In his debut series, Ultraman, a warrior from the Land of Light, was in pursuit of Bemular, a kaiju who had escaped from the Monster Graveyard. While Ultraman's travel sphere pursued the kaiju, who was in its own travel sphere, the Ultra's collided with an aircraft, killing the pilot, Shin Hayata, who was a member of the SSSP. Feeling remorse for killing the human, Ultraman merged his life force with Hayata to revive him. Deciding to defend the Earth, Ultraman gave Hayata the Beta Capsule, a device that allowed Hayata to summon Ultraman to help the SSSP defend Earth from monster attacks and alien invasions. After Bemular's defeat, the SSSP and Ultraman would battle against many more foes, including Alien Baltan, Neronga, Red King, Jirahs, Alien Zarab, Gomora, and Alien Mefilas. At the series' finale, the SSSP's base was attacked by the Alien Zetton, who intended to use their monster, Zetton to destroy the SSSP and Ultraman in order to take over Earth.
Once the aliens summoned Zetton, Hayata used the Beta Capsule to transform into Ultraman to fight the invaders. Ultraman tried to fight Zetton but was severely outmatched and was defeated by the monster. With Ultraman unconscious, Dr. Iwamoto then gave the SSSP a weapon powerful enough to destroy Zetton in one shot. After Zetton was killed, Zoffy, Ultraman's superior, arrived on Earth to rescue the defeated Ultra. Bringing Ultraman into Zoffy's Travel Sphere, Zoffy stated that he and Ultraman had to leave Earth in order for him to fully recover. Ultraman asked for Shin Hayata to be spared, as the two were sharing their life forces and leaving would result in killing the human. Zoffy agreed and separated Ultraman from Hayata, restoring his life and leaving him on Earth with the SSSP, but doing so removed Hayata's memory of Ultraman, which would be retconned in later series. Zoffy and Ultraman then left the Land of Light so the heroic Ultra could be treated properly and recover.
The Spacium Ray (スペシウム光線, Supeshiumu Kōsen) is Ultraman's signature finishing move. By crossing his arms in the shape of a crucifix, Ultraman can fire a Ray of Pure Spacium Energy, which is fired from the outward-faced side of his right hand. The ray is colored blue, white, or in some cases yellow. This ray usually kills opponents in one strike.
This is a list of references for Ultraman. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
Shine! The Five Ultra Brothers • Surpass the Giant Terrible-Monster • Go Up in Flames! Terrible-Monster Hell • A 30-Million-Year-Old Terrible-Monster Appears! • The Giant-Ant Terrible-Monster vs. the Ultra Brothers • Solve the Mystery of the Transforming Terrible-Monster! • Monster vs. Terrible-Monster vs. Alien • Life of the Sun Is the Life of Ace • 10,000 Terrible-Monsters! Surprise Attack Plan • Duel! Ultraman Ace vs. Hideki Go • Terrible-Monster Is Ten Women? • The Red Flower of a Vicious Cactus • Execution! Five Ultra Brothers • 5 Stars Scattered in the Galaxy • Curse of the Black Crab • Scary Story of the Cattle God-Man • The Demon Woman of Hotarugawara • Give the Pigeon Back! • The Mystery of the Haunted Kappa Mansion • Star of Youth is the Star of Two • I Saw a Vision of the Celestial Maiden • Vengeance Demon Yapool • A Game Changer! Here Comes Zoffy • Behold! Midnight Transformation • Pyramid Is a Terrible-Monster's Nest! • Annihilation! The Five Ultra Brothers • Miracle! Father of Ultra • Goodbye Yuko, Sister of the Moon • The 6th Ultra Brother • You Can See the Star of Ultra • From Ultraseven to Ultraman Ace • With Hopes in the Star of Ultra • Shoot That Hot-Air Balloon! • A Terrible-Monster Dances on a Rainbow Over the Sea • A Gift from Zoffy • A Terrible-Monster Registering 10,000 Phones? • Star of Friendship Forever • Resurrection! Father of Ultra • Seven's Life! Ace's Life! • Return the Panda! • Scary Story! Lion Drum • Mystery! Monster Woo Rises Again • Scary Story! Yeti's Cry! • Setsubun Scary Story! Sparkling Bean • A Desperate Situation! Save Ace! • Ride Over the Time Machine! • Salamander's Curse! • Revenge of Verokron • The Flying Jellyfish • Tokyo Great Panic! The Mad Traffic Signals • The Life-Sucking Sound • You Are the Ace of Tomorrow!
