NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Trigger STAGE 4

is a stage show held in four locations across Japan and livestreamed online in 2022.http://web.archive.org/web/20220326175211/https://thelive.m-78.jp/https://m-78.jp/news/post-6339
Ultraman Series protagonists Kengo Manaka and Haruki Natsukawa appeared in all performances, apart from in Miyazaki. Ultraman Decker appeared exclusively at the Tokyo performances.https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1493525530213158913
==Synopsis==
In the first part, Ultraman Trigger and Ultraman Tiga find themselves in a . As they search for an exit, they encounter both pairs of Giants of Darkness locked in combat.
In the second part, numerous Ultras enter the Spacetime Gap to aid Trigger and Tiga against Absolute Diavolo.
==Plot==
===Part 1===
The show begins with Marluru explaining the theater rules. While warning the audience to switch off their cellphones, he receives a call on his own phone, notifying him of a crack that appeared in the sky. Needing to finish his rundown of the rules, he ends the call.
The story formally starts with Kengo Manaka pondering why his world is so similar to Ultraman Tiga's world. As narration explains that his questions would give rise to a great incident, the Giants of Darkness from Trigger's world and Giants of Darkness from Tiga's world clash, causing a big explosion.
After the show's title card is displayed, Kengo appears, not knowing where he is. A voice explains that he has arrived at a welcome ceremony, which Kengo thinks is a party at first, before he is attacked by Arindo and Nokogilin. He transforms into Ultraman Trigger and fights the monsters while making use of his Sky Type. The voice is impressed and has Kengo walk deeper into the unknown.
Elsewhere, Haruki Natsukawa and Ultraman Z stop at an asteroid near the Land of Light where Z used to play when he was a child. They begin to play a game of Ultra Hide and Seek, but suddenly remember they need to hurry to a meeting called by Zoffy. Right as they are leaving, Alien Hook and Alien Messie appear, prompting Haruki to transform and battle the foes. He becomes overwhelmed when an Alien Magma joins the fray, but Ultraman X arrives and they work together to defeat the three aliens. X explains that he has also been called to the same Inter Galactic Defense Force meeting.
The two Ultras arrive at the Defense Force's headquarters, where Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Dyna and Zoffy are waiting. Zoffy explains that they detected a dark wave afflicting both Tiga and Trigger's dimensions. When Dyna shows concern for Tiga, Zoffy reassures him that he wouldn't expect a warrior like him to be defeated so easily, but they are unsure of his status. They theorize that both dimensions may have been affected due to their similarity, with Zoffy explaining that Tiga and Trigger were both warriors of darkness who defected to the light after encounters with Ultra-Ancient people, and that to have such similar dimensions is very rare. He then reveals Z, X, Zero and Dyna have been specially chosen due to their ability to travel between dimensions, and that their mission is to gather some allies and investigate the dark wave. Zero and Dyna agree to contact a particular individual, while X decides to confide in Ultraman Taiga and Ultraman Max. Zero is irritated by Z's excitement for doing a mission together, though Z insists he is just shy. As they leave, Zoffy remarks that they are noisy.
Meanwhile, Trigger meets Ultraman Tiga and they are greeted by two figures in black robes, who explain they have been brought to a gap in spacetime, created by the abundance of warriors traveling between dimensions. They are Kyriel and dwellers of the Underworld whose bodies perished long ago. One is from Trigger's dimension and the other is from Tiga's, and they depise the other dimensions' respective hero. They moved to this dimension and connected it to their previous home and the real world to gather the strongest warriors from both Ultras' worlds as part of a competition to see whose universe is superior.
The Kyriel tempt the two Ultras to fight, but they refuse. Disappointed, they arrange for a battle of endurance instead, forcing them to battle Golza while weakened by the Spacetime Gap's influence. Ignis/Trigger Dark then arrives to help out, but one of the Kyriel summons a Tiga Dark clone for him to battle, having extracted Tiga's darkness while momentarily touching his shoulder earlier. As the two battles begin to rage, three more battles start in other parts of the Spacetime Gap. Camearra fights Carmeara, Darramb fights Darrgon and Hudra fights Hudram, all of them feeling a strange instinct to take down their counterpart.
