Ultraman Geed (character)

"Please state your post-Fusion Rise designation." "Uh... Geed! Ultraman Geed!"

- Riku Asakura and RE.M., Welcome to the Secret Base

Ultraman Geed (ウルトラマンジード) is the main hero of his series. The synthetic son of the infamous Reionic Ultra Ultraman Belial, Geed was born at an unknown point in the Crisis Impact Timeline, and has spent most of his life on Earth unaware of his origins.

Etymology
Riku came up with the name himself, and is derived from his motto "Sitting around doing nothing will get us nowhere! (ジーッとしててもドーにもならねえ！)".

His name could also be derived from the words "Gene" (ジーン) and "Seed" (シード). The word "Gene" refers to the DNA of each Ultras respectively, contained within the Ultra Capsules. Alternatively, as the cloned son of Belial, he bears nearly identical genes to his father. For 'seed', this may refer to how Geed was grown from Belial's genetic material. In addition to this, Geed as Riku spent many years not knowing of his past, until RE.M 'germinated' his knowledge of his true self.

Ultra Fight Orb
As a heavily wounded Reibatos, who just managed to survive his last battle with Ultraman Orb, tried to revive Ultraman Belial, (only to fail and realize that Belial is still alive) Geed in his Primitive form arrived and finished off Reibatos with his Wrecking Burst.

Ultraman Geed
During the past, Geed was created as a synthetic Ultra by Ultraman Belial and Kei Fukuide, essentially creating an artificial Ultra by growing Riku Asakura from Belial's genetic material.

19 years later, after a series of events that led to the young boy's adoption of his mantle as an Ultraman (to which he christens as "Ultraman Geed"), Belial and Kei put their long term plan into motion by having him fighting against monster attacks while harvesting the Ultra Capsules from Little Star hosts. Of course, Riku as well immediately learn of his true heritage as Belial's son from the Nebula House operator, RE.M.. Regardless of the public opinion regarding Geed (either his similarity to Belial or the fact that his allegiance is still ambiguous), Riku decided to use his newfound power to protect humanity. Over time Riku gained newer forms from the Capsules he obtained and joined by his father's nemesis; Ultraman Zero.

During his first fight with Pedanium Zetton, Riku learned the true objective behind his birth and the theft of all but one capsule rendered him powerless until his encounter with Sui Asakura, the man who gave Riku his name. This led to the acquirement of Father of Ultra's Capsule, using it with Zero's Capsule to transform into Geed Magnificent and renews his spirit by fighting against the fate that already imposed to him before regaining his stolen Capsules.

Statistics

 * Height: 51 m
 * Weight:
 * Primitive: 41,000 t
 * Solid Burning: 45,000 t
 * Acro Smasher: 35,000 t
 * Magnificent and Fire Leader: 47,000 t
 * Royal Mega Master: 48,000 t
 * Shining Mystic: 38,000 t
 * Tri-Slugger: 52,000 t
 * Mugen Crosser: 43,000 t
 * Brave Challenger: 50,000 t


 * Weakness: Geed's Color Timer is subjected to the three-minutes limit, but to make things worse, he cannot transform for a period of 20 hours should the time limit expire.
 * Flight speed: Mach 5.5
 * Running speed: Mach 2

All Forms

 * Eyes: Geed has light blue colour eyes that represents his father Belial's orange coloured eyes. Whenever he initiates any special ability, his eyes will brighten up.
 * Color Timer (カラータイマー): Geed has a capsule-shaped vertical Color Timer.
 * Protector (プロテクター): Geed has 2 metallic pieces of smaller protectors on his chest. They are more developed in Solid Burning form and seem to cover his entire body in armor, especially on the chest and shoulders.
 * Hand Cutters: As Geed Magnificent, the protectors sport small cutters that can be used for attacks.

Fusion Rise

 * Armor: In his Solid Burning and Magnificent forms, Geed has additional armor on his chest, shoulders and hands.
 * Beam Lamp: In his Solid Burning form, Geed sports a green beam lamp like Seven's and Leo's.
 * Geed Slugger (ジードスラッガー): Geed has a crest weapon atop his head in Solid Burning form. It is based off and inherited from Ultraseven's Eye Slugger.
 * Ultra Horn (ウルトラホーン): In his Magnificent form, Geed sports large horns.

