Cowardly Lion, The Wizard of Oz, full-length pose from the character style sheet

Cowardly Lion

Defensive counter fighter

Team Oz · The Wizard of Oz (1939)

“Put 'em up! Put 'em up!... from a safe distance.”

The rival crews

The file

Curls, a red bow and a magnificent mane, attached to a lion who would rather not. He talks a big game from behind Dorothy, panics the moment it matters, and somehow lands the counter anyway. Courage, it turns out, is mostly timing.

  • Gentle
  • Anxious
  • Lovable
  • Braver than he thinks

Ring entrance Tries to look tough, panics, recovers. Mostly.

Tale of the tape

Power
7 out of 10
Speed
5 out of 10
Defense
8 out of 10
Technique
6 out of 10
Reach
5 out of 10
Flair
9 out of 10

Prototype tuning. Numbers will move once the combat build is playable.

Signature moves

  1. Courage Roar

    A roar that starts as a whimper and gets there eventually.

  2. Timid Counter

    Cowers. Then counters. Largely by accident.

  3. Lion's Leap

    A startled vertical leap that happens to come down on you.

  4. Panic Rush

    He runs. Unfortunately for you, in your direction.

Inputs shown for a fighter facing right. L light, H heavy, S special.

Ultimate · spends a full bar of Yellow Brick Power

The Courage Within

He finds it. All of it. All at once. Nobody is more surprised than him.

The look

  • Curled golden mane
  • Red bow
  • Theatrical lion suit
  • Tail with matching bow
  • Fur light#D7A25A
  • Fur medium#B5742F
  • Mane dark#5A2E14
  • Makeup#E3B07E
  • Bow red#C8202B
Cowardly Lion, The Wizard of Oz character design sheet: turnaround, expressions, costume details and palette
Cowardly Lion, The Wizard of Oz character design sheet: turnaround, expressions, costume details and paletteCanonical style sheet
Style sheet: the reference every pose is checked against.

The rival

The Wiz

Lion, The Wiz

Strong grappler

Playable in the prototype as painted pose sheets. Final art comes later.