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Galberos (ガルベロス, Garuberosu) is a cerberus-like Space Beast. It appeared in episodes 6, 17-18, and 35 of Ultraman Nexus.

Subtitle: Fiendish Type Beast (フィンディッシュタイプビースト, Findisshu Taipu Bīsuto)

Conception

Etymology

Galberos' Japanese name is a combination of "garou" (a Japanese term for a hungry wolf) and the Japanese pronunciation of "Cerberus".

Design

Galberos' motif is that of Cerberus, a figure in Greek mythology who was said to be a giant, three-headed dog who guarded the gates to the Underworld.

The designer said that the design was originally to be a representation of a dog's head being split vertically down with it's spinal cord exposed and extended outwards. This design would also have had no arms.

History

Ultraman Nexus

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Galberos in Ultraman Nexus

Shortly after Jun fused with Ultraman Nexus for the first time, Galberos appeared rampaging in a field. Ultraman Nexus appeared shortly after, turning into his Junis form and creating a Meta Field around them. Luckily for Nexus, Galberos was no match for Nexus's speed and was soon destroyed by Nexus's Core Impulse attack.

Some time later after Nosferu was destroyed, Dark Mephisto revived Galberos to attack the Night Raiders while Jun confronted Mizorogi (Dark Mephisto's human form). With no other choice, Jun transformed into Ultraman Nexus to face Galberos inside a meta field while Mizorogi escaped. Once again the battle was in Nexus's favor as now the Night Raiders were fighting Galberos too. However, the odds changed after Galberos used hypnosis to make the Night Raiders attack Nexus instead. With that opportunity, Galberos bites into Nexus's left arm, creating an internal wound to which would be exploited again in the future for Nexus. Luckily, The Night Raiders eventually shook off the hypnosis and attacked the space beast along with Nexus. But before they could finish off Galberos, Dark Mephisto arrived and teleported Galberos and himself away to safety. Dark Mephisto (as Mizorogi) later summoned Galberos after creating a dark field to his advantage in fighting the Night Raiders. Jun turned into Ultraman Nexus again, but was still in pain from the wound Galberos left on his arm. Mizorogi protected Galberos with a force field from Night Raiders until one of the members, Nagi shot him in the back. Without Mizorogi/Dark Mephisto's protection, the dark field disappeared and Galberos was soon destroyed by Ultraman Nexus's Over-Ray Schtrom.

Many months later when Ren became Nexus's host, Galberos was revived once again, this time by The Unknown Hand to assist Mega Flash. With Nexus fighting two space beasts, the hero was soon overpowered by his adversaries. Ultraman Nexus however didn't give up and after the Night Raiders used the Ultimate Vanisher to destroy Mega Flash, Galberos was slain shortly afterwards by the Schtrom Sword. Revolt

Trivia

  • Galberos is said to have a strong vitality due to his dog heads containing a high proportion of residual cells from Beast the One.
  • Interestingly, Galberos has the same number of heads (three) as the number of times he was destroyed in the series.
  • Galberos' roars are modified Golza's roars mixed with Garaon's Angry Face sounds and, when injured, Galberos makes the shriek of the Toho Monster, Ebirah.
  • Galberos has appeared more times than any other Ultraman Nexus Kaiju.
  • The idea of a cerberus-inspired Kaiju had been around since the draft for Project "Yellow Eyes", a concept which eventually evolved into the Ultra N Project.
  • The Galberos suit was later modified into Izmael.
  • His first appearance in Ultraman Nexus was referenced by Hikaru Raido and Ultraman Taro in New Ultraman Retsuden episode 18 to compare Ultraman Ginga's Ginga Slash with Ultraman Nexus's Core Impulse.

Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey

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Alien Nackle's Galberos

A Galberos belonged to an Alien Nackle. He was first used (unseen) killing an Arstron that belonged to an Alien Zelan. Later on, Nackle summons him again to create hypnotic illusions of the monster Zetton to fight Rei and his Gomora. Whenever it seemed Zetton was destroyed, he would "return" to fight and tire out both Rei and Gomora into becoming weak. Once the duo was weakened enough, Galberos revealed himself and attacked the exhausted Gomora. Suddenly pushed to their limits, Reimon became overcome with Reiblood energy and rage, transforming him into Burst Mode Reimon, Gomora too gained the form Reionic Burst Gomora. Now with uncontrolled power, Gomora vaporized Galberos instantly and his master was short to follow.

Trivia

  • The Galberos suit from Ultraman Nexus was reused for Galberos's appearance in the series, with newly modified wolf-like heads.
  • During the opening credits to the series, Galberos is seen battling Bemstar, even though neither monster fought or met each other in the series.
  • In episode 9, Galberos was mentioned when Alien Zarab was thinking of who was the Reionics in the ZAP SPACY's crew.

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie

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Galberos as seen with several monsters

Galberos was revived as one of Ultraman Belial's 100 Monster Army. He teamed up with Sadola, Alien Reflect, Vakishim, Hoe, and Tyrant to take down Litra. Galberos was then called back along with the other surviving monsters, when Reimon and Gomora went beserk, until Ultraman Zero showed up and then Galberos teamed up with the remaining monsters to take him down. Galberos was then seen as seen right after Red King was destroyed by Zero and was destroyed shortly after Zero hit him and got killed with a kick in the chest. Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie

Trivia

  • The Galberos suit from Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey was reused for Galberos's appearance in the film.
  • Galberos is one of the monsters that makes up Belyudra's left arm.

Ultra Zero Fight

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Galberos, as seen in Ultra Zero Fight

Galberos reappeared in episodes 1, 3, and 5 of the miniseries, Ultra Zero Fight as Galberos of the Daze (幻惑のガルベロス, Genwaku no Garuberosu), as a member of the "The Four Beast Warriors of Hell".

In this short series, Galberos was one of the many monsters revived by Alien Bat (along with Red King, Bemstar, and Gan-Q,) to battle against Ultraman Zero. Shortly after Ultraman Zero destroyed EX Red King in Strong-Corona form, Galberos hypnotizes the Ultra into fighting against ghostly illusions of his newly acquired Strong-Corona and Luna-Miracle forms. While after having some mild difficulty at first due to the illusions being fazed by all of Zero's attacks, Zero managed to fight through the illusions and as a result, Galberos was killed after Ultraman Zero sliced his heads open with the Zero Sluggers.

Trivia

  • The Galberos suit from Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey was reused for Galberos's appearance in the miniseries.

Ultraman Ginga

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Dark Galberos in Ginga

Galberos appeared in episode 7 of Ultraman Ginga as Dark Galberos (ダークガルベロス, Dāku Garuberosu), a Darkness-Enhanced Form (暗黒強化体, Ankoku Kyōka-tai) of the original variant.[1]

Dark Galberos was transformed into a Spark Doll by Dark Lugiel along with all monsters and Ultramen. His host is Go Osato, a professional boxer who was forced to resign after a gambling scandal. He agreed to a wrestling match against Black King, and fought fairly until Ultraman Ginga was summoned. Then he created duplicates to trick Ginga, but he created his own to confuse the confuser. Ginga then used Ginga Fireball to transform Dark Galberos back into a Spark Doll. The Closed World

It is likely that Dark Galberos returned to space in his original form after Ultraman Ginga defeated Dark Lugiel.

Trivia

  • In the wrestling match, Ultraman Taro introduced Dark Galberos as the Feral Fangs of Space.
  • The Galberos suit from Ultra Zero Fight was reused for Dark Galberos's appearance in the series, only repainted black.
  • Dark Galberos' appearance was made for the sole purpose to ensure that the viewers would not complain over the frequent use of older monster suits in the Ultraman Series. Because of this, Dark Galberos' abilities were simply the same as the original, to the point that its own Spark Doll would emit its original name instead of Dark Galberos.

