Leonof the Puppet-Master

Leonof the Puppet-Master is one of the many Gung-Ho-Guns.

Biography
Leonof the Puppet-Master is an elderly man who controls a large number of puppets with an elaborate system of strings. He can manipulate them to look like real people, and uses them to do horrible things to people close to Vash The Stampede.

His real name is Emilio, and he has known Vash during his childhood. His love interest dies sometime after, and he goes into puppet-making to mend his broken spirit. He cares for her body for a number of years, and after it is found, he goes berserk and jumps after it. Vash attempts to save him, but he remembers his past and commits suicide. The anime does not feature his background, and he is simply a puppet-controlling assassin. He is killed by Nicholas D. Wolfwood.

Voice Actors

 * Japanese voice: Kaneta Kimotsuki
 * English voice: Milton James