Taraban

is a snail monster that appeared in Ultraman Tiga.
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==History==
===Ultraman Tiga===
Taraban were monsters that lived peacefully in space. The baby of the monster found itself stranded on Earth when it arrived as a meteor and landed in Sagami Bay. To hide, the baby Taraban camouflaged itself near a railroad in Kamakura to avoid detection from GUTS or anyone nearby. The baby Taraban would continue to hide in the vicinity of the railroad as the horn made by the Enoden was similar to its mother's call and so continued to reside by it, longing to see its parent again. Eventually, the baby was found by Masato, the son of a man who was searching for him to prove of his existence, and once GUTS attacked it, the provoked the baby Taraban began to attack the city. Ultraman Tiga soon appeared and tried to hold off the baby Taraban's assaults, but the Taraban was a tricky opponent for Tiga to handle with ease. Once the train operator learned of the truth behind Taraban's presence, he calmed the monster down by blowing the Enoden's horn and confusing it with its mother. Noting that the Taraban was longing to be reunited with its mother, Tiga took the Enoden with his Ultra Psychic and lured Taraban into space, where it was finally reunited with its mother, and held onto the Enoden as a souvenir from its time on Earth. 
====Trivia====
*Suit actors: Toshio Miyake (child), Ryuki Kitaoka (adult)
*Taraban's roar is a modified Mecha Baltan roar.
**Its cry also sounds similar to a train's horn.
*Taraban is one of two characters in Ultraman Tiga that were created by viewers as part of a contest, with Taraban winning first place. The second place went to Menjura.
*The Taraban child, as the one that fought Tiga, is one of the few monsters Ultraman Tiga spared.
==Data==
==Merchandise==
Taraban toys.jpg|two Taraban figures
==Gallery==
===Ultraman Tiga===
Taraban v Tiga.png
Taraban and child.png
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===Miscellaneous===
TARABAN.png
Taraban HD 2.png
Taraban HD 1.png
Taraban 0.jpg
Taraban.gif
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Category:Kaiju
Category:Mollusk Kaiju
Category:Kaiju Allies
Category:Spared Kaiju
Category:Daikaiju
Category:Female Kaiju