Alien Magma

Alien Magma^[1][2] (マグマ星人 Maguma Seijin) are a catlike alien race from the planet Magma in Ultraman Leo. The Alien Magmas were a brutal alien race and the ones who were responsible for the destruction of Planet L77.

Subtitles:

• Alien Magma: Saber Tyrant (サーベル暴君 Sāberu Bōkun)
• Alien Magma Trio: Evil Battle Aliens (悪の戦闘星人 Aku no Sentō Seijin)

History

Ultraman Leo

First appearance

The one Alien Magma that lead his twin Giras Brothers in destroying Planet L77 set his eyes on conquering the Earth. But Ultraseven who had returned as the protector of the planet stood in his way. Using his bodyguards Giras Brothers, Alien Magma I lead his trio and they brutalized Seven and soon the Ultra Warrior's leg was twisted by Black Giras, breaking it and creating a terrible fracture.

At that moment, Ultraman Leo appeared to assist Seven, seeking revenge against the alien for his home's destruction by their hands. Even with the tides of battle in favor of Magma and the Giras Brothers, Leo and Seven managed to hold off the trio. After being beaten down by Leo, Magma and the Giras Brothers retreated for the time being. The Death of Seven! Tokyo Is Sinking! Sometime after Tokyo is flooded with tidal waves, the Giras Brothers were released again, this time to cause destruction in the flooded city. Ultraman Leo also returned, only to be beaten down by the two Giras Brothers until the Magma Alien returned as well to assist them. With the help of Dan's Ultra Psychokinesis, Leo managed to decapitate the Giras Brothers' heads. With Magma being of little match to Leo's superior martial arts skills, Magma fled the scene, leaving Leo still bitter at the trouble they have caused. The Big Sink! The Last Day of the Japanese Archipelago

Trivia

• Suit actor: Yoshihisa Urakami
  • During his fight with Ultraman Leo, the suit actor of Alien Magma face paint was washed away by the set for the ocean.
• This Alien Magma possess a cloak compared to his later incarnations, thus given the designation Heavily Armed Type (重武装タイプ Jū Busō Taipu).
• Alien Magma and the Giras Brothers' fights with Ultraseven and Ultraman Leo were referenced by Ultraman Zero in New Ultraman Retsuden episode 14.

Second appearance

Sometime later, another Alien Magma, who is the younger brother of the original, appears, trying to court with a monster named Rolan until he was driven away by Gen (Ultraman Leo's human form). Later after Rolan had taken a human form and befriended several children by creating pinwheels from her feathers, Magma returned, destroying some of her pinwheels until he was chased off again by MAC. However as Rolan tried to return home, Magma attacked and became frustrated by her for not agreeing to marry him, so he then tries to kill her until Ultraman Leo arrived himself to protect the kind monster. Again, Alien Magma was overpowered by Leo's skills and met his end after being impaling through the heart with one of Rolan's pinwheels. Japan Masterpiece Folklore Series - The Monster's Favor

Trivia

• Alien Magma's face would change between his two appearances. His first (and currently ongoing) appearance, his mouth and eyes are actually the suit actor's own eyes and mouth, painted silver to match his head's appearance. For Magma's second appearance, he wears a mouthpiece that matches his head mold better.
• The second Alien Magma is labeled as Alien Magma II by some magazines, however, he is officially still part of the first generation of Alien Magma.
• Alien Magma's reappearance was due to the strong recommendation of the child actors from the Ultraman Leo series.
• This Alien Magma's suit would be used to create Alien Babarue later on in the series.

Andos Melos

In Andro Melos, a trio of Alien Magma, known as the Alien Magma Trio (マグマ星人3人衆 Maguma Seijin San-ninshu), were "Battle Aliens" from the Guar Army, the leader of the trio was a cyborg.

The Magma aliens first appeared in Andro Melos episode 1 as the 3 appeared out of the fog and attacked Andro Wolf on Planet S46. The 3 completely dominated Andro Wolf as he was distracted by the Guar Army laughing at him. The Magma Trio stopped attacking the wounded warrior as Wolf was put unconscious by the Guar Army.

The next episode the aliens appear again. As Andro Melos is exploring Planet Nattsu Alpha a Alien Magma hides behind some space rocks and tells the rest of the Magmas that an Andro warrior has arrived. As Andro Melos was completely oblivious the Magma Trio stealthy attacked the warrior. This fight continued onto the next episode as Melos is asked to help Andro Mars on fighting Dachimilan, Melos is still fighting the 3 aliens. Then the 3 say they where the ones that almost killed Andro Wolf so Melos becomes angry but he became trapped by the leader of the 3, Remodeled Alien Magma as Andro Melos was paralyzed!

The next episode begins and Andro Melos broke out of the mace trap and used his Eye Slugger-like weapons. The episode ends as Melos slices two Magma's maces presumming the end for the rein of the 3 alien Magmas.

Trivia

• In this series, it is established that there is more than one different design for Alien Magma's race, each with a different weapon of choice. The leader Magma is seen with white hair and red eyes with a dagger for a weapon. Another Magma in his normal colors is seen with a chained mace among the trio.
• Magazines have labled the Magma leader as Remodeled Alien Magma (改造マグマ星人 Kaizō Maguma Seijin).