After Trigger and Tiga manage to beat Golza using their Power Types, they are greeted by a white-robed figure claiming to be a wandering soul from the Underworld. He reveals that the Kyriel may not have realized that the dark warrior who wins their bout may absorb their opponent's soul, giving them the power to come back to life. Just then, both pairs of the Giants of Darkness appear, still locked in combat. The Kyriel are excited to witness the grand battle that is about to unfold, but Hudra suddenly kills the Kyriel from Trigger's world, shocking the other, who attempts to affirm that the competition was just a game. Hudram tries to attack him too, but Trigger takes the blow, surprising the alien again. Kengo states that he should still protect him even if hates him, while Tiga scolds the Kyriel for trying to force everyone to participate in this battle. A brutal brawl begins between the three trios and Tiga Dark.
In a brief moment of reprieve, Tiga insists Trigger rest due to the injury he received from Hudram. Trigger expresses that all the people who admired and adored Tiga could have caused his universe to be created through their collective desire to see Tiga again. While defeating Tiga Dark, Kengo asserts that while isn't Tiga, he has to keep fighting for the people that believe in him. Seeing this, the remaining Kyriel ends the battle, canceling the spell that was influencing the Giants of Darkness into fighting each other. But before he can return the dark warriors to the Underworld, a giant Gatanothor, Zenekindarl, Kyuranos and Zoiger inexplicably appear, so the nine warriors agree to team up to defeat the monsters.
Hudra and Hudram destroy Kyuranos, Darramb and Darrgon deal with Zoiger and Trigger Dark finishes Zenekindarl. Finally, Camearra, Carmeara, Tiga and Trigger take on Gatanothor. While Camearra is pleased to fight alongside Tiga again, he rebuts that she needs to focus on the fight. Carmeara becomes briefly overwhelmed by Trigger's presence and tries to attack him, though he redirects her to their actual enemy. As Camearra and Carmeara agree that falling for such troublesome individuals isn't easy, they join the fight too. Together, they finish off the final threat.
When the Kyriel tries to apologise, Trigger commends him for wanting to be proud of his dimension. Carmeara remarks on his willingness to forgive others, then is embarassed when Kengo notices her smile, saying it suits her. Although she declares that she'll never forgive Trigger for betraying her, he replies that her smile will always be in his heart. Just as the Kyriel starts to return everyone, the wandering soul from earlier appears and absorbs the souls of all of the Giants of Darkness. Tiga demands to know his true identity, but the curtains fall right before he reveals his name.
===Part 2===
On Earth, Ghighi, Telesdon, Alien Kettle and Alien Manon emerge. Marluru panics because the Nursedessei is undergoing maintenance, but Ribut, Max, Zero, Z, Dyna and Ultraman appear to fight them. Ribut and Max start to battle Alien Kettle, with Max commenting that Ribut has gotten stronger. A Red King also appears and approaches Marluru, but Ultraman Decker appears and swiftly fights and defeats it with a Decker Flash Punch. Next, Ultraman takes on Telesdon. The monster ripostes his Ultra Slash, though he fires a Spacium Beam into the energy buzzsaw, combining the two techniques to destroy Telesdon. As Zero, Z and Dyna combat the two remaining enemies, Z asks who they contacted for backup, and his question is answered when Ultraman Cosmos arrives and joins the brawl. Ribut, Max and Alien Kettle return, and the six Ultras finish all of them off with their Ultra Beams. After Ultraman returns, Marluru thanks them and informs them about the crack in the sky. Ultraman suggests they leave that to Z and Ribut, while the others target the remaining monsters.
Meanwhile in the Spacetime Gap, the white-robed figure turns out to be none other than Absolute Diavolo. He gave the Kyriel their abilities as part of a scheme to exhaust the Ultras, absorb the Giants of Darkness' power, then destroy the Spacetime Gap with them inside. Bored of waiting for the heroes to fight, he disguised himself and summoned some monsters to hurry the plan along. With their purpose served, Diavolo destroys the remaining Kyriel, then assaults Tiga, Trigger and Trigger Dark with his newfound strength. Z and Ribut arrive to help, but soon learn that Diavolo delibrately caused the dark wave to lure more Ultras into the dimension, which can only be escaped with the power of darkness. The Absolutian summons Hyper Zetton and Greeza from the Underworld and the fight continues.