Transformation
Riku first activates a pair of Ultra Capsules, causing apparitions of the Ultras to appear as he inserts them into the Loading Knuckle. After scanning both Capsules, Riku says his signature catchphrase depending on his Fusion Rise, while bringing his right arm out before swinging it counterclockwise until it points up. Then he raises the Riser before bringing it back down to his chest, and pressing the trigger of Riser, causing his body to transform into his Ultra form, soon being covered in light and the face of Ultraman Belial Early Style.

Standard Abilities

 * Weapons


 * Geed Claw (ジードクロー): Geed's weapon that can be used for close range combat.
 * Barrier: In episode 9, the Geed Claw was seen to be able generate a barrier to block attacks.
 * Claw Cutting (クローカッティング): Activated by pressing the trigger once, then pressing its Deciding Switch, Geed can fire a red projectile blade that drills into its target before exploding.
 * Corkscrew Jamming (コークスクリュージャミング): Activated by pressing the trigger twice, then pressing its Deciding Switch, Geed first leaps, then spins in a manner of a human bullet while holding the Geed Claw in front of him and strikes the enemy.
 * Diffusion Shower (ディフュージョンシャワー): Activated by scanning the yellow tab on the blade of the Geed Claw via the Riser, which causes the Riser to announce Shift into Maximum! (シフトイントゥマキシマム!), Riku then presses the Expansion Switch, causing the blades open up to the sides, then he presses the trigger thrice and finally, he presses the Deciding Switch to initiate the attack. Geed fires a beam from the Geed Claw to the sky and it rains onto the target in a shower of light.

Combinations
Like Orb, the Ultras used in each of Geed's forms share something in common with each other.


 * Fusion Rise (In-Series)
 * Ultraman + Ultraman Belial = Primitive: Both Ultras are infamous for their hunching positions and were initially planned to have mouth-opening mechanisms before they were scrapped. Aside from that, the Another Genesis counterparts of Belial is suspected by the readers to have possessed Ultraman. Prior to Belial's conception, the original plan for Ultraman is to be the final antagonist in the final episode of Ultra Q. As the term "Primitive" suggests, it also refers to how these Ultras are the first in the following aspects:
 * Ultraman is the first Ultra to arrive and fight monsters on Earth. He is also the first to be created, hence some of the later Ultras who end up borrowing his archetype.
 * Belial is the first Ultra from the Land of Light to defect to the side of evil. Unlike many evil Ultras, he is the first (and only) one to live on and continue to antagonize every heroic Ultra afterwards.
 * Ultraseven + Ultraman Leo = Solid Burning: Following his arrival on Earth, Leo was mentored by Seven during his missions. Both of their series also focused on a serious and horrifying genre where they each entered a state of dilemma.
 * Seven: He kept wondering if the human race was worth protecting due to witnessing their ugly sides (bombing of Pegassa City, Planet Gyeron, Nonmalt City, etc.).
 * Leo: He faced the tragedy of losing his family and friends, as his home world was destroyed by Alien Magma and later on lost his friends and MAC members to Silver Bloome's attack.
 * Ultraman Cosmos + Ultraman Hikari = Acro Smasher: Both are blue-colored Ultras who experienced remorse from a dead planet and spent their time chasing the masterminds of their respective series to Earth before they took on a human host. As part of the blue tribe, both Ultras are proficient in strategies and the use of speed in combat.
 * Ultraman Zero + Father of Ultra = Magnificent: Both Ultras are related as Belial's bitter enemies and are among the strongest warriors in existence. The actor for Zero's current human host nominated Father as his favorite character from his childhood. They are also key members of a peacekeeping organization.
 * Father: Supreme Commander of the Space Garrison.
 * Zero: Founder of the Ultimate Force Zero.
 * Ultraman King + Ultraman Belial = Royal Mega Master: At least according to a certain source, Belial is actually terrified of King as he was the only one capable of defeating him during the Belial Revolt. King and Belial are both Ultra Warriors with an association to leading figures (the former's appearance is themed after European rulers, while the latter had become a ruler (king and emperor) on two occasions), as well as among the few genuine Ultras to have red/orange eyes as their natural coloration. Whereas King is capable of observing the multiverse, Belial was known to have traveled through different universes at one point to spread his influence.


