Leo

Leo
Heat	Allows the use of moves during Lightning Glare
Heat Smash	Mid, i16~17, +8~+9 Low, i20~21, -13~-12
Heat Engagers	db+2,4 b+2,1+2 ws4,1+2 KNK.1,2 BOK.1+2
Stances	KNK (Jin Ji Du Li) – f+4 BOK (Fo Bu) – d+1+2 CD (Jin Bu) – qcf
Fastest
Launch	i15 – df+2 (standing) i15 – ws2 (crouching)
CH launch	i17 – f+3+4 (high) i21 – d+2 (mid)
Wall splat	i13 – uf+1,2 (high) i16 – db+2,4 (mid)
Archetypal moves
Parry	b+1+3,P.2 (high, mid) b+2+4 (high, mid) ub+1,P.4 (high or mid kicks)
Sabaki	b+2+3 (high or mid punches)
Mid check	df+1 (standing)
Generic moves
Remapped	(none)
Missing	(none)
External links
Lore	{{{lore}}}
Twitter	#T8_Leo
Discord	[1]

This page is for Tekken 8. For Tekken 7, see Leo (Tekken 7).

Leo is an all-rounder with strong fundamental tools. Leo's primary focuses are wall pressure, through mixups involving moves like their hellsweep db+4 and KNK stance moves, as well as whiff punishing through moves like df+2. Leo also has great block and while standing punishment with a decent 1 jab and ws4, a safe-ish (-9) i11 with a Heat Engager followup. However, Leo has a fairly weak CH game, with few moves providing great reward, and their low game tends to falter outside of close range.

Strengths

• Jack Of All Trades, Master Of A Few. Leo's basic tools range from decent to amazing, allowing them to rely on fundamentals in most scenarios.
• Whiff Punish Machine. Leo's df+2 launcher reaches from range 2.5, allowing them to easily whiff punish a lot of moves. Also, f,F+2 reaches from range 3.75, leading to insane reward at the wall.
• Wall Monster. Leo gets great mixup potential at the wall, where a lot of good reward moves turn into great reward.
• Stances. Leo's BOK and KNK stances give great pressure, with a lot of moves that lead into them being at least slightly plus, and decently fast moves out of stance can make the opponent think twice before they try to punish.
• Sky's The Limit. Leo's qcf crouch dash, an already great mobility tool, can be cancelled, leading into amazing wall carry and mobility with good execution.
• Heat Smash. Leo's standing Heat Smash hits from range 2.5, is i16, jails into the +8 on block finisher, and can be cancelled into crouch dash by holding df, making you +16. If the opponent throws out a stubby move, you get a free chunk of damage, and on block, you get a free mixup.

Weaknesses

• Weak Low Pokes. Leo's lows are below average outside of mixup scenarios, being either stubby or slow.
• Linear. Some of Leo's good moves have poor tracking, making them susceptible to sidestep/walk.

Key techniques

KNK Cancel

importance

★★★☆☆

value

★★★☆☆

dexterity

★★☆☆☆

rhythm

★★☆☆☆

External links

• #1 Ranked Leo Guide Tekken 8 by AyoRichie