Ultraman Orb (character)

Ultraman Orb (ウルトラマンオーブ) is the main hero of his upcoming series. Described as a 'wanderer', Orb continues the theme of Ultras powered by devices that was started three years earlier by Ginga's debut series, being able to utilize the abilities of his fellow Ultras to transform and gain new powers but at the same time finally ended the Spark Dolls trend of said series.

Etymology
Aesthetically, Ultraman Orb's motif is based on past Ultra Warriors, which is meant to coincide with Tsuburaya's 50th year anniversary of the Ultra Series. The most concrete evidence is his basic form, Spacium Zeperion, which is based on Ultraman and Ultraman Tiga. Of course, it is also meant as a milestone celebration for the two aforementioned Ultra Warriors' titular series, celebrating their 50th and 20th anniversary respectively. Originally, Ultraman Orb was first teased in a promotional video by Tsuburaya Productions which commemorate the aforementioned anniversary. At the end of the video, a black background with a pair of Ultraman eyes can be seen, with the English letters shown "What's next...?".

Background wise, according to one of Ultraman Orb ' s writers, Takao Nakano, Orb (and by extension his human form, Gai Kurenai) had his conception based on Ultraseven, whom, like Orb, uses human disguises and started their lives as wanderers on Earth sometime before the setting of their series. Aside from that, other motives and elements include Japanese novel Lone Samurai Monjiro, American actor Clint Eastwood (whose known for his role as wanderers) and singer Tsunehiko Kamijō's image song, Dareka ga Kaze no Naka de. All this is done under the purpose to "re-invoke the wanderer hero in the 21st century world".

Ultraman Orb
Ultraman Orb is an mysterious warrior that descended from the outer galaxy and landed on Earth, taking the form of Gai Kurenai. He travels around the world with a mission to stop the awakening of Demon King Beasts orchestrated by his archenemy, Jagras Juggler.

Statistics

 * Height: 50 m
 * Weight: 50,000 t
 * Hurricane Slash: 35,000 t

Forms
{{#tag:tabber| In-Series= {{#tag:tabber| Spacium Zeperion= Ultraman Orb (Spacium Zeperion) {{Quote|Fusion Up! Ultraman Orb: Spacium Zeperion!|Transformation Announcement}} {{nihongo|Spacium Zeperion|スペシウムゼペリオン|Supeshiumu Zeperion}} is Orb's default purple-colored form which uses assets of Ultraman and Ultraman Tiga. In this form, Orb utilizes various beam-based attacks.

The name Spacium Zeperion is a portmanteau of Ultraman's finisher, the {{nihongo|Specium Ray|スペシウム光線|Supeshiumu Kōsen}}, and Tiga's finisher, the {{nihongo|Zepellion Ray|ゼペリオン光線|Zeperion Kōsen}}.

Standard Abilities

 * Orb Punch (オーブパンチ): A punching attack.
 * Orb Kick (オーブキック): A kicking attack.
 * Orb Chop (オーブチョップ): A vertical chop attack.
 * Arm Power (アームパワー): An attack which involves Orb spinning the enemy before tossing them. This requires a lot of brute strength.
 * Sparion Shield (スペリオンシールド): A barrier used to defend Orb from incoming attacks.
 * Sparion Slash (スペリオンスラッシュ): Orb can form a projectile purple buzzsaw-like disc to slice his opponent, in a similar manner to the original Ultraman's Ultra Slash stance and even has a similar sound to that of the Ultra Slash.

Finishers

 * Sparion Ray (スペリオン光線): Ultraman Orb's main finisher in Spacium Zeperion, which made in a similar manner to the original Ultraman's Specium Ray stance.

Burnmite= Ultraman Orb (Burnmite) "Fusion Up! Ultraman Orb: Burnmite!"

- Transformation Announcement

Burnmite (バーンマイト) is Orbs's red-colored form which uses assets of Ultraman Taro and Ultraman Mebius. In this form, Orb utilizes various fire-based attacks.

The name Burnmite is a portmanteau of Taro's finisher, the Ultra Dynamite (ウルトラダイナマイト), and Mebius' finisher, the Burning Mebium Dynamite (バーニングメビュームダイナマイト).

Standard Abilities

 * Super Power Kick (超パワーキック): A kicking attack.

Finishers

 * Stobium Dynamite (ストビュームダイナマイト):

Hurricane Slash= Ultraman Orb (Hurricane Slash) "Fusion Up! Ultraman Orb: Hurricane Slash!"

- Transformation Announcement

Hurricane Slash (ハリケーンスラッシュ) is Orb's blue-colored form which uses assets of Ultraman Jack and Ultraman Zero. In this form, Orb utilizes various wind-based attacks.

The name Hurricane Slash is a portmanteau of Jack's finisher, the Ultra Slash (ウルトラスラッシュ), and Zero's finisher, the Ultra Hurricane (ウルトラハリケーン).

Standard Abilities

 * Rotation Kick (回転キック): A kicking attack.
 * Orb Slugger Lance (オーブスラッガーランス): Orb's javelin weapon themed after Jack's Ultra Lance and Zero's Zero Sluggers.

Finisher
Thunder Breaster= Ultraman Orb (Thunder Breaster) "Fusion Up! Ultraman Orb: Thunder Breaster!"

- Transformation Announcement

Thunder Breaster (サンダーブレスター) is Orb's black-colored form which uses assets of Zoffy and Ultraman Belial. In this form, Orb utilizes various lightning-based attacks.

