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This is a piece of cake for me.
― Leon D.S. Gehste

Leon D.S. Gehste (レオン・D・S・ゲーステ, Reon D S Gēsute?, lit. Leon D. S. Geeste) is one of the main characters from Star Ocean: The Second Story, its remakes Second Evolution and The Second Story R, and one of the main protagonists in its sequel Blue Sphere. A symbologist who can cast powerful spells that even well-trained adults cannot, his talents for symbological weapons research are invaluable and he makes sure everyone knows it.

Profile[]

Birthplace: Lacuer, Planet Expel
Birthday: November 25th, 354 S.D.
A scientist who stopped the Ten Wise Men from destroying the universe in the 360 S.D..
Born into a scientific family, he showed his genius from an early age, developing a symbological weapon at the tender age of twelve. Determined to be treated as an equal by the adults around him, he was an impertinent and cold child. But after meeting Claude, the adventures they had together made him grow up little by little.
He is currently a royal researcher in the Kingdom of Lacuer. He is involved in continental recovery and humanitarian support.

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Story[]

The Lacuer Hope[]

Leon is first seen in Lacuer during the Lacuer Armory Contest with his mother Florith. He is totally disinterested in the gladitorial bouts and smirks at the combatants who rely on brawn rather than brain. Some time later, when the player party takes refuge in Lacuer during the siege of beasts from the Ell continent, Claude C. Kenny happens to explore the castle basements and listen in on a meeting between several Lacuer scientists, including Leon and his family. They are discussing their military project known as the Lacuer Hope, and the materials needed to complete the weapon.

Leon volunteers to travel to the Hoffman Ruins to obtain a necessary mineral when Claude is caught eavesdropping, but his blunder is turned into an opportunity when Florith and Leon's father Murdoch suggest Claude and his friends accompany Leon to the Ruins. Because the entirety of the Lacuer army is stationed at the Lacuer Front Lines, Leon has no choice but to grudgingly accept Claude's offer of help. It is at this point that he develops a sort of friendship with Claude and begins to call the Earthling "Big Brother" ("Dude" in Second Evolution). Leon temporarily joins the party as they depart to the Hoffman Ruins from Hilton by boat.

When landfall is made, the group immediately sets out for the Hoffman Ruins and are met with a giant, futuristic door that blocks entrance. Leon assures everyone that he can deactivate the obstacle with ease, but after a few seconds of futile pushing and casting, he is forced to ask Claude to help him light up several facets of the door in order to open it. They descend to the abandoned mines of the structure and harvest an Energy Stone from a cache of minerals guarded by a pair of Harfainx. Once the item is collected, Leon leads the party back to Lacuer, where he leaves them behind and puts the finishing touches on the Lacuer Hope.

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Leon casts.

At the Lacuer Front Lines, Claude and his friends, along with the Lacuer military, are locked in a stalemate with a swath of Elurian monsters. The tides turn when Leon and his parents arrive and begin preparations for the Hope's cannon to fire. The resulting blast obliterates hundreds of enemy combatants, and as the soldiers celebrate, Leon smugly returns to Lacuer in preparation for an assault of the Continent of Ell itself. Claude and his friends join Lacuer naval officers and Leon's family on a ship carrying the Lacuer Hope with the aim of catching the bestial horde by surprise. Unfortunately, the monster Cynne and his cronies begin to circle the craft, and when Leon fires the energy beam once more, Cynne easily blocks the blast with a highly advanced energy field. The winged demon then swoops down, knocks Claude's party unconscious, and throws them into the ocean. Fearing for their own lives, everyone else abandons ship as well and are left to drift amongst the harsh sea waves.

Claude wakes up on the Elurian coast and initially thinks he is the only survivor of Shin's assault. However, he soon spies Leon nearby and wakes the Fellpool, who immediately asks if there are any other survivors. Claude says no but reassures Leon that their friends certainly should have washed up somewhere else on the beach. Frightened and parentless, Leon's cool and collected demeanor shatters, and he begins to cry uncontrollably. Claude's consoling efforts do nothing to give Leon solace, and his tantrum only escalates. When Leon sobs that he wishes he were dead, Claude slaps him and harshly tells him that crying will do nothing to save Leon's family. Leon finally learns to place his own hope in another person, and together, he and Claude travel to the Eluria Colony.

