Litra [1][2][3][4], scientific name Littlalia [5] or Litolaria[6][4], is a giant bird monster who resembles the phoenix of legend. Litra first appeared in the TV series, Ultra Q, and alongside Gomess - Litra's natural enemy - is one of the first monsters to appear in the Ultraman Series as a whole.
Subtitle(s):
- Prehistoric Bird
- Ancient Bird [5]
Conception
Etymology
Her name came from the English word, "little".
History
Ultra Q
This prehistoric bird is the ancient enemy of Gomess according to myth. After coming across a stone egg deep in the Earth, a set of miners decide to dig down even deeper, and awake the underground monster of legend, Gomess, by mistake. The Kaiju follows them to the surface, and starts to rampage.
Soon, a young boy made the stone egg hatch into Litra; the ancient bird-like creature was supposed to stop the kaiju's rampage. Litra emerged from the egg and set forth to Gomess. As the bird-like Kaiju approached, Gomess bellowed, and the fight was on. The two battled to a standstill until Litra released Citronela acid, quickly eating through Gomess' body and killing him, the dinosaur-like beast collapsed, and so did Litra, the deity's destiny was done. Litra would later be put to rest on its own funeral, built by the survivors of Gomess' attack.
Trivia
- The prop of Litra was actually a puppet of Rodan modified from Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster.
- The name for Litra's acid, Citronella Acid, originates from citronella oil and the citron fruit. Similarly, citron are citrus type fruits which reflect the acid's name.
- Litra is the first kaiju in the Ultraman franchise to be an ally to humans.
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle
Litra in Ultra Galaxy
- Main article: Rei's Litra (S)
Litra was reintroduced in this series as Litra (S) and becomes one of the protagonist, Rei's Battlenizer Kaiju.
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey
- Main article: Rei's Litra (S)
Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie
- Main article: Rei's Litra (S)
Ultra Galaxy Legend Gaiden: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero
- Main article: Rei's Litra (S)
Ultraman Zero Gaiden: Killer the Beatstar
- Main article: Rei's Litra (S)
Ultraman Orb
Litra reappeared in the episode six of the series Ultraman Orb as a Kaiju Card used by Alien Nackle Nagus in a card game with Jugglus Juggler and Alien Metron Tarude.
Data
Litra
- Stats[2]
- Height: 5 m
- Wingspan: 15 m
- Egg length: 2 m
- Weight: 10,000 t
- Origin: Tokai district near Jinpuzan
- Flight Speed: Mach 2
- Powers and Weapons
- Flight: Being a giant bird, Litra can fly through the skies at high speeds.
- Citronella Acid : Litra can spit a steady stream of thin green bolts of highly toxic and extremely hot citronella acid from her beak. This acid is very potent, powerful enough to melt and eat away at the flesh of targets. However, using this attack too much can kill Litra, as it drains Litra's life energy each time it is used.
Litra
- Height: 15 m
- Weight: 10,000 t
- Origin: Planet Boris
- Attack: 600 (Galaxy), 1100 (NEO)
- Defense: 800
- Speed: 1500 (Galaxy), 1700 (NEO)
- Powers and Weapons
- Flight: Being a giant bird, Litra can fly through the skies at high speeds.
- Citronella Acid : Litra can spit a steady stream of thin green bolts of highly toxic and extremely hot citronella acid from her beak. This acid is very potent, powerful enough to melt and eat away at the flesh of targets. However, using this attack too much can kill Litra, as it drains Litra's life energy each time it is used.
- Fire Attack : Litra can launch powerful blasts of fire in rapid succession from her beak. These blasts can kill weaker monsters in one strike.
- Fire Litra Transformation: When ordered to, Litra can engulf her body in flames, transforming to enter into her Fire Litra form. This ability is only exclusive to Battlenizer variations, due to said device giving the bird such upgrade.[8][9]
Fire Litra
When needed, Litra (S) can transform into Fire Litra . In this form, her feathers become more warm in colors and her fire powers are greatly enhanced.
- Stats[8]
- Height: 15 m
- Weight: 10,000 t
- Origin: Planet Boris
- Attack: 600 (Galaxy), 1100 (NEO)
- Defense: 800
- Speed: 1500 (Galaxy), 1700 (NEO)
- Powers and Weapons
- Flight: Being a giant bird, Fire Litra can fly/soar through the skies at high speeds.
- Fire Strike : Litra can engulf her body in flames and then launch a whole fire replica of her body at opposing monsters. This fire attack is very powerful, capable of causing large explosions, and is also extremely hot; if swallowed by an opponent, can burn them from the inside out.
- ULTRA MONSTERS
- Double Impact : A tag-team attack with Gomora. Litra first transform into Fire Litra and perform Fire Strike towards the enemy before Gomora perform Ultra Oscillation Wave (Zero Shoot).[10]
Gallery
Ultra Q
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle
Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey
Miscellaneous
References
- ↑ Ultraman White Paper 1982 pg 21
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ultraman Pictorial 2002 pg 17-26
- ↑ Technicolor Ultra Q Official Guidebook 2012 pg 1-59
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ultra Q Character Comprehension Vol.1 2011 pg 12-19
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ultraman Best Book 1993, pg 29-46
- ↑ Ultraman Graffiti 1983
- ↑ http://www.daikaijyu.com/galaxy1/monster/mons_ritora_s.html
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 http://www.daikaijyu.com/galaxy/monster/ritora.html
- ↑ Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle NEVER ENDING ODYSSEY Super Complete Works pg 23
- ↑ http://www.daikaijyu.com/neo/game_info/capture_tag01.html
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