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'''Ultraman Leo''' was a [[Tokusatsu]] series that was part of the Ultra Series. It ran from 1974-1975.
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** The Ultra Brothers in Episodes 38 & 39. They don't call that the Ultra Rumble for nothing!
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]: Evident from Ep.1 onwards. Ultraseven's leg is literally bent out of shape with bones cracking and everything.
** {{spoiler|1=The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmh0sVTj2Es#t=4m30s sound effect] used was appropriate given the level of violence.}} Also, see [[Darker and Edgier]] below.
* [[Boring Invincible Hero]]: Averted with Leo (throughout) and Seven (see above). And, in a depressing turn, {{spoiler|with MAC}}.
* [[Broken Ace]]: Seven
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* [[Colony Drop]]: {{spoiler|After Commander Black is killed, his planet falls to Earth in attempted [[Taking You with Me]], but Leo just blows it up.}}
** {{spoiler|Planet M-78 in Episodes 38 and 39}}
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Music from ''Ultraseven'' (that tragic theme from that show's Ep.39 was Dan's leitmotif, but then the instrumental march theme came up in Ep. 40 when {{spoiler|Dan disappeared in thin air before the MAC station was destroyed}}). Also, the Ultra Eye, Seven's teammates, and even M-78 appear.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Dan, also Gen when he appeared on [[Ultraman Mebius]] many years later
* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Commander Black. {{spoiler|The Only Ultra [[Big Bad]] to decide to ambush the Ultra's support group before they even know he exists and actually wipe them out! He also shows a knack for more complicated planning than his fellows and actually managed to kill Leo once, only being foiled by Ultraman King showing up. He also uses Leo's best friend to hold him hostage in the final battle so Leo will have to let Black End kill him.}} Also, Bunyo in Episode 50.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: From the very beginning you can tell this isn't gonna be any ordinary Ultra series. The series eventually ends up becoming a huge [[Kill'Em All]] fest by the end.
** {{spoiler|You have, among other highlights, a crippled Ultraseven stuck in human form, people crushed, stabbed, shot, sliced in half, team members dying in combat, the whole team is later killed except for the two main characters (Dan vanishes and gets better), graphic kaiju (alien monster) combat and even the graphic dismemberment of a key character.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Ex Machina]]: Astra}}
* [[Deconstruction]]: Of the [[Boring Invincible Hero]] trope, which Seven represented in his own show.
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* [[Human Aliens]]: Dan, Gen, Commander Black, Bunyo, and others.
* [[I Can Still Fight]]: Gen pulls this stunt a few times (Episodes 4 and 39 come to mind) and goes on to save the day. Dan tries this after meeting Gen, [[Mode Lock|and didn't do very well.]]
* [[Idiot Hero]]: Impetuous and rough around the edges, Gen's actions get him and others hurt (or even killed) unless he listens to Dan and [[Training
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Leo must fight a spear-armed Kettle-seijin at one point, way before he ever meets Ultraman King. He's unarmed and at a disadvantage, so what does he do? Rip some red-and-white smokestacks out of a building, bring them together, magically join them with a chain, and voila - ''NUNCHUCKS''.
* [[Large Ham]]: Gen and Dan (both engage in frequent [[Ham
* [[Looks Like Cesare]]: Commander Black (what is it with Ultramen and creepy humanoids, anyway?)
* {{spoiler|[[Mauve Shirt]]: Some members of MAC, like the young lady who was celebrating a birthday when the Space Station was attacked; and Gen's [[True Companions]]. The rest of MAC were [[Red Shirts]], including deaths throughout the show, except the two main characters.}}
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** Sometimes, Gen could see aliens even in human form.
** Ultraman King never uses the same power twice!
* [[Not So Harmless]]:
** In human form, Bunyo is bumbling, goofy and can't fight to save his life. Gen gave him a beating on their first encounter. Even Commander Black thought he was worthless. Now, once Bunyo figures who Gen is and he and Black set their plan to get Leo in motion, [[Mood Whiplash]] and tears are just around the corner.
** Alien children invoke the trope.
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* [[Student and Master Team]]: Zero and Leo in the Ultra Galaxy Gaiden
* [[There Is Another]]
* [[Training
** He can be very hard on himself sometimes...
* [[Transformation Is a Free Action]]: Episode 50.
* [[Transformation Trinket]]: The Leo Ring.
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