History[]
Formed after MAC, UGM's run presided over a short era of peace, as during the five years after Ultraman Leo's departure, the world did not suffer from any monster attacks or invasion. This lead people to believe that the 'era of monsters' was over. Indeed many, even members of UGM, who all but the captain never faced a monster, believe such events were a thing of the past and treated any abnormality as trivial.
It was not until the appearance of the first monster in years Crescent that the team was showed how unprepared they were as the day was saved entirely by the latest Ultraman to visit Earth 80.
Base[]
In the series' UGM took residence in UNDA's Far East Area Base
in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture. The base was partially destroyed by Zarudon in episode 14 and was relocated to another facility in the second half of the series.Members[]
Early Members[]
- Main article: Kazuki Oyama
Kazuki Oyama
is the captain of UGM and the only member in the team with experience in fighting monsters. As a former leader of a military special training base, he is vigilant about the signs of monster activity that have not been seen in the past five years.
- Main article: Takeshi Yamato
Takeshi Yamato Ultraman 80's human form. He joined UGM at the invitation of Osamu, becoming the team's new member.
is
- Main article: Tokihiko Harada
Tokihiko Harada
is one of the elite members trained by Oyama and held the position of vice-captain before Ito joined the team. He often commands battles on the front lines.After the episode 27, he was transferred to work in the Australian branch.
- Main article: Emi Jono
Emi Jono
is the only female member of the team and one of the elite members trained by Captain Osamu Daisan. Her main responsibility is communication work. Her father is Dr. Shigeo Shiroji, a space biologist.In episode 43, she was mistaken for Yullian by Alien Galagala and captured. In the end, she was killed by Alien Galagala while trying to protect Takeshi. Before she passed away, she learned that Takeshi was the secret identity of Ultraman 80.
- Main article: Hiroshi Tajima
Hiroshi Tajima
is one of the elite members trained by Captain Oyama and partners with Harada as a sharpshooter in the team, with a shooting accuracy rate of 99.9%.After episode 27, he was transferred to work in the Australian branch.
Later Additions[]
- Main article: Junkichi Ito
Junkichi Ito
is the new chief transferred from the Paris branch to the Far East branch and also a junior of Daisuke.When he was a trainee in the Earth Defense Force in the past, he once went alone to chase after the aliens who participated in the Earth invasion plan, and was promoted to chief by the headquarters due to this achievement.
- Main article: Noboru Ikeda
Noboru Ikeda
is a new member of UGM and a student of the 6th training class. He is also the successor to Harada and Tajima. He usually works with Emi on data analysis within the team and has a strong interest in mechanics.
- Main article: Shinhachiro Fujimori
Shinhachiro Fujimori
is a new member of UGM, and also a student of the 3rd training class. He is the successor of Harada and Tajima. He is a shooting expert and sometimes replaces the chief Ito to command the battle on the spot.
- Main article: Ryoko Hoshi
Ryoko Hoshi Yullian. After she arrived on Earth, she became an intern female team member of UGM by inheriting Emi's will.
is the human form ofOther Members[]
- Main article: Teruo Sera
Teruo Sera
is a member of the UNDA Public Relations Team, often accompanying UGM members to the scene of an incident for interviews.
- Main article: Yuriko Kosaka
Yuriko Kosaka
is a member of the UNDA meteorological observation team and often appears at the headquarters to explain the weather forecast information of the week to the UGM members.
Nango
is the chief of UNDA Far East Branch and also the superior leader of UGM. He has great trust in Ooyama and the members of UGM.He is portrayed by Yoshiro Kitahara
.
Ishijima Underground Men, and was eventually shot with a tranquilizer gun by Nango, and has not appeared since then.
is a subordinate of Nango and a staff-level person. He once made a unilateral decision to issue attack orders out of fear of theHe is portrayed by Yasuo Miyadera
.
Jan
is an UGM trainee who aspires to join the team to avenge his brother, who was killed by a monster.She is portrayed by Hiroko Saito
.Arsenal[]
Attire[]
- UGM Suit : Made from special synthetic fibers it can withstand 100 degrees below zero and 1500 degrees Celsius. When worn under clothes it maintains a constant 26 degrees Celsius temperature. It holds the member's ID card and also block harmful rays and radiation.
- UGM Helmet : Made from plastic and special metal, it was designed to not break even from a monster attack. It is light weight and has a built in Ultra-High performance transceiver.
