Characters / Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers

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The list of the characters featured in the film. Because of their status as alternate versions of the originals, this page adresses any and all tropes exclusive to this film. For any tropes regarding their original selves, check out the character pages for their respective series.

The 8 Ultra Brothers and Family

For the Ultra Brothers in general

Their human forms (from left to right: Mirai Hibino, Gamu Takayama, Shin Asuka, Daigo Madoka, Shin Hayata, Dan Moroboshi, Hideki Go and Seiji Hokuto)

Their Ultra forms (from left to right: Ultraman Mebius, Ultraman Gaia, Ultraman Dyna, Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman, Ultraseven, Ultraman Jack and Ultraman Ace)

Alternate versions of the original heroes (and a universe-travelling Mebius) who function as the film's main protagonists.

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• Aliens Among Us: It's heavily implied that all of them were Ultras from the beginning and after helping save humanity took on human forms to live among their loved ones, which seemingly led to them forgetting their true selves.
• Alternate Self: Except for Mirai/Mebius, who is the original one, they're alternate selves to both the Ultra Brothers and their hosts.
• Amnesiac Hero: The film heavily implies that they were Ultras from this Universe's M78 all along but had forgotten their powers and original identities after living among humanity for a long time.
• Earn Your Happy Ending: After the many hardships of life and the Black Silhouettes machinations, the alternate Ultra Brothers are all able to get their happy ending, with Daigo, Asuka and Gamu getting to live out their dream careers.
• Related in the Adaptation: Tiga, Dyna and Gaia were not M78 Ultras in their shows, with Tiga coming from an ancient civilization, Dyna being the result of Asuka getting empowered and Gaia being the embodiment of Earth's power and will, here they all come from M78.
  • On a smaller note, Shin Hayata and Daigo Madoka met in one episode of Tiga but only in their Ultraman forms and never interacted beyond this. Here since Rena is Hayata/Ultraman's daughter and ends up marrying Daigo, the latter becomes Hayata's son-in-law. By extension Akiko Fuji becomes his mother-in-law, while he never met her elsewhere.

Showa Ultras

Shin Hayata/Ultraman

A bike shop owner who is Rena's father, Akiko Fuji's husband and a good friend of Daigo, Asuka and Gamu. He is also the first Ultraman who arrived on Earth.

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See Ultraman for tropes regarding the original Hayata and Ultraman.

• Art Evolution: The Ultraman suit used here is redesigned to look more like the Type A suit used in the original series' first episodes.
• Composite Character: In the original show Ultraman and Hayata were two separate entities though later installments have apparently had them merge permanently, here Hayata and Ultraman are explicitly one and the same.
• Mythology Gag: He works as a bike shop owner, Susumu Kurobe previously portrayed an unnamed bike shop owner in Ultraman Leo.
• Shipper on Deck: Approves of Daigo dating his daughter, and even asks him when they're getting married.
• Spared by the Adaptation: It's implied that since he stayed on Earth, he never faced his Disney Death at Zetton's hands as it happened in the finale.

Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven

The owner of a restaurant alongside his wife, Anne Yuri. He is also the second Ultra to arrive on Earth, Ultraseven.

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See Ultraseven for tropes regarding the original Dan and Ultraseven

• Casting Gag: Moroboshi works as a restaurant owner, just like his real life actor, Kohji Moritsugu.

Hideki Go/Ultraman Jack

A car repair garage owner and friend of Daigo, Asuka and Gamu who lives with his wife, Aki Sakata and their daughter, Meg Go. He is also the third Ultra to arrive on Earth, Ultraman Jack.

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See Return of Ultraman for tropes regarding the original Go and Ultraman Jack

• Composite Character: In the original show Jack and Go were two separate entities (though they merged permanently at the end of it), here Go and Jack are one and the same.
• Heartbroken Badass: After Aki ends in a comma, Go ends up heartbroken and worried for his wife's survival. Luckily she recovers by the end.
• Mythology Gag: His Heroic BSoD when Aki falls into a comma brings to mind how he reacted when Aki died at the hands of Alien Nackle in the original series, which also broke his spirits. Luckily, Aki recovers here and Go regains his spirits quicker.
• Relationship Upgrade: Aki Sakata died in his world before she and Go could have the chance to marry. Here she is alive and well and they have a daughter.

