Shaplay Brooch

The is a type of badge used by the Alien Shaplay race to disguise themselves as humans and blend in with the society. As the Shaplays continue to appear in the New Generation Heroes of Ultraman Series, so do the Shaplay Brooch, visibly appear as it hang onto the left pectoral of their clothing.
==Etymology==
===Naming===
The Shaplay Brooch gets its name in the Ultraman Mebius novel, Ultraman Mebius: Anderes Horizont. It was initially unnamed during Alien Shaplay's debut in Ultraseven.
In episode 6 of Ultraman Geed, RE.M. describes the badge as being made from the material known as . Shaplay Metal would retroactively be adopted as the name of the badge, starting from pages 54-55 of the 2023 magazine Ultraseven Great Invader Encyclopedia.ウルトラセブン大侵略者図鑑 pages 54-55 「シャプレー星人」 978-4575317800
==History==
===Ultraseven===
Shaplay Brooch was the device used by Alien Shaplay to disguise himself as Sakaki, the assistant to seismologist Dr. Iwamura. When the badge was dropped in the laboratory during the Ultra Guard's visit, Shaplay uses this as an excuse to frame Iwamura as an alien by fooling Anne Yuri, luring her into his trap until he exposes his true identity by donning the badge to restore his true form. He was killed after a gunfight, presumably taking along the badge with his destruction. 
===Ultraman Mebius: Anderes Horizont===
Dr. Iwamura would later be revealed to have analyzed the Shaplay Brooch and discover the badge to have been created using Tilsonite as one of its ingredients.
In the present day, Crew GUYS would encounter a group of Alien Shaplays slipping into Earth and taking on human forms while remaining secretive in their operation. By uncovering Iwamura's notes, they were able to pinpoint the location of all known Shaplays simply by tracking the Tilsonites within their badges. 
===Ultraman Orb===
The Alien Shaplay known as Katarohi took on the human form Takahiro, presumably through the Shaplay Brooch's help. 
===Ultraman Geed===
When Riku Asakura and Leito Igaguri arguing over who experienced the most hardships in life, the two were proposed to take each other's places for a day. Riku was given the Shaplay Brooch by RE.M. to provide him with Leito's image as an impersonation in Tanimaru Company. Although not mentioned, it is implied that Leito was also given the badge to help him take Riku's place in working at Haruo Kume's Ginga Market. Given the ability to change the user's appearance, Riku initially thought of using the badge's power to change Geed's appearing to reduce his resemblance to Ultraman Belial, but dropped the idea after starting to become confident in himself. 
==References==
Category:Items
Category:Ultraseven