The name Thunder Breaster is a portmanteau of Zoffy's shoulder accessory, the Ultra Breaster (ウルトラブレスター), and Belial's finisher, the Belial Geno Thunder (ベリアルジェノサンダー).

Techniques
TBA

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Game-Exclusive= {{#tag:tabber| Sky Dash Max= Ultraman Orb (Sky Dash Max) {{Quote|Fusion Up! Ultraman Orb: Sky Dash Max!|Transformation Announcement}} {{nihongo|Sky Dash Max|スカイダッシュマックス|Sukai Dasshu Makkusu}} is Orb's form which uses assets of Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Max. In this form, Orb utilizes various speed-based attacks.

The name Sky Dash Max is a portmanteau of Tiga's finisher, the {{nihongo|Tiga Sky Dash|ティガスカイダッシュ|Tiga Sukai Dasshu}}, and every {{nihongo|Max|マックス|Makkusu}} finisher in Max's arsenal.

Techniques
TBA

Photon Victorium= Ultraman Orb (Photon Victorium) "Fusion Up! Ultraman Orb: Photon Victorium!"

- Transformation Announcement

Photon Victorium (フォトンビクトリウム) is Orb's form which uses assets of Ultraman Gaia and Ultraman Victory. In this form, Orb utilizes various earth-based attacks.

The name Photon Victorium is a portmanteau of Gaia's finisher, the Photon Edge (フォトンエッジ), and Victory's energy source, Victorium (ビクトリウム).

Techniques

 * Gauntlets: Orb's hands are covered with giant gauntlets, both of which are analogous to Ultraman Victory's Ultrans, EX Red King Knuckle.
 * Ground Vibration: By pounding both fists onto the ground, Orb can summon a series of ground pillars before a larger one appears and send the opponent on the mid-air. This attack in an analogous to Victory's Flame Road via the EX Red King Knuckle.

Finishers

 * Photorium Shoot (フォトリウムシュート)

Lightning Attacker= Ultraman Orb (Lightning Attacker) "Fusion Up! Ultraman Orb: Lightning Attacker!"

- Transformation Announcement

Lightning Attacker (ライトニングアタッカー) is Orb's form which uses assets of Ultraman Ginga and Ultraman X. This form is firstly teased in the official Bandai site of Ultraman Orb.

The name Lightning Attacker is a portmanteau of Ginga's finisher, the Ginga Thunderbolt (ギンガサンダーボルト), and X's finisher, the Attacker X (アタッカーX).

Techniques
TBA

Cosmos/X= Ultraman Orb (Cosmos/X) "Fusion Up! Ultraman Orb: TBA!"

- Transformation Announcement

A currently unknown form of Orb's which uses assets of Ultraman Cosmos and Ultraman X.

Techniques
TBA

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Trivia

 * The combination of Ultra Warriors that Orb uses in his forms seem to be related in one way or another.
 * Ultraman + Ultraman Tiga = Spacium Zeperion: They both come from a series recognized as a milestone celebration of the Ultra Series, with Orb's own series celebrating the 50th and 20th anniversaries of Ultraman and Ultraman Tiga respectively.
 * Ultraman Taro + Ultraman Mebius = Burnmite: They are both members of the Ultra Brothers, with the latter being a student to the former. They can also perform attacks enhanced by flames.
 * Ultraman Jack + Ultraman Zero = Hurricane Slash: They are both related in one way or another to Ultraseven (the former is his brothers-in-arms, while the latter is his son), whom they received their Ultra Bracelets from. They also share a similar attack in the Ultra Hurricane, which involves throwing their enemies in mid-air, and have each fought an Alien Bat that was in control of a revived monster.
 * Zoffy + Ultraman Belial = Thunder Breaster: This combination is ironic, as Zoffy has an incorruptible will and more self-control compared to Belial. However, they are both known for being members of the Space Garrison in their past, and have even fought alongside Ken and Marie. Also, predating Belial from his debut in the 2009 movie, Zoffy had twice being turned evil on game publications of the Ultra Series: first in the 1994 crossover game Gaia Saver after being turned into Ultra Killer and second in the 2006 game Ultraman Fighting Evolution 0 after being possessed by Yapool.
 * Ultraman Tiga + Ultraman Max = Sky Dash Max: They are both connected to past ancient human civilizations (the former is part of the Ancient Giants of Light, while the latter banished Alien Tarla's people away from Earth). Their fighting styles are also primarily based on speed and aerial combat.
 * Ultraman Gaia + Ultraman Victory = Photon Victorium: They are both Earth-born Ultra Warriors with their powers being drawn from Earth-like energies (Gaia Energy and Victorium respectively).
 * Ultraman Ginga + Ultraman X = Lightning Attacker: They are production-wise the first to appear in their respective universes until later media revealed that there are actually other Ultra Warriors that preceded them (Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Victory) by ancient times, latter both are coincidentally Earth-born Ultras.
 * Ultraman Cosmos + Ultraman X = TBA: They both have human hosts (Musashi Haruno and Daichi Ozora respectively) who are known for being pacifists, with their true power lying within ceasing conflicts without needing to kill the monsters.
 * So far, Tiga and X are the only Ultra Warriors to be used in more than one combination of Orb's forms.
 * Ultraman Orb is the third Ultra whose timer is modeled after an English letter. The first was Victory whose timer is in the shape of a V and X whose timer is in the shape of a X.
 * Ultraman Orb is the third Ultra whose eyes are colored light blue. The first being Powered and the second being Evil Tiga.