Seiji Hokuto/Ultraman Ace

A bakery owner and friend of Daigo, Asuka and Gamu. He is also the fourth Ultra to arrive on Earth, Ultraman Ace.

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See Ultraman Ace for tropes regarding the original Seiji

Heisei Ultras

Daigo Madoka/Ultraman Tiga

The main protagonist of the film, a young adult who wished to become an astronaut but has been unable to achieve his dream and has been reduced to an office worker while still longing for his dream career. He is also the ancient warrior, Ultraman Tiga.

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See Ultraman Tiga for tropes regarding the original Daigo and Tiga

• All Just a Dream: Constantly goes through this as he appears to witness the events of Ultraman Mebius and the Ultra Brothers such as the Ultra Brothers helping Mebius and U-Killersaurus Neo being defeated by Mebius only to wake up in his office.
• Dreaming of Things to Come: Eventually he begins to have dreams depicting the battle of the 8 Ultra Brothers against the Black Silhouettes and their forces, which come true as the film progresses.
• Fanboy: Like his friends, he is a big fan of the original Ultraman show and all others.
• Taught by Television: He helps Mebius defeat King Guesra by remembering that the finn on its back is its weakpoint, which he remembered from watching the original show.
• Wide-Eyed Idealist: Unlike his friends, he didn't lose hope in his dreams being realized. His optimism pays off in the end.

Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna

A friend of Daigo who dreamt of becoming a baseball player but lives an ordinary life now after his team lost. He is also the legendary warrior, Ultraman Dyna.

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See Ultraman Dyna for tropes regarding the original Asuka

Gamu Takayama/Ultraman Gaia

A friend of Daigo who dreamt of becoming a scientist and engineer so he could help Daigo in his astronaut career. Due to pressure in the present he's instead become a museum guide, but still wishes for more. He is also the Ultra Warrior of Earth, Ultraman Gaia.

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See Ultraman Gaia for tropes regarding the original Gamu and Gaia

• The Smart Guy: He's a notable engineering genius who proved capable of helping build the spaceship to M78 in the epilogue.

Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius

An Ultra from an alternate world who came to investigate a mysterious threat in this one. He also seeks to "awaken" the memories of the other Ultra Brothers.

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See Ultraman Mebius for other tropes regarding Mebius

• Alternate Self: Inverted. in contrast to every other character in the film, he's the original Mirai/Mebius who travels to the world where the film takes place.
• Badass in Distress: Spends most of the second half of the film petrified at Hipporit's hand, forcing the Ultra Brothers to revive him in the climax after they regain their memories.
• But Now I Must Go: After the Giant Silhouette is defeated, he departs back to his home Universe.
• Refugee from TV Land: Subverted. At first it seems that he's simply a character from the TV shows brought to life, he is actually the original Mebius, who travelled to this Universe to save it.

Family Members

Akiko Fuji

Hayata's wife and Rena's mother who helps out her husband in his shop.

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See Ultraman TV Series for the original Akiko

• Relationship Upgrade: In the original universe there was no indication of Hayata and Fuji having any romantic feelings for one another (though some hints were given of Akiko having feelings for Ultraman), in this Universe they're married and with a daughter.

Rena Hayata

Shin Hayata's and Akiko Fuji's daughter and Daigo's love interest.

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See Ultraman Tiga for tropes regarding the original Rena

• Babies Ever After: Has a child with Daigo by the end of the film, which they both take into their journey to the Land of Light.
• Half-Human Hybrid: Implied. Since her father is heavily implied to be an amnesiac Ultraman and her mother is a human. She is possibly a human/Ultra hybrid.
• Happily Married: At the end of the movie she's married to Daigo and the two have a daughter together.
• Love Interest: To Daigo, carrying over this role from her home series. They get married at the end of the movie
• Related in the Adaptation: She is the daughter of Shin Hayata and Akiko Fuji in this Universe whereas her original self was not related to either nor was even from the same universe as them to begin with.

Anne Yuri

Dan's wife who helps him in his restaurant.

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See Ultraseven for tropes regarding the original Anne

• Official Couple: Since they didn't separate here, she's married to Dan in this universe.

