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Because this Kaiju is a character in the show instead of the monster-of-the-week, it has been given its own article. If you're looking for the main page, see Alien Baltan. |
Basical was an Alien Baltan and the main antagonist of Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact. His antagonistic role was due to his striving desire for the remaining Alien Baltans' survival after their planet's destruction. In a sense, Basical's existence as the sole surviving adult of his kind, as the rest of the Baltan race that survived were merely children, makes him somewhat mirror the Ultras as, like them, he is seen as the best hope for the survival of his race.
History[]
Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact[]
Following the devastation of Planet Baltan, Basical became the ruler of the wreckage, and was the sole adult survivor of his kind, with many hundreds of Child Baltans looking up to him as their protector. Realising he needed to find a new home for his species, Basical set out across the universe to look for a suitable planet, and found one in the form of Planet Earth.
As he sped through space towards the blue planet, he was cut off by the heroic Ultraman Cosmos. While Cosmos knew that Basical's reasons for invading the planet were pure, Cosmos also stated that this could not be allowed, and so the two aliens fought. After a heated battle in space, which was sighted by a young Musashi Haruno and detected by SRC, the two giants fell into the atmosphere, descending to the planet's surface.
Basical managed to survive his fall, but he soon figured out it was likely his rival had also survived his impact as well, and quickly initiated his plan before the alien hero could recover, hoping that he would succeed before Cosmos could mount a counterattack. Basical's thoughts would be proven correct, though he didn't know it yet, as Cosmos had been rescued and revived by Musashi.
Basical discovered the sleeping Don Ron and possessed it, causing it to awaken. After SRC and fighters of the National Emergency Corps Sharks killed his host, Baltan emerged in person, growing to his full size. Basical soon communicated with humanity and declared he would accept their "invitation" (the various signals and attempts of humans to contact other alien life) and presented his race's wish to immigrate to Earth, stating that he would use the Baltan's advanced technology to avert humanities own path to ruin, reverting the destruction caused by pollution and warfare, as it was the exact same path as what destroyed the Baltan's world.
The next day, alarmed by the Sharks' assault on his homeworld, he re-emerged, immediately defeated the Sharks fighters, and moved to counter-attack, declaring that he would no longer negotiate with humans and would instead merely take their world until SRC played the national anthem alongside the citizens, which lulled Basical to sleep. Despite this successful peaceful method, Sharks took this opportunity to counter-strike, which only worsened the condition until Musashi (with the help of Shirubyi) summoned Ultraman Cosmos, and both giants engaged in fiery combat. In the middle of the battle, he assumed a more battle-focused appearance, Neo Baltan .
Eventually, after Cosmos Corona Mode delivered the finishing blow, Basical halted their fight and tearfully died after knowing that his race had no other protector left. Cosmos turned his body back into his normal form, realizing even though Baltan had tried to conquer Earth, his heart had been with his people the entire time. After watching the grueling battle, the Child Baltans came down and retrieved their king's body, taking it back to their homeworld so Basical could be laid to rest among the people he had died trying to save. Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact
Ultraman Ginga[]
Basical's Spark Doll was seen in Dark Lugiel's collection alongside Alien Baltan, Alien Hipporit, Yapool, Birdon, Gatanothor, Neronga and many others.
Profile[]
- Stats
- Height: 50 m
- Weight: 35,000 t
- Origin: Planet Baltan
- Powers and Weapons
- Interdimensional Travel: Basical can travel in dimensional wormholes to reach another world.
- Pincers: Like all Baltans, Basical possess a pair of pincers, with several powers that were used for most of his attacks.
- Dry Claw Ray : Basical can fire a blue laser stream from each pincer. These streams can also electrify enemies, create lightning storms if used in Earth's atmosphere, and repel objects by sound. A variant used to freeze targets is called the Freezing Ray .
- Exploud : Basical can launch needle-like blue energy blasts from the holes on the sides of his pincers.
- Flight: Basical can extend his legs and open his "cape" to fly at very high speeds. This form is known as Basical's Flight Form .
- Adaptation: Basical can survive the cold vacuum of outer space.
- Haitsuki : The remaining piece of the destroyed Planet Baltan, it was modified by Basical to house the remaining members of his race and manipulate it to his liking.
- Claw Trap : Basical can manipulate the ground of Haitsuki into knife-like stalactites. Used to attack Cosmos despite the latter managing to escape.
- Possession: Basical can possess dormant creatures.
- Size Change: Basical can change his size from that of a human child to that of Ultraman Cosmos at will.
- Teleportation: Basical can teleport at will.
- Telepathy: Basical can use telepathy to take over communication screens to broadcast himself.
- Molting: Basical can molt his skin to escape from attacks.
- Transformation: Basical can morph his body to transform into his Neo Baltan form.
- Trap Combination : Basical splits into two copies; the first one performs the Claw Trap and the other shoots the Dry Claw Ray.
Neo Baltan
Just as Basical is equivalent to an Ultra to the Baltans he watches over, his Neo Baltan form is essentially the Baltan equivalent of an Ultra's ultimate form. In this state, Basical gains access to a new set of techniques, and most of his physical capabilities are significantly enhanced.
- Stats
- Height: 51 m
- Weight: 45,000 t
- Powers and Weapons
- Bad Knife : Neo Baltan has a large blade for his right arm.
- Blade Storm: Neo Baltan can launch blades from his blade arm. However, these blades are very easy to shatter.
- Bundle Cord : Neo Baltan can extend an energy whip from his left arm used for coiling. It can also be used to shock opponents.
- Hooked Claws: Neo Baltan can morph his hands into hooked claws if they are both damaged.
- Clones: Neo Baltan can create clones of himself.
- Teleportation: Neo Baltan can teleport short distances. However, he will deactivate his clones upon doing this.
- Bump Spray : Neo Baltan can convert his shoulder pads into hundreds of needles that can be launched at enemies in a single volley attack.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Alien Baltan/Gallery
Trivia[]
- Despite the script's attempt to display him as a misguided survivor, Basical's "chaos" was all done in self-defense or counterattacks. Even his possession of Don Ron and the resulting "rampage" consisted of Don Ron only waking up and moving around a little in the park where he was hibernating, damage caused more by collateral due to its sheer mass than actual malice, and only beginning to attack when assaulted by others, even in proportion to what was done to his host, while his attempt at conquest was initiated after he believed he had been invited and then betrayed by humanity, where they attempted to destroy the children of his race, and he initially attempted to peacefully negotiate. He was simply trying to ensure the endurance and happiness of his fellow Baltans, being the last adult of his kind, and it is not truly explained why Cosmos believed the Baltans could not co-exist with humanity, even to the point of trying to fight them off.
- While Basical still has crayfish and cicada design elements like other Baltans, his large horns and strong armor are based on that of a stag beetle.
- In some stage shows Basical is depicted as an evil alien, seen teaming with his fellow Baltans against the Ultras and even Kaiser Darkness, Sly and Tyrant.
- In another stage show, he and a Lidorias are manipulated into fighting the Ultras.