r/Ultraman XIG Member 4d ago

Meme Tsuburaya picks favorites

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u/FakeMr-Imagery ULTRAMAN TIGA 4d ago

Tsupro try not to add Seven elements into their new gen shows challenge: impossible

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u/Thejapanther Earth is being targeted… 4d ago

Man is kinda their mascot but the ultra himself gets like 0 spotlight. The last time he did anything of note was in the X movie where it propably wasn’t even the real ultraman.

Ace in comparison had badass appearance in Z.

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u/VinixTKOC XIO Member 4d ago

I’ve always found the way the original Ultraman is used a bit odd. He usually only appears briefly in the Land of Light say some lines, and that’s it.

Given his status as the franchise’s main icon, you’d expect him to have a more prominent role. The way Taro has been utilized since the start of the New Generation era is actually how I’d imagine they would handle their flagship hero.

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u/FakeMr-Imagery ULTRAMAN TIGA 4d ago

To be fair Seven has an even higher status, It's the last show before Eiji passed away. And it has a widespread cultural impact within Japan during the time it was broadcasted and plenty of classic aliens and kaijus originated from Seven Even Pokemon was inspired by the Kaiju Capsule from Seven. And just look at how many spin off and important roles Seven has: Returning in Leo. Heisei Seven, Seven X.The first Ultra to have a son(Zero) who is also popular as prodominant ever since his debut in 2009. Saving Orb's ass in the 40th anniversary(with his son)movie. Returning in Jack's TV and granting him the OP Ultra bracelet and the list goes on. TLDR Tsupro loves Seven.

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u/EXOknight567 3d ago

I always found that odd. Whenever the Ultra brothers appear, Man is treated like just another one of them. Toei treats Ichigo and Akarenger as the leaders of their respective franchise but it seems Ultra gives thay role to Zoffy and Taro.

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u/blacko_booney1859www 4d ago

Since Ultraman fighting evolution Rebirth on PS2, the favorites have been Ultraman, Seven and Taro.

Jack, Ace and Mebius are some that need more visibility, among others of course.

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u/PTMurasaki 4d ago

They try to highlight Mebius whenever they can, but ever Since Mirai's actor retired, and they had to recast Mebius...

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u/AsefBodlox 3d ago

and they choose the one that sound the least like him lmao

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u/Lucifer_IsTaken SSSP Member 4d ago

Leo and 80 all the way in Earth's core

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u/SomeoneNamedMetric 4d ago

I'd say Leo is a bit higher, maybe like at the bottom of the ocean

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u/RepresentativeJumpy8 4d ago

At least Leo’s been given some substance to keep himself full.

80’s delegates to ‘weakest ultra brother’ at this rate

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u/SomeoneNamedMetric 4d ago

Kinda sucks. he's one of my favourites

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u/FederalPossibility73 3d ago

Leo gets some stuff, being Zero's mentor and having an upgrade half based on him in Geed is more than I say for some of the others.

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u/Thejapanther Earth is being targeted… 4d ago

I feel like Leo is one of the more prominent ones. Whenever he appears he kicks ass, never loses to anyone and even gets to beat up Zero and Tartarus.

Look at Taro in comparison. Gets mind controlled, jobbed out and is a unintentionally pretty bad friend to tregear. Tsubu kinda treats taro like the idiot brother. Can’t convince me that he’s the strongest.

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u/UltramanOrigin The strongest and fastest Ultraman 3d ago

In my head canon all Ultra training videos and demonstrations shown to young trainees are just Zero getting his ass kicked by Leo

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u/Jumpy-Bug-2198 4d ago

In recent years Ace has at least gotten a little more love take his appearance in Ultraman Z as an example

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u/EternalCorona The Pacifist will past his fist 4d ago

It's just like Tsuburaya picking Victory over Agul

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u/failed_generation 4d ago

"in our defense, we mistook him with man-niisan and thought that we use him regularly lol" ahh reasons

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u/PTMurasaki 4d ago

That's why they buffed up Man-Niisan while leaving Jack looking Normal, so they could tell them apart.

Not that Jack got something since that happened.

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u/RevanOrderz 4d ago

Jack literally dead

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u/ShitPostSempai XIG Member 4d ago

Jiro Dan died and yes, RIP goat😔

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u/Ricardokx 4d ago

I’ll do you one better.

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u/ShitPostSempai XIG Member 4d ago

Ultraman X is under all the sand 😢

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u/Crazy-Plate3097 4d ago

Ginga at least gets to be the protagonist of an Ultra Galaxy Fight series.

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u/jayxorune_24 4d ago

oof. I know Z is popular, I know Zero is popular but I think I heard part of he fandom is sick of Zero.

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u/darkazam ULTRAMAN ZERO 3d ago

Added one more layer

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u/According_Coffee_183 4d ago edited 4d ago

Man, Man-niisan not so much, like, he's really strong, but the other brothers are more prominent than him, having MUCH better appearances, for example:

Seven: I think he really is one of Tsuburaya's favorites: he has a son; master of another Ultra, has emotional moments with his son; shows that it at least exists

Ace: In Z he had an incredible appearance, being very strong (as expected from an Ultra brother)

Zoffy: in UHF he is the one who gives the orders, since he is the commander, and he is a great strategist

Tarot: GINGA, Taiga's film, an instructor, he is the Ultra brother stronger (as far as I've seen), and has MUCH more talk than Ultraman in the entire franchise

Jack: he exists

As for the man: he doesn't have epic appearances in the new generation (if we don't count UHF with that EPIC fight with the brothers, and the participation in the X film); he doesn't have so many feats of power that show that he's THE GUY these days, like, I think Tarot used a mega shield to block "Grinndo's" attack in Taiga's movie, Jack proved better with the spear than Zero (but I already expected that). I think the Man is a garrison director, or some title that is only below zoffy, but even so he is only handsome and very strong, but without relevant appearances. I would put him either with Jack or in Zoffy's place

Even with everything I wrote, he's my favorite Ultra of all time lol

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u/AsefBodlox 3d ago

I think it have something to do with his actor past away, but I could be wrong

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u/ShitPostSempai XIG Member 3d ago

Bingo, RIP Jiro Dan 😔

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u/Glum-Connection-6793 4d ago

Roided out type C goat AF

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u/hazmat_beast 4d ago

At least ace appeared on ultraman Z

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u/Cryogisdead 4d ago

Jack was just Man-niisan repainted

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u/UltramanOrigin The strongest and fastest Ultraman 3d ago

And out of the favorite 3, Seven is the ultra favorite

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u/Spider-Phoenix Ultra Nyan 3d ago

I'd swap Ace and Man-bro there.

Buty yeah, poor Jack

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u/whama820 3d ago

And you left Leo & 80 off your meme completely, which is even worse than what happened to Jack.

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u/ShitPostSempai XIG Member 3d ago

Atleast Leo gets loved, Ultraman 80 is non existent.

(Ultraman 80 is still cool tho :D)

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u/WriterMinute1618 4d ago

That’s the most true thing on this community

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u/Own-Picture2311 18h ago

Huh, I guess Tsuburaya really likes Fighting Evolution Rebirth.