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Galberos move

Galberos

Galberos (ガルベロス, Garuberosu) is a three-headed cerberus Space Beast that created by Unknown Hand as Dark Faust's pet. Another Galberos was seen in the World of the Land of Light in possession of a Reionics Alien Nackle.

Stats
  • Height: 52 m
  • Weight: 39,000 t
  • Origin: Unknown Hand
  • Attack: 1000
  • Defense: 900
  • Speed: 800
Powers and Weapons
  • Flame Bullet (火炎弾, Kaen-Dan)[2]: Galberos can launch powerful, explosive, orange balls of fire from the wolf-like heads on its shoulders as well as the center head on its chest. Sometimes these fireballs can have a homing effect.
  • Hypnosis: Using the eyes on its dog heads, Galberos can fool other weaker beings through hypnosis to confuse them, hypnotizing humans and his opponents to see various things by conjuring up illusions or zombifying them for a short period of time. He can make it seem like he's vanished, turned invisible, and make doubles of himself and opponents to confuse prey. He can even use this hypnosis to control the bodies of the dead. Upon zombifying a human they will die.
  • Infectious Bite: After biting an opponent, Galberos can inject Beast Cells into anything he bites, making the area bit feel massive amounts of pain at any time and can increase the pain of any wound he creates on enemies, even days after and even if there is no visible wound, a trick he uses to inflict pain on Nexus' arm during several of their battles. Even after Galberos is destroyed the cells may still remain and cause trouble if near another space beast.
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle NEO
  • Memory Illusion Monster: Galberos is capable of making extremely realistic illusions of monsters based on past experiences that will never tire nor die until Galberos summons them away. So long as he is still alive, he can keep reviving them if they’re killed and are also invisible to thermal detection.
Ultra Kaiju Battle Breeders
  • Duplication: Galberos can duplicate itself into another clone. In the Battle Breeders game, this works by killing an opponent in a single round.

Dark Galberos
Dark Galberos render
Stats
  • Height: 52 m
  • Weight: 39,000 t
  • Origin: Unknown
Powers and Weapons
  • Upgraded Powers of Galberos: Due to being enhanced with the power of darkness, Dark Galberos demonstrated enhanced capabilities than its former self ever was.
    • Flaming Light Bullets (火炎光弾, Kaen Kōdan) (Unused): Dark Galberos can spit enhanced versions of its original fireball attack. This is only confirmed in the promotion of its real life Spark Doll set.
    • Duplicate: Dark Galberos can duplicate into several clones.
  • Flames: As seen in a magazine scan, Dark Galberos can breathe fire from each mouth.

Cyber Galberos
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Cyber Galberos

Cyber Galberos (サイバーガルベロス, Saibā Garubeorsu)

Stats
  • Height: 52 m
  • Weight: 39,000t
  • Origin: Xio Headquarters
  • Cyber Power: 18/25

Spark Doll

"Darklive, Galberos!"

―Dark Galberos Darklived via the Dark Dummy Spark
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Dark Galberos Spark Doll

Dark Galberos became a Spark Doll in the conclusion of the Dark Spark War due to the Dark Spark's powers. His Spark Doll was kept in Dark Lugiel's collection, and given to Alien Nackle to give to evil-hearted humans and seed chaos.

After Dark Lugiel's defeat, Dark Galberos' Spark Doll is likely to have reverted back into its original form and departed Earth to return home.

Stats
  • Height: 14 cm
  • Weight: 150 g
Usage
  • In episode 7 of Ultraman Ginga, Dark Galberos was Darklived by Go Osato, a reluctantly retired professional boxer who was claimed by media as a loser after a gambling incident. He was meet with opposition by Hikaru Raido whom first transformed into Black King then Ultraman Ginga. He was soon defeated by the Ginga Fireball.

