Z Riser

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The is a transformation item and weapon that appears in Ultraman Z. Despite its name, its also known as the , due to Ultraman Z's tendency to add the "Ultra" prefix.
So far, only four known models existed, with its prominent users being Ultraman Z (shared with Haruki Natsukawa), the Celebro in possession of Shinya Kaburagi and later Director Kuriyama, while Riku Asakura used it as an alternative to transform into Ultraman Geed in place of his Geed Riserhttps://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/1933. It can also be wielded as a weapon by the Ultras who transform using the device, when used as a weapon, the slots fit by three blank Ultra Medals.
Jugglus Juggler created a dark copy of the device, called the , used in place of his Dark Ring.https://toy.bandai.co.jp/series/ultraman/topics/detail/1548/
==History==
===Utraman Z===
The Z Riser was originally developed in the Land of Light to help Ultra Warriors deal with berserk monsters throughout space, due to the emergence of the Devil Splinters. Ultraman Hikari, who was developing this device, required a "neutral" test subject and thus Ultraman Zero referred Z to him, who eventually got the device named after him.
Zero gave Z his Z Riser and three Ultra Medals prior to being sucked by Bullton. On Earth, the device is shared with his human host, Haruki, after merging with the recently deceased officer.
Meanwhile, the space parasite Celebro managed to steal one of the Z Risers from the Land of Light by possessing the space monster Genegarg. Through his human possession, Shinya, he used it in conjunction with the Kaiju Medals he crafted.https://m-78.jp/news/post-5513/:File:What_is_celebro.png
While remaining hidden on Earth as Shota Hebikura, Jugglus Juggler took the opportunity to briefly steal Haruki's Z Riser during Peguila's rampage, where he summoned the Kaiju Medals of Zetton, Pandon and Maga-Orochi along with the power of the to clone said device into his own Dark Z Riser.『ウルトラマンZ 全バトルクロニクル』ISBN 978-4-06-521873-0 page 20
When the Riser used by Riku Asakura was overloaded in a battle against a revived Gillvalis, Pega provided him with a Z Riser from Ultraman Hikari as a replacement. His last use of said device was during the fight against Greeza, and after that he gave his Medals to Haruki once his old Geed Riser was fixed.
Juggler's final time in using his Dark Z Riser was when he used Zeppandon to clash against Celebro/Five King while trying to save Haruki. It resulted with his custom-made device damaged, forcing him to resort to Windom in STORAGE's final fight against Destrudos.
===Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga===
While pursuing Alien Barossa alongside Yoko in space, the latter damaged Haruki's Z Riser and stole the Ultra Medals, forcing him to utilize GUTS Sparklence as an alternative while the Z Riser is under maintenance by Akito.
===Ultraman Trigger: Episode Z===
Some time later, the Z Riser was repaired, allowing Haruki to use it to transform again prior to his hunt for the escaping Celebro.
==Users==
*Ultraman Zero - Used as a melee weapon in Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy. Given to Ultraman Z before being absorbed by Bullton. In Ultraman Fusion Fight! Z Heat, he uses it with Leito Igaguri's Ultra Access Card.
*Haruki Natsukawa and Ultraman Z - In use.
*Celebro - Status unknown. He also used Haruki/Z's Z Riser during his possession of the former.
**Shinya Kaburagi
**Director Kuriyama
*Jugglus Juggler/"Shota Hebikura" - Destroyed after clashing Zeppandon with Five King.
*Riku Asakura/Ultraman Geed - Intact, currently reserved as a secondary device.
ZeroWithZRiser.png|Ultraman Zero
HarukiwithUltraZRiser.jpeg|Haruki Natsukawa
Shinya Kabura Special Movie.png|Shinya Kaburagi
JuggluswithDarkUltraZRiser.png|Jugglus Juggler
EdKxX20UYAAEAk5.jpg|"Shota Hebikura"
RikuwieldstheZRiser.png|Riku Asakura
ZAlphaEdgeWUZR.png|Ultraman Z Alpha Edge
ZGF Riser.jpg|Ultraman Z Gamma Future
Delta Rise Claw Z Riser.jpg|Ultraman Z Delta Rise Claw
GeedGalaxyRisingwieldstheZRiser.png|Ultraman Geed Galaxy Rising
==Transformation==
The user inserts their Ultra Access Card into the midsection as the Z Riser reads and grants access to its user. They then insert three Ultra Medals or Kaiju Medals into the blade and scan them through the reader. Transforming without the use of Medals will transform the user into their "default" form.https://bandai-a.akamaihd.net/bc/img/model/xl/1000145179_7.jpg
After transforming, the Z Riser can be used as a weapon by switching to attack mode, and the three medals can be activated to perform special signature attacks.