Back on Earth, Taiga and X learn from Marluru that Z and Ribut sent their souls though the crack in the sky and into the Spacetime Gap, leaving their bodies behind. Zero and Dyna are horrified to see their lifeless bodies, then are annoyed when they learn they were concerned for nothing. X is surprised to see Cosmos, telling him that he has heard a lot about and admires him. Zero and Dyna try posing Z and Ribut's limp bodies during X and Cosmos's chat. Suddenly, from within the sky crack, Ultraman Ribut warns them not to enter as everything was a trap conceived by the Absolutians. Zero gets worried and tries to rush in alone, but Dyna calms him down, and Cosmos proposes the three of them head in while the rest guard their bodies.
In the Spacetime Gap, Kengo and Haruki are resting while the others continue to fight. They agree that being an Ultraman is tough, though Kengo believes that hard times are important for growth, comparing it to how flowers need the rain to bloom. However, more important than rain is the sun, a smile. He reiterates that he wants everyone in the world to smile, while Haruki says he wants to save everyone who can be saved, because he promised his dad. Haruki tells Kengo that he is glad he was his first junior. Kengo reciprocates that having Haruki as a senior is always fun. As they start to leave to rejoin the fight, Kengo starts telling Haruki something about smiles.
Tiga, Trigger Dark and Ribut's battle continues until Diavolo, tired of the fact that none of his opponents pose a threat, leaves to annihilate the Spacetime Gap, destroying everyone trapped inside. Zero, Dyna and Cosmos then arrive and fend off Greeza and Hyper Zetton. With little time until the dimension collapses, the three Ultras merge to become Ultraman Saga and send a message to the audience requesting their light to lead their way back. Marluru instructs the audience to clap, eventually producing enough light to transport everyone, including their enemies, out of the Spacetime Gap. Z also switches to Delta Rise Claw at the same time. On the outside, they meet Taiga and X, who mention that the rest of the Ultras are still battling monsters in other places on Earth.
Still empowered by darkness, Diavolo summons two Absolute Soldiers and Blackium. The seven warriors start to fight the foes, starting with Taiga and Tiga against Blackium. Tiga remarks that Taiga has good eyes, like his father. Next is Trigger Dark and Ribut versus the two Absolute Soldiers. Ribut is glad that Trigger Dark has managed to clear his heart, though Trigger Dark is annoyed by his ability to see through people. This is followed by Ultraman Saga and Ultraman X, now with Cyber Gomora Armor, battling their nemeses, Hyper Zetton and Greeza. Finally, Trigger, armed with the Circle Arms, and Z, armed with Beliarok, combat Diavolo. They fight well, but Absolute Titan and a giant Five King appear. While Titan sends Trigger Dark to the ground, the six other heroes start to struggle, with Saga dismayed that he expended too much energy exiting the Spacetime Gap. Titan defeats the six warriors, leaving only Trigger, who Z protected, causing him to revert to Haruki. Marluru drags Haruki to safety, leaving only Trigger against the formidable foes, who are joined by another two Absolute Soldiers. As he is brutally beaten by the enemies, Haruki remembers what Kengo told him earlier.
Despite his determination, Trigger's Color Timer turns grey and he collapses. There is complete silence as he lies on his back, defeated. But after a long pause, he gets up and reverts into human form. Haruki and Trigger Dark desperately direct the audience to smile, believing that if Kengo sees what he needs to protect in front of him, he will regain his strength, maintaining that their smiles will reach Kengo even if they are wearing masks. Seeing the audience's smiles and hearing Haruki and Ignis's encouragement, Kengo stands up raggedly, declaring that he is Ultraman Trigger and that he holds the light of hope. He transforms into Glitter Trigger Eternity and takes on the five foes while dual-wielding the Glitter Blade and Power Claw. He is entirely unfazed by the Absolute Soldiers' attacks as he finishes them off. Trigger uses his light to resurrect Tiga, Ribut, Z, Taiga, X and Saga, and they combine their beams to defeat Absolute Diavolo, Absolute Titan and Five King in unison.