Like the Sun, Mother of Ultra • At That Moment the Mother of Ultra Was • The Mother of Ultra Always • Big Sea Turtle Monsters Attack Tokyo! • Parent Star, Child Star, First Star • Jewels are the Monster's Fodder • Heaven and Hell have Moved! • Dead Spirits of the Man-Eating Marsh • The Day That Tokyo Crumbles • The Fang Cross Is a Monster's Grave! • The Blood-Sucking Flower Is Young Girl's Spirit • Monster's Solo Journey • Monster's Cavity Hurts! • Taro's Head Got Chopped Off! • Young Girl of the Blue Will-o-the-Wisp • The Monster's Flute Sounds • Two Big Monsters Close in On Taro! • Taro Died! Zoffy Died Too! • The Ultra Mother Miracle of Love • A Monster Came Raining Down • Tokyo Newtown Sinking • The Wrath of a Child-Carrying Monster! • Gentle Daddy Monster! • This Is the land of Ultra! • Burn on! The Six Ultra Brothers • I Can Conquer Monsters Too! • He's Out! It's Alien Mefilas! • Monster Eleking Barks At the Full Moon! • Bemstar Resurrected! Taro Absolutely Expires! • Counterattack! (The Monster Army) • Danger! Lying Poison Mushroom • A Nipping Wind Monster! • Five Seconds Before the Great Explosion of the Land of Ultra! • The Last Day of the Six Ultra Brothers! • Certain Kill! Taro's One Blow of Rage! • Coward! The Breed Cried • Monster, Return To Your Homeland! • The Ultra Christmas Tree • Ultra Father and Son Big Mochi-Making Strategy • Go Beyond the Ultra Brothers! • Mother's Wish-a Mid-Winter Cherry Blossom Blizzard • The Phantom Mother Is a Monster User! • Pickle the Monster With Salt! • Oh! Taro Is Being Eaten! • She Was Wearing Red Shoes... • The White Rabbit Is a Bad Guy! • The Monster Master • Monster Girl's Festival • Sing! Monster Big Match • The Monster Sign Is V • The Ultra Father and the Bride Have Come • Steal the Ultra Life! • Farewell Taro! The Ultra Mother!
The Death of Seven! Tokyo Is Sinking! • The Great Sinking! Twilight of the Japanese Archipelago • Farewell to Tears • An Oath Between Men • Don't Cry! You're a Man! • Your a Man! Get Fired Up • A Beautiful Man's Will • Deadly! The Monster Mastermind • The Bridge of Friendship in Space • The Monster That Wanders in Sorrow • A Man Covered in Mud • The Adventure Nut Arrives! • Massive Explosive! Two Desperate Aliens • Deadly Fists! The Boy Who Calls Forth a Storm • Deadly Designs in Darkness! Attacking With Fighting Spirit • The Woman Who Faded Into the Night • The Werewolf's Bride • Vampire! Bat Girl • The Revived Mermaid • The Strange Little Dipper Boy • I Saw a Goddess in the Far North! • The Leo Brothers vs. the Monster Brothers • A Mischievous Alien That Fell from His Bed • The Beautiful Virgo Maiden • The Rhinoceros Beetle Is a Alien Invader! • Ultraman King vs. the Wizard • Mighty! Momotaro • The Return of the Captain With the Mustache! • Fated Reunion! Dan and Anne • The Monster's Favor • The White Flower That Protects the Earth • Farewell, Princess Kaguya • The Leo Brothers vs. the Space Demon Alien • The Ultra Brothers' Eternal Vow • I'm the Monster Boss! • Fly! The Leo Brothers Save the Space Base • Haunted! The Devil in the Mirror • Showdown! The Leo Brothers vs. the Ultra Brothers • The Leo Brothers, the Ultra Brothers, the Moment of Victory • MAC Annihilated! Those UFOs Are Alive • The Saucer Creature from the Evil Planet Is Here! • Leo Is in Trouble! The Assassin Is a Saucer Creature • A Challenge! The Terror of the Blood Sucking UFO • The Shooting Star from Hell! • The Ghost Girl • The Leo Brothers Fight! The End of the Saucer Creature! • The Girl Who Collects the Stardust of Demons • The Great Bird Saucer Attacks the Japanese Islands! • The Red Assassin Brings Death! • Leo's Life! The King's Miracle! • Farewell, Leo! Setting Off For the Sun
Inheritance of Light • Stone of Legends • The Devil's Prophecy • Sa-yo-na-ra Earth • The Day the Monster Came Out • Second Contact • The Man Who Came Down to Earth • On Halloween Night • The Girl Who Waits for a Monster • The Closed Amusement Park • Requiem to the Darkness • S.O.S. from the Deep Sea • Human Collecting • The Released Target • The Phantom Dash • Resurrected Friend • Red and Blue's Battle • Golza's Counterattack • GUTS to the Sky (Part 1) • GUTS to the Sky (Part 2) • Deban's Turn • A Fog's Coming • Dinosaurs' Star • Go! Monster Expedition Team • The Devil's Judgement • Evil Monster Realm of the Rainbow • I Saw Obico! • One Vanishing Moment • Blue Night's Memory • Monster Zoo • The Attacked GUTS Base • Zelda Point's Defenses • Vampire City • To the Southern Limit • The Sleeping Maiden • The Time-Transcending Smile • Flower • The Mirage Monster • Dear Mr. Ultraman • Dream • Friend from Space • Town Where the Girl Disappeared • Land Shark • The One Who Inherits the Shadows • Eternal Life • Let's Go to Kamakura! • Goodbye to Darkness • Fugitive from the Moon • The Ultra Star • Take Me Higher! • Master of Darkness • To the Shining Ones
"The Lawless Monster Planet" • "The Fifth Crewman" • "The Transparent Monster Attacks!" • "Bemstar Has Arrived!" • "The Trap in Belargo City" • "Another Monster Tamer" • "The Stone Which Calls Monsters" • "The Underwater King" • "The Pendragon Doesn't Rise to the Surface!" • "Unexpected Reunion" • "Ultraman" • "Reiblood" • "Planet Escape"
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