Aki Sakata

Go's wife, who was deceased in the original universe but is alive and well here.

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See Return of Ultraman for tropes regarding the original Aki

• Call-Back: After saving an old man from rubble during King Pandon's attack, she ends up in a coma, emotionally devastating Go, not unlike how her death in the original Universe nearly broke Go.
• Spared by the Adaptation: The original Aki died at the hands of Alien Nackle as means of breaking Go/Jack, here while it's implied she suffered a similar deadly experience, she managed to survive and live to her old age, marrying Go along the way.

Meguh Go

Go's and Aki's daughter.

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• Original Generation: She has no counterpart in the Showa continuity, owing it to Aki (her mother in this world) having died in it young.

Yuko Minami

Seiji's wife who helps him in his bakery. She also once was Ultraman Ace alongside Seiji.

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See Ultraman Ace for tropes regarding the original Aki

• Ambiguous Situation: The film never flat-out states that she's from the moon like her original counterpart, but given how all the events of Ultraman Ace are implied to have taken place in this Universe and a flashback of her departure is shown when she reminds Hokuto of their adventures it's heavily implied that she still is but eventually came back to Earth to live with Seiji.

Antagonists

The Black Silhouettes

One of the silhouettes in its normal form

A mysterious antagonistic entity that menaces the heroes throughout the film, seeking to spread negative emotions.

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• As Long as There Is Evil: Boast as the Giant Silhouette that they're immortal and will keep on returning and creating monsters to fill people's heart with fear and despair. Tiga and the Ultras promptly shut them up, telling them that hope will prevail before transforming into their Glitter Forms and obliterating the Silhouettes once and for all.
• Crossover-Exclusive Villain: They were created for this film and haven't reappeared outside of it.
• Dark Is Evil: Known as the Black Silhouettes, their powers come from the darkness of people's hearts and negative emotions manifesting as the shadowy Minus Energy, with their goals being to extinguish all Ultras and their light.
• Expy: They're dead-ringers for Yapool's original portrayal, being a mass collective of interdimensional humanoid figures who create monsters with the Minus Energy and carry an intense hatred for the Ultras. To boot, they obtain a giant form made by all the figures fusing together in a last-ditch attempt to defeat the Ultras similar to the Yapool collective fusing into Giant Yapool as one of their last schemes to defeat Ultraman Ace.
• Final Boss: As the Giant Silhouette, where all the Silhouettes combine into a colossal singular being to attempt to destroy the Ultras after all the other Kaiju are destroyed.
• Fusion Dance: After Giga Khimaira's destruction, the Silhouette's fuse together into the Giant Silhouette as a last resort to try and destroy the Ultras.
• Humanoid Abomination: Like the Yapool, they are humanoid in appearance but are utterly incomprehensible and mysterious entities with little known about their origins or form.
• The Man Behind the Man: They're the ones responsible for all the Kaiju appearances, as well as Super Alien Hipporit's
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: As Yapool was originally planned to be the Big Bad of the film, they serve a similar role with many similarities in nature and power, making them an odd example of the trope on a meta level.
• The Power of Hate: What empowers them as negative emotions including hate are the source of the Minus Energy and allow them to create monsters.

Super Alien Hipporit

"You human shall soon face extinction"

The master of the four King monsters, a powerful alien warlord who plots to take over the Earth.

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See Ultraman Ace for tropes regarding the original Alien Hipporit

