Iron Rocks[1] is a submersible battleship constructed and operated by Alien Mimy as their war machine. It first appeared in episode 21 of Ultraseven.
Subtitles:
- Warship Robot
- Iwatetsujo: Super Dreadnought Decisive Battle Weapon
Conception[]
Design[]
Being built from the wreckage of the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamato[2][1], Iron Rocks features numerous elements of the real ship in its design, namely its prominent superstructure and tower mast.
History[]
Ultraseven[]
Created by the Alien Mimy using the wreckage of the mighty Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamato[2], Iron Rocks was a highly armed submarine-battleship hybrid that was kept beneath the ocean. It destroyed any ship unfortunate enough to be caught in its line of fire. The UG was sent in to investigate the matter and launched two new submarines: the TDF HRs 1 and 2.
After one of subs escaped a whirlpool, they spotted a star-like saucer under the water and began their pursuit. The space ship outmaneuvered both submarines in the rugged undersea terrain of a nearby coral reef, and used special bubbles to jam the UG's communications. With the submarines incapable of doing anything, Iron Rocks was commanded by Alien Mimy to surface near the city of Shimoda in Shizuoka Prefecture[2] as a show of force, scaring the citizens there. However, the massive battleship had yet to fire its weapons.
Iron Rocks resurfaced at Shimoda a few hours later and began bombarding the city with its weaponry, inflicting catastrophic damage. To make matters worse, the vessel was able to withstand anything the Ultra Guard threw at it, as its armour - both that of the original Yamato and the additional armour installed by its alien crew - proved more than capable of holding up against the UG's assault. and the Ultra Guard was incapable of damaging it. The situation grew even more dire when Dan was shot out of the sky with one of the Ultra Guard's fighters, but the second fighter continued its attempts at attacking, eventually managing to blow a hole in the submarine's armour with a lucky shot. However, the Ultra Guard was forced to stop its counterattack due to analysis indicating that Iron Rocks was actually an armed bomb. The battle came to a halt for several hours, during which time Iron Rocks remained at the surface, but the aliens resumed their assault on Shimoda later that night.
The explosions of Iron Rocks' weapons awakened Dan, and allowed him to transform. After the Alien Mimy commander taunted Ultraseven, Iron Rocks used its chains to prevent him from moving around, only for the hero to break his bonds using the Rolling Spark. Ultraseven delivered the finishing blow with the Emerium Beam, causing Iron Rocks to explode.
Trivia[]
Original concept for Iron Rocks. (Note the legs.)
- Iron Rocks' concept art shows it was originally meant to have legs.
- Iron Rocks inspired the underwater battleship Barrack Ship from Ultraman 80.
- In the English dub, its origins are slightly different. Instead of being built from the Yamato, it was originally a World War II-era battleship called the Nissan, which sank in the war before being found and retrofitted by the Mimy years later.
- Canadian English Voice actor: Vlasta Vrána
Data[]
- Stats
- Length: 80 m
- Weight: 150,000 t
- Origin: Sea floor
- Powers and Weapons
- Naval guns: Iron Rocks is equipped with 12 main guns and numerous additional smaller naval guns capable of bombarding targets.
- Chains: Iron Rocks can fire a pair of chains equipped with shackles to grab hold of an opponent's arms and legs, then pull them in to drag the opponent within range of its cannons.
- Bomb: Iron Rocks contains a high yield explosive device, allowing the ship to serve a secondary purpose as a gigantic bomb. If the device is activated, it will self destruct with destructive power that rivals an atomic bomb.
- Durability: Iron Rocks withstood many offensive attacks from Ultraseven.
Other Media[]
Ultraman: Another Genesis[]
- Main article: Iron Rocks (Another Genesis)
Ultraman Festival 2017 Live Stage Part 2[]
Iron Rocks was combined with King Joe, Nurse, and Crazygon to create Perfect King Joe . Ultraman Festival 2017 Live Stage Part 2
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Ultraseven[]
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