Lars Leone

"There's no turning back now... BRING IT ON, MONSTERS!"

- Lars Leone

King Lars Aleksander Leone, also known as "The Stone", is an ally and playable in Bro Warriors and Dawn of Destiny. He is a defensive support-type in the main campaign, but in Dawn of Destiny, he is purely offensive.

Chapter IV: Leader of the Pride
King Lars reigned over the lands of Valhalla, and he took great pride in his duty as a king. When he received word that the war started, he immediately joined forces with King Steel and sent troops to assist his forces, while Leone joined with the Steelgarde Army at the Battle of the Black Ark. Promising his anxious soldiers that they would return home alive, Leone charged through the enemy line and defeated many officers, but the Steelgarde Army took a massive amount of losses, and it wasn't until Leone defeated so many enemy officers that he realized that the Steelgarde forces were mostly dead, but thought that the battle had concluded- until Kleos' reinforcements came, Xiska among them. Leone took out most of them, but was unable to even touch Xiska - she was too powerful. Wanting to make him suffer, Xiska forced Leone to surrender, and if he complied, she would spare the last few Steelgarde troops. Leone dropped his weapons, knowing that he couldn't win, and Xiska went back on her word, having her soldiers force Leone to watch as every last Steelgarde soldier was brutally murdered, completely breaking the King's spirit. When asked if the King should be killed, Xiska declined and decided to use King Lars as a guinea pig, stabbing him with the Dark Shard, turning him into a mindless killer that listened to her every command.

Chapter V: Endless Warfare
Prince Lin Shen of the Phoenixgarde army engages the Kleos Army at Black Ark many days later, finding King Lars there, and attempts to offer him assistance. Lin Shen's forces win the battle, but King Lars escapes.

Chapter VI: Fall of the Lion
Genei-Zin faces off against King Lars during the Battle of Kliffs, defeating him and purifying his soul, freeing him of Xiska's control. King Lars is unable to process what he did, and he is considered unfit for combat due to the psychological trauma that he had suffered, as he was forced to watch his allies die and then was forced to kill more of them. Saint Germain takes him back to the Stage of History to talk with him, and decides to send him into the present, giving him everything that he needs to seek psychological treatment and recover.

Waterfall Ruins
It is implied that due to Lars' appearance in this stage, he successfully recovered from his psychological trauma and was able to join the fray once again.

Moveset & play style
King Lars' moveset relies on rapidly stunning the opponent with his powerful charge moves. When his moves are charged, they do more damage, hit multiple times, and stun the opponent at the end, allowing the user to get another combo.

Trivia

 * Lars is based on Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Leo Whitefang from Guilty Gear.
 * Lars' backstory is based on the lyrics to Leo's theme from Guilty Gear -Strive-,Hellfire.