VTL (Versatile Tactical Leader)

is a defense team that appeared in 2016 Ultraman Series, Ultraman Orb. Unlike other defense teams, they do not appear as frequently as others and the only member to appear consistently is Ittetsu Shibukawa.
==History==
===Ultraman Orb===
The VTL squad is an international special operations organization headquartered in Paris, France. Although it was not originally established to deal with monsters, with the frequent occurrence of monster disasters and the resurrection of the Lord Monsters, the organization underwent legal reform to expand its scope of activities and strengthen its equipment. However, it is often criticized for being slower to respond than Ultraman Orb.
In the series, except for Shibukawa, there are few related personnel who frequently appear. Although their main objective is to attack monsters, they also consider the impact of entities that pose a threat to society and the media. Therefore, they have adopted a strategy of designating Ultraman Orb as their attack target. However, as the media landscape changed, they quickly withdrew their policy of destroying Orb.
Later in the series, after senior officials heard a warning from the captured Jugglus Juggler, VTL launched the Spiner R1 to attack Magatano-Orochi, which was sleeping underground, but it ended up absorbing its energy and reviving. Eventually, the ground and air forces assisted Ultraman Orb and Juggler in their fight.
==Members==
===High-Ranking Staff===
===Other Members===
==Arsenal==
===Equipment===
*: A handheld revolver that launches energy bullet ammunition. The gun is based on a revolver, while its barrel and namesake is a tribute to SSSP's Supergun from Ultraman.
*Communicators
*Howa Type 89: A standard assault rifle that was similarly used by the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
*: An intercontinental ballistic missile that was developed by the VTL's headquarter in Paris. Its impact range is estimated to be 10 km radius. This missile was launched towards the Tokyo Tower to stop Magatano-Orochi from awakening under Juggler's own advice but instead it played a pivotal part in the monster's own resurrection. The missile was also prophesied in Magatano-Orochi's awakening in the Pacific Records, symbolized as "an arrow like a bolt that strikes the ground".
VTL 13.png|Spiner R-1
===Mecha===
*: A blue and silver fighter jet used by VTL members.
Z-VTOLLaunch2.JPG|Z-VTOL
==Gallery==
===Ultraman Orb===
VTL_logo.png|Logo of VTL
VTL 21.png|VTL Soldier
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==Trivia==
*In an interview with Kiyotaka Taguchi (Orbs main director), he stated that his reason of omitting the research/investigation department from this defense team is due to his idea of viewing this team as "street officers" instead. He also wanted to give more appearance/focus on SSP.
*Although Shibukawa is the only named member to appear, there are several members during the series' course with known actors/voice actors:
**Communication officer (ep 4): Holly Kaneko
**Z-VTOL pilot (ep 4): You Murakami
*The Spiner R-1 is a tribute to the high-explosive Spiner from episode 28 of Ultraseven and the interstellar ballistic missile R-1 from episode 26 of the same series.
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