Katsumi Kajio

Katsumi Kajio (梶尾克美, Kajio Katsumi) is a character in Ultraman Gaia. He is the leader of Team Lightning.

Personality[]

Kajio has high pride and absolute confidence in the handling, but he had a fairly high elitism first time around. Kajio never amused when Gamu joins XIG due to him being a student. Kaijo surprisingly terrible at socializing.

Due to this, he always went away from everyone, though there was little able to converse with others on a mission other than the initial. He develops a relationship with Atsuko's sister, Ritsuko.

History[]

Ultraman Gaia[]

In the past, Kajio was a top pilot in the Defense Force and was recruited by XIG to join the team as the captain of Team Lightning.

At first, he had a high opinion of himself and was not pleased with newcomers like Gamu joining XIG. He often rebuked him like a child, which reflected his past as a military man. With the belief of protecting civilians, he hoped to keep civilians like Gamu as far away from the dangerous battlefield as possible. However, he did not listen to his advice during battles and acted on his own beliefs.^{A Hero Appears}

During one of their strategies to counter the Mezard, he expressed dissatisfaction with the use of a Pilot-Wave radiation device developed by Gamu and the students of Jonan University to take down enemy facilities that were developed by civilians. However, with the assistance of Gamu and his team, he eventually piloted an XIG Fighter to carry out the attack operation as planned.^{Gamu of the Sky}

However, over time, he gradually began to trust Gamu and started providing advice to protect him. When Gamu was suspended from duty, he was ordered to serve as Gamu's protector and partner in action, tasked with pursuing the fugitive Hiroya Fujimiya.^{Gamu Expelled!}

At the beginning, he was not skilled at using the Jecter Gun for shooting and would sometimes use XIG fighter jets to attack ground targets. As the series progressed, his shooting skills improved significantly.

Privately, he is not good at socializing and tends to keep a certain distance from others, rarely engaging in conversations with others outside of missions. However, on one of Gamu's commissions, he was tasked with visiting Atsuko's house, who had a secret crush on him, and consequently met her sister Ritsuko. When they learned that Atsuko had fallen into a trap set by the phantom of Psychic Mezard II at an amusement park, they collaborated to rescue her. They eventually succeeded in convincing Atsuko that the existence of Lilia was just an illusion.^{Lilia's Maze}

Ritsuko Sasaki 18 — Kajio establishes a relationship with Ritsuko.

When Gokigumon Beast destroyed the city and kidnapped Ritsuko as its prey, he was hesitant but, with the agreement of Ritsuko, used a flamethrower to attack it and, with the help of Ultraman Gaia, managed to save Ritsuko before the building collapsed.^{The Demon's Cocoon}

As his relationship with Ritsuko developed, during a date, he promised to "definitely come back" and finally confirmed his relationship with Ritsuko with a kiss.^{The Attack of the Forest}

After learning that Gamu was Ultraman Gaia, he was quite shocked and became a pilot of XIG Fighter GT to assist Gamu in the fight against Zebubu. ^{The Revenge of the Death God}

In the final battle, he led Team Lightning to perform Gaia missions with other teams. ^{Earth is Ultraman's Star}

Ultraman Gaia: Gaia Again[]

He boarded the XIG Fighter GT with the members of Team Lightning, and was ordered to participate in the combat mission to attack Baiakuhe.^{Ultraman Gaia: Gaia Again}

Merchandise[]

XIG Fighter SS (Popynica Plus Series, 2000)
- Release Date: August 2000
- Price: 1,540 yen
- JAN/ISBN: 4902425761411
- Materials: PVC, ABS
- Accessories: Katsumi Kajio figurine, XIG Emblem Badge

The Popynica Plus Series XIG Fighter SS comes with an XIG Fighter pilot figurine representing Kaijo himself.