 * Fusion Rise (Game-Exclusive)
 * Ultraman + Ultraman Zero = Shining Mystic: Both Ultras had to, at least once, depend on the power of Baraji to defeat an otherwise unbeatable opponent. Ultraman Zero himself likes comparing things to 20,000 years in his speech, which is the same age as the original Ultraman. Also worth noting is that the actor for Ultraman's human host mentioned that his favorite Ultraman is Zero.
 * Ultraman Belial + Ultraman Orb = Tri-Slugger: Both Ultras are estranged from their former partners and briefly lost their personal weapons for an unspecified period of time. In their first appearance, their color schemes are red and silver, and later an additional color in black as a result of their actions. They had also used the power of an opposing side for their own.
 * Belial: Possessed and exploited Zero's power to assassinate the latter's own team.
 * Orb: Possessed Belial's Ultra Fusion Card, allowing him to use his dark power for the side of good along with Zoffy's card to form Thunder Breastar.
 * Ultraman Tiga + Ultraman Zero = Mugen Crosser: Both Ultras redeemed themselves for a past atrocity (Tiga was once an evil Ultra as Tiga Dark, while Zero tried to harness the Plasma Spark) and once turned evil from their masterminds. They lack a fixed human host (meaning they merged with more than one human), and resurrected from being defeated by a Dai Kaiju (Gatanothor and Arch Belial) through human hopes, which they utilized in their strongest forms (Glitter Tiga and Ultimate Zero) to destroy said monsters. They are also Ultras that debuted in a revival hiatus for the Ultra Series and gained alternate forms.
 * Tiga: Acquired Type Change forms by absorbing Darramb and Hudra's powers.
 * Zero: Acquired Mode Change forms after his fusion with Dyna and Cosmos.
 * Ultraman Mebius + Ultraman Orb = Brave Challenger: The first King Demon Beast that Orb ever fought in Spacium Zeperion was Maga-Basser whom was sealed away by Mebius, its defeat allowed Orb to obtain Mebius' Ultra Fusion Card and is used as one of the components to form Burnmite. Both Mirai and Gai received their names from their experiences on Earth, and were fond of humanity and the planet's culture.
 * By taking Spacium Zeperion into consideration, all 4 components (Ultraman Orb Spacium Zeperion being made up of Ultraman and Ultraman Tiga) are important milestones to the Ultra Series, with Ultraman being the first Ultra to appear, over 50 years ago, Tiga's series being made during the series' 30th anniversary, Mebius' during the 40th, and Orb's during the 50th. Additionally, Geed was run through 2017, Ultraseven's 50th anniversary. In-series, they have all borrowed the power of bonds at least once throughout their appearances and attained a new form because of it.
 * Zoffy + Ultraman Mebius = Fire Leader: Zoffy himself is partially responsible for the setting of Mebius' series, such as the foundation of GUYS and Hikari's recruitment into the Space Garrison. Discounting the events of Mebius Gaidens, Zoffy is the founding member of the Ultra Brothers while Mebius is the final addition to the group after his battle with Alien Empera.

