Gebalga

**Gebalga** appeared in 2023 TV series called *Ultraman Blazar*. Gebalga (ゲバルガ, *Gebaruga*) is a Kaiju who first appeared in the eleventh episode of *Ultraman Blazar*.

**Irugo** (イルーゴ, *Irūgo*), its immature form, later appears in the eighteenth episode, before evolving into **Brood Gebalga** (ブルードゲバルガ, *Burūdo Gebaruga*).

A mysterious meteor from space was headed towards the Earth, and with less than 30 hours until atmospheric entry, the GGF, who were on high alert following the confrontation with Garamon, reacted promptly with preemptive protocols to deal with the possibility of a space kaiju. The SKaRD, who were deployed to coordinate with the GGF's interception unit, stood by with the Earth Garon Mod.2 near Tsukubuko City, the meteorite's projected landing point, as the operation commenced.

The interception unit first responded with kinetic energy missiles (KEMs) to intercept the incoming meteor before switching to thermobaric missiles as the meteor entered the atmosphere, both of which ended in failure. As it closed in on the surface, Earth Garon Mod.2 locked onto its target with its multipurpose laser, but the meteor somehow changed its trajectory, swerved past the laser, and landed safely nearby, before opening up to reveal its true form: Gebalga!

To buy time for the third missile assault, Earth Garon engaged Gebalga in close-quarters combat, and managed to restrain the kaiju. In an unexpected turn of events, Gebalga unleashed a powerful electromagnetic pulse field, disrupting the trajectory of the armor-piercing guided missiles and causing Earth Garon, who had attempted to flee via flight, to crash land nearby. With all communication and operating systems down, Gento had no choice but to transform into Ultraman Blazar.

The fight between Gebalga and Blazar began evenly matched, but the kaiju's frequent electrical discharges and physical attacks were gradually wearing the Ultra down, and even the Spiral Burrade had no effect. Moreover, Gento and Blazar struggled for control yet again, which gave Gebalga the chance to counterattack before Blazar forced Gento to flee, leaving no one in the kaiju's way as it marched on towards Tsukubuko and discharged a large-scale EMP field that engulfed the entire city.

Fearing an imminent global network blackout if Gebalga were to be left unattended, a major-joint operation between the SKaRD, the 1st Special Mobile Brigade, and the Special Equipment Research Center was promptly put into action, with the experimental Tilsonite spear (created from the Garadama remains) as the key element to penetrating and disabling Gebalga's EMP-emitting organ. Soon after, the joint forces established and enacted a plan to rouse the kaiju from its slumber and lure it to a location where the Earth Garon would be able to take aim with the Tilsonite spear-loaded Mega Shot. Enraged, Gebalga began charging up its EMP field, but in that decisive moment the Earth Garon made its shot, firing the Tilsonite spear directly into the kaiju's bud-like mouth with pinpoint accuracy.

With its the main threat eliminated, Gebalga was dealt an aggressive missile assault and faced the Earth Garon in close combat, but even without its EMP-emitting powers the kaiju still proved a tough opponent to beat. The Earth Garon attempted to use its Earth Fire to take down the kaiju, but this was effortlessly deflected and the mecha was soon pinned down by Gebalga. Unable to bear witness to this merciless beatdown, Gento transformed into Ultraman Blazar yet again, now stronger than ever after a moment of mutual resonance.

Blazar now managed to hold his own against the kaiju, but its unpredictable fighting style and irksome electrical discharges still proved a challenge to beat. But as both giants were locked in a hold, the Ultra grasped this opportunity to extract the Tilsonite spear lodged into Gebalga's abdomen, which was charged with the kaiju's electrical powers, and turn it into a new power, just as he had done with Nijikagachi before, and the Tilsonite Sword was thus born! With this new weapon, the Ultra easily cut through Gebalga's lightning, and broke through its defenses with the Inazuma Slash. Helpless, the kaiju was finally dispatched of by Blazar in an extravagant display of his new finishing move, the Overload Thunder Strike.

