Zetton

Zetton (ゼットン), also spelled "Z-Ton", is a giant, powerful, horned, humanoid, beetle-like Kaiju that appeared in episode 39, which is the last episode of the series Ultraman. Zetton is considered to be the most powerful monster in the original Ultraman series. However, more powerful kaiju have appeared since then.

Subtitles:
 * Original: Space Dinosaur (宇宙恐竜)
 * Fire: Space Transcendent Dinosaur (宇宙超絶恐竜)
 * Clone: Artificial Space Dinosaur (人工宇宙恐竜)
 * Maga: King Demon Beast of Light (光ノ魔王獣)

Design
Designed by Tohl Narita, his costume bears a resemblance to western gladiator armor and insects (mainly beetles and cockroaches).

Physiology
Zetton seems to be an insect-like being with antennae, a carapace, and what appear to be wing shells on his back. His source of sight appear to be two cubical slots on the front of his face, resembling Bullton's appearance. His carapace is demonstrated to be incredibly strong, as no conventional attack could harm him. In his Ultraman Powered incarnation, he had wing-like protrusions on his body, though these never helped him fly.

Ultraman
After the SSSP thwarted Alien Zettons' evil plot, their HQ suffered severe damage in the process due to the Zettonian's alien vessels. Adding to the Science Patrol's difficulties, one of the aliens infiltrates the headquarters and subdues Doctor Iwamoto. The Alien Zetton then shapeshifts to disguise itself as Doctor Iwamoto, knocks out SSSP team member Akiko Fuji, and sabotages much of the Science Patrol's communication equipment and scientific instruments. The SSSP eventually chases down the alien and Shin Hayata shoots it in the head with his Mars 133 gun and kills it. However, before dying, the alien manages to utter the word "Zetton". Doctor Iwamoto and Fuji manage to recover. The one ship that evades the Patrol emerges from underground and surfaces just outside of SSSP, releasing Zetton to finish the job. Hayata transforms into Ultraman for one last time.

Ultraman and Zetton battle but Zetton easily withstands each of his attacks until Ultraman falls, his Color Timer was damaged by Zetton after absorbing and turning the Specium Ray right back at Ultraman. Ultraman falls unconscious and, left prone on Earth's surface, faces the prospect of dying without direct stellar radiation to revive him. Zetton proceeds to set fire to the Science Patrol Headquarters. However, Doctor Iwamoto presents a newly-developed anti-gravity missile. Science Patrol member Daisuke Arashi shoots the weapon at Zetton and succeeds in destroying it.

With Ultraman at death's door, he is suddenly saved by his superior, Zoffy, who comes to Earth in a Travel Sphere to rescue him. He not only restores Ultraman's life, but separates him from Hayata's body, restoring his life as well. Zoffy then flies Ultraman back to their home world on the Land of Light in the Nebula M78.

Trivia

 * There is a scene right before Zetton's destruction where all of his yellow is black instead.
 * The original ending of the battle between Ultraman and Zetton was to end with Zetton killing Ultraman by destroying his Color Timer, instead of Ultraman falling unconscious, then for Zetton to be destroyed by Zoffy. However, Tsuburaya rejected the ending for being too violent.
 * In Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3, Zoffy can destroy Zetton after Ultraman is defeated if Ultraman activated all three of his special attacks (Catch-Rings, Ultra-Slash, and Specium Ray) before being defeated.
 * Zetton's eyes are actually located on his chest.
 * Zetton appears in the Japanese variety show, Takeshi's Castle in the special "Monster" episode. He participates in the games "Catch It" and "Boulder Dash" in which he both fails in. In the U.S. variation of the show known as "MXC," he is comedically called "Queerwig" and given the description that he crawls into children's ears and transforms them into gay teenagers.
 * He is one of the few monsters who can speak, however, it seems he is only capable of saying his own name accompanied by various beeping noises.
 * Despite having the subtitle of "Space Dinosaur", Zetton does not look like a dinosaur.
 * Zetton's breathing sounds are derived from Kemur Man's breathing noises and the beeping noises were modified for the SSPP's telephone ringtone (which the ringtone is reused from the beeping noises of Toho's King Ghidorah).
 * The name "Zetton" is derived from "Zetto" (ゼット - a Japanese pronunciation of the English letter "Z"), "to" (と), Japanese for "and", and the Japanese character for "N" (ん/ン). Collected, the words spell "Zetto-to-n", shortened to "Zetton". The concept has a "final" theme: "Zetto" is the Japanese pronunciation for the final letter of the English alphabet, "Z". "N" is the final letter in the Japanese phonetic alphabet. In other words, Zetton is the "Z" and the "N", the last and final monster. He is probably is a reference to the sexton beetle.
 * Although Tsuburaya states that Zetton's fireballs are one trillion degrees hot, it is actually not physically possible, as a moving object that hot will be able to turn its surrounding air into plasma, increasing friction, thus making the fireball even hotter. At the distance Zetton launched his fireballs at the SSSP Base and Ultraman, the result would have been a nuclear explosion, yet the result does not fully demonstrate it, with the fireballs only being able to smash some of the base's windows and start a small fire inside the building.
 * Zetton was originally going to be a "warm-up" monster before Ultraman fought the original final monster, Saigo. Zetton would have still killed Ultraman. The two were swapped as the producers thought that Zetton had a better design and made him the final monster.
 * This would explain Zetton's odd title of Space Dinosaur, as he does not resemble a dinosaur while Saigo looks much more like one.

Return of Ultraman
Zetton reappeared in the series finale of Return of Ultraman as Zetton Ⅱ (ゼットン二代目).