Trivia

 * Geed's name was written as "Xead" before the reveal.
 * His name is also mistakenly referred as "Zeed" by fans before the reveal, due to the fact the Kana and Hiragana word for "ジ/じ", has the same words as "Zi" and "Ji", if romanized.
 * Geed's Color Timer sound is a reused Belial Early Style Color Timer sound and with some of Ultraman's Color Timer sound in it.
 * At the age of only nineteen, Geed is the youngest Ultra to appear in the series thus far. This is especially unusual, as while Geed appears to be an adult, most Ultras reach the age of adulthood after being alive for several millennia. It's possible that Belial or another being may have artificially increased Geed's growth rate, so that he became an adult Ultra much sooner.
 * Geed's grunts in Primitive form are mixed with Belial's grunts.
 * Geed is...:
 * The third Ultra whose father's identity is confirmed, preceded by Zero and Taro.
 * The second Ultra to combine the assets of two past Ultras' to create his own forms, the first being Orb.
 * The fifth Ultra to have blue eyes after Orb, Shining Ultraman Zero, Evil Tiga, and Powered.
 * The third Ultra whose eyes aren't round nor boxy like most other Ultras, preceded by Orb Thunder Breaster and Belial.
 * The fourth Ultra to feature blade-like organs on his arms, preceded by Nexus, The Next, and Powered.
 * In his Acro Smasher form, the third Ultra to fire his beam with his vertical right hand behind his horizontal left hand, instead of in front, preceded by Hikari and Gaia
 * The eighth good Ultra to feature black markings on his body, preceded by Orb, Victory, Nexus in Junis Form, Justice, Agul, Gaia in both Version 2 and Supreme Version and Tiga as Tiga Dark, Tornado, and Blast forms.
 * The first Ultra since Ginga to not have a Color Timer themed after an English letter.
 * Geed has slight facial resemblances to Chaiyo Ultramen; Ultraman Elite and Ultraman Millenium. He also slightly resembles Ultraman Powered in some aspects.
 * One of Geed's Fusion Rise, Solid Burning, is rather interesting as his and Zero's roles in the series reflect those of Leo and Seven respectively from Ultraman Leo. The fact that he transforms into Royal Mega Master is an allusion of how Leo gains the Ultra Mantle from the same Ultra.
 * Ironically, some of Solid Burning's sound effects are re-used from Alien Magma's when using his special ability (For example, when he was performing the Boost Punch for the first time, you can almost hear that it uses Magma's roar). What strange also, is that Alien Magma is both Leo's and Seven's enemy in Leo's series.
 * Similar to Orb, In terms of Geed's Fusion Up forms, 4 Ultra Warriors (Ultraman, Zero, Belial, Orb) have been used in more than one combination.
 * Of these Ultra Warriors, Zero has the most combinations with 3, while the others have 2 each.
 * Similar to the recent tradition of Toei's Kamen Rider and Super Sentai series, Geed becomes the first Ultra to have a pre-series cameo debut.
 * Unlike Orb, Geed at this time retains the same eye design with every fusion he takes on. Orb has six forms that have changed eye designs (2 in series, 4 in game).
 * Acro Smasher is the first fusion that breaks the trend in which Orb had set up, with the older Ultra production wise being first to be scanned then the more recent Ultra. However in Acro Smasher's transformation, Riku scans Hikari's capsule first, then Cosmos'. This can be due to Hikari having made the Ultra Capsules, and is thus getting a creator-based bias. Alternatively, it could also be that Cosmos is not from M78 (which is also referenced by him holding up his left hand instead of the right), and all "outsider" Ultras come later in the theoretical Capsule scanning hierarchy.
 * His Magnificent form transformation disproves the latter theory, as Zero and Father of Ultra both originate from M78, and Zero's Capsule is scanned first, despite having debuted many years later after Father of Ultra.
 * Interestingly, three of his in-series forms have similar aspects to a villain from a previous Ultra Series staring a component of his Fusion Rise forms, respectively;
 * Primitive: Aside from Belial already contributing to this form, his body coloration is identical to Alien Zarab's disguise as Imitation Ultraman, including his irregular eye shape and black lines on a red and silver body.
 * Solid Burning: Due to the fact that it bears mechanical traits, it is a possible reference to Alien Salome's Robot Ultraseven and the stageshow-exclusive Robot Ultraman Leo.
 * Acro Smasher: His body markings have a slightly resemblance to Chaos Ultraman's, most tellingly being the thigh area. He also bears several aspect to the Aarb Gear of Hunter Knight Tsurugi, who was impersonated by an Alien Babarue.
 * Alongside Riku, Geed's DNA is in fact 99% identical to Belial by RE.M. However, it was unknown if he is counted as a Reionics or not considering how his father does.
 * All of Geed's current Fusion forms are some what identical to Orb's fusions, but with different Ultra's:
 * Primitive is similar to Spacium Zeperion in both being the standard forms Geed and Orb use, and being the most well balanced. Both also uses the first Ultraman as one of main components for their respective base form.
 * Solid Burning, just like Burnmite, is the fiery red heavy hitter form and is the second fusion that both use a teacher and a student for this form: Ultraman Taro to Mebius and Seven to Leo.
 * Acro Smasher is the speed form, like Hurricane Slash, both are using speed as the main part of their attacks and have weapons that are from or based of the respective Ultra in the fusion, Hikari's Knight Beam Blade and Zero/Jack's Ultra Lance. The blue is also the main dominating color for their respective form.
 * Magnificent is the strongest form for Geed, similar to Thunder Breaster. They where even gained in the same episode number, 12. Geed losing his Ultra Capsules and Orb losing his Fusion Cards, both had to use the last capsule/cards they obtained, after gaining these forms they would fight a fusion monster in which they ultimately won the battle. They also fought a fusion monster who's components are from the Ultraman and Ultra Seven series, Zeppandon for Orb and Pedanium Zetton for Geed.