Ultraman X (character)

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 is the main hero of his series. Originally, he was an Ultra Warrior that chased his opponent, Greeza, to the solar system and banished it towards the sun, but doing so had triggered the Ultra Flare and cost him his physical body, permanently trapping him in the digitized state that he used for interstellar traveling. In the present day, he bonded with a Xio member Daichi Oozora and inhabited the young man's X Devizer in order to lend his strength in fighting against monster threats with his physical form.
==Conception==
===Etymology===
X's name might be an abbreviation of the prefix "Exo-" meaning outside in Greek. According to Daichi, his name indicates the Ultra as an unidentified warrior on Earth, as he is listed beyond categorization and thus the name "Ultraman X".
His name may also be an abbreviation of the Greek word "Xenos" meaning stranger, since no one on Earth has ever encountered a being like him.
===Design===
Despite having a curved head crest like the original Ultraman, Ultraman X's actual design is supposedly to be based on Ultraseven than the original Ultraman himself. This is due to Exceed X, as well as the MonsArmor configuration being tributes to Ultraseven's western armor motif. Later, he was given the concept of "armor-wearing Ultraman", which first demonstrated on Ultraman Hikari, and then on Zero. The digital patterns emitted by X were inspired by the 1982 science fiction film, Tron.
==History==
===Ultraman X===
The actual history behind X is unknown, except the fact that he is an Ultra Warrior whose mission is to maintain the balance of outer space. After Greeza had destroyed 3 planets, X chased the monster in their travel forms until they reached the solar system. His attempt to hurl Greeza towards the sun turned out to be fatal as it launched the Ultra Flare, awakening Spark Dolls on Earth.
Fifteen years later, when the monster Demaaga rampaged on a city, he rescued and bonded with a Xio officer Daichi Oozora. Their synchronization allowed the temporary restoration of his body and doing so to defeat Demaaga. After the battle, X seeks Daichi's help in recovering his physical body as the latter agrees to do so. Starting from his fight with Birdon, X gains the Cyber Armor ability from Alien Fanton Gourman, allowing him to use the power of Cyber Kaiju. Aside from fighting against Earth Kaiju, X also faced against alien invasions and received mutual support from Xio members. 
On one mission, he met an Ultraman from another dimension, Ultraman Zero whom was hunting down Alien Nackle Bandero. X assist the Ultra after a Lab Team member, Rui, was accidentally brought along by Bandero, whom wanted their Spark Dolls. After the ordeal ended, Ultraman Zero bids farewell to Ultraman X, who hopes that they will meet again some other time. Not long after Zero returned to his home, Gargorgon arrived on Earth in search of the Alien Gold named tE-rU. X and Xio members join forces with the alien refugee in against the destroyer before he threw himself to protect tE-rU. After being freed by his allies, X then used the newly created Bemstar MonsArmor to destroy Gargoron. 
X had another encounter with an Ultraman from a different space. When Tokyo was being plagued by a Zetton, X and Daichi attempted to use the Zetton MonsArmor to combat it. But before X could do anything after acquiring the new MonsArmor, he was attacked by a virus placed on the armor by the Zetton's master Alien Sran Quila. Quila had infected X's armor as part of a grand scheme to lure out Ultraman Max and enact revenge on him. Upon Max's arrival on the battlefield, Quila controlled X through the MonsArmor, forcing him to assist Zetton in beating down Ultraman Max until Daichi cleansed the virus with Eleking. With their combined powers X and Max destroyed Quila and his Zetton.
After the battle Max encouraged X to always have faith in others as doing so is the source of strength of the Ultramen. Max's power would be put to use by Ultraman X, who used it against the Pedanian robot, King Joe. 
During the Gua Army's invasion, a strange dark energy frequently appeared, which was given the name Dark Thunder Energy. The army launched another Demaaga, which was empowered by a Dark Energy and had X on the ropes. Eventually, he was forced to separate with Daichi at the cost of his consciousness lost in cyberspace. After Daichi manages to rescue him with his newfound Xlugger, the Ultraman returned to the real world and gained a new form, Exceed X. Despite its capability to overwhelm Demaaga and purify it, it was unable to catch up with one of the army's leader, Mold Spectre until Daichi received swordsmanship training from Sho/Ultraman Victory. During their battle with the Gua Army, Ginga joined the fray, having destroyed a majority of their armada and finally with Xio's help, defeated the army and their leader. 
