This is a list of characters for the tokusatsu spin-off Heisei Ultraseven, taking place in an alternate universe wherein the events of Ultraseven is depicted as a standalone instalment and branched from the Showa Era Ultra Series continuity.
Protagonists
Ultraseven/Dan Moroboshi
Shigeru Furuhashi
Returning from Ultraseven, Shigeru Furuhashi (フルハシ・シゲル, Furuhashi Shigeru) is a former member of the original Ultra Guard, serving as their strongest member and had been active alongside Dan Moroboshi in their prime years. 30 years after Seven left the Earth and eventually returned in an injured state, Furuhashi had since been promoted into the rank of captain of the new Ultra Guard, leading the new members; Tōgō, Risa and Kaji into handling alien invasions. After Seven was revived and stopped the Alien Pitt's invasion, Furuhashi tried to find the Ultra's human form, Dan in the middle of the Alien Metron siblings' invasion plot. Years later in the 30th Anniversary Trilogy, Furuhashi was promoted to a staff officer of TDF's Far East Base branch and observed the progress of the new Ultra Guard under Shiragane's leadership.[1] He reunited with Dan at the end of Bandelas' attack and when Seven was about to depart from Earth.
During The Final Chapters Hexalogy, Furuhashi was killed during his retirement day by Alien Valkyrie and had his name further tarnished when the alien tried to sabotage Kaji's Friendship Plan. Although his death was avenged by Seven not long after, Furuhashi was revived by the will of the universe to become a spectator of Earth's past and the ancient humans being invaders who overthrew the Nonmalt as the dominant race of their planet. This discovery made Dan/Seven hesitant, but Furuhashi's reassurance to believe in mankind inspired the Ultra to interfere in the civil war between mankind and the Nonmalt despite that doing so would lead to his banishment from his home planet. Although Furuhashi tried to compensate by offering Dan a place on Earth, his old friend choose to accept his punishment instead. Furuhashi was absent in the Evolution Pentalogy, but appeared in the series' novel adaptation as one of the TDF officers who spearheaded the reconstruction of TDF Far East Base.
Sandayu Dokumamushi (毒蝮 三太夫, Dokumamushi Sandayuu) reprised his role as the elderly Shigeru Furuhashi.[1][2] Furuhashi's return in the final installment, I am an Earthling, was due to the staff members' dissatisfaction of the character's death in Legends and Glory.[3]
UG/TDF
In Heisei Ultraseven, the Ultra Guard (ウルトラ警備隊, Urutora Keibitai) and Terrestrial Defense Force (地球防衛軍, Chikyū bōei-gun), abbreviated as UG (ユー・ジー, Yū Jī) and TDF respectively, were never disbanded after Seven's departure from Earth in the past. Most of the original members in the television series had retired or promoted at some point of time.
Ultra Guard
- Ultra Guard members (1994)
The first new team of Ultra Guard was led by Furuhashi, consisting of three younger members, Tōgō, Risa and Kaji. Their sole appearances were in the television specials. In subsequent instalments, Tōgō and Risa were absent despite Kaji and Furuhashi's promotion into staff officers. The first episode of The Final Chapters Hexalogy implied an offscreen death of an Ultra Guard member.
