Shunichi Maki

The protagonist of Ultraman The Next which serves as a prequal ot Ultraman Nexus. He is later known as the first Deunamist by TLT.

History
As a boy Maki once went to visit a relative and that was the first time he ever saw a fighter plane and from then on he knew what he wanted to be. Years laters, a grown Maki is a fighter pilot and married to with a young boy. Unfortunately his son had a congenital blood disease and the doctor's told him if he got sick again he would not live to see his next birthday. Resolved to spend what little time he may have with his son Maki resolves to retire. Speaking to his friend and fellow pilot about his problems, Maki was just one week away from retirement when a scramble order was called. An unknown flying object was invading Japanese airspace and refused to answer any hails. The two took of in their jets but his friends plane suddenly began to act strange forcing him to return to base. Maki pressed on and when the object disappeared of his radar it appeared right in front of his plane, causing him to crash.

Powers and Abilities

 * Next_Maki.jpgstrength: As the first Deunamist Maki is much stronger than a normal person having torn down a steel door barehanded. This powers was inherited by all later Deunamists.
 * Durability: Maki survived his plane crash without a single injury and being swatted into a wall by the 10 m tall The one with enough force to make a crater and yet still have the strength to fight until his time limit was reached. This powers was inherited by all later Deunamists.
 * Energy Projection: When Maki blew the lid of his bunker there was a pulse of red light and the Maki walked up the stairs implying he did not physically touch it. This power may have evolved into the Blast Shot used by later Deunamists but is not demonstrated by him again.
 * ESP: Maki was able to see the One's actions from his point of view of an event in the past, sense the one's presence and perceive farway events in real time.
 * Piloting Skills: Maki was a trained and most likely skilled fighter pilot.

Tranformation
Pending

Trivia

 * Unlike other ultra hosts including the Deunamists, Maki controlled his Ultra form with no assistance from next, meaning he had to learn all his abilities as he went along until he complete his merger during his last fight. This also meant he experienced the three minute rule but only because the unfinished merger cause his body pain after a short time of battle.
 * Maki is the first Ultra host outside of Jack Shindo from the Australian Ultraman Great to talk directly to his Ultra.
 * Shunichi Maki is a parallel of Shin Hayata, in the same way The One is a reinmagining of Bemular.