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GAF (Global Allied Forces) is an international defense and research organization that deals with incidents regarding monsters and aliens. The main branch seen in Ultraman Z is GAFJ (Global Allied Forces Japan) (地球防衛軍日本支部, Chikyū Bōei-gun Nihon Shibu), the parent organization of STORAGE, which was founded by Director Kuriyama.

History

Ultraman Z

The GAFJ created 1st Special Airborne and Armored Group (第一特殊空挺機甲群, Dai-Ichi Tokushu Kūtei Kikō-gun), three days after STORAGE was disbanded, and development on Ultroid Zero had started. The previous members of STORAGE had either left for their own paths, or were reassigned to different departments. Individual Tomorrows

Base

STORAGE Headquarters

STORAGE Building

The STORAGE Headquarters (ストレイジ本部, Sutoreiji Honbu) is a six-story warehouse-like building. It has an underground garage that houses the mecha that they use. Sevenger is able to be deployed via an elevator shaft and a large hatch on the roof.

Monster Research Center

GAF Monster Research Center

The research center of GAFJ is used by scientists to analyze and study monsters. It has a storage facility that was used to contain the remains of monsters such as Genegarg.

JAERC

Joint Advanced Equipment Research Center (統合先進装備研究所, Tōgō Senshin Sōbi Kenkyūjo), aka. JAERC (統先研, Tōsenken) is a fully armed research facility with a 300 meter underground basement to store items under research purposes. Its members are known to wear yellow hazmat suits. In the event of GAFJ's testing with D4 superweapon, the JAERC members assisted with fitting it into King Joe SC and even conscripted into SAAG upon STORAGE's disbandment.

Members

High-Ranking Staff

Chief Kuriyama

Director Kuriyama

Main article: Saburo Kuriyama

Saburo Kuriyama (栗山クリヤマ 三郎サブロー, Kuriyama Saburo)[1] is the director of GAF Japan and the founder of STORAGE. Despite his strict attitude, he is often thoughtful of the STORAGE operatives and is more concerned with the collateral damage done by the conflict between STORAGE robots and monsters.[2][3]

Kuriyama became Celebro's third host, and was used by the alien to mastermind much of the developments that led to the creation of the D4 Ray and Ultroid Zero, with Celebro switching hosts to Yoko when the time had come to enact his Civilisation Self-Destruction Game.

He is portrayed by Hisahiro Ogura (小倉 久寛, Ogura Hisahiro).[2][3]


Deputy Director General

Deputy Director General

The Deputy Director General is a senior staff member from the GAF headquarters, a foreign man with blond hair and blue eyes. He came to Japan from the North American headquarters to initiate the budget meeting and had doubts about the performance and budget of Sevenger. However, he changed his mind after witnessing the battle between Z, Sevenger, and Gomora.

Based on conversations with other American staff members, he has a certain fondness for Japanese mecha anime and culture.

He is portrayed by Robert Anderson.


GAF American Staff

Staff from the American branch of GAF. Among them is the Vice President of the organization.


Monster Research Center

The MRC (Monster Research Center (怪獣研究センター, Kaijū Kenkyū Sentā)) is a branch of the Global Allied Forces Japan.

Researcher Kaburagi

Shinya Kaburagi

Main article: Shinya Kaburagi

Shinya Kaburagi (鏑木カブラギ 慎也シンヤ, Kaburagi Shin'ya)[4] is a 26-year-old researcher from the Monster Research Center's Biochemistry Research Division (生化学研究部所属, Seikagaku Kenkyū-bu Shozoku). He becomes the unwilling host of the alien parasite Celebro as a corporeal body to operate on Earth and orchestrates monster attacks from behind the scenes.[5][3]

At some point of time, Kaburagi's body deteriorated from multiple injuries sustained through Celebro's scheming. As Celebro move on to Captain Asano, the recently freed Kaburagi was scapegoated for all of the parasite alien's crimes on Earth. However, he would later help Yuka Ohta capture the parasite for dissection, in a way getting revenge for it using him.

Shinya Kaburagi is portrayed by Rihito Noda (野田 理人, Noda Rihito).[5][3]


Yuka Ohta Monster Research Center

Yuka Ohta

Main article: Yuka Ohta

Yuka Ohta (大田オオタ 結花ユカ, Ōta Yuka) is a 22-year-old former lead scientist in STORAGE. After STORAGE was disbanded, she was transferred into the Monster Research Center as a researcher.

Yuka Ohta is portrayed by Hikari Kuroki (黒木 ひかり, Kuroki Hikari).


Unnamed researcher Z

This unnamed researcher is a member of the Biochemistry Research Division of the Monster Research Center. He and other members of the group are responsible for recovering the residues left by the monsters in the monster disaster event for investigation.

He is portrayed by Kota Fukihara (吹原 幸太, Fukihara Kōta).

Police Department

Headquarters

The Security Department・Police Department Headquarters (警務部警務隊本部保安科, Keimu-bu Keimu-tai Honbu Hoan-ka) is the unit responsible for carrying out police work such as arrests and detentions within the Police Department.

