Jumborg Ace

Jumborg Ace
Data
Type	Hero
Human Host/Form(s)	None, Jumborg Ace is piloted by Naoki Tachibana
Transformation Item	Naoki's watch (while piloting a Cessna)
Height	40 m
Weight	30,000 t
Home World	Planet Emerald
Race	Robot
Status	Functioning
Affiliation	PAT Alien Emerald Jumborg 9
First Appearance	Jumborg Ace episode 1 "A Gift from the Emerald Star"
Latest Appearance	Jumborg Ace & Giant
Voice Actor(s)	Masato Shimon (episodes 3-25) Michihiro Ikemizu (episodes 26-50)
Suit Actor(s)	Shigehiro Takahashi Michiharu Sakamoto Teruo Iwamoto Mitsuru Saijo (Jumborg Ace & Giant)
Designer(s)	Kako Yonetani

Jumborg Ace is a fictional mecha created by Tsuburaya Productions, and the titular fighting robot of the 1973 Tokusatsu television series. Jumborg Ace is actually an airplane (specifically a Cessna 150) that can transform into a fighting robot piloted by Naoki Tachibana.

The year after his series, Jumborg Ace appeared in a Japanese/Thai coproduction, Jumborg Ace & Giant.

Subtitle: Space Cyborg

History

Jumborg Ace

Young air delivery boy Naoki Tachibana is out to deliver a package for his grumpy boss Daisaku Banno, when his older brother Shin'ya, who commanded the defense force, PAT (Protective Attacking Team), was killed in an attack by a giant monster called King Jaigras (which was sent by the evil alien Anti Go-Ne of the planet Gross). When PAT retaliates against a second attack by the monster, Naoki, in retaliation for his brother's death, suicidally tries to ram his air delivery plane into the monster, to their shock. When the monster downs the plane, Naoki and his plane are teleported into an energy dimension by an Ultraman-like alien from Planet Emerald.

The Alien Emerald has instantly used his technology to completely modify the plane, as well as Naoki's wristwatch. He suddenly finds himself back in his cessna's cockpit in the real world, but he hears the Emerald Alien's voice, telling him to activate his wristwatch, and upon shouting the command "Jum-Fight!!!", his jet transforms into the giant cyborg, Jumborg Ace, with Naoki, in a virtual reality movement-control suit, piloting the robot from inside the head with his own physical movements! He fights with King Jaigras, eventually destroying the monster. But his battle against the Gross Aliens has only just begun...

Profile

Stats

• Height: 40 m
• Weight: 30,000 t
• Home World: Planet Emerald
• Maximum Flight Speed: Mach 11

Body Features

• Jum Cutter:
• Jum Pocket:

Techniques

Special

• Beam Emerald: Energy beam fired from Ace's head. Can destroy monsters in one shot. It is Jumborg Ace's main finisher.
• Hunting Flasher: Rainbow-colored beam fired from his hands. It has many variations depending on Jumborg Ace's hand gesture. The normal version has Jumborg Ace placing his hands on his ears and then extending his arms forward to fire the beam. Jumborg Ace once used a cutter variation to kill Dead Fire.
• Golden Laser: Energy beam fired from hands similar to Hunting Flasher but with different hand gestures. Although named Golden Laser, its color is mostly rainbow. Like Hunting Flasher, it can be modified depending on Ace's hand movements. The first time he used it, Jumborg Ace covered his fists with energy and then delivered a flying punch to King Tedgon.
• Laser Buckle: Energy beam emitted from the energy lamp on the belt.
• Flasher Love: Heat rays emitted from the eyes.
• Handy Slicer: Continuous shuriken-shaped light bullets.
• Sun Flasher: Jumborg Ace powered himself up with solar energy and then emitted a powerful beam at his enemy.
• Hurricane Screw: Jumps and rotates the body while deadly energy rays are emitted from the hands.

Beam Emerald

Physical

• Heading Killer: Jumborg Ace flies toward his enemy and then uses the Jum Cutter on his head, which is made of Emerald Alloy, to decapitate them. It is one of Jumborg Ace's strongest attacks and his main finisher besides Beam Emerald.
• Windmill-Deadly: Jumborg Ace rotates himself while in mid-air, covering his body with rainbow-colored energy before flying towards his enemy, slicing them in half. There is also a version that involves Ace firing energy bullets while rotating. It is one of his strongest finishers.

Other

• Jum Shower: Extinguishing liquid from the fingertips.
• Jum Flash: A flash of light from the chest, used to escape an execution squad.
• Emerald Hurricane: Jumborg Ace emits an energy wave from his body. He used this to revert Dump Kong back to a normal truck.
• Teleport Beam: Naoki can be transported from the cockpit to another Jumborg via beams from the eyes.

Weapons

• Jum Saber: Jumborg Ace's sword. It is one of his most iconic melee weapons. Despite enemies being able to disarm it several times, Jumborg Ace has used it to finish off powerful enemies such as Anti Go-Ne and Freeze Killer.
• Jet Knife: Throwing knives that are used for disarming enemies.
• Jum Cannon: Double-barreled laser cannon.
• Jum Missile: Missiles fired from the Jum Pocket.

Jum Saber

Cultural References

Mecha Wettle King

Mecha Wettle King is a robotic version of the original Wettle King that Keroro Platoon's (save Giroro and Dororo) created to enact their revenge on Natsumi in an episode of Keroro Gunsou episode 166. This robotic counterpart resembles Ace Robot and Jumborg Ace themselves, to the point of transforming from a small plane, Keroro became his motion pilot in a similar cockpit from Jumborg Ace's and shouting "Wettle Fight!".

Gallery

Jumborg Ace

Ace's aircraft mode, a Cessna 150 with the registration JA3395

Naoki in control of Jumborg Ace

Jumborg Ace & Giant

Jumborg Ace and Giant

Miscellaneous

Naoki Tachibana and his two robots

Early Jumborg Ace Concept Art

Trivia

• Jean-Bot was created in homage to Jumborg Ace.
• Jumborg Ace's head was reused in Dinosaur Squadron Koseidon to create S-1.

See Also

• Jumborg 9, his successor.
• Jean-Bot, his Heisei era counterpart.