List of Return of Ultraman characters

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This is a list of characters for Return of Ultraman , a 1971 tokusatsu which eventually establishes the Ultra Series lore by being a sequel to Ultraman and Ultra Seven .

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MAT

The Monster Attack Team (怪獣攻撃部隊, Kaijū Kōgeki Butai), abbreviated as MAT (マット, Matto), is an attack team founded by the Terrestrial Defense Agency (地上防衛庁, Chijō Bōeichō) to investigate and fight against monster attacks. The main headquarters was located in New York and had several branches across the globe, including a particular space station. Despite their good reputation with the society, MAT's position in military was very weak and often being pressured towards disbandment as a result of the upper management's dissatisfaction. MAT was officially disbanded at some point prior to Ultraman Ace , but their documents were accessible for references to future attack teams.

Members

Japan branch
Other members

Terrestrial Defense Agency

Bases, mechas and vehicles

Ultra Brothers

Prior to Ultraman Ace, the collective team of Ultra Warriors were only considered as residents of the Planet Ultra, until Alien Bat acknowledged the team when he announced his Ultra Annihilation Plan. The Ultra Brothers (ウルトラ兄弟, Urutora Kyōdai) would eventually become prominent in most of the succeeding Ultra Series media, starting from Ultraman Ace.

Ultraman (Ultraman Jack)

Others

Antagonists

Alien Nackle

Assassin Alien Alien Nackle (暗殺宇宙人 ナックル星人, Ansatsu Uchūjin Nakkuru Seijin, 37, 38) are a group of invaders aiming to defeat Jack and conquer the Earth. [9] In human forms, they operated in Space Radio Wave Research Institute (宇宙電波研究所, Uchū Denpa Kenkyūjo) led by a director. After reviving Bemstar and Seagorath as test subjects, the Nackles stole Saturn Z bomb from MAT and murdered the older Sakato siblings, Ken and Aki, to diminish Go's spirit. [10] [11] Once Jack was killed and put to crucifixion on their home world, the Nackles disable MAT's aircraft and brainwashed them (saved for Yuriko) in their failed attempt to bust into the Research Institute. After being rescued by the original Ultraman and Seven, Jack decimated the invading fleets and engaged in the fight against the monster and alien pair. In his dying moments, the Nackle leader pridefully gloated over MAT's helplessness from stopping the Saturn Z bomb, despite them proving otherwise afterwards.

The Alien Nackle leader was portrayed by Masahiko Naruse (成瀬 昌彦, Naruse Masahiko) (human form) and voiced by Ritsuo Sawa (沢 りつお, Sawa Ritsuo). The other two subordinates on the other hand were portrayed by Ko Hayami (速水 鴻, Hayami Kō) and Mitsuru Sawa (沢 美鶴, Sawa Mitsuru). [5]

Alien Bat

Antenna Alien Alien Bat (触覚宇宙人 バット星人, Shokkaku Uchūjin Batto Seijin, 51) is the final antagonist of The Return of Ultraman. By assembling an invasion fleet named Planet Bat Federal Army (バット星連合部隊, Batto Sei Rengō Butai), they put the Ultra Annihilation Project (ウルトラ抹殺計画, Urutora Massatsu Keikaku) into motion by invading the Planet Ultra as part of their campaign against the Ultra Warriors while a lone operative was sent to Earth to deal with the recent member of the Ultra Brothers, Jack. This particular Alien Bat held Jirō and Rumiko as his hostage while using a revived Zetton in his campaign against Ultraman Jack and stripping MAT of their assets while they were busy fighting his monster. At 5:00 pm, he challenged the entire team again and was killed after Jack impaled him with the Ultra Cross.

As revealed in The Ultraman Mebius novel, the Alien Bat's reason of invading the Planet Ultra was due to its inhabitants' refusal to share their life preservation technology that was developed by Ultraman Hikari. The Inter-Galactic Defense Force (including the Ultra Brothers members and a rookie Mebius) managed to counter the invasion but the battle ended with huge losses on both sides.

Alien Bat is voiced by Osamu Saka (阪 脩, Saka Osamu). [5]

Other characters

Sakata Auto Repair Shop

The Sakata Auto Repair Shop (坂田自動車修理工場, Sakata Jidōsha Shūri Kōjō) is an automobile workshop managed by Ken Sakata. Go was its sole employee even before his recruitment into MAT, maintaining his employment during weekends. After the death of Ken and Aki Sakata, the workshop was disbanded.

Minor characters

Monsters and aliens

Aliens

Earth monsters

Space monsters

Others

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