Captain Takeshi Asano episode 21

Takeshi Asano (浅野アサノ タケシ, Asano Takeshi) is the captain of the Police Department Headquarters.[6] His name was first seen as the writer of Kaburagi's arrest warrant after the possessed man's countless shady business. He was possessed by Celebro after the alien exited Kaburagi, wanting a new host to possess after the previous one was too injured. At some unknown point, Celebro move on to Director Kuriyama.

Takeshi Asano is portrayed by Yosuke Minokawa (美濃川 陽介, Minokawa Yosuke).


Base Police Force

The Police Department・Base Police Force (警務部・基地警務隊, Keimu-bu kichi keimu-tai) is a unit responsible for protecting the safety of the Japan Branch base and related personnel. They are authorized to use firearms in situations that require it.

Takekawa

Takekawa

Takekawa (タケカワ) is the captain of the GAF-J Police Department and Base Police Force, he had warned STORAGE, who was trying to recapture the base but was then ordered by Mai to fire, and finally, he and his men lost consciousness after being attacked by Jugglus Juggler.

He is portrayed by Keisaku Kimura (木村 圭作, Kimura Keisaku).


Monster Defense Force

Michihiro Nakashima

Michihiro Nakashima

Michihiro Nakashima (ナカシマ ミチヒロ, Nakashima Michihiro) is the captain of the 12th Monster Defense Force, with the class identity of the 2nd class Tezo. In addition, he is also Yoko's father.

In the series, he only appears in Yoko's memories.

He is portrayed by Masataka Matsubara (松原 正隆, Matsubara Masataka).


Operations team

The GAFJ base operations team facility guard (GAFJ基地業務班施設警衛隊, GAFJ kichi gyōmuban shisetsu keibi-tai) is a new unit responsible for guarding the entrance of GAFJ, replacing the disbanded STORAGE Base Operations Team Guard.

Haruki Natsukawa Operations team

Haruki Natsukawa

Main article: Haruki Natsukawa

When STORAGE was disbanded, Haruki Natsukawa (夏川ナツカワ 遥輝ハルキ, Natsukawa Haruki) was transferred to the unit as a guard monitoring the area around the base.


SAAG

The 1st Special Airborne and Armored Group (第一特殊空挺機甲群, Daiichi Tokushu Kūtei Kikōgun), also known as SAAG (特機群, Tokki-gun), is the team succeeding STORAGE after its disbandment in order to manage the SAA units.[7] Some of the team members were former STORAGE officers and mechanics resuming their original positions.

Mai Yuki

Mai Yuki

Main article: Mai Yuki

Mai Yuki (結城ユウキ 真依マイ, Yūki Mai) is the strategic manager of GAFJ and later on a member of SAAG. She is the leading development officer in the creation of Ultroid Zero and its use of D4 Ray, testifying that to control its power requires the power of Ultraman itself.

She is portrayed by Maya Hayashi (林 摩耶, Hayashi Maya).


Yoko Nakashima SAAG 1

Yoko Nakashima

Main article: Yoko Nakashima

Yoko Nakashima (中島ナカシマ 洋子ヨウコ, Nakashima Yōko) is a 24-year-old ace pilot from STORAGE. After her performance in Sevenger against Alien Barossa III was evaluated by Mai, she is given her position as the pilot of Ultroid Zero.

Yoko Nakashima is portrayed by Rima Matsuda (松田 リマ, Matsuda Rima).


Seiji Siose SAAG 1

Seiji Siose (シオセ セイジ, Shiose Seiji) is one of Inaba's former maintenance crew members. He accepted the job in SAAG, wearing the JAERC hazmat suit in place of the STORAGE mechanic uniform. Despite his loyalty to STORAGE, Seiji choose to work under SAAG in order to support his family members, much to his friend Satoshi's chagrin.

Seiji is portrayed by Fuuma Kakuda (角田 楓馬, Kakuda Fūma).[8]


Hiroshi Irizuki SAAG 1

Hiroshi Irizuki (イリヅキ ヒロシ, Irizuki Hiroshi) is one of Inaba's former maintenance crew members. Like Seiji, Hiroshi took employment under SAAG in order to support his family members despite his loyalty to STORAGE.

He is portrayed by Daichi Takaoka (高岡 大地, Takaoka Daichi).[9][10]


Iwata the pilot

This unnamed pilot is one of GAFJ's officers who filled in to pilot the King Joe STORAGE Custom after STORAGE's disbandment. As it was his first time using King Joe, he was berated by Yoko due to his inexperience.

Though he proved capable of fighting Alien Barossa III, he was forced to bail out of King Joe when Five King used it as a meat shield from Ultraman Z's Zestium Beam.

He is portrayed by Hideyoshi Iwata (岩田 栄慶, Iwata Hideyoshi).


Gallery

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References

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) | GOKAZOKU | SRC (EYES, Team SEA), JADF | BCST | TLT (NR) | UDF (DASH) | GUYS | DEUS | ZAP SPACY | Team U | UPG | UNVER (Xio) | VTL | AIB
Reiwa Defense Teams EGIS | GAF (STORAGE) | TPU (GUTS-Select) | SSSP | GGF (SKaRD)
Other Defense Teams Inter Galactic Defense Force | Space Patrol | MIGHTY JACK | SRI | SGM | Team Mouri | SAT | SAF | PAT | Koseidon Corps | SWORD | SSSP | USP | GIRLS
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