Unfortunately, the Z Risers used by Ultras will not activate unless they try as hard as they can and their spirit is properly motivated.
==Powers==
==Merchandise==
DX Ultra Z Riser.jpg|DX
GP Ultra Z Riser.jpg|GP
E72ED0EF-4E2F-4EF4-91EF-7EF272F1E719.jpeg|A promo for the Dark Z Riser
==Gallery==
===Miscellaneous===
Dark Z Riser.png
==Trivia==
*In an early magazine content, the Celebro-possessed Kaburagi was claimed to be able to summon and manipulate monsters to do his bidding. However, in the series, he only uses Kaiju Medals to empower naturally-occurring monsters, or to transform himself into monster fusions.
*One of the names that Z considered naming the device was . 
*In the toy release:
**Like the Orb Ring and Geed Riser, the Z Riser has sounds for past forms/fusions, including:
***Fusion forms and Ultras that constitute three or less components (e.g. Legend with the Cosmos and Justice Medals; Ginga Strium with the Ginga and Taro Medals; Saga with the Zero, Dyna, and Cosmos Medals; or Gaia Supreme Version with the Gaia V2 and Agul V2 Medals).
***Victory's Ultlance, by inserting an Ultra Access Card and scanning the Victory Medal with a Kaiju Medal that granted Victory a Kaiju's limbs on his right arm (e.g., Eleking Medal).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh_k_36D06w
***X's Cyber Armors, by inserting an Ultra Access Card and scanning the X Medal with another Medal that granted X an armament as Cyber Cards (e.g. the Ultimate Zero Medal).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLX4oT3VVyc
***Orb's Fusion Up forms (including game-exclusive forms), by inserting an Ultra Access Card and scanning the Orb Medal with two other Medals that make up the components.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgf7uG623dw For Orb Lightning Attacker, an Ultra Access Card other than Riku's must be used, as Geed Galaxy Rising uses the same components.
***Geed's Fusion Rise forms (including game-exclusive forms), by inserting Riku's Access Card and scanning two Medals that make up the components.ウルトラマン玩具ブログvol.22『DXウルトラアクセスカード＆ウルトラメダル ウルトラマンジードセット』 This can alternatively be done with Geed's Medal occupying one of the three slots using Haruki or Leito's Access Card.
***Rosso's/Blu's Type Changes, by inserting an Ultra Access Card and scanning the Rosso/Blu Medal with one of four Medals that represented the four elements as R/B Crystals.
**When three Ultraman Zero Medals are scanned with Haruki's Ultra Access Card, a can be initiated.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xn2ipkTMJw
*The Dark Z Riser has a deeper voice and standby jingle, fitting its existence as a dark counterpart to the original item.
*Although never demonstrated in-series, the toy version of Z Riser demonstrated that Geed is also capable of accessing the same Ultra Medal attacks just as Z did. This is also accompanied with Riku's voice announcing the attack.
**If Riku's Ultra Access Card is inserted and to be used for normal transformation a la Z's Original form, it emits the announcement for Primitive, Geed's default Fusion Rise form. This implies that in-universe, Geed's default form is registered as Primitive in place of his Early Style when using the Z Riser.
*Given that Ultraman Z is reverted from Gamma Future to Original when Haruki became hesitant, it's implied that the Ultra Fusion requires the unity of both the human hosts and their Ultraman partner's mind. When Celebro took over Haruki, and by proxy Ultraman Z, the Ultra is reverted to Original and his Ultra Fusion remains inaccessible to the parasite.
*Despite leaving his damaged Z Riser to Akito for repairs at the end of his guest appearance in Trigger, Haruki reappeared in Episode Z with said device being already in-hand and fixed. No real explanation as to when did Haruki returned or how did Akito was exactly able to fix it given its alien-like technology supposedly being hard to understand for normal humans. Further complicating the matters is that Haruki is not made aware of Kengo's time in the Eternity Core, which would have placed his supposed off-screen return trip at some time before Barriguiler's attack on Earth.
==References==
Category:Ultraman Z