Seiji Hokuto

is Ultraman Ace's male human host. His female partner and former fellow host was Yuko Minami.
==History==
===Ultraman Ace===
Seiji was a truck driver for an orphanage, and was delivering bread for the children when the first of Yapool's Terrible-Monsters, Verokron, attacked Tokyo. Seiji bravely continued on his way back to the orphanage to evacuate the children with his truck but the missile Terrible-Monster forced his truck off the road. Undaunted, Seiji continued on foot to the orphanage. After arriving he helped a nurse, Yuko Minami, move all of the children to a safe bunker. Both Seiji and Yuko re-entered the building to rescue any remaining children, however Verokron's missiles brought the building down on the two brave humans, killing both of them. Ultraman Ace saw the heroism of the duo from afar and selected both of them as his hosts, reviving them and granting them the Ultra Rings so that the two humans could transform into him in times of need, assisting the Ultra in stopping Yapool's schemes.
Later after the defeat of Lunaticks, Yuko revealed herself to be from the long destroyed Lunar civilization of the moon, and returned to wandering the cosmos with her people, since the beast responsible for her home's destruction had finally been slain, leaving Seiji the sole owner of the Ultra Rings and sole host to Ace, though she returned once in a while to visit Seiji. Due to this, Seiji was targeted by Yapool.
During the Alien Simon incident, Seiji was pushed into a position where he would have to risk revealing his identity, as he shot Simon when the alien revealed that he was really Yapool in disguise, causing a group of children to lose their faith in him, Ace, and TAC all at once. In spite of Yuko warning him that if he revealed his identity as Ace's host, he would be unable to return to his human form, Seiji revealed the truth to the children and TAC before transforming into Ace, regaining everyone's trust.
Fortunately, despite being left no other choice but to reveal the truth, Hokuto had kept his human form, and was able to return as Ace's host in the future.
===Ultraman Taro===
In episodes 33 and 34, he returns with Shin Hayata, Dan Moroboshi, and Hideki Go. The group gathered for a celebrative barbecue with Taro and Zoffy in human forms. Unfortunately the Ultra Brothers' celebration was interrupted by Alien Temperor. For a time the Ultras switched hosts. Eventually they transformed and defeated the evil invader and returned home. He always wanted to help Kotaro unlike the rest of the Ultra Brothers. 
He was angry at Kotaro for his arrogance of defeating Temperor. 
===Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers===
In 1986, Ultraman Ace and the Ultra Brothers chase Yapool (who possessed the Terrible-Monster U-Killersaurus to Earth, after which they imprison the monster under the ocean near Kobe City. In the process, the Ultra Brothers lost their powers and were forced to stay inside their human host. Seiji Hokuto took the profession of the head chef at a restaurant. 20 years later, in 2006, Seiji and the other Ultra Brothers transform again in order to help Mebius. Eventually, the Ultra Brothers regain their powers and returned to normal when Zoffy and Ultraman Taro came to help them in the last battle with the Ultimate Super Beast. 
===Ultraman Mebius===
He also appears in Ultraman Mebius with Yuko Minami. He telepathically contacts Team GUYS and directs them during their battle with Lunaticks on the moon. When Mebius was defeated by his old enemy Yapool, Seiji/Ace telepathically contacted him and gave him the strength to rise again allowing the young Ultra to defeat the other dimensional demon. When Team GUYS was being pressed by Lunaticks, Seiji transformed into Ace once again and defeated Lunaticks after a long battle. 
===Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers===
An alternate reality version of Seiji also appeared in this movie as an alternate version working as a baker and married to an alternate Yuko (who was an Earth-born Human). Along with the other Ultra brothers he was at a loss when Mirai claimed he was his 'brother' (brother in arms). At the end he and the other four transformed into their Ultra forms and destroyed Giga Khimaira and the Black Silhouette. During the part where Hayata's and Moroboshi's wives talk to them, Seiji telepathically contacts Yuko unknowingly (or she sensed him). The scene also implies the four were aliens and the basis for the Ultraman Series, and that after living as humans for so long they forgot their pasts. In the end Seiji and Yuko fly into space with the other Ultras and their families to what is suspected to be M78. 