Trigger thanks everyone for helping him protect his world and Z replies that they were glad to do so. Saga comments that his actions were reckless. Ribut notes that the Absolutians aren't finished yet, though Taiga feels invigorated, ready to start training with Ultraman Titas and Ultraman Fuma right away. Trigger then speaks directly to the audience, saying that the flowers of their smiles were beautiful and that he hopes they will continue to gift those flowers to others. He asserts that while one light can shine alone, if people share their light we will shine even brighter. After announcing that he loves everyone, the show closes with narration declaring that Ultraman Trigger's battle isn't over until the day everyone in the world's smiles have bloomed.
===Curtain call===
After the story ends, Marluru has the audience perform an Ultra Charge to bring the heroes back on-stage. Raiga Terasaka appears first, performing "Believer" live, then is joined by Tiga, Saga, X, Taiga, Ribut and Trigger Dark, who walk around the audience waving. After they return to the stage, Terasaka and Kohshu Hirano call their respective heroes to the stage, then call out the names of each character, including Marluru, for the audience to applaud. After another Ultra Charge, Ultraman Decker arrives, with Marluru describing his upcoming series. Terasaka and Hirano then give some final remarks expressing their appreciation for getting to play their respective roles and thanks to everyone for coming to see the show. With a final "Smile, smile" from everyone, the curtain closes for the last time.
==Appearances==
==Cast==
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===Voice Actors===
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===Suit Actors===
*Ultraman Trigger: 
*Ultraman Z: 
*Ultraman Tiga: 
*Ultraman X: 
*Ultraman Ribut: 
*Ultraman Saga: 
*Ultraman Cosmos: 
*Ultraman Dyna: 
*Zoffy: 
*Ultraman: 
*Trigger Dark: 
*Camearra: 
*Alien Metron Marluru: 
*Golza: 
*Alien Messie: 
*Carmeara: 
*Hudram: 
*Absolute Diavolo: 
*Absolute Titan: 
==Home Media==
A DVD of one of the Tokyo performances was released on December 2, 2022. It was also be available early from November 12, 2022 at the Saitama performance of NEW GENERATION THE LIVE: Ultraman Decker STAGE 3, Tsuburaya Store ONLINE and on TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION.
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==Gallery==
===Images===
NEW GENERATION THE LIVE Ultraman Trigger STAGE 4 Logo.png|Logo
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NEW GENERATION THE LIVE Ultraman Trigger STAGE 4 Visual Miyazaki.jpg|Miyazaki visualhttps://www.ss-live.ws/the_live_miyazaki/
NEW GENERATION THE LIVE Ultraman Trigger STAGE 4 Online Date.jpg|Date and time of livestream
Trigger STAGE 4 Merch Saitama.jpg|Merchandise sold at Saitamahttps://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1493887958218280962
Trigger STAGE 4 Merch Miyazaki 1.jpg|Merchandise sold at Miyazaki and Nagoyahttps://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1529643558730223616
Trigger STAGE 4 Merch Miyazaki 2.jpg|Merchandise sold at Miyazaki
Trigger STAGE 4 Merch Miyazaki 3.jpg|Merchandise sold at Miyazaki
Trigger STAGE 4 Merch Miyazaki 4.jpg|Merchandise sold at Miyazaki
Trigger STAGE 4 Character Reveal 1.jpg|https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1491940165580779521
Trigger STAGE 4 Character Reveal 2.jpg|https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1492340207747678209
Trigger STAGE 4 Character Reveal 3.jpg|https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1492815848255660036
Trigger STAGE 4 Character Reveal 4.jpg|https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1493163215412334600
Trigger STAGE 4 Character Reveal 5.jpg|https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1493163215412334600
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Trigger STAGE 4 Character Reveal 7.jpg|https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1531938914117660673
Trigger STAGE 4 Ultra Shot Saitama.jpg|Ultra Shot characters in Saitamahttps://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1495966830992982026
