List of Ultraman Leo characters


This is a list of characters for the 1974 Ultra Series Ultraman Leo.

Protagonists

Ultraman Leo

is the titular protagonist of his series, who took on the appearance of 20 year old and worked as an instructor of Jonan Sports Center. In contrast to the previous Showa Ultras, Leo's home world was the instead of Land of Light in Nebula M78.
Leo was one of the survivors of his home world's destruction by the hands of Alien Magma and his Giras monsters. Ever since adopting a human identity, Gen views Earth as his second home and committed to defend it no matter the cost. Having rescued Seven from Alien Magma, Gen was enrolled into MAC as their seventh member and took over the former's mission to fight against monster threats. Despite his new job, Gen was still permitted to visit Jonan in his free time. Being an Ultraman in disguise, Gen displays excellent body performance and senses but due to his young age, he is prone to make irrational decisions and would even pick a fight with others. However, Gen builds up a character development as the series progressed thanks to his interaction with humans and training provided by Dan, as well as protecting Earth while maintaining friendship with MAC members. By the time MAC was annihilated in episode 40, Gen and Toru live with the Miyama family as they team up to investigate Saucer Monster attacks through his previous experiences. By the end of the season, Gen bids farewell to Toru as he left traveling on a yacht.
As Ultraman Leo, Gen transforms with the on his left hand. Being an Ultraman from another world, Leo's time limit on Earth is 2 minutes and 40 seconds, while his abdomen bears the that functions as coat of arms for L77 inhabitants. As an Ultraman who uses martial arts proficiency in combat, Leo's main finishing move is, a flying kick attack with multiple variations of it shown in the series progress. He can also perform beam finishers, such as, and. He can also wield weapons in combat:
Gen Ootori is portrayed by.

Tooru Umeda

is a 10 year old recurring character who eventually becomes the supporting protagonist. One of the students of Jonan Sports Center, Tooru views Gen as an older brother, especially after being orphaned by Alien Tsuruk and was adopted by Momoko alongside his younger sister Kaoru. With Kaoru and his friends from Jonan Sports Center were killed by Silver Bloome, Tooru lives with the Miyama family. The loss of his family members and his close friends nearly drove Tooru to the point of despair, which Nova exploited but slowly moves on with Gen's moral support. In the final episode, Tooru discovered Gen's identity as Ultraman Leo and was held captive by Commander Black as a leverage for Leo in against Black End until several children that Gen tutored freed him as they beat Commander Black to death. Tooru bids farewell to Gen as they parted ways.
Tooru Umeda is portrayed by.

MAC

MAC is an attack team which succeeded the. The floating headquarters are, operating [|above] the major cities of United States, Europe, Africa, and Asia. The series' main setting is the Asia branch of MAC, but whereas there are multiple MAC operation bases on Japan, Dan Moroboshi commanded the. Differing from past attack teams, there are multiple replacement officers and those who were killed in duty. Eventually in episode 40, all officers except Dan and Gen were killed when Silver Bloome destroyed the Asia branch MAC Station.
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With the exception of Dan and Gen, all officers that debuted in episode 1 had their names revolved around the Japanese words for colors.
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Note: Neither of these vehicles were used in-story.

Jonan Sports Center

is a private organization that promotes sports, with Gen taking the job as an instructor. Although Gen's close friends have died in Silver Bloome's attack, Jonan Sports Center still exists and Gen still maintains his job until the final episode.

Astra

is the younger brother of Ultraman Leo, who as well survive their planet's destruction and occasionally forms the tag team duo. Aside from being a younger brother, he was an identical twin to Leo, but received a surgery that altered his face as a result of treating his injuries. Being a former captor of the Alien Magma race, the on his left thigh serves as a reminder from his fateful day before Ultraman King rescued him.
Astra first appeared in episode 22 to help Leo in fighting against monster siblings Gallon and Litter. Ever since then, he would appear to help his brother in occasional moments. In a two parter episode 38–39, Astra was left frozen and impersonated by Alien Babarue to steal the Ultra Key from the Planet Ultra and put it on a collision course with Earth. Ultraman King would later on expose Babarue's deception, allowing Leo to save his younger brother and undo the damages his impostor had made. Astra's final appearance was assisting Leo in against Saucer Monster Hungler.
Instead of assuming a human form, Astra wanders alone in space and only returns when he is needed. In contrast to Leo's Space Kenpo and Karate, Astra fights with kickboxing. By himself, Astra can manipulate sunlight as a blinding light force, performing and shrinks his body with to destroy an opponent from within. Alongside Leo, Astra can perform combination attacks, such as and. In Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3, Astra can perform and Leo's.
In episodes 38 and 39, Astra is voiced by.

