"Let me tell you one thing. The client that asked me to create that invasion device is a human."
- ―Alien Markind's words before his death
Alien Markind[2] [3] is alien species that first appeared in Ultraseven X. In subsequent appearances, they are often portrayed as merchants and financial experts.
Subtitle: Space Merchant [1]
Conception[]
Etymology[]
Markind's name is a combination of the English word Merchant and Akindo
, the word for "merchant" in Kansai dialect.History[]
Ultraseven X[]
A business man by trade, Alien Markind was contacted by his client to build an invasion device so an alien species could take over the Earth. Disguises himself as an employee for a company named Tamaru, he employed who ever he could to help build the massive device. He turned his sights on the hopeless, a group of homeless people living in the park, who like society had given up on themselves due to their laziness. They were divided into groups, the manual labor and those who used their minds to help ready the device. However a side effect of the mental work, as effortless as it seemed was that it caused the human brain to shrink.
One such body was discovered in the park, Jin and R were dispatched to investigate, upon some searching and interrogation, Jin remembered his encounter with Tamaru who was apparently involved. The two arranged a meeting as men looking for work. When they found their operation they tried to arrest the alien and halt the construction but to their shock the hopeless didn't care. While R went about halting the construction however he could Jin chased after Tamaru confronting him in a hallway.
Jin demanded answers but Tamaru attempted to simply scare him away by revealing his true form. When he saw Jin take out his Ultra Eyes, he realized he was the red giant and challenged Jin's logic on the basis that if he was to be judged then so to should the humans as they willingly give their energy to the creation of an invasion device in full knowledge. Uncertain but undeterred, Jin transformed and the two flew to an open battle ground where they did battle.
Jin trounced Tamaru and with his Eye Slugger destroyed him, but before his death he revealed to Jin that his client was in fact human. With Alien Markind gone the project was halted and the hopeless were simply released back onto the streets, while Jin's faith in humanity was left shaken.
Trivia[]
- Suit actor: Soma Aiya
- Alien Markind's human form actor and voice actor previously appeared in Ultraman Gaia as a guest star.
- While Alien Markind states that he is hired by a human to build an invasion device, in reality, it is possible that he was mistaken and that human is theorized to be an alien in disguise.
- Markind seem to have two pairs of eyes, that is, if the glowing orbs on their faces are their eyes; one pair in front and the other behind their head.
Ultraman X[]
Alien Markind (not mentioned by name) was a customer of Alien Nackle Bandello, whom the latter called "big guy". He was the one whom hired Bandello to steal the Spark Dolls from Xio and the thief later wanted his payment in the form of his planet's currency. However, he soon lost his bargain when Rui, Ultraman Zero and Ultraman X participated in Bandello's demise. When the Aegis Shines
Later, he was contacted by the Gua Army to sell them Mecha Gomora's Spark Doll and a Spark Doll detector. Refusing to pay for his service, Alien Shaplay shot Alien Markind dead. The Shining Sky, and the Land Beneath It
Trivia[]
- Voice actor: Holly Kaneko
- His appearance in Ultraman X is interesting, since the Markind race first appeared in Ultraseven X, another Ultraman show with the "X" logo.
- Bandello's customer was only revealed to be Alien Markind by producer Sei Okazaki on the official New Ultraman Retsuden blog after episode 14 aired.[4]
Jugglus Juggler Chronicle: Ja no Michi wa Hebi[]
"We arms dealers never really wished for the destruction of a world. If that happens, our business will go belly up. There will always be a small conflict somewhere, hence it’ll be nice to sell monster weapons for them. That arms dealer tried to destroy an entire planet and civilization. He tried to kill those important customers."
- ―Markind
An Alien Markind is an arms dealer who operates at Gang Satellite Phalaris' reign of terror, Jugglus Juggler sought out Alien Markind, who willingly explains the origin behind Sagittari's life exploits and her eventual encounter with the ringmaster himself. Markind also noted that despite being a fellow arms dealer, he finds Phalaris' idea to bring about the end of civilizations as extreme, since doing so would deny him and many other arms dealers of their target customers. Jugglus Juggler Chronicle: Ja no Michi wa Hebi
, a space colony that orbiting Planet Hydra where he sells monster weapons in the dark network of the space underworld. While investigating the root cause behindUltraman Taiga[]
- Main article: Markind
Alien Markind served as the host of a monster auction for the Villain Guild as he displayed the power of Zegun live and made the aliens bid. Buddy Go! The Markind also hosted the auction for Guesra, though it failed after it managed to be calmed down by Hiroyuki Kudo, making the bidders withdraw. The auction was completely cancelled when Ultraman Tregear arrived. Tregear
Data[]
- Stats
- Height: 1.7 ~ 1.9 m, 1.8 m (Taiga)
- Weight: 70 ~ 100 kg, 85 kg (Taiga)
- Origin: Planet Markind
- Powers and Weapons
- Flight: Markind can fly under his own power, despite having wings, he doesn't seem to use them for flight.
- Energy Blast: Alien Markind can fire energy blasts from his hands.
- Eye Beam: Alien Markind can fire laser beams from his eyes.
- Human Disguise: When needed Alien Markind can take on a human form.
- Ultraman X
- Spark Doll Detectors: Alien Markind had a Spark Doll detector which appeared as a white Fabergé egg. This was among the two items sold to the Gua Army.
- Spark Doll: It is possible that Markind had a collection of Spark Dolls, with one of them, Mecha Gomora was purchased to the Gua Army.
Gallery[]
Ultraseven X[]
Ultraman X[]
Ultraman Taiga[]
Miscellaneous[]
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