Equipment[]
- Riser Gun : A small gun the UGM team carries works as a flame or laser gun and tranquilizer gun by exchanging the cartridge.
- Dynamic Shot : A rapid fire beam gun that can be disassembled easily. It fires powerful Utility bullets but can also fire Beta Rays when something like the Bright Stick is installed.
- Mons Sensor : A sensor for tracking monster deep underground or alien activity.
Mecha[]
The Scouter S7
is the car UGM uses. It is based on the Mazda · RX-7 (SA22C type). The S7 stands for Secret Seven.- Stats
- Length: 4.32 m
- Width: 1.67 m
- Height: 1.27 m
- Speed: 750 km/h
- Crew: 4
The Sky Higher
is a multi-purpose VTOL fighter attack aircraft. It is equipped with a Laser Cannon and a Body Research Ray that can research the bodies of monsters. It also has a nuclear jet engine. In the original concept, it also possessed a land tank mode, which was kept in the toy.In Ultraman Mebius: Anderes Horizont, a series of redesigned successors known as Higher Type based on it would serve as GUYS' training craft.
- Stats
- Length: 19 m
- Width: 17.7 m
- Height: 6 m
- Max Speed: Mach 5.5
- Crew: 1
The Silver Gull
is a VTOL army plane that can split into two parts: α and β. They both have nuclear jet engines.In episode 13, the Silver Gull was used for the tactic "Formation Yamato" Saramandora. The tactic was used again in Ultraman Mebius; also, Silver Gull α would be modified into one of the early METEOR testing crafts.
to stop- Stats
- Length: 12 m
- Width: about 16 m
- Height: 5.7 m
- Max Speed: Mach 6.3
- Crew: 2
- Stats
- Length: about 12.6 m
- Width: about 16 m
- Height: about 3 m
- Crew: 1
- Weapons
- Main Wing: Laser Cannon and Fire Stream
- Base Main Wing: Laser Shock Gun and Air-to-Ground Missile
- Stats
- Length: About 9 m
- Width: About 11.5 m
- Height: About 3 m
- Crew: 1
- Weapons
- Main armament: Missile Launcher
- Main Wing: Laser Gun
- Fuselage: Operation equipment, missiles etc.
Space Mammy
was originally built for exoplanet exploration but was used as a battle carrier and a mobile front-line command base. It uses auxiliary nuclear-powered jet engines and has its wings opened for atmospheric flight. In space, its wings are closed, and the ship uses three photon rocket engines. With the help of the photon engines, the ship can travel between Earth and Mars in a couple of hours. It can also make long-distance space travels for six months without the need to resupply.The Space Mammy can store and launch both the Silver Gull and the Sky Higher while in-atmosphere. There is also a small reconnaissance fighter docked at the bow. The ship is armed with photon laser cannons and a large missile launcher. It can also be additionally equipped with two plasma missile launchers and two bow-mounted missile launchers.
- Stats
- Length: 150 m
- Hull width: about 60 m
- Wingspan: about 120 m (opened)
- Height: about 50 m
- Maximum cruising speed: Mach 5 (in-atmosphere); a few % of speed of light
- Crew: 6
Gallery[]
Ultraman 80[]
Miscellaneous[]
Trivia[]
- The Ultra Super Weapons Manual revealed several facts between the fall of MAC and the dawn of UGM:
- Following the annihilation of MAC, the remnant forces were restructured into the United Nations Defense Army.[2]
- Many of the reverse-engineered Over-Technologies[2] of extraterrestrial origin accumulated through age were lost after Silverbloome consumed the MAC Station.[3] This led to UGM's drastic technological downgrade compared to previous defense teams.
- One of UNDA's generals, Ishijima, became a minor antagonist in episode 22 by being paranoid about the Underground Men attacking the Earth, so he shot some UGM and UNDA members to launch the missile causing Gomora II to appear.
- Parts of the UGM base were taken at the Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science School of Pharmacy. One episode even shows students at that school in the background.
- Takeshi Yamato and Captain Oyama are the only characters that do not change positions in the series.
- According to Tsukamoto, one of Takeshi's students who would become a teacher himself in Ultraman Mebius, he learned the fact that Takeshi was working at UGM from another member's child.
References[]
- ↑ https://hicbc.com/tv/mebius/document/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Perfect Archives Wide Ultra Super Weapons Manual pg 59
- ↑ Perfect Archives Wide Ultra Super Weapons Manual pg 49
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