Bemular (ULTRAMAN)

"That power should not exist on Earth."

- Bemular to Shinjiro, Chapter 2

Bemular (べムラー), also spelled Bemlar, appears in the 2011 manga, ULTRAMAN, with a very different design from his original incarnation, the now human sized Bemular serves as Shinjiro's first opponent in the incident that revealed to him several secrets about himself and his father.

Personality
Bemular is an enigmatic being whom true agenda remained a mystery. While he presented himself upon Shin and his son as an enemy in their separate confrontations, Bemular doesn't display genuine contempt, but rather interest in the latter's development. In fact, he dared Shinjiro to maintain his resolve as an Ultraman like his father was, all while seemingly to shape the young man into a true hero. Nevertheless, this forms a respect between him and the father and son, as they trusted him enough to evacuate the injured Seiji's life.

Trivia

 * His voice actor, Tsutomo, similarly portrayed/voiced Isamu Ozu/Heavenly Saint Blagel/Dark Magic Knight Wolzard/Wolzard Fire in Mahou Sentai Magiranger, with both characters portrayed as villains clad in armor with purple accents (though Isamu was evil at that time under the spell of N Ma) and are rivals to the main character, whom similarly are warriors in red outfits (Shinjiro and Kai Ozu).
 * Besides the clear changes, Bemular is now a sentient being capable of speech, commenting on numerous things that the father and son duo do, usually as mocking remark or a rude jest.
 * Bemular seems to know more about the Ultraman Factor than either Shin, Ide or Ed. He also constantly states that the power the Hayatas wield should not exist on Earth and that it is dangerous. Whether this is because of his obvious grudge against Ultras or something else is unknown but he also states that Shinjiro was not Shin's son. What he meant by that is currently open to debate.
 * Bemular refers to himself as the "Enemy from the Beginning", a clear reference to Bemular, but its exact context is currently unknown.
 * While sporting several new powers Bemular still keeps the original's Heat Ray, firing it from his mouth like the original. In comparison it seems to be relatively more powerful, a large beam instead of a stream of energy.
 * His secondary arms are likely a reference to the original's small forearms.
 * Bemular is a fitting first enemy in a manga filled with nods to the original series, not only is he based on the first enemy Ultraman faced on Earth but was Hayata's and his son's first battle as Ultraman.
 * Bemular's armor bears several striking similarities to the Ultraman suits. Before his identity was revealed, Shinjiro assumed he was some manner of Ultra and after his father explained he wasn't, he called him a fake Ultraman. Later in the manga, Endo's partner compared him to Shinjiro's armor, calling him another Ultraman Cosplayer. This is understandable since the blurred image of Bemular was first mistaken for an Ultra by Shin Hayata himself when he first saw him, resulting in his memories of Ultraman being restored. Why his armor bears so many similarities to the Ultraman suits is unknown.
 * It was shown in the new motion comics from Hero Magazine's Youtube channel that the light on Bemular's chest behaves similar to the Color Timers on the Ultraman Suits.
 * Bemular's beams were originally portrayed as being red, but in the Hero Magazine's motion comic they are shown to be Blue/Blue Green. This may have to do with his Energy Sphere attack.
 * Bemular's Energy Sphere attack is possibly a reference to the original Bemular's Travel Sphere.
 * Bemular is 20,043 years old during the series.