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* {{Expy}}: He's basically a space Zorro with powers.

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* {{Expy}}: He's basically a mix of space Zorro with powers.and Series/SpaceSheriffGavan.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Machineman and his Throttle Gun.]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: Ken Takase and Ball Boy answer weekly fan letters from viewers after each episode, going over their backstory (mostly) before and after coming to Earth.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Tentacle's plan do involve injuring kids. Professor K does want to kill them outright though.
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: With eventual human ''Enemies of the Week" with assorted themes [[spoiler:like mummy, samurai, ninja, a Cat Woman expy etc]].

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* MonsterOfTheWeek: With eventual human ''Enemies of the Week" with assorted themes [[spoiler:like mummy, samurai, clown, magician, mime, ninja, a Cat Woman expy etc]].
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: With eventual human ''Enemies of the Week".

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* MonsterOfTheWeek: With eventual human ''Enemies of the Week".Week" with assorted themes [[spoiler:like mummy, samurai, ninja, a Cat Woman expy etc]].
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* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Without his hero transformation, Ken is just slightly stronger and durable than a normal human. Better exemplified when he have to fight TheDragon from the current BigBad without his Machine Man persona.

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* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Without his hero transformation, Ken is just slightly stronger and durable than a normal human. Better exemplified when he have to fight TheDragon from the current BigBad butler of the BigBad[[spoiler:'s daughter]] without his Machine Man persona.
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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Both Dr.K and his daughter never pay for their actions and just [[VillainExitStageLeft teleport away before Machine Man have a chance to bring them to Justice]].

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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Both Dr.K and his daughter never pay for their actions and just [[VillainExitStageLeft teleport away before Machine Man have a chance to bring them to Justice]].Justice]]]].
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* Expy: He's basically a space Zorro with powers.

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: He's basically a space Zorro with powers.
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* ChildHater: The whole reason of Dr. K's existence. He's literally AllergicToLove and constroy robots to make kids (and sometimes adults) unhappy, so it won't cause him to sneeze constantly. [[spoiler:It carries to his daughter, who get a red nose everytime some kid is happy]].


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* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Both Dr.K and his daughter never pay for their actions and just [[VillainExitStageLeft teleport away before Machine Man have a chance to bring them to Justice]].

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* ClarkKenting: Like Superman, Nick comes from a different planet, goes under the name of Ken Takase as a civilian, and as Machine Man. But he doesn't fly though.
* FinishingMove: Machine Thunder. (See Zorro Mark below)

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* ClarkKenting: Like Superman, Nick comes from a different planet, goes under the name of Ken Takase as a civilian, and as Machine Man. But he He doesn't fly though.
fly, though, but, he's able to "jump buildings in a single leap".
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Without his hero transformation, Ken is just slightly stronger and durable than a normal human. Better exemplified when he have to fight TheDragon from the current BigBad without his Machine Man persona.
* Expy: He's basically a space Zorro with powers.
* FinishingMove: Machine Thunder. (See Zorro Mark below)''Zorro Mark'' below)
* ForeignExchangeStudent: An HumanAlien that's disguised as an earthling to study our culture, but doubles as a masked hero to help people.



* MonsterOfTheWeek

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* MonsterOfTheWeekMonsterOfTheWeek: With eventual human ''Enemies of the Week".
* ThePowerOfLove: Ken can be very reserved, but he'll do almost everything for Gunko, [[spoiler:even fight an enemy without his powers ''and win'' for her]].


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* WillTheyOrWontThey: Ken and Gunko. There's a lot of ShipTease and they definetly love each other. [[spoiler:Sadly, Nick have to go back to his planet after complete his reasearch, so, [[ShipSinking they ultimately didn't]]]].
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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_K-QLfT-J8 The show can be watched at the Toei Tokusatsu Youtube page]] with English subs as of 2020.
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He later gets involved with foiling terrorist attacks by an organization called [[FarEastAsianTerrorists Tentacle]], which made its mission to kill all children throughout Japan.
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Hey Its That Guy cut by TRS decision. Ditto for Hey Its That Voice.


* HeyItsThatVoice: [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Witch Bandora]] is Ball Boy.

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* MonsterOfTheWeek: Averted. He would battle the BattleButler sent by either the Tentacle or Octopus organizations.

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* MonsterOfTheWeek: Averted. He would battle the BattleButler sent by either the Tentacle or Octopus organizations.MonsterOfTheWeek



* ThouShallNotKill: Machineman will destroy robot, but only subdue the BattleButler and use his power to make them HeelFaceTurn.

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* ThouShallNotKill: Machineman will destroy robot, but only subdue subdues the BattleButler and use his power to make them HeelFaceTurn.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Bandora]] is Ball Boy.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Witch Bandora]] is Ball Boy.



* MonsterOfTheWeek: averted. He would battle the BattleButler sent by either the Tentacle or Octopus organizations.

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* MonsterOfTheWeek: averted.Averted. He would battle the BattleButler sent by either the Tentacle or Octopus organizations.
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Seiun Kamen Machineman (Nebula Mask Machineman) was a Japanese {{tokusatsu}} series exhibited in Japan during January 13 until September 28, 1984, telling the adventures of Nick, a.k.a Ken Takase, a college student from the Ivy planet (located at the Pleiades) to study the behavior of the Earthlings.
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!!This {{toku}} series includes the following tropes:
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: M for Machineman.
* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: DOLPHIN!!!
* CoolCar[=/=]CoolPlane: The Machine Dolphin, which can change to the Dolphin Jet.
* ClarkKenting: Like Superman, Nick comes from a different planet, goes under the name of Ken Takase as a civilian, and as Machine Man. But he doesn't fly though.
* FinishingMove: Machine Thunder. (See Zorro Mark below)
* HenshinHero
* HeyItsThatVoice: [[Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger Bandora]] is Ball Boy.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Machineman uses his sidekick, Ball Boy as an ''actual'' baseball to stun enemies.
* MerchandiseDriven: The DX Machine Dolphin is still a highly sought collectors' item.
* MonsterOfTheWeek: averted. He would battle the BattleButler sent by either the Tentacle or Octopus organizations.
* RobotBuddy: Ball Boy for Nick/Ken.
* ThouShallNotKill: Machineman will destroy robot, but only subdue the BattleButler and use his power to make them HeelFaceTurn.
* ZorroMark: His finishing move.
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