===Ultraman Saga===
Seiji appeared in the Ultraman Saga movie with Dan, Hideki, Hayata, and Gen, each serving as the mouthpiece for their Ultra counterparts. They met in the Land of Light when Seven/Dan noticed that Zero had just moved to another universe. While they questioned why he would do that they also noted that something was going around different universes and taking monsters, even some from the Monster Graveyard. They noted that it was a powerful source of minus energy and that unfortunately they could only monitor a few of the countless alternate space-time zones. Ace and the other Ultra brothers would fly to the alternate Earth to assist Ultraman Saga against Alien Bat's monster weapons. Ace would face his old enemy Verokron again and defeat him with the Metalium Beam.
==Transformation==
Ultra Rings: Seiji and Yuko are each given a ring to summon Ultraman Ace. When the rings touch, both hosts combine to form Ultraman Ace. After Yuko left back to the moon, Seiji wore both rings and was able to transform into Ace on his own.
Ace_transformation.gif|Original transformation with Yuko
Ultrmn Ac Sj Hkt.jpg|Seiji's transformation
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==Powers and Weapons==
*Combat Training: Like any defense team member, Seiji is a trained pilot and marksmen.
*Ultra Rings: Seiji can use the rings to transform into Ultraman Ace.
*Telepathy: By using this ability, Seiji is able to communicate with others through his mind.
*Superhuman Feats: Like other Ultra hosts and forms, Seiji demonstrated superhuman abilities.
**Superhuman Strength: Seiji is able to match the strength of powerful aliens and put up an even fight.
**Enhanced Reflexes: Seiji's reflexes are far faster than a normal human's, being able to react against a disturbance at a moment's notice.
==Merchandise==
===Medicom Toy===
*Seiji Hokuto (Real Action Heroes, 2008)
**RAH Number: 398
**Release Date: December 2008
**Price: 13,440 yen
**Materials: ABS, PVC (doll), Fabric (clothes)
**Accessories: TAC Helmet, Ultra Rings, TAC Gun
: Released as part of the Real Action Hero Series, Seiji Hokuto is a 300mm tall action doll complete with fabric clothes, and he utilizes the RAH301 Kai Doll body. He also comes with a removable TAC Helmet ,Ultra Rings and TAC Gun.
==Gallery==
===Ultraman Ace===
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===Ultraman Taro===
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Seiji eats a shish kebab.png|Seiji eats a shish kebab
0801.jpg|Kotaro with Shin, Dan, Hideki, and Seiji
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===Ultraman Mebius===
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===Ultraman Saga===
Jack, Ultraman, Ace & their human forms.png|Hideki, Shin, and Seiji (from the left to right, respectively)
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===Miscellaneous===
Seiji Hokuto & Maya Takashina I.png|Seiji and Yuko, as originally portrayed by Kaori Seki
Seiji Hokuto & Maya Takashina.png|Seiji and the original Yuko (2)
Seiji Hokuto & Maya Takashina II.png|Seiji and the original Yuko (3)
==Trivia==
*Seiji was born on July 7.
*Seiji has blood type B. 
*Aside from being the hosts for Ultraman Ace, Seiji and Yuko share another similarity. Both of their surnames have the kanji for geographical directions: the Seiji's surname, has , and Yuko has .
*It is said that his father passed away shortly after Seiji's birth.
id:Seiji Hokuto
Category:Ultraman Ace
Category:Human Hosts
Category:Revived Characters
Category:Ultraman Ace Characters
Category:TAC
Category:Ultraman Taro
Category:Ultraman Mebius
Category:Ultraman Saga
Category:Ultraman Taro Characters
Category:Ultraman Mebius Characters
Category:TAC Members
Category:Ultra Hosts
Category:Ultraman Saga Characters
Category:Protagonists