Taraban

Taraban
Data
Category	Kaiju
Height	40 m
Weight	40,000 t
Home World	Space
Affiliation	None
First Appearance	Ultraman Tiga episode 46 "Let's Go to Kamakura!"
Latest Appearance	None

Taraban  is a snail monster that appeared in Ultraman Tiga.

Subtitle: Rainbow-colored Monster

History

Ultraman Tiga

Taraban were monsters that lived peacefully in space. A baby Taraban ended up on Earth when it arrived as a meteor and landed in Sagami Bay off the coast of Kamakura. To avoid detection by GUTS or nearby individuals, the baby Taraban came ashore and camouflaged itself at the Enoshima Electric Railway. The creature was drawn to the sound of the horns of the trains that rain on the line, which resembled its mother’s call, and continued to stay in the area, longing to reunite with its parent.

Eventually, Masato, the son of Umashiro Hoshino, who was searching for evidence of the baby Taraban's existence, discovered it. When GUTS intervened, the frightened baby Taraban began to attack the city. Ultraman Tiga appeared to combat the creature, but the baby Taraban proved to be a challenging opponent.

A train driver, understanding the situation, calmed Taraban down by sounding his train's horn, which confused the monster into thinking it was hearing its mother. Recognizing Taraban’s wishes to be reunited with its parent, Tiga used his Ultra Psychic abilities to transport the train into space. There, Taraban was finally reunited with its mother and kept the train as a souvenir from its time on Earth.^{Let's Go to Kamakura!}

Trivia

• Suit actors: Toshio Miyake (child), Ryuki Kitaoka (adult)
• Taraban's roar is a modified Mecha Baltan roar.
  • Its cry also sounds similar to a train's horn.

Taraban original contest winner design

• Taraban is one of two characters in Ultraman Tiga that were created by viewers as part of a contest, with Taraban winning first place. The second place went to Menjura.
• The baby Taraban, as the one that fought Tiga, is one of the few monsters Ultraman Tiga spared.

Data

• Child
• Adult

Taraban (Child)

Stats

• Height: 40 m
• Weight: 40,000 t
• Origin: Space

Powers and Weapons

• Camouflage: Taraban can hide themselves and blend in with any environment around themselves.
• Flight: Taraban are capable of anti-gravity flight.
• Dissolving Ray: Taraban can fire a white spray from its mouth that can dissolve anything it touches.
• Liquidization: Taraban can reduce itself into a liquid-like substance to travel around.

Camouflage

Flight

Dissolving Ray

Liquid

Taraban (Adult)

Stats

• Height: 200 m
• Weight: 200,000 t
• Origin: Space

Powers and Weapons

• Camouflage: Like its child, adult Taraban can hide and blend in with any environment around it.
• Flight: Taraban are capable of anti-gravity flight.

Camouflage

Flight

Merchandise

two Taraban figures

Gallery

Ultraman Tiga

Miscellaneous