#belyudra

[mythicalmarvels]

Belyudra: The Largest Kaiju to Grace Live-Action Films

This morning, a burning question filled my mind as I awoke: "What's the largest Kaiju ever to grace a live-action film?" My quest for answers led me to some well-known contenders, but in second place, a peculiar name caught my eye: "Belyudra." Intrigued, I delved into the depths of the internet to discover that Belyudra is a remarkable entity within the Ultraman universe, making its grand appearance in the film "Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends."

Hence, my curiosity drove me to seek out this movie, and upon watching it, I was pleasantly surprised. Even though the film was released in 2009, the visuals held up admirably, and the practical effects were skillfully executed (though there's room for improvement in the CGI department, I bear no grudges).

Now, let's talk about the climax of the movie, where these valiant Ultramen engage in an epic battle against the colossal Kaiju. This monstrous adversary emerges by amalgamating several other fearsome Kaijus. And, let me tell you, it was well worth the watch. The fight sequence, while relatively short and not as lightning-fast as some might desire, exuded a charm that could uplift the spirits of any Kaiju enthusiast.

Behold the awe-inspiring collage art I've assembled from the most monstrous moments of the movie!!!!

The gargantuan Kaiju (Belyudra):

Once again, the hero comes to the rescue:

Will talk about this dude later ;)

[grantgfan]

last of the bad monsters, the genie team faced in season 6

pedanium zetton from ultraman geed

Ultraman Orb dark from ultraman R/b

foxy from five nights at freddy's

terror dog (savage)

Snake Darkness from Ultraman R/B The Movie: Select! The Crystal of Bond

Ultraman Tregear from Ultraman R/B The Movie: Select! The Crystal of Bond

black dome from ultraman leo

the gremlins from gremlins

Gorg Fire Golza from Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman

Gorg Antlar from Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman

ultraman Belial Atrocious from ultraman geed

monster x from godzilla final wars

Keizer Ghidorah from godzilla final wars

Zaigorg from Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman

King Ghidorah (legendary) from godzilla king of the monster

galactron MK2 from Ultraman Geed The Movie: Connect the Wishes!

Maga Orochi from ultraman orb

Belyudra from Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie

[joyfulkingdomfest]

Belyudra Evil of YouTube

[ultra-facts]

Today’s Ultra Trivia:

Hundred Monster Belyudra has in fact, about more than 226 Kaiju that were featured on his body. It’s said that there are many others that are inside Belyudra that can’t be seen, therefore the total number of Kaiju would be immeasurable.

Source: Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends THE MOVE Visual File (2010)

[rustybottlecap]

What would be the blue shell equivalent?

Ultraman Kart racing game with Dinosaur Tank as the final boss/hidden character

Tumblr's a wishing well, right?

[recentanimenews]

FEATURE: The Ultraman Guide to Help You Enjoy Hideaki Anno’s Upcoming Movie

  On January 29, fans were treated to a teaser to Shin Ultraman, a new movie produced and written by the creator of Evangelion, Hideaki Anno, and set to debut in the summer of 2021. The roughly 30-second video spends about half its runtime showing us serious people in serious suits doing serious stuff but just before you start to suspect that Shin Ultraman is going to be, ugh, serious, BAM, it shows us its kaiju. One has what appears to be a drill on its head that opens to reveal a kind of turtle skull face, like if Cubone and Squirtle had a baby that became an Eva Angel. The video ends with a giant red-and-silver robot towering above a bunch of powerlines, leading many people to ask: “What?” We’re going to answer that now.

    Who Is Ultraman?

  The Original Ultraman is a live-action character who debuted in 1966 and pretty much set the tone for a franchise that continues to this day and has become a mainstay of Japanese television. He’s a space soldier from the Land of Light, located in Nebula M78, whose inhabitants gained super strength, speed, and the ability to shoot Ultra Beams by being exposed to the rays of the Plasma Spark, an artificial star they’ve constructed. It also transformed them into bio-metallic beings.

  The first thing we have to clarify about Ultraman is that, while in his physical form, he is not a robot. His face, eyes, and body are natural parts of his anatomy. They may look robotic but underneath them you’ll find a skeleton made out of bones, internal organs, and a biological brain. Although, it IS a “Tetra-Phased Brain” that works together with his Multi-Presensing Eyes and Digital Sonic-Organized Ears. He gains power from solar energy, which is just one way in which he resembles Superman.

  Image via VRV

  How It All Began

  The Original Ultraman is a warrior for justice, fighting space kaiju to protect the innocent. In the first series, he chases one to Earth but accidentally kills a human, Shin Hayata. To make up for it, he merges with him, allowing the human to “transform” into — or “call forth” — the giant Ultraman when giant monsters attack. But because Earth’s atmosphere filters out a lot of the Sun’s light, which powers Ultraman, he can only maintain his form for three minutes.

  The following shows starred other Ultramen — Ultraman Taro, Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Zero, and MANY more — but they all shared a lot of similarities with the original: an Ultra warrior from the Land of Light travels to Earth, merges with a human, fights super-inventive kaiju. Why change a recipe that has been entertaining fans for more than half a century?

    Is It Good?

  Absolutely, and it has a lot to offer. Plenty of fans like it for different reasons. The Ultra warriors are tons of fun. They may look a bit similar at first glance but each has a very distinct personality and powers, which inform the tone of their shows. Some are unshakable pillars of justice, others are young hotheads who fight to repent for their past mistakes. Some of their shows are a bit on the goofier sides, while others can actually get a bit heavy. No two Ultraman shows are the same, so if you don’t like one, you can just try another. Despite connections between some, most can be enjoyed as stand-alone productions.

