Ken Sakata

is a reoccurring character in Return of Ultraman. He was the elder brother of Jiro Sakata and Aki Sakata. He owned a car repair shop, and was best friends with Hideki Go.
==Personality==
Ken has a calm and quiet personality, but he has a deep love for racing and a profound affection for his hometown and family. He demonstrates stable and resolute personal qualities throughout the series.
In addition to his hobbies, he also has a strong pursuit of knowledge, often finding himself involved in mysterious monster incidents, and using his intelligence and courage to solve them. These qualities of curiosity and thirst for knowledge have made him a beloved senior among everyone, and a key character that influences Go's growth. To Go, he is like a true big brother.
==History==
===Past===
Ken was born in the 1940s, during World War II. His mother did not evacuate during the war, so three-year-old Ken and his mother hid in an air-raid shelter in their backyard to avoid bombings.
As an adult, he pursued a career as a top racing driver, but five years ago, he was involved in an accident just before reaching the finish line of a race, which left him with a lifelong injury and forced him to retire. He started using a cane and switched careers to become a technician, running the Sakata Auto Repair Shop.
Before the start of the series, he recruited Go to work at the repair shop. He is Go's biggest supporter and his guardian.
===Return of Ultraman===
In the beginning of the series, Ken completed the original racing car "Meteor No.1" but burned it as a memorial after Go's death. Later, he began to make "Meteor No.2" with the resurrected Go. At the same time, after consulting with Katsuichiro Kato, he agreed to let Go become a member of MAT. Even after Go joined MAT, he often gave him various advice and contributed to his growth.
He also became a respected technical worker of MAT and had improved the MAT Vehicle by adding a stabilizer wing.
When Pris-Ma, which had been hidden beneath the Antarctic ice for many years, approached Japan, he was very interested in this abnormal phenomenon and took the initiative to investigate with Go.
Later, in an accident, he tried to save Akiko who was kidnapped by the Alien Nackle, but was run over by a vehicle and died from his injuries. This brought great sorrow to Go. He would eventually defeat Alien Nackle and Black King in honor of him.
Afterwards, his soul appeared briefly in the form of a ghost. When Alien Baltan Jr. attempted to invade Earth, he transmitted a message to Jiro, who was sleeping at home, warning him to "Beware of the meteor."
==Counterparts==
===Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers===
Although he didn't appear in the film, Ken's posthumous photo was placed in the warehouse of Sakata Automobile Repair Workshop and collected by the Go family. 
==Gallery==
===Return of Ultraman===
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Category:Male Characters
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Category:Deceased Characters
Category:Allies
Category:Return of Ultraman Characters
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