- Shigeru Furuhashi: See above
- Tōgō (トーゴー): The cool-headed deputy captain of the Ultra Guard during Furuhashi's leadership. He is portrayed by Takashi Matsuyama (松山 鷹志, Matsuyama Takashi).[2]
- Risa (リサ): The sole female member of the team during Furuhashi's leadership and is skilled in Shorinji Kempo. She is portrayed by Ami Suzuki (鈴木 亜美, Suzuki Ami).[2]
- Kaji: See below
- Ultra Guard members (1998-2002)
The new team of Ultra Guard was organized by Furuhashi at some point after his final mission with Kaji, as well as the two had been promoted to TDF satff officers. Organized by Furuhashi (who also observed the team's efforts, the team enlisted top officers from different departments and had their first mission against the invasion of Alien Variel. Due their close relationship with Furuhashi, they also objected to the Friendship Plan proposed by Kaji, but was forced to stand down when the latter assumed Furuhashi's position to monitor their activities. After Kaji was revealed to have done various shady operations regarding the Omega Files, the team announced their rebellion against the staff officer and broadcast the Omega File towards the outer space at Ultraseven's advise.[4] In the Evolution Pentalogy, the Ultra Guard was due to be disbanded after TDF signed their peace treaty with the universal civilizations, but they opted to go rogue after discovering that aliens had been secretly invading the TDF Far East Base, forcing their members to operate on their own in addition to a handful of TDF officers led by Saijō.[4]
- Sanshirō Shiragane (シラガネ・サンシロウ, Shiragane Sanshirō):[5] The captain of the reorganized Ultra Guard, who was elected by the staff officer Furuhashi. Although a strict captain, he also acted as a responsible leader to his teammates. He was traumatized by the loss of his pregnant wife and their unborn child to a vehicular accident, due to being unavailable at the time as he was removing a bomb planted in TDF's Far East Base by an alien invader. This trauma was utilized by Alien Godola until Shiragane moved on from his wife's death and is the first to escape Godola's mental prison. He is portrayed by Kōji Nanjo (南条 弘二, Nanjo Kōji).[1][2][5]
- Masaki Kazamori (カザモリ・マサキ, Kazamori Masaki):[5] See here
- Keisuke Shima (シマ・ケイスケ, Shima Keisuke):[5] The reliable deputy leader of the team. His favorite food is the katsudon prepared by TDF's cafeteria and had bad memorizing skills. Shima lost his mother at a young age and his father abandoned him not long after, forcing him to be taken care of by his aunt in Tatsunomiya. He often butted heads with the more pacifistic Satomi, as well as due to his inability to memorize her name. In the Evolution Pentalogy, Shima's weakness was revealed to be his insecurity over his reliance on physical fitness. His false judgement of assuming the Plant Life Form to be an invader caused him to involuntarily steer Neo Pandon into a rampaging spree and killing the aforementioned creature despite her lack of hostile intentions. He is portrayed by Kunio Masaoka (正岡 邦夫, Masaoka Kunio).[2][5]
- Takuma Mizuno (ミズノ・タクマ, Mizuno Takuma):[5] The Ultra Guard's analyzer and maintenance officer, who used to be working at TDF's science department. In addition to his genius level intellect and affinity for research, he is also a skilled combatant and can pilot the Ultra Hawk with relative ease. He had once dated Saeko Hamuro, a disguised Alien Lemojo who took advantage of Mizuno's growing feelings for her by implanting a bug to spy on the TDF. In the Evolution Pentalogy, Mizuno's weakness is revealed to be his insecurity over human knowledge and how to use it during the Ultra Guard's fight against the alien invaders. He is portrayed by Wataru Koga (古賀 亘, Koga Wataru).[2][5][6][7]
- Satomi Hayakawa (ハヤカワ・サトミ, Hayakawa Satomi):[5] A female officer who served as Kazamori's senior in the team. Satomi became an Ultra Guard officer after being inspired by the novel The Sky Flying Iron Colossus written by Henmi Yoshiya (Alien Kyuru), a friend of her late father while being raised in her aunt's village. Because of her idealistic approach, she tends to butt heads with her deputy captain Shima. After the Omega File incident, Satomi retired from her service and spent her time writing a children storybook until she choose to participate in the Ultra Guard again, especially when the team went rogue from the TDF. She was killed by a stray bullet to protect a young girl, with her spirit utilized the help of the Dragonic Saucer to free Seven from his prison in Horsehead Nebula, allowing the Ultra to merge with Kazamori on Earth. She is portrayed by Kaoru Ukawa (鵜川 薫, Ukawa Kaoru).[2][5][6][7]
- Rumi Honjō (ホンジョウ・ルミ, Honjō Rumi):[5] The communication officer of Ultra Guard. As Rumi is less active in terms of physicality, she rarely joined the team in missions and prefer to stay behind in the base. She has a friendly relationship with Satomi and had once joined her in visiting her aunt's house. In the Evolution Pentalogy, Rumi was ordered to steal the Ultra Hawk 1 while her teammates were invading the alien-infested TDF Far East Base, hence being the only one (aside from Satomi) to be spared from Alien Godola's mental prison. She is portrayed by Rieko Adachi (あだち 理絵子, Adachi Rieko).[2][5][7]
