Ultraman Zearth

Ultraman Zearth (ウルトラマンゼアス Urutoraman Zeasu) is a fictional character from the Ultra Series of tokusatsu[1] and the name of a 1996 movie in the series.[2]

Character traits

Ultraman Zearth is a parody Ultraman. He hails from The Land of Pikari in Nebula Z95. He has a big red face and dislikes dirt, and will go to great lengths to wash it off his hands. His goal is to clean the polluted Earth. He transforms with an electric toothbrush, which is consistent with his hygiene fixation. He's not quite adept at being a superhero, but at least he tries his best.

His human form is Katsuto Asahi who also dislikes dirt like Zearth.

Appearances

Zearth's first movie, Ultraman Zearth, was released in 1996 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original Ultraman, as part of the Ultraman Wonderful World (along with Revive! Ultraman and Ultraman Company). Zearth's movie appearances include Ultraman Zearth (9 March 1996) and Ultraman Zearth 2: Superman Big Battle - Light and Shadow (ウルトラマンゼアス２ 超人大戦・光と影 Urutoraman Zeasu Tsū: Chōjin Taisen Hikari to Kage) (4 December 1997). Ultraman Zearth 2 is paired with the first Ultra Nyan short.

Cameos by other characters

The movies include cameos by most of the original Science Patrol from Ultraman. Arashi is a helicopter reporter (which is not too far from what he currently does in real life). In Ultraman Zearth, Hayata is a night watchman (who holds his flashlight up like a Beta Capsule) and in Ultraman Zearth 2 he is a common citizen who tries to transform into Ultraman with a spoon (echoing Hayata's performance from episode 34), Fuji (the only woman who ever catches the MYDO plane taking off from a secret base exit, which happens to be a billboard), Ide (as a photographer), and Captain Muramatsu, as a fisherman. In Ultraman Zearth 2, Ide shows up as the fisherman's son with the a photograph of his dad (actor Akiji Kobayashi, who played Captain Muramatsu, died between films). And finally, in Ultraman Zearth 2, we are treated to a rare cameo reappearance of Jiro Dan, none other than Hideki Go from Ultraman Jack as a telecast reporter on TV.

The second movie features "Digital Kanegon", which is a take on the original Kanegon from Ultra Q. It also features Kohji Moritsugu (Ultraseven's Dan Moroboshi) as the captain, Satsuma Ban. The running joke is that he frequently lets slip that he knows that we in the audience know that he's Mr. Moritsugu / Dan Moroboshi / Ultraseven. He says "NATSUKASHI!" when he sees capsule monster Miraclon (that's something Japanese people say when reminded of the old days). At the end of the movie, he also nudges Katsuto and tells him he'll have to teach him the heel drop sometime (which implies that Dan knows that Katsuto is really Zearth).

Ultraman Zearth Statistics

Weapons

Monster, Alien, & Capsule Monsters

Alien Benzene

Appears in Ultraman Zearth and Ultraman Zearth 2. Alien Benzene (ベンゼン星人 Benzen Seijin) appeared in the earth to steal gold, the specific medicine of his chronic illness. He assumes a human form named Akuma Ogami (悪神 亜久馬 Ogami Akuma). He has the vehicle named Beagle (ビーグル Bīguru) that transforms into a helicopter and a car.

Cotten-Poppe

Appears in Ultraman Zearth. Cotten-Poppe (コッテンポッペ Kottenpoppe) is a monster used by Alien Benzene to steal gold all over Japan. "Cotten-Poppe" was named by Mydo, but its real name is Gold Bomber (ゴルドルボムルス Gorudorubomurusu). Cotten-Poppe absorbed gold for the purpose of using it as medicine for his master, but this had the side effect of him absorbing massive quantities of energy which meant that he could explode if hit by Zearth's Speciu-shula Beam. Ultimately, he was paralysed by Zearth, then flown into space and detonated.

Ultraman Shadow

Weapons:

Appears in Ultraman Zearth 2. Ultraman Shadow (ウルトラマンシャドー Urutoraman Shadō) is an anti-Ultraman Zearth robot made by Alien Lady-Benzene. Unlike Zearth, he has black and yellow colour instead Zearth's original colour. He had evil red eyes, pointed ears and head fin. He used full power to fight Zearth, but destroyed in battle by Zearth.

Alien Lady-Benzene

Appears in Ultraman Zearth 2. Alien Lady-Benzene (レディベンゼン星人 Redi Benzen Seijin) is Alien Benzene's wife and controls Ultraman Shadow. She assumes a human form named Kagemi (影美). She congratulates Zearth and she says she will return to earth to steal mankind's souls.

Miraclon

Appears in Ultraman Zearth 2. Miraclon (ミラクロン Mirakuron) is Zearth's Z Capsule Light Monster.

Darklar

Appears in Ultraman Zearth 2. Darklar (ダークラー Dākurā) is Alien Lady-Benzene's S Capsule Shadow Monster . Alien Lady-Benzene converted Claos (クラオス Kuraosu) that inhabits Groge (グロゲ Guroge), a satellite of Planet Benzene.

Digital Kanegon

This monster originated from Ultra Q, and is MYDO's mascot. He is a robotic version of Kanegon, and contained a computer which helped the team in their studies of the Benzene aliens.

MYDO

MYDO (Maido) is the abbreviated name of Mysterious Yonder Defense Organization (超宇宙防衛機構 Chō Uchū Bōei Kikō). It has bases in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, South Pacific, Silicon Valley, Migo Desert, and one in Japan, which is the HQ. It stations bases also in Delambre (Moon), Elara and Sinope (Jupiter), Titan (Saturn), and Ariel (Uranus).

Members

Weapons

Ships

Cast

Suit actors

Song

Games

A game adaption of Ultraman Zearth was available in PlayStation.

References

  1. ↑ Schilling, Mark (1997). The Encyclopedia of Japanese pop culture. Weatherhill. p. 280. ISBN 0-8348-0380-1.
  2. ↑ Warner, Brad (2003). Hardcore Zen: punk rock, monster movies & the truth about reality. Wisdom Publications. p. 54. ISBN 0-86171-380-X.
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