Trump Card

Trump Card (奥の手 Oku no Te) is the ninety-seventh chapter of ULTRAMAN by Eichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi.
== Synopsis ==
Edo uses Mephisto's trump card and mutates the imposters into colossal monsters. Shinjiro, Shin, and Dan are en route to the battlefield. 
== Plot ==
Seeing the situation, the Imitation trio knows something must have happened to Mephisto. Leo would not let them converse and leaps towards them. Imit-Ultraman raises a defensive shield to block Leo, but the sheer force of Leo's fist on the barrier is enough to crack the ground beneath them. Confident in his abilities, Leo unleashes a storm of fists, easily shattering their latest defensive shield like glass. Imit-Ultraman falls on his back while the two others run for it. They do not make it far, as Astra stops them in time.
In Mephisto's ship, chairman Ubarazu expresses his regret regarding Mephisto's actions. In the meantime, Shinjiro, Shin, and Dan all break free from their confinements. Mephisto makes one last plea to Edo about how he was never trying to defy the Council, but Edo ignores him. Right now, the three Ultramen are needed elsewhere, and Edo gives each of them a wristwatch, a teleportation device for their suits made by Ide. Shinjiro still has some questions, but Edo interrupts him. He does not know what Mephisto told them, but what Edo said is true. Right now, the world needs Ultraman as a deterrent against something he will reveal once the situation is over. Having heard enough, the trio make their way to the ship's exit. Edo turns his attention back to Mephisto and orders him to do what is necessary. Knowing Mephisto, he must have given his men something besides a Mimicry Device, a trump card to eliminate all his ties with them, just in case. Now, Edo will use that trump card to end this farce more effectively.
Driven into a corner, the Imitation trio tries to plead for their innocence. Imit-Zoffy even advises against killing, albeit Ultraman Imposters would still be a little too much if the entire world is watching. Unfortunately for them, that condition does not last long, as their disguises suddenly disappear, revealing their alien appearances: Imit-Ultraman, Ultraseven, and Zoffy are an Alien Zarab, Alien Adacic, and another alien, respectively. They now know Mephisto has abandoned them. But what they do not know is that he set their Mimicry Devices to go out of control once forcefully deactivated, which fits Mephisto's style, according to Adad. The aliens start mutating rapidly and grow to colossal sizes. Bemular reacts quickly and orders Seiji to evacuate the civilians with Adad while the rest combat the alien titans.
Having made it to the external airlock of the ship, Shinjiro looks down, wondering what is happening in the city. They agree they need to get over there, but much to Dan's dismay, Shinjiro and Shin both trust Ide's ingenuity and dive off the ship without testing the wristwatch. Having no choice, Dan also jumps. Shinjiro activates his wristwatch mid-air, and his suit rapidly teleports onto him. The same happened to Shin and Dan. All suited up, the three Ultramen blast off toward the battlefield...
== Appearances ==
=== Ultramen ===
* Shinjiro Hayata
* Shin Hayata
* Dan Moroboshi
* Seiji Hokuto
* Kotaro Higashi
* Leo
* Astra
=== Kaiju ===
* Alien Zarab
* Alien Adacic II
* Alien ???
* Bemular
* Adad
* Ubarazu
* Ambassador Mephisto
* Edo
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