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07-29-2019, 07:33 PM | #21 |
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Baltan, mainly because it'the closest ultraman ever got to having an arch villian ala The Joker or Hreen Goblin.
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07-29-2019, 08:00 PM | #22 |
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Gotta go with the ninja lobster on this one. That laugh is also tied with Zetton's... whatever you even call that sound for most iconic monster noise in the franchise.
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07-29-2019, 09:02 PM | #23 |
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07-30-2019, 12:32 AM | #24 |
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Mefilas gets my vote because honestly he just left a pretty big impression on me. I was already enjoying my watch of the original Ultraman series quite a lot, seeing the red and silver giant beat down on the newest monster of the week. But then came this wombat-looking alien who operated on an entirely different level, using mind games to mess with kids and then Hayata himself.
And the reason for all this wasn't just to take over the world. Of course that was maybe the main goal, but I found it so interesting that he wanted to win the Earth fairly (by his own weird standards, anyway) by challenging people's character. And then he goes and fights Ultraman to a standstill and then leaves peacefully. "Wow, this guy is cool!" was all I could think. And I'm especially happy that his appearance in Mebius was sort of a retelling of this concept (and that it featured the return of the original Ultraman telling him politely to bugger off was great). The TV show host version of Mefilas from R/B was really great too. I might as well talk about Baltan too. I consider these guys to be the quintessential example of the 'evil invading aliens' in Ultraman, kinda what the Daleks are to Doctor Who (I've never seen that show so don't ask me to elaborate). They fill a rather basic role in any story they show up in, but they always do it well, and they're iconic for a reason. Also the episode of Max where they show up was the most ludicrous thing (in a good way). I'm honestly surprised Baltan coming to Earth to take over isn't like a standard tradition, like every year would have one episode where they show up and do their usual thing. |
07-30-2019, 01:50 AM | #25 |
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Baltan. Everything about it is just so iconic.
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08-01-2019, 07:39 AM | #26 |
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Baltan. I really thought he was the first Ultraman villain and his archnemesis. That laugh alone is iconic.
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08-01-2019, 10:00 AM | #27 |
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I'm actually going to throw in a vote for Mefilas. Like FreshToku said, his debut in the original Ultraman series was actually a really great episode. I loved how he seemed to be more of a Machiavellian trickster, a trait which seems to have vanished in later appearances. Plus, Mefilas also gave us Giant Fuji!
Anyway, Baltan takes the crab-cake with 5-2! Next up... R4: Dada vs. Alien Guts |
08-01-2019, 11:27 AM | #28 |
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I know the Guts are probably pretty famous for that time they put Seven in a cross, but other than their freaky bird-like appearance, I'm struggling a bit to think about what else I really find memorable about them.
Certainly, they came across as scarily competent and came very close to conquering the Earth, but Ultraseven fought alien invaders trying to take over the Earth almost every episode, so they needed just a little more to stand out to me. Is it weird if I think the modern Alien Guts looks kinda cute? I love Dada though. His plot from the original Ultraman was already kinda wacky to begin with, but something about him seemed particularly... pathetic to me? Like the humans were outwitting him pretty well, and when Ultraman showed up, things just kept getting progressively worse for him. His three faces gimmick felt like him having exaggerated anime reactions to everything happening around him. I was kinda feeling bad for him by the end of the episode. I do have a bit of a nostalgia bias because my first exposure to Dada was actually as a little kid, when I happened upon an episode of Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (one of those American series that for some reason aired in my region at the time) and I caught the episode of the Dada-lookalike that came out of people's computers and zapped them. It was pretty creepy to little me! And of course, a Dada was the star of R/B's Halloween episode which was a special experience. So I'd say my vote goes to Dada. This fight was stacked against Guts from the start though, since of the two of them, only Dada has ever been in a fashion commercial. Last edited by FreshToku; 08-01-2019 at 11:41 AM.. |
08-01-2019, 01:45 PM | #29 |
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I have to go with Dada on this just because the manga/NETFLIX anime of the spinoff sequel boosted up the badass cred for me.
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08-01-2019, 02:04 PM | #30 |
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I vote for Dada, it's so weird and fun. I quite like the changing face gimmick too.
Guts is apparently iconic as hell because Ultraseven but I never watched that so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
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