X's battles continued due to the mysterious Dark Thunder Energy and in the middle of the conflict, he reunited with an alien from his past, Mu and finally teamed up with Nexus to destroy an invading Space Beast. 
Following the arrival of his old enemy Greeza (whom he thought to have killed in the Ultra Flare), X was forced to reveal himself and openly seek cooperation with Xio to defend their supply of Spark Dolls from Greeza. Eventually, the resistance faltered and with Exceed X left, he dashed in and performed a kamikaze attack by self-destructing with Greeza, leaving his Color Timer intact. However, X's sacrifice was all in vain as Greeza reformed itself and successfully stole all of the Spark Dolls, achieving its final form. After Asuna rescued Daichi from cyberspace, his memory of X revived the Ultra as well and the two arose to fight Greeza again. Seeing Gomora's power being exploited by the villain, Daichi pleaded for Gomora's help and eventually all the Spark Dolls merge with X to form the Hybrid Armor, allowing them to finish the destroyer. With X no longer a secret to the Xio members, he was nonetheless accepted into the team, though he was yet to regain his physical form despite Greeza's destruction. 
===Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman===
Six months later, X continued his service in Xio and was involved in the conflict against the ancient monster Zaigorg that was released by a selfish web artist Carlos Kurosaki. When first fighting against the monsters, he was badly injured from the battle and the X Devizer took a damage. Daichi was able to reawaken X with electric shocks and Gourman offers himself to fix the device while he and the rest of the team delay Zaigorg. Instead of continuing the repairs, the Devizer was sent to Carlos Communications by Rui after sensing a strange connection.
When Yuuto Tamaki transformed into Ultraman Tiga, the X Devizer was fixed instantly, allowing him to Unite with Daichi again and joined the battle with Tiga and Ultraman. Although seemingly won against Zaigorg, the monster quickly capture Tiga and Ultraman and drained their energies to create 5 Tsurugi Demaagas to wreak havoc across the world. As all hope seemed lost, Gourman had Rui sent the two finished Cyber Cards of Tiga and Ultraman, which Daichi/X used to gain access to Beta Spark Armor. The tides of the battle turned to their favor when 5 past Ultra Warriors that helped them before returned and fought against the Demaaga army. After providing them with a power boost, X quickly finished Zaigorg with Beta Spark Arrow. X separated himself from Daichi and thanked Xio for their light of hope, which allowed him to regain his physical form and depart Earth. Surprisingly, he returned almost sometime after that due to Desastro, a monster from the Centaurus Constellation made its way to Earth. 
===Ultraman Orb The Movie: Let Me Borrow the Power of Bonds!===
Just as X is about to reach Desastro, a strange temporal distortion targeted him. He was separated from Daichi and remain trapped within the X Devizer. After making his way to the SSP members, X finally met Gai Kurenai to seek his help and find Daichi until the two were separated by Murnau, leaving the Ultra under Juggler's care before they were rescued. Reunited with his partner Daichi, X joined Ultraman Orb in fighting against Darebolic before succumbing to the crystallization and placed alongside Ginga and Victory. SSP's bravery allows them to provide Orb their powers and finally escaped thanks to Juggler himself. X fought against Alien Guts Doppel before regrouping with other Ultras and left to Desastro, once more thanking the SSP and Shibukawa for their help. 
===Ultraman Orb Chronicle Chapter 8===
X returned to his world and continue assisting Xio in against Desastro. Orb and Zero would follow him in suit. 
===Ultraman R/B===
An apparition of X appears alongside the other New Generation Heroes firing their signature beams when Ruebe is activating the New Generation Barrier to counter an enemy attack. 
===Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes===
On Planet Sundowin, Ultraman X and Ultraman Geed fight a losing battle against Ultraman X Darkness and Ultraman Geed Darkness, who were created by Ultra Dark-Killer using their stolen power of light. After their dark clones left, Dark Lugiel showed up and wanted to finish them off, but he was interrupted by Ultraman Ginga. X and Geed fired their beams at Dark Lugiel, buying them time to regroup with the other New Generation Heroes at the Land of Light. When everyone was gathered, they had a group talk to discuss what had happened to them. 
