Zuckal is an Alien L85, a race of peaceful aliens. Zuckal, along his wife and children, were the only Alien L85 to appear. Zuckal appeared in episode 21 of Ultraman 80 to fight against the monster, Gamos.
Subtitle: Alien L85
History
Ultraman 80
Zuckal was a member of the Space G-Men, an organization mainly consisting of aliens from the Andromeda Galaxy that handle Kaiju. One day, the unexpected occurred when Gamos, an acid-spraying Kaiju, invaded Zuckal's home world, causing widespread catastrophe and murdering Zuckal's wife and son, Jupiter , in the process. Zuckal swore a vendetta against the one who devastated his world, dedicating his life to chasing Gamos for 20 years as he continued to ravage the universe, becoming his group's second most wanted evil monster.
With Gamos now attacking Earth, Zuckal arrived to settle his score with it. However, he was spotted near one of Gamos' attacks, making the UGM suspect he may be working with the monster. Takeshi was skeptical, recognizing him as an Alien L85, who he knew were a friendly race. The group soon tracked him down, with one member shooting him in the arm as he fled. Takeshi found the alien, who recognized him as Ultraman 80, but seeing Zuckal's injury, bandaged it up and chose not to alert his crewmates. Gamos then appeared, and Takeshi joined UGM in combatting it in their ships. They were doing well, but Zuckal began to telepathically disorient Takeshi from the ground, allowing Gamos to escape.
Takeshi located Zuckal once more with his Ultra Ears, and they briefly fought with wooden sticks until Zuckal revealed he was a member of the Space G-Men. He explained that he was not aiding the monster, but with only two days left until he retired from the Space G-Men, he wished to capture Gamos himself to avenge his wife and child, and was willing to sacrifice his own life to do so. Takeshi tried to persuade Zuckal not to fight due to his injuries, and that he could defeat Gamos himself. Zuckal was touched, saying he would have liked to have a son like him, but warned him that only he knew Gamos' weakness. Takeshi was still adamant, so Zuckal pretended to be convinced only to knock him out so he could handle the monster alone.
Zuckal grew in size and entered a purple, monstrous form, engaging the acidic creature using nothing but his bare fists. However, he was outmatched, as Gamos knocked him around with his claws and fired explosive spikes at him. Junkichi Ito tried to aid the alien, but was kept away by Gamos' acid. Takeshi eventually awoke and transformed into Ultraman 80 to come to Zuckal's aid. A mortally wounded Zuckal, seeing 80 struggling, chose to tell him Gamos' weakness, high-frequency sounds. 80 used the Ultra High Frequency to weaken Gamos and finished it with the Buckle Beam.
80 held Zuckal in his arms as he thanked the Ultra and told him he could now be with his wife and son, before succumbing to his wounds. 80 carried his body into space and sent it adrift. Back on Earth as Takeshi, he gazed at the night sky, remembering Zuckal's sacrifice. Shine for Eternity! Space GMan 85
Trivia
- Actor: Takeshi Obayashi
- Modeling: Shinichi Wakasa
- The Space G-Men could be a reference to a 1963 Japanese TV show set in space with the same name.
- Zuckal mentions that he does not have the ability to take a human form.
- Zuckal's roars are reused Hoe's roars, in fact those roars are extracted and modified from Seagorath.
- Zuckal's giant form's head is a reused Zarudon's head.
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| Ultraman 80 Kaiju | |
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| Crescent | Gikogilar | Hoe | Zandrias | Alien Bam | Mechagiras | Abdolaars | Noiseler | Tabra | Gabishale | Jacky | Aruma | Zuruzla | Medan | Alien Vibros | Gora | Alien Gorgon | Saramandora | Zarudon | Myu | Devilon | Alien Ruria | Sawako Hoshi | Lavras | Daron | Gymaira | Gaus | Okorin Ball | Alien L85 Zuckal | Gamos | Underground Men | Queen Einus | Gomora II | Amoeza | Alien Fantas | Robo-Fo | Argon | Akuzone | Gera | Alien Argo | Val | Zakira | Cathy | Alien Zatan | Zatan Silver | Zora | Barrack Ship | Gazera | Angoras | Fire-Draco | Guwaganda | Baltan Warship | Alien Baltan V | Ghostdon | Tetsuon | Space Plant | Jihibikiran | Barebadon | Zurasuimar | Alien Galagala | King Galtan | Delusion Ultraseven | Alien Baltan VI | Marjin | Red King III | Glovusk | Idatenran | Plazma | Minazma | Margodon | |