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"I'm Ultraman. I came from Nebula M78."
- ―Ultraman introduces himself to Eiji Tsuburaya, The Ultra Star
"Ultraman? How nostalgic!"
The Neo Frontier Space World version of Ultraman is an Ultra Warrior who somehow didn't have a relation to the Ultra-Ancient Giants of Light, instead hailing from an alternate version of Nebula M78 present in the Neo Frontier Space World. After sealing Yanakargie beneath a lake in 1965, he returned in 1996 to help Ultraman Tiga fight the Space Dinosaur when the time-traveling alien Charija sought to use the monster for nefarious purposes.
History[]
Ultraman Tiga[]
Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman
In the year 1965, the hero Ultraman chased the evil monster Yanakargie to Earth and sealed him away in a lake. Meeting Eiji Tsuburaya, he gave him a stone called the Ultra Star, which could summon him no matter where he was in the universe. Following Charija into the past, Daigo of GUTS was too late to stop the evil monster from being freed by its master. The alien controlled the beast and it started to destroy a town until Daigo transformed into Ultraman Tiga. He started to fight, however, the monster was too powerful for him. Yanakargie grabbed him, and started to siphon Tiga's energy, but before Tiga would die, Tsuburaya used the Ultra Star to conjure a red flying orb which struck the monster. The red orb transformed to reveal it was actually Ultraman. Ultraman restored Ultraman Tiga's energy and both used their signature beams to defeat the beast. Before Ultraman left, he saluted Ultraman Tiga, a salutation that connected both universes. Tsuburaya who watched everything and had told his writer about his first encounter with Ultraman went on to create the series that saved his company from going under and kept it going strong well into Daigo's time.
Profile[]
Stats[]
- Height: 40 m
- Weight: 35,000 t (Earth gravitation)
Abilities[]
- Travel Sphere: Similar to his original counterpart, he can create an energy sphere covered in red light for transportation purposes.
- Seal: He can create a seal to imprison the monster Yanakargie in a lake.
- Ultra Charge : Like his original counterpart, this Ultraman can also transfer his energy to other Ultras. Used to restore Ultraman Tiga's strength.
- Size Change: Ultraman can turn himself human sized and back to giant sized.
Techniques[]
Special[]
- Spacium Beam: When Ultraman puts his arms in a plus "+" sign, with his right arm vertical and his left one horizontal, he can fire a powerful beam from his right vertical hand that can destroy monsters in one hit.
Combination[]
- Combined Ray: Ultraman can combine his Spacium Beam with Tiga's Zeperion Beam. It was powerful enough to destroy Yanakargie.
Merchandise[]
Ultra Hero/Monster Series[]
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NOTE: The Ultraman figures that is bundled with Tiga is considered as the Neo Frontier Space World version of the character. |
Photo courtesy of monstersempire
- Roots of Ultraman (2001)
- Release Date: January 1st, 2001
- The 2000 Ultra Hero Series Ultraman figure is released as part of the 3-pack along with Peguila and Ultraman Tiga (Multi Type). This Ultraman is unchanged from the regular release.
- The set is exclusive to the Asakusa Ultraman Club store.
Ultra Monster Ultimate Collection[]
- Ultra Monster Ultimate Collection - Tiga to Dyna - (1997)
- Release Date: 1997
- Price: 2,980 yen
- Materials: PVC
- Ultraman is released as part of the "Tiga to Dyna" 24-pack mini-figurine box set. He is molded in his rising gesture.
S.H.Figuarts[]
- Ultraman (Shinkocchou Seihou, 2022)
- Release Date: July 2022
- Price: 7,700 yen
- JAN/ISBN: 4573102634412
- Materials: PVC, ABS, TPE
- Accessories: 6 pairs of Left/Right Hands, hand-shaking right hand, Spacium Beam pose left hand, gripping right hand, Red Color timer, Ultra Slash effect (with support stand), Spacium Beam effect, right shaking hand
- Released as the 100th S.H.Figuarts Ultraman figure and the 2nd figure for the Shinkocchou Seihou (真骨彫製法, literally translated as "True Skeletal Sculpture Method") subline, this Ultraman is a more robust mold that is based on his on-screen appearance in the third act of the 1966 TV series. As the figure intends to recreate Bin Furuya's (Ultraman's suit actor, who also supervised the figure's production) physique and movements, the chest-to-waist torso is molded in slightly softer TPE plastic, allowing it to bend naturally.
- Aside from his default hand parts and his signature Spacium Beam and Ultra Slash effect, Ultraman also comes with an additional hand that is meant to accommodate with the Shinkocchou Seihou Ultraman Tiga figure to recreate the hand-shaking moment in The Ultra Star.
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Gallery[]
Ultraman Tiga[]
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Trivia[]
- This is the first instance of an Ultra Warrior who is an alternate counterpart to an Ultra Warrior from the World of the Land of Light.
- His surprising appearance in episode 49 was purposely made to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Ultraman Series. However, given the fact that this Ultraman is a separate entity from the original, with his own backstory in the Neo Frontier Universe, he is a different, if near-identical character to the original.
- Ultraman's grunts are a high-pitch version of the World of the Land of Light's Ultraman.
- Issei Futamata, the voice of Ultraman, is also the narrator of Ultraman Tiga. This eventually foreshadows Yuji Machi, Tiga's voice actor to narrate the succeeding series Ultraman Dyna.