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Windom [2][3][4] is a metallic capsule monster from Ultraseven, and is chronologically the first to be deployed. Contrary to popular belief, Windom is a giant metallic organism native to its home planet instead of being a robot.
Since its debut, two human-built Windoms have appeared, the first operated by GUYS as a Maquette Monster, and the second by STORAGE as one of their primary monster fighting machines.
Subtitles:
- Ultraseven: Capsule Monster
- Ultraman Mebius: Maquette Monster
- Ultraman Z: Special Airborne Armor 2 (SC-2) [5][6]
History
Ultraseven
The first of the three Capsule Monsters used by Ultraseven, Windom was a metallic giant life form from Planet Metal with an electronic brain. It was first used to fight an Alien Cool's saucer fleet and managed to destroy a few saucers, but the saucers started to fire their beams, forcing Dan to summon him back. The Invisible Challenger
Windom reappeared to fight the Alien Kanan's ship (which was disguised as a lighthouse). As Windom approached it, he was struck by two beams that brainwashed him into attacking Dan. Ultraseven fought Windom and broke the hypnotic spell by firing a weaker version of the Emerium Beam. Once freed, Windom tried to attack the base again, but was hit by another ray that made him fall unconscious, forcing Ultraseven to recall him again. Return to the North!
Windom was used for the last time against Alien Guts. After Guts fooled around with his teleporting, he summoned his saucer that fired a beam that engulfed Windom in flames, killing the capsule monster, never to be used again during Seven's stay on Earth. The Seven Assassination Plan Part 1
Trivia
- Kaiju designer, Tohl Narita, based Windom's face on a horned owl.
- Originally, Windom was supposed to fight Rigger (whom also originally was intended to be Pagos), but Tsuburaya instead wanted to introduce a new capsule monster in hopes of improving the show's ratings at the time. Therefore, Agira was created and used instead.
- Windom's roar is a lower-pitch Mechani-Kong roar.
- Windom was not scheduled to die in the battle with the Alien Guts, originally, it was going to be Miclas, Miclas was replaced by Windom for unknown reasons.
- Windom's likeness was reused for the 1970 card series, Pachimon, making the kaiju, Prachi.
Heisei Ultraseven
Windom reappeared in episodes 3 and 6 of the Heisei Ultraseven series.
In this series, Windom was first summoned to drive off the Remojo aliens away when Dan was trapped and unable to transform. He was used again to help Miclas fight the monster, Zabangi. During the fight, Windom was forced to the ground and Zabangi crushed his chest, somewhat killing him. Miclas was only defeated.
As Zabangi tries to destroy the satellites (which were activiated following TDF's permission to allow Ultra Garrison to send Omega File to the universe), Windom temporarily reactivated and shielded the satellites by taking Zabangi's blast, destroying the robotic Capsule Monster. He, along with Miclas, were returned back to capsules by Dan.
Trivia
- Seeing as Windom was Dan's, it showed that it was finally resurrected (in this timeline) after being killed by the Alien Guts, only to be killed by Zabangi.
Ultraman Mebius
Windom reappeared in the series Ultraman Mebius as a Maquette Monster.
After Bogarl was destroyed, a second Maquette Monster was proposed and created for use to GUYS after Miclas was deemed as a "failure". Just like Miclas, he was based on another Capsule Monster from Ultraseven's time, Windom. Windom was first used to attack Dinozaur Reverse and while he did not win the fight, he took orders without hesitation or problems. Therefore, more work was put into making Windom more stronger and more capable of a fighter, including the use of mind control on the robot via radio signals, but that plan was sabotaged when Arstron and Kelbim attacked the control site. He was last seen being used in this form to battle an out-of-control Maquette Zetton inside GUYS's computer network, alongside Miclas and Ultraman Mebius.
Fire Windom
After a series of experiments, Fire Windom was created. He debuted in episode 24.
With a flamethrower-type appendage attached to his left hand, Windom was enhanced with more fire attacks based on those from Zetton, Pandon (from Ultraseven), and Black End (from Ultraman Leo). From that point on just like Miclas, Fire Windom would be used again by GUYS whenever there was a monster attack and if either GUYS nor Mebius were in need of help. Windom would go on to battle other monsters such as: Insectus and Roberuga. When he was first tested, he fought against holograms of Mukadender and Birdon, but the testing site was sabotaged by Yapool (whom had possessed Ryu of Team GUYS). He was also used to battle against Grozam, but was defeated with ease.
Trivia
- In regards to appearance, Fire Windom's head fin is red and his left hand is replaced with a flamethrower.
- Some documents by the staff detailed that there was to be another form of Windom included in the series, this time with his left hand replaced with an Eye Slugger-like weapon.