In his plot to conquer Earth, Alien Bat brought forth Zetton Ⅱ to have him aid him in his invasion of Earth, knowing of the fear that Ultras now carry from Zetton I's victory over the original Ultraman. Even Ultraman Jack was unwilling to fight back out of the fearful legacy brought about by Zetton I, even refusing to allow Hideki Goh to transform into him to do so. MAT arrived to attack Zetton Ⅱ but their weapons were powerless against the juggernaut even though it was the humans themselves who defeated Zetton I with their missile weapon. However after gaining enough courage by watching Goh and MAT in action, Ultraman Jack appeared to fight both Alien Bat and Zetton Ⅱ. Even though the two aliens overpowered him, MAT was there to assist the Ultra and Jack continued fighting until he impaled Alien Bat with the Ultra Cross. He then defeated Zetton with the Ultra Hurricane and firing the Specium Ray at the vulnerable kaiju in the air, obliterating Zetton Ⅱ, ending the Third Age of Monsters, proving that Zetton could be defeated by an Ultra, and ending the unsettled fear the Ultras had for Zetton.

Trivia

 * This suit's design differs from the original - Zetton Ⅱ is fatter and his horns are bigger and much more floppy than the ones on the original. This Zetton is also much bulkier, and his hands more resemble rectangular claws rather than the "mitten" look of the original Zetton's hands. The ends of Zetton II's hands also have small holes for his Gasoline Missiles to be fired from.
 * Like in the first battle between Zetton and Ultraman, Zetton can only say his name, followed by beeping sounds.
 * Ultraman Jack and Zetton Ⅱ's battle was referenced in episode 10 of Ultraman Ace.
 * Zetton Ⅱ appears in the game Taiketsu! Ultra Hero which uses the old name for Zetton, "Z-Ton"
 * This Zetton is the first Zetton to be called Zetton II; the second was in Revive! Ultraman.
 * Because of the original Zetton's victory, this is the first time Zetton was killed by an Ultra.
 * It is unclear how Alien Bat aquired this kaiju. Perhaps it was the original Zetton resurrected by Alien Bat, a clone of the first Zetton, or simply a new one.
 * Although judging by the state of Zetton II's body, it is possible that it is the original Zetton revived, though the end result of it was him having a ruined body. The real reason for the state of Zetton II's body is likely budgetary issues.
 * It is unknown why MAT didn't use the weapon that destroyed the original Zetton to defeat the second Zetton although if they did, that would prove they could have mass produced it and probably have used it on a of majority monsters thus somewhat making Ultraman obsolete.
 * Additionally, the reason why the SSSP didn't mass-produce the weapon in the first place is unknown. Perhaps the reason why this happened is because they were afraid that the mass-produced weapons could fall into the wrong hands and be used for the wrong reasons. They also didn't know that a second Zetton existed in the first place and they most likely thought it useless to make more after killing the first one. Additionally, it is possible that the SSSP believe that with Zetton's defeat, it would be the last they would see of monsters and alien invaders.
 * The fear the Ultras had for the original Zetton would imply that no Ultra has ever been defeated by a Kaiju, or at all before the original Zetton's battle with Ultraman. However, later material has disproven this.

Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero
Zetton reappeared in the series finale of Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero, as Powered Zetton (パワードゼットン).

In this series, Zetton was a machine created by Alien Baltan to kill Ultraman Powered but was left dormant until he was awoken by another experiment by the Baltans, Dorako. Shortly after Dorako was destroyed, Zetton came to earth and attacked WINR's base (Much like how the original Zetton attacked the Science Patrol's HQ.) The Military soon arrived to assist WINR, but none of their weapons was enough to even harm the super weapon, who destroyed everything in his sights. Powered revived without Kenichi Kai as his host and tried to fight back only to be battered around by Zetton too. Finally after tricking Zetton into turning his back, Powered found an opening and destroyed Zetton with a Mega Specium Ray to his back, but at the cost of his own life from using up all of his own energy.

Trivia

 * This version was designed to be more robotic and possesses giant wing-like appendages on his back. His arms are incredibly thin and he is much taller than Ultraman Powered whereas the original Zetton was more to Ultraman's size.
 * This vision of Zetton is the first one to have the ability to shoot fireballs.
 * The fact that Zetton Powered has wings suggests that perhaps the original Zetton has wings, hence the wing shells on it's back, but there has never been a case of Powered Zetton flying with wings.
 * Despite being the one who defeated Ultraman Powered, he is not the monster who had the most success in defeating him. The title belongs to Dorako, as shown, he was the only one in the series that made Ultraman Powered retreat and separate with his host, so if it wasn't for Dorako, Zetton would not have been able to defeat him, as he could have retreated back into Kai if he didn't separate with him.

Ultraman Max
Zetton reappeared in episode 13 of the series Ultraman Max.

Called to earth by an Alien Zetton, this Zetton came to Earth in the form of a blue fireball and began to rampage through the city he was in. Both Ultraman Max and DASH tried to fight back only to have their attacks be proven futile by Zetton's immense power and strength and the majority of Max's power was spent in battle against the monster to the point where Max was powerless and at death's door. Soon enough, Ultraman Xenon (Max's superior from M78) arrived and fought against Zetton to a standstill. During the fight, Ultraman Xenon called for a weapon to assist him, but Zetton intercepted and attacked Xenon, unaware that the weapon was presented to Max. The weapon, known as the "Max Galaxy" strong enough to penetrate Zetton's force field and with it, The monster was destroyed by Max's newly presented Max Galaxy.

