Alien Barossa

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"To steal all the treasures in the galaxy! That is our code!"

―Alien Barossa II, Ultraman Z episode 17

Alien Barossa
Data
Category	Seijin
Height	2 ~ 53 m
Weight	110 kg ~ 25,000 t
Home World	Planet Barossa
Affiliation	King Joe (Mecha, Generation I) Jugglus Juggler (Generation III) Kedamya (Generation IV)
First Appearance	Ultraman Z episode 9 "The Unidentified Object Convoy Order"
Latest Appearance	Ultraman Omega episode 18 "The House of Barossa"

Alien Barossa are pirate aliens that debuted in Ultraman Z. Known for their lifecycle, which involves emerging in giant broods numbering in the thousands, the Barossa are also known for their use of weapons stolen from other aliens and monsters. Three Barossa, a trio of brothers from the same brood, attempted to attack the Earth; the first two were defeated by Z, while the third met his end at the end of a combination attack carried out by King Joe SC, Sevenger and the Beliarok.

Subtitle: Space Pirate

Conception

Etymology

Their name is likely derived from the Barbarossa brothers, a pair of notorious Turkish pirates who operated off the coast of North Africa during the fifteenth century.

Design

Alien Barossa was designed by artist Kengo Kusunoki under the image of an alien that will represent the Reiwa Era of Japan. True to form, Barossa is the first new alien race in the Reiwa Era of the Ultraman Series to receive a suit.

History

Ultraman Z

Alien Barossa are a race of pirate aliens that are notorious for looting the weapons of their opponents, this includes a King Joe unit from Alien Pedan. ^{Alien Barossa Special Airborne Armor Secret File}

Generation I

Aiming for the scattered Ultra Medals on Earth, a Barossa piloted King Joe to ambush a GAF facility to steal three medals they obtained and threaten the organization to hand over the other three in their possession. STORAGE took the mission to protect them by acting as diversions while Yoko delivered the real set to JAERC. Meanwhile Barossa was leaving thinking it had the real ones. Unfortunately for STORAGE alike, neither managed to accomplish their task as Shinya Kaburagi was there to steal them from Yoko and lured Barossa/King Joe to his location by opening the special container. Just as King Joe was about to capture the Medals, Z obtain them first and ultimately used them to disable the robot. ^{The Unidentified Object Convoy Order}

Barossa survives long enough to manipulate a STORAGE officer to break into their headquarters to reclaim King Joe. Using Yoko as a hostage, he forces Yuka to reactivate the robot before Juggler prevented him from killing Yuka. Barossa made his way to the hangar by incapacitating Kojiro Inaba's men and electrocuted as soon as he was fooled by a lunchbox. The alien escaped the building by accidentally leaving his looted Ultra Medals behind and grows large to fight Ultraman Z using all of his looted weapons. Yoko gave Barossa's stolen Medals to Z, who uses it to initiate M78 Style Shining Tornado Slash. In his final breath, Barossa proclaims that his other 9,999 younger brothers shall avenge him. ^{Here Comes the Space Pirate!}

Generation II

Sometime later, true to the first Barossa's proclamation, one of his younger brothers, Alien Barossa II appeared from the sky and ambushed Z in Delta Rise Claw, who had just slain Metsuboros. ^{The Lion's Cry} In addition to taking the discarded Gillvalis hand from Metsuboros' remains, Barossa II intended to collect the Beliarok as part of his space treasure collection and get his revenge on Ultraman Z for killing his older brother.

