The JADF (Joint Armed Defense Force) is a military faction known for keeping Earth and humanity safe and using brute force against the threat of monsters and aliens. Their goals include the annihilation of any existence that poses a potential threat to humanity.
Overview
The JADF is a defense organization to protect Japan from external enemy invasions. It has a large garrison base in Tokyo, Japan. Unlike the SRC, the JADF operates in a cold, decisive, and untrusting manner, attempting to eliminate all threats to humanity. As a national-level military organization, the JADF also communicates with military forces from various countries around the world.
When monsters appear, they attack their target while considering the destruction of the town. They unilaterally declare aliens or monsters as invaders and maintain a non-cooperative attitude towards protecting monsters, advocating that they would rather eliminate the monsters. As a result, their indiscriminate attacks often escalate the situation, leading to frequent conflicts with EYES, but they also sometimes cooperate.
As the series progresses, the JADF joins forces with EYES to defeat Chaos Header. However, even after the threat of Chaos Header has passed, the JADF still exists, with newly appointed commanders appearing in the movie adaptations of the series.
Members
Corps Sharks
National Emergency Corps Sharks are the elite troops of JADF, they are dispatched in critical situations of national survival. A hotline with SRC has also been set up to provide contact. They only appear in Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact.
Shigemura
Shigemura is the main commander of Sharks. He insists on thinking that foreign objects are all evil beings, existences that should be wiped out. Therefore, there is a conflict with the unequal values between Captain Akatsuki of SRC.
During combat operations, he intentionally hurt Don Ron and the Alien Baltan, and tried to attack Cosmos after Cosmos eliminated the threat, but was stopped by Yujiro Haruno.
Shigemura is portrayed by Ikkei Watanabe.
JADF members in 2009
Headquarters
Sahara
Sahara is the Supreme Commander of JADF. He carries out tasks with a strong attitude.
Due to his disagreement with EYES' peaceful combat philosophy, he often caused conflicts with EYES in monster missions, but he secretly admired the strength of EYES members.
Sahara is portrayed by Masahiro Sudō .
Shishikura
Shishikura is the deputy commander of JADF.
Compared with the commanders and military attaches who favor the attacking side, he has hardly ordered offensive operations and is one of the few peaceful factions in the JADF.
Shishikura is portrayed by Eiji Oki .
Saijo
Saijo is the military attache of the JADF as well as the adjutant under Sahara.
He has an authoritative high-handed attitude and radical extreme character and believes that monsters are the source of disasters and should not be allowed to exist, so he disdains EYES' concept of peaceful warfare.
Saijo is portrayed by Atsushi Narasaka .
Monster Extermination Weapon Development Team
Junya Nagare
Junya Nagare is the leader of the JADF Monster Extermination Weapon Development Team. He is also an assistant under Saijo.
In the past monster disasters, he lost his sister, so he hated monsters and disdained EYES' peaceful combat concept. However, after seeing EYES' actions, he gradually changed his mind and provided cooperation with EYES in the future.
Nagare is portrayed by Soji Masaki .
Corps Bengals
Oka
Oka was the captain of the Bengals, the main tank unit of the JADF, but he was attacked and killed while fighting Waroga.
Oka is portrayed by Hideki Oka .
Special Task Force
Ishii
Ishii is the captain of the JADF Special Task Force. Often leads the charge and tracks down intelligence activity against aliens.
Ishii is portrayed by Hiroshi Ishii.
Former Members
Shinobu Mizuki
- Main article: Shinobu Mizuki
Shinobu Mizuki was an instructor in the training unit "Chargers" in the past, and joined EYES because she agreed with the SRC's peace policy and their dream of protecting monsters.
After the series, she returned to JADF to continue as an instructor.
Keisuke Fubuki
- Main article: Keisuke Fubuki
Keisuke Fubuki was a trainer of the training unit "Chargers" in the past, and joined EYES because he was attracted by SRC's technological strength.
Hazumi
Hazumi is the former head of the JADF's science department, and he was also a college classmate of Hiura in the past. He has a sincere character that vows to effectively use science to benefit mankind.
After developing the Davis 909, he resigned from the JADF to join SRC.
Hazumi is portrayed by Takumi Tsutsui .
JADF members in 2012-2015
The following characters appear only in Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet and Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle.
Inugami
Inugami is the new commander of JADF. Often conducts combat missions in a forceful style. He had been skeptical about cooperating with the Alien Gyashi.
Inugami is portrayed by Kyusaku Shimada.
Hijikata
Hijikata is the new deputy commander of the JADF, and despite his direct command of actual battles, he remains calm and understandable when it comes to the unknown.
Hijikata is portrayed by Akitoshi Otaki.
Arsenal
Mecha
- Defense Force Fighters :
- Defense Force Tanks :
- Burning Missile :
- Floating Military Satellite Angelica :
- Chargers :
- Ultra-high Performance Missile :
- Dabides 909 :
- Defense Force Test Area :
- Robo Baltan:
Gallery
Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact
Ultraman Cosmos
Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue Planet
Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle
| Defense Teams | |
|---|---|
| Showa Defense Teams | SSSP, Defense Force | TDF (UG, MAT, TAC, ZAT, MAC, UGM) | Science Guard Party |
| Heisei Defense Teams | UMA | WINR | HEART | Mydo | TPC (GUTS, Super GUTS, Black Buster Corps, Neo Super GUTS) | GUARD (XIG) | GOKAZOKU | SRC (EYES, Team SEA), JADF | BCST, JSDF | TLT (NR) | UDF (DASH) | GUYS | DEUS | ZAP SPACY | Team U | UPG | UNVER (Xio) | VTL | AIB |
| Reiwa Defense Teams | EGIS | GAF (STORAGE) | TPU (GUTS-Select) | SSSP | GGF (SKaRD) | KDF | SKIP, GDF | KSCT, NDF |
| Other Defense Teams | Inter Galactic Defense Force | Space Patrol | MIGHTY JACK | SRI | SGM | Team Mouri | SAT | SAF | PAT | Koseidon Corps | MAT | SWORD | SSSP | USP | GIRLS |