Natsunomeryu

Natsunomeryu (ナツノメリュウ - Natsunomeryuu,) also known as Natsunome Dragon is a Kaiju dragon that appears in the TV series Ultraman Max. He appeared in episode 9.

Subtitle: Legendary Monster Dragon (伝説怪龍 - Densetsu Kaiju Ryu)

Powers/Weapons

 * Blue Fire : Natsunomeryu can spew blue fire from his mouth
 * Fire Wings : Natsunomeryu can summon fire and morph them into wings on his back

History
Natsunomeryu was a peaceful dragon that slept in Lake Natsukawa for centuries until his shrine was disturbed by greedy buisnessmen who wished to transform his land and village into that of a resort for tourism. A girl who had guarded Natsunomeryu's land refused to allow them, informing them of the dragon's legend. Using her stories as bait, the buisnessmen used her words as rumor, transforming Natsunomeryu's legend into a Loch-Ness Monster-esque manhunt, with DASH as one of the searchers. These action inadvertantly transformed the girl and Natsunomeryu's land into the tourist nightmare she feared.

Now with his land ravaged with greed and blind ambition, Natsunomeryu awoke and furiously attacked the village he once protected, which was now populated with tourists. Not wanting to see anyone harmed, Kaito transformed into Ultraman Max and quickly put out the dragon's flames shortly after incapacitating Natsunomeryu. The Dragon and the Ultra then locked in battle with Max having the upperhand. However just as it seemed Max was about to finish off Natsunomeryu with his Maximum Cannon, he was stopped by the girl whom had protected the dragon's land. Realizing that Natsunomeryu was just an angry monster after the vandalization of his land, Max stopped fighting and allowed Natsunomeryu to return to the lake peacefully, where it slept once again.

Trivia

 * Gomora_grangon_natsunomeryu_mukadender.jpgugh not physically seen in the series, in Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey a piece of flesh that resembles Natsunomeryu's neck (or tail) is seen being thrown at Alien Babalou's Antlar just as they prepare to battle Burst Mode Reimon's Gomora. It is assumed that a Natsunomeryu was killed by Gomora. Gomora is also seen carries body parts that belong to the monsters: Grangon and Mukadender.
 * Natsunomeryu is the early brother of and homage to the Ultraman Gaia dragon, Mizunoenoryu.