Trivia

 * During Ultraman Max and Zetton's battle, a music score known as "Redrum" played, created by Immediate Music (a company that creates music for movie trailers plays in the background.) Coincidentally, this same music was played for the trailer of Godzilla: Final Wars which was released in theaters around the time of Ultraman Nexus.
 * In a DVD Special known as "Ultraman Max Super Battle!" Ultraman Max battles against Zetton and Red King. The two monsters team up to take out Max. But in the end, Red King is knocked unconscious and Max kills Zetton with the Maxium Sword.

Ultraman Mebius
Zetton reappeared in the Ultraman Mebius TV series in episode 27 "Champion of the Fierce Fight".

In this series, Zetton is one of many prototype Marquette Monsters which were to be tested in hopes that they will be useful to GUYS defend Japan in the future. However, the capsule that contained Zetton was dropped by accident and was also plugged into GUYS computer network without any of the GUYS knowing it was broken. The accident results in Zetton going out of control as it tries to destroy GUYS's central computer system. GUYS tries to fight back with a Marquette of Ultraman Mebius himself, but the Marquette Mebius is confused into attacking with his Mebium Shoot, which is reflected back and defeats the Marquette Ultra (in Zetton's signature style.) Soon enough, the real Mebius enters GUYS's computer network and tries to take care of Zetton himself, only to not realize how tough of an opponent Zetton was. GUYS soon assisted Mebius by sending their Marquette Monsters; Miclas and Windom to help him. The out of control Zetton was then deleted by a combination of Miclas' Electrical Shock, Windom's Laser Shot, and Ultraman Mebius' Lightning Counter Zero.

Trivia

 * The Zetton suit from Ultraman Max was reused for Zetton's battle in the series.
 * During the battle between the Marquette Ultraman Mebius's battle against the Manquette Zetton, Zetton reflects the Marquette Mebius's Mebium Shoot back at him as a tribute to how the original Zetton defeated Ultraman.
 * Ultraman Mebius's battle against the Marquette Zetton is a tribute to the show Denkou Choujin Gridman (which is another show created and produced by Tsuburaya Productions).
 * Although he became evil due to being dropped and broken, this is one of only two times in which Zetton was initially intended to be used for good.

Ultraman Mebius Gaiden: Ghost Rebirth
Zetton reappeared in the prequel to Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie, Ultraman Mebius Gaiden: Ghost Rebirth as EX Zetton (EX ゼットン)

In the prequel to the above film, Ultraman Mebius and Mechazam must face off against an EX Zetton that acts as the legendary bodyguard and keeper to the Giga Battle Nizer, which was sealed away in the Valley of Flames. At first, EX Zetton manages to overwhelm both Mebius and Mechazam and does manage to mortally weakened Mechazam inside the flames that surrounded him, Ultraman Mebius and Mechazam continue to work togehter and both manage to knock EX Zetton off the narrow platform they are fighting on and EX Zetton is destroyed by the flames that surrounded them.

Trivia

 * Although this is EX Zetton's first appearance in the show, EX Zetton originally started off as a game character for Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Coliseum and as an action figure for the Bandai toyline. EX Zetton is also the first (and so far only) original EX monster that was created outside of Ultraman Fighting Evolution Rebirth.
 * According to several tours that were made to promote the film, the legitimate EX Zetton suit was used sparingly during some shows.
 * Several reports from the set stated that the EX Zetton suit was very hard to maneuver in and the actor inside would often fall over due to the weight on the shoulders. This may be a reason why this variant of Zetton has never made any future appearances.
 * This is the first time that Zetton is an anti-hero rather than a villain, as he was supposed to keep the Giga Battlenizer from everyone, rather than interfering with Mebius' attempt to get it.
 * EX Zetton is the only good kaiju that did not become evil nor became possessed that was fought by a good Ultra.

Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle
Zetton reappeared in episodes 12 and 13 of the series Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle.

In this series Zetton was the last of Kate's evil monsters after her Fire Golza and Gan Q were defeated by Rei's monsters and the ZAP SPACY. Zetton definitely proved to also be her strongest as well, easily manhandling all of Rei's monsters (Gomora, Litra, and Eleking) without showing much signs of fatigue or physical harm for most of the battle. Rei is forced to surrender in order to save his monsters from death, only to receive the respect of Kate and another rematch with her. Rei and Kate's final battle involved Gomora vs. Zetton to which Zetton clearly had the strength advantage, overpowering Gomora and blocking all of his attacks. However before Zetton could finish him off he was attacked by King Joe Black and the two fought to a stand-still. After a short while, Gomora transforms into EX Gomora and dominates both Zetton and King Joe Black, and in the end King Joe Black is gouged and weakened by EX Gomora's tail and Zetton is destroyed by EX Gomora's EX Super Oscillatory Wave.

Trivia

 * The Zetton suit from Ultraman Max was reused for Zetton's battle in the series.
 * Zetton is one of the few kaiju in the series that does not appear in the opening credits (along with Juran, Mukadender, Fire Golza, Bullton, Arigera, Zoa Muruchi, Nova, Lunaticks, and King Joe Black).
 * Zetton's fight against Gomora and King Joe Black was referenced by the Spark Dolls Troupe in New Ultraman Retsuden episode 16.

Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey
Zetton returned in episode 3 of the series Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey as Illusion Zetton.

In his series, Zetton appears, but not as himself. He as conjured up as a hypnotic illusion created by Alien Nackle's Galberos in an attempt to weaken Rei and his Gomora from fighting him. (It is believed that he also used this strategy to kill an Arstron that belonged to a Alien Zelan earlier in their appearance.) Whenever it would appear that Gomora was victorious, Zetton would "return" even after being destroyed and continue attacking them, eventually pushing Rei into transforming into Reimon to better his chances of defeating him, with obviously no success. After a while, both Reimon and Gomora were weakened enough for Nackle and Galberos to reveal themselves and the Zetton illusions disappeared.