Beliarok seemingly complied and allowed Barossa II to use him, but decided to refuse midway through the fight after seeing the sloppiness behind Barossa's attacks. Returning to human size, Barossa II found himself in a three-way confrontation between Haruki and Juggler for Beliarok's possession. Again, he briefly obtained the Beliarok, but the sword decided to choose Juggler instead as his wielder. Wanting to continue with avenging his older brother, Barossa II swallowed Juran seeds to enlarge and faces against Z and Windom. He was able to use Yoko/Windom as his hostage for a brief moment, but the Beliarok returned to Z to turn the tables. Seeing how the battle went to his disadvantage, Barossa II attempted to flee, but was killed by Deathcium Fang. ^Beliarok

Generation III

Some time after Barossa II's invasion attempt failed, Alien Barossa III arrived on Earth to launch an attack in the aftermath of the D4 incident. This Alien Barossa was the elder brother of Barossa II, and the younger brother of Barossa I, making him the 'middle child' of the three. Wanting to avenge his brothers, Barossa III teamed up with Jugglus Juggler, who sided with Barossa for unknown reasons, fighting alongside the Majin and his Tri-King (and later, Five King) transformation against Z, Sevenger and King Joe STORAGE Custom in a long battle. Eventually, the Space Pirate met his end by Sevenger's improvised Sevenger Wave Riding Special Slash combination attack with King Joe's Leg Carrier and the Beliarok. ^{Individual Tomorrows}

Trivia

• Voice actors: Koichi Toshima (I), Tomokazu Seki (II), Tatsuya Hashimoto (III)
• English voice actors: Koichi Toshima (I), Aaron Dismuke (II), Clifford Chapin (III)
• Suit actor: Shinnosuke Ishikawa (I, II, III)
• The first Barossa lacks a vocal cord and instead speak by chanting and grunting his name, 'Barossa' over and over again. This is not the case with Barossa II, who seemingly managed to learn Japanese on his own. ^Beliarok Barossa III also lacks this limitation, and was fully capable of speech from the moment he arrived on Earth. ^{Individual Tomorrows}
  • For a split second, when the gigantified Barossa I tried to remove the Magma Saber stuck to a building, he was heard saying, "It won't move".
• The Barossa aliens lay 10,000 eggs at once, and the first individual that Z had killed happened to be the eldest brother in the brood he originated from.
• Despite his initial claim to avoid unnecessary violence when trying to claim the other three Ultra Medals from STORAGE, the first Barossa was willing to kill Yuka Ohta once she activated King Joe.
• One of Barossa aliens fought Ultraman Zero and gave him a hard time due to its trickery. ^{Alien Barossa}
• The first two of the Barossa brothers had at least one allusion to their voice actors:
  • Among the first Barossa's weapons are Dada's Micronizer and Magma's Magma Saber. Koichi Toshima had portrayed and voiced these two aliens at some point, with Magma being his prominent recurring role in most of the Tsuburaya-related events.
  • The second Barossa was the subject of Windom Yoko Attack, a burning hand attack from Windom which resembles the Shining/God Finger finishing moves used by Domon Kasshu of Mobile Fighter G Gundam. In addition, Tomokazu Seki also voiced Glenfire, who is also a space pirate like Barossa II.
    • In addition, when Barossa II was at the receiving end of Windom's attack, he begged not to injure his head. This is an in-joke to the first rule of the Gundam Fight in G Gundam, that injuring a Mobile Fighter's head would get the victim's unit to be disqualified from the competition.

Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga

Alien Barossa IV as he appears in Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga.

Alien Barossa IV , like the first appearing Barossa, is incapable of speaking in human languages, hence he had a Baby Zandrias as his interpreter. After stealing King Joe STORAGE Custom, he tried to stall his pursuers, Ultraman Z and Yoko/Space Sevenger by throwing random junks before he uses Bullton to cover his escape. Unfortunately Z managed to slip in at the cost of losing his medals and damaging his Z Riser. Bullton lead its passengers (including King Joe SC) to the world of Ultraman Trigger.

