Oil Drinker

Oil Drinker (オイルドリンカー, Oiru Dorinkā) or Oilmons was the first monster to appeared in the TV series, Ultraman Taro.

Subtitle: Oil Super Beast (オイル超獣 Oiru Chōjū)

Stats

 * Height: 60 m
 * Weight: 29,000 t
 * Origin: Tokyo Bay (Near a Harbor)

Ultraman Taro
Oilmons alias the Oil Drinker was the last of Yapool's Choju after he created Jumbo King. Oilmons was found attacking a Japanese oil refinery, consuming its oil. As ZAT arrived to attack it, a man named Kotaro Higashi tried to fight it too by hijacking one of the cranes nearby. Oilmons however was able to snap the crane, and disappeared into the ocean.

Later that night, Oilmons returned to the same refinery and ZAT was already there to begin an attack. As ZAT and Oilmons were fighting, a massive plant lifted from the ground and took the form of the monster, Astromons, who joined the battle and fought the Choju. Oil Drinker was no match against the more powerful Astromons, and was ultimately killed when he was eaten by her massive flower gorge.

Trivia

 * When Doragoris killed Muruchi in Ultraman Ace, it was to signify that Choju are stronger than monsters in the series. However when Astromons ate and killed Oilmons, these roles were reversed to show that the monsters of Taro are stronger than the Choju of Ace's timeline, thus creating a short-lived name of "Super Choju".


 * Oilmons was created from a modifyed Gorgosaurus costume from the TV series, Mirrorman.
 * His design seems to be based off Garan, a one-shot choju defeated by Ultraman Ace early in the previous Ultra series.

Powers and Weapons

 * Fire Stream : Oil Drinker can emit a deadly stream of flames from his mouth.
 * Adept Swimmer : Oil Drinker is able to swim with little trouble.
 * Oil Gorge : True to his name, Oil Drinker can cosume many gallons of oil without receiving any negative side effects.