Ultraman(character)

**Ultraman** (ウルトラマン *Urutoraman*) is an alien from a place called the Land of Light in Nebula M78, who chased the monster Bemular to Planet Earth, and merged with Shin Hayata during his tenure there. He is the first Ultra to visit Earth and defended the planet against Kaiju until he was recalled after his battle with Zetton. Ultraman was given his titleby his human host.

It was the introduction of this iconic character that had popularized the Ultraman Series in Japan and the world, arguably being the face of the franchise as a whole.

## Data

### Alternative Name(s)

Original Ultraman (初代ウルトラマン *Shodai Urutoraman*)

Original (初代 *Shodai*)

Man (マン)

### Ultra Host(s)

Shin Hayata

Shuuhei Aragaki (Temporary)

Chigusa Kuno

### Height

40 m

53 m (Ultraman Taro episode 40)

### Affiliation

Inter Galactic Defense Force

Zoffy (Superior)

Ultra Brothers (Brothers in Arms)

Ultraman King

### First Appearance

*Ultraman* episode 0 "The Birth of Ultraman"

### Latest Appearance

*Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad*

### Voice Actor(s)

Masao Nakasone (Grunt and Ep. 33)

Hisashi Kondo (Ep. 1 & 39)

Koji Ishizaka (Ultraman Ep. 15)

Isao Yatsu (Return of Ultraman Ep. 51)

Mahito Tsujimura (Ultraman Ace)

Saburo Shinoda (Grunt in Taro Ep. 34)

Toshio Furukawa (6 Ultra Brothers vs Monster Army)

Kenyu Horiuchi (Ultraman Story)

Hiroya Ishimaru (Ultraman Story grunts)

Toshiyuki Morikawa (Ultraman Super Fighter Legends)

Hideyuki Tanaka (Ultraman Graffiti)

Tetsu Inada (PS2 video game)

Susumu Kurobe (Newer media)

Takahiro Sakurai (Current)

### Suit Actor(s)

Bin Furuya (First Suit Actor)

Kenya Soma (Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers, Super 8 Ultra Brothers)

Hiroyuki Inomata (Ultra Galaxy Legends)

Shinnosuke Ishikawa (Ultraman X The Movie)

## Stats

* **Height**: 40 m [little over 131 ft] (the narration of the 40th episode of *Ultraman Taro* states that he is 53 m/174 ft)
* **Weight**: 35,000 t (Earth gravitation)
* **Age**: 20,000 years old
* **Home World**: Land of Light, Nebula M78
* **Maximum Flight Speed**: Mach 5 (the lyrics of *Susume Ultraman* states that it is Mach 3)
* **Maximum Running Speed**: 450 km/h (280 mph)
* **Maximum Underwater Speed**: 200 knots (230 mph)
* **Maximum Underground Speed**: Mach 2
* **Maximum Jumping Height**: 800 meters (2,600 ft)
* **Arm Strength**: 120,000 t
* **Grip Strength**: 40,000 t
* **Occupations**: Ultraman used to be a professor at the Space University, as well as the director of the Universe's Galaxy Guard, before he branched out to the Inter Galactic Defense Force. He is also the chief member of the Ultra Brothers.
* **Hobbies**: Reading
* **Family Structure**:
	+ **Father**: An Inter Galactic Defense Force Service Director General.
	+ **Mother**: A teacher at the Ultra School.

### Human Hosts

* Shin Hayata: Shin Hayata, acted out by Susumu Kurobe, is the Science Patrol's brave and serious deputy captain, and Ultraman's human host on Earth. When Bemular attacked Earth, Ultraman's Travel Sphere crashed into Hayata's Sub VTOL. Ultraman merged with the Terrestrial to keep him alive, and gave him a "Beta Capsule," a device that can change the man into his Ultra form. Ultraman reunites with Hayata again sometime after his initial separation due to his defeat at Zetton's hands.
* Shuuhei Aragaki: In episode 33 of the *Ultraman Taro* TV series, ZAT's deputy captain, Shuhei Aragaki, along with several other ZAT members were downed by Alien Temperor but quickly rescued by Zoffy and brought to the Ultra Brothers. Though unharmed the members of ZAT were knocked unconscious by the event, and the Ultra Brothers decided to temporarily use their bodies to disguise themselves from Alien Temperor as well as guide Ultraman Taro in battle against the alien. Ultraman took Shuhei as his host. After the Alien Temperor was defeated, Ultraman returned to the Land of Light.

## Transformation

Hayata uses the beacon-like Beta Capsule to transform into Ultraman by pressing a button on the capsule's side, triggering the transformation. Separation from the Beta Capsule however, can be problematic, as without it, Hayata was unable to assume his Ultraman form when Gomoraattacked again. The Beta Capsule is also shown to be unusable by other beings, as when a child pressed the button, there was no result, and when Hayata was under the control of the Underground people, upon transforming into Ultraman, the effects of the control were eliminated as if never established. Upon the Beta Capsule's activation, Hayata is covered by the Flash Beam (in episodes 3 and 10), then Ultraman emerges from a smokey red background and enlarges, then appears in giant form soon after. It can be assumed that the sequence takes place in a very short time and is the depiction of Ultraman enlarging, similar to his growth technique.