Other Media

Ultraman Nexus (video game)

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Galberos in Episode 2

Galberos appears in this game as an enemy on Nexus Mode and later a playable character. To obtain Galberos, the player must defeat it on Nexus Mode. Ultraman Nexus (video game)

Merchandise

Galberos toys

Galberos figure

Galberos was released twice by Bandai, once as a 6 inch figure and again as a Spark Doll. The regular figure was very accurate to the show, but had a little too much blue on the heads. It featured 4 points of articulation. The Spark Doll was black and blue, representing Dark Galberos from Ultraman Ginga. This figure is also very accurate, but the dog heads do not have teeth on one side. It featured 2 points of articulation and is 4 inches tall. All in all, both are very good figures.

Gallery

Ultraman Nexus

Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie

Ultra Zero Fight

Ultraman Ginga

Miscellaneous

References


Ultra N Project Kaiju
"N" THE OTHER Zero | Visitors
ULTRAMAN (2004 film) Beast the One | Zero (Mentioned)
Ultraman Nexus Pedoleon | Beesectar | Bugbuzun | Bugbuzun Brood | Bugbuzun Grooler | Galberos | Lafleya | Nosferu | Beast Human | Galberos II | Arakunia | Froguros | Golgolem | Kutuura | Grantella | Banpira | Lizarias | Lizarias Grolar | Mega Flash | Visitors | Izmael
Second Coming -Dreams- Dark Lucifer
Unused Ultraman Nexus Monsters Unused Space Beasts from Ultraman Nexus
Ultra Galaxy Kaiju
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle Telesdon | Sadola | Red King | Rei's Gomora | Rei's Litra (S) | Juran | Golza | Gudon | Neronga | Bemstar | Fire Litra | Fire Golza | Gan-Q | Banpira | Twin Tail | Froguros (B) | Bullton | Kelbim | Arstron | Eleking | Gromite | Angross | Arigera | Zoa Muruchi | Nova | Saramandora | Lunaticks | King Joe Black | Verokron | Doragory | Kate | Zetton | Reimon | EX Gomora
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey Alien Pitt | Reionics Hunter | Gomess (S) | Magular | Rei's Gomora | Dorako | Eleking |Alien Hook | Rei's Litra (S) | Alien Guts | Alien Zelan | Arstron | Alien Nackle | Galberos | Illusion Zetton | Reimon Burst Mode | Reionic Burst Gomora | Doragory | Alien Metron | Bemstar | Alien Babarue (RB) | Antlar | Vakishim | Alien Keel Grande | Tyrant | Kate | Fire Litra | Alien Zarab | Imit-Ultraman | Alien Mefilas | Armored Mefilas | Dada | Alien Temperor | Arigera | Armored Darkness | Miclas | Alien Zetton | Telesdon | King Joe Black | Kelbim | Red King | Alien Reflect | Birdon | King Joe Scarlet | Alien Reiblood | EX Gomora | EX Red King
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie Bemular | Alien Zarab | Zaragas | Rei's Gomora | Dorako | Bemstar | Saramandora | Alien Shaplay | Windom | Miclas | Agira | Pigmon | Black King | Rei's Litra (S) | Gomess (S) | Alien Baltan | Antlar | Red King | Magular | Telesdon | Dada | Zetton | Eleking | Alien Metron | Alien Guts | Arstron | Sadola | Gudon | Twin Tail | Alien Nackle | Verokron | Vakishim | Doragory | Lunaticks | Birdon | Mukadender | Alien Temperor | Tyrant | Alien Valky | Alien Magma | Alien Pressure | Alien Babarue | Nova | Hoe | Fire Golza | Gan-Q | Galberos | Froguros (B) | Banpira | Kelbim | Gromite | Zoa Muruchi | Alien Reflect | Angross | Jasyuline | Arigera | Roberuga II | King Joe Black | Super Alien Hipporit | King Silvergon | King Goldras | King Pandon | King Guesra | Alien Zetton | Nurse | Belyudra