- Fire Windom made an appearence in New Ultraman Retsuden episode 10 as part of a flashback referencing Ultraman Taro's pupil, Mebius.
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie
Windom reappeared in the movie Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie.
When the monsters, Dorako, Bemstar, and Saramandora were unleashed by Alien Shaplay to ambush the remaining Ultra Brothers. They were met by surprise by Dan's Capsule Monsters Windom, Miclas, and Agira. Windom fought Salamandora.
After Rei and Mirai (Ultraman Mebius's form) were rescued, Windom destroyed Saramandora with his Laser Shot.
Trivia
- In the original screenplay, Windom was supposed to battle Dorako.
- The Windom suit from Ultraman Mebius was reused for Windom's appearance in the film.
- Seeing as these were Dan's original Capsule Monsters, it was finally revealed that Windom was repaired (in this timeline) after being destroyed by Alien Guts.
Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royale!
Windom's Spark Doll can be seen alongside Agira and Miclas in the second Ginga Special. Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royale!
Ultraman X
Windom appeared in a flashback alongside Miclas, Agira, and Ultraseven when Hikaru tells Daichi about the Ultras that stive for peace between monsters and humans. The Shining Sky, and the Land Beneath It
Windom also appeared as a Cyber Card in the final episode of Ultraman X. After Ultraman X spoke out to Gomora and striked Greeza right in the center of his chest, Windom, along with all of the other Cyber Cards, traveled to X and united with him. Cyber Windom's power was used to help form the Hybrid Armor and power up the Ultimate Xanadium to defeat Greeza once and for all. Windom, along with the numerous other Cyber Cards and Spark Dolls, then appeared and thanked Daichi as he thanked them. The Rainbow Land
Ultraman Z
"You know, this Windom... it looks exactly like a comrade of Ultraseven, Master Zero's father. The Capsule Kaiju that helps Seven. Wait, even the name is the same? Is it related? But this Windom isn't a robot. I think it must be a coincidental similarity."
- ―Ultraman Z, Special Airborne Armor Secret File
Windom is the second of STORAGE's Special Airborne Armor robots to be created.[7] After being threatened with repeated funding cuts, Windom's completion was secured after the American GAF staff were impressed with Sevenger's performance against Gomora. Live Coverage! The Monster Transport Operation However, it suffered from an incredibly long charge time, taking four days to charge for five minutes of activity. Yuka Ohta, who helped develop the robot, noticed that some parts were swapped out in construction, making the charging less efficient than what her calculations showed, and could not sortie in time to face Telesdon. Almost giving up, she noticed a part of Neronga's horn in the fridge had baked Haruki Natsukawa's pudding and remembering Kojiro Inaba's advice on unexpected things becoming useful later on. She hooked up the horn to Windom, which managed to amplify the electricity enough to fully charge it. Yoko Nakashima sortied using Windom to help Ultraman Z fight against Telesdon, but it evolved into Erimaki-Telesdon due to Shinya Kaburagi throwing a Jirahs Kaiju Medal at it. Still, Windom was able to tear off Erimaki-Telesdon's frill to disable its new abilities, and fired rockets at it along with Z's Zestium Beam to destroy the monster. After the battle, Yuka announced that she planned to artificially recreate Neronga's horn to circumvent the long charge time for future sorties. Robot-2 Activation Plan
Yoko went on to pilot Windom in subsequent battles as Haruki was given the Sevenger for both to fight together in the battlefield against subsequent monster attacks. Once King Joe STORAGE Custom was introduced, Haruki was promoted to Windom's pilot instead after Sevenger went decommissioned from obsolescence. Four-Dimensional Capriccio During STORAGE's disbandment and reorganized into SAAG, Windom was also reassigned to the new unit despite not being in use during that period. After rallying a mutiny against SAAG and for STORAGE to reclaim their assets, Juggler piloted Windom alongside Haruki/King Joe SC and Inaba/Sevenger during their operation to save Yoko from Destrudos. The SC unit was discarded during Ultraman Z's last stand against Celebro. Warriors Shining Beyond
Trivia
- Suit actor: Yuto Nagachi
- The Windom suit in this season was reused from a repaired Windom suit from Ultraman Mebius. In addition, Windom's movements change to reflect whoever piloted the SC itself.[8]
- Windom's rocket thrusters were made from studying Z's ability to fly. Robot-2 Activation Plan
- Befitting its longer time operation, Windom was loaded with five battery packs, all of them were created differently from Sevenger's model.
- Offscreen, Z acknowledged this Windom as a robotic counterpart to an otherwise organic monster of the same name in Dan's possession. Special Airborne Armor Secret File Whether their similar names and design were coincidence or not is also a mystery.