• Adaptational Wimp: Downplayed. The original Hipporit defeated all 5 Ultra brothers and a (admittedly) severely weakened Father of Ultra with some difficulty, though he did have the advantage of the element of surprise for most of the fight. Here, while still powerful and tricky, he gains the upper hand only with underhanded tactics and needs King Goldras and Silvergon to assist him out to defeat Tiga. That said, he does fight Tiga to a standstill, ultimately requiring Gaia and Dyna's assistance to help Tiga defeat him.
• Aliens Are Bastards: An evil alien who plots to conquer Earth and is sadistic enough to turn the Ultras into bronze statues without mercy as means of sending humanity into despair before conquering the planet.
• Art Evolution: Has a much fiercer and intimidating design compared to the original Alien Hipporit with a more humanoid figure and less rubbery looking skin with spikes and claws as well as slit pupils. He also has no green-colored parts, instead having a simpler red and blue color scheme. Interestingly, this design became the norm for all future appearances of Alien Hipporits in the series.
• Back from the Dead: After Tiga defeats him, the Silhouettes resurrect his spirit and merge it with the King Monsters' to create Giga Khimaira.
• Big Bad: The commander of the King monsters attempting to use them to defeat Mebius and conquer the planet. Except not, he's simply a creation of the Black Silhouettes, formed from negative emotions and given shape by them.
• Combat Pragmatist: Would rather face his opponents via ambush, numbers advantage or with underhanded techniques, he nearly defeats and petrifies Tiga with the help of King Silvergon and King Goldras, but once they're defeated by Dyna and Gaia he himself loses against the Ultra in a one-on-one fight.
• Defiant to the End: Remains self-assured and determined to kill the Ultras even as his forces are destroyed.
• Disc-One Final Boss: His defeat appears to signify the end of the Kaiju's threat. However he's merely a creation of the Black Silhouettes and his defeat is merely the prelude to Giga Khimaira and the Giant Silhouette.
• Hellish Pupils: His iris are slit, complimenting his Yellow Eyes of Sneakiness.
• Purple Is Powerful: His energy blasts are colored purple.
• Taken for Granite: Can transform others into bronze statues by trapping them inside of giant crystal cylinders and dousing them in a gas, he does this to Mebius and nearly to Tiga as well, before Dyna and Gaia come to the rescue.
• Villainous Valor: Despite his preferrence for underhanded techniques, he does not cowers when Tiga, Dyna and Gaia corner him, instead keeping up the fight until he's killed for good.
• Yellow Eyes of Sneakiness: His eye color is yellow and he's quite an unpleasant and malevolent alien.

King Guesra

The first monster to attack, a revamped and stronger version of Guesra that attacks various factories and is confronted by the newly arrived Ultraman Mebius.

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See Ultraman TV Series for tropes regarding the original Guesra

• Adaptational Badass: The original Guesra wasn't too much of a challenge for Ultraman and had no attacks beyond clawing and slashing. King Guesra has fireballs, is way tougher and stronger to the point he can overpower Mebius in a physical confrontation and has poisonous spikes on its back.
• Amphibian Assault: A large monster with amphibian features who serves as the first Kaiju to appear and is presented as afierce opponent to Mebius.
• Art Evolution: Compared to the goofy-looking suit (recycled from Peter), King Guesra's suit is way more menacing, shedding the googly eyed look for fiercer yellow ones, having pronounced sharp fangs and spikes on his back along with spiked fins. This design would become the norm for all future appearances of Guesra.
• Attack Its Weak Point: To defeat it Mebius rips out its back fin with Daigo's help, weakening the Kaiju to the point Mebius can overpower and destroy it.
• Reptiles Are Abhorrent: A reptilian/amphibian-like Kaiju who is presented as a fierce monster and the first opponent of Mebius.
• Yellow Eyes of Sneakiness: It's yellow eyes further shows its status as an antagonistic and aggressive Kaiju.

King Pandon

The second monster to appear emerging from a mysterious tornado, following King Guesra's defeat, it fights Mebius and loses but its defeat merely heralds the arrival of Super Alien Hipporit.

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See Ultraseven for tropes regarding the original Pandon

• Art Evolution: Pandon receives a redesign with a fiercer appearance, as well as a more detailed color scheme and textured body. It also has two heads with two separate necks instead of two heads in one neck.
• Back from the Dead: According to supplementary materials, it is the original Pandon, resurrected and modified by Super Alien Hipporit. After Super Alien Hipporit's defeat, Pandon's spirit is resurrected and fused into Giga Khimaira.
• Jagged Mouth: Its mouth has a teeth-like appearance.
• Multiple Head Case: Has two heads on two separate necks, unlike the original Pandon's two heads in one singular neck.
• Mythology Gag: It's design is reminiscent of Neo Pandon mainly due to borrowing the two necked and spiked body design. That it has two necks serve also as a reference to the original concept for Pandon where it was meant to have two separate necks.
• Red Is Violent: A red-colored aggressive Kaiju and the film's second threat to appear after the defeat of King Guesra.
• Spikes of Villainy: Many parts of its body are full of spikes, giving it a fierce and intimidating look.

