Léon: The Professional/Characters
Leon
A mysterious assassin living alone. He ends up 'adopting' his young next-door neighbour after her family is murdered. Played by Jean Reno.
- Adorkable
- Anti-Villain: Type I
- Badass
- Badass in a Nice Suit
- Badass Longcoat: Covering an even more badass rig for his pistols, silencer, spare magazines, grenades and bolt cutters.
- Determinator
- Even Evil Has Standards: "No women, no kids."
- Hitman with a Heart
- Loners Are Freaks: before meeting Mathilda
- Noble Demon
- Professional Killer
- Trademark Favorite Food: Gotta have his milk.
- Villain Protagonist
Mathilda
An intelligent and tough young girl who becomes Leon's protege following the death of her family. Played by Natalie Portman.
- Abusive Parents
- Enfant Terrible
- Fille Fatale
- Hot For Teacher: Develops a crush on Leon
- Little Miss Badass
- Little Miss Snarker
- Troubling Unchildlike Behavior
- Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Norman Stansfield
A corrupt DEA agent who slaughters Mathilda's family. Played by Gary Oldman.
- Ax Crazy
- Big Bad
- Dangerously Genre Savvy
- Dirty Cop
- Faux Affably Evil
- Hair-Trigger Temper
- Hand Cannon: Stansfield packs a snubnose .44 Magnum.
- Large Ham
- The Sociopath
- Sophisticated As Hell
- Villainous Breakdown: EV-ERY-ONE!!
- Wicked Cultured: He is a fan of both Mozart and Beethoven, specially Beethoven.
- And Brahms.