Special Effects: An Initial Overview of Father of Ultra

The scene on the screen switched again, drawing everyone's attention to a brand new setting.

First, Riku, the human form of Ultraman Geed, held the Ultra Capsule and fused the capsules of Ultraman and Belial to transform. The transformation process was smooth and without any abnormalities. Then he switched to the capsules of Belial and King of Ultra and successfully transformed again, with a stable state.

Next up was Ultraman Zeta's human form, Haruki, who took out the medals of Geed, Zero, and Belial. Initially, Belial's medal resisted fiercely, refusing to integrate into the transformation device—after all, one was his own son who had defeated him, and the other was his nemesis and arch-enemy, so it was full of resistance. But in the end, it was successfully integrated, and the transformed Ultraman remained calm and controllable, showing no signs of going berserk.

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Wang Xiaoming frowned, staring at the screen, and asked with a puzzled look, "These people are using Belial's power and they're all fine. What exactly is the screen trying to say?"

Zero narrowed his eyes, instantly catching the key point, and said in a deep voice, "Could it be... that the problem is caused by the combination of Uncle Zoffy's and Belial's powers?"

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As if responding to everyone's questions, the screen continued playing.

Amidst the ruins, Hong Kai lay disheveled, covered in dust and wounds. He took a deep breath, first taking out Zoffy's card and inserting it into the transformation device. A golden light slowly flowed around it, and the device simultaneously emitted a crisp announcement: Zoffy.

Immediately afterwards, he took out Belial's card, but the card struggled violently and refused to be inserted into the transformation device. The powerful recoil force kicked Gai out of the transformation space.

Just then, Maga Orochi suddenly attacked, cruelly killing Princess Tamayura. Witnessing this tragedy, Gai's rage erupted completely. In his extreme fury, he forcibly inserted Belial's card into his transformation device!

In an instant, dark and crimson energy swept across the entire arena, and Ultraman Orb Dark Shining Form (Thunder Medal) made a thunderous appearance!

Dark Orb was surrounded by an extremely violent crimson aura. His body lines were sharp and fierce, and his pair of crimson eyes were fixed on the behemoth Maga Serpent in front of him. His whole body exuded an uncontrollable aura of destruction.

Without the slightest hesitation, he transformed into a black shadow, charging forward with incredible speed. He raised his hand and unleashed a powerful punch, imbued with ferocious force, slamming it into the hard head of the Maga Serpent. The dull thud of his fist striking the scales echoed throughout the battlefield. Facing the serpent's sweeping giant tentacles, he neither dodged nor evaded, relying solely on the brute force of his arms to withstand the attack. He then gripped the tentacles tightly with his backhand, and with a sudden burst of strength, dragged and swung the massive Maga Serpent, slamming it heavily onto the ground.

At this moment, Dark Orb was completely dominated by violent emotions, and his destructive power was even greater than that of Maga Orochi. In desperation, he even overturned a tall building and grabbed the wreckage to smash it hard against Maga Orochi. After a frenzied attack, the dark energy around him surged, and he released the terrifying Zestiem Ray, which completely ended the battle.

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The text on the celestial screen slowly emerged, providing a final summary:

Belial did not go berserk when his power merged with that of the original Ultraman.

Belial merged with the powers of Geed and Zero, but did not go berserk.

Only the fusion of Belial's and Zoffy's (that person's) powers directly triggered a berserk state!

The answer is clear: who caused Orb Dark Mode to go out of control and rampage? Those who know, know. Moreover, Belial's power suffix always carries the light attribute of Ultraman, while Zoffy is completely unrestrained.

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Belial: "Zoffy, you little brat, you've been hiding your strength for so long. But then again, it seems like you've never used your full power before. This time you didn't even use the M87 before you fell down."

Father of Ultra: "Zoffy, I always tell you not to use too much water. I used too much water once and I was laughed at for so long. Why do you always use so much water?"

Zero: "But who exactly is Shafulin, and why does my uncle call himself Shafulin?"

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[Skyfall Summary: "The issues with Shafulin and Zoffy's planning are translation problems, but we don't know why Dark Radiance went berserk. Perhaps the power within Zoffy was too violent...]

Zoffy: "Why do you only praise everyone else, but only tease me? (Who told you to have so many jokes)."

Chapter 40 Taro's Doomsday

The Alien Empire was counting down to its attack on the Land of Light, with only 5 seconds left before launching its surprise attack. However, it learned from the monkey doll that the Ultra Six Brothers had already visited Earth.

So they immediately abandoned their attack on the Land of Light, turned around and headed straight for Earth, intending to wipe out the Ultra Brothers in one fell swoop.

On the other side, the four Ultra Brothers, Ultraman, Seven, Jack, and Ace, arrived on Earth first. Taro had been waiting at the agreed location for a long time. After catching up for a while, they decided to skip Zoffy and start enjoying the barbecue feast prepared by Taro.

