#Specium Beam

[destroyer-of-monsters]

Peak Cinema right here.

[thekaijudude]

Do you think Great, Powered and Seven 21 can destroy the Leo Bros in other ways aside Ultra Will power?

Great has the same age as Ace

Powered has the same age as Jack

Seven 21 is older than Seven

If I recall correctly

Hi!

Great is actually 2000 years older than Ace

Powered is 2000 years younger than Jack

Seven 21 is 1000 years older than Seven

For reference, Leo and Astra are 10 000 years old

So if you remove Ultra Psychokinesis, then you're looking at purely physical stats as well as beam potency.

However, as mentioned before with regards to M78 vs L77 Ultras, we don't know how L77 Ultras scale with age, because we only have literally a single point of reference for L77 ultras with regards to physical stats.

So we could probably just go by the simple logic of if Seven trained Leo, so Seven > Leo. Which means that Seven 21 and Great can defeat Leo. Leaving Powered undetermined as he would be 2000 years younger than Seven (because we dont know the scaling to interpolate)

Otherwise, if you wanna go by feats, its kinda hard to scale as well as even if you went by the original Leo series, where Leo barely managed to hold his own against at least 2 Ultra Brothers, in the same sequence, a single Ultra Brother was also seemingly on equal footing with the Alien Valky that was disguised as Astra at the time.

And Leo's planet busting attack isnt much to compare either as in Mebius, his combination attack with Astra was clearing the sunspots at the same rate as a single ultra brother's finisher.

Even fast forwarding to UFV and UGF3, Leo still seems to be keeping up with the Ultra Brothers comparatively, against the choju in the former and against AT in the latter.

Tho its important to point out that Powered's main gimmick seems to be his Mega Specium Beam, which is 5x stronger than Ultraman's own Specium Beam, which I dont think Leo can actually tank it.

On the other hand as mentioned, we dont know if Leo can scale to a 15 000 year old M78 Ultra physically, so thats inconclusive.

Thanks for the question!

[ultramanultimo]

You know it occurred to me why Jackel swelled up like that only recently because I learned (thank you Gundam Seed and Super Atragon) what happens to a human body exposed to high levels and frequencies of radioactive/microwave heat.

They POP.

The Ultra’s Specium/Spacium beams are composed of a radioactive element they naturally generate possibly due to their bodies absorbing solar radiation.

They were fucking BOILING Jackel's inner fluids.

THAT is why kaiju usually explode when a specium beam hits them, Ultramen literally expose the monster to rapid thermal expansion of their body fluids and the result is KA-BOOM.

So not only does it look awesome but suddenly it’s alot more darker than you’d think when you see a character explode in a tokusatsu or super sentai production.

Hell, if Anno and Higuchi wanted Shin Ultraman to be darker, they coulda realistically showed what happens when people are even nearby Ultraman when he fires off the beam. Thank god they didn’t.

[astoundingbeyondbelief]

Kaiju Week in Review (March 26-April 1, 2023)

Sadao Iizuka died on March 24 at the age of 88. One of the last living links to the first Godzilla film, he had an incredibly prolific career in tokusatsu as an optical artist, with his work including Godzilla's atomic breath, King Ghidorah's gravity beams, and Ultraman's specium ray. Most of his work on Toho kaiju films was in the Showa era, but he also contributed animation to every one from 1993 to 1997, plus Final Wars and, believe it or not, Shin Ultraman. Rest in peace.

If you'd like to learn more about his career, Brett Homenick published a couple of very expansive interviews here and here.

Chibi Godzilla Raids Again premiered on April Fools Day with a lot of bickering between the worldly Chibi Mechagodzilla and the sweet Chibi Godzilla. No official translation yet, but fellow Wikizilla bureaucrat Les went through the on-screen captions to write a lengthy summary.

Godziban is celebrating Godzilla vs. Megalon's 50th with a multipart episode, the first installment of which also went up on April Fools' Day. The Three Godzilla Brothers get the filmmaking itch again, and Gigan and Megalon are as gloriously dumb as ever.