Ultra Galaxy Legend Gaiden: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero Rei's Gomora | Rei's Litra (S) | Darklops Zero | Mecha Gomora | Alien Salome | Imit-Ultraseven | Imit-Ultraman (SR) | Imit-Ultraman Jack (SR) | Imit-Ultraman Ace (SR) | Imit-Zoffy (SR)
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure Bullton | Gomora | Pigmon | Red King | Alien Pedan | Alien Hipporit | Bemular | Golza | Gan-Q | Sadola | Skydon | Mons-Ahgar | Telesdon | Gamakugira | Alien Nackle | Yapool | EX Tyrant | Alien Keel Vittorio | EX Gomora | Alien Zarab | EX Eleking | Alien Metron | EX Red King | Alien Babarue | King of Mons | Basiliss | Baby Arados | Alien Reiblood | Grand King | Silverbloome | Deathfacer
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure NEO Kyrieloid | Kanegon | Red King | Agira | Vittorio | Alien Guts | Gatanothor | EX Zetton | Alien Reiblood | Kate
Ultraman Zero Kaiju
Ultraman Zero The Movie: Super Deciding Fight! The Belial Galactic Empire Alien Esmeralda Emerana | Iaron | Darkgone | Legionoid | Delust | Brigante | Two-Dimensional People | Darklops | Malebrandes | Arch Belial
Ultraman Zero Gaiden: Killer the Beatstar Beatstar | Rei's Gomora | Ace Killer | Inpelaizer | King Joe | Rei's Litra (S) | Alien Bat
Ultraman Saga Hyper Zetton | Alien Bat | Sphere | Gubila | Gomess (S) | Arstron | Legionoid | Chaos Header 0 | Lidorias | Bolgils | Mogrudon | Golmede | Mienin | Eligal | Tyrant | Black King | King Pandon | Antlar | Verokron
Ultra Zero Fight Bemular | Telesdon | Gudon | Sadola | Alien Bat Gurashie | Red King | Galberos | Gan-Q | Bemstar | Pigmon Moroboshi-kun | Illusion Ultraman Zero | Alien Mefilas Sly | Alien Hipporit Jatar | Alien Temperor Villainous | Alien Groza Grocken | Alien Deathre Deathlogue | Silvergon | Fanegon People | Tyrant | Armored Darkness | Kaiser Darkness
Ultraman Ginga Kaiju
Ultraman Ginga Alien Valky | Black King | Thunder Darambia | Kemur | King Pandon | Ragon | Doragory | Alien Nackle Gray | Dark Galberos | Zaragas | Red King | Antlar | Jasyuline | Super Grand King | Dark Lugiel | Alien Magma | Zetton
Ultraman Ginga Theater Special Alien Icarus | Tyrant
Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royale! Kanegon | Alien Baltan | Red King | EX Red King | Telesdon | Dorako | Gomora | Reionic Burst Gomora | EX Gomora | Mecha Gomora | Zetton | Miclas | Snowgon | Yametaranese | Alien Miracle | Mochiron | Alien Akumania | Evil Tiga | Gan-Q | Zamsher | Zoa Muruchi | Bug Rays (Chaos Ultraman, Evil Tiga, Chaosroid S, Chaosroid T, Chaosroid U)
Mountain Peanuts Detton | Jamila | Nosferu | Android One Zero
Ultraman Ginga S Victorian | Alien Chibull Exceller | Android One Zero | Chiburoid | Shepherdon | EX Red King | Eleking | Alien Guts Vorst | Inpelaizer | King Joe Custom | Sadola | Gudon | Yapool | Vakishim | Gomora | Fire Golza | Gan-Q | Five King | Bemular | Bemstar | Doragory | Verokron | Alien Akumania Muerte | Alien Metron Jace | Zoa Muruchi | Birdon | Alien Zetton Berume | Hyper Zetton | Vict Lugiel | Alien Valky | Alien Nackle Gray | Alien Icarus
Ultraman Ginga S The Movie: Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors! Etelgar | Eteldummies (Dark Lugiel, Five King, Dark Mephisto, Alien Sran, Alien Empera, Ultraman Belial)
Ultra Fight Victory Aribunta | Giant Yapool | Ace Killer | Victory Killer | Verokron | Vakishim | Doragory | Lunaticks | Shepherdon | Juda Spectre | Super Grand King Spectre
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