THE
ULTRA-FAMILY
WHO'S
WHO
When Ultraman came into my life in the early 1970s, I mistakenly thought that he was the only hero from M78. Oh, how wrong I was! I discovered the other members of his family quite by accident, while attending a comic’s convention in the 1980s. There was a video presentation by Dave Studzinski, in which he ran an episode of Ultraman 80, explaining that this hero was one of the Ultra-Brothers. I was shocked, since I didn’t know Ultraman had brothers, or sisters for that matter. Way back in Ultra-Fan #2 (before the zine was later named Kaiju-Fan) I did an Ultra-Family "Who's Who" covering all the Ultra-Beings (all the way up to Ultraman Zearth) at the time. Since there have been more Ultra-Family members added since Zearth, and at the request of John Rocco Roberto, I thought it was time to do an updated one. So to the many Ultra-Fans out there who still don't know which Ultra-Fighters are which; here's a new; updated version of the Ultra-Family “Who's Who.” Part One covers the main Ultramen and later, part two will cover the supporting Ultra-Beings. Shoowat! And enjoy!
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ULTRAMAN The most
experienced of the Ultra-Fighters. Ultraman is a pure fighting machine.
One of the best at hand-to-hand combat, Ultraman’s powers is equal to
that of Godzilla, the King of the Monsters, possessing great strength,
although unlike Godzilla, Ultraman can fly. He can also teleport
himself from one place to another, as well as relying on a large arsenal
of weapons. His main weapons are the Spacium Ray (which he directs
by crossing his arms and hands) and The Ultra Slash, a pure white hot
energy ring (that can slice through anything), which he throws from his
right shoulder. He can also change his size from microscopic to
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ULTRA-SEVEN This
Ultra-Hero is the most famous of all the Ultra-Fighters. Renowned
for his sharp cunning, Ultra-Seven's main weapons are the Emulium Rays and
his very deadly Eyeslugger, a powerful boomerang like blade that can also
emit energy that is located atop on his head which he throws and can cut
though almost anything into pieces. Ultra-Seven wears a chest mounted
sun-absorbing unit, which can provide him with a never-ending energy
charge. The unit unfortunately, is non-operational in extreme cold
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ULTRAMAN
JACK This Ultraman is
nearly identical to the first Ultraman. He has identical powers.
Later on in this series Jack obtained the Ultra-Bracelet, given to him by
Ultra-Seven. This Bracelet can change into any weapon Jack requires
to defeat his foes. Jack is also called "Shin (New) Ultraman" |
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ULTRAMAN
ACE Ultraman
Ace is the Ultra who can create almost unlimited assortment of energy
rays. As well he can travel through time and space and traverse
dimensions. Ace is skilled in using Ultra-Barriers for defense and attack.
His main weapon is the Metallium Rays and the Ultra-Guillotines. Plus his
helmet can absorb power that can recharge him fully in just seconds. |
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ULTRAMAN
TARO Ultraman Taro is
the sixth Ultra-Brother introduced to the Ultra-Universe (Ultraman Zoffy
appeared in the last episode of Ultraman). Taro was specifically
trained to be the most powerful Ultraman of all, personally trained by
Ultra-Father from childhood to accomplish this. Taro wears the
Ultra-Horns on his head. These are the most powerful of all energy
absorbing devices. With these horns Taro can absorb as many as six
Ultramen lives at once and become a Super Ultraman. In this state he
can emit the universe’s most powerful ray, The Cosmo Miracle Ray.
Taro also wears the Ultra-Chest protector, which can deflect back any
energy projected towards him. In addition Taro wears an Ultra-Bracelet
(like Ultraman Jack's), which can become many weapons and objects Taro
needs to defeat his foes. Taro's other special powers include the
Ultra-Dynamite, which can transform his whole body into a wall of flames,
deadly to his enemies. |
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ULTRAMAN
LEO Leo
was the first Ultra-Hero was not from M78 but was in The Lion
Constellation of L77. Leo came to Earth and received training by Dan
Moroboshi (Ultra-Seven) in order to protect Earth from the evil Magma
invaders and their super-monsters. Leo’s individual powers
include the CrossBeam and his deadly Ultra-Kick (his feet become burning
energy). Later on Leo received a weapon called the Ultra-Cloak,
which can be changed into many different types of weapons. Ultraman
King (The ruler of M78) gave Leo this gift. |
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ULTRAMAN
JONIAS (JOE) Ultraman Jonias is
part of a group of Ultra-Beings that immigrated to another galaxy and then
defends the Earth from invasions of giant kaijus. Jonias is the best
fighter of his U-40 group. His best weapon of attack is the Platinum
Energy Ball. |
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ULTRAMAN
80 This
fighter is among the most agile Ultra-Heroes. Ultraman 80's special powers
include his own Ultra-Kick (that his feet can become burning energy).
