[macblo]

So I just got done with episode 33 of Ultraman Leo. It was a fine episode, one that I enjoyed for the most part. It also featured the second appearance of Astra since his debut which raises the question... what is the point of Astra? Like seriously, why does this guy exist?

He has no character, no personality, never interacts with Leo, and he's *never* around in any capacity. Even in this episode, Leo had things pretty much handled and by the time Astra showed up, the monster had already released Leo from his death grip. All he did was shine a light in the monster's eye, do a finishing attack with Leo, and carry away the monster at the end.

The only possible explanation I could come up with for his existence is because MAC are absolutely terrible at their jobs and the writers/toy companies figured Leo needed *somebody* there to give him a hand but... just why is he a thing? I love his concept so much but the writers do absolutely nothing with it. Why didn't they just give him a nameless monster companion instead... wait.