King Goldras

Alongside King Silvergon its the third Kaiju to appear, directly bodyguarding Super Alien Hipporit.

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See Ultraman Tiga for tropes regarding the original Goldras

• Adaptational Wimp: ZigZagged. The original Goldras was extremely powerful and tricky, capable of warping space and time as it pleased, forcing GUTS to create a complex plan to defeat it. Here it doesn't have any of those powers instead relying purely on brawn. On the other hand, its weakness of losing its powers when its horn is destroyed is not present anymore.
• Art Evolution: It has a more pronounced gold color, more defined face and body parts and has a more aesthetic looking body.
• Co-Dragons: Serves as one of Hipporit's main bodyguards alongside King Silvergon and assists him against Tiga, Dyna and Gaia.

King Silvergon

Alongside King Silvergon its the third Kaiju to appear, directly bodyguarding Super Alien Hipporit.

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See Ultraman Tiga for tropes regarding the original Silvergon

• Adaptational Badass: It no longer has poor eyesight as a weakness or at least it doesn't hinders it like it did in its home series.
• Art Evolution: It's neck is now curved and is much thinner than the original Silvergon's, with its body also being much more detailed. Its eyes also have pupils now and are less circular.
• Co-Dragons: Serves as one of Hipporit's main bodyguards alongside King Goldras and assists him against Tiga, Dyna and Gaia.

Giga Khimaira

A colossal chimera made from the spirits of the King monsters and Super Alien Hipporit to create a foe powerful enough to defeat Gaia, Dyna and Tiga.

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• A Head at Each End: Has Goldra's and Silvergon's heads at the front and Pandon's twin heads in the rear area.
• Beam Spam: Can fire energy blasts from either its multiple heads or Hipporit's antennae structure.
• Body Horror: It's body parts are messed up, with multiple heads in various locations and multiple distorted limbs some of which are fused from many of its components into a singular limb each.
• Breath Weapon: All of its heads can fire energy balls to fight its opponents.
• Crossover-Exclusive Villain: Along with the Black Silhouettes, Giga Khimaira has never appeared outside of its debut film.
• Eyes Do Not Belong There: Hipporit's two eyes are located in the chest of the fusion.
• Fusion Dance: The result of the Black Silhouettes fusing the spirits of the King Kaiju and Super Alien Hipporit into one entity.
• Mix-and-Match Critters: Is a hodgepodge of body parts (mainly limbs and heads) of its components.
• Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Has 8 limbs (2 from each of the King monsters, with Hipporit's arms being fused to King Goldras' and Silvergon's own arms) which it can use to deal with 3 Ultras at once.
• Multiple Head Case: Has a grand total of six heads (with Super Alien Hipporit's serving as the chest, Guesra's serving as the abdomen, Pandon's heads serving as the tails and King Silvergon's and Goldra's heads being the main ones for Giga Khimaira).

Others

Jun Manjome

A sci-fi author who comments on the strange incidents happening across Japan in a news broadcast. He is also an alternate version of the very first Ultra Series protagonist.

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See Ultra Q for tropes regarding the original Jun Manjome.

• Alternate Self: To the original Jun Manjome.
• The Cameo: A notable one, as he appears in a news report commenting on the mirage seen on the film and theorizing about its origins.
• Mythology Gag: Manjome appears here as a sci-fi author who is called to consult on the strange incidents happening, not unlike his usual role in Ultra Q.

Hiroya Fujimiya

Gamu's childhood friend and a genius physicist who developed antigravity flight technology.

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See Ultraman Gaia for tropes regarding the original Hiroya Fujimiya.

• Adaptational Nice Guy: Because the events of Gaia that broke him and led him to become the Anti-Hero Ultraman Agul never happened in this universe, he retains his original idealistic personality that was only seen in flashbacks in his original version.
• Adaptational Wimp: He never gains the power of Ultraman Agul in the film, instead remaining a normal human.
• Nice Guy: He credits Gamu indirectly for the development of his antigravity flight technology, despite the latter being completely unknown in the academic field.
• Relationship Upgrade: He's Happily Married with Reiko Yoshii in this universe, while his Gaia counterpart treated her as a Morality Pet with only the slightest hints of Ship Tease.