I Would Never Do Zat Again
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"Don't be ridiculous! Earth will be protected by u.s.a. humans!"
- ―Kotaro Higashi to Alien Valky after he separated from Ultraman Taro
Kotaro Higashi (東光太郎 Higashi Kōtarō ) is the main protagonist of Ultraman Taro and Ultraman Taro's human host.
Contents
- one History
- 1.i Ultraman Taro
- 2 Transformation
- 3 Powers and Weapons
- four Other Media
- 4.one Princess Comet: Kumiko Ohba
- 4.2 Ultraman Taro Manga
- four.2.i Trivia
- 5 Gallery
- 6 Trivia
History
Ultraman Taro
Kotaro Higashi wanted to be a championship boxer. However, destiny had other plans equally he barbarous thousands of feet from the Earth after Astromons shook him off throwing him to the footing. The 5 Ultra Brothers brought Kotaro's body to their homeworld of Nebula M78 many years into the past. It was there that Mother of Ultra merged Kotaro with her son Ultraman Taro, who would bring together the Ultra Brothers. After the merge was complete, Kotaro was taken back to present day Globe and equally Astromons was ravaging a city Kotaro turned into Ultraman Taro. Not long after Astromons's defeat Kotaro joined ZAT and fought in a new era of Kaiju and alien invasions.
In the last episode, Kotaro gave the Ultra Badge back to the Lady in Light-green, separating from Ultraman Taro. Notwithstanding, not long afterwards he separated from Taro, Alien Valky attacked Tokyo by surprise to become his revenge on Ultraman Taro, without knowing Kotaro had been separated from him. Kotaro fought him with his own human abilities and managed to defeat him by blowing up a nearby gas tank. After that he left ZAT to pursue his dream of becoming a professional boxer. He was never seen again afterward. His current location is too unknown.
Transformation
Ultra Badge: This was presented to Kotaro Higashi by Female parent of Ultra, Kotaro takes the Ultra Badge from his shoulder and holds it up above his trunk before shouting "Taro!" signaling Taro to announced. At the series' terminate, the Ultra Badge was ultimately returned back to Female parent of Ultra at Kotaro'south request to not need to rely on Taro's power.
Kotaro uses the Ultra Badge
Ultraman Taro's rise
Powers and Weapons
- Training: Like all members of ZAT, Kotaro has recieved combat and pilot preparation.
- Superhuman Feats: After his merger with Taro, Kotaro'south reaction was enhanced greatly. He is besides able to endure severe estrus for a long period of fourth dimension.
- Ultra Bluecoat: Kotaro can use this to transform into Ultraman Taro.
Other Media
Princess Comet: Kumiko Ohba
Ultraman Taro Manga
In the Ultraman Taro Manga, past Getter Robo creator Ken Ishikawa, Kotaro appears as Kotaro Azuma. Kotaro starts the manga equally a wanderer and boxer, helping some children being bullied. He moves in with the family of one of the children, becoming a big brother figure to him. Much later, when one of the other bullied children's dog turns out to be a Kaiju in disguise. While on a rampage, attempting to kill it quondam owner, Kotaro tried to fend it off, only to exist crushed beneath a collapsing construction.
In his most death land, he is contacted past a being who takes the form of a bright burning sun, a beingness who presented herself as the Mother of Ultra. This being warned him of a time of monsters approaching and granted Kotaro the ability to transform into Ultraman Taro. Taro then went on to defeat the dog like kaiju, which warned him in its dying breath that its master would send other creatures to attack the Earth and its people.
Trivia
- Unlike in the TV series, Kotaro and Taro are not separate beings merged together, but instead Kotaro has been given the power to transform into an Ultra.
- In the manga Kotaro transforms by saying "Ultra Henshin".
Gallery
Kotaro's first advent
Kotaro transforms for the first time
Funny Moment: Kotaro is too hungry and mistakes a phone as a fried chicken
Kotaro eats a shish kebab
Kotaro receives a report from ZAT while eating with his brothers
Kotaro'southward final transformation
Kotaro reveals his true identity as Ultraman Taro with Kenichi
Kotaro wants to carve up from Taro
Kotaro holds the Ultra Badge for the last fourth dimension
Kotaro gives Ultra Bluecoat back
Mother of Ultra said adieu to Kotaro
Kotaro said adieu to ZAT
Kotaro in Ultraman Taro'south last episode
Kotaro'due south last apperance in the Ultraman Series
Trivia
- The relation between Kotaro and Ultraman Taro is somewhat confusing, as the series itself has several references that he became Taro'south human being class, and addresses the Lady in Green/Mother of Ultra as his ain mother, and the Ultra Brothers' human alter-egos as if they were really brothers. Though in the last episode, it tin be confirmed that he is a human host instead.
