Hiroyuki meets a painter who discovers his secret. However, he has something to hide as well...
Plot[]
The egg blinks when the man reading newspapers. Back in the HQ, Hiroyuki needs to do better but Homare tells that "no excuses", "You're a professional now, so you need to act like one!" Kana shouted as she hits Hiroyuki using the pen.
He sits on a bench at the park in the sunset, while the artist, Oda, meets the member, but Oda places the painting on a stand, much to Hiroyuki laughing a lot. Kana tells the members that we have a job from the City Hall while Pirika gives a probing device to Hiroyuki, who left but Homare following. Kirisaki sees the egg that he takes an interest in Oda's past and the egg, and would like to turn him back to his old ways. Hiroyuki finds the egg that the reaction getting weaker. Pirika sees the CCTV footage about Oda seeing it but disappeared, He teleports, walks outside the warehouse, and meet Hiroyuki again.
They sit in front of the location, he heard crumbling coming from the warehouse, as Oda leaves, Hiroyuki holds the artist's arm that "Enough! I said no!" he shouted using two voices, throwing Hiroyuki away, then Kirisaki transforms into Tregear, causing mayhem and destruction so that he could lure Taiga out to battle. Reminded of his past battle and loss against Jack, Oda's dormant fighter's spirit briefly resurfaced, allowing the bodyguard kaiju, Black King, to emerge from its egg. Under attack, Taiga had no choice but to finish off Black King, unaware who owned it. Seeing his partner destroyed left Oda greatly upset, and finds out that Taiga swaps into Titas after that. He performs Electro Buster to defeat Black King, sacrificed the life, before the explosion occurs. He transforms back into Hiroyuki that Oda sees him,
Back at the park, he reveals his origins to Hiroyuki, which shocks him. Back in the warehouse, Oda sees the ruined egg that he rips the painting. Kana sends a letter to Hiroyuki, while Oda transforms into Alien Nackle Odyssa, who grew into giant, wanting to fight Taiga, appearing and they do battle, and while doing so, Odyssa reminisces over the good times he had on Earth, and with Hiroyuki, Taiga performs Fang Wave using Night Fang Ring, but he admits to himself that him trying to live a peaceful life was just lying to himself. Taiga upgrades into Photon-Earth, reminding him one more time of his earlier battle against the giant of light who once defeated him. They enter a beam clash but ultimately, Odyssa is struck down by Aurum Strium. Odyssa's last thoughts were of him admitting to himself that he was happy to have met Hiroyuki. At night, Hiroyuki sees a bench with a vision of Oda that he clenches his fist over the artist's loss...
The coffee that Hiroyuki and Oda drink together are called Rosso Flame Shot, Blu Aqua Shot and Grigio Happy Latte.
Director Masayoshi Takesue explained that the ending after Alien Nackle's defeat doesn't clearly say if the actions were right or wrong, nor does it offer a definite answer. Regarding Taiga's line, "I don't know either," there was some debate about including it, as uncertainty felt unusual for a hero like Ultraman. But Takesue felt that because Taiga is young, the line suits him and fits the series' theme.[3]
In the story, Oda's painting symbolizes "repeated attempts without achieving the desired result." Takesue initially wanted to use layered oil painting to show this, but oil paint's drying time and shooting limits made it impossible. Watercolors were considered but rejected because they can't be reworked. Pastels were chosen instead, allowing repeated changes when not fixed. The scene where the painting is torn was a spontaneous idea during filming.
For the role of Oda, Tamotsu Ishibashi was Takesue's first pick. Since Ishibashi had played Eisuke Wakura in Ultraman Nexus, Takesue considered other actors at first. Without a firm choice, he later offered Ishibashi a trial, and Ishibashi accepted enthusiastically. To set Oda apart from Wakura, Ishibashi suggested adding a hat.
This episode features sunset scenes throughout, which director Takesue included as a tribute to Return of Ultraman, even though sunsets appeared before in earlier series.
Originally, the plan involved Alien Pitt and Eleking, with a story about an elderly Alien Pitt running an antique shop who turns into a giant monster. However, since Alien Pitt would appear in later episodes and there had been many female guest stars already, the story shifted to focus on Alien Nackle and Black King instead.
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