THE MONSTERS & ALIENS OF CLASSIC ULTRAMAN
The Ultraman franchise has one of the greatest rogues galleries in all of popular culture. Each monster and alien nemesis of the Ultras possesses a distinct personality, motivation, set of powers and abilities, and strengths and weaknesses. Some have become “stars” in their own right, spawning lines of products and merchandise, and returning to menace multiple generations of Ultraman heroes. Here are just a few:
Gomess, the Ancient Monster
Height: 10 meters
Weight: 30,000 tons
Place of Origin: Tokai region, near Mt. Konpo
Appearance: Ultra Q Episode 1 – Defeat Gomess!
A mammalian monster that appeared near the No.3 construction site of an expressway tunnel in the Tokai region. Its scientific name is Gometius. It has a violent disposition. Using its giant claws and supernatural strength, it can burrow through the ground. It hates strong lights, such as that of a camera flash.
Gomess, the Ancient Monster
Kanegon, the Coin Monster
Height: 2 meters
Weight: 200 kg
Place of Origin: Outskirts of Tokyo
Appearance: Ultra Q Episode 15 – Kanegon’s Cocoon
Mutated from a young boy named Kaneo Kaneda after he was swallowed by a mysterious cocoon. Kanegon is hungry for money – literally. His body is made of copper, his mouth is a coin purse, and his eyes protrudes as he searches for money.
Kanegon, the Coin Monster
Alien Baltan, the Space Ninja
Height: Microscopic ~ 50 meters
Weight: 0~15,000 tons
Place of Origin: Planet Baltan
Appearance: Ultraman Episode 2 – Shoot the Invader
After a long period of wandering following the loss of its home planet, Alien Baltan planned to immigrate to Earth. It can shoot red freezing beams and white destructive light bullets from its arms. It also has the power to create clones of itself. It is weak to the Spacium element.
Alien Baltan, the Space Ninja
Pigmon, the Friendly Monster
Pigmon, the Friendly Monster
Height: 1 meter
Weight: 10 kg
Place of Origin: Tatara Island
Appearance: Ultraman Episode 8 – The Monster Anarchy Zone
A small monster that habitats in Tatara Island. It is intelligent and friendly towards humans. It brought food and water to Matsui, a survivor from the weather station. The balloon on its back was stuck on by the Science Special Search Party as a tracking device. It was killed by Red King in the end.
Jirahs, the Ruffed Dinosaur
Jirahs, the Ruffed Dinosaur
Height: 45 meters
Weight: 20,000 tons
Place of Origin: Loch Ness
Appearance: Ultraman Episode 10 – The Mysterious Dinosaur Base
An amphibious ruffed dinosaur hatched from an egg found by Professor Nikaido at the bottom of Loch Ness. Disguised as Dr. Nakamura, Nikaido spent fifteen years raising Jirahs in Lake Kitayama. It can spit heat rays from its mouth. During its fight with Ultraman, its ruff was ripped off.
Alien Mefilas, the Malicious Alien
Alien Mefilas, the Malicious Alien
Height: 2~60 meters
Weight: 40~20,000 tons
Place of Origin: Planet Mefilas
Appearance: Ultraman Episode 33 – The Forbidden Words
Disliking violence, Alien Mefilas tried to convince a young boy named Satoru to say the words, “I will give you Earth.” Although he fought with Ultraman, he left Earth declaring there was not point for aliens to fight with each other.
Gomora, the Ancient Monster
Gomora, the Ancient Monster
Height: 40 meters
Weight: 20,000 tons
Place of Origin: Johnson Island
Appearance: Ultraman Episode 26 & 27 – The Monster Highness (Parts 1 & 2)
A surviving Gomorasaurus. It was put to sleep by the UNG anesthetizing shot so that it could be brought to Japan and displayed at the Osaka Expo, but it broke free and rampaged while being airlifted. Its powerful tail could move even after being severed. It also has the ability to tunnel through the ground.
Zetton, the Space Dinosaur
Zetton, the Space Dinosaur
Height: 60 meters
Weight: 30,000 tons
Place of Origin: Space
Appearance: Ultraman Episode 39 – Farewell, Ultraman
With the power to create one trillion-degree fireballs, generate electromagnetic barriers, and teleport, Zetton is one of the strongest monsters. It reflected Ultraman’s Spacium Beam and destroyed Ultraman’s Color Timer. Zetton was defeated by the anti-gravity missile, a new weapon developed by human.
