Prometheus (ship)

The was an unmanned space battleship built and operated by the TPC Police BureauUltra Tokusatsu Magazine Vol.3 pg 24 in the movie Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light. There were plans for mass production but after the hijacking incident, the Prometheus became the sole ship to be built.
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==Overview==
As one of the projects to construct new space combatant ships that represent the Neo Frontier Era, the Prometheus is the ultimate weapon meant to become the Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, Ultraman Gaia Hikari no Kyojin Korinroku pg 51 for the human race. Its purpose is to takeover Ultraman Dyna's place in protecting the human space, who is considered inferior and unreliable in the eyes of the developers.
The warship is equipped with a Neo Maxima Engine, allowing it to travel faster than light in space as well as generate energy for the Neo Maxima Cannon. As a ship that operates in full automation, it eliminates the need of a human crew and thus removes the risks of injury and death. Furthermore, combat data scanned from the brains of talented and experienced people can be inputted into the ship's computer to improve its performance on the battlefield.
==Conception==
===Design Evolution===
Although several were considered, designer Hiroshi Maruyama based the Prometheus' design on the Mydo Sky Shark due to budget reasons. Because Maruyama was not used to designing mecha, he received advice from the late Yasuyuki Inoue of the special effects company Alpha.Ultraman Design Works pg 241
Prometheus Draft A.png|Early draft AUltraman Design Works pg 116
Prometheus Draft B.png|Early draft B
Prometheus Final Design.png|Final design
Prometheus Final Design1.png|Final design, top and side views
===Prop Miniature===
The existing prop miniature of the Sky Shark was modified and repainted to the Prometheus' design. While the Sky Shark's prop was built by Marbling Fine ArtsHeisei Ultra Movie Works pg 15, the modified prop miniature was built by Alpha. Although the main material used for the new parts was FRP, the miniature was still heavy due to the fact that it was built from the Sky Shark's prop.
After modifications, the prop miniature measured 142.5 centimeters long and 60 centimeters wide. When filming scenes where it was flying in the air, the miniature was hung by wires with a sky and clouds backdrop. The wires were then digitally removed in post-production.Tsuburaya Productions Illustrated Catalog ~Ultraman Mechanics~ pg 63
The prop miniature still exists today with some structural deterioration and a missing side turret. It has been displayed to the public several times, such as the Ultraman Festivals 1998 and 2008.
==History==
===Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light===
The Prometheus was built in full secrecy and kept on the Coreomeos Island, with Professor Rui Kisaragi as head of the project and Staff Officer Kihachi Gondou as the supervisor. Plans to mass-produce the ship were considered. While Super GUTS fighters were battling Geranda alongside Ultraman Dyna on the moon, the Prometheus was sent to the area to test its Neo Maxima Cannon. With the complete destruction of the kaiju, the Prometheus was called back to its base.
On Earth, Super GUTS members were invited onboard the ship to have their brains scanned. The memories and combat experience scanned would then be inputted into the ship's main computer, enhancing its combat capability and reliability. The guests expressed their reluctance, but Shin Asuka chose to participate to prove that the ship was unnecessary. Unbeknownst to Asuka, the ship had now obtained his combat experience as Ultraman Dyna.
Some time later, an UFO appeared and began attacking the ground facilities. When Dyna arrived to confront the alien craft, the Prometheus was launched without permission. The ship, with a possessed Kisaragi onboard, turned towards Dyna and opened fire. Dyna intercepted the projectiles with a twin Hand Slash, which also temporarily stopped further attacks coming from the ship. The Prometheus was then forcibly converted into the Deathfacer by the UFO, in which its crew declared themselves as the Monera.
The Prometheus, in its Deathfacer form, was defeated in its second battle against Dyna. After thwarting the Monera's human annihilation plan, all development and usage of the Neo Maxima Cannon became prohibited. Usage of the Neo Maxima Cannon was temporarily reallowed to fend off the Gran-Sphere.
===Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure===
Through unknown means, another Prometheus was buried underneath Planet Boris and recovered by Alien Reiblood 50 years after the Reionics Battle on Planet Hammer. While the exact origin of this battleship is unknown, Reiblood mentioned it in a brief passing that it was "a human-built ship that was modified into a deadly weapon by an invading force".