Data
- Stats
- Height: Micro ~ 40 m
- Weight: 0 ~ 23,000 t
- Origin: Planet Metal of Nebula M78
- Jumping Range: 50 m
- Weakness: Windom's electronic brain is vulnerable to sabotage.
- Powers and Weapons
- Laser Shot : Windom can fire a relatively powerful, missile-strength laser energy beam from its forehead.
- Extraordinary Jumper: In battle, Windom can jump and leap high and far through the air to amazing heights easily.
- 360 Degree Waist: Windom is able to turn its upper body 360 degrees.
- ULTRA MONSTERS
- Body Attack :
- Windom Punch :
- Wild Strike Miclas. The former ram towards the target before Windom perform a superhuman jump (with Miclas as a boost) and landed on the target with a fatal body-press. : A tag-team attack with
- Stats
- Height: Micro ~ 40 m
- Weight: 0 ~ 10,000 t
- Origin: Maquette Monster Capsule
- Jumping Range: 50 m
- Weakness: Maquette Windom can only be active for 1 minute, after that it vanishes.
- Powers and Weapons
- Laser Shot : Windom can fire a relatively powerful, missile-strength laser energy beam from his forehead that can destroy monsters in one blast.
- Extraordinary Jumper: In battle, Windom can jump and leap high and far through the air to amazing heights easily.
- Stats
- Height: Micro ~ 40 m
- Weight: 0 ~ 11,000 t
- Origin: Maquette Monster Capsule
- Jumping Range: 50 m
- Weakness: Maquette Windom can only be active for 1 minute, after that it vanishes.
- Powers and Weapons
- Fire Shot : Fire Windom can emit and then launch powerful, missile-strength blast ball of fire from the turret cannon on its left hand.
- Extraordinary Jumper: In battle, Fire Windom can jump and leap high and far through the air to amazing heights easily.
Empowered Windom
is an empowered version of the original Windom that appeared in Ultraman Festival 2012 and is part of a magazine competition by both Televi-kun and Televi Magazine.- Stats
- Height: Micro ~ 40 m
- Weight: 0 ~ 23,000 t
- Origin: Planet Metal of Nebula M78
- Jumping Range: 50 m
- Powers and Weapons
- Twinkle Star : Televi-kun's winning entry, it is a driller arm themed after the pentagram. Aside from the use of a driller weapon, it can also grant the user any wish should a shooting star passed by.
- Power Shield of Light : Televi Magazine's winning entry, it is a shield worn on the right arm. It is capable of redirecting incoming attacks and possess two Eye Slugger-like protrusions.
Cyber Windom
- Stats
- Height: 40 m
- Weight: 23,000 t
- Origin: Xio Headquarters
- Cyber Power: TBA
- Powers and Weapons
- Arm Guards: Cyber Windom's main weapon is a pair of gigantic gloves.
- Stats
- Height: 65 m
- Weight: 23,000 t
- Origin: STORAGE headquarters' hangar
- Jumping Range: 50 m
- Weakness: Windom takes as long as 4 days to charge to fight only for 5 minutes. Recharge time can be hastened by using (a replica of) Neronga's horn.
- Powers and Weapons
- Laser Shot : Windom can fire a laser beam from its forehead.
- Rocket Thrusters: Windom has rocket thrusters installed all over its body, allowing it to fly and perform boosted maneuvers.
- Fast-Rotating Rigid Core Iron Fist : Windom's fists rotate and unleash electricity with a punch. Through Yuka, it can also be used to transmit data into another robot opponent, in this case, the Millenium Prize Problem to delay Gillvalis' AI.
- Type-20 Anti-Monster Missiles : Windom fires a barrage of missiles from all over its body.
- Anchored Cables: An optional armament, Windom could also wield several cables with anchors. Both occasions were used in futile attempts to restrain large threats, Grigio Raiden and an enlarged M1.
- Windom Yoko Impact [9] Activating Windom's Unlimited Mode, Yoko gathers all of Windom's power into the right hand, causing the joints to separate and the hand to glow red. Grasping the enemy's head, all of the gathered energy is released with the command "Burning End!" :
- Aroma Diffuser: From the porous holes on its bodies, Windom can unleash an aroma of banana scent. Only used as part of luring M1 away from the populated area.
Merchandise
References
- ↑ Ultra Kaiju Complete Works
- ↑ http://m-78.jp/z/robot/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx3VMdyH2NI
- ↑ https://toy.bandai.co.jp/special/ultra-eg/egzukan/windom/index.html
- ↑ https://youtu.be/QeL1IEZfOM0?t=149
- ↑ https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/2106
- ↑ File:EY9HUNeWAAEbXiW.jpg
- ↑ Uchusen 171 page 72-73
- ↑ https://twitter.com/rima_matsuda/status/1317347290911158272