While searching for his last Juran seed in order to grow big and left Earth, Ignis barged in to steal the Ultra Medals, leading to a skirmish chase. He managed to recover the Juran seed and grows large to attack Ignis, but his actions attracted the attention of GUTS-Select and Ultraman Trigger. With the addition to Ultraman Z during their fight, Barossa try to make his escape, but was quickly killed mid-air via Beliarok and Power Claw, exploding into pieces. ^{Inter Universe}

Trivia

• Voice actor: Kiyotaka Taguchi
• Suit actor: Shinnosuke Ishikawa
• Barossa IV's pet Baby Zandrias, who rides on his left shoulder, coupled with Barossa IV's established reputation as a space pirate, gives him the image of a stereotypical pirate with a parrot resting on his shoulder.

Ultraman Omega

An Alien Barossa named Zahgon , also known as Alien Barossa V , appears in Ultraman Omega alongside his sister Gilda , also known as Alien Barossa VI , and their mother Alien Barossa (Mother) .

The Alien Barossa siblings, Gilda and her 9,992nd brother Zahgon hid themselves on the Earth. The former came to the planet because, allegedly, she saw a brave knight rescuing a princess in a castle while watching the Earth from Planet H-4126, 360 light-years away, and thought it was romantic. The latter, however, came looking for treasure and found what he came for when he saw Sorato Okida training with Kosei Hoshimi using Rekiness, Trigaron and Valgeness. When they were taking a break, Zahgon snuck up on them and used a Dada's Micronizer to shrink Sorato into a capsule, and then hypnotised Kosei into following him, chaining him to a chair. Intending on taking the three Meteokaiju as his plunder, he forced Kosei to activate them for his amusement, threatening to pour Hipporit Tar over Sorato and turn him into a bronze statue if he did not comply. After having his fun, he shrank Kosei as well and then fell asleep. Gilda came over and took Kosei, replacing him with a doll replica so that Zahgon would not notice. Gilda then took Kosei to her room and decided to make him play with her, saying that specimens like him should be preserved since humanity is doomed.

Ayumu Ichido then went to the site at Tsukiyomi Highlands in Gunma where she detected a gravitational anomaly, deciding to look for Sorato and Kosei there after she lost contact with them. She encountered the sleeping Zahgon and then Gilda, finding Kosei in the process. Gilda was pushed over in a tussle with Ayumu while trying to save Kosei, which caused her human form to unravel and reveal her true Alien Barossa form, having used Shaplay Metal to look human and Zarab's Universal Translator to speak with. Ayumu and Kosei then went to rescue Sorato, waking up Zahgon in the process, who was fought off by the Meteokaiju until Gilda came and argued with him. Ayumu then used the Micronizer in reverse to restore Kosei and Sorato back to their normal sized before getting out of the hideout, but Zahgon followed them and used crushed Morpho butterfly powder on himself to grow into a giant. Ultraman Omega and the three Meteokaiju then fought him together. Wearing the Valgeness Armor, Omega almost destroyed Zahgon with the Valgeness Halberd Quadrants until Barossa's mother urged them to stop fighting, scolding the siblings for trying again to take humans and telling them to let the humans go, which they reluctantly agreed to.

Afterwards, the three Barossas visited the humans at the Oyahinode building, gifting them Mandalin Flower dumplings as an apology gift before disappearing through a Bullton's dimensional wormhole. ^{The House of Barossa}

Trivia

• Human form actress: Haruka Momokawa (Gilda)
• Voice actors: Kenta Miyake (Zahgon), Yoshiko Sakakibara (Mother)
• Suit actors: Ikkan Hirata (Zahgon), Kaho Ando (Gilda), Hiroyuki Arai (Mother)
• This is Haruka Momokawa's second live-action role in the New Generation era after Rui Takada in Ultraman X and Yoshiko Sakakibara's return to the franchise 35 years after voicing Jean Echo in Ultraman: Towards the Future.
• According to Takao Nakano, Gilda was named after actress Gilda Radner.
• Zahgon, Gilda, and their mother are the first Barossa to be spared by an Ultra.
• Gilda and her mother are the first female Barossa to be introduced into the series.
• While Zahgon reuses the original Barossa suit, Gilda's head is newly crafted while their mother uses a suit used for stage show appearances.
• Like the first and fourth Barossa, the Barossa family only speak by chanting and grunting 'Barossa' repeatedly, though they were able to bypass this language barrier using Alien Zarab's Universal Translator.
• Despite taking place in a universe separate from Ultraman Z's, Zahgon and Gilda are still referred to as the fifth and sixth generations of the race, respectively, implying that they belong to the same brood as the Barossa seen in prior entries. This may also explain how Zahgon was able to recognize Sorato as an Ultra.
  • Their dimension hopping was likely made possible from their possession of Bullton pieces.