Ultra Dark-Killer uses a projection to inform the New Generation Heroes that Ultraman Zero and Ultrawoman Grigio are being held in the Dark-Killer Zone on Planet Tenebris, and to come and face him if they want to rescue their comrades. Upon arriving, X, Orb and Geed face off against their respective Darkness copies, but are unable to defeat them. Remembering the battles they fought alongside Zero, X dons the Ultraman Zero Armor and defeats X Darkness using the Final Ultimate Zero. 
However, Ultraman Tregear revives Ultra Dark-Killer and Ultraman Zero Darkness, the former growing to gigantic size due to his overflowing power. To help Zero defeat his Darkness copy, Geed uses the energy of Ginga, Victory, X and Orb to transform Zero into Zero Beyond. They then transform into their strongest forms to battle Ultra Dark-Killer, with X donning the Beta Spark Armor. After the New Generation Heroes assault Dark-Killer, Taro arrives and advises them to lend their power to the Strium Brace. Upon doing so, Ginga performs the New Generation Dynamite and destroys Dark-Killer and the Dark Palace. The New Generation Heroes and Zero regroup, but were confronted by Ultraman Tregear, who admits he was the mastermind behind these events. The New Generation Heroes decide to go after Tregear. 
===Ultraman Taiga===
The New Generation Heroes faced off against Tregear near the Land of Light, but were defeated easily. When the Tri-Squad arrived, X and Geed gave Ultraman Titas their lights as a gift, which manifested in the form of Bracelet-type Ultra Taiga Accessories. 
===Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax===
After Tregear was defeated by Ultraman Taiga, a part of Grimdo escaped from his body. The New Generation Heroes tracked down Grimdo in space and sealed it away in a crystal, at the cost of their Ultraman powers. In their human forms they descended to Earth to protect Hiroyuki Kudo from the approaching Grimdo. Once Daichi regained his powers from the X-let, the New Generation Heroes face off against Tregear, the Grimdo-possessed Taro and Tregear's monsters, with X fighting against Segmeger. After their opponents receive power ups from Grimdo, X transforms into Ultraman Exceed X Beta Spark Armor to finish off Gigadelos. Initially being trounced by Grimdo after it had absorbed Tregear, the New Generation Heroes fused with Taiga into Ultraman Reiga and defeat Grimdo. The New Generation Heroes give their parting words to the Tri-Squad and Hiroyuki and return to their home worlds. 
===Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad===
Following Tregear's defeat, the New Generation Heroes were dispatched across the universe to track down the Devil Splinters, the fragmented remains of Ultraman Belial, which could be used for nefarious purposes in the wrong hands. In their hunt for them, X, Ultraman Geed and Ultraman Titas encountered the remains of the Belial Galactic Empire, where a platoon of Darklops and Legionoid robots had reactivated. The three of them were becoming overwhelmed with the number of opponents, before Ultraman Z arrived to even the odds. The four Ultras, with the additional help of Z's Gamma Illusion clones of Tiga, Dyna and Gaia, took down the remaining foes and retrieved the Devil Splinter that had awoken them, before heading to assist their comrades in the ongoing battle against The Kingdom.
The New Generation Heroes regroup in the Monster Graveyard, where Absolute Tartarus, Alien Bat, Reibatos, Ultrawoman Grigio Darkness and Gina Spectre were attacking Ultrawoman Grigio, Ultraman Zearth, Ultraman Nice and Ultraman Boy to take the Devil Splinter they found there. X uses the Beta Spark Armor while Orb changes into Orb Trinity to fight Reibatos. However, Tartarus uses the gathered Devil Splinters to empower Reibatos, who recreates the Giga Battlenizer, and fuses Gina with the souls of her brothers to create Gua Spectre before he dies of an overdose. Gua Spectre's new perfect form proved to be too powerful, forcing the New Generation Heroes to fuse into Ultraman Reiga, who easily defeats Gua before defusing into his components. Just after the battle, Geed and Taiga are struck by Belial and Tregear who retreat shortly after, stealing the Beliarok from Z in the process. 
==Profile==
===Stats===
*Height: 45 m
*Weight: 45,000 t
**MonsArmor: 55,000 t
*Age: Unknown
*Home World: Unknown
*Time Limit: Unknown
===Body Features===
*: A unique X-shaped Color Timer. It will turn yellow when X uses the Xanadium Beam or is wearing Mons/Cyber Armors.
*Ultra Armor: Like most Ultras, X has Ultra Armor, which is the equivalent of an Ultra's skin.
