Shigeru Furuhashi

, aka Ultra 3, is one of the members of the UG in Ultraseven. At the start of the series, he was 29 years old, and had been a member for 7 years.
==History==
===Ultraseven===
Coming from a wealthy family that lived in Hokkaido , Furuhashi is rather comedic as he suffered injuries when dealing with certain situations, such as convincing Zero One that he was Dan Moroboshi , etc. Despite this, he is very serious when dealing with alien attacks, such as nearly self destructing his ship when it was attacked by Alien Cannan. 
===Heisei Ultraseven===
Approximately 10 years later,https://web.archive.org/web/20190410073125/http://www.vap.co.jp/u-seven/old/history.html in an alternate universe where Ultraseven was the only Ultra to have come to Earth, Furuhashi was promoted to captain of the Ultra Guard, now with members Kaji, Lisa, and Togo. He attended a meeting to discuss global warming and came to see the Hyper Solar System, urging Professor Kusuhara to escape when it malfunctioned. When a girl was detected near the satellite dish, Furuhashi was certain that she was an alien and related to the incident. Maintaining his straightforward personality from years prior, he scolded Kaji for thinking nothing of the girl, as well as when he was unable to find a kaiju or alien capable of causing the damage in their database, claiming he "lacked guts".
Furuhashi and Kaji were later called to a hangar where they discovered Ultraseven's body was being stored. Seeing him injured and unconscious, Furuhashi grew emotional, impassioned that Seven was still protecting Earth after all this time. When the Alien Pitt's saucer threatened to fire a laser at the building, Furuhashi refused to leave Seven behind. Kaji in turn refused to leave Furuhashi, and they argued until Kaji declared that he would stay as well, convincing Furuhashi to leave. The laser then struck the building, causing it to collapse on top of the Ultra. While Furuhashi was initially distraught, he shed a tear of joy upon seeing Ultraseven leap out of the rubble and head into battle. After the fight was won, Furuhashi and the others happily watched him depart Earth once more. 
During Alien Metron's second invasion attempt, Furuhashi never met Dan Moroboshi despite him utlizing his human form on Earth, only hearing from Kaji and Lisa that they had encountered a wanderer who called him by his surname instead of by any honorific. When Ultraseven eventually appeared to combat Alien Metron and Dinosaur, he was thrilled, having known it was him and calling him reserved. In the Ultra Hawk No.1, he aided the Ultra in the fight, launching a missile to clear the dark clouds and allow him to absorb the sunlight. However, after winning the battle, Ultraseven was engulfed in Ecopolis's self-destruction and vanished, though Furuhashi was certain he had survived once again. 
At some point after this, a certain incident occurred that presumably took the lives of either his 2 fellow crew and, according to the novelizations, some TDF members. He told Kaji, his only known surviving crewmate, that he's enough with such sacrifices. That infuriated Kaji, who blamed him for his bad decisions, and he ultimately quit the Ultra Guard. 
Some years after, Furuhashi was promoted to a staff officer of the TDF and a new UG team was formed. Dan took the appearance of one of its new members, Masaki Kazamori, while hiding his body within a kaiju capsule. While he had only briefly seen Kazamori like this, Furuhashi realized that it was Dan, but by the time he gleefully confronted him, Dan had already swapped back, leaving him and the other UG members utterly confused by his claims. After the Banderas incident was settled, he finally met with Dan after he pretended to be his chauffeur back home from the TDF's base. Furuhashi revealed to him that he would soon be a grandfather and they agreed that humans continue to grow as the next generations take over. As they shook hands, Furuhashi told him Earth would welcome him anytime he gets the chance to visit. After Dan turned into Ultraseven and flew back into space, Furuhashi couldn't help but shout Dan's name one more time. 
On the day of his retirement from the TDF, he, along with several others, was killed during Alien Valkyrie's rampage in the Moon Base. When Dan arrived, Furuhashi entrusted things to him in his final moments. 
However, it was later revealed that he was revived and was sent to Earth 10,000 years ago to witness the destruction of their homeland at the hands of the invaders, the latter became the ancestors of humans. He was put into suspended animation until a disguised Nonmalt opened the ancient casket that contained him for Dan. After revealing to Dan the truth about the Nonmalts and humanity, he urged him to side with the latter believing that they are capable of forgiving their ancestor's mistakes. After Ultraseven killed Zabangi and separating Kazamori from him, Furuhashi returned to Moon Base. He announced the entire universe that the Friendship Plan, which was implemented by his ex-crewmember (Kaji), was abolished and the beginning of peace between it and the Earth. Dan, who was with him, told him that he won't be able to watch the said peaceful fate given what he had done during his battle with Zabangi. However, he admitted that he loved the Earth so much despite that he didn't know about it. Furuhashi, knowing Dan was both a friend and an Earthling to him, offered his and the Earthlings' protection for him. Dan turned down his offer and instead revealed his true identity to him and left to face his awaited punishment. 
