Sphinx

Sphinx
Data
Category	Terrible-Monster
Height	58 m
Weight	65,000 t
Home World	Planet Orion
Affiliation	Yapool (Creator) Alien Orion (Master)
First Appearance	Ultraman Ace episode 25 "Pyramid is a Terrible-Monster's Nest!"
Latest Appearance	None
Roar(s)

Sphinx was a Terrible-Monster that appeared in episode 25 of Ultraman Ace.

Subtitle: Ancient Terrible-Monster

History

Ultraman Ace

The Sphinx was a Terrible-Monster controlled by Alien Orion as part of their plan to invade Earth. It first appeared inside a pyramid in the middle of a schoolyard, where it remained until Alien Orion captured Yuko Minami and tied her to a cross. After Minami was captured, the Sphinx was unleashed upon the city, but TAC forces in the area managed to hold it back. Meanwhile, Seiji Hokuto was left to rescue Minami. Despite Alien Orion’s pyramid shooting down his plane, he successfully freed her.

Ultraman Ace then appeared and engaged the Sphinx in battle, but the two were evenly matched. During the fight, a girl named Michiru, who had been betrayed by Alien Orion after helping him, played a whistle to distract the Sphinx. Unfortunately, her interference was only temporary, and Alien Orion killed her for meddling. Enraged by Michiru's sacrifice and Orion's cruelty, Ultraman Ace fought back fiercely, eventually decapitating the Sphinx with his Ace Blade. He then destroyed its body with a fiery Timer Shot. Afterward, the Sphinx’s head retreated back into the pyramid, but Ace obliterated the structure with his Metalium Beam.

Trivia

• The Sphinx's roar is a reused Saigo's roar.
• The Sphinx's design would become the inspiration behind Parastan.
• The Sphinx is based on the real-life Sphinx, a mythological creature from Egypt and Greece.

Data

Stats

• Height: 58 m
• Weight: 65,000 t
• Origin: Planet Orion
• Weakness: The Sphinx becomes docile when music is played on a whistle.

Powers and Weapons

• Fire Stream: The Sphinx can shoot a stream of fire from the crest on his head.
• Snakes: Instead of tails, the Sphinx has two snakes that can attack enemies if he cannot directly.
• Pain Flash: The antennae on the Sphinx's head can fire a surge of light that causes pain.
  • Undead Physiology: Being an undead Terrible-Monster, the Sphinx can survive having its head cut off and still keep going.

Fire Stream

Pain Flash

Undead Physiology

Merchandise

Figure of Sphinx, created by Marmit.

Sphinx eraser

Gallery