Eleking, the Space Monster
Eleking, the Space Monster
Height: 20 cm ~ 53 meters
Weight: 500 g ~ 25,000 tons
Place of Origin: Planet Pitt
Appearance: Ultraseven Episode 3 – Secret of the Lake
A space monster raised by Alien Pitt in Lake Azuma in Kisodani. It receives commands from Alien Pitt via the rotating horns on its head. It can shoot Electric Discharge Beam from its mouth. It can give its enemy a high-voltage shock after wrapping it with its long tail.
Alien Metron, the Hallucination Alien
Alien Metron, the Hallucination Alien
Height: 2~50 meters
Weight: 120 kg ~ 18,000 tons
Place of Origin: Planet Metron
Appearance: Ultraseven Episode 8 – The Marked Town
Alien Metron planned to destroy mankind’s trust in each other by putting red crystals into cigarettes that caused people to become violent savages. He shared this invasion plan with Dan face to face when Dan tracked down his hiding place.
King Joe, the Space Robot
King Joe, the Space Robot
Height: 55 meters
Weight: 48,000 tons
Place of Origin: Planet Pedan
Appearance: Ultraseven Episode 14 & 15 – The Ultra Guard Goes West (Parts 1 & 2)
A super robot created by Alien Pedan, King Joe was formed by four spaceships combined. It overwhelmed Ultraseven with its terrible power, but was finally destroyed by the Raiton R30 Bomb.
Bemstar, the Great Space Monster
Bemstar, the Great Space Monster
Height: 46 meters
Weight: 61,000 tons
Place of Origin: The Crab Nebula
Appearance: Return of Ultraman Episode 18 – Here Comes Ultraseven!
Bemstar can absorb energy with the pentagonal mouth on its stomach. It came to Earth after sucking up an entire Space Station. It presented quite the challenge for Ultraman Jack, as it could suck up his Spacium Beam. It was eventually defeated by the Ultra Bracelet, a new weapon Jack received from Ultraseven
Vakishim, the One-Horned Terrible-Monster
Vakishim, the One-Horned Terrible-Monster
Height: 65 meters
Weight: 78,000 tons
Place of Origin: The Alternate Dimension
Appearance: Ultraman Ace Episode 3 – Go Up in Flames! Terrible-Monster Hell
A terrible-monster created from a caterpillar and a space creature. It could shoot flames from its hands, and the horn on its head could be fired as a powerful missile. Disguising itself as a child to hide from TAC, it teleported near Mt. Fuji and attacked the TAC base.
Baraba, the Hitman Terrible-Monster
Baraba, the Hitman Terrible-Monster
Height: 75 meters
Weight: 85,000 tons
Place of Origin: The Alternate Dimension
Appearance: Ultraman Ace Episode 13 – Execution! Five Ultra Brothers
A terrible-monster synthesized from the larva of a swallowtail butterfly and a creature from space. It appeared on Earth accompanied by radioactive rain, while Ace was away heading towards Planet Golgotha. Its primary weapons are she sickle and chain on its arms.
Ace-Killer, the Extradimensional Terrible-Being
Ace-Killer, the Extradimensional Terrible-Being
Height: 40 meters
Weight: 43,000 tons
Place of Origin: Planet Golgotha
Appearance: Ultraman Ace Episode 14 – Five Stars Scattered in the Galaxy
A powerful super being created by Yapool, it can use the powers stolen from the Ultra Brothers and attacked Ultraman Ace with each of the brothers’ special beams. It was destroyed by Space Q, a special attack with the Ultra Brothers power combined.
Tyrant, the Despot Monster
Tyrant, the Despot Monster
Height: 62 meters
Weight: 57,000 tons
Place of Origin: Neptune
Appearance: Ultraman Taro Episode 40 – Surpass the Ultra Brothers!
A chimera monster created from the best parts of Seagorath, Alien Icarus, Baraba, Bemstar, Red King, Hanzagiran, and King Crab. It defeated the 5 Ultra Brothers one after another.
Sevenger, the Monster Ball
Sevenger, the Monster Ball
Height: Microscopic ~ 58 meters
Weight: 0~33,000 tons
Place of Origin: The Land of Light in the M78 Nebula
Appearance: Ultraman Leo Episode 34 – The Ultra Brothers’ Eternal Vow
A monster sent to Dan while he was unable to transform, it is usually stored in the Monster Ball. Although it boasts incredible strength, it can only be operated for one minute.
Gymaira, the Vampire Monster
Gymaira, the Vampire Monster
Height: 59 meters
Weight: 52,000 tons
Place of Origin: Shiokaze Island
Appearance: Ultraman 80 Episode 18 – Fly to the Sinister Monster Island! (Part 2)
Gymaira emits a mist from its body that weakens people’s ability to think and breathes poisonous gas. It favors the lifeblood of human beings, which it sucks out with the long tentacle extended from its mouth