Leone

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Leone
Real name	Jeff Jones
Also known as	The Lion
Affiliations	Leone Unit
Hair Colour	Black
Appears in	Metal Gear Acid
First game	Metal Gear Acid

Lt. Leone (real name Jeff Jones) is a central character in the game Metal Gear Acid. He is the leader of a mercenary group, the Leone Unit and of the armed forces on Lobito Island.

Jeff Jones was a member of a unit during the Vietnam war who was caught up in a wounding battle caused by a "mistake". A tip was at that time that a mole was among them -- an enemy spy. Jeff's unit commander falsely deduced that one particular man in my unit was that mole. The other soldiers in the unit were highly suspicious of each other and under a great deal of stress. But his accusing words were breath of a fresh air to them. Everyone chased after the man accused...Jeff Jones. Jeff shot down dozens of his teammates in retaliation, and managed to get away. From then on Jeff became very angry at the United States and became a mercenary, he also formed a massive unit out of soldiers who lost their countries to the U.S. control. During his time as a mercenary Leone had developed a grudge against BEAGLE for unknown reasons and one day a mysterious voice that told him that if he was aiming to retaliate against BEAGLE, he should find and take Pythagoras, which is hidden in a laboratory on Lobito Island. The voice also told him that Pythagoras would ultimately sound the death knell for BEAGLE. Wasting no time Leone and his unit started a takeover of Lobito Island and wiped out the unit of Teliko Friedman in the process.

After Solid Snake arrives on the island to finish the mission, Leone recognizes the potential threat that he may pose and sets up one of his men as "Dr. Flemming", who was a researcher for Pythagoras. When Snake attempts to rescue "Flemming", Leone "kills" Flemming and is about to kill Snake until a stun grenade thrown by Teliko stuns him and allows Snake to escape. Leone intercepts Snake and Teliko at the storage wherehouse, but they escape once more. Later on Leone's unit is badly crippled because of some ACUA Troops wearing the unit's uniforms and sees little choice but to form an alliance with Snake. Leone informs Snake that Pythagoras is a Metal Gear and that the Neotony was developed to control the ACUA soldiers, who were named as such due to a will-sapping drug called ACUA. Leone offers to help Snake gain entry into FAR in exchange for a copy of the Pythagoras data and he accepts.

While Snake disables FAR's power supply, Leone attempts to enter, but finds that Flemming had changed the passcode and Leone is captured by the ACUA Troops. Snake and Teliko later find Leone drugged on ACUA and that he is under a delusion that they are trespassing on his flower garden and attempts to kill them. Having no choice but to defend themselves, Snake and Teliko mortally wound Leone which wakes him from ACUA's effects. Knowing that he is about to die Leone asks Snake to deliver a message to Roger McCoy which was "it wasn't me." Leone died with tranquil expression on his face when he died, at peace with his old unit commander from Vietnam finally learning that he was innocent.

[edit] The Leone Unit

Leone had over 100 soldiers at his disposal. His unit was made up of men who have lost their homeland. Men from small countries in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, put under United States aegis after their civil wars. Leone's men did not share a common ideology. But they did share a common cause: to overthrow U.S. puppet regimes and restore independence to each country. They despised America and seek revenge. Leone was a seasoned veteran, able to control even such motley group as this.

The unit was hired by an anti-government organization in Moloni to fight in a domestic war. They fought many battles there. Eventually, when Leone thought he was close to final victory, the enemy's military power suddenly increased dramatically. Almost all units were instantly eradicated by ACUA Troops being tested at the site. Leone's unit and his employer's organization were the only ones left. The domestic warfare was brought to an end. Leone later finds out that Moloni's anti-government militia just wasn't strong enough. Combat wouldn't drag on long enough. A short war wasn't very profitable. BEAGLE invited his unit into the mess as an attempt to balance the power to make the war last longer. Once they found out BEAGLE was led by high-ranking U.S. officials, he and his men were furious. This created Leone's grudge against BEAGLE and he was easily persuaded to try and bring down BEAGLE by stealing the Pythagoras data and exposing it to public by a mysterious voice. Leone's unit take over a large portion of Lobito Island until they are decimated by several disguised ACUA Troops.

After failing his joint mission with Snake, it can be assumed that the Leone Unit was killed off.

Metal Gear Acid Characters
Solid Snake — Teliko Friedman — Roger McCoy — Alice Hazel Leone — La Clown — Elsie & Frances Hans Davis — Dr. Flemming — Minnette Donnel — Viggo Hach Lena Arrow — Charles