===Ultraseven EVOLUTION===
Although not appearing in the EVOLUTION OV series, he briefly appeared in its novel adapation wherein he participated in rebuilding the TDF Far East Branch, which was destroyed during the events of EVOLUTION series. 
==Gallery==
===Ultraseven===
Vlcsnap-2019-08-29-18h31m53s147.png|Furuhashi's first appearance
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Vlcsnap-2019-12-24-16h09m54s50.png|Soga and Furuhashi confronting a stranger
Thhey look ridiculous.png|Furuhashi and Soga being confined in Pointer after being injured
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Vlcsnap-2019-06-13-17h34m09s74.png|Furuhashi after smoking a tampered cigarrette
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Vlcsnap-2019-06-17-16h42m36s255.png|Furuhashi reacted after he was given order by Kiriyama to patrol his homeland, Hokkaido
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Fuhrashi Pepsi.png|Shigeru drinking a Pepsi
Vlcsnap-2019-08-23-17h32m12s118.png|Furuhashi with Electro H gun
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===Heisei Ultraseven===
Furuhashi 1.jpg|Furuhashi (as a UG Captain) in 1994 TV Specials
Vlcsnap-2019-01-03-22h33m31s194.png|Furuhashi (Left) attending a Solar Power-themed conference
Vlcsnap-2019-01-02-14h40m56s55.png|Furuhashi, with Kaji on his side, shedding a tear of joy after seeing Ultraseven back in action
vlcsnap-2019-01-02-19h25m17s134.png|Furuhashi meeting with Anne and her son
vlcsnap-2019-05-28-12h01m45s248.png|Furuhashi in Planet of the Earthlings
vlcsnap-2018-12-27-14h51m37s105.png|Furuhashi in Kaji's flashback
vlcsnap-2019-08-08-20h35m52s168.png|Furuhashi (as a Terrestrial Defense Force staff officer) in 1998 OV
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vlcsnap-2018-12-27-14h48m23s147.png|Furuhashi in Rumi's flashback
vlcsnap-2018-12-29-23h06m58s86.png|Furuhashi in 1999: The Final Chapters
vlcsnap-2018-12-29-23h08m12s56.png|Furuhashi badly overwhelmed by Alien Valkyrie, which made him look like a suicide
vlcsnap-2018-12-29-20h15m10s155.png|A dying Furuhashi meeting with Dan for a final time
vlcsnap-2018-12-29-23h26m43s153.png|Physically reconstructed from Tachyon particles, Furuhashi was sent to 10,000 years ago
vlcsnap-2018-10-04-19h30m22s82.png|An ancient casket (Oparts) revealing a sleeping Furuhashi inside
vlcsnap-2018-12-29-23h23m08s40.png|Furuhashi awaken from a 10,000-year suspended animation
Vlcsnap-2018-09-14-22h24m40s69.png|Furuhashi and Dan in the Moon Base memorial site
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vlcsnap-2018-09-13-20h27m57s138.png|Furuhashi, post-Nonmalt incident
Vlcsnap-2019-01-14-23h55m08s162.png|Dan's true identity revealed
Screenshot (40).png|A LaserDisc/VHS-only scene showing Furuhashi watching Ultraseven leaving the Moon Base
==Trivia==
*He was originally to be named  according to the script of "Return to the North!" episode but it was changed to Shigeru (盛/シゲル), named after one of the lighting staff, Shigeru Arai, during the production of the said episode.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k0S-oPgREI However, his original name was used in Jiro Kuwata's manga adaption of Ultraseven. 
*His actor, Sandayu Dokumamushi, previously played Daisuke Arashi in the first series, Ultraman.
*In the non-canon 2016 novel Ultraman F, it is revealed that Shigeru is the twin brother of SSSP member Daisuke Arashi. Both men were orphaned as children, and Daisuke was adopted into the Arashi family as a child.
*Shigeru Furuhashi lives in Hokkaido the same place where Kohji Moritsugu, the actor of Dan Moroboshi and Ultraseven's voice actor, was born.
==References==
Category:Ultraseven
Category:Ultraseven Characters
Category:Male Characters
Category:Human Characters
Category:Allies
Category:Ultra Guard Members
Category:Ultra Guard
Category:Revived Characters