Hertz is a sentient Kaiju from Ultraman Taro. He appeared in episode 37. A refugee from an unjust war against his race by the Alien Medusa, Hertz fled to Earth to seek safety, only to be pursued by one of his attackers, who attempted to mislead ZAT into believing he was the threat.
Subtitle: Fugitive Monster
History
Ultraman Taro
In Japan, winter has finally come when an elderly man noticed the monster Hertz, who came from outer space, falling from the sky. ZAT immediately set off to investigate the sightings after the man reported it to them. Hertz didn't attack or destroy anything. Instead, he just tried to lead them towards something. ZAT began firing on Hertz, who led the team towards the base of a valley, though the team halted their attacks afer noticing that the monster was pleading for them to stop.
Kotaro Higashi then offered to retrieve a cell sample from Hertz's foot in the form of a biopsy to find out where he had come from, but the process caused Hertz a great deal of pain, so Kotaro tried to complete the procedure as quickly as possible. With the sample obtained, Kotaro returned and the cells were sent for analysis.
The following evening, Hertz was still in the valley, recovering from his injuries while ZAT observed him. A mysterious woman appeared, and asked the team to kill the monster because she claimed it killed her grandfather. ZAT finally managed to determine Hertz's origin; he had come from a planet orbiting a star named Medusa. Analysis of the radio waves in the vicinity of Medusa found that an interruption had occurred, suggesting that a war had broken out.
The next day, while Hertz was minding his own business, he was suddenly attacked by a possessed Izumi Moriyama, who had stolen one of ZAT's aircraft and began relentlessly firing at him. This continued until Tetsuya Kitajima chased her in the Sky Condor, resulting in an aerial dogfight until she shot down Kitajima's plane. Kotaro transformed into Ultraman Taro and exposed the woman as Hertz's enemy, Alien Medusa.
After revealing her intentions and claiming that Hertz is dead, Taro fought the alien and after an evenly matched fight, Taro destroyed her with the Strium Beam. Fortunately, Hertz was alive after all. After thanking Taro for saving him, he returned to space.
Trivia
- Hetrz's suit was modified from Antron from Jumborg Ace.
- Hertz's suit appears in Ultraman Leo episode 9 as one of the Monster Corps Kingdom show.
- Hertz uses bear roars.
Data
- Stats
- Height: 53 m
- Weight: 40,000 t
- Origin: Medusa Star
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