"Woman... I like you.."
- ―Gorothunder's first words
Gorothunder [1] is a god of lightning that first appeared in episode 19 of Ultraman Taiga. Known for his reputation to control lightning throughout the universe, his presence also strikes fear as those who see him will meet their end.
He resembles Barriguiler, who appears to be identical in all but their color scheme to Gorothunder in Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga, but the true relation between these two characters has yet to be identified.
Subtitle: Thunderstroke Monster God [1]
History[]
Ultraman Taiga[]
Summoned by Ultraman Tregear to wreak havoc on humanity, Gorothunder descended in a storm cloud near Kana Sasaki and Hiroyuki Kudo. He took interest in the former and captured her in his belly button piercing prison before growing to giant size. Hiroyuki was unsure of what to do since fighting him would endanger Kana, but Ultraman Taiga convinced him that they cannot save her if they do not take action. Hiroyuki transforms into Taiga to fight Gorothunder, but quickly changed to Ultraman Titas after getting knocked down. He used the Electro Buster, but it was overpowered by Gorothunder's beam, and he was then knocked down by Gorothunder using his club. Kana awakened and cheered Titas on, before he fired the Astro Beam at Gorothunder to knock him away. Titas changed back to Taiga and transformed into Tri-Strium.
Using the Taiga Tri Blade, Taiga narrowly slashes off Gorothunder's belly button prison, setting Kana free. He then uses the Titas Burning Hammer to finish off Gorothunder, who used his own beams in a futile effort to attack him. Withstand the Lightning Strike!
Trivia[]
- Designer: Yasunasa Watanabe
- Suit actor: Shun Takahashi
- Voice actor: Takanori Tsujimoto
- Gorothunder seems to be a homage to several monsters of Ultraman Taro, such as Mochiron, Live King and Dorobon.
- Gorothunder's name might have come from the Japanese onomatopoeia, Gorogoro (ゴロゴロ), which is the sound of thunder rumbling.
- Gorothunder suit would be reused for Barriguiler.
Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax[]
After Ultraman Taiga, Ultraman Rosso and Ultraman Blu were defeated by the Grimdo-possessed Ultraman Taro, the Gorothunder Ring was taken from Taiga by Kirisaki. Tregear later revived Gorothunder and other monsters to fight alongside him and Taro against the New Generation Heroes. Gorothunder fought against Ultraman Rosso and Ultraman Blu, and receives a power up from Grimdo. However, Rosso, Blu and Ultrawoman Grigio fuse into Ultraman Gruebe to finish off Gorothunder. Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax
Trivia[]
- In Ultraman Z, Alien Barossa III happened to have the Goron Club in his possession through unknown means. Individual Tomorrows Whether this weapon is the same one used by the Gorothunder from the Ultraman Taiga series and film is also unclear.
Data[]
- Stats
- Height: 55 m
- Weight: 40,000 t
- Origin: Space
- Powers and Weapons
- Goro Tatsumaki : Gorothunder can unleash a tornado from its gauntlet, which was used to suck Kana into its belly button prison.
- Thunder Spark : From the tomoe symbols on its chest, Gorothunder can generate electricity attacks. These bolts can be fired from his shoulders, as lightning bolts, or his hands, as a fiery electrical beam. Two simultaneous beams are able to overpower Titas's Electro Buster.
- Goron Club : A club weapon that can generate up to 100 million amps of electric current, and 1 trillion volts electricity.
- Levitation: Gorothunder can levitate in the air unaided.
- Size Change: By beating his chest rapidly, Gorothunder can propel himself into the air with propulsive flatulence and assume a giant size.
Gallery[]
Ultraman Taiga[]
Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax[]
Miscellaneous[]
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