But as the joint operation wrapped up, the Chief of Staff Haruno, who was overseeing the entire operation, was contacted by an anonymous caller and reported that Gebalga, who he referred to as the second wave after the first, had been repelled, as if an ominous premonition of what was about to come.

One day, a mysterious kaiju appeared in Nijino ward and began spewing toxic gas, which soon spread to other districts. Given the name Irugo, the GGF's attempts to dispose of the kaiju were futile and only led to an increase in its Irugo Gas. The SKaRD moved in to investigate, but were ordered by the top brass, who after Bazanga and Gebalga suspected that Irugo was the Third Wave, to stand down.

In its next operation, the GGF attempted to close Irugo's mouth shut with a high-tensile wire and sever it at the base with a laser cannon, but this was met with retaliation from Irugo. With the operation deemed a failure, the SKaRD sortied with the Earth Garon and planned to purify the surrounding air to weaken the kaiju. But nothing could have prepared them for what was to come next, as Irugo then metamorphosized into an orange Gebalga! Taken aback, Earth Garon could not react in time as another Irugo rose from the ground and tangled around them from behind. Seeing his team in danger, Gento transformed into Ultraman Blazar.

But yet another Irugo appeared, and the duo were initially overwhelmed by the kaiju onslaught until the mecha managed to gain the upper hand and grab hold of an Irugo. On Earthy's suggestion, Teruaki instructed Blazar to use the Tilsonite Sword to generate plasma via a vacuum discharge. This purified the surrounding air and weakened the monsters, giving Earth Garon the opportunity to destroy an Irugo with its guns as Blazar grabbed hold of the Tilsonite Sword and defeated the remaining kaiju with the Overload Raimeizan.

With Irugo seemingly defeated, pollution levels began to decline over the next few days. But nobody could have expected that this was only the preamble to the terror that was about to come, as a larger wave of Irugos swept across the city.

## Powers and Abilities

### Irugo

* **Irugo Gas** (イルーゴガス, *Irūgo Gasu*): A toxic gas exhaled by Irugo to keep itself active in Earth's environment. It poses serious health risks to the human body and was likened to photochemical smog. Its base components are sulfur oxides and sulfates.
* **Evolution**: Irugo curls up and metamorphosizes into a spherical form resembling Gebalga in a burst of light.

### Gebalga

* **Electricity Manipulation**: As per its subtitle, Gebalga can make use of electromagnetic energy in an assortment of ways.
	+ **EMP Field**: From the bud-like mouth on its chest, Gebalga discharges a green electromagnetic pulse field that spans several hundred meters. The electromagnetic interference disrupts the trajectory of guided missiles and can even dispel Blazar's Spiral Burrade.
		- **Network Contamination**: After Gebalga triggers an EMP, the effects gradually expand outwards instead of affecting a whole area at once, progressively interfering with and shutting down electrical devices and computer networks in the monster's surroundings. This ability leads to Gebalga being described as "a living computer virus". If left unattended, the SKaRD speculated that the entire world's network infrastructure could easily end up in Gebalga's control.
	+ **Electrical Discharge**: Gebalga discharges electrical bolts from its entire body. These can also be directed through the tips of its appendages.
	+ **Electrical Barrier**: Gebalga curls up and encases itself in an electrical barrier that exceeds 30,000 degrees Celsius and is powerful enough to melt down the GGF's kinetic energy missiles (KEMs) and withstand Blazar's Suppressive Sprite.
		- The barrier can also be deployed in a localized form, as a shield in front of Gebalga's body.
* **Meteor Form**: Gebalga can curl itself into a ball-like form to travel through space or to hurl itself towards opponents. In this form, it can change its flight trajectory through jet propulsion, such as for atmospheric entry, giving it impressive maneuverability in the air. Curling up also seems to build its electric charge for its special attacks.
	+ **Jaw Formation**: By bringing its arms together and hunching forward, Gebalga can use the tooth-like spikes on its neck and arms like a pair of jaws to ‘bite’ opponents.
	+ **Electric Rolling Attack**: Gebalga can discharge electricity while curled up in its meteor form to shock and smash through anything in its way.