List of Ultraman X characters

This is a character list of the 2015 Ultra Series Ultraman X.

Xio

Xio (stands for Xeno Invasion Outcutters) is a team under the Earth defense organization UNVER and is based at the Operation Base X (オペレーションベースX Operēshon Bēsu Ekkusu). According to the documentary episode, counting the maintenance staffs as well, the total of workers in Operation Base X are 2700 people.[1]

The announcements and navigation voice for Xio technologies are voiced by Hibiku Yamamura (山村響 Yamamura Hibiku).

Main members

Daichi Ozora

Daichi Ozora (大空 大地 Ōzora Daichi) is a 20-year-old youth from the Research and Development section lab team from Xio but also goes on undercover mission whenever needed.

Fifteen years prior, he lost his parents during the Ultra Flare incident, thus leaving him with the Gomora Spark Doll and his mother's space communicator as their keepsakes. He merges with a mysterious light from the sky, whom turns out to be Ultraman X, and transforms into him using the X Devizer (エクスデバイザー Ekusu Debaizā). While knowing that fighting monsters is one of Xio's priority, but he also wishes if there is a way to make peace with the monsters instead of annihilating them.

Upon learning of X's past, he decided to assist the Ultra in regaining his physical body. He is a cheerful person but can also be serious at times and for once, pushing himself too hard to materialize Cyber Gomora which nearly costs his health condition. It wasn't until he manages to befriend the Cyber Monster that brings the materialization process to fruition. In his free time, Daichi tried to pursue his parents' dream to communicate with extraterrestrial life forms using her mother's space communicator. After hearing of his mother's survival, he tried his best to save his parents and during X's supposed death by Greeza, Daichi discovered that he was prophesied to be Earth's savior from the destroyer, which was fulfilled with the help of the escaped Spark Dolls. After the battle, he was commended by his parents before returning to his teammates.

Daichi Ozora is portrayed by Kensuke Takahashi (高橋 健介 Takahashi Kensuke). As a child, Daichi is portrayed by Leo Ichinose (一瀬 礼旺 Ichinose Reo).

Asuna Yamase

Asuna Yamase (山瀬 アスナ Yamase Asuna) is a 19-year-old female Xio officer that skilled in ground combat and practices martial arts. She is partnered with Daichi during undercover missions. She has a tomboyish and hot-headed outlook but deep inside, she actually wants to be more feminine, as she had once made her childhood crush cried after beating him in a Kendo match. She becomes the stand in partner for Cyber Gomora whenever Daichi finds himself occupied. She has a strong pride as a woman and thus, her reason for joining Xio is because she believes that the Earth's safety is not only to be carried by men alone.

Asuna Yamase is portrayed by Akane Sakanoue (坂ノ上 茜 Sakanoue Akane).

Wataru Kazama

Wataru Kazama (風間 ワタル Kazama Wataru) is the team's 24-year-old top sniper and expert in operating investigation vehicles. He is a clumsy man but deep inside his heart, he has a huge sense of justice. He is also a skilled pilot in space, beating Hayato, his rival, whose commonly good in aerial combat. In high school, Wataru was known to be a pro-rugby player and becomes a representative of Japan's national rugby team, now a member of Xio's Rugby Team during certain matches. He has been working in Xio for six years and has a little brother named Isamu that follows his footstep as a rugby player. In his free time, Wataru likes watching movies, especially romance films. Near the finale, Wataru was thought to be killed by Greeza alongside Mamoru but instead survived and managed to join their teammates in their final battle.

Wataru Kazama is portrayed by Yoshihiko Hosoda (細田 よしひこ Hosoda Yoshihiko).

Hayato Kishima

Hayato Kishima (貴島 ハヤト Kishima Hayato) is the 24-year-old pilot in the team. He harbours Wataru as his rival, yet they are paired by Captain Kamiki in undercover missions. Hayato often relies on logic and calculations, sometimes clashing with Wataru due to his hotheaded attitude. His hometown is in Nagano and his father works as a popular noodle seller, wanting to follow his path after his retirement from Xio.

Hayato Kishima is portrayed by Ukyo Matsumoto (松本 享恭 Matsumoto Ukyō).

Takeru Yamagishi

Takeru Yamagishi (山岸 タケル Yamagishi Takeru) is Xio's male operator and a dutiful person, never misses the daily voice training.

Takeru Yamagishi is portrayed by Voyager lead member TAKERU.

Chiaki Matsudo

Chiaki Matsudo (松戸 チアキ Matsudo Chiaki) is Xio's female operator, she is greatly fond of music.

Chiaki Matsudo is portrayed by Chiaki Seshimo (瀬下 千晶 Seshimo Chiaki).