Ultraman King

is a legendary Ultra who lives alone in, aged 300,000 years old. In the past, King had rescued Astra from Alien Magma's captivity but was unable to destroy the Magmatic Chain on his left thigh.
King first appeared in episode 26 to help Leo after he was shrunken by an alien sorcerer Pressure, giving the former his Ultra Mantle as an advantage in combat. When Alien Babarue posed as Astra to stir up the conflict between Leo and the Ultra Brothers, King interfered and exposed Babarue's treachery as he broke the Ultra Key while informing Leo of Astra's actual location. After Leo was horribly dismembered by Commander Black, King uses to reconstitute the former in the nick of time to stop Bunyo's reign of terror.
Ultraman King's known features are the Ultra Mantle, which he gave one to Leo and the belt that allows him to perceive events in multiverse. With the, he can regrow Ultraman Leo back to his original size. His main attacks are beam, lightning and to expose an impostor.
Ultraman King is voiced by in episode 39 and in episode 50.

Inter-Galactic Defense Force

Melos is the captain of Inter-Galactic Defense Force's Andromeda branch and is one of the protagonists of The Ultraman manga, in addition to Zoffy. When the Jackal Army announce their genocide against the Ultra Warriors, Melos rescued his brethren on Earth and lead the 28 survivors to face the army on Planet Jackal. He was defeated when Jackal feigned his surrender, but Zoffy wore his Cosmo Techtor in order to pose as Melos and delay the army while Mother of Ultra revived the slain Ultra Brothers for a counterattack.
Melos wears the armor which granted his a number of arsenals, such as boomerang and shoulder cannons. The armors can telepathically detached and reassemble to his body to his own liking. His main finishing move is.
As with all male characters in the 2015 animated adaptation of The Ultraman, Melos is voiced by.

Antagonists

Alien Magma

is an evil alien who had destroyed countless planets, including Leo's home world L77. Despite his notoriety, Magma is not very adept in actual battles and only participate when his monsters Red and Black Giras are dominant. In episodes 1 and 2, he is the black-caped, equipped with a 25-meter-long pata that can fire on his right arm and on his left arm. Alien Magma had sent both the Giras twins on Earth to sink Japan, fighting against Seven before Leo appeared to save him. In his second appearance, Leo's necessity for vengeance against Magma caused him to lose the fight. When Leo finally killed the Giras twins in their final confrontation, Magma was forced to retreat.
In episode 30, Alien Magma returned in an attempt to court the beautiful monster Rolan. While assaulting her for refusing his proposal, Gen in Maccy 3 open fired to give Rolan a chance to escape. Magma would shrunk to human size and hunt several kids who possessed pinwheels made by Rolan. When Rolan was about to leave Earth, Magma tried to kill her as penance for refusing his proposal until Leo interfered, using her pinwheel to pierce through Magma's heart, finally avenging his parents on Planet L77. While lacking the mantle, Magma retained the same abilities and weapon as first episode in addition to, shooting a stream of needles from his hand.
The Alien Magma in episodes 1 and 2 is portrayed by. The identity of the Alien Magma in episode 30 is ambiguous, as the episode itself and magazine claimed him to be the same Magma from episodes 1 and 2 whereas other magazines would contradict this theory.

Ultra Killer Gorgo

is an alien bounty hunter known for his reputation in outer space. According to Dan and Kotaro, Gorgo is powerful enough to kill an Ultra Warrior, so much so that only Ultraman Ace's Space Q can kill him. Gorgo was hired by Alien Magma to kill Ultraman Leo in exchange of a planet under his rule. When Magma was discovered threatening Leo with his comrades at Jonan Sports Center, Gorgo forfeited the match and decided to fight Leo under fair terms, going as far as to allow his opponent to bring an ally with him as penance from earlier. Unfortunately this become his undoing as Dan summoned Kotaro, who becomes Taro and performed Double Strium Ray against Gorgo to kill the bounty hunter.

