Rei is Dan Moroboshi's long-lost twin brother, who joined the Star of Darkness terrorist group.
History[]
ULTRAMAN[]
Child Rei and Dan
A long time ago, Dan Moroboshi and his brother Rei were normal alien children whose parents were interstellar diplomats. Their parents were killed by terrorists as a warning, and Rei was kidnapped. Dan could do nothing but hide and watch in terror. At some point, Rei's mind was removed from his body, which was used as a vessel for a Star of Darkness member whose body was damaged beyond repair.
Years later, Rei emerged on a broadcast from the Star of Darkness, shocking the SSSP and especially Dan.
Dan beheading the alien in Rei's body
During the battle in New York, "Rei" was the first Star of Darkness member to arrive on the scene, and used devices to summon the others. Dan went after his "brother" and learned that it was simply his body being used by another person. With no more reason to hesitate, he swiftly decapitated the terrorist to preserve what was left of Rei's dignity.
The experience would continue to haunt Dan, whose mentality would get worse than before, reaching a point where he started to question why he became an Ultraman in the first place. During the battle in Hong Kong, Dan was confronted by the Leo Brothers, demanding an answer to why they would cherish each other so dearly despite their bloodthirsty reputation.
With the sudden appearance of Nova, Dan finally found his answer: to protect those who cannot protect themselves, as he would have done the same for Rei.
Powers and Weapons[]
- Drones: Rei has control of small spherical drones he can deploy for different purposes
- Holographic Projection: he can use them to generate visual and auditory projections for the purpose of communication
- Wormholes: He can also use them to generate small wormholes for transporting objects, but mainly troops. He used this to summon the Alien Bado soldiers.
- Lasers: The drones can also be used to fire lasers. By wrapping around his arm, he can fire a more powerful variant that can blow a chunk out of a building.
- Sword: Rei can form a sword blade around his hand. The strength of it is unknown but it could block Moroboshi's Spacium Blade.
- Barrier: Rei can form a barrier around himself for protection, used when he was thrown into a building to protect himself from the impact. When in use he hovers inside. How he projects it is uncertain, but given that Moroboshi has no such power, it is likely technological in nature.
Trivia[]
- He shares his name with a protagonist in the Ultraman Series, but their relationship beyond that is unknown at this point.
- The name of the actual body snatcher was never revealed during the series.
- Rei is completely absent from the anime adaptation's storyline.
- His drones do appear however, being used by Jack for information gathering.