Sayuri Tachibana

Sayuri Tachibana (橘 さゆり Tachibana Sayuri) is the female deputy captain of Xio, an expert of search and rescue missions and a tactical leader. She is also observant of Xio members and acts as a parental figure despite her stoic demeanour. She has two daughters, whose immigrated to Canada with Tachibana's husband due to safety measures. In episode 20, she was temporary elected as the sixth Dunamist by Ultraman Nexus, using the opportunity to rescue her family in Canada and helped Ultraman X fighting Bugbuzun Brood. Her temporary bonding with Nexus leaves her a clue to Ultraman X's identity.

Sayuri Tachibana is portrayed by Sarara Tsukifune (月船 さらら Tsukifune Sarara).

Shotaro Kamiki

Shotaro Kamiki (神木 正太郎 Kamiki Shōtarō) is the 48-year-old Xio captain and also believes that humanity should peacefully coexist with monsters, a trait he shares with Daichi. He lost his wife 11 years ago and has a daughter named Hiromi, whom he was forced to left behind due to his priority as an UNVER personnel back then. He blames himself for not having time to be with his daughter and felt depresses over it until Xio members reassures him.

Shotaro Kamiki is portrayed by Yuu Kamio (神尾 佑 Kamio Yū).

Lab Team

The Lab Team (ラボチーム Rabo Chīmu) is a division whose purpose is to investigate phenomenons and creating Xio arsenals. Daichi is also a part of this team, though his uniform also indicates him as an officer in the battlefield.

Mamoru Mikazuki

Mamoru Mikazuki (三日月 マモル Mikazuki Mamoru) is a 20-year-old genius scientist. He usually partners with Rui during researches. Near the finale, Mamoru was thought to be killed by Greeza alongside Wataru but instead survived and managed to join their teammates in their final battle.

Mamoru Mikazuki is portrayed by Hayato Harada (原田 隼人 Harada Hayato).

Rui Takada

Rui Takada (高田 ルイ Takada Rui) is a 18-year-old cheerful female genius scientist. She likes Eleking and Ultraman Zero, which sometimes lead to an argument with Daichi over their favorite monsters.

Rui Takada is portrayed by Haruka Momokawa (百川 晴香 Momokawa Haruka).

Dr. Guruman

Gluttonous Alien Alien Fanton "Dr. Guruman" (健啖宇宙人ファントン星人グルマン博士 Kentan Uchūjin Fanton Seijin Guruman-hakase) is the creator of Xio's arsenal and combat vehicles. In addition, he has a large appetite and eats 13 meals a day. Guruman seems to aware of Daichi's relation to Ultraman X but so far had no intention to further indulge into it.[2] During the finale, Guruman was thought to be killed by Greeza in his last attempt to defend the Spark Dolls but instead survived in the end.

Dr. Guruman is voiced by Yasunori Matsumoto (松本 保典 Matsumoto Yasunori) and is a tribute to Alien Fanton from episode 7 of Ultraman Mebius.

Mechas and Vehicles

Xio members deployed three vehicles into the battle, with each of them can combine with the combiner unit Xio Musketty (ジオマスケッティ Jio Masuketti). Additionally, they can also use the power of Cyber Cards as armaments. All vehicles are named after the main characters of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers.

UNVER

UNVER (stands for Ultimate Noxious event Versus Earth Ranger) is an organization founded after the Ultra Flare incident. The organization aims to locate, retrieve and secure unstable Spark Dolls for studying. Soon Xio was founded under its branch and allies with multiple friendly aliens as means of support.

Daisuke Minamikawa

Daisuke Minamikawa (南川 大輔 Minamikawa Daisuke, 6, 7) is the chief of UNVER Japanese Branch, he first appeared when seeing Alien Gold tE-rU accidentally destroyed the city with Rudian. During Gargorgon's arrival, he held no mercy for the fugitive and wanted him to be surrendered to the destroyer but stopped by Captain Kamiki. Eventually, after witnessing tE-rU's contribution when he participated in their plan to attack Gargorgon, Daisuke regains faith in Xio members and commended Kamiki for having a good team to manage. According to writer Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Daisuke is an old colleague of Kamiki and was the one whom offered him the Captain position in Xio.[3]

Daisuke Minamikawa was portrayed by Kouichi Miura (三浦 浩一 Miura Kōichi).