Trivia

 * The Zetton suit from Ultraman Max was reused for Zetton's battle in the series.

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie
Zetton reappeared in the movie Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie.

Zetton is one of Ultraman Belial's 100 Monster Army. He was first seen as spirit reacting to the Plasma Spark in the Monster Graveyard along with King Guesra, Telesdon, Sadola, Jasyuline, and Angross. He then teamed up with Alien Baltan, Gomess, Magular, King Guesra, Antlar, Twin Tail, Gudon, Arigera, King Goldras, and King Silvergon to take on Ultraman. Zetton was called back by Belial to watch Reionic Burst Gomora fight the Ultras and was sent back along with the remaining surviving monsters to take down Ultraman Zero. He was killed by Zero in the final battle, and the fifth of the six last monsters to fall to Zero's Zero Slugger Attack after Fire Golza, Alien Valky, King Joe Black, Alien Guts, and followed by Tyrant, making Zetton the second-to the last monster in the 100 Monster Army who was killed, second to Tyrant (or third if you count Beryudora).

Trivia

 * The Zetton suit from Ultraman Max was reused for Zetton's battle in the film.
 * Zetton is one of the monsters that makes up Beryudora's neck in the film.
 * If you look closely in Ultraman Belial's Giga Battle Nizer close-up, you can see Zetton along with Alien Baltan, Red King, Antlar, Verokron, Vakishim, and Zoa Muruchi.
 * In two scenes were their showing the body of Beryudora, One at the beginning and end, He is seen in the body of beryudora, Along with Gesura, Tarantula, Roberuga, Birdon, Pandon, and Red King, Although half of these monsters are not in the body: Pandon is part of his Right Horn and Red King is part of his Left horn.

Ultraman Saga
Zetton reappeared in the film, Ultraman Saga, as a more powerful version of itself, Hyper Zetton (ハイパーゼットン).

Gigant Hyper Zetton
Gigant Hyper Zetton (ギガントハイパーゼットン) is the "Larva" form of Hyper Zetton that appears in the film.

Giganto Zetton is the larval form of Hyper Zetton which was created when Alien Bat picked up his corpse from the Monster Graveyard and fused him with the kidnapped Sphires that appeared in Ultraman Saga. Having already defeated Ultraman Dyna prior to the appearances of Ultraman Cosmos and Ultraman Zero, Alien Bat cocooned Giganto Zetton, allowing his creation to feed off the despair of the last remaining humans on Earth in order to become stronger. After the failures of Arstron, Gubila, and Gomess (S) against the ultras, Alien Bat revealed Giganto Zetton inside its cocoon to everyone and unleashed it against Cosmos and Zero in battle. Despite having one of his Dark Fireball Spheres destroyed, Giganto Zetton managed to kill Cosmos and was far more superior in strength compared to Ultraman Zero. With the help of Team U, Ultraman Dyna was revived by reuniting his Reflasher with his statue and the Ultra was quick to save Zero and revive Cosmos.

With the three Ultras now working together, Giganto Zetton was ultimately killed by the Final Ultimate Zero Trinity. However, Giganto Zetton's demise was not permanent, as Alien Bat would fuse both his fortress and himself with his creation, transforming what remained of Giganto Zetton into the vastly more powerful, Hyper Zetton.

Imago Hyper Zetton
Imago Hyper Zetton (イマーゴハイパーゼットン) is a the adult form of Hyper Zetton, modifyed and much more powerful version of the original Zetton created by Alien Bat as his weapon to bring death to the universe. He is refered to by Alien Bat as "Evil God of Destruction" (滅亡の邪神) or "Ultimate Zetton" (究極のゼットン).

After Giganto Zetton is "killed" in action against the trio of Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Cosmos, and Ultraman Dyna, Alien Bat merges both his fortress and himself with Giganto Zetton's remains, causing its body to "molt" into becoming the much more powerful Hyper Zetton. Despite losing a vast majority of his natural strength, Hyper Zetton's heavily increased speed allowed him to easily trounce the three Ultras with his fighting skills and abilities, and ultimately manages to kill Ultraman Zero. However the three hosts (Taiga, Musashi, and Asuka) managed to form a nexus with their hearts, and the three Ultra hosts became one almighty Ultra: Ultraman Saga.

Despite the Ultras merging though, Saga's own strength and abilities were only matched with Hyper Zetton's strength and abilities, making their battle a standstill. With the additional assistance of Team U setting a trap earlier on, Hyper Zetton was temporarily distracted, allowing Ultraman Saga to slice off Hyper Zetton's wings, severely weakening the monster. Without the abilities his wings carried, Hyper Zetton and Alien Bat tried to escape the Earth by penetrating its atmosphere, but Saga caught up with the monster, and after a beatdown, Hyper Zetton and Alien Bat were destroyed by Ultraman Saga's Maximum Saga attack.

Trivia

 * Hyper Zetton's roar used Zetton's roar, only it was a deeper and distorted roar.
 * The original idea for Hyper Zetton was a three-staged being called Beast Zetton (ビーストゼットン). All of its forms would have been able to fly at high speeds with the final form almost dragon-like.
 * Imago Hyper Zetton's bellows were intended to be red, but were changed to the yellow-orange color of the earlier variations so that it could be recognized as Zetton at a glace.