- Yuki Kisaragi (キサラギ・ユキ, Kisaragi Yuki):[4][5] The latest addition to the Ultra Guard, joining the team during the events of Evolution Pentalogy. As a child, Yuki was a victim of child abuse and was raised by her caretaker Sayuri in an orphanage. This inspired her to join TDF in hopes of protecting the orphanage she was raised in. Four years prior to Evolution, she was part of TDF's special force led by Suwa to investigate the Urosu shrine and was the only one aside from her leader who made it out safely, at the cost of forgetting the incident due to an alien attack at that same time. She originally joined Shiragane's Ultra Guard under Inagaki's orders to act as the mole, until she abandoned her superior's orders to properly joining the team. In addition to participating in the destruction of TDF Far East Base, she was revealed to be a neo neuron human, whose transformation was a result of the Akashic Records to serve as a bridge for Kazamori to obtain the record's true copy and foiling Alien Garut's plan for Earth domination. She is portrayed by Mika Katsumura (勝村 美香, Katsumura Mika).[5][8]
- Former members
- Anne (アンヌ, Annu): One of the members of the original Ultra Guard during her active years. Anne had since retired and settled down with a family, having a daughter and a son named Dan. Although retired, she still retains her training from her past as an Ultra Guard member. Yuriko Hishimi (ひし美 ゆり子, Hishimi Yuriko) reprised her role as Anne Yuri.[1][2]
- Kiriyama (キリヤマ): The captain of the first Ultra Guard. He was killed by the Public Security Bureau under Kaji's orders to silence those with information of the Omega Files, as Kiriyama had a direct confrontation with the Nonmalt during his active years. Kiriyama's actor, Shōji Nakayama (中山 昭二, Nakayama Shōji), was meant to reprise his role, but his untimely death in December 1998 forced the series to abandon Kiriyama's role in the story.[11]
- In Ultraseven: Episode 0 novel,[3] Kiriyama's involvement in the of Nonmalt's underwater city was to take the blame for their deaths had their claims were to be true, hoping to spare mankind from this guilt if TDF took matters into their own hands. During the Omega Files incident, Kiriyama had retired and aged into a senile old man who spent the rest of his days at TDF's retirement home. He was visited by Shiragane to provide his testimony over the Nonmalt's case in the past.
Terrestrial Defense Force
- TDF members
- Takenaka (タケナカ): Originally an advisor to the Ultra Guard during their active years, Takenaka had since promoted to the rank of director in TDF's Far East Base. When the knowledge of Kaji protecting the Omega File's secret, including the assassination of Kiriyama, Takenaka gave Shiragane the approval of broadcasting the file's content to the outer space and proposed for TDF to enter an era of peace, hence putting a stop to Kaji's Friendship Plan. Kenji Sahara (佐原 健二, Sahara Kenji) reprised his role as Takenaka.[2]
- In the novel adaptation, Takenaka was removed of his position in the TDF Far East Base by Inagaki during Alien Garut's invasion plan. Takenaka would later join Furuhashi in spearheading the reconstruction of TDF Far East Base once Alien Garut's threat was taken care of by Seven.
- Inagaki (イナガキ): One of the many TDF staff officers in The Final Chapters Hexalogy, who usually discussed their decisions with director Takenaka. Inagaki was one of Kaji's cronies in preserving the Omega Files, but was forced to comply with Takenaka's decision to broadcast the files to the entire universe. In the Evolution Pentalogy, Inagaki was forced to conspire with Alien Garut after being mislead by the latter's fake copy of Akashic Records, hoping to ensure mankind's survival in Earth's future under the alien's rule. This led to him to allowing aliens to kill and replace most of the TDF personnels, sending Yuki to spy in the Ultra Guard and eventually disbanding the team as a whole. Realizing too late of the alien's deception, Inagaki tried to warn Yuki and direct his reasoning to the Omega File, but was killed by Garut to ensure his plans remained a secret. He is portrayed by Masahiro Noguchi (野口 雅弘, Noguchi Masahiro).[4]
- In the novel adaptation of Heisei Ultraseven, Inagaki was the first of the staff officers to give the Ultra Guard his consent in broadcasting the Omega Files instead of opposing them. When Alien Garut commenced his operation on Earth, Inagaki was deceived by Suwa instead, hence he was spared from death unlike his live action version.
- Mitsugu Ijuuin (伊集院貢, Ijuuin Mitsugu, 6): The leader of TDF's Public Security Bureau who conspired with Kaji to silence those with the knowledge of Omega Files. When Shiragane was investigating Kiriyama's residence, Ijuuin's men had already cleaned up trails of the former captain's existence and he opted for self-immolation to avoid further questioning. He is portrayed by Kazumasa Seki (瀬木 一将, Seki Kazumasa).