When they arrive at the settlement, they are reunited with Claude's remaining party members. Leon asks if anyone has seen his parents and is reduced to silence when Florith and Murdoch's presence is not established. He follows Claude's party when they converse with the village Elder, who advises that they wrench control of Eluria Tower. The Elder suggests that Leon remain in the colony in the case that his parents show up. If the player controls Claude as their main character, they are then given the option of recruiting Leon into the party.

Botched rescue[]

Immediately after the inital storyline, Claude offered to take Leon back to Earth with him, Rena, and Precis. Leon first submitted a formal request to study on Earth, and was accepted. Leon dives right into his studies, learning about hundred years worth of Expellian knowledge in two short years. Claude's mother, Ilia, immediately takes to Leon and becomes his surrogate mother, althought Leon still keeps in touch with his parents back on Expel. Leon began some advanced symbological research while on Earth, drawing the attention of his peers.

When Precis asks Leon to join her on a SOS mission, he accepts, easily putting aside his studies. He mainly wants to show off his new-found knowledge to their friends, and heads off to Expel to help Precis gather the others.

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Profile[]

As a child prodigy, Leon's skills in magic are nearly unmatched but they made him excessively conceited and utterly sure in his abilities. This often leads him to take credit for the accomplishments of others, and his arrogance is further fueled by the majority of the Lacuer citizenship referring to him as "Master Leon" or "Dr. Gehste".

Still, he is a young boy and sometimes this shows through his haughty exterior, as every now and then he will depend on his mother. He loves his parents and constantly seeks their approval, but his parents are not very good at showing their pride or affection for their son.

After joining Claude and Rena's party, he slowly loses his hard edge and arrogance, showing a more softer, vulnerable side. He sees Claude as a "big brother" of sorts, and also shows affection towards Opera (if she's recruited), who treats Leon in an almost motherly manner. He also tends to butt heads with Precis (if she's recruited) as she also has a childish and arrogant personality; however, they share common interest in technology, and Leon even gives her a mechanical arm in the Lacuer Front Line Base after showing the power of the Lacuer Hope.

Leon's favorite instrument is the Violin, while his favorite food is Carrot Juice. Leon does not like cold weather, indicated during a Private Action in Princebridge.

Gameplay[]

Throughout his playable appearances, Leon is a symbologist who uses books and whose symbols are mid supportive and major destructive, focusing on Dark and Water-elemental damage. In The Second Story and Second Evolution, Leon temporarily joins the party in both Claude's and Rena's scenarios, but he can only be permanently recruited in Claude's scenario (in contrast to Dias Flac who is available in Rena's).

He is also playable in Star Ocean: Anamnesis, and had three variants: "Leon" (featured in the event A Moment in History), "Butler Leon", and "Blue Sphere Leon".

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Other appearances[]

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  • Leon Earth Zero
    Leon's clothes from Second Evolution were available during a collaboration, along with those of the rest of most of the main cast.

Trivia[]

  • Leon is one of three characters who can learn all talents (the others are Noel and Celine, albeit the latter can only start with one of the talents, Love of Animals, and cannot learn it).
  • Leon is also one of three characters to have two victory sprite animations—one where he sighs, and the other where he winks and does the hand gesture for peace, which means "victory" in Japan. The other characters are Precis and Ashton.
  • In a Private Action in Fun City, Leon watches a show featuring a Super Sentai inspired group called the Scummy Rangers ("Shinken Rangers" in the original japanese version) and becomes a fan of it.
  • Leon shares his Japanese voice actress with Celine in The Second Story.
  • In Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, while on Hyda IV, Sophia Esteed mentions that she is a fan of a "Doctor Leon", confirmed to be referring to Leon in Star Ocean: Anamnesis.

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