Ultraman Mebius

In this series, an Alien Magma is seen facing off against the Space Swordsman Zamsher on a meteor heading towards Earth. Even after a second Alien Magma comes to aid the first in battle, the two aliens were ultimately killed by Zamsher.

Trivia

• Voice actor: Tetsu Inada (Red and Blue haired)
• The Second Alien Magma has a slightly different color scheme from the original Alien Magma. His hair is white, his eyes were red, and he possesses a hook appendage replacing his hand. The entire band is led by Magma Leader.
• The Magma also stated that one of his brothers had invaded Earth before, a reference to the original Magma.
• The Magmas were never intended to return in Mebius, but to show the power of Zamsher, he and Alien Valky were added by slightly modifying suits used in stage shows.

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie

Alien Magma reappeared as one of Ultraman Belial's 100 Monster Army. He was seen teaming up with Alien Babarue, Alien Nackle, and Dada to kill Rei while the Ultras and Rei's monsters fought Ultraman Belial's other monsters, but Rei transformed into Reimon and killed his attackers in short order with Babarue first, followed by Magma, with a kick to the groin and then landing hard with a boom, Nackle and Dada.

Trivia

• Alien Magma is one of the aliens that makes up Belyudra's body in the movie.

Ultraman Ginga

In the side story "Friends Left Behind", Magma is stranded on Earth, in possession of the Zetton Spark Doll. Angered that no one paid attention to him and that he was always overlooked by Dark Lugiel, he vents his frustrations on Kenta and Chigusa and almost destroys the Earth with Zetton, but his plans are thwarted by the timely arrival of Ultraman Ginga. In the end, he is reverted to Spark Doll form alongside Zetton as he and Zetton decided to became Ginga's pupil, which the Ultra agreed and fly away with them.

Trivia

• Suit actor: Koichi Toshima
• In Ultraman Ginga, when Alien Magma was seen enlarged, the purse which was given to him by Alien Valky also enlarged and when being reduced to a Spark Doll, the purse was seen again, also shrunk in order to fit into his use.
• Magma very briefly adopted a stray cat which he called Nekogiras, and the two sat around a fire, until the cat ran off, making Magma yell in anger, because he had been isolated by everyone. Its name is derived from the Giras Brothers.
• Despite being "Lived" before Alien Icarus, he can be seen in Spark Doll form just before Dark Lugiel "Lived" Alien Icarus.
  • This could, however, be another Alien Magma that was also turned into a Spark Doll.

Ultraman X

Alien Magma appeared along with Alien Shaplay as mercenaries hired by Gina Spectre who swear their allegiance to as they join Gina in witnessing the arrival of her brother Mold Spectre from another dimension.

Magma was soon tasked along with Shaplay to guard Ultraman Victory's host Sho as he was soon tied up and mouth guarded by Mold. While happily stating that they would take over the universe with the Guar Army, Sho escapes and uses his Victorian abilities to knock down the aliens.

While looking for Sho, Magma and Shaplay came across Arisa and Asuna and fought them while Mold fought Ultraman X and had the upper hand. Magma then decided to change his size and joined Mold in fighting and defeating X until Sho reclaimed his Victory Lancer and fired an EX Red King bullet that distracted them long enough for everyone to escape.

Magma, along with Shaplay, were soon whipped and scolded by Gina for letting Sho get away shortly before joining Mold in standing by for the Guar Army to arrive until Xio arrived and distracted them long enough for Ultramen X and Victory to arrive and Magma, along with Mold, fought them and Magma was losing with Victory launching three Victorium Slashes and blasts from his King Joe Launcher.

Magma and Mold were confronted by Exceed X and Victory Knight who gained the upper hand over them thanks to the training the Ultra hosts did with each other. Magma was then distracted by the Knight Victorium Flash and then destroyed by the Knight Victorium Shoot. End of the Rainbow Sword of Victory

Trivia

• Voice actor: Isamu Yusen
• This is the first Alien Magma to utilize the same weapon on both arms.
• His designation with the Guar Army is a reference to the Alien Magma Trio from the Andro Melos series.

Ultraman Taiga

Main article: Maguma

An Alien Magma named Maguma appeared as a Villain Guild operative who originally plotted alongside Markind and a few members to lure Young Mother Zandrias into fighting Zegun to demonstrate their monster's strength. Months after disappearing from Hellberus intervention, Maguma returned alongside Markind where they offered their service to EGIS at the height of Woola's crisis and eventually accepted as one of their members.