  The storylines can also get quite epic with intergalactic wars, monstrous alien experiments, disgraced Big Bad Ultra warriors, cemetery planets for vanquished kaiju, and the like. Although a lot of the early Ultraman shows worked on a very limited budget, they really gave it their all to craft a massive, engaging world that you always want to know more about. Especially its monster.

    The Kaiju

  While the vast majority of Ultraman villains are basically just giant lizards (the costumes for those are just easier to make), they are still awesome and are also joined by some more creatively designed friends. Have you met Takkong, the ball with a tiny face? He’s a ball-shaped kaiju with a tiny face and I love him.

  Then of course there’s Woo who always, and I mean always, looks like he just realized he’s left his phone in a gas station bathroom.

  Image via VRV

  Dinosaur Tank is self-explanatory and also beautiful.

  Not all of the Ultraman kaiju are goofy. Some are 31 flavors of badass and they bask in your despair as they’re robbing you of life. For example, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie gave us Belyudra, a monster created from the remains of the kaiju defeated by all the Ultra warriors in the past. Its behemoth body is literally made up of thousands of monsters squished together into the shape of Satan while he was going through his goth phase. It’s magnificent.

  Image via Netflix

  Also, Gatanozoa, first appearing in Ultraman Tiga, would give Cthulhu nightmares.

  Wait, Is This All Related to That 2019 Netflix Ultraman Anime?

  Yes! Also no. Sort of. Maybe? It’s a bit complicated.

  The Netflix Ultraman anime is actually based on the Ultraman manga which is a bit … different. It’s set 40 years after the events of the original Ultraman show, starring the now aged Shin Hayata who lost his link to Ultraman and became a regular human. But then he got a suit that allowed him to replicate a lot of the same powers he used to have and now he uses them to fight monsters threatening Earth. Also, his son seems to be developing Ultraman powers of his own. It’s super fun, no doubt about it, but it’s not really relevant to the series as a whole.

    Summary

  Ultraman has a long history but it’s not obsessed with it. Every new addition to the franchise respects and honors the past but tries to be its own thing, and that often means experimenting with its stories, characters, and tone. As a result, the entire Ultraman franchise becomes an expansive buffet of giant-alien-on-monster fights, and if you don’t like one, you can just move on to another. There are a lot to choose from.

  Are you a fan of Ultraman? Which series is your favorite? Which would you recommend to people hoping to get into the world of Ultraman? Let us know in the comments section!

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By: Cezary Strusiewicz

[iamthekaijuking]

@dappercritter got me to hyperfixate on Ultraman after showing me the trailer and new monster designs, so I spent the last three days going through all several hundred Ultraman monsters to compile my favorites.

Ultraman favorites

Bemular/Empowered Bemular, red king/EX Red King/Red King Powered, pestar, Geronimon, Takkong, shin gabora, pandon, gesura/Chibisuke/King Gesura, vakishim, dokkun, mukadender, guron (ironically), gelan, gymaira, zambolar, Sealizar, Gazort, geoshark, Gatanozoa, metron, Zombayu, spume, Demagorg, Anemos and Crabgan, Zonnel, Geschenk, Gomenos, Tsuchikera, Rinar, Backacoon, Rock Eater, forgas, Jirak/chaos jirak, Bolgils, Gelworm, Neldorand, Ragstone, Taildas, Arados, The One, Bugbuzun/Bugbuzun Golar and Brood, Galberos, Nosferu, Golgolem, Kutuura, Natsunomeryu, Cloudos, Geronga, Alien Fanton, Insectas, Alien Vo-Da, Reionic Burst Gomora, Ultraman Belial/Belyudra/Arch Belial/Imit-Ultraman Belial/Belial Atrocious, Hyper Zetton/Larvae, Greeza, Jugglus Juggler, Mega Basser/Gue Basser, Maga-Orochi/Magata no Orochi, Grigio Bone/Regina/Raiden.

Special mentions

Veron, tyrant, hangler, deemos, hoe, Gubila, salamandoras, goldon, Gakuma, seabozo, Weaponizers, bizaamo, Desimo, goldras, Yanakagi, Jomonoid, Darambia, Mizunoenoryu, deents, enzan, zorlim, Algona, Zogu, Gomede, Spittle, Mudon, Hellzking, Giragas, Grangon, Lagoras Evo, Paragler, Scylla, Flygler, Ruganogar, Moetaranga, Hophop and Adam and Eve, Bogal/Bogalmons, Deathrem, Dinozaur/Dinozaur Reverse, Twin Tail, Chronorm, Solitura, Peginera, Narse, Demaaga, Gargorgon, Skull Gomora, Chimeraberos, Segmeger, Gigasaurus, Majaba.

[solarzilla]

Nothing in Supernatural or X-Files can compared to Belyudra

ultraman hasn’t been wrestling with guys in rubber suits since 1966 for you to go on tumblr dot corn and excuse supernatural’s failures

[chernobog13]

That would be one bad mama jamma of a cosplay to pull off for next year’s G-Fest,

Today’s Ultra Trivia:

Hundred Monster Belyudra has in fact, about more than 226 Kaiju that were featured on his body. It’s said that there are many others that are inside Belyudra that can’t be seen, therefore the total number of Kaiju would be immeasurable.

Source: Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends THE MOVE Visual File (2010)

[monsters-conquer-the-world]

The first thing that comes to mind is a Beta Capsule that summons Zoffy to blow up whoever's in first. Maybe?

Belyudra is this game's equivalent to Rainbow Road or Bowser's Castle. Who has an uncle that works at Bandai, we gotta get this GOIN'

Ultraman Kart racing game with Dinosaur Tank as the final boss/hidden character

Tumblr's a wishing well, right?