Trigger STAGE 4 Ultra Shot Nagoya.jpg|Ultra Shot characters in Nagoyahttps://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1529371751016058882
Trigger STAGE 4 Ultra Shot Tokyo.jpg|Ultra Shot characters in Tokyohttps://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1534097969183870976
Trigger STAGE 4 Promo Video 1.png|https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1494567359750623234
Trigger STAGE 4 Promo Video 2.png|https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1495594130390585345
Trigger STAGE 4 Promo Video 3.png|Day of the Nagoya performanceshttps://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1530353274809110529
Trigger STAGE 4 Promo Video 4.png|Day before the Tokyo performanceshttps://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1535264798450978816
Trigger STAGE 4 Promo Video 5.png|https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1535419102826614784
====Photos====
Trigger STAGE 4 Photo 4.jpg|Saitamahttps://twitter.com/M9_raiga/status/1528325686305628160
Trigger STAGE 4 Photo 5.jpg|Saitamahttps://twitter.com/M9_raiga/status/1528325686305628160
Trigger STAGE 4 Photo 6.jpg|Saitamahttps://twitter.com/M9_raiga/status/1529394276001792000
Trigger STAGE 4 Photo 1.jpg|Miyazakihttps://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1495966830992982026
Trigger STAGE 4 Photo 2.jpg|Miyazakihttps://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1514770580956151811
Trigger STAGE 4 Photo 3.jpg|Miyazakihttps://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1515163154527158272
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Trigger STAGE 4 Photo 9.jpg|https://twitter.com/kohshu_hirano/status/1534022064889536514
Trigger STAGE 4 Photo 10.jpg|https://twitter.com/kohshu_hirano/status/1534843873230749696
Trigger STAGE 4 Photo 11.jpg|https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/1568041574180986881
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===Videos===
『NEW GENERATION THE LIVE ウルトラマントリガー編 STAGE4 -僕らが咲かす花-』2022年2月23日開催決定!マナカケンゴ役・寺坂頼我さんも登場!
マナカケンゴからコメント到着 !『NEW GENERATION THE LIVE ウルトラマントリガー編 STAGE4 -僕らが咲かす花-』2-23(水・祝) 開催 -short
ナツカワ ハルキからコメント到着 !『NEW GENERATION THE LIVE ウルトラマントリガー編 STAGE4 -僕らが咲かす花-』2-23(水・祝) 開催 -short
==Trivia==
*The theme of flowers being compared to smiles ties in with how Kengo is a botanist, and is also present in his character song, "Dear SMILE".
*Kengo's ability to recognize Carmeara's invisible smile is consistent with how he recognized Darrgon and Trigger Dark's smiles in episode 10 and episode 12 of Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga respectively.
*The Kyriel from Trigger's world calls Trigger the true , the same term used by the Kyriel in episode 19 of his series.
*Like in STAGE 3, Marluru is not voiced by Mao Ichimichi, likely due to the fact that their lines are dubbed live.
*While photos aren't typically permitted at stage shows, Marluru briefly allowed photos to be taken while explaining the rules at the Saitama, Nagoya and Tokyo performances.https://twitter.com/FatherOfNiwaka/status/1496404655626420232https://twitter.com/777knka/status/1530514341019398147https://twitter.com/777knka/status/1535969319406178304 Photos could also be taken at the end of the Miyazaki performances.https://twitter.com/norio_3o/status/1515541006917136384
**Marluru's explanation of the theater rules was cut out of the livestream archive.
*The fights featuring the Giants of Darkness teaming up is accompanied by the DARKNESS HEELS theme song.
*Raiga Terasaka's cover of "Trigger" played during the final battle.
*As the Ultras are firing their final beam attack, Marluru can be seen extending his arms as if using a beam of his own.
*In the final Tokyo performance, which was livestreamed, Ultraman Z's suit actor collapsed on-stage during the curtain call and was helped off stage by Kohshu Hirano. The stage show's director later confirmed everyone was safe on Twitter.https://twitter.com/honono_papa/status/1535646630783107078
**This was edited out of the livestream archive, with the the curtain call of the other performances held that day spliced in instead.
==External Links==
*Official website (web archive)
*Miyazaki website
*Ultraman SPWN page
==References==
Category:Stage Shows
Category:THE LIVE Series
Category:Ultraman THE LIVE