Horoboros

https://m-78.jp/z/kaiju/ is a Kaiju that debuted in Ultraman R/B. It is described as a great monster with tremendous strength and agility.
Subtitles:
*Horoboros: 
*Metsuboros: 
==Conception==
===Etymology===
Horoboros' name possibly comes from and Ouroboros, a circular symbol depicted as a snake (sometimes a dragon), eating its own tail, symbolising the cyclic aspects of nature and life. Additionally according to Takao Nakano, he chose the name Horoboros as it bears a resemblance to the onomatopoeic term , meaning "tattered".https://twitter.com/galshocker/status/1548147050952671232?s=20&t=lEPL1lRkOjEDChWWY2_FMAhttps://nihongomaster.com/japanese/dictionary/word/1096/boroboro-boroboro
Metsuboros' name is an alternative spelling of Horoboros, as Metsu is also derived from the kanji of "滅" in onyomi spelling.
==History==
===Ultraman R/B===
Recoiling from his defeat as Ultraman Orb Dark, Makoto Aizen knocked over his R/B Crystal Collection Case in a rage, only to immediately regret it and pick his crystals up, "apologizing" to them along the way. However, halfway through recovering them, he noticed Horoboros' crystal and smiled evilly as he picked it up, realizing that it could be his next great weapon against the Ultramen. 
Makoto summons this monster during the Minato family's day off while trying to evaluate the Ultramen brothers' performances in battle. Horoboros managed to resist all finishers thrown at it by the Ultramen and knock them out of transformation. Makoto took this opportunity to reclaim his Orb Ring NEO and transforms as he prepares to clean up his own mess. 
Orb Dark seemingly flaunts the monster, trying to look "cool" for the people while he fights. However, Horoboros later pins him down and Orb Dark had to end it by pulling a cheap move, putting it to sleep and then finishing it off with the Dark Origium Beam. After its defeat, its Crystal was picked up by Saki Mitsurugi.
After the defeat of Bezelb, Saki summoned the monster using her own Gyro, and it evolved into its Bipedal form. Horoboros quickly defeated Orb Dark, Rosso and Blu, leaving all three of their human hosts critically injured before Saki returned it to its crystal. Later, Horoboros was summoned by Saki again and Rosso and Blu fought yet another losing fight against it until Asahi Minato gave the Orb Ring NEO to her brothers, which they used to turn the tides of battle and they finally finished off Horoboros via the Triple Origium Beam. 
In yet another attempt to defeat Rosso and Blu for being 'fake Ultramen', Saki transforms into Horoboros who, at first, easily overcomes the brothers, partially because Rosso was hesitant on fighting after learning of Saki's past. The brothers tried to call upon Ultraman Ruebe, but they were once again denied of the transformaton because of Katsumi's hesitation. Seeing Horoboros approach Asahi and putting her in danger, Rosso and Blu are finally able to transform into Ruebe once more when the brothers are reminded of what is important; their family. Ruebe then defeated Horoboros but decided not to finish off Saki, holding off on firing the Ruebe Vortex Buster. Horoboros then turned back into Saki. Saki used Horoboros' Crystal to transform again when Kamisori Demaaga attacks but due to her injuries from her previous battle, Horoboros is no match for Kamisori Demaaga. The extradimensional monster leaves, but after that Horoboros collapses, too tired to continue on. Saki uses Horoboros' power for the last time when Kamisori Demaaga was consuming the Ray Lines' energy, but she was defeated once more. 
====Trivia====
*Designer: Masayuki Gotoh
*Suit actor: Shun Takahashi
*Originally, his debut was going to be in episode 11, according to the timeline of an early toy catalog.https://ultra.wikia.com/wiki/File:Timeline_Table_RB.jpg
*This is the first Kaiju to defeat an Ultra without using any special powers or outside influence whatsoever (to the point of reverting them back to a human).
**Although Red King seemingly accomplished the feat earlier in the series, he had the help of using Rosso's Splash Bomb against him.
*In its bipedal form, Horoboros' roar is occasionally mixed with that of Melba.
===Ultraman Z===
Horoboros is an ancient Kaiju that awakened once every 333 years, coinciding with a period where sunspots appeared, bringing destruction to the land. Ancient people used conch shell instruments such as Triton's trumpet to lull it back to sleep with a special tune. Horoboros' presence was recorded in the Pacific Records and became a legend in the Shishigaoka area of Ikoma, Nara Prefecture.
Years ago, Yuka Ohta heard of Horoboros from her great-grandmother. Being a curious young girl, she sneaked out at night into the forest and saw the beast, but nobody except her great-grandmother believed her. This event gave her the inspiration to start studying monsters.
In the present, the day of the 333rd year was approaching. Yuka brought Haruki Natsukawa to Shishigaoka along with her and set off to track down Horoboros' trails, hoping to stop it from awakening. They had found one of the ancient conch shells buried underground, but were not aware of its use. When the sunspots appeared, Horoboros emerged from the ground. Following a clue left in the Pacific Records, Yuka attempted to use the sound of waves to calm down Horoboros, only for it to backfire and cause it to rampage, destroying the city and upsetting her. Ultraman Z attempted to fight off the beast with Beta Smash and Gamma Future, but was unable to keep up with its strength. Eventually, Yuka found out the purpose of the conch shell and managed to calm down Horoboros.
Unfortunately, Shinya Kaburagi/Celebro had been nearby. Enraged at the loss of his Belial Medal, he threw the Gillvalis and Galactron MK2 Kaiju Medals over to Horoboros, forcibly transforming it into . Having been enhanced with mechanical parts and a particle cannon, Z struggled to fight it. Yuka noticed that Metsuboros was in pain due to its modifications, and pleaded to Z to finish it off, since the conch shell's melody would no longer work. Z transformed into Delta Rise Claw, using the Beliarok to put down Metsuboros using the Deathcium Slash. Horoboros' soul ran towards the sky and disappeared. 
====Trivia====
*The appearance of Horoboros in Ultraman Z is because of the monster's debut in Ultraman R/B was just a summoned monster from R/B Crystal, hence initially lacking the lore and background of it.
*Metsuboros' Charged Particle Cannon is named after the anti-Zoid weapon of similar name. In fact, this was semi-acknowledged by episode 16's director, Tomonobu Koshi, who jokingly added that to combat Metsuboros' new attack, they need the help from Blade Liger.https://twitter.com/juliet3comet/status/1314788983411335168
*Although Metsuboros is a forced transformation by injection of Kaiju Medals, it is also accessible as a "combination" in the toy release of the Z Riser by including Horoboros, Galactron MK2 and Gillvalis Medals.
===Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga===
Horoboros along with Zaigorg was one of many Kaiju Marluru gave Akito data on. Ignis hacked into Akito's computer, stealing the data on either monster and uploading it into Kaiju Keys for his use. The Horoboros Key was used by Ignis as Trigger Dark, gaining speed and lightning based powers. Upon being eventually apprehended by GUTS-Select, the keys were taken from him.
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==References==
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