[b]Name:[/b] The Great Leonidas
[b]Nicknames:[/b] The Lord of the Wild, The Savannah Savage
[b]Age:[/b] 38
[b]Sex:[/b] Male
[b]Heel/Face:[/b] Primarily a heel, but has something of a following and can wind up a face depending on the feud.
[b]Weight Class:[/b] Heavyweight
[b]Theme song:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZUoxe3tMLg]Iron Maiden’s Genghis Khan[/url]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/WT0AJcy.jpg[/img]

Standing at “only” 6 feet 2 but weighing in at around 300 pounds, Leonidas’ frame and visage leave no doubts to his reputation as a fearsome competitor. Aside from the old-school take on a wrestling one-shoulder singlet and the everpresent lion mask, the Savannah Savage wears [url=http://imgur.com/a/daKhj]long gloves/wraps[/url] with a mostly decorative band of fleece on the forearms, as well as tall wrestling boots designed to closely resemble [url=http://imgur.com/a/a0yfp]roman caligae[/url] and kneepads to match. In place of a ring robe, he of course wears a long cloak made out of a lion’s pelt.

[b]Martial Background:[/b] In another, by now completely unimportant life, the man now known as The Great Leonidas was a career tough guy, a regular barroom brawler who took some rudiments of proper fighting and polished them through a life of tough man contests and breaking limbs for bookies, loan sharks and their ilk.

[b]Signature Moves:[/b]
-Savage Claw: A very old school move with [url=www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-05-14/history-of-the-claw]a lot of history behind it[/url], the Iron Claw typically consists of using one’s hand to squeeze the opponent’s head to mush. If you need justification, let's say it puts pressure on actual sensitive points in the temples and that its effects are much like being punched there. Your vision blurs and distorts and you see bright spots, your ears start ringing, you become disoriented and lose strength and coordination, and since this is a submission hold of course it comes with constant, excruciating pain.

The thing about the good ole Iron Claw, aside from its combination of style and simplicity, is that it’s also an oddly versatile move. Adjusting to focus the pressure on cut-prone areas, namely the brows and the cheekbones, can cause an opponent to bleed, or one can simply forego the head as the target and switch to another body part. The Claw can also be applied effectively by grabbing at the opponent’s clavicles/collarbones or by targeting the body.

The Clavicle Claw lacks the extreme debilitating effects of attacking the head but remains quite painful and targets an easily broken bone, its value is in being an unexpected attack that forces opponents to adjust and killing feeling on the arms. The Stomach Claw, meanwhile, is harder to get but carries all the effects of a good body punch. You lose breath and focus and while you remain perfectly conscious, your body is sapped of its strength and coordination as you’re once again, racked with tremendous pain.

-Wild Reap: Sometimes you just want to put a little bit of extra hurt on someone, and Leo chooses to go about it by slamming them down on the back of their head. After applying the Savage Claw, Leo can choose to reap his opponent’s leg and throw him down without releasing his hold in a manner similar to the judo technique [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cik-jXhmsoE]Osotogari[/url], or major outer reap, which [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AyMyVAY5XE]can be seen here[/url] executed authoritatively by two time olympic gold medallist Teddy Riner. And, again, it’s quite a versatile technique. It can be done from a lockup, or taking advantage of an already off-balance opponent such as when they throw kicks or when they’re running at Leo.

[b]Finisher:[/b]
-Savage Reign: Clasping both arms high around an opponent’s thigh, as when trying for a [url=https://gfycat.com/CompassionateRecklessBarracuda]high crotch single leg takedown[/url], Leonidas lifts his opponent up vertically so their hips are about shoulder/head height to him before unhooking one of his arms, applying the Savage Claw and bringing the opponent crashing down head-first into the mat. Similar in concept to the [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoVDfAwgi2U]Ruby Flowsion/backdrop chokeslam[/url], it can also be done from the back or the side with minimal modifications, just as long as Leonidas can get his leg lift he can hit this move.

[b]Favorite Weapon:[/b] Feels he has no need for weapons, but will use them in Tables, Ladders and Chairs matches, Hardcore matches, backstage brawls and generally if they just happen to be lying about within reach and the situation presents itself.

[b]Pre-Game history:[/b] Only 3 years ago, the man now known as The Great Leonidas was a wholly unremarkable person, denied opportunities to climb to a higher station due to the rigors of life, save for a gifted physique and a penchant for violence. This man took solace in cultivating his body and using it to push others around and made a career of sorts out of this, managing to avoid menial work by fighting in barely or sometimes completely illegal contests and otherwise being a tough guy for hire.

Not the most savory character, of course, but his passion for physical dominance, belief that the world should run on a pure survival of the strongest system (obviously for his own benefit) and great desire reach the stars and be remembered made him a prime candidate for Managantamos to recruit. After all, if you want a heated, confrontational program you can do much worse than an uncaring savage who longs for a world dominated by chaos to prove his dominance over everyone and everything.

The man took to the Filibuster Federation like a fish to water. Well, for a few brief moments he actually thought he had finally done lost his mind or died in his sleep, but then realized he didn’t care. This was everything he ever wanted and his first order of business was to no longer be a nameless, faceless pile of muscle for hire. Taking on a masked wrestler then known as Rey Melena, the man claimed the mask for his own, modified it and took to calling himself The Great Leonidas. A star was born.

For three years, The Great Leonidas has sunk further and further into his character until the man he used to be has all but ceased to exist. In its place is a lion-headed menace, a savage who has no qualms in taking on any and all oncomers be they wild beasts on their lonesome or stables of men come to challenge his supremacy. There will be no stopping him.