Ultras

Ultraman X

Ultraman X (ウルトラマンエックス Urutoraman Ekkusu) is an Ultra from space whom merges with Daichi as his host to combat against monster threats. While not in transformed state, he resides in the X Devizer, communicating with Daichi over time. Fifteen years prior to the series, he was chasing Greeza and defeated him by throwing to the sun but in the end accidentally triggered the Ultra Flare incident, thus his body trapped in a form of computer data. He sensed a great frequency in Daichi, being the main reason X bonded with him. His finisher attack is Xanadium Ray (ザナディウム光線 Zanadiumu Kōsen), which capable of regressing his opponents to Spark Dolls instead of killing them.[2]

After Ultraman X lost himself in the cyberspace following his defeat by Tsurugi Demaaga, Daichi ventured in and finds a rainbow which grants him the Xlugger (エクスラッガー Ekusuraggā), allowing X to become Ultraman Exceed X (ウルトラマンエクシードX Urutoraman Ekushīdo Ekkusu). The Xlugger is stored on his forehead and can be removed when in need. This form as well expels the Dark Thunder Energy that possessed the monsters.

Near the finale series, X revealed himself to Xio after Greeza headed towards Earth, seeking cooperation with Earth Defense Forces to fight him. Later in the fight, his relation to Daichi was revealed as well but with Greeza proven stronger, the two performed a kamikaze attack by letting themselves absorbed into Greeza and self-destructs, leaving X's Color Timer intact. However, he was revived thanks to Daichi's memory him, as well as Asuna whom managed to find the latter when he drifted in the cyberspace. Using the Hybrid Armor, X manages to defeat Greeza once and for all, preventing the Earth from its fated destruction. Despite still trapped as a computer data, X was later accepted into Xio, now being acknowledged as a member.

Thanks to the upgrades installed by Dr. Guruman, Daichi can initiate MonsArmor (モンスアーマー Monsuāmā) to combine X with Cyber Monsters.

Apart from that, there are also alternatives to the MonsArmors, the Cyber Armor (サイバーアーマー Saibā Āmā), which serve as copies of past Ultramen's powers:

Ultraman X is voiced by Yuichi Nakamura (中村 悠一 Nakamura Yuichi).

Past Heisei Ultras and Ultra Hosts

The following characters below are Heisei Ultras from the past series:[2]

Past Showa Ultras and Ultra Hosts

Cyber Cards and Cyber Monsters

The Cyber Monsters (サイバー怪獣 Saibā Kaijū) (also in different letter Dennō Kaijū (電脳怪獣)) are artificial monsters stored within the Cyber Cards (サイバーカード Saibā Kādo) that created by Xio out of using Spark Dolls as its main basis. Originally, they were supposed to aid Xio in battling against monster threats but the development was briefly halted due to Cyber Gomora's part. Soon, these cards are utilized by Daichi to initiate MonsArmor, where the Cyber Monster combines with Ultraman X. While most cards usually house Cyber Monsters, but Type U categories instead house copies of Ultramen powers.

It was soon revealed that instead of only being copies to Spark Dolls, Cyber Monsters shares the same consciousness to their Spark Doll templates and materialization process not only requires brainwave synchronization, but also their approval to join their partner. This eventually allows Daichi to finally materializes Cyber Gomora to life. To materialize them, the Cyber Monster's Cyber Cards morph into Spark Dolls and the user "Realize" (リアライズ Riaraizu) it. However, mental linking with a Cyber Monster can be fatal if used for a long time.

Outside its use as "biological weapons", Cyber Cards can also be used as ammunition in Xio's technologies and arsenal. Several of them were given Limiters (リミッター Rimittā) within their program due to its enormous power.

Cyber Monsters

Type U

Antagonists

Greeza

Void Monster Greeza (虚空怪獣グリーザ Kokū Kaijū Gurīza, 1, 4, 21, 22) is the primary antagonist of Ultraman X. Called the mysterious luminescent life form (謎の発光生命体 Nazo no Hakkō Seimei-tai) in the beginning, he is a sentient space void that had destroyed three planets which emitted biological life signs and sets the Solar System as his recent target. However, he was thrown into the sun by Ultraman X, creating the Ultra Flare and set forth the motion of the series. While thought to be dead, Greeza in fact survived his destruction and planned the Dark Thunder Energy (ダークサンダーエナジー Dāku Sandā Enajī) attack on Earth while slowly recovering his strength, racing towards the Earth and contemplated to absorb the Spark Dolls to strengthen himself before destroying the Earth. Facing the Xio members and X, he battled them and easily overpowered the resistance until X performs a Kamikaze attack, which apparently killed both him and Greeza. However, Greeza survived the explosion and stole all of Xio's Spark Dolls to achieve its final form until X revived as well and with the help of the escaped Spark Dolls, they fused with X and destroyed Greeza once and for all.