After Io returned from his time-traveling trip, he and Pigmon unintentionally discovered an opening of the ship's hull. Exploring inside, they arrived at the Main Bridge. Upon touching the Brainwave Scanning Capsule, Io unknowingly had his battle tactics for Gomora and Bemular read. Following Grand King's defeat and the intervention of Rei's spirit, Reiblood possessed the Prometheus as his last resort tactic where he brought it to Io Mikura's Earth.
The Prometheus tailed Io and Vittorio's ship and shot it down in Earth's orbit. Earth's ZAP forces were occupied in battling legions of kaiju as the battleship made its descent. After severely damaging one of ZAP's ships, the Prometheus transformed into Deathfacer. In robot form, it proceeded to kill, absorb, and convert nearby kaiju into fuel to resurrect Reiblood. Io, using both his and Vittorio's devices, confronted the robot with his kaiju allies. To counter Deathfacer's data reading ability, Vittorio's EX Gomora was summoned and successfully disabled the robot. Deathfacer was ultimately destroyed by the two Gomoras' combination attack, the W Ultra Oscillation Wave (Zero Shoot).
==Data==
:;Stats
*Length: 154 m
*Width: 72 m
*Weight: 1920 t
*Origin: Coreomeos Island, Earth
*Flight Speed: Mach 3.3 (in-atmosphere)
:;Power and Propulsion
*Neo Maxima Engine: The Neo Maxima Engine allows the ship to travel faster than light in space as well as generate energy for the Neo Maxima Cannon.
*Engine Thrusters: The Prometheus has two engine units located on the lower stern. The ship uses these to propel itself forward. Additionally, there are a pair of downward-facing thrusters under both wings. These are used for vertical take-off and landing, and maintaining altitude.
:;Powers and Weapons
*TV Magazine Special Editing Ultraman Dyna pg 32/N.M.C:File:Prometheus Schematic Display1.png: A high energy weapon powered by the Neo Maxima Engine. It is far more powerful than the Maxima Cannon such as the one used by the Artdessei. At maximum output, the cannon is capable of destroying entire asteroids. The Prometheus has one concealed in the lower hull at the front. When in use, the barrel would extend out as it begins the energy charging sequence.
*Twin-Barrel Gun Turret: Eleven are scattered around the ship's hull.
*Autocannon: The ship's multi-barrel rapid-firing armament.
**Casemate Type: Five are mounted on both sides of the wing hull parts, totaling ten.
**Fixed Type: Two are mounted in front of the rear bridge tower. They can only fire forward.
*Brainwave Scanning Capsule: Located inside the center of the Main Bridge, this human-sized machine reads a person's memories and converts them into data. The data would then be used to train the ship's main computer.
::;Ultra Adventure
*Transformation: The Prometheus can independently transform into Deathfacer. This is presumably as a result of Reiblood possessing the ship, or as he stated, the ship was already modified by the invaders (hence implying that "Deathfacer" is a hidden feature to it).
Prometheus Neo Maxima Cannon1.png|Neo Maxima Cannon
PrometheusNeoMaximaCannon.gif|Neo Maxima Cannon in action
Prometheus Autocannons.png|Autocannons
Prometheus Main Bridge2.png|Brainwave Scanning Capsule
:;Crew and Complement
Thanks to its automation, the Prometheus does not require a human crew. Therefore, its Main Bridge does not have control stations and seats. Instead, the Main Bridge houses the Brainwave Scanning Capsule and wall-mounted computer panels.
==Gallery==
===Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light===
Prometheus Schematic Display1.png|Schematic display
Prometheus Top Side Bottom Views.png|Top, side, and bottom views
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Prometheus Main Bridge1.png|Inside the Main Bridge
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===Behind the Scenes, Prop Miniature===
Prometheus Prop, Musiba1.png|Display at the Ultraman Festival 2008Photos taken by https://twitter.com/musibahayata, uploaded with permission
Prometheus Prop, Musiba2.jpg|Closeup of the Main Bridge and the Neo Maxima Cannon's barrel
Prometheus Prop, Musiba3.jpg|
Prometheus Prop, Musiba4.jpg|Note the missing side turret
==Trivia==
*A schematic of the Prometheus is visible on the front page of a Team EYES TECCH Thunder's operations manual.:File:PrometheusSchematicCosmosEpisode.png 
==See Also==
*TPC
*Deathfacer
*Alien Monera
==References==
Category:Ultraman Dyna
Category:Mechas
Category:Battleships
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