**: The various metallic parts on X's body.
===Transformation===
Daichi places his hand on top of the X Devizer, manifesting Ultraman X's Spark Doll and scans it. Daichi than raises the item in the air and shouts "X!".
Daichi activate X Devizer.png
X henshin 2.png|X's Spark Doll appears
X henshin 3.png|Daichi scans the X Spark Doll
X henshin 4.png|Daichi raises the X Devizer into the air and shouts "X!"
X rise.png|X's rise
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Ultraman X Unite Sequence.gif
===Forms===
==Other Media==
===Ultraman Hit Song History: New Generation Chapter===
In this music album, X alongside the other New Generation Heroes were sealed by Etelgar. However, X was freed from his captive after Ultraman Zero recruited Ultraman Rosso and Ultraman Blu to fight against Etelgar. 
==Trivia==
*During the Ultraman Festival 2015, a spandex suit was used instead of the original rubber version. This is made due to the constant wearing of MonsArmors, with equipping the suit actor would take time and is forced to use a double as a backup.
*While not the first Ultra to fight as one with its host, X is the first shown to regularly talk to them during a fight. Gaia, Agul, and Nexus all had a similar situation as X, but none of them ever spoke.
*X is...:
**The second Ultra whose timer is modeled after a Latin letter. The first was Victory whose timer is in the shape of a V.
**The second Ultra whose color timer turns into another color other than red and blue.
**The first Ultra whose Crest Weapon transforms to be used and vice versa.
**The first Ultra that has entered the Meta Field created by Ultraman Nexus aside from Dark Faust and Dark Mephisto. He is also the first heroic Ultra to do so.
**The second Ultra that needed to learn/teaching on how to use his new form, Exceed X. The first was Ultraman Mebius, who had to figure out how to use his Burning Brave form at will.
**The third Ultra to hold his hands in an X position to fire his Ultra Beam after Ultraman Zearth and Ultraman Nice, and the first to not be a parody Ultra.
*His titular movie celebrated the milestone of Ultraman and Ultraman Tiga, thus the introduction of Beta Spark Armor is made to commemorate this event.
**It also serves as a foreshadowing to Ultraman Orb from the succeeding series, where the Ultra in question utilizes the power of Ultraman and Tiga as Spacium Zeperion, his default form as an alternative to the previously lost Orb Origin.
*The scene where X's Color Timer falls to the ground in episode 21 was inspired from episodes 39 and 40 of Ultraseven. The dropped X Color Timer appeared as if it were a Christian cross, which is a tribute to Ultraseven's death and crucifixion by Alien Guts.
*The Hybrid Armor's appearance was a last-minute schedule change. Initially, X's final battle against Greeza was supposed to have him use Eleking and Bemstar Armors, were empowered by Ultraman's Cyber Card. This was changed to show Daichi's connection with the Kaiju. The idea of Xio using the Cyber Cards was then reserved for the X movie.
*The Xanadium Beam's original name was the , but was later changed.
*The effect for the Eleking Electric Shockwave was designed by Sadao Iizuka, the same person who designed the effect for Ultraman's Spacium Beam.
*X's battle cries come from the word Exa a decimal unit prefix that is equivalent to 10 to the power of 18. It is used in the computer industry to describe an enormously large amount of Giga and Terabytes. It is also referred to as "X".
**Exa comes from the Greek word for 6. Coincidentally, X uses 6 armors within his series.
*X's fighting style in episodes 1-3 were meant to reflect that of the original Ultraman, showing that he had gone quite a while without battling, so he was re-finding his style.
*The original design for the Xlugger was to contain all seven colors of the rainbow, but this was impossible to incorporate onto X's head.
*The color scheme for the Beta Spark Armor was intended to be the colors of Ultraman and Tiga with the chest plate being silver and gold.
*Masayuki Goto, the lead designer for the New Generation Heroes, admitted on Twitter that Exceed X was difficult to design because he had to integrate the Xlugger and rainbow patterns.https://twitter.com/aws49T8EvYnPX7U/status/1232833280598142976
*The Beta Spark Armor was supposed to have a cape, but it was scrapped and replaced by the Cyber Wings.https://twitter.com/aws49T8EvYnPX7U/status/1232932632251383810
==References==
*http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-30/ultraman-x-tv-series-to-premiere-in-july/.87665
*http://m-78.jp/x/character/
id:Ultraman X (karakter)
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