- Kotaro Higashi is the first male Human Host to separate from his Ultra willingly. He also was 1 of the few Ultra man hosts to sever his relation with an Ultra Warrior.
- Kotaro was the first and but Ultra homo host/class to have fought his last battle by himself without any help nor transforming into an Ultraman. Kotaro was too the get-go Ultra's human hosts/forms to take merely appeared in one series (Ultraman Taro) and he was never seen again after.
- Kotaro was meant to render in Ultraman Mebius to assist Mebius like other Ultra Brothers' human forms/forms merely he couldn't brand information technology considering Saburo Shinoda, his actor was attention someone'southward funeral at the fourth dimension. Saburo Shinoda was also supposed to voice for Taro but this conclusion was also scrapped due to the funeral he was attention. Susumu Kurobe (Shin Hayata/Ultraman) and Kohji Moritsugu (Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven) admitted that Saburo'south inability to render was a huge regret.
- Saburo Shinoda, Kotaro Higashi'south role player, was besides the showtime vocalisation player for Ultraman Taro (but he merely voiced for Taro in the Ultraman Taro series but). Despite that, his grunts all the same kept and reused for Taro'southward many after appearances.
- During the time of Ultraman Taro, Saburo Shinoda states that fifty-fifty himself was shocked upon learning of Kotaro'south conclusion to leave his Ultraman and continue his life as a normal human. Unfortunately, this was the author's decision.
- Earlier casting as Kotaro Higashi inUltraman Taro, his player Saburo Shinoda fabricated an appearance inUltraman Ace episode twenty equally a small character named Ichiro Shinoda.
- Kotaro Higashi has been mentioned in New Ultraman Retsuden episode 8 past an Alien Valky of that series, who as well claimed himself to be the same individual that Kotaro attacked.
- This is also the simply time Kotaro has been mentioned afterwards the end of Ultraman Taro.
| Human Hosts and Forms | |
|---|---|
| Showa Hosts | Shin Hayata | Dan Moroboshi | Hideki Get | Seiji Hokuto | Yuko Minami | Kotaro Higashi | Professor Ohtani | Shuuhei Aragaki | Tetsuya Kitajima | Tadao Nambara | Takashi Ueno | Gen Otori | Choichiro Hikari | Kyoko Kodaka | Takeshi Yamato | Ryoko Hoshi | Scott Masterson | Chuck Gavin | Beth O'Brian |
| Heisei Hosts | Jack Shindo | Dan Moroboshi (Heisei Ultraseven) | Kenichi Kai | Masaki Kazamori | Genki Kagura | Mysterious Daughter | Shin Kenmochi | Agent Sean | Masato Usami | Katsuto Asahi | Daigo Madoka | Tsubasa Madoka | Amui | Shin Asuka | Gamu Takayama | Hiroya Fujimiya | Ginga Yumeboshi | Musashi Haruno | Julie | Shunichi Maki | Jun Himeya | Ren Senjyu | Nagi Saijyo | Kazuki Komon | Kaito Touma | Ikuo Hasunuma | Mirai Hibino | Kazuya Serizawa | Ryu Aihara | Shingo Sakomizu | Jin | Run | Nozomu Taiga | Hikaru Raido | Sho | Daichi Oozora | Sayuri Tachibana | Yuuto Tamaki | Gai Kurenai | Riku Asakura | Leito Igaguri | Katsumi Minato | Isami Minato | Rosso | Blu | Asahi Minato |
| Reiwa Hosts | Hiroyuki Kudo | Haruki Natsukawa | Kengo Manaka | Ribut | Ignis | Kanata Asumi | Shinji Kaminaga |
| Evil Ultra Hosts | Keigo Masaki | Riko Saida | Shinya Mizorogi | Hiroyuki Misawa | Mitsuhiko Ishibori | Soso | Utsuutsu | Arie Ishikari | Makoto Aizen | Kirisaki | Zabil |
| Other Ultraman Media | Takeshi Yoshioka (Hyperspace) | Ikuru | Shin Moroboshi | Kazuma Asuka | Akiko Fuji (Ultraman F) | Shin Hayata (Marvel) | Dan Moroboshi (Marvel) | Lili Archive |
| Other Hosts | Takeshi Hongo | Kyotaro Kagami | Officer Sakomizu | Goro Kirishima | Yuji Hayase | Tetsuo Hayase | Lily Hayase | Daisuke Misaki | Naoki Tachibana | Koh | Ai Tachibana | Zen Tachibana | Toki Goh | Naoto Sho | Takeshi Todo | Ippei Baba | Yuka Inoue | Mai Midorikawa | Sam Collins | Ai Kumashiro | Akira Kageyama | Rei | Nao | Tomoya Ichijouji | Daisuke Misaki (Glenfire) | Amate | Yuta Hibiki | Hikari Kaizaki | Chloe |
Source: https://ultra.fandom.com/wiki/Kotaro_Higashi
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