Sawa Kaizaki is the vice-captain of the newly-reorganized GUTS-Select, and Operator of the Nursedessei. She is a dependable, older sister-like figure to the team's new members Kanata Asumi, Ichika Kirino, and Soma Ryumon who, in contrast to the mild-mannered Captain, commands them with stern words.
Although she is the pilot and operator of the Nursedessei, the team's mobile mothership and anti-monster battleship, she is actually a leading authority on monsters, holding a doctorate in biology.[1][2]
History[]
Pre-Ultraman Decker[]
Past Kaizaki
In the past, the town where Kaizaki lived was attacked by monsters, causing many deaths and injuries, which led her to join TPU's Monster Response Department with the goal of "defeating monsters." During her college years, she and her mentor Maki Shigenaga accidentally discovered the fossil remains of a newly discovered monster, Neomegas, in the mountains.
As she gained further understanding and research on monsters, she no longer holds the belief that monsters are "evil" existence as when she first joined TPU, but actively seeks answers on how to coexist positively.
When she learned that Shigenaga was using cloning technology to merge the genetic factors of various monsters and trying to create a "monster weapon" that would obey human orders, she reported her actions to the higher-ups due to their conflicting ideologies and violation of regulations, which resulted in Shigenaga leaving TPU. After that, Kaizaki continues to conduct research in the monster research laboratory. Man and Monster
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Kaizaki was also an officer in the TPU's Monster Response Department and as a result, had to deal with the ever-shrinking budget and activity that came with the decreasing number of monster attacks over the years. Day of the Attack After the Sphere's attack and subsequent isolation of the Earth from the rest of the solar system, Kaizaki was drafted into the newly reformed GUTS-Select, and appointed as the vice captain. She was put in charge on overseeing the conversion of the GUTS Falcon and GUTS Hawk into anti-Sphere weapons, and welcomed he new members Kanata Asumi, Ichika Kirino and Soma Ryumon onto the team when they were officially drafted in as well. Kanata's Resolve
Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond[]
Six months after the Spheres were defeated, Kaizaki started to develop a system to predict monster attacks before they could happen, and was founding a Monster Prediction and Response Center.
GUTS-Select was deployed to investigate when Gibellus used his invasion device to render people in the city unconscious. When the team encountered a squad of alien villains, they struggled until Dinas came to help, using her Mons Dimension Cards to drive them off before Alien Pedan summoned King Joe, which forced Dinas to transform into Ultraman Dinas to fight it while GUTS-Select destroyed the device making people fall unconscious. They then regrouped on the Nursedessei where Dinas explained the situation to the team, telling them of Gibellus' motives. Kanata, Ichika and Ryumon were then sent out to investigate, during the course of which Dinas discovered Kanata's former ability to transform into Decker. Gibellus then unleashed another one of his invasion devices, this time a much larger one that affected the whole of Japan as he took the life essence of humans, intending to combine them with monsters to make his personal army.
Dinas gave each of the GUTS-Select members a copy of her Gagi card to protect them from the effects of Gibellus' device before they were sent out to deal with an Alien Icarus, who lured them into an area to trap them within a subspace field controlled by two of Gibellus' devices, and grew giant. With the four of them gone, Gibellus and his henchmen took over the TPU headquarters, capturing both Kaizaki and Murahoshi while hacking into HANE2's systems to disable the security, completely crippling GUTS-Select's forces. Fortunately, they were helped by both Nigel and Grace, who formulated a plan with them to retake their base, which they put into action when Kanata and Dinas were caught by Gibellus' lackeys, fighting off the aliens together before Gibelus amd ehis escape and transformed into Gigalogaiser.
Kanata then used the Terraphaser in the battle against Gigalogaiser while Ichika and Ryumon piloted the GUTS Falcon and GUTS Hawk with Murahoshi and Kaizaki in the Nursedessei, but they were eventually overwhelmed when the monster combined with Gibellus' ship, Zorgaus, to form Zor-Gigalogaiser. Kanata took the brunt of a powerful beam meant for Dinas, and died inside the Terrapahser. However, Dinas and his fellow teammates' strong desire for him to live caused the Dinas Ultra Dimension Card to combine with the other Dimension Cards that the others had, reforming the Ultraman Decker Ultra Dimension card, whose light somehow brought Kanata to life. He then transformed into Ultraman Decker to fight Zor-Gigalogaiser, forcing Gibellus to retreat after the Zorgaus was successfully destroyed by the Nursedessei and GUTS Gryphon. Still baffled at Kanata's strength and determination, Gibellus tried to attack Decker once again but was overwhelmed by his Selgend Beam, destroying him and ending his treat forever.
Later on, Kaizaki left GUTS-Select to work full-time at the Monster Prediction and Response Center. Ultraman Decker Finale: Journey to Beyond
Merchandise[]
- Ultraman Decker Deformed Pattern Acrylic Charm (2022)
- Release Date(s): October 2022 (Premium Bandai)
- Price: 550 yen for each piece
- Materials: Acrylic, metal (chain)
- Released as part of the Decker-themed Deformed Pattern Acrylic Charm series, Kaizaki (which is drawn in an Anime-fied style) is one the items to be produced as hanging acrylic keychain.
- Kaizaki (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 October 2022.
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Miscellaneous[]
Trivia[]
- Kaizaki's actress, Sae Miyazawa, previously portrayed Sawako Takayama in Ultraman Saga.
- Since both characters portrayed by Miyazawa share the same name, "Sawa," she mentioned in an interview that she was unsure whether the choice of the name "Sawa" was made after she was selected for the role. She also pondered whether this character had any connection to the Sawa from Ultraman Saga while reading the script each night.[3][4]
- Kaizaki's surname is believed to be inspired by a combination of Katsuichiro Kato and Ryu Ibuki from Return of Ultraman.
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