Ultraman Ginga
Prior to the TV series, Zetton participated in the Dark Spark War fighting alongside various monsters against Ultras. He once again fought Ultraman, and probably due to Ultraman becoming much stronger than before this time, both were equally matched. However, suddenly in the midst of the great battle, an unknown evil appeared and turned every Ultras and Kaiju into Spark Dolls. It is unknown where the Spark Doll of Zetton has fallen. In episode 7, him and many other monsters cheering Ultraman Ginga on as he fights Dark Galberos.

Ultraman Ginga: Theater Special Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royal!
Zetton appeared in the second movie special. He was the first one to be virtually lived by the Livepad and the first to be lived by Tomoya Ichijouji. After being joined by Zoa Muruchi and Doragory, Zetton fired a Red Beam at Doragory and defeated him. Later, when Zamsher was UltraLived, Zetton and Zoa Muruchi were defeated by a single slash by the swordsman's katana.

Friends Left Behind
Alien Magma, a remnant (rejected) minion of Dark Lugiel tried to use Chigusa Kuno to DarkLive into Zetton. When she failed thanks to Kenta Watarai, Alien Magma used the Spark Doll on his own and trying to use Zetton's power to destroy Japan. However, both Chigusa and Kenta use Ultraman and Ultraman Tiga to battle the destroyer in space. As it seemed that they would win the fight, Alien Magma ejected from Zetton and struck Chigusa/Ultraman from behind, while Zetton moved on his own and proceeded with the plan. In the end he is reverted to his Spark Doll form alongside Zetton after Ginga arrived and turned the tables. Both Alien Magma and Zetton decided to become Ginga's pupil, which the Ultra agreed to and flew away with them.

Trivia

 * Despite given the fact that cursed Spark Dolls should be returned to space, Zetton's doll in Alien Magma's possession seemed to have no effect.

Ultraman Ginga S
Hyper Zetton appeared in Ultraman Ginga S episode 14, as the final MonsLived Kaiju of the series.

Originally part of Alien Chibu Exceller's collection, Hyper Zetton's Spark Doll was given to Alien Zetton Berume and challenged Ultraman Ginga and Ultraman Victory to fight him but for some reason, he went to the place where UPG kept their Victorium Cannon instead. Soon Hikaru transformed into Ultraman Ginga and fought him but Zetton had the advantage by using his quick teleportation to avoid Ginga's strikes and striking back quickly. Soon Ginga transformed into Ginga Strium and fired his Specium Ray at him but Zetton absorbed it and fired it back at him. After the two of them duked it out for a little while longer, Shou transformed into Ultraman Victory to help him out by pointing out where Hyper Zetton teleported to. He summon EX Red King Knuckle, later Eleking tail where he hold Hyper Zetton. Ultraman Taro quickly advised Hikaru to use all of the Ultra Brothers' powers, summoning Cosmo Miracle Ray. Though Berume/Hyper Zetton predicted the attack but the firepower absorbed was too much to handle and finally exploded. Hyper Zetton's Spark Doll was recovered but Berume survived and off to join the Dark Lugiel Rangers, secretly betraying his leader.

Trivia

 * Hyper Zetton was the final MonsLived Spark Doll to appear in the series.
 * Hyper Zetton's appearance in this series shows that some Hyper Zettons naturally do not have wings.

Ultraman X
Zetton returns in this series as himself and another variant of himself, Cyber Zetton (サイバーゼットン).

Zetton first appeared fighting Ultraman X in his Cyber Eleking armor when that didn't work, X switched to his Cyber Gomora armor but not even that was enough to stop Zetton as he countered back with his super strength and Zetton Shutter. After he was attacked by Xio's Sky Musketty and Ultlaser, however, instead of finishing off X, he vanished.

Suddenly, after Xio successfully created the Cyber Zetton Cyber Card with Zetton's Spark Doll, Zetton reappeared in area T-8 and X reappeared as well to fight him. While the Sky Musketty kept Zetton busy, the lab members of Xio, along with a new member, transferred the Cyber Zetton card to X to access his Cyber Zetton armor. However, something went wrong: the armor was somehow immobilizing X, allowing Zetton to fire his fireballs on the city. Turns out, that the new member was really an Alien Sran in disguise being revealed by none other than Ultraman Max in the form of his human host, Kaito Touma. After transforming to save a mother and child, Max faced off against Zetton in an epic brawl. Unfortunately, X's new armor controlled him so he can fight Max alongside Zetton, putting Max in a dire situation. What's worse is after being shot by Xio, Sran transformed into his giant form and overpowered Max until Daichi used Cyber Eleking's Cyber Card to help overcome the corrupted program and defended Max with his Zetton Shutter.

With X and Daichi in control again, they took on Zetton while Max took on Alien Sran. With both X and Zetton evened out by their abilities, it wasn't until Max defeated Sran with the Galaxy Cannon that X turned the tides on Zetton and eventually defeated the monster with his Xanadium Ray after freeing himself from the Zetton Armor.

In the final episode of Ultraman X, after Greeza destroyed the Xio base, Zetton's Spark Doll was absorbed by Greeza and the alien copied Zetton's 1 Trillion Degree Fireball as a result. After speaking out to Gomora and striking Greeza right in the center of his chest, Zetton, along with all of the other Spark Dolls, traveled to X and united with him. Cyber Zetton's power and right arm were used to help form the Hybrid Armor and power up the Ultimate Xanadium to defeat Greeza once and for all. Zetton, along with the numerous other Cyber Cards and Spark Dolls, then appeared and thanked Daichi as he thanked them.

