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| “ | All you ever do is tell me to go away, what's wrong dad? I'm not good enough? Not perfect like THIS F-CKING THING?! What makes it so special anyway, huh? What's it got that I don't?! COME ON! LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT? GO AHEAD, HIT ME! WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? Think you're a man? ACT LIKE ONE. What's the matter, too much of a pussy? Too scared to fight back, you f-cking... BITCH?! | „ |
| ~ Leo while high on Red Ice. |
Leo Manfred is one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Amanda) of Markus' story in the 2018 interactive video game Detroit: Become Human.
He is the son of the famous painter Carl Manfred and he is one of the confirmed Red Ice users in the game.
He was voiced by Paul Spera.
Personality[]
Being a Red Ice addict, Leo is short-fused, irascible, and driven to obtain his fix however he can, relying on his father for money and later resorting to stealing his paintings when Carl refuses to give him anything. With Carl having missed out on most of his childhood, Leo is insecure and quickly angered when his father dismisses him. Having turned to drugs, Leo's addiction has left his already distant relationship with his father very strained. This also causes Leo to be extremely jealous of Markus, believing that Carl favors his android caretaker over his own son, eventually leading to a violent outburst where Leo attacks Markus, which can inadvertently cause Carl's death.
Despite this, it is clear that Leo still loves his father deep down. Should Carl die from a heart attack, Leo will be brought to tears, quickly blaming Markus for causing his father’s death. Should Carl live, Leo will recover in hospital and send his father a video message, apologizing for his actions and promising to quit his addiction for good, asking if he could visit his father and wanting to repair his relationship with him.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Leo Manfred was born in 2010 due to a fling between Carl Manfred and one of his fans. Carl knew that Leo was his son from the moment he was born and paid a healthy supply of child support, but he didn't meet him face to face again until Leo was 16. Their relationship was damaged from the time apart and became more strained after Carl learned of his son's Red Ice addiction.
Detroit: Become Human[]
Leo doesn't reunite with Carl until he is 16, and had at that point became addicted to the drug Red Ice. Each visit with Carl drives a further wedge between them. He occasionally asks Carl to share his wealth, which he spends on the Red Ice and possibly other drugs. Leo introduces himself by coming to Carl's house, either high or going through withdrawal, and asks him for money while he's painting with Markus. Carl states that he had already given him money, but Leo had already spent it. Carl refuses to give him more and Leo loses his temper and starts berating Markus, referring to him as an object that Carl cares more about than his own son. He pushes Markus and quickly stops when Carl tells him that's enough. He then turns around, saying that Carl never loved him or anybody as he walks out.
In the next chapter, "Broken", Leo can get into multiple situations. Leo breaks into Carl's home while he and Markus are out at a party and tries stealing his paintings. When they arrive home and see the light on, Markus calls the police and then goes in (with or without Carl) and confronts Leo. Carl questions why and what Leo is doing and Leo implies that he plans on selling some of his art and to consider it a "downpayment on his inheritence". Carl tells Markus to make Leo leave, and to this, Leo responds that he is disappointed and angry about how Carl only ever tells him to go away. Leo will, no matter the choices, start trying to instigate a fight with Markus. Carl will tell Markus to not fight back, while Leo continues to assault the android. The scenario will stress Carl out and Markus breaks his programming by knowing that the situation isn't fair, becoming a deviant in the process.
If Markus does nothing, Carl will suffer a heart attack and fall from his wheelchair. Markus runs over to Carl who manages to utter some final words to Markus before passing. Leo tells Markus that the incident is all his fault, and will quickly tell the police that "it was the android" before they shoot Markus, resulting in him being taken to the dump.
If Markus fights back, he will push Leo back who falls back and gains a head injury on Carl's chair lift, knocking him out cold in the process. This sends Carl into shock, who then crawls over to Leo while upset that his son could be dead. He frantically tells Markus to run away so the police won't destroy him for assaulting a human, but the shouting draws the cops in who, believing Markus to be the attacker; proceed to shoot the android.
After Markus was gunned down by the police, Leo either gave his statement asking for the public to respect their privacy as shown in the magazine "Famous Detroit Painter Dies", or he was sent to a hospital and remained there for the duration of the game.
Leo can also make an appearance in "Night of the Soul". If Carl lives, it is revealed in a video message that Carl stayed with Leo while he was unconscious in the hospital, and he'll be going to rehab and getting off of "all that stuff" because it "turns him into someone he hates". Ultimately, he ends with saying that he is proud that he's Carl's son.
If Carl dies, Leo and Markus both happen to visit Carl's grave at the same time. Leo simply looks at Markus in shock as the android walks away.
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Trivia[]
- After the fight him and Markus has depending on his fate, that led some players think that he was the reason why Markus started the rebellion in the first place.
- His appearance is based on his voice actor Paul Spera.
- Many players at first thought that Leo died when Markus pushes him. Later on in the game, this was proven to be false when it is revealed that he is alive and well.
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