The Black Buster Corps (ブラックバスター隊 Burakku Basutā Tāi) were TPC's third defense team founded by Gondo Kihachi. The team specializes in piloting GUTS Shadow, a modified GUTS Wing created for stealth attack. The team's badge logo is a TPC Logo with purple background and white linings. They appeared in Ultraman Dyna.
History
Ultraman Dyna
The team itself made their debut when they launched to rescue Ryo and Kariya, whom both piloted a GUTS Eagle Gamma from Clone Daigelun. They used the GUTS Shadow and destroyed the monster. Gondo introduce them to Super GUTS later along with Kenji Fudo, the younger brother of Asuka's late rival, Takeru Fudo. Super GUTS sent Kenji and Shin into space onto an asteroid where Yamazaki's transmission took place. Shortly after the duo landed in a secret hanger, the warhead containing Evolu cells was found. Once Kenji and Shin shot down Zomborg Soldiers, they made their way to the mad doctor only for him to trap Shin and convince Kenji to slide his gun away from him. After Yamazaki and Kenji had a gunfighht and wounded each other from their guns, the mad scientist used the syringe containing Evolu cells and injected it into himself, turning into Zomborg. Ultraman Dyna battle the mutant and finally stopped the missile from reaching Earth. Kenji was alive with his right hand injured. He had changed his view towards Asuka and quit the Black Busters. The Light and Shadow of the Youthful
Despite the team being one of the best attack team in Ultraman Series history, but it defected to a more antagonistic role as seen when Gondo sent them to capture Asuka in order to create Terranoid. However, the team met it's downfall when Zeluganoid attacks the TPC Mars base. Though they tried their best to attack Zeluganoid with GUTS Shadow's ambush technique, but Zeluganoid was able to outsmart the troops. Final Chapter I: A New Shadow
Reika, the last surviving member of Black Buster guided Ryo to Daigo's home where Asuka was sheltered. She gave Ryo her GUTS Shadow in order for her to return to her teammates. Final Chapter II: Solar System Annihilation
What had happened to the division was remained unknown but it can be presumed that it had been disbanded after most of the members founded secretly aided Gondo in his inhumane act or killed in action.
Members
Captain Reika Saeki (サエキ・レイカ隊長 Saeki Reika Taichō) was the female captain of the unit. She was the sister of Saeki who engineered Project F in the first place.
She led her troops against Zeluganoid when it was attacking TPC facilities on Mars. She survived till the Kaiju's demise and was the only surviving member. Reika later guided Ryo to Daigo's home where Asuka was sheltered. Afterwards, she gave Ryo her GUTS Shadow.
Kenji Fudo (フドウ・ケンジ Fudo Kenji) is the brother of Takeru Fudo, Asuka's rival who died in an engine trouble when he was the test pilot for the prototype of the GUTS Eagle Alpha-Superior. Kenji had a great hatred towards Asuka just like his late brother, but later changed after he was sent with Asuka to arrest Yamazaki/Zomborg in an asteroid. He survived during Zomborg's rampage and quit the team. He then returned to the Air Force Squad ZERO where he resumed his training in order to achieve further membership into Super GUTS.
Arsenal
Attire
They wore special uniforms which were purple in color with black linings.
Equipment
- GUTS Blaster: Super GUTS' standard sidearms with different paint to resemble the Corps' colors.
- Plastic bombs: Used in episode 39 when Kenji and Asuka broke into Yamazaki's lab inside an asteroid.
- Terranoid: An android Ultraman created by Gondo Kihachi and was used as a living weapon until the Spheres managed to hijack and transform it into Zeluganoid.
Mecha
- GUTS Shadow: GUTS Wings that were painted black. They have built in camouflage technology.
Trivia
- This attack team was the first in the Ultraman Series to be corrupted into opposing the main character.
- The Black Buster Corps originally made their first and cameo but unofficial appearance at Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light as guards of Coreomeos Islands when the Super GUTS were invited over a visit. All of them were seen armed with machine guns for each members.
| Defense Teams | |
|---|---|
| Showa Defense Teams | SSSP | TDF (UG, MAT, TAC, ZAT, MAC, UGM) | Science Guard Party |
| Heisei Defense Teams | UMA | WINR | HEART | Mydo | TPC (GUTS, Super GUTS, Black Buster Corps, Neo Super GUTS) | GUARD (XIG) | EYES | TLT | DASH | GUYS | DEUS | ZAP SPACY | Team U | UPG | Xio | VTL | AIB |
| Reiwa Defense Teams | EGIS | GAF (STORAGE) | TPU (GUTS-Select) |
| Other Defense Teams | Inter Galactic Defense Force | Space Patrol | MIGHTY JACK | SGM | Team Mouri | SAT | SAF | PAT | Koseidon Corps | SWORD | SSSP | USP | GIRLS |