Its first and initial form was a spiked ball, later evolved into a more humanoid second form after absorbing the Spark Dolls storage facility in UNVER Nevada Branch, which also allowed it to become a living space distortion. After absorbing Xio's Spark Doll, Greeza entered its final form, which gave it a spike armor and capable of manifesting the Spark Dolls' power for its own use.

Gargorgon

Petrification Demon Beast Gargorgon (石化魔獣ガーゴルゴン Sekika Majū Gāgorugon, 6, 7): An intelligent space life form, Gargorgon was once responsible for petrifying an ancient human civilization and sank it under the sea. She attacked Planet Gold in search of its energies and returned to Earth after tracking it but met resistance in the form of Ultraman X, Rudian and Earth Defense Force, UNVER and Xio. She petrifies Ultraman X and demands the Earth to give tE-rU to her in 44 minutes or else the Earth population will receive the same fate. However, refusing to obey to her superiority, Xio and UNVER resurrected X and thus, she was defeated by the Ultra in Bemstar Armor and Rudian. As theorized by Guruman, Gargorgon's arrival on Earth in the past may had inspired the Gorgon from Greek mythology.

Gargorgon was voiced by Russian voice actor Jenya.

Guar Army

The Guar Army (グア軍団 Gua Gundan, 12-14) was an evil empire that first appeared from the Andro Melos comics, as well as its mini-series, Andro Super Warriors. Their original plan was to invade the galaxy until the army went defunct after their leaders were killed by the Andro Warriors. Soon, this army was rebuilt after Juda Spectre's death in Ultra Fight Victory, as Mold and Gina were revived as well and they arrived on Earth in X's world to harvest the mysterious Dark Thunder Energy to strengthen their force. Unfortunately, Ultraman Ginga appeared and revealed that he had wiped the entire Guar Army's armada while on his way to X's world.

Leaders

Servants

Intergalactic Criminal Networks

Aside from regular aliens, there are also intergalactic criminals serving under criminal networks:

Zaigorg

Devil Beast Zaigorg (閻魔獣ザイゴーグ Enma-jū Zaigōgu, X The Movie) is the main antagonist of Ultraman X: Here It Comes! Our Ultraman. Long ago, a monster that was sealed in an ancient civilization, it was released to the present day by a greedy treasure hunter Kurosaki, whom lifted the seal of Zaigorg's prison. After escaped, it defeated Ultraman Exceed X and advanced to Carlos Communications to destroy the stone that sealed it before. Zaigorg is armed with a mace on its right hand and can create clones of past monsters.

Devil Clone Beasts

The Devil Clone Beasts (閻魔分身獣 Enma Bunshin-jū, X The Movie) is an army of Zaigorg's clones of past monsters, which were empowered with Zaigorg's power:

Desastro

Desastro (デザストロ Dezasutoro, X The Movie) is the final antagonist that appeared near the end of Ultraman X: Here It Comes! Our Ultraman. Following Zaigorg's demise, the monster appeared from the wormhole and sets its sight on Earth. X decided to take the matters on his own and separated from Daichi to confront the mysterious threat.

Ozora Family

Other characters

Returning characters

Spark Dolls

The similar concept reused from the past series Ultraman Ginga and its successor, Ultraman Ginga S, Spark Dolls (スパークドール Supāku Dōru) are the embodiments of Ultramen and other Ultra Monsters but unlike the aforementioned past series, instead of being figures that cursed into these dolls, they are OOPArts on Earth studied by several researchers, among them being Takashi Ozora, Daichi's father. As a result of the Ultra Flare, these Spark Dolls were given life as rampaging monsters in the worldwide which Xio fought till nowadays. Eventually, it is also revealed that Earth is not the only Planet with it. As shown, alien planets like Planet Gold developed their own Spark Doll, Rudian, which was used by the planet's royal prince, tE-rU. They were also seen as useful monster weapons sought by intergalactic outlaws like Alien Zarab, Alien Nackle Bandero and etc.

Other monsters and aliens

Main article: Ultra Monsters

As a result of the Ultra Flare, Spark Dolls on Earth that were affected becomes monsters that fought by Xio and Ultraman X. However, there are also extraterrestrial threats as well as other aliens and monsters whom shows no sign of hostility towards Earthlings (examples with Dr. Guruman, the Alien Fanton that works in Xio).[2]

Good

Evil

Neutral

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Casts of Ultraman X". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Hero & Monsters of Ultraman X". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hirotoshi Kobayashi's Twitter". Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 "お待ちかねの第14話を配信！そして「宮野真守ドキュメンタリー」フジテレビNEXTで10/24（土）放送". 2015-10-23.
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