Zetton's Cyber Card was later used by one of the Xio members in Ultraman X The Movie: Here Comes! Our Ultraman, in the Land Musketty and it's Zetton Rail Cannon was fired alongside the Gomora Oscialltory Canoon fired from the Xio Bazooka to launch at Gorg Fire Golza when Ultraman was losing against him.

Trivia

 * The Zetton in this series uses a Zetton Shutter that is very similar to that of his Max incarnation. As stated by episode director Yuichi Abe in the audio commentary for this episode on the Blu-Ray DVD release, it is because this Zetton IS the Max version that Quila brought to X's world. The fact that this is the case is interesting seeing how Quila himself may not have been in this episode without him being in Ultraman Ginga S The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors!, whose spot was originally going to be taken up by Zetton. This was changed since Zetton did not originate from Max and the next choice's suit, Lagoras, being unusable due to age and deterioration.
 * The color of the Zetton Shutter being yellow could be a reference to the original Zetton's Zetton Barrier.

Ultraman Orb
Two variations of Zetton reappears in the new series, Ultraman Orb, as a King Demon Beast Maga-Zetton (マガゼットン) and Hyper Zetton Deathscythe (ハイパーゼットン デスサイス). While not the original Kaiju itself, a Zetton Kaiju Card was used alongside Pandon (and optionally, Maga-Orochi's tail) to create Zeppandon.

Maga-Zetton
Maga-Zetton was one of the King Demon Beasts spawned by Maga-Orochi, and had the attribute of Light. It was sealed by Ultraman some time ago. As Gai journeyed to Rusalka due to signs of a King Demon Beast's revival, Maga-Zetton's presence had caused abnormal sun rays, the tundra's ice begins to melt, causing monsters to awaken as well. After acquiring cards of Kingsaurus II, C.O.V., and Pris-Ma, Jugglus Juggler released Maga-Zetton as it wreaked havoc at the forest, Gai transformed into Orb to fight it. In the midst of the fight, Maga-Zetton unleashed a fireball then seemingly killed Natasha Romanová, unknowingly to Gai, Juggler rescued her from the explosion while healing her, causing Juggler to develop his signature red crescent moon scar. Orb/Gai in full anger, unleashed the full power of Orb Supreme Calibur which then killed Maga-Zetton as well as engulfing the forest of Rusalka as well. Having lost his original form, Gai obtained Ultraman's Ultra Fusion Card, restricting him to the use of Spacium Zeperion to fight future threats.

Trivia

 * This suit was made by modifying the original Zetton suit, simply by replacing LED parts, face and chest.
 * Maga-Zetton's roar is a reused sound from the original Zetton, but with a slow tone sound.
 * Alongside Magatanothor, Maga-Zetton was never mentioned in the Pacific Records. This may be due to the fact that they never set foot in Japan.

Hyper Zetton Deathscythe
Another variation of Zetton, dubbed Hyper Zetton Deathscythe, appeared in episode 5 of the series where he was first seen shrunken and kept secret by Alien Zetton Maddock, who wanted to lure in Gai Kurenai, aka Ultraman Orb, and kill him so that he can gain a reputation throughout the universe.

When Maddock did lure in Gai by kidnapping Naomi, he, along with the monster attacked him with their weapons (the former's energy rifle and the latter's scythes and fireballs respectively). Hyper Zetton then grew to his true immense size and started to rampage after Naomi sprayed Maddock with a fire extinguisher. After he got Naomi to a safe place, Gai immediately transformed into Ultraman Orb in his Spacium Zeperion form to fight the monster. After Zetton caught his Sperion Light Ring and threw it away, Orb decided to transform into his Hurricane Slash form for the very first time.

His abilities evenly matched up to Hyper Zetton's teleportation and combat prowess, showing off techniques such as the Rotation Kick and the Spin Attack. Hyper Zetton tried to get the upper hand back by firing as many fireballs as he can, but Orb summoned his Orb Slugger Lance and fired his Orb Lancer Shoot at them, leading into a beam lock until the Ultra advanced towards the monster, shoved his lance at him, and destroyed him once and for all with his Big Bang Thrust, or so it seemed.

Hyper Zetton Deathscythe (Reserver)
Another one of this variant of Zetton, this time being known Hyper Zetton Deathscythe (Reserver) (ハイパーゼットンデスサイス（リザーバー）) appeared in episode 21 of the series when it would suddenly appeared in the sky frightening people, but would then later teleport away, much to the citizens' confusion, for about a whole month, controlled by a young girl dubbed the "The Girl With the Blue Ribbon" who appeared and disappeared whenever Zetton did the same.

While the SSP and Gai were questioning an elderly couple, the Iwakis, Ittetsu Shibukawa informed them that the monster reappeared in the sky again and it the girl, who would later be named Maya, appeared and controlled the monster. When Gai interfered with the bracelet, Hyper Zetton Deathscythe began to fall towards the group, but teleported away before it can crush them. Later, it was revealed that the Maddock presence and nature is actually controlling the her, transforming her from a sweet innocent soul into an evil, mindless drone to that monster. After stating his plans for revenge in front of everyone, Maddock unleashed Hyper Zetton Deathscythe, but thanks to Maya's conscious interfering, Zetton struggled to fight, even when he was chasing Gai, who acted as bait to lure him away from the city.

When Zetton did get a chance to attack, Gai transformed into Ultraman Orb Origin from the start before Hyper Zetton Deathscythe can annihilate him with his fireball and while the insect kaiju confused him with his teleporting ability, Orb countered that with his combat skills and counterattacks. Afterwards, the two giants took to the skies and had an equally match dogfight until Hyper Zetton Deathscythe finally downed him with one of his fireballs.

