Alien Quraso[1] are a race of aliens that appeared in episode 7 of Ultraseven. A race of normally peaceful aliens, a single Alien Quraso - an escaped prisoner and serial murderer known as Prisoner 303 - fled to Earth where he immediately resumed his criminal acts, stealing the life force of humans and consuming gasoline. Fortunately, information sent by the other Quraso to Earth was vital in tracking 303 down, who eventually met his end in battle against Ultraseven.
Subtitle: Flame Phantom
History
Ultraseven
One sunny day a couple hunters went out into a forest to hunt birds when they found a small saucer-like device. With both of them splitting up one of them screamed from the life draining power of Alien Quraso and soon did the same to his friend when he found him. Alien Quraso went to a gas station later that day, draining the life of the clerk, drinking the local gasoline, shocking an unsuspecting woman, and partially draining the life from one of the employees. The employee managed to contact the Ultra Guard before he passed out and soon the squad arrived on the scene, finding the woman, who passed out and the nozzle Alien Quraso fed from. At that moment they heard gunfire which led them to one of the hunters Alien Quraso attacked. Soon after, they found the strange saucer device that was actually a radar jammer and destroyed it with a small bomb. Back at the station that day, the Ultra Guard had been receiving messages from space. One of the TDF agents was able to decipher the message. It was a warning from planet Quraso. A murderer had escaped from their planet to Earth, and they urged the humans to shoot the creature on sight! Alien Quraso appeared that night in a family's garage feeding on spare gasoline when the older son came to investigate a noise. Alien Quraso had the family cornered, except for the younger son who went for help. When the Ultra Guard arrived, Alien Quraso simply fled the house, but he did manage to escape using one of their members and their cars. With her he managed to sneak inside the Ultra Guard's base and took one of their fighters with him in control. The other Ultra Guard members attempted a rescue mission by forcibly docking their three fighters so Alien Quraso could not escape. Dan tried to put Alien Quraso into submission, but his knock out shock and flames made it difficult and soon set the craft aflame. Dan requested that the fighters be undocked so only he and Alien Quraso would be harmed, but before the vehicle hit the ground Dan turned into Ultraseven and survived while he grew much larger. However, before Alien Quraso could do anything, he exploded. At the end of the episode, Earth begins a friendly relationship with Planet Quraso.Space Prisoner 303
Trivia
- Alien Quraso is the first instance of an alien criminal from a normally-peaceful race, a being whose attack on Earth does not reflect badly on the relation between Earth and their home world.
- Prisoner 303 is also the first alien antagonist who never intended to invade the Earth, instead arriving on the planet solely to continue his crime spree.
- Alien Quraso is the first instance of an alien incident ending with Earth being on better terms with the alien's world.
- Alien Quraso is the first of a few cases of an alien killing themselves, let alone by accident.
- Alien Quraso is one of the aliens and monsters to makes up Belyudra's left arm in Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie.
- Alien Quraso's suit is actually the suit of Kemur from Ultra Q and Ultraman, only with a different head.
- An Alien Quraso appears in the background of the 2011 ULTRAMAN manga in the Alien City, along with Alien Icarus and Alien Bell.
- Alien Quraso's katakana name is derived from the katakana for the word "Dracula".
- The original pronunciation for Alien Quraso's name was both Alien Kiyuraso and Alien Quuraso .
Data
- Stats
- Height: 2.5 ~ 43 m
- Weight: 250 kg ~ 1,000 t
- Origin: Planet Quraso
- Powers and Weapons
- Life Drain: By grabbing hold of a living target, Alien Quraso can drain their life force and absorb it into his body. This process is extremely fast, with those targeted by this technique falling unconscious or even dying within a few seconds of Quraso grabbing them.
- Gasoline Consumption: Alien Quraso can consume large quantities of gasoline without any negative side effects.
- Knock Out Shock: From the crest on his head, Alien Quraso can release an invisible shock that can knock out a human instantly. This shock can also be used for mind control.
- Flames: Alien Quraso can spew flames from his mouth.
- Growth: Alien Quraso can grow from human size to around that of Ultraseven's.
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