Kamen Rider and Man Spider—sorry, "Masked Rider" and "Kumo Augment"—have joined Godzilla Battle Line. With this, every lead from the Shin Japan Heroes Universe is part of the game, making it one of the most elaborate Godzilla crossovers ever (remember, Kong's there too). I doubt Rider actually becomes kaiju-sized in Shin Kamen Rider, but there is some precedent for it. Both units are apparently game-changers too.

Penguin will be publishing a Godzilla picture book the day after Christmas by Olivia Luchini, titled Love from Godzilla. No cover yet, but here's the description:

Share the love with Godzilla! This hardcover gift book, complete with monstrously adorable illustrations of everyone’s favorite kaijus, is perfect for that special someone.

Sick of the Skull Island cartoon taking forever to come out? Make your own story. Evil Genius Games has opened preorders for its Kong: Skull Island Cinematic Adventure RPG, to be released on June 1, although you can buy the PDF right now. As someone whose introduction to tabletop RPGs was Toho Kingdom's D20 section, I'm beyond thrilled, not the least because the book thanks Wikizilla and our resident King Kong expert, The Boy Who Cried Godzilla. And as you can see, there are some new monsters in the mix.

Preorders are also open for their Pacific Rim RPG; same release date. They're hoping to expand on both via crowdfunding; the Kickstarter starts May 9.

Bandai released a short, baffling video about an unspecified Shin Japan Heroes Universe project on April Fools' Day. Very suspicious timing, but there's nothing in here that really reads as a prank; this crossover has been around for a while now. Cool animation too.

Toho didn't do anything Godzilla-related for 4/1 this year, probably to avoid upstaging the shows that released actual episodes that day. But I did write a Wikizilla article on past pranks if you'd like a stroll down memory lane.

[tyrantisterror]

So fun fact on the Baltan's not wanting Mars! The Science Patrol figure out later on in the episode that the reason they don't want Mars is because there's massive amounts of Specium, which isn't present on earth and it's toxic to them. Which is also what Ultraman's beams are made of, which helps with the new abilities they garner later on in the original series. Also it's weird that by that list you gave I've somehow seen more of Ultraman than you at this point. We should fix that at some point.

I have so much Ultraman to binge. Someday... someday...

[soupct123]

Trascript of my live tweeting of transformers earthspark season 1c

Barely spoilers but still gotta be cortious corteios courtus courteus howbt f do spell whatever its uner cut

12:18 AM

Watching earthspark now HOLY SHIT [REDACTED] MOMENT!!!! [REDACTED]!!!! [REDACTED] IN A COMIC BOOK PANEL FOR 2 SECONDS!!!!!

12:20 AM

Grimlock is such a guy <3 hes so dude!

12:29 AM

God damn jawbreaker’s dino head looks worse than I thought it would why is your mouth THERE boy 😭

12:38 AM

HIS MOUTH I. ANT IM TRYING TO ENJOY IT HUT GODDAM HIS FUCKING MOUTH

WHERE’S THE BEAK????!!!!

12:38 AM

He looks like the yee dinosaur.

12:39 AM

His new robot mode looks like half life hev suit

12:41 AM

EPISODE 2 [REDACTED] IS BACK

12:43 AM

“PRIMUS’ BEARD!” fucking goober

12:45 AM

SUS PRIME MOMET!!!!

12:47 AM

Quintus prime looks like the airbender guy from legend of korra

12:47 AM

or maybe walter white

1:01 AM

These ads are ficking killing me id rather watch gran turismo trailer while someone drills my stomach with a rusty power drill

1:02 AM

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1:07 AM

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1:09 AM

WAS THAT HEDORAH????

1:12 AM

Paramount+ is breaking becore my very eyes it’s almost as bad as hulu-HOLY SHIT STARSCREAM!!!!