After Maya finally managed to resist Maddock's presence from controlling her and managed to destroy his bracelet, Orb reclaimed his sword, which he lost earlier, then used it to stop the kaiju from attacking again with a slash and then used another one to send him flying. Afterwards, Orb transformed into his Thunder Breastar form and forced the monster into the ground from the air with a single punch. Then, after he sent him reeling with his Ultra Spin, Orb destroy Hyper Zetton Deathscythe for good with his Zedcium Ray.

Trivia

 * In the magazine scans, Hyper Zetton is seen firing the Dark Fireball to blocks Orb's Sperion Light Ring, instead of catching it with his scythes.
 * Zetton, thanks to the Ultraman Orb series, holds the record for the most appeareances within a series, across the entire Ultra Series. In Ultraman Orb and the Orb Stageshows in the 2016 Ultra Festival, Zetton has achieved a surprising 6 appeareances directly, or in a related form. The appeareances include: Maga-Zetton, The Zetton Army, Z, Hyper Zetton Deathscythe, Zeppandon, and Hyper Zetton Deathscythe (Reserver).
 * In an early script for Deathscythe's first episode, an Alien Bat was set to control another Gigant Hyper Zetton and eventually it would transform into a regular Imago Hyper Zetton. But, due to there being only one singular, currently unusable prop for Gigant, a new variant of Hyper Zetton was introduced instead and Alien Bat was cut entirely and replaced with Maddock.
 * Remnants of this idea are retained in Deathscythe's design as the newly added scythes greatly resemble the legs of Gigant Hyper Zetton. Additionally, the scythe was meant to be the newly created Scythe, same as the Gigant version, but by the design mentioned below.
 * These scythes were intended to be more circular but became more wavy due to an error in the molding process.

Ultra Fight Orb
Hyper Zetton reappeared in this mini series where he was revived by Reibatos, alongside Vict Lugiel, King Joe, Birdon, Gudon, and Twin Tail, to fight Ultraman Orb and Ultraman Zero on Planet Yomi.

He teamed up with Gudon and Twin Tail to take down Zero, but the Ultra proved to be greater challenge for him despite having all three of them outnumbered. Hyper Zetton's exceptional strength and speed didn't help him in all in this case because both Zero and Orb have dealt with Zetton like him before and matched him equally in battle. Because of this, Hyper Zetton ended getting destroyed by Orb Hurricane Slash's Big Bang Thrust and an energized slash from Luna-Miracle Zero's Ultra Zero Lance.

Ultraman Geed
Zetton along with King Joe's Kaiju Capsules were used by Kei Fukuide to Fusion Rise into Pedanium Zetton.

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 * Stats


 * Height: 60 m
 * Weight: 30,000 t
 * Origin: Space
 * Attack: 1300 (Galaxy), 1500 (NEO)
 * Defense: 1000 (Galaxy), 1200 (NEO)
 * Speed: 900 (Galaxy), 800 (NEO)


 * Powers and Weapons


 * {{nihongo| Zetton Breaker |ゼットンブレイカー|Zetton Bureikā}}: Zetton can catch an upcoming beam-type attack with his hands, after words he can fire an energy wave beam from both of his hands outstretched. These waves are very powerful, able to bring down opponents in a single shot due to its fatigue-inducing powers.
 * {{nihongo| Zetton Final Beam |ゼットンファイナルビーム|Zetton Fainaru Bīmu}}: A variation of Zetton Breaker, which is also done by absorbing the opponent's attack to empower the beam produced. If aimed correctly, this can kill Ultras with a single use if the beam strikes their color timer. It is also a tag-team finisher in ULTRA MONSTERS made with Imitation Ultraman (Alien Zarab), where the fake silver giant fired his Fake Specium Ray for Zetton to absorb before launching Zetton Breaker to the opponent.
 * {{nihongo| One Trillion Degree Fireball |一兆度の火球|Icchōdo no Kakyū}}: Also known as {{nihongo|Meteor Fireball|メテオ火球|Meteo Kakyū}}. Zetton's primary attack, he can emit and launch a variety of yellow colored fire balls from his "mouth", or the orange-yellow stripe spot on his face/forehead. These fireballs range in power with explosive results, vary from being small and weak, which can be fired in rapid succession, to being bigger and more powerful (about the size of his face), creating entire explosions that are larger than himself and are capable of overwhelming the strongest of foes and energy shields.
 * {{nihongo| Zetton Barrier |ゼットンバリア|Zetton Baria}}: When attacked, Zetton can create and erect a large, powerful crystal-like energy force field shield around his entire body that is capable of protecting him from all but the strongest of attacks. Should Zetton close the force field while being attacked, projectiles will be bounced directly back at the source. However, the barrier has an opening at the top, and does not shield him from attacks thrown from above his head. The shield color is varied: the one that fought Ultraman had its barrier in yellow while Heisei versions tend to display it blue. In episode 35 of Shin Ultraman Retsuden, a smaller varient of this barrier that only covers half the body is seen.
 * {{nihongo| Zetton Light Bullet |ゼットン光弾|Zetton Kōdan}}: Zetton can fire white colored energy balls from his yellow spot at his face. It also can be fired rapidly.
 * Teleportation : In order to confuse opponents, Zetton is capable of instantly teleporting himself short distances.
 * Super Strength : Zetton has a great deal of strength, even more so than Red King. Capable of taking on the combined might and forces of Gomora, Litra, and Eleking at once. This great strength he has also allows him to rival the strength of powerful monsters such as King Joe Black and even the Ultramen.
 * Energy Laser : Zetton can fire red-coloured energy lasers from the holes on both sides of his head.


