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* EveryoneHasStandards: It’s mentioned that the Marquis’ friends who had no problem making sport of the beggar at the wedding feast, were disgusted by how the Marquis treated his wife and refused to have anything to do with him after she died.

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* AfraidOfBlood: Leon is rather squeamish of blood as a child. His [[ThatWasNotADream "Nightmares"]] of himself as a wolf feeding on sheep scare him for this reason.



* BaitAndSwitch: When Leon is a young child, a neighbor's sheep start dying. Leon's foster parents, knowing he's a Werewolf, give him more affection to keep him from attacking the sheep (especially after Leon is hit in the leg by a shepherd's bullet). And then [[spoiler: another neighbor's dog is shot and killed trying to mooch the sheep. Said dog's owner is still upset about it years later, when Leon is an adult]].



* ChildByRape: Leon's curse stems from his biological mother being raped by a feral beggar as a young girl.

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* ChildByRape: Leon's curse stems from his biological mother being raped by a feral beggar as a young girl.girl (and then giving birth on Christmas).


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* DeathByChildbirth: How Leon's mother suffers her DeathByAdaptation.


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* DramaticThunder: Leon's baptism is interrupted ''twice'' by ominous weather.


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* HonoraryUncle: Leon refers to his foster parents as "Uncle" and "Aunt".


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* ThatWasNotADream: As a child, Leon thinks his time as a Werewolf is a series of recurring nightmares about being a wolf. He isn't told the truth until he's an adult.

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* DyingAsYourself: Subverted. [[spoiler:Leon remains in his werewolf form even after Don Alfredo [[MercyKill shoots him]] at the bell tower.]]

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* DyingAsYourself: Subverted. [[spoiler:Leon [[spoiler: Leon remains in his werewolf form even after Don Alfredo [[MercyKill shoots him]] at the bell tower.]]



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: As cruel and sadistic as he is, the Marquis Siniestro probably didn't expect that imprisoning the mute servant girl for refusing his sexual advances would result in her giving birth to a werewolf.

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As cruel and sadistic as he is, the Marquis Siniestro probably didn't expect that imprisoning the mute servant girl for refusing his sexual advances would result in her giving birth to a werewolf.werewolf.
** The police arresting Leon for murder unwittingly results in the climactic werewolf rampage through town.
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* WolfMan: Leon's appearance owes more to ''Film/TheWolfMan'' than a traditional werewolf.

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* WolfMan: Leon's appearance owes more to ''Film/TheWolfMan'' ''[[Film/TheWolfMan1941 The Wolf Man]]'' than a traditional werewolf.
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* JerkassGods: God punishes Leon but cursing him with being a werewolf simply for being an illegitimate child born on Christmas day, completely ignoring the fact that the reason being his mother was raped by an imprisoned beggar driven insane by the abuse of a corrupt noble.

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* JerkassGods: God punishes Leon but by cursing him with being a werewolf simply for being an illegitimate child born on Christmas day, Day, completely ignoring the fact that the reason being his mother was raped by an imprisoned beggar driven insane by the abuse of a corrupt noble.



* WolfMan: Leon's appearence owes more to ''Film/TheWolfMan'' than a traditional werewolf.

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* WolfMan: Leon's appearence appearance owes more to ''Film/TheWolfMan'' than a traditional werewolf.
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''Curse of the Werewolf'' is a 1961 film from Terence Fisher. Surprisingly, this is the only werewolf movie produced in the entire run of Film/HammerHorror films. Based on the book ''The Werewolf Of Paris'' by Guy Endore, the movie changes the setting to Spain. Notable for the heavy tones of melodrama and emotional conflict.

Born on Christmas day, Leon (Creator/OliverReed) is the child of a poor serving girl [[ChildByRape raped]] by a mad beggar (who himself was driven insane by a nobleman's cruelty). As he grows up, it appears that Leon inherited a terrible curse from the tragic circumstances of his conception, and only true love may be able to save him.

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''Curse of the Werewolf'' is a 1961 British horror film from directed by Terence Fisher. Surprisingly, this it is the only werewolf movie produced in the entire run of Film/HammerHorror films. [[TheFilmOfTheBook Based on on]] the book 1933 novel ''The Werewolf Of of Paris'' by Guy Endore, the movie film changes the setting to Spain. Notable It is notable for the its heavy tones of melodrama and emotional conflict.

Born on Christmas day, Day, Leon (Creator/OliverReed) is the child of a poor serving girl [[ChildByRape raped]] by a mad beggar (who himself was driven insane by a nobleman's cruelty). As he grows up, it appears that Leon inherited a terrible curse from the tragic circumstances of his conception, and only true love may be able to save him.

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