- Miku (ミク): An elite officer in TDF and Kaji's lover, appeared exclusively in the Ultraseven: Episode 0 novel. Her death in the past during an alien attack on her transport aircraft transformed Kaji into the war hawk he is later on. Kaji kept their engagement rings as a memento for her. When Kaji breaks into tears after failing to prevent Seven from accessing the Omega Files, Miku's spirit appeared and asked him to abandon his irrational behavior.
- Saijō (サイジョウ): A staff officer who appeared exclusively in the Evolution Pentalogy. He rallied the TDF survivors in joining the Ultra Guard during their fight against Alien Garut's invasion on Earth. He is portrayed by Masaki Nishimori (西守 正樹, Nishimori Masaki).
- Suwa (諏訪): The captain of TDF's special forces and Yuki's direct superior. When Alien Garut presented TDF with his fabricated copy of the Akashic Records, Suwa led his men to the Urosu Shrine to validate the alien's claim. His team members were killed while Suwa and Yuki, the only survivors of the team, transformed into neo neuron humans by the will of the Akashic Records. Although he aimed to obey the record's will, Suwa was manipulated by Garut into opposing the Ultra Guard by unlesshing Neo Pandon. When Kazamori, Yuki and the Plant Life Form visited the Urosu Shrine, Suwa was killed by Garut, with his remains awakening Yuki's potential to provide Kazamori an entrance to the Akashic Records. He is portrayed by Kyoji Kamui (神威 杏次, Kamui Kyoji), who previously portrayed one of the Alien Metron siblings in Ultraseven - Planet of the Earthlings.[12]
- Nanbara (ナンバラ): A staff officer who appeared in the novel adaptation of Heisei Ultraseven, joining forces with Saijo and the Ultra Guard after TDF's destruction.
Antagonists
Kaji
Kaji (カジ) is a hot-blooded member of Ultra Guard under Furuhashi's leadership in the 1994 TV Special.[1] However, after the events of an alien invasion, Kaji's relationship with Furuhashi became strained at best due to the presumed deaths of his teammates. In the novel adaptation, he was revealed to have lost his girlfriend, Miku, in that alien invasion after her transport airplane was targeted, leaving Kaji with their engagement rings as her memento.
Kaji became the major antagonist of The Final Chapters Hexalogy, having been promoted to TDF's staff officer at the same time as Furuhashi.[1] He proposed the Friendship Plan (フレンドシップ計画, Furendoshippu Keikaku) to the TDF, which involved the interstellar bombing planets with intelligent life forms that were percecive as potential threats to Earth's safety.[1] Although this plan was met with oppositions by Furuhashi, the Ultra Guard and a few of TDF members, Kaji nonetheless took advantage of the chaos resulted by Alien Valkyrie to discredit the Ultra Guard and placed himself in charge of their operations when Furuhashi was killed by the alien.[2] With Valkyrie's existence proven, Kaji choose the alien's planet as the first victim of the Friendship Plan, followed by several other planets after that. With him running Furuhashi's former position to observe the Ultra Guard's activities, Kaji more or less became a hindrance to their operations and often butted heads with the team members. Eventually in I am an Earthling, Kaji was revealed to have conspired with TDF's Public Security Bureau in silencing those who knew about the Omega Files, such as former Ultra Guard captain Kiriyama and came close to executing Seven while he was in disguise as Kazamori. When the Ultra Guard announced their rebellion against Kaji, Seven went through Kaji's defenses, causing him to throw his guns once Takenaka approved the interstellar broadcast of the Omega Files.[4] This caused Kaji to break down in tears as he believe mankind's claim to Earth would be threatened. With his Friendship Plan abolished, Kaji's final fate was remained ambiguous.
Kaji is portrayed by Shigeki Kagemaru (影丸 茂樹, Kagemaru Shigeki).[1][2][7] The character was absent in Ultraseven 30th Anniversary Trilogy due to Shigeki Kagemaru being preoccupied with his role as Tetsuo Shinjoh in Ultraman Tiga.
