Accessories: Some weapon
- A solid-white version of White Leo was sold through gumball machines in Japan. The gumball versions of the Beastformers appeared to have randomized weapons (or just crummy QC).
- Burst Sun Special Set (Multi-pack, 1987)
- Accessories: "White Beamer" sword
- The first Beastformers multipack (still using the Transformers logo and factions) contained nine normal figures, then one of two special editions of the faction leaders, either White Leo with the "Burst Sun" rubsign, or a clear-plastic version of Alligatron. The box contained no windows, so you didn't know which of the leaders you got until you opened it up.
- The other nine standard Beastformers in the set were Black Jaguar, Būpink, Crowmax, Dog Hunter, Dreameater, Earthhog, Mingo Kid, Muskhorn, and Slo.
Legends
- White Leo functions as the Headmaster of Legends Doublecross. He is a redeco of Titans Return Daburu, who was designed in homage to White Leo to begin with.
Notes
Foreign names
- English: Pirate Lion, Sheep Commander (Omni Productions dub)