Data

Stats

• Height: 2 ~ 53 m, 1.7 m (Gilda)
• Weight: 110 kg ~ 25,000 t, 70 kg (Gilda)
• Origin: Planet Barossa

Powers and Weapons

• Generation I
• Generation II
• Generation III
• Generation IV
• Generation V
• Generation VI

• King Joe: The alien's main transportation is a King Joe robot, it is also his alternative to fight instead of enlarging himself.
• Hypnosis: Once someone is focused on the swirls on his palm, Barossa would spin his hand around chanting, lulling them into a hypnotic trance, giving him time to escape or take control of them. Since an Alien Barossa is naturally unintelligible, they are forced to use a victim of hypnosis to do the talking.
• Agility: Alien Barossa is capable of moving at astounding speeds.
• Weapons: Barossa has an arsenal of weapons that he collected.
  • Invisibility Cape: Made from Sartan's hair, wearing it turns Barossa invisible.
  • Alien Shaplay's Laser Gun: Alien Barossa possesses a laser gun. This was the same model used by an Alien Shaplay under Gua Army's servitude in Ultraman X episode 14.
  • Micronizer Device : Dada's shrink ray, which he used to enlarge himself.
  • Bat Axe : Mold's combat tomahawk.
  • Bat Calibur : Juda's sword.
  • Magma Saber : Alien Magma's Pata.
  • Hoshikirimaru : Zamsher's katana.
  • Sword Zamber : Mechazam's sword.
  • Babarue Stick : Alien Babarue's sasumata, only the pronged half was shown.
  • Raiding Sword : A pair of swords from the Valis Raiders.
  • Alien Gapiya Abel's Machete
  • Alien Bat Gurashie's Sword

Hypnosis

Weapons

Invisibility Cape

Micronizer Device

Magma Saber

Gurashie's Sword

• Flight: Wings appear from Barossa's back, which allow him to fly.
• Baro Punch : A punch attack.
• Killer Flash /Keylla Flash: Barossa can flash blinding lights from his eyes like Keylla.
• Weapons: Barossa has an arsenal of weapons that he collected.
  • Pedanium Launcher : An arm cannon utilized by certain model of King Joe units.
  • Metsuboros' Mechanical Claws: Gillvalis' own arms, taken from Metsuboros' remains. Barossa II can also summon the weapon by calling Gillvalis' name.
    • Energy Whips: Purple energy whips that are generated from the barrels. They can be used to strike or ensnare opponents.
  • Galactron Veil : Galactron MK2's axe.
  • Beliarok : The Beliarok temporarily chose Barossa to be its wielder.
    • Final Break : Energy projectiles Barossa launches from the Beliarok.
  • Juran Seeds: The seeds from the giant plant Juran. After swallowing them, Barossa II enlarges his body to giant size.

Flight

Killer Flash

Pedanium Launcher and Metsuboros' Mechanical Claws

Energy Whips

Galactron Veil

Beliarok

Final Break

Juran Seeds

• Goron Club : Gorothunder's club. It can change its size to match its wielder's size. Barossa III can either hit targets with the Goron Club directly, or throw it towards them in a homing attack, with the weapon returning to his hand after each throw.
• Growth: By drinking a bubble tea by absorbing it into his forehead, the starch in it allows Barossa III to grow to his full size. Barossa can presumably use starch from other dietary sources to grow bigger as well, and states that this technique works by energizing his Barobaro Cells .
• Barubaru Beam : The giant Barossa can shoot beams of energy from his eyes.