Nonmalt
The Earth Hominid Nonmalt (地球原人 ノンマルト, Chikyū Genjin Nonmaruto) is the final villain of the Ultraseven 1999 The Final Hexalogy episode 6, I am an Earthling.[1]
The Nonmalts were originally the dominant species of planet Earth some 10,000s of years prior, until mankind's ancestors invaded the planet and overthrow Nonmalt as the new dominant species. After the Nonmalt race were eradicated by the Ultra Guard, led by captain Kiriyama, in episode 42 of Ultraseven, a lone Nonmalt survived the genocide and mislead Seven into exposing his true identity to the TDF before she exposed herself as a Nonmalt survivor who wanted to eradicate mankind to avenge her race. Although she validated her claims through the Omega Files, Nonmalt was still adamant in fulfilling her revenge by sending Zabangi to stop the TDF from broadcasting the files to outer space, as this admittance would've effectively absolved mankind of their ancestor's crimes. After Zabangi was killed, Nonmalt warned Seven that he had turned himself into a pariah before vanishing.
The novel adaptation of Heisei Ultraseven had Nonmalt assuming the form of a young Anne by reading Dan Moroboshi's memory of his departure from Earth. However, Anne's memory overloaded her mind, driving her somewhat insane and leading her to command Zabangi to destroy everything 'beautiful', eventually getting herself burned alive by her own monster.
- Guardian Deity Monster Zabangi (守護神獣 ザバンギ, Shugo Shinjū Zabangi):[14] The guardian deity worshipped by the Nonmalts in the ancient past. Zabangi was sent to foil the TDF's attempt at broadcasting the Omega Files by destroying their facility. The monster managed to defeat both Miclas and Windom while they were guarding it, but was swiftly killed by Seven when the Ultra slit its neck with his Eye Slugger. Zabangi's main ability was to spit Superheated Fireballs (高熱火球, Kōnetsu Kakyū) from its mouth.[15]
The Nonmalt's human form is portrayed by Noriko Watanabe (渡辺 典子, Watanabe Noriko).[2]
Alien Garut
Metal Alien Alien Garut (メタル宇宙人 ガルト星人, Metaru Uchūjin Garuto Seijin) is the main antagonist of Ultraseven 35th Anniversary Evolution Pentalogy.[16]
An alien who proclaimed himself to be a Fixed Point Observer, Alien Garut first arrived on Earth a year after Seven's imprisonment in the Horsehead Nebula, plotting to invade the planet by fabricating the Akashic Records to his favor. Using this, he managed to sway TDF staff officer Inagaki and Suwa to his side and slowly replaced TDF officers in the Far East Base with his alien cohorts while taking advantage of the peace on Earth through TDF's peace treaty with alien civilizations.[4] He also assumed the human form of TDF researcher Tashiro (タシロ) to keep an eye on Seven's imprisonment in Horsehead Nebula.[5]
Four years later in the present day, Garut put his plan to procure the Plant Life Forms to his side in motion by having the radical faction of Alien Pegassa launching their attack to absorb cities through their weaponized Dark Zone. Then after Alien Godola failed to prevent the Ultra Guard from blowing up TDF's Far East Base, Garut manipulated a trio of psychic powered children while his alien cohorts brainwashed the human society into a false peace and for Suwa to unleash the Neo Pandon. When the TDF tried to hunt down the Plant Life Form, Garut attempted to present himself as Kazamori's ally, but the young man saw through his trick. With Kazamori/Seven foiling Garut's deceptions, the alien was forced to summon Gaimos and enlarge to a giant stature to face Ultraseven. He was blown into pieces by Seven's Wide Shot while Kazamori undid his lies of the Akashic Records by presenting his teammates with the real copy of it.
- Mystic Evil Rare Monster Gaimos (妖邪剛獣 ガイモス, Yōja Gōjū Gaimosu):[16] A monster under Alien Garut's command, it has a pair of shoulder cannons that can fire Explosive Fireballs (爆裂火球, Bakuretsu Kakyū).[15] It was deployed to destroy the Urosu Shrine and bury the entry point to the Akashic Records to maintain his fabrication of the real document. After damaging the Ultra Hawk 1, Gaimos faced of against Ultraseven and was joined by its master in the fight. As the monster was about to kill Seven, the Ultra rose and stabbed its gut through the wound he created, causing Gaimos to fall after succumbing to the attack.
Alien Garut is voiced by Tomokazu Seki (関 智一, Seki Tomokazu), who also portrayed his human form Tashiro.[8][5]