Apatee is a Kaiju that appeared in Ultraman Gaia. It is the first of the Metal Organisms to attack the Earth.
Subtitle: Metal Organism
History[]
Ultraman Gaia[]
Apatee in its spaceship form
Apatee was an organism from space, created by the Radical Destruction Bringer, who saw Ultraman Gaia's battle against C.O.V. and created Apatee to mimic him. Apatee was deployed to Earth in the form of a spaceship and was planning to be deployed to Tokyo, Japan, to encounter Gaia. However, it was discovered by GUARD of Europe, and using the video footage of him, XIG determined that it was a metallic organism. As Apatee reached a desert, the XIG Peace Carry brought the XIG Fighter SS and SG to the site and immediately opened fire on him. However, Apatee cleverly pretended to crash, then morphed into spikes and threw himself at Fighter three, piercing its wing.
Then it uniformed into a humanoid form and used its spear to down Fighter two. A frequency was picked up around him, allowing Gamu Takayama to realize why Apatee was using such a humanoid form. Gamu then jumped from the Peace Carry, and transformed into Ultraman Gaia.
After Gaia appeared, the two fought and Gaia gained the upper hand. However, Apatee was not down yet and shifted himself a suit of armor. The two fought again, and Gaia was beaten down due to Apatee's improved speed and stamina. Soon, Apatee began to slash at the giant with its spear and trap him using spikes as a cage. However, Peace Carry blew away some of the spikes, allowing Gaia to escape.
Unfortunately, Gaia lost much of his health from the attack and soon fell over as his Life Gauge blinked. Apatee rose again, and Gaia used the rest of his energy to attack the organism with the Quantum Stream. But Apatee rose again, this time using a javelin. Just as the organism was about to kill Gaia, a blue light hit him (presumably the Photon Crusher), and Apatee exploded, allowing Gaia to see the other Ultraman: Agul. His Name is Gaia
Apatee's parts, along with Alguros's, later became part of the monster Mimos. A New Battle ~Version-up Fight!~
Trivia[]
- When Apatee falls, the sound of shattering glass is played.
- Apatee's roars are the sound of elephant trumpets and bending metal sped up.
- Apatee also creates the noise of falling metal bars when he runs or walks.
- Apatee possesses a Life Gauge that is similar to Gaia's, which emphasizes his original purpose created as an ideal challenge for Gaia. However, Apatee wasn't shown the capability of transforming itself into a fake Ultraman like Alguros.
- In Ultraman Zero & All Star Ultraman Transcendence!! Ultra League, Apatee fought alongside Darambia, Kaiser Dobishi, Zeluganoid and King Goldras against Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna and Ultraman Gaia.
Data[]
- Stats
- Height: 52.5 m
- Weight: 52,500 t
- Origin: Space
- Powers and Weapons
- Shapeshifting Metal : Although its body is made of steel, Apatee can morph his body at will.
- Spikes: Apatee can transform its body into several large spikes that electrify when touched.
- Armor: Apatee can morph himself a suit of armor that enhances its speed and stamina.
- Spear: Apatee can morph its right hand into a sword like spear that can slash.
- Javelin: Apatee can conjure a sharp javelin used to kill opponents, much like the spear.
- Spaceship: Apatee can morph himself into a spaceship for travel.
- Resistance: Apatee is resistant to weaker beams, such as the Quantum Stream, and will require two beams to kill him.
Other Media[]
Mega Monster Battle: ULTRA MONSTERS NEO[]
Apatee's game card
Apatee reappeared in this arcade game in a card form as an ability card (yellow). The ability works by increasing the players attack and defense by 100 for the round they used it in only. Mega Monster Battle: ULTRA MONSTERS NEO
Merchandise[]
Ultra Monster Series[]
- Metal Organism Apatee (1998)
- Release date: 1998
- ID Number: 123
- Price: 600 yen
- JAN/ISBN: 4902425705859
- Materials: ATBC-PVC
- One of the first Ultra Monster Series figures to be based on a monster from Ultraman Gaia, Apatee is a 6-inch figure that features 2 points of articulation on the hands. Molded in silver ATBC-PVC plastic, Apatee features gradient black detailing, some gold-and-blue on the fake color timer, and additional gold on the cycloptic eye. Apatee's right arm is molded into a Spear-like configuration.
- Metal Organism Apatee (2000)
- Release date: 2000
- ID Number: 21
- Price: 700 yen
- JAN/ISBN: 4902425705859
- Materials: ATBC-PVC
- Apatee is once again re-released for the 2000 Ultra Monster Series lineup, with an additional foldable data card used for the 2000 Ultra Hero Series releases. Apatee also had a minor change on the deco: his color timer's blue crystal is now smaller. The color timer & the eye remains the same as the 1998 release.
- Metal Organism Apatee (2009)
- Release date: February 11, 2009
- ID Number: EX
- Price: 800 yen
- JAN/ISBN: 4543112717788
- Materials: PVC
- the Apatee figure is released twice for the 2009 Ultra Monster Series lineup. He also features a different deco, with his gunmetal body now replaced with a slightly reddish tone, and both sides of his color timer are now applied with the same gold paint.
ULTRA-ACT[]
- Apatee (unreleased)
- Tamashii Nations also created a prototype of an ULTRA-ACT Apatee figure, displayed at the TAMASHII NATION 2011 event. However, given that the ULTRA-ACT line is replaced with S.H.Figuarts, this figure is not likely to saw release in the future. Apatee would've also come with a set of spikes that are used to electrocute Gaia.
Yutaka[]
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Gallery[]
Ultraman Gaia[]
Miscellaneous[]
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