Meanwhile, the Alien Empire descended upon Earth and immediately wreaked havoc in Tokyo, attempting to lure the Ultra Brothers out.

ZAT headquarters immediately sent an emergency communication to Kotaro, informing him that a vicious alien had appeared in Tokyo. Kotaro had no choice but to temporarily bid farewell to his brothers and quickly return to the team to carry out the mission.

Zoffy finally arrived on Earth and, after reuniting with Taro and the others, immediately pointed out that the attacking enemy was the brutal and warlike Alien Empire.

The group then discussed their strategy and ultimately decided to send Taro to lure the Alien Empire here. Taro looked surprised and asked to confirm, "Am I the only one who's going to lure it?"

ZAT team deployed all its fighters and engaged in fierce battle with the Imperial aliens, but missiles and beam attacks failed to cause any damage to the enemy.

Kotaro seized the opportunity and transformed into Ultraman Taro. However, instead of immediately engaging in battle, he assumed a fighting stance, turned around, and began running, intending to lure the Alien Empire to the location of his brothers.

Unexpectedly, the Alien from the Empire instantly saw through Taro's intentions and simply stood still, refusing to budge an inch, unmoved by Taro's provocations. Taro, having no other recourse, could only fly away to inform his brothers of the situation.

However, in the eyes of the people of Earth, Taro's actions were nothing short of retreating and deserting in the face of battle. Taro kept calling for help from his brothers in his heart. Jack and Ace were anxious and wanted to transform and go to help, but they were stopped by Zoffy, the original Ultraman, and Seven.

He insisted on letting Taro face powerful enemies alone to hone his ability to stand on his own, and absolutely forbade anyone to interfere.

The Alien Empire continued its rampage through the city, and ZAT team's fighter jets were hit by a fierce attack, suffering damage.

Upon seeing this, Zoffy immediately intervened to stop the out-of-control plane and safely transferred the unconscious ZAT team members on board.

Subsequently, Zoffy possessed Dr. Otani's body, while the First Generation, Seven, Jack, and Ace possessed other unconscious ZAT members, remaining on Earth in these identities to observe secretly and avoid directly escalating the conflict between the Alien Empire and the Land of Light.

After they finished possessing him, they did not appear to meet Taro, wanting to thoroughly train him and leave him to face the difficulties alone.

Unable to receive any rescue, Taro had no choice but to transform again and face the Imperial Alien alone. He raised his hand, gathered energy, and fired his deadly Strium Ray, but the ray struck the Imperial Alien without causing any damage.

In contrast, the Alien Empire directly drew out an energy whip and lashed Taro hard, whipping him again and again. Taro was tormented and his energy was rapidly drained away.

"Brothers! Save me!" Taro cried out, but none of his brothers appeared to help him. In the end, Taro's energy was exhausted, and he was severely beaten back into his human form, Kotaro. Covered in wounds, he searched everywhere for his brothers, but to no avail. Finally, exhausted, he collapsed on the beach.

The ZAT team members mistakenly believed that the other team members and Dr. Otani had died, and in their grief, they even set up a mourning hall.

After waking up, Kotaro returned to the ZAT team headquarters and saw the funeral hall in front of him. He was filled with self-blame and guilt, believing that he was too incompetent to stop the destruction by the Alien Empire and cause so many tragedies.

At that moment, young Eiichi ran out of the door, and Kotaro quickly got up and chased after him. Surprisingly, the ZAT members who had just appeared in the funeral photos all walked out unharmed. Zoffy, who was possessing Dr. Otani, was being pestered by a child who kept calling out "Dad".

The child cried, saying that Taro was no match for the Alien Empire and could no longer protect everyone. Seeing this, Zoffy and the others took the opportunity to use reverse psychology on Kotaro, constantly urging him to regain his fighting spirit.

The possessed individuals immediately claimed that only Jack and Ace could defeat the Alien Empire. Under these circumstances, Kotaro couldn't help but go into battle alone.

Ace thought it wouldn't work and that they should go fight, but his older brother Zoffy ultimately vetoed it and told them to continue watching.

Taro was knocked to the ground by the Alien Empire shortly after his appearance. Helpless, Taro continued, "Brother, save me!" Taro was almost beaten to death. Ace grabbed Zoffy's collar in desperation, but Zoffy remained unmoved.

The four were still arguing, but without Zoffy's intervention, Ace and Jack's anxiety was of no use.

Taro was knocked apart again and collapsed helplessly in the street.

It was only then that the five Ultra Brothers decided to transform and fight the Alien Empire.

At that moment, Kotaro hid inside the sphere, but Eiichi threw him into the air, where he entered the body directly through the mouth of the Alien Empire and blew him to pieces.

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Wang Xiaoming: "It's hard not to suspect that Captain Zoffy is retaliating against Taroa because the others didn't wait for him while they were having barbecue."

Da Congming: "This, I don't understand Ultraman's thinking. Taro is almost killed, and he's still training him? Although Ultraman isn't afraid of death, and can be saved even if he's seriously injured."

