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{{Kaiju & Seijin Infobox
|title = Zaigorg
|image = ZaigorgRender.png
|Home world = [[Planet Earth]]
|First Appearance = ''[[Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman]]''
|Latest Appearance = ''[[Ultraman Geed (series)|Ultraman Geed]]'' episode 18 "[[Inheritor of the Dream]]"
|Height = 66 m
|Weight = 70,000 t
|Category = [[:Category:Kaiju|Kaiju]]
|Affiliation = [[Antlar|Gorg Antlar]] (Inferno Demon Clone)<br/>[[Golza|Gorg Fire Golza]] (Inferno Demon Clone)<br/>[[Demaaga|Tsurugi Demaaga]] (Inferno Demon Clone)<br/>[[Kei Fukuide]] (Master/Summoner)
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{{nihongo|'''Zaigorg'''|{{ruby|罪業苦|ザイゴーグ}}|Zaigōgu|lit. "Sin Suffering"}} is a Kaiju that first appeared in ''[[Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman]]'' as the main antagonist.

Subtitle: {{nihongo|Inferno Demon Monster|閻魔獣|Enma-jū}}

==Conception==
===Etylomogy===
Zaigorg's name comes from the Japanese word {{nihongo|''Jigoku''|地獄||"hell"}}, also romanized as '''Zigoku'''.

===Design===
Zaigorg was designed by [[Masayuki Gotoh]] to emphasize a monster as a movie villain in contrast to the humanoid [[Etelgar]]. In addition to the Toho monster Varan for its body spikes and [[Ultraman Belial|Arch Belial]]'s eyes, Zaigorg's design incorporates the elements of appearing Kaiju in ''[[Ultraman (series)|Ultraman]]'' to commemorate the ''[[Ultraman Series]]''{{'}}s 50th anniversary and elements of hell in Japanese culture to complement Zaigorg's origin.

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*Eyes: [[Alien Baltan]]
*Face: [[Neronga]]
*Chest: [[Greenmons]]
*Tentacles and tail: [[Suflan]] (Additionally in real life, the props used to portray Zaigorg's tentacles were modified Suflan props made for attraction purposes.)
*Arms: [[Red King]]
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*Horn: [[Wikipedia:Oni|Oni]]'s horn. The Oni is a vile creature in the Japanese mythology and is also syncretized with Hindu-Buddhist creatures such as yaksha and rakshasa as wardens of hell.
*Right hand mace (Gorg Regjis): Oni's [[Wikipedia:Kanabō|Kanabō]]
*Tail: [[Wikipedia:Jigsaw (tool)|Jigsaw]], referring to the Hell of Sawing from the [[Wikipedia:Diyu|18 levels of hell]].
*Mouth: {{nihongo|Chinoike Jigoku|血の池地獄||“Blood pond Hell”}}, one of the [[Wikipedia:Hells of Beppu|Hells of Beppu]].
*Eyes: Refers to Avici (known in Japanese as {{nihongo|''abijigoku''|阿鼻地獄}} or {{nihongo|''mukenjigoku''|無間地獄}}), one of the [[Wikipedia:Naraka (Buddhism)|Eight Great Hells]] where prisoners spent in eternity tormented by a fire-breathing 64-eyed demon.
*Back: Mountains of needles, referring to the Hell of the Mountain of Knives from the 18 levels of hell.
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==History==
===Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman===
Long ago, Zaigorg was sealed away by a team of ancient giants (including an alternate [[Ultraman Tiga (The World Where The Ultra Flare Occurred)|Tiga]]) in the ancient [[Baradhi]] ruins in Area A2 and he stayed that way until a greedy treasure hunter named Carlos Kurosaki took the ball that sealed the monster, believing it to be a priceless treasure, and unintentionally freed the monster from its prison. After rampaging throughout the countryside near the ruins, he was immediately met with opposition by [[Ultraman X (character)|Ultraman X]], but he held the upper hand against him due to his mace hand and tough hide. X then transformed into his Exceed X form to try to relinquish all of the negative energy from the monster with his Exceed X Slash, but Zaigorg batted him away with his tail at the last minute and fired his Bloody Flooding at him, causing [[Daichi Oozora|Daichi]] to separate from X, the Ultra to break down, and his [[X Devizer]] infected, preventing him from transforming. With that chore done, Zaigorg burrowed underground to fight another day.

