GUTS Sparklence

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"Boot up!"

―GUTS Hyper Key/Kaiju Key insertion announcement

"Ultraman Trigger: (form name)!"

―Transformation announcement

GUTS Sparklence
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User(s)	GUTS-Select members Mitsukuni Shizuma Haruki Natsukawa Ribut Ignis (Black)
First Appearance	Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga episode 1 "Connection of Light"
Status	In use (all GUTS-Select members, Mitsukuni and Ignis) Out of use (Ribut and Z)
Voice Actor(s)	Maxwell Powers

The GUTS Sparklence is a dual-purpose item used by GUTS-Select members. While other members on the team use it in its Hyper Gun Mode as a ranged weapon, Kengo Manaka can change it to its Sparklence Mode when he needs to transform into Ultraman Trigger. When not in use, it is stored in the GUTS Buckle. A dark counterpart Ignis used is the Black Sparklence to transform into Trigger Dark.

History

Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga

After an Ancient Sparklence was discovered in Ultra-Ancient ruins, Mitsukuni Shizuma entrusted Akito Hijiri with reverse-engineering the artifact in preparation for the coming of the one to inherit the light. Akito did so in hopes that the chosen one would be him. They are handed out to GUTS-Select members as a standard-issue firearm.

Eventually, Kengo Manaka was entrusted with the first transformable variant in Mars. When he encountered the stone statue of Ultraman Trigger in the upside-down pyramid ruins there, Trigger's light entered a blank Hyper Key and Kengo became one with the ancient giant, using this device to transform. ^{Connection of Light} In addition to Kengo himself, other characters would find themselves using a similar variation to these devices. Akito created and gave another transformable GUTS Sparklence for Haruki to use when his Z Riser was damaged and initially losing his set of Ultra Medals, ^{The Propagating Invasion} with Ribut crafts his own by modifying Yuna GUTS Sparklence into functioning like Kengo's.

During one of Akito's previous attempts at creating the device, pieces of a few sets of failed prototypes had been discarded there in his labratory where Ignis stole the parts and made a set of Kaiju Keys via Akito's equipment while he infiltrated the Nursedessei. Later Ignis would give Akito the intel regarding the Absolutians as an unknowing 'exchange', with the pieces crafted into the Black Sparklence to transform into Trigger Dark. However his initial usages in against Hudram and Metsu-Orga proved to be detrimental as he can't properly control the dark Ultra, resulting with his arrest and confiscation of those devices. Akito would later tweaked the Hyper Key, giving Ignis proper control as he becomes an ally to Trigger and GUTS-Select in their final battle against Carmeara.

Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z

Off-camera, Haruki had already gotten his Z Riser fixed at some point two years after the Barossa IV incident. ^{Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z} Meanwhile, his GUTS Sparklence (as well as Z's set of Hyper Keys) was left in the STORAGE Joint Base. ^{Ultraman New Generation Stars}

Ultraman Decker

By the time the previous GUTS-Select disbanded and replaced with a new set of members, Kengo and Yuna retain their GUTS Sparklence, the former as part of the necessity to transform into Trigger and the latter when she joins the new GUTS-Select while dressing in her old uniform.

Users

• GUTS-Select - Standard sidearm of all members. By the time of their first disbandment, only Kengo and Yuna use them.
  • Kengo Manaka - Also used as Ultraman Trigger's transformation item.
  • Yuna Shizuma
  • Akito Hijiri
  • Tesshin Sakuma
  • Himari Nanase
  • Seiya Tatsumi
• Mitsukuni Shizuma
• Haruki Natsukawa - Used as an alternative to the damaged Z Riser. He no longer used it after the latter device is fixed and return to service.
• Ribut - Borrowed from Yuna Shizuma to transform back to his Ultra form.
• Ignis - Black Sparklence

Transformation

• GUTS Sparklence
• Black Sparklence

The user converts the GUTS Sparklence into its Sparklence Mode, loads it with a GUTS Hyper Key, and by transform after pulling the trigger held skywards.

