#tmayntday5

I am nooot great at dynamic poses, I'm sorry but I tried ;w; My boy deserved the effort. [Pose Ref]

2003 Leo is best Leo. He's a strong, serious, proficient and protective leader who's allowed to really show and feel the lasting mental/emotional weight of his position. (Two arcs about working through trauma? In my kids' cartoon?! Yes, please!) But the majority of the time, he doesn't let the leadership go to his head; he knows how to be collaborative. He listens and leans on his team, he knows how much he needs every single one of them (and makes sure they know it too <3)

Even if/when it may go unmentioned or unappreciated, he tries to pick up any slack with grace (well, with grace most of the time - and sometimes deeply to his detriment. But his flaws make him well-rounded and complex and show us that even heroes take on too much sometimes, even heroes have to wrestle with heavy topics.)

At the same time we still get glimpses of the humble naivete and vulnerability that naturally come with learning as he goes, the moments of dorky, playful fun and free time with his brothers that remind us he's a kid too. Michael Sinterniklaas voices him perfectly; he has the range for the entire emotional spectrum, he can carry youthful innocence, understated snark, deep respect, capable command, traumatic, grievous rage and all with equal skill.

He's just so good. Love this guy. Love love love my Leo!

Fifth day of @tmaynt! Rise Leo is such a dork, and I love that for him.

@tmaynt Day 5: Best Leo

All Leo's are good Leo's, but I'm biased toward '03 Leo because ... well, idk lol. 03 was the first series I watched and he was a fav then, and when I started to watch them all again he slipped right back into Fav spot lol. I like how he tries to be honorable and he worries about his brothers and their saftey, and he can also be a little silly he's relaxed enough and I love that about him. (He's also so whumpable)

Drew him in the Fast Forward armor because I think they look cool in it and hadn't drawn it yet (also tried to do it more in the original art style of the show, but its probably little more of a blend lol)

Catching up! I think for a lot of the favs, they will be 2003 looking ahead on the list. We'll see. But also I would love to see more animated versions of Aloplex.