Zaigorg travelled underground and reappeared in Area S-2 to destroy Carlos Communications and the stone that imprisoned him in the first place to avoid being imprisoned ever again. Once again, the monster was met with opposition after being forced to emerge from underground thanks to [[Daichi's Gomora|Cyber Gomora]] and he had to deal with him and the [[Xio Musketty]] systems. After enduring attacks from the powered vehicles (With [[Red King]] and [[King Joe]] powered attacks), the cybernetic monsters' attacks, and the electrical field meant to contain him, Zaigorg used his spines to defeat Cyber Gomora and summon his minions, [[Antlar|Gorg Antlar]] and [[Golza|Gorg Fire Golza]], at the same time. With those obstacles taken care of, all three of them proceeded to rampage throughout Tokyo but [[Xio (Xeno invasion outcutters)|Xio]] refused to give up and continued to attack him from both the air and the ground, but even when having his mouth stuffed with cotton candy, Zaigorg just kept on rampaging throughout the night with his minions.

But suddenly, the three of them came face to face with not only the recently revived Ultraman X but also [[Ultraman (World of the Ultra Flare)|Ultraman]] and Tiga, the Ultras who sealed him in the first place. The two forces then collided with each other in an all out brawl with the Ultras received assistance from Xio. While Antlar and Golza were destroyed by Tiga and Ultraman respectively, X countered Zaigorg's techniques with his own and seemingly destroyed the monstrosity with the Xanadium Beam. He then got back up, revealed his chest mouth and tendrils, and used them to suck the energy out of all three Ultras to become stronger, all the while sending five [[Demaaga|Tsurugi Demaagas]] to major cities all across the planet.

Just when all hope seemed lost for Daichi and the others, the [[Cyber Cards]] of Ultraman and Tiga appeared in front of Daichi and he loaded them with his X Deviser, turning them into the the [[Beta Capsule|X Beta Capsule]] and [[Sparklence|X Sparklence]] respectively, and combining them to form the [[Beta Spark]] and debuted his new Beta Spark Armor. X used his new powers to gain the upper hand over Zaigorg by cutting off his tendrils and his mace hand and even using his Cyber Wings to give Ultramen [[Ultraman Zero|Zero]], [[Ultraman Max (character)|Max]], [[Ultraman Nexus (character)|Nexus]], [[Ultraman Victory|Victory]], and [[Ultraman Ginga (character)|Ginga]] (who were somehow transformed from their Cyber Card forms) the strength they needed to kill all the Demaagas they fought. Zaigorg then prepared to fire a more powerful Hell's Relieve from his chest mouth as a last resort, but X survived the attack without a scratch and fired his Beta Spark Arrow at the ancient monstrosity's chest, ending his reign of terror for good.

====Trivia====
*Zaigorg is the second Kaiju whose Cyber Power is the maximum 25/25 rating, the first being [[Greeza]]. Like the former monster, Zaigorg also shares the same motif to Ultraman X, as its chest mouth opens to reveal an "X"-shaped formation.
*Director Kiyotaka Taguchi stated the Xlugger is ineffective against Zaigorg as Daichi's emotions are beyond comprehension, relating to his stated origins (that being hell).
*Zaigorg's roar is a modified [[Dinosaur]] roar.

===Ultraman Geed===
[[File:Zaigeed.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Zaigorg was summoned by [[Kei Fukuide]] via his [[Riser]] in a [[Kaiju Capsules|Kaiju Capsule]] to take on a [[Dada]] in his own personalized [[Legionoid]]. While he was overwhelmed by the robot at first with his close quarters combat, Zaigorg quickly fought back and overwhelmed it with his own moveset. Eventually, Zaigorg bit on the robot's drill, knocked him away with a punch from his club, and destroyed it with his Bloody Flooding, subsequently killing the Dada in the process.

Things got worse when Kei joined Zaigorg by his side by becoming [[Thunder Killer]]. [[Riku Asakura]] then transformed into [[Ultraman Geed (character)|Ultraman Geed]] in his Primitive form to fight them. Throughout the fight, Geed managed to hold his own against the two Kaiju with his experience, skill, and athleticism at first, even though they outnumbered him, but the two of them ganged up on Geed and held on him on the ropes with their teamwork. In order to stack up to their levels, Geed transformed into his Royal-Mega Master form.

