Ultraman Tiga is a Japanese tokusatsu television series, produced by Tsuburaya Productions. It is the 12th installment of the Ultra Series (although it takes place in an alternate universe) and incorporates elements from the Cthulhu Mythos.
The film Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey was released in 2000 as a direct sequel to the series.
Synopsis[]
After protecting an ancient civilization 30 million years ago, Ultraman Tiga is resurrected in the present day by merging with Diago Madoka, a member of the GUTS defense team. Meanwhile, an apocalyptic prophecy is unfolding involving kaiju and aliens threatening the Earth, with Ultraman Tiga being the only one who can stop them. Eventually, an ancient evil named Gatanothor is revealed to have been behind it all.
In ancient times, Gatanothor once ruled the Earth in an age of darkness. After destroying all of humanity, he returned to the city of R'lyeh and remained dormant there for millions of years until life repopulated the planet. Reawakened in the present day, Gatanothor attempted to wipe out humanity again. His first attempt was to make humanity destroy itself by getting them to be addicted to the plant kaiju Gijera's extract. When that failed, Gatanothor would send his Zoigers (a race of Lloigor-based kaiju) to spread chaos and destruction across the world. Eventually confronting Ultraman Tiga, Gatanothor proved to be invincible to all of his attacks and easily defeated Tiga by turning him to stone. However, the light of humanity managed to revive Ultraman Tiga and he defeated Gatanothor in the second round.
In Other Media[]
- Demonbane: Chapter 3 of the original visual novel is titled "Take Me Higher", a reference to the theme song of Ultraman Tiga.
- Haiyore! Nyaruko-san: In episode 12 of the TV series, Roy Fogger manipulates Ghutatan into petrifying Mahiro. His situation features several references to Ultraman Tiga, including his consciousness represented by being trapped in a crystal (much like Diago) and the light that eventually revives him. Ghutatan herself was also designed to partially resemble Gatanothor.
- Kaiju Girls Black: Gatanothor appears as a kaiju girl in the climax of the film.
Gallery[]
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External links[]
- Ultraman Tiga at the Ultraman wiki