Nosferu

Nosferu (ノスフェル - Nosuferu) is a Space Beast that appears in the TV series, Ultraman Nexus. He appears between episodes 11 through 16.

Stats
His height varies between 5 to 50 meters and weighs 39,000 tons.

Powers/Weapons

 * Gland : Inside Nosferu's mouth is a powerful, regenerative gland. Should he be destroyed, the gland will allow him to slowly reform back to his original state, during which he must feed ravenously.
 * Tongue : Nosferu possesses a long tongue that can be used to ensnarl prey or opponents.
 * Claws : Nosferu's claws are very sharp, sharp enough to tear open the flesh of Ultras.
 * Host Imprison : Nosferu can emit a purple ray of energy that can draw in humans and imprison them into his forehead.
 * Extraordinary Jumper : Nosferu can jump at high and far lengths.

History
The pet of Dark Mephisto, Nosferu was first used by the evil ultra to kill the Saida family in hopes severing all of Dark Faust's connection to any sort of emotion that would weaken or distract him from his alignment to The Unknown Hand. With only one girl, Riko, left of his former family, Dark Faust used her body as a host to hide from Ultraman Nexus. Sometime later during Nexus's and Faust's final battle, Dark Mephisto unleashed Nosferu to kill both of them, Faust due to him revealing that he still carried human emotions, thanks to Riko taken control of Faust's body. Just as Nosferu was about to kill Komon, Dark Faust (under Riko's control) took the blow and was fatal wounded by Nosferu's claws, killing both Riko and Dark Faust. Enraged, Ultraman Nexus turned his attention to Nosferu and battled with the Space Beast until he seemingly destroyed him with the Cross-Ray Storm. Unknown to Ultraman Nexus however, Nosferu's gland lived on.

As Nosferu slowly returned to strength thank to his gland regenerating his body, Nosferu took the opporitunity to feed on a family who had become friends with Komon, killing the parents and taking the children hostage. One night, the young girl of the family was taken by Mephisto's agents and was offered to Nosferu as a sacrifice. Taking the girl as his hostage, Nosferu was now untouchable to Nexus in fear that the girl would be a victim of his. Fortunately, the Night Raiders arrived and used a new weapons of theirs to destroy Nosferu, but again the gland was still untouched in his destruction and to worsen the situation, Nosferu's young hostage was lost in the battle.

Shortly after regenerating thanks to the gland, Nosferu now turned his attention to the Night Raiders and tried to kill them. However Ultraman Nexus, now having learned how Nosferu kept returning, exploited his weakness to the Night Raiders. Shooting inside of the Space Beast's mouth, Nosferu's gland was destroyed and with it, Nexus again destroyed Nosferu with the Cross-Ray Storm, this time for good.

Trivia

 * Next to The Unknown Hand's presence, Nosferu carries the most consecutive appearances in Ultraman Nexus with a total of 6 episodes.
 * Unlike Ron, Rabbidog, and Gardi, Nosferu is a pet of an evil Ultra.
 * Nosferu's costume is a modifyed Badehta.
 * Nosferu's name is taken from cinema's first vampire, Nosferatu.