While he was in this form, Geed was able to hold both Kaiju at bay with his sword while swiftly and majestically dodging their attacks. The Ultra then defeated Zaigorg by utilizing [[Ultraman Jack]]'s [[Ultra Capsules|Ultra Capsule]] with his [[King Sword]], and firing his Lance Spark at the latter, destroying him in the process. {{Storylink|Inheritor of the Dream}}

====Trivia====
*Zaigorg is the first monster out of Kei's Kaiju Capsule summons not to be a robot.
*As of ''Geed'', the Ultras who defeated Zaigorg are users of two Ultramen powers combined into a single form, and defeated by an energy beam that penetrated its chest.
*Zaigorg's suit would be modified into [[Snake Darkness]].<ref>Ultraman R/B The Movie: Select! The Crystal of Bond Blu-ray cover</ref>

===Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga===
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Zaigorg and [[Horoboros]] were one of the kaiju [[Marluru]] gave data on to [[Akito Hijiri|Akito]]. [[Ignis]] would later hack Akito's database and take them as newfound power for [[Trigger Dark]]. {{Storylink|The Marked Captain: Detective Marluru's Case File}}
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<div style="background-color:darkblue"><font color="Red">'''Zaigorg'''</font></div>
[[File:ZaigorgGeedRender.png|thumb|300px]]
:;Stats
*'''Height''': 66 m
*'''Weight''': 70,000 t
*'''Origin''': Hell → Baradhi Ruins

:;Powers and Weapons
*'''Tough Hide''': Zaigorg's body can withstand tremendous assault, even the force of several blasts of Ultraman's Spacium Beam.
*'''Tail''': Zaigorg's spiked like tail can act as a melee weapon.
*{{Nihongo|'''Bloody Flooding'''|ブラディフラッディング|Buradi Furaddingu}}: Zaigorg can shoot a red electric beam from his mouth. A single shot was enough to defeat Ultraman X and damage his X Devizer.
**'''Burrowing''': By firing the beam at the ground, Zaigorg can create a pool of red liquid which he can use to burrow underground.
*'''Inferno Demon Clones Creation''': Zaigorg can reveal two, Tsurugi Demaaga-like blades from his back and fire these protrusions. They can cause damage to enemies as well as being able to summon [[Golza|Inferno]] [[Antlar|Demon]] [[Demaaga|Clones]] once they hit the ground.
*'''Chest Mouth''': Zaigorg can open his chest to reveal his chest mouth.
**{{Nihongo|'''Hell's Relieve'''|ヘルズレリーブ|Heruzu Rerību}}: Zaigorg can fire an energy beam from his chest. It rivals X's Xanadium Beam in power.
***'''Powered Up Hell's Relieve''': Used as a last resort tactic, Zaigorg can unleash a stronger variant of its signature beam by charging it beforehand.
**'''Chest Tendrils''': Zaigorg has two extra tendrils with drill-like ends that can be fired from his chest at will to grab opponents.
***'''Energy Absorption''': Using these tendrils, Zaigorg can absorb the energy of the victim(s). This in turn makes him stronger.
*'''Spine Projectiles''': After charging up, Zaigorg can release the spines on his back. These then fly forward to be used as single-spiked projectiles.
*{{Nihongo|'''Gorg Regjis'''|ゴーグレグジス|Gōgu Regujisu}}: Zaigorg's right arm is tipped with mace-like weapons which he can use to bludgeon opponents or cause destruction.
**'''Red Lightning Empowerment''': This hand can also be empowered by the aforementioned red lightning for more damage and destruction.

<gallery>
Hide Z.gif|Tough Hide
Tail.gif|Tail
Red Lightning Ray.gif|Bloody Flooding
Burrowing.gif|Burrowing
Back Spines.gif|Inferno Demon Clones Creation
Chest_mouth.png|Chest Mouth
Chest Beam.gif|Hell's Relieve
Empowered Chest Beams.gif|Powered Up Hell's Relieve
Chest Tendrils.gif|Chest Tendrils and Energy Absorption
Spine Projectile.gif|Spine Projectiles
Tumblr_o0n360LPH71s2jfn0o1_500.gif|Gorg Regjis
Red Lightning Empowerment.gif|Red Lightning Empowerment
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<div style="background-color:darkblue"><font color="Red">'''Cyber Zaigorg'''</font></div>
[[File:Ultraman_X_Cyber_Zaigorg_Card.png|thumb|Cyber Zaigorg]]
{{nihongo|'''Cyber Zaigorg'''|サイバーザイゴーグ|Saibā Zaigōgu}}

:;Stats
*'''Height''': 66 m
*'''Weight''': 70,000 t
*'''Origin''': [[Xio (Xeno invasion outcutters)|Xio]] Headquarters
*'''Cyber Power''': 25/25

:;Powers and Weapons
*{{Nihongo|'''Gorg Regjis'''|ゴーグレグジス|Gōgu Regujisu}}: Cyber Zaigorg's right arm is tipped with mace-like weapons which he can use to bludgeon opponents or cause destruction.

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==References==
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