Rucia and Zara are two humanoid aliens that appeared in Ultraman Tiga. Both were killed by Alien Muzan for sport.
History[]
Ultraman Tiga[]
Two humanlike aliens, their species was an enslaved race, used by Alien Muzan for hunting. They were forced to wear special bracelets that tracked their whereabouts and were released onto a planet to be hunted down. The pair escaped their captivity but were separated and slowly stalked. The female, Rucia was tracked to a city where she almost died if not for the intervention of Daigo and GUTS.
Taken back to their HQ, her bracelet was removed and used to search for clues. This was how GUTS learned of her back story. Her comrade Zara was being hunted down by the Alien Muzan's ship and she left to rescue him with GUTS following. Though the Alien Muzan's ship was destroyed they were too late to save Zara. Rucia died like Zara while fleeing from the Alien Muzan. Daigo transforms into Ultraman Tiga to avenge her death. Later, GUTS gave Rucia a proper human burial for at least they can do that to make up for failing to protect her.
Trivia[]
- They were portrayed by:
- Rucia: Asami Katsuragi, Motoko Nagino (Stunt)
- Zara: Shogo Shiotani (himself and stunt)
- Zara's actor, Shogo, who later portrayed Team Falcon's member Koichi Hayashi in Ultraman Gaia, who died in 2002 after committing suicide by jumping from the top of a building.
- According to Daigo, Zara was Rucia's friend, though this was not confirmed since they never appeared together.
- Rucia and Zara almost never spoke, only saying Rucia's name briefly; most of the dialogue that Rucia gave was during a scene that featured no dialogue. However, about Rucia, her voice has been translated by Yazumi: "We were released into this galaxy as targets".
- In the 4Kids dub, Rucia controversially speaks Japanese, which is portrayed as an alien language.
Data[]
- Stats
- Height: 1.6 m
- Weight: 43 kg
- Origin: Unknown
- Powers and Weapons
- Agilitiy: They possess superhuman agility, being able to make jumps and leaps impossible for humans.
- Durability: They are more durable than humans given that Rucia could survive jumping into the ocean.
- Stamina: They have great stamina, considering they can run for great distances and times and how Rucia swam from the GUTS HQ to the shore.
- ESP: They could somehow sense each other when they were in trouble.
- Stats
- Height: 1.87 m
- Weight: 85 kg
- Origin: Unknown
- Powers and Weapons
- Agilitiy: They possess superhuman agility, being able to make jumps and leaps impossible for humans.
- Durability: They are more durable than humans given that Rucia could survive jumping into the ocean.
- Stamina: They have great stamina, considering they can run for great distances and times and how Rucia swam from the GUTS HQ to the shore.
- ESP: They could somehow sense each other when they were in trouble.
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