Goron Club

Growth

Barubaru Beam

• Flight: Wings appear from Barossa's back, which allow him to fly.
• Hand Rays: Barossa is able to fire spiraling golden rays from his hands.
• King Joe STORAGE Custom: The STORAGE custom of King Joe that was stolen from STORAGE.
• Bullton: Alien Barossa combined the two pieces to merge into Bullton, it was used to suck Ultraman Z into another dimension.
• Ultra Medals: The Ultra Medals that has stolen from Haruki Natsukawa, which prevents him from transforming into Ultraman Z.
• Small Desimonia: The small Desimonia that he got from Planet Desimo.
• Weapons: Barossa has an arsenal of weapons that he collected.
  • Kodaigon The Other's sea bream: The sea bream that he got from the Other. It can be used as a weapon to throw it at the opponent and make it bite them.
  • Gilfas' head blade: The head blade that he got from Gilfas can be used as a sword.
  • Juran Seed: A seed from the giant plant Juran. After swallowing them, Barossa IV enlarges his body to giant size.

Flight

Hand Rays

King Joe STORAGE Custom

Bullton

Small Desimonia

Kodaigon The Other's sea bream

Gilfas' head blade

Juran Seed

• Hypnosis: Zahgon can take control of victims by chanting and lulling them into a hypnotic trance, as long as they're focused on the swirls of his palm.
• Portable Artificial Brain: Allows Zahgon to speak human languages, shared with his sister.
• Weapons: Zahgon has an arsenal of weapons that he collected.
  • Sadistein : Alien Gapiya Sadis' machete.
  • Bat Calibur : Juda's sword.
  • Charija's staff
  • Raiding Sword : Valis Raider's sword.
  • Taganular's claws
  • Barrilin Club : Barriguiler's club.
  • Micronizer Device: Dada's shrink ray, which was used to capture Sorato and Kosei in capsules. Ayumu later used it to revert Sorato and Kosei back to their normal sizes.
  • Hipporit Tar : Alien Hipporit's green liquid, which turns victims into bronze statues.
  • Morpho butterfly Scales: The poisonous scales from a Morpho butterfly's wings, crushed into a powder. After sprinkling this powder on his body, Zahgon enlarges himself to giant size.
  • Onion's Club : Onion's kanabō, which Zahgon uses in combat. It can deflect projectiles when swung, create earth-rupturing shockwaves by slamming it on the ground, and send opponents flying in a single swing.

Hypnosis

Portable Artificial Brain

Weapons

Taganular's claw

Barrilin Club

Micronizer Device

Hipporit Tar

Morpho butterfly Scales

Onion's Club

• Shaplay Metal: Allows Gilda to maintain a human form.
• Portable Artificial Brain: Allows Gilda to speak human languages, shared with her brother.
• Alien Bibbidiba Transforming Stick : Gilda used the magical stick to transform anything that suits her, including transforming Kosei's casual outfit into regal ones.

Shaplay Metal and Human Form

Portable Artificial Brain

Alien Bibbidiba Transforming Stick

Other Media

Howl, Cosmo Beast Fighters!

An Alien Barossa named Oruchi was a participant of a martial arts tournament called Breaking Survival, alongside Gregore Arugeti, Zamurai and Ultraman Regulos. He was seemingly defeated by Zamurai, but actually snuck backstage to steal the tournament's winning prize. However, Ultraman Ribut arrived and defeated him. ^{Howl, Cosmo Beast Fighters!}

Trivia

• Oruchi first wielded Ace Killer's weapon, was unarmed when Zamurai finished him, and wore Alien Magma's Magma Saber after going backstage.