ULTRAMAN FAQS
   
ULTRAMAN
 
ULTRAMAN FAQS
Ultraman was the first being from Nebula M78 to
appear on Earth. He had captured the monster
Bemlar (also called "Bemura" or "Bemular" in
some references) and was returning him to the
Space Graveyard (a.k.a. the "Monster Graveyard")
when he collided with a Beetle ship from the
Scientific Investigation Agency (a.k.a. the
"Science Patrol"). The ship's pilot, Hayata, was
nearly killed in the collision. Indeed, he
would've died, if Ultraman had not shared his
life-force with him. From that point forward,
whenever Hayata used the Beta Capsule
(a cylindrical device), he would become Ultraman.
Ultraman had numerous powers, including the
Specium beam fired from his crossed hands, a
cutting energy ring, an anti-gravity power, and
even a universal fire extinguishing liquid.
Ultraman could also fly, as could all the other
Ultra-heroes. Ultraman rarely appeared in any
form smaller than his standard 200-foot size,
although he did shrink himself down to human size
once.
Ultraman has a "warning light" or "ColorTimer"
on his chest. This light started blinking after
a few minutes of activity, warning Ultraman that
his energy was being depleted. Because the
amount of solar energy that enters Earth's
atmosphere is less than what Ultraman requires,
Ultraman could only survive in Earth's atmosphere
for a handful of minutes at a time. The warning
light also changed colors as the blinking sped up.
As the announcer would intone, "if the warning
light should stop blinking, it would mean that
Ultraman would never rise again."

Ultraman was eventually defeated by the monster
Zetton, who shot a fireball that damaged Ultraman'
s warning light. Ultraman collapsed. Zetton was
defeated by the Science Patrol, but Ultraman was
still apparently dead. Suddenly another being who
losely resembled Ultraman appeared. It was Zoffy,
Ultraman's commanding officer. Zoffy explained
to Ultraman that only his warning light was damage
d, but he would have to return to Nebula M78 to
get it repaired. Zoffy then separated Hayata from
Ultraman, granting Hayata enough power to survive
for a short time; in order for Hayata to continue
living, however, he would have to be rejoined
with Ultraman. The series ended before we saw
this happen.

One bit of trivia here involves the actor inside
the Ultraman costume. He was Bin Furaya, who
later portrayed Amagi, part of the Ultra Garrison
in Ultraseven.
 
ZOFFY
Zoffy was the second Ultra-hero to appear, at the
end of Ultraman's battle with Zetton. Ultraman
referred to him as his "commander." Zoffy appeared
to help other Ultra-heroes later, including with
Ultraman Ace against the Yapool. Zoffy was killed
by a powerful monster which nearly killed Ultraman
Taro.

Zoffy had variations of the standard energy
projection powers, including a variant of the
Specium beam known as the M87 beam. Zoffy could
use a more powerful version of that beam, the
Mega M87 Beam, under certain conditions. Zoffy
also had the Ultra Slash, virtually identical to
Ultraman's energy rings.

 
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