This process only works with a GUTS Sparklence that has the Sparklence Mode built into it, such as the ones used by Kengo and Haruki. In Ribut's case however, he uses his power to modify Yuna's model to its Sparklence Mode.

Ignis converts the Black Sparklence into its Sparklence mode, loads it with the Trigger Dark Key, and by pulling the trigger with the device held skywards he transforms into Trigger Dark.

Powers (Hyper Gun Mode)

• GUTS Sparklence
• Black Sparklence

• Energy Bullets: The gun can fire standard energy projectiles from its barrel.
• Charged Bullet: By inserting a Kaiju Key in Hyper Gun Mode, the GUTS Sparklence will channel the monsters' powers into energy bullets derived from their respective abilities. It is also capable of firing an Ultra Beam on a smaller scale if a GUTS Hyper Key is inserted.
  • Shockwave Bullet : By inserting the Gomora Key, it will fire a projectile based on Gomora's Ultra Oscillation Wave.
  • Thunder Bullet : By inserting the Eleking Key, it will fire a projectile based on Eleking's electricity.
  • Fireball Bullet: By inserting the Zetton Key, it will fire a projectile based on Zetton's One Trillion Degree Fireball.
  • Splash Bullet: By inserting the Gamakugira Key, it will fire a projectile based on Gamakugira's water spray. Can enhance electrical attacks.
  • Plasma Bullet: By inserting the Gazort Key, it will fire a projectile based on Gazort's Plasma Light Bomb.
  • Vacuum Bullet: By inserting the Gan-Q Key, it will perform a function based on Gan-Q's absorption, to absorb energy from a source.
  • Fire Fist Bullet : By inserting the Windom Key, it will fire a projectile based on Windom's Windom Yoko Impact.
  • Ultrasonic Bullet: By inserting the Golza Key, it will fire a projectile based on Golza's Ultrasonic Ray. This key was given to Yuna Shizuma by Darrgon as a Christmas Present in Ultraman Connection Live Holiday Special.
  • Zestium Bullet: By inserting the Ultraman Z Original Key, it will fire the Zestium Beam, albeit on a much smaller scale.
  • Fire Beat Bullet: By inserting the Darrgon Key, it will fire the Fire Beat Crusher, albeit on a smaller scale. This key was used by Yuna Shizuma in an Ultraman Connection show.

Shockwave Bullet

Thunder Bullet

Fireball Bullet

Splash Bullet

Zestium Bullet

• Energy Bullets: The gun can fire standard energy projectiles from its barrel.
• Charged Bullet: Hypothetically, the Black Sparklence can also channel the power of a Kaiju Key into an enhanced bullet. The only instance of Ignis using this function is by loading Trigger Dark's Key to charge Kengo with the dark Ultra's power as part of accessing Trigger Truth.

Gallery

Failed prototype of GUTS Sparklence

Trivia

• As acknowledged by Bandai's commercial, the GUTS Sparklence's Hyper Gun Mode is also based on the GUTS Hyper Gun utilized by GUTS members in Ultraman Tiga. Whereas the GUTS Hyper Gun has the cartridge compartment at the back of the barrel, GUTS Sparklence has the Hyper Keys loaded into the grip akin to a magazine.
• Whereas the GUTS Sparklence are stored at the holster of GUTS Buckle, the Black Sparklence used by Ignis is kept at the right side of his own holster. In real life, this holster is made by Jon & Maggy Factory after being contacted by Tsuburaya Productions.
• According to Bandai's official blog, the GUTS Sparklence's DX merchandise is designed with the idea that it's a P-Bandai product that can be sold on retail prices, hence avoiding the need of releasing the device as a P-Bandai memorial version if the latter product never came to exist.
• While Akito is under the effect of Kyriel's Morpheus R, he is shown with a transformable variant of the GUTS Sparklence. This may be a contingency that he kept in secret, either for Kengo's use or under the hope that he will be able to become an Ultra one day.