Monster Graveyard

"The Monster Graveyard. For monsters who are hated wherever they go, perhaps the graveyard is their only place of peace and quiet. The Monster Graveyard. Perhaps one of the stranger legends in the vast universe."

―Narrator, "The Monster Graveyard"

The Monster Graveyard (怪獣墓場, Kaijū Hakaba) is a location in the Ultraman Series. It is the burial grounds of all the fallen monsters and aliens whom had been killed by the Ultra Warriors over the centuries, as well as those that had died from other means. Despite the desolation of the Graveyard, it is not devoid of activity, both dead and alive; most of its inhabitants are the spirits of fallen monsters and aliens, while a handful of living organisms also call the graveyard their home.

Overview[]

Antlar's ghost — The Monster Graveyard is the home of the spirits of fallen monsters and aliens, with this Antlar who fought Ultraman being among them.

Not many details have been mentioned, but what is known is that the Monster Graveyard is a distortion of spacetime that is located somewhere in the universe. The Monster Graveyard acts as an afterlife for the monsters, aliens, and sentient beings (both good and bad) whom have been defeated by the Ultra Warriors or other monsters throughout the centuries, as well as those who have died from natural causes.

When any opponent is defeated, their soul is lifted and sent to the Graveyard, where their bodies would be reconstructed. The creature, however, is forced to reside in the Graveyard for the rest of eternity, unless it is revived by an outside source. The inhabitants of the Monster Graveyard, both dead and alive, live out their existence in peace, and most have a strong desire to remain where they are, as shown when Seabozu accidentally left the Graveyard only to immediately desire to return home after he arrived on Earth.

A kaiju does not necessarily have to be destroyed in battle to come here. Monsters who were erased from existence such as Gango, Gavadon A, The Giant and Oni-on are confirmed to reside here as spirits. Alternate forms of monsters can also be sent to the graveyard such as both Gavadon A and B and the original Vakishim who was a form of Yapool. The spirits of robots also come here despite them not being living creatures; King Joe, King Joe Black, Builgamo, U-Tom and Garamon are known to reside here. Additionally the souls of Evil Ultra Warriors such as Ultraman Belial also come to the graveyard. Belial's soul merged with the Armored Darkness while here allowing him to return to a physical form. Certain chimera monsters such as Tyrant appear to have separate souls to their components in the graveyard as Tyrant's soul has been seen there at the same time as Alien Icarus.

EX Zetton tall 1 — Not all inhabitants of the Monster Graveyard are dead; some, such as EX Zetton, are very much alive, either occurring as natural residents of the area or having been brought there by other circumstances.

A small number of living monsters call the Graveyard their home; these include the space monster Bemular, the skeleton kaiju Seabozu, the small monster Myu and EX Zetton, a custodian monster tasked with guarding the Valley of Flames.

The Graveyard also appears to be inter-universal, as monsters from Tiga's and Gaia's universe and other universes have been confirmed to reside in the Graveyard.

History[]

In the original Ultraman series, the Monster Graveyard is first seen by SSSP where they discover Seabozu headed for Earth, along with several deceased monsters.
In The☆Ultraman, the Babaloneon Empire stated that all the monsters under their control were revived from the Monster Graveyard.
In the Ultraman 80 series, the kaiju, Myu, was taken from his home in the Monster Graveyard to Earth.
In the Ultraman Mebius series, GUYS travels to the Monster Graveyard after receiving a distress signal coming from it. There they find a pair of Lesser Bogars that somehow wandered in.
- Additionally in the Gaiden, Ghost Rebirth, Mebius and the Ultra Brothers: Ace, Taro, and Hikari, face off against the Dark Four Heavenly Kings in their attempt to revive Alien Empera through Mechazam.
The climax of the film Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie takes place in the Monster Graveyard involving Ultraman Belial and his 100 Monster Army versus the remaining Ultra Brothers and the ZAP SPACY.
In the film Ultraman Saga, Alien Bat stated that he took the souls of Gubila, Gomess, and Arstron as his first test subjects from the Monster Graveyard.
The events of Ultra Zero Fight A New Power take place in the Monster Graveyard.
In the manga ULTRAMAN continuity, the Monster Graveyard is a facility located in Antarctica under the Star Cluster Alliance. The facility serves as a dumping ground for monsters' carcasses, which were exterminated by the Star Cluster Alliance as part of their pact with humanity.

Notable Locations[]

Grave Gate: The Gate into the Monster Graveyard. Said to be 600,000 years old, it is recognized by its design of 3 gigantic stone rings looped around one another to form a trefoil knot.
Ultra Zone: This space distortion acts as a temporary gateway to the Monster Graveyard. The Ultra Zone opens at random times, can appear anywhere in the Universe, and its exact origin is a mystery. This gateway can sometimes appear very close to Earth, allowing for space expeditions to visit the Monster Graveyard. The SSSP, UGM, and GUYS all used the Ultra Zone as a means of travelling to the Graveyard itself to conduct research missions. In Ultraman Mebius, the Ultra Zone appeared at a distance of 100,000 km from Earth, thus placing it at a closer proximity than the Moon.^[1]
Floating Continent: The Floating Continent is a large expanse of solid ground that floats freely in space. It is where the souls of the monsters and aliens whom had died (either in battle or by other means) reside in peace, as well as the largest area within the Graveyard as a whole. It was also the destination in which the Ultra Brothers fought the revived Dark Four Heavenly Kings, as well as where the climax of the Ultra Galaxy movie took place.
Valley of Flames: The Valley of Flames is a river of magma that exists deep within the Floating Continent. Below the surface of the magma is a tube of fire that surrounds a narrow pathway that leads to the Giga Battlenizer, which was sealed away by Ultraman King and guarded by EX Zetton.

Inhabitants[]

While the Monster Graveyard is primarily host to the spirits of fallen monsters and aliens, a set of monsters are also known to live there without being dead.