1:15 AM

It’s not hedorah it’s fucking shockwave’s driller pet from dark of the moon! (Spoiler It isn’t it just reminds me of her)

1:23

This is some fetish shit right here what the guck

Croft you piece of shit you and mandork

Starscream is so fucking cunty!!! AND CUTE!!!

1:24

Pikmin ad! Im gonna pull off my own nails!!!!

1:36

Metamorphosis (1990) moment

1:36

DADDY MALTO IS BACK IN THE THIRD FUCKING EPISODE YES I LOVE HIM

1:52

“dO ByUo WONt-BABANA BWEAD???” I WANT to FUCKING STEP IN A BEARTRAP

1:55

CARVE HIM LIKE A TURKEY GIRL!!! YES!!! CHILDREN LOVE VIOLENCE!!!

1:59

SOMEONE REPAINT BEAST MACHINES SILVERBOLT INTO QUINTUS PRIME NOW!!!!!!!

2:01 AM

Actually cried so much and it’s only episode 4 got damn

2:10

Shaggy and scooby doo ass bitches

2:16

I swear that’s the fucking moving platform and button activation sound effect from portal 1

2:25

Ghoids? GHOIDS????? GHOIDS????!?? CROFT YOU DUMBASS RACIST WASTE OF MOLECULES!!!!

2:57

omg im literally love incarnate one episode left agagsvsvsv

3:02 AM

“The Last Hope” GAMERA?????

3:59 (1ST VIEWING COMPLETE)

Still my favorite show

I made enough tears to drown that piece of shit mandroid

Only flaw with these episodes is that he needed to get tortured more

And also that hashtag never interacted with skywarp. No payoff for that gay ass fake backstory from episode 10 lol

4:05 AM

WAIT A GODDAMN SECOND TARANTULAS WASNT EVEN IN IT BOW COULD THEY DO BRO DIRTY LIKE THAT DUCING GAVEVEGEHSJWJSBEBEHRH 0/10 RUINED FOREVER

Guys. JUST KIDDING. It’s fine. Still love you. Good night. It’s 4 in the morning where i am.

[ukiyaseed]

From First Love: Hatsukoi, Episode 5 “Talk in Sign Language”

No, but you ended up becoming a Kamen Rider. Also it is today that I learned that the Japanese sign language for Ultraman is the Specium Beam pose.

[chipsncookies]

50m alien giant of light with destructive specium beam : 🧍

Me : My baby boy my scrungle my skrunkly 🥰🥰🥰💖💖💖🥰🥰🥰🥰

[radroller]

I feel like i had a real Berenstein/Berenstain experience with the spelling of “Spacium Beam” bc for the longest time i swear everything spelled it “Specium” when i first got into Ultraman.

[notathrowawayname]

Wait, shit, omg

Is _that_ why Specium Beam is a cross???

Is Ultraman shooting Christianity at his enemies???

It's that time of year when Tumblr celebrates Easter by posting pictures of crucified anime characters, and inevitably somebody in the notes will pop up to helpfully explain that crucifixion imagery has no cultural significance in Japanese media because Japan is only about 1% Christian, which bugs me because it's completely wrong.

It's true that in the majority of cases, crucifixion in Japanese cartoons isn't meant to be conveying any specific theological message, but something Western audiences are likely to miss is that a large portion of those random crucifixion scenes are referencing Ultraman.

Ultraman's creator was a devout Roman Catholic who explicitly intended the titular hero to read as a Christ figure, and consequently, various Ultramen have been crucified on multiple unconnected occasions throughout the franchise's history. Crucifixion scenes in Japanese cartoons are often directly name-checking particular crucifixion incidents from Ultraman, right down to emulating the compositions and camera angles of specific shots. It's like an especially morbid version of the Akira slide.

The upshot is that while it's true that the inclusion of gratuitous crucifixion scenes in Japanese cartoons typically has no (intentional) theological message, stating that they have no cultural significance is incorrect. A large chunk of the Japanese viewing audience are going to see them and immediately go "hey, that's an Ultraman reference".