 * ULTRA MONSTERS


 * {{nihongo| Teleport Attack |テレポートアタック|Terepōto Atakku}}: Zetton disoriented his opponents with multiple teleportations before striking them.


 * Ultraman Ginga


 * Flight : In the extra episode, Zetton is capable of maneuvering anti-gravity flight. He also flew in his first appearance, though it was only for a few seconds before he was killed by Arashi.


 * Weaknesses

In Ultraman Mebius, it is mentioned by George that Zetton's feet is his weak spot (like Red King), while Marina says that his horns are his weak spot (similar to Eleking). As a result, his true weak spot is unknown (although it's possible that it's his "mouth", or the yellowish crevice that's in the middle of his face).

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Redman
Zetton II appeared in the series, Redman.

Zetton II made his first appearance on the show in episode 129 where he fought Redman alone. He jumped up to avoid getting killed by the alien hero's Red Knife and snuck up from behind him for a much needed edge. Whenever Redman tried to grapple him, Zetton would just throw him back down. Even though the odds were against him, Redman never gave up and eventually started to win against the strong monster, even when his Red Arrow was knocked away from him. He eventually defeated Zetton by hoisting him over his head and sent him plummeting over the hill with his Red Fall.

In episode 132, Zetton II teamed up with Dorako to take on Redman. Together, both monsters managed to even up to Redman while the latter learned from his experiences and used his regular moveset. After a long, evenly matched fight with chops, punches, throws, grapples, kicks, and even sneak attacks, Redman defeated Zetton II by bringing him to the ground and then stabbing him in the face with his Red Knife after he defeated Dorako.

Zetton II made his final appearance on the show in episode 134 where he teamed up with not only Dorako once more, but also with Kodaigon and Sadola to take on Redman. All four monsters confused the alien hero by jumping up and teleporting with each other and then teleported back into a horizontal line. Even though they held the upper hand against the alien hero for the majority of the fight, Redman persevered. In the end, after a long fight, he defeated all four monsters by throwing his Red Arrow at them from the top of a hill and they fell down due to the resulting explosion.

Trivia

 * The Zetton II Suit from Return of Ultraman was reused for Zetton's battles in the series. Unlike his appearance in Return of Ultraman however, the Zetton II suit does not possess any lightbulbs inside any part of his body.

Ultra Super Fight
Zetton appeared in Ultra Super Fight, where he fought Ultraseven.

Ultraman Graffiti
Zetton appears in Ultraman Graffiti as a police officer.

Ultra Zone
Zetton reappears throughout episodes 5 and 12 of the series, Ultra Zone. Zetton appears in a specially made segment in the show entitled "Bad Monster Zetton." The segments revolve around Zetton (whom is now human-sized) acting as a friend of a group of Greaser-esque delinquents who act as the representatives of their High School. Zetton and the group is constantly facing competition from a rival highschool for a debate on who is the only monster that can kill Ultraman whom try to outbest the group. Towards the final episodes of the segments, the group presents Zetton with a girlfriend, who is smitten by his heroics, but is kidnapped by Red King after the rivals hire him to protect them from Zetton. After a short battle, Zetton wins and scares off the rival gang for the final time. Zetton's last appearance in the series would be in the series finale, in which he and several other monsters and aliens accompanied Riho Takata as she sung the opening theme song to Ultraman Mebius.

Ultraman Ball
He appeared in the game, Ultraman Ball as the third boss.

Ultraman Chou Toushi Gekiden
In this Gameboy game, Zetton appeared as both normal Zetton and a new form called Warrior Zetton.

Trivia

 * Voice actor: Jouji Nakata

Haitai Nanafa
A moe anthropomorphism of Zetton appears in episode 20 of anime Haitai Nanafa. She's voiced by Chiharu Kitaoka.

Sgt. Frog/Keroro Gunso
A gigantic (yet destructive) parody of Zetton appeared in episode 153 and 154. Here, he is called Zezezettototoso (ゼゼゼットトトソ) or simply called ZZZ (since the series' main characters complained its name as a tongue twister) whose main objective is to destroy planets and consume action figures. To keep in touch with the original Zetton from Ultra Series, he was stated to have a weakness in his right foot, which was based on George's claim in Ultraman Mebius that Zetton's weakness are his feet. Episode 154 also featured Gan Q making a cameo.

Merchandise
Zetton has had many action figures released, including the Ultra Monster Series, HDM Ultra Series and the Ultra Egg Series. Zetton was released multiple times from Bandai, being featured in almost every line. Zetton's mold has rarely changed, and features a figure about 6.5 inches tall, with articulation in the arms and head. Powered Zetton was only released in the 1998 version and was one of the tallest figures at the time, with articulation in the arms, head and antennae and to note that Zetton's right antennae faces to the right and his left faces foward unlike in the series. EX Zetton was released as an EX in the 2009 line as well as a limited festival version with metallic highlights. It is slightly taller than the original Zetton with articulation only in the arms.

Hyper Zetton was released as an EX in early 2012 as well as an EX without the wings released in June. Both figures have the same hight and the same articulation (arms, torso) with the winged version having wing articulation. Finally, Giganto Zetton was released as a box set with a miniature Hyper Zetton that can be stuffed into a cut on its back for the "cocoon opening" effect. It is only 6 inches tall and features articulation in the front arms and head.

In 2013, the kaiju was released as one of the Ultra Monster 500 series. He has 2 points of articulation, is 5in tall and #3 in the series. A variant of this figure, made in translucent purple and featuring red paint, was released as an internet exclusive Maga Zetton.