Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers

is the first episode of Ultraman Ace. It features a special appearance of the previous four Ultra Brothers. It also marks the second appearance of Zoffy since the final episode of the Original Ultraman Series.
==Synopsis==
Impressed by the sacrifices of Seiji Hokuto and Yuko Minami by protecting the people during an attack of Verokron who was created by Dimension Man Yapool, the 5 Ultra Brothers gave the two humans lives, and send their new member Ultraman Ace to be their human host to fight off a age of new monsters know as Terrible-Monsters.
==Plot==
In 1972, sometime after the second age of monsters had ended. A new threat has arrived in the form of the Yapool, a race of interdimensional beings. They bring with them genetically, altered cyborgian creations called Terrible-Monster, or Super Beasts; more powerful lifeforms unlike any other seen before. The first such creature leading the attack is Verokron. Sent to destroy Fukuyama, the Earth Defense Force is powerless to stop the monster's advance. Seiji Hokuto, a bakery delivery man, and a nurse named Yuko Minami are killed in the destruction while trying to help fleeing citizens. Ultraman Ace, accompanied by four other Ultra Brothers, appears and revives the two bestowing upon them Ultra Rings that, when shining, allows them to transform into Ultraman Ace. 
Hokuto and Minami become members of TAC, a Self Defense Force funded by thr global combat organization tasked with battling the Yapoolian threat and their army of inter-dimensional monstrosities.
Verokron is seen again with new missiles used by it. TAC weakens the beast with Seij and Yuko being told by Ace about the Ultra Rings. Then as Verokron destroys Seij's plane, Seij and Minami turn into Ultraman Ace. Ace is nearly defeated by Velekron but Ace uses the Metalium Beam to finish Verokron. The age of Yapool and the Terrible-Monster had begun.
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==Appearances==
===Ultras===
*Ultraman
*Zoffy
*Ultraseven
*Ultraman Jack
*Ultraman Ace
===Kaiju===
*Yapool
*Verokron
==Home Media==
*Ultraman Ace Volume 1 features episodes 1-4.
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Ace Vol1 2010.jpg|2010 release
==Trivia==
*The script of this episode still retains the series title from the final stage: Ultra Ace.
*With a rating of 28.8%, this was the highest rated episode of Ultraman Ace.
*This episode features the return of Ultraman Jack immediately after his finale and the return of Zoffy after five years since the finale of Ultraman.
*The original plan for this episode was to have Verokron appear in Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Scenes were even shot of Verokron attacking the city and destroying the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, depicting the agony of a monster destroying a symbol of peace. Some of the special effects filming for this scene was also completed. owever, out of consideration for the feelings of the victims of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and local stakeholders like RCC Broadcasting, this scene was ultimately deleted in the final version, and the location of the event was changed to Fukuyama City. Currently, only a few postcards and still photos of this scene are preserved.Tsuburaya Ultraman Hero Complete History pg 29https://ameblo.jp/jmipf/entry-12553664561.html
Verokron I.jpg
Verokron lost media 1 .png|https://albireo710.hatenablog.com/entry/2023/08/12/021939
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Verokron lost media 3.png|The script of the first episode involving Hiroshima City.
==References==
Category:Ultraman Ace
Category:Ultraman Ace Episodes
Category:Episodes
Category:Season Premiere
Category:Team-Ups