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Haruki Natsukawa [1][2] is the main protagonist of Ultraman Z and is the human host of the titular Ultra Hero. He works as a rookie pilot in STORAGE.
Personality
Haruki is polite and a natural-born athlete. He faces everything head-on and has an extremely strong sense of justice. Although he holds conflicting ideas about "lives to be protected" and "beings to be killed", he continues to move forward while fighting together with Ultraman Z.
History
Ultraman Z
Haruki is revived by Z
By the time of the series premiere, Haruki has already worked as a STORAGE officer and is the latest addition to the team. While assigned to pilot Sevenger, Haruki was killed in a battle against an extraterrestrial monster, but Ultraman Z arrived and bonded with Haruki to revive him, after which they both defeated the monster. Chant My Name!
Riku entrusts the Earth to Haruki
Haruki met with Riku Asakura, who chased down Gillvalis to Earth, cooperating with him to defeat it. After the battle, Riku explained who he was and that he was investigating the Devil Splinters, which Z never told Haruki about. The Man Returns! Later on, Haruki went to rescue Riku when he was abducted by the Valis Raiders under Celebro/Shinya Kaburagi's control, to extract the Belial Factor from him and create the Belial Medal, allowing the villain to transform into various Belial Fusion Monsters. After defeating them with the help of Ultraman Zero, Haruki sent Riku off, as he went to fight other monsters rampaging throughout space because of the Devil Splinters, and made a promise between each other to continue to protect the Earth. His Majesty's Medal
Profile
- Stats
- Age: 23
- Transformation
Haruki sets his Ultra Access Card into the Z Riser before sliding the blade and pressing on the trigger.
Transforming in this manner allows Z to posess Haruki's body and fight human-sized opponents. However, the smaller stature consumes energy roughly three times faster than normal, meaning Z can only remain transformed for roughly 50 seconds.
Haruki sets his Ultra Access Card into the Z Riser and then places three Ultra Medals in the slots before sliding the blade and pressing on the trigger. He says his signature catchphrase for each form before transforming.
"Space Martial Arts, the Inherited Fighting Technique!
Master Zero! Master Seven! Master Leo!
'Kay!"
- ―Activation announcement for Alpha Edge
The rise scene starts with Z emerging from a blue and red background with sparks circulating around him, similar to Ultraseven's transformation scene. As he gets closer, a splash of cyan light appears like in Leo's rise scene before red and blue ribbons of light appear like in Zero's transformations.
"Burn in Scarlet Flames, the Power of Courage!
Brother Ultraman! Brother Ace! Brother Taro!
'Kay!"
- ―Activation announcement for Beta Smash
The background is torn open to reveal a red one like in the opening of Ultraman, before changing to a smoky red background similar to Ultraman's rise scene. It is replaced by a fiery background with Taro's ring of light appearing before being changed to a blue background with streaks like Ace's rise.
"Phantasmagoria, the Mystic Lights!
Mr. Tiga! Mr. Dyna! Mr. Gaia!
'Kay!"
- ―Activation announcement for Gamma Future
Gamma Future's rise consists of the backgrounds from the title cards for each component's respective show: a purple background with rotating shards from Ultraman Tiga, then a swirling purple and pink background from Ultraman Dyna, ending with the fiery spiral from Ultraman Gaia.
- Powers and Weapons
- Self Defense Skills: Haruki is said to be a master of Karate and is athletic in unarmed combat. This also makes him the subject of Hebikura's constant training drills.
- Piloting: While still a rookie, Haruki at least has the necessary skills in maneuvering an SAA unit.
- Beam Rifle: Standard armaments of STORAGE officers in the combat field.
- Z Riser : Haruki's transformation device, which he uses in conjunction with his personal Ultra Access Card and Ultra Medals to become Ultraman Z.
- Hero's Gate : Through the Z Riser, Haruki can open a dimensional gate that provides entrance to the Inner Space.[1] According to Z, 1 minute inside the dimension equals a second in the real world.
- Ultra Medals : The Ultra Medals are used in conjunction with the Z Riser to transform him into Ultraman Z.
- Z Holder : A device which Haruki stores his Ultra Medals in.
- Ultra Access Card (Haruki) [3]: The card which bears Haruki's name and image, which he sets into the Z Riser as a means of authorization.
Ultra Medals in Possession
- Ultraman Zero: Obtained by Z from Ultraman Zero
- Ultraseven: Obtained by Z from Ultraman Zero
- Ultraman Leo: Obtained by Z from Ultraman Zero
- Ultraman Ace: Obtained from the scattered remains of Genegarg
- Ultraman Taro: Obtained from the scattered remains of Genegarg
- Ultraman: Obtained from Yoko Nakashima.
- Ultraman Tiga: Obtained from Shota Hebikura.
- Ultraman Dyna: Obtained from Shota Hebikura.
- Ultraman Gaia: Obtained from Shota Hebikura.
- Ultraman Cosmos: Obtained before King Joe's confiscation.
- Ultraman Nexus: Obtained before King Joe's confiscation.
- Ultraman Mebius: Obtained before King Joe's confiscation.
- Ultraman Jack: Obtained from Yoko Nakashima who picked it after being dropped by Alien Barossa.
- Zoffy: Obtained from Yoko Nakashima who picked it after being dropped by Alien Barossa.
- Father of Ultra: Obtained from Yoko Nakashima who picked it after being dropped by Alien Barossa.
Trivia
- His catchphrase "'Kay!" is a greeting used by practitioners of Japanese martial arts.
- Haruki has hay fever, which is triggered by pollen in the air.
References
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