Gai Kurenai

Gai Kurenai (クレナイ・ガイ) is the human form of Ultraman Orb. He uses the Orb Ring to transform by combining and using the powers of previous Ultramen.

Etymology

 * Kurenai (クレナイ): Is the Kunyomi for crimson/vermilion.
 * Gai (ガイ): Is the Kan'on for Shore/Horizon

Following these, his name literally means vermilion horizon, a possible reference to his disguise as a wanderer.

Ultraman Orb
Gai Kurenai is a human disguise created by Ultraman Orb just after he arrived on Earth. Using this, Gai wandered around the Earth for a long time in a mission to stop Jagras Juggler from resurrecting the Demon King Beasts.

Powers and Weapons

 * Orb Ring : Transformation device.
 * Ultra Fusion Cards : Cards which gave him access to past Ultra Warriors' powers as Orb.
 * Ultra Fusion Card Holder : A casing used to contain the Ultra Fusion Cards.
 * Orbnica (オーブニカ): Though not a weapon, this object is Gai's personal musical instrument, themed after the harmonica.

Trivia

 * Gai/Ultraman Orb's concept as a traveler is based on Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven. This is acknowledged by Takao Nakano, one of the writers of Ultraman Orb.
 * Hideo Ishiguro's age at the time he portrayed Gai Kurenai is 27 years old. That is also the same age when Susumu Kurobe portrayed Shin Hayata in the original Ultraman.