Belial: "The plan to eliminate Ultraman was Zoffy's idea. Zoffy, your decision-making is really problematic. Why do you have to think so much when facing the enemy? I'm so disappointed in you."

Duanmu Yan: "Judging from this plot, I'd believe you if you said Zoffy wanted to kill Taro so he could become the crown prince himself."

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[After the battle, the five Ultra Brothers (excluding Zoffy) gathered together to drink champagne, but Zoffy was nowhere to be found.]

Having defeated the Alien Empire once, Taro became arrogant and completely ignored his brothers' advice.

The Alien Empire reappeared and blew up Taro's car. Upon seeing Taro, the Alien Empire left, intending to wait for the Ultra Six Brothers to appear before engaging in battle. Taro, however, claimed that the Alien Empire was afraid of him and that's why it ran away.

Meanwhile, the Ultra Brothers are resorting to their old tricks again, preparing to use the bodies of the ZAT team members to persuade Taro and protect the Earth.

The five possessed the ZAT team, and Kotaro went out alone again, arriving at the feet of the Empire Alien. Taro spun around and made the Empire Alien dizzy, so the Empire Alien quickly returned to its spaceship.

The Imperial aliens, who were spying on Taro from inside the spaceship, discovered that Taro was often with a woman, so they directly possessed Shiratori Saori's body.

During their date, the Alien Empire simply put the armor on Taro and hung him up.

The Ultra Brothers immediately flew their plane to rescue Taro, but then the Empire Alien's beam shone on them, and shadows appeared. Taro realized that these people were his brothers in disguise.

Chapter 41 The Saw Man

Despite countless attempts to escape and possess others, they were always found by the Alien Empire. In the end, the group hid inside an Ultra Falling Ball, which was then thrown into the air by the children.

The six Ultra Brothers appeared at the same time, and secretly retreated, shifting the battlefield from the city center to the construction site.

After being beaten up by the Six Os, the killing began immediately. The Binding Ray shone on the Imperial Alien, and Seven and Zoffy immediately grabbed his hands and then quickly retreated. Taro's Slash cut off both of his hands.

The six brothers lifted the Alien Empire into the air and threw it forcefully. Taro used the Strium Beam to kill the Alien Empire.

The Empire aliens' spaceship was also destroyed by the five brothers' beam. Taro also realized the importance of teamwork.

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Wang Xiaoming: "Wow, that was fast! I thought it was some formidable opponent, but it turns out it's just a tool to train Taro?"

Duanmu Yan: "At first, I thought Seven and Zoffy's beams were very strong because they didn't work, but they were beaten to a pulp. And Zoffy, he kept coming up with bad ideas. Why didn't we just finish them off earlier?"

Belial: "Yeah, they've been destroying the Earth for so long, and you guys are still slacking off. Is this your determination to protect the Earth?"

Father of Ultra: "I also think the process of this operation is very strange. This is not the way to train Taro. As his older brothers, you should show your authority instead of letting Taro do whatever he wants. Tonight, I will ask the King to let you go to the illusion to fight Emperor Alien."

Zero: "Great, let them experience what it feels like to get beaten up. Ouch, don't hit my face, I was wrong, Dad."

Da Congming: "Although the result was good, the process was really strange. They were said to be strong, but they were constantly provoked by the Empire aliens without making a move. They were said to be weak, but when they did make a move, they were instantly killed by the Empire aliens."

Tendou Souji: "So the plan to eliminate Ultraman really wasn't Zoffy's idea? It seems like every time Captain Zoffy comes to Earth, he always has something big to show the audience."

Zoffy: "I don't know either. Every time I come to Earth, it's like my intelligence has been lowered, but every time the scene that appears is completely different from my normal level."

Ace: "I'm wondering too. Taro is almost dead, and they won't let us join the fight. Why don't we just kill him from the start, go back to the Land of Light, and come help us after Taro is defeated?"

Seven: "That's strange. Given my past style, I would never have tolerated the Empire aliens wreaking havoc on Earth."

(I feel really strange rewatching this episode. I didn't think about it that much when I was a kid. It feels like there are a lot of plot holes and it's all very messy in the Showa era. I probably won't write about it later. I'm very sorry.)

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[The scene shifts, and the six brothers, draped in bright red sheets, face Juda and Morde. Taro questions them with a powerful "Great Wilderness Imprisoning Heaven Finger" strike.]

"You should have already been defeated by Galaxy Victory and X."

"Who are you talking about?"

The two sides started fighting immediately without saying a word. The six brothers also assumed a fighting stance, flung their capes back, and the Ultra Brothers Song rang out in the sky.

Jack initiated the attack with a meteor kick, then used his bracelet to cut and suppress Mold. Ultraman then used his Ultra Attack Beam twice from behind Mold. The two then used flying kicks to knock Juda back, and then attacked Juda with their Eight-Point Light Wheel.

At this moment, the adult stepped forward to fight Juda, testing their martial arts skills. Mold, however, addressed the adult...