Data

Alien Magma (Blue eyes)

Alien Magma (Red eyes)

Stats

• Height: 1.9 ~ 57 m, 57 m (Andro Melos), 2 m (Taiga)
• Weight: 75 kg ~ 22,000 t, 20,000 t (Andro Melos)
• Magma Saber length: 25 m (large)

Powers and ​Weapons

• Energy Beam: Magma can fire a blue, missile-strength energy beam from his hands.
• Arrow Ray (アロー光線 Arō Kōsen): Magma can fire a series of human-sized spears from his fingers.
• Magma Saber (マグマサーベル Maguma Sāberu): Magma is armed with a long Pata that he can use with vast skill. In Ultraman X he can wield two of these.
  • Saber Beam (サーベルビーム Sāberu Bīmu): Energy beam fired from the Magma Saber.
• Magma Hook (マグマフック Maguma Fukku): When needed, Magma can also transform his left hand into a hook.
  • Hook Launch: When needed, Magma can launch his hook at his foes.
• Teleportation: Magma is capable of teleporting long distances at will. When he does so lightning will appear and engulf him.
• Size Change: Alien Magma can change his size from that of a human to that of a giant.
• Magmatic Chain (マグマチックチェーン Magumachikku Chēn): A chain that was used to restrain Astra on his left thigh. This chain is strong, so much so that it even blocked Ultraman King's own ESP powers to shatter it, forcing Astra to wear it for the remainder of his life.

ULTRA MONSTERS

• Saber Rush (サーベルラッシュ Sāberu Rasshu): Alien Magma rushes and rapidly attacks with the Magma Saber.
• Slide Saber (スライドサーベル Suraido Sāberu):
• Single-Blade Two Flashes Lodging Cut (一刀二閃居合い斬り Ittō Nisen Iaigiri): A tag-team attack with Zamsher. Both rushes towards the opponent and lays a single slash before drawing their swords back, leaving the opponent with a huge damage.
• Venom Claw Rush (ベノムクローラッシュ Benomu Kurō Rasshu):

Ultraman Ginga

• Human Disguise: Alien Magma can disguise as a human though his method was by fooling the person's eyesight into thinking that he is indeed a human.
• Dark Dummy Spark: Magma has a Dark Dummy Spark.
  • DarkLive: Magma can use his Dark Dummy Spark to DarkLive.
  • Dark Dummy Spark Endowment: Bestowed by Dark Lugiel, Alien Magma can give any individual a Dark Dummy Spark by corrupting their heart.

Energy Beam

Arrow Ray

Magma Saber

Saber Beam

Hook Launch

Teleportation

Size Change

Human Disguise

Dark Dummy Spark

DarkLive

Dark Dummy Spark Endowment

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Alien Magma (cyborg)

Stats

• Height: 57 m
• Weight: 25,000 t

Powers and Weapons

• Magma Saber: Magma is armed with a very large sword-like blade that he can use with vast skill.

Magma Master・Magna

Main article: Magma Master・Magna

Magma Master・Magna (マグママスター・マグナ Maguma Masuta Maguna) is a youngest member of the Rush Hunters in Mega Monster Rush Ultra Frontier.

Powers and Weapons

• Stinger Sabre: Magna can materialize his right hand into a sabre used for battle.
  • Force Sabre: Magna can unleash a slashing attack to destroy a target.
• Extraordinary Jumper: Being a close combat-type warrior, Magna can jump in an incredible height.
• Armor Strength: By unlocking his armor's true potential, Magna's combat skills can be upgraded.
• Lightning Claw: Magna can materialize a giant claw blades in his combat.

Cyber Magma

Cyber Magma (サイバーマグマ Saibā Maguma)

Stats

• Height: 57 m
• Weight: 22,000 t
• Origin: Xio headquarters
• Cyber Power: 17/25

Powers and ​Weapons

• Magma Saber: Magma is armed with a very large sword-like blade that he can use with vast skill. He can also fire missile-strength energy blasts from it.
• Hook: When needed, Magma can also transform his left hand into a hook.

Spark Doll

Alien Magma's Spark Doll was DarkLived by Dark Lugiel before his defeat. He DarkLived his Zetton Spark Doll and battled against the original Ultraman, Tiga, and Ginga in episode 35 of New Ultraman Retsuden. However, he was outmatched by Ginga and was reverted back into a Spark Doll. Afterwards, he requested to be Ginga's pupil and was accepted.

Other Media

Ultra Zone

Alien Magma appears alongside Alien Babarue in an episode of Ultra Zone. Magma is working as a waiter, and serves various customers.

Ultraman Galaxy

Alien Magma reappeared in the puzzle role-playing game for mobile devices, Ultraman Galaxy as a R (Rare) card that you can unlock him in one of the levels in the game with a high chance of getting Magma.

Mega Monster Rush Ultra Frontier

Main article: Magma Master・Magna

Merchandise

Alien Magma Spark Doll

Alien Magma vs. Leo and Astra

Magma Master Magna card

Ultra-Act Alien Magma

X-Plus 25cm Alien Magma

The Hyper Hobby Brother Red.

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General Trivia

• As stated in Andro Melos, the Magma has a very complex organization known as the Magma Saber Band, consisting of Brother Blue (original), Brother Red (red eyes, white hair, and pink mouth part), Custom Magma (seen in Andro Melos photo (center)), and Magma Leader, a comics only appearance.
• In a stage show where Ultraseven appears to help Geed with the aid of his Capsule Kaiju, Alien Magma refers to the latter as Pokémon before being scolded by everyone present.

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