Anyway, as an image tax, have a shot of four crucified Ultramen miraculously resurrecting a fifth Ultraman by shooting laser beams out of their hearts:

[destroyer-of-monsters]

Digelos defeated, and his horns too!

• Ultraman Arc Episode 3

[thekaijudude]

Ok, so I was going to ask people on physics.stackexchange.com this question, but then I decided to ask you so as to make it easier on myself. So, here’s the actual question: 

In a world where any two forms of energy can be mixed and/or compounded in the same sense as how two chemical elements can be mixed and/or compounded, what would you say the Specium Ray is (as far as its composition), why is the Specium Ray considered the most basic Ultra Beam technique, how is the Specium Ray generated and fired by Ultras (biologically speaking), and how does Specium become the other forms of energy seen in other Ultra Beams (Ace’s Metallium Ray, Taro’s Strium Ray, Tiga’s Zeperion Ray, etc.)?

Oh, and just to be clear, by “mixed and/or compounded”, I’m referring to how in chemistry, there’s a difference between a mixture and a compound.

I think its better to remove the prerequisite that "two forms of energy can be mixed" part cause THAT specific point has major implications on so many levels of analytical mechanics that im not even going to bother delving into. Plus it dosent even necessarily relate to your actual question

The Specium Ray (Or Ultra Beams in general) seems to work like some form of lasering technique (which ngl, im not really familiar with this cause this is under Applied Physics in my uni's curriculum and im taking Theoretical Physics which they only very briefly talk about lasering)

Not to mention theres alot of Bio and Chem stuff in there that I have no idea how to explain in those context cause its been YEARS since ive took those subjects

iirc why specifically Specium, i believe it was stated somewhere that its because its in abundance in the LoL or sth, so every ultra's base beam is just the Specium Ray. But iirc, its also stated that no 2 Specium Rays are the same like Ultraman and Jack's Specium Ray are different from each other (either in strength and/or other optical properties? Unsure since this was not stated)

Then I suppose over time as the Ultra gets more powerful and experienced, perhaps their inner composition changes and this also naturally alters the properties of their beams? Either that or theres some system in the LoL where Ultras can infuse themselves with other elements to alter their beam by testing their compatibility or sth. Other than the LoL, other Ultras such as ones "born" directly from their power sources like VoL or Noa/King/Blazar might have just been naturally born with their own variations. The DoL mightve worked the same way as the LoL

Thanks for the question!

[friendshipstates]

(Expanding on Voyager)

(How is Kamen Rider Voyager distinct from Kamen Rider Fourze?

Firstly, the symbols on the arms and legs have been swapped out for arrows. Left and Right arrows on the appropriate arms, Up on the left leg, and Down on the right leg. However, she also has a fifth slot for switches that add modules to her back.

Secondly, any Switch she has can be used in any slot.