Among his various weapons are the Sacksuim Rays and the Buckle Beams; rays
that spring from his diamond shaped buckle. These beams can burn
anything into cinders. |
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ULTRAMAN
GREAT Ultraman Great is
one of the fastest and strongest of the Ultra-Brothers. He is much
better in attack than at defense. His main weapons are his Magnum
Shot and Burning Plasma. |
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ULTRAMAN
POWERED This
Ultra Hero is better at defending himself than Ultraman Great, and is very
weak in attack. His main weapons are the Ultra-Energy Balls, Small
Slicer Rings and the Mega-Koshin Spacium Ray, but his "Ultra-Shove
and Ultra-Push" are his best methods of fighting. |
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ULTRAMAN
NEOS Ultraman Neos is
as acrobatic as Ultraman 80 and Ultraman Zearth. And he flies the
fastest of all the Ultra-Beings. His weapons include the Ultra-Light
barriers and his Neos Spacium Ray. Note: any other
powers are yet to be revealed in his new upcoming video series. |
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ULTRAMAN
ZEARTH The
second Ultra-Being not hail from outside of M78 and one of the klutzy
Ultra-Heroes. Ultraman Zearth is from Z95 the Land of the Flash.
He can fight extremely well due to some training he received from going to
a karate school as Katsuto Asahi. His main weapons of attack are the
flying drop kick and his famous Space Supula Beam. Note:
Zearth had a dreaded fear of dirt and grime, however he overcame that. |
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ULTRAMAN
TIGA Ultraman Tiga is
the last surviving of three Ultra-Beings who were stationed on Earth
thousands of years ago to protect it from giant monsters. Tiga is
one of the first Ultramen with the ability to change his colors of his
costume to call upon powers to defeat his opponents. He can shift his
powers into 3 forms. Multi Type, is his regular form (Silver, White
and Purple) for his regular rays. Sky Type (purple) is used for
hyper speed in either running or fighting and Power Type (all red), is
used as a last resort for ultimate strength and the most powerful weapons.
Later in the last episode of Ultraman Tiga: Tiga appears in a Glitter like
form mode. Note: In the new movie Ultraman Tiga:
The Final Odyssey, Ultraman Tiga will be in five different mode. There
will be added 3 new modes |
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ULTRAMAN
DYNA Ultraman
Dyna is another Ultra-Hero that has the power to transform into 3
different types of modes in combat. His are; Flash Type (standard
mode) where he can unleash the powerful Solgent Beam, 1000-meter jump and
mach 3 running speed. Strong Type, which for serious hand to hand
combats against very powerful super monsters and Miracle Type. This
last mode is a very strange mode. It enables Dyna to have special
telekinetic powers and weapons like the Revolium Wave. Also he has a
1500-meter jump and mach 5 running. |
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ULTRAMAN
GAIA The latest
Ultra-Hero, Ultraman Gaia is the third Ultra who can transform into
various forms. Gaia is excellent in hand to hand combat. As a
last resort, if necessary, Ultraman Gaia can transform into Supreme Gaia
to defeat his foes. In this state he can unleash his most powerful
weapons, however this can deplete his energies very quickly. |
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ULTRAMAN
AGUL Ultraman
Agul is the rival of Ultraman Gaia. Unlike Gaia who protects
mankind. Agul prefers to protect the Earth itself not mankind. Agul
is a very vicious fighter when it comes to this. He and Gaia from time to
time came to blows because of their differences. Agul has many
weapons that he doesn't have any qualms in using to destroy his enemies.
His main weapon is the Photon Crusher beam. Although enemy’s
Agul and Gaia soon became friends even uniting against a terror flying
seizen nearly 100's of times their own giant sizes. |
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ORIGINAL DESIGN SKETCH BY Scott J.
Walker |
ULTRAMAN
DELTA Powers:He has the
usual Ultra moves and martial |
