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"I am a preacher of love and goodwill: Makoto Aizen...!"
- ―Makoto's self-introduction
"Look, the Earth is round. I'm sure we will run into each other again eventually. See ya...wait, who was it who said that?"
- ―Makoto before leaving Ayaka City as himself, This Moment Is A Bond
Makoto Aizen was the president and general manager of Aizen Tech. He became the first antagonist of Ultraman R/B after being possessed by Cereza.
Personality[]
The actual extent of his traits and behavior is unknown, but judging from his past, he was a man who was dedicated to his job in his father's workplace.
History[]
Ultraman R/B[]
- Main article: Cereza
While not much of Makoto's past is known, 15 years prior to the series, he was a common worker for the family’s business of Aizen Iron Works before being possessed by Cereza as a "vessel" in order to blend in to Earth's society. This entire event went for at least 15 years as "Makoto" inherited his father's Aizen Iron Works and became popular across the globe for his industry's research and breakthroughs.
Under Aizen and Mio Minato, the small family business transformed into a very prominent and successful one, and in doing so, Aizen became a celebrity to the citizens of Ayaka City.
As Cereza has no corporeal form, Makoto's body was put to use by providing Cereza an ability to come off as an ordinary human, wield the Gyro and serving as a host for Ultraman Orb Dark.
After Grigio King's defeat, Cereza was expelled from his body by Saki Mitsurugi, leaving Makoto in a collapsed state. After reawakening, Makoto was replaced by Saki as the CEO of Aizen Tech and he himself departed from Ayaka City to go cycling around the world.
Profile[]
- Stats
- Blood Type: AB
- Transformation
"Let me borrow the power of bonds!"
- ―Activation announcement for Orb Dark
Makoto inserts the Orb Origin Crystal into the AZ Gyro and pulls the side handles thrice. The Orb Ring NEO appears above the Gyro and is switched into the Orb Dark Mode.
Makoto presses the center button, spinning the Orb Ring NEO in a similar manner to Orb Slasher before raising it mid-air. Two giant Orb Ring NEOs appear at his sides before another appears before him a la Fusion Up sequences. Dark rainbow background begins to burst as Ultraman Orb Dark rises, initially making a heart-shaped hand gesture before clenching his right hand forward as he closely approaching the screen. If he already has the Orb Ring NEO on hand, he doesn't need to summon it via the Orb Origin Crystal.
When transforming into a Kaiju via a R/B Crystal, Makoto inserts the crystal into the AZ Gryo and pulls the handles thrice. He then raises his right hand into the air and begins to transform. Spirals of energy surround him and turns him into the monster.
- Powers and Weapons
- Endurance: In episode 3, he was able to withstand the impact of a petrified bird falling onto his head, rising up as if it was nothing. Because this trait is illogical by human standards (as normal humans would have been killed by such accident without protective headgear), it is suspected as partly an influence from Cereza.
- R/B Crystal Collection Case: A collection device which he used to store his own sets of R/B Crystals, particularly Kaiju.
- R/B Crystals: Makoto is shown to be in possession of the R/B Crystals which mainly contains the physical manifestations of Ultra Kaiju. His only Ultra Crystal was the crystal of Orb Origin.
- AZ Gyro: While the origins of the said device is unknown, Makoto either uses it to summon the corresponding Kaiju or transform into one. Makoto can summon the Orb Ring NEO with the Orb Origin Crystal.
- Orb Ring NEO: Makoto's transformation item, used to transform into Ultraman Orb Dark. He summoned it by inserting the Orb Origin Crystal to his AZ Gyro. This item was confiscated by the Minato brothers after his defeat as Orb Dark. However, Makoto reclaimed this item after the Minato brothers were defeated by Horoboros but has once again lost it.
- Orb Dark Calibur: As Orb Dark, Makoto wields this weapon for Orb Dark to access a variety of attacks.
- Saki's Gyro: Lent to him by Saki Mitsurugi, it allows Makoto to transform into Kaiju, when his AZ Gyro was malfunctioning.