Lastly, she has a completely different loadout of Switches to Fourze. Here's the list of Switches she has: 01- Thruster (Based on the Ion Engines that spaceships in her time have, it's a smaller, more rounded version of the Rocket Module) 02- Cannon (If used on the leg, it produces a standard projectile, if on the arm, it's an energy orb) 03- Press (Creates a Hydraulic Press/ Pile Driver) 04- Scanner (Serves to combine Camera, Radar and Flash for a variety of detection tools) 05- Lift (Creates a small telekinetic field around a person or object within twenty feet of her. Can lift up to half a ton for a few seconds) 06- Dive (Creates a field of kinetic energy around her to either slow her down in air, or speed up in water) 07- Grinder (Creates a giant grinding tool for cutting through armor or solid objects) 08- Fade (Similar to Stealth, but it can also make other people or objects temporarily invisible) 09- Surge (Used to give herself or an ally a temporary adrenaline boost. This also heals most minor wounds) 10- Cryo (First Elemental States, allows for freezing blasts, using the Polaris Shuriken to create whole areas of sub-zero chill) 11- Copy (Creates a module that can mimic the armor pieces and weapons of most heroes) 12- Flail (Combining the Spike Module and the Chain Array into one melee weapon) 13- Mirror (Creates a barrier that reflects damage) 14- Spin (Creates a fast spinning platform for mobility) 15- Whip (Creates a metal cable that can either strike or bind a target) 16- Illusion (Creates multiple images of Voyager or another target to confuse enemies) 17- Tunnel (Combining the Drill and Scoop, allows Voyager to quickly dig through the ground) 18- Burst (Deploys explosive dust/chaff to divert enemy projectiles or distract foes) 19- Repair (Can reconstruct damaged objects) 20- Sonic (Second Elemental States. Use the Decibow Arrow for echolocation, high pitched sonic screeches, or infrasound to disorient foes) 21- Flare (Creates a beam of light, equal to one tenth the intensity of an Ultraman's Specium beam) 22- Transmit (Can send the user through electric lines or redirect enemy attacks) 23- Lance (Creates a massive lance. Often combined with a mobility switch to ensure a hit) 24- Liquid (Can turn any surface into a liquid temporarily) 25- Slow (transfers an enemy's speed to her or an ally) 26- Ring (Creates energy rings that can either block attacks or lock down foes) 27- Booster (Creates jetpack wings) 28- Glue ( Locks enemies down with clear high-strength glue) 29/30- Gravity (Similar to Magnet States, this requires two switches to activate. Creates the Newtonic Rifle to alter gravity. 31- Marker (Allows an opponent to be tagged with a special mark that's invisible to them, but can be detected by the Scanner Switch or any ally with enhanced senses) 32- Sapper (Drains energy from a target) 33- Fist (Creates a giant hand of energy to strike at enemies) 34- Cloud (Creates obscuring mists) 35- Buzzsaw (Self-explanatory) 36- Dynamo (Absorbs incoming attacks and rechannels it to heal Voyager or boost her abilities temporarily) 37- Quake (Creates localized earthquakes) 38- Rail (Creates a railgun weapon) 39- Grip (Allows Voyager to walk or run on walls or ceilings) 40- Temporal (Final Switch- She doesn't have this one yet, but she'll have to build it and use it to return home)

[vbartilucci]

Just on the off chance that people don't know, Golgotha is the name of the mountain on which Christ was crucified. in case the scene wasn't on point enough.

Tsuburaya PACKED Ultraman with Christian imagery - the specium beam final attack is done by the hands forming a cross.

So, apparently, crucifixion in Super Sentai is a trope going all the way back to the first series, Himitsu Sentai GoRanger. This did not get started with Sentai though as Crucifixion in Toku dates back to at least Ultraseven* in 1967:

Perhaps even more (in)famously is the scene from 1972′s Ultraman Ace where the Ultra Brothers are crucified on the Planet Gologotha as a trap for the new hero.

This scene is actually so famous in the series that it got a scene set release in the Ultra Act toyline from Bandai.

I think this got started because the creator of Ultraman and Ultraseven, Eiji Tsuburaya, was a Catholic who liked to infuse Christian religious imagery into his work.  The classic Ultraman specium beam pose is supposed to resemble a cross,  the ultimate ward against evil.

The actual meaning of crucifixion was apparently lost and seen as just a means of restraint before an execution.  Or maybe the meaning was stripped away and the original intent as an archaic, barbaric form of execution restored.

The Super Sentai series above are (in order of the pictures):

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger

Himitsu Sentai GoRanger

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai

Choudenshi Bioman

Hikari Sentai Maskman

Choujin Sentai Jetman

and then two instances from:

Hyakujyuu Sentai GaoRanger

*The episode of Ultraseven featuring the hero’s crucifixion was accidentally aired (in dubbed form) by TNT in the United States on Easter Sunday, an act that upset several of their viewers considering TNT is based in the Conservative Southern city of Atlanta.

[sashimikitten]

hajime is great

[ask-cloverfield]

Started just messing with the Ultraman Oc designs and Cicada man my beloved then tried inking some Goji’s