Alien Babarue

is the who was the feared opponent of the Ultra Brothers, having targeted the Planet Ultra and fought them in numerous occasions.
After freezing Astra, Babarue took the form of and steal the to send the Planet Ultra off the orbit towards a collision course on Earth. When the Ultra Brothers arrived on Earth, Imit-Astra deceived Leo into protecting him from the Ultra Brothers, to the point of being a forced meat shield from their combined attack until Ultraman King arrived and exposed Babarue. With the Ultra Key destroyed and MAC prepares to detonate Planet Ultra, Babarue's plan almost came into fruition until the Leo Brothers fixed the key. This caused the alien to jump into action again, fighting against the brothers as Astra successfully return the Ultra Key and Leo killed Babarue with Leo Kick.
Babarue's main weapons were a Kusari-fundo launched from his left arm and a retractable arm cutter on his right. He can also perfectly disguise as an Ultraman without any traces of flaws.
Alien Babarue is voiced by Motomu Kiyokawa, who also voiced King the same episodes that the former appeared. Meanwhile, his disguise as Astra is voiced by the former's voice actor, Junji Maruyama.

Commander Black

is a man in black who commanded the Saucer Monster attacks on Earth. His true identity is an alien from Black Star and commanded Silver Bloome to attack the MAC Space Station and Shinjuku, killing Gen and Tooru's close friends. Although his reason to invade Earth was never specified, the 2001 magazine reveals that Commander Black invaded Earth to avenge Babarue's death, with his position as an invader is bigger than Alien Magma.
With the crystal ball in his possession, Commander Black directed his Saucer Monsters from Black Star to invade Earth. However, as all of them were beaten by Ultraman Leo, Black summoned his last Saucer Creature Black End to challenge Leo into a final showdown and kidnap Tooru as his hostage until a group of children led by Ayumi attacked him. Tooru would later be freed and threw Commander Black's crystal ball to Leo, who used it to defeat Black End. With his Saucer Monster destroyed, Commander Black was reduced to a pile of bubbles in his final breath.
Commander Black is portrayed by.

Saucer Creatures

The are a race of Kaiju deployed from the demonic planet. Through Commander Black's crystal ball, the Black Star would send a Saucer Monster as Leo destroyed them one-by-one. When Black End, the final Saucer Monster defeated, the Black Star try to destroy Earth on a collision course until Leo destroy it with Shooting Beam.
With the exception of Bunyo, they are shown to be a composite of Earth creature and astrobiology. Befitting their race, they can turn themselves into flying saucers for easy transportation. Several of them can shrink into the size of humans, allowing them to blend in the human society unnoticed as Leo would only take action upon their return to actual sizes. The destruction of MAC by Silver Bloome leaves Earth with no means of countering alien invasions. Each Saucer Monster displays a different level of intelligence:
is the antagonist of 1975 manga, The Ultraman, illustrated by Mamoru Uchiyama.
The leader of the eponymous, Jackal was banished into the black hole by Ultraman King for his crimes against the universe. Unfortunately, the black hole itself empowers Jackal long enough for him to escape and lead his army in an attempted genocide against the Ultra Warriors, forcing the survivors to take refuge on Earth. On Earth, members of the Jackal Army try to force Zoffy into surrendering himself, but the recent arrival of Melos turn the tides of the battle and lead the surviving Ultras into storming Planet Jackal and attacked their leader. The Demon King Jackal managed to defeat Melos by feigning surrender but Zoffy dons the Cosmo Techtor to mislead the Jackal Army, allowing Mother of Ultra to revive the fallen Ultra Brothers and obliterate the Demon King. With peace returning to the universe, the surviving Jackal Army ceased fighting and surrender themselves.
The Demon King Jackal is capable of assuming various forms to assassinate the Ultra Warriors; Zetton in against Ultraman, Alien Nackle and Black King against Returned Ultraman, Ace Killer against Ace, Birdon against Taro and Zoffy against the Leo Brothers.
As with all male characters, Demon King Jackal is voiced by Koichi Yamadera when The Ultraman was adapted into a 2015 short animation.