R/B Crystals in Possession[]
Kaiju[]
- Grigio Bone
- Black King
- Gargorgon
- Red King
- Guebasser
- Tyrant
- Mecha Gomora
- Aribunta
- Bezelb
- Horoboros
- Gubila
Ultra[]
- Ultraman Orb Origin (Confiscated)
Other Media[]
Ultraman New Generation Chronicle[]
Aizen appeared as the guest star in episode 19 and episode 20. Ultraman New Generation Chronicle
Proverbs[]
Regularly, Makoto write his poems on a piece of paper as a word of advice to his audience. Although this is later revealed to be Cereza's work, Tsuburaya's Twitter site take this joke further by creating posters of Makoto:
- "Hit a stone bridge and break it" :
- English Equivalent: "It's important you face your challenges without letting anything get in your way".
- "When hard times pass, take to the skies"
- "Just call it the "flower garden""
- English Equivalent: "Don't ask me".
- "Floating like a butterfly adds insult to injury"
- English Equivalent: "Cry when you're in good health"
- "One must be willing to struggle, even in youth"
- English Equivalent: "One should be more impulsive"
- "Even dust is dangerous if it accumulates"
- English Equivalent: "You cannot win with that kind of ability".
Ultra Report Cards[]
Makoto/Cereza had prepared Ultra Report Cards to grade Katsumi and Isami's performance as Ultramen, which he handed to the brothers in episode 8. Limited copies of these (along with a blank report card) were available for purchase at movie theaters during the run of Ultraman R/B The Movie[1]. The contents include:
- The original 5 Ultra Oaths written on the back
- 5 Ultra Goals written on the back:
- The courage to believe in oneself seems to become strength! - reference to Gai Kurenai regaining Orb Origin.
- Protect lives no matter what!
- Never give up even when the Color Timer goes red!
- Even if you lose to a strong opponent, use your strength to get up again!
- Don't lose your kindness, no matter how many times you are betrayed! - reference to Ultraman Ace's parting words.
- Graded "stats" for each of them, and corresponding graphs.
- Comments by Makoto.
- A Progress Report ; grades are Good , OK , and Bad .
- Daily Life :
- Act for the purpose for universal peace
- Always have a sense of justice
- Be sure not to reveal your identity
- Act for human lives first
- Train hard every day
- Live a healthy life
- Look out for oddities in peoples' lives
- In Battle :
- Immediately rush over to where the Kaiju appears
- Transform without anyone seeing
- Always be ready to use your Transformation Item
- Use your Transformation Item in a cool way
- Have a cool pose after transforming
- Instantly identify enemy characteristics and weaknesses
- Fight without destroying the city and nature
- Be careful not to use too much strength while holding humans or airplanes
- Do not blame others for your own immaturity
- Do not monologue after transforming
- Be sure to listen to the screams of monsters and the claims of aliens
- Make friends with non-malicious monsters and aliens
- Receive the enemy's special attacks and abilities
- Attack tentacles and large horns
- Move stylishly regardless of offense and defense
- Get into a proper pinch without defeating the enemy easily
- Be inspired by the peoples' cheering
- Have some fighting spirit when the sunset is at your back
- Properly use the powers you borrow from your seniors
- Do not forget to use small Slash-like techniques
- Refrain from cruel defeats that end in bloodshed
- Do not abuse finisher moves
- Defeat the enemy within 3 minutes
- After Battle :
- Leave the area immediately after fighting
- After the transformation is over, return while waving your hands refreshingly
- After the transformation is over, make sure there is an interval before transforming again
- Offer condolences to those you are forced to defeat
Merchandise[]
- Ultraman R/B Deformed Pattern Acrylic Charm (2020)
- Release Date(s): March 2021 (Premium Bandai)
- Price: 550 yen for each piece
- Materials: Acrylic, metal (chain)
- Released as part of the R/B- hemed Deformed Pattern Acrylic Charm series, Makoto/Cereza (which is drawn in an Anime-fied style) is one the items to be produced as hanging acrylic keychain.
- Makoto/Cereza (and the rest of the characters) is available as a made-for-order item (where the customers can choose one during purchase) for Premium Bandai in March 2021.
Trivia[]
- In early drafts, Makoto's name was Akira Aizen .[2]
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