Origin
Leoninus is the leader of the evil Changelings. The original
Changelings are created by
Woodgod and they capture
General Thunderbolt Ross,
Betty Ross, Fred Sloan and
Rick Jones. Woodgod places them in their custody after one of their fellow Changelings named Centauron is wounded by an ill Thunderbolt Ross. Leoninus secretly poisons Centauron and he dies. Leoninus places the blame on the humans and feel they should be executed for harming a Changeling. Leoninus and his evil Changelings challenge Woodgod's leadership and accuses him of favoring the humans.
An original Changeling named
Siren discovers that Leoninus poisoned Centauron with cyanide and seeks the
Hulk and
Doc Samson for help. A huge brawl takes place between the original Changelings and the evil Changelings. Leoninus is defeated by Woodgod after receiving a running headbutt from his creator. The evil Changelings are defeated and the current whereabouts of Leoninus are unknown.
Creation
Leoninus was created by
Bill Mantlo and
Sal Buscema in 1980 and first appeared in
The Incredible Hulk # 252.
Powers & Abilities
Leoninus is an animal man with lion attributes. He has razor sharp claws and a degree of superhuman strength. Leoninus also possesses enough intelligence to create his own group of Changelings after reading the notes from Woodgod's laboratory.
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