Ultraman Mebius



""It's been exactly forty years now that the Earth has been under threat from monsters and invaders. During a time when it seemed that everyone's smiles would be taken away, they came from the far distant Land of Light: those dependable heroes called "the Ultra Brothers." And now Ultra Father has sent one young champion to the Earth. His name is...''"

- Opening Narration

For the first time in 25 years, an Ultraman is sent to earth to protect it from aliens and monsters which would start to appear again. The Ultra Father entrusts the earth to their newest member, Ultraman Mebius. Under the guise of Mirai Hibino, Mebius joins the earth defense team GUYS in the Japan branch to better fend off threats to its people. What follows is an epic loveletter to the entire Ultra Series and capstone to the original Ultramen.

The Show provides examples of:

": " Have I become a useless piece in this game? Alas!" (Explodes)"
 * Action Bomb - Ultraman Taro's "Ultra Dynamite" attack, which Mebius bases his own "Mebium Dynamite" attack on. (Taro's lifespan shortens a bit when he uses it - it's not clear if Mebius' does as well.)
 * Anti-Hero - Hunter Knight Tsurugi/
 * As Long as There Is Evil - Yapool's enmity is everlasting
 * Badass Grandpa- The Showa Ultras
 * Bare-Fisted Monk - Ultraman Leo. Doesn't use projectile attacks much. Doesn't need them.
 * Big Bad - Several. First, Bogal. Then, Yapool. Then, the four heavenly Generals (of which Yapool is one). Finally, the overall Ultra Big Bad: The Emperor/Emperor-Seijin.
 * Big Damn Heroes - The Ultra Brothers each get an episode that builds up to them doing this.
 * Big Fancy House - Teppei's rich family has one.
 * Combining Mecha - The Gun-Phoenix
 * Cool Ship - Quite a few of the Super Prototypes GUYS has fall in this category.
 * Curb Stomp Battle - The Emperor vs.
 * Dangerous Forbidden Technique - All METEOR technology made available to GUYS is treated like this as it is reversed engineered alien technology. To safeguard against its use, it can only be activated for 1 minute.
 * Dangerously Genre Savvy - Yapool and Mephilas. They both recognize the power of True Companions and humans.
 * Elite Mooks - Imperizers. Made of Iron Determinators with a Healing Factor to make Wolverine blush---recovering even when being blasted apart into chunks. To stop it, they have to blow it into very TINY bits, or it will just recover. Even when they are mass produced, it takes the crew's most powerful attacks and no-nonsense tactics to take them down. Every time they show up is a guaranteed "Oh Crap" moment.
 * Energy Being - All Ultramen.
 * Failure Hero - GUYS subverts the usual human defense team and the whole series makes it a plot point that the Ultra's are protecting humanity until they can fight together as equals.
 * Fallen Hero - For once, it's Zetton. Unlike previous series, this time it's one of candidate new capsule monsters to assist GUYS team. Unfortunately, its case got droped on floor and malfunction, turn Zetton to evil once more.
 * Five-Man Band - The GUYS Crew and the Ultra Brothers
 * GUYS Crew:
 * The Hero - Mirai Hibino/Ultraman Mebius
 * The Lancer - Ryu Aihara
 * The Big Guy - George Ikaruga
 * Action Girl - Marina Kazama
 * The Smart Guy - Teppei Kuze
 * The Chick - Konomi Amagi
 * The Obi-Wan - Commander Shingo Sakomizu
 * Ultra Brothers
 * The Hero - Ultraman
 * The Lancer - Ultraseven
 * The Big Guy - Ultraman Jack or Ultraman Leo.
 * The Chick - Ultraman Ace
 * The Obi-Wan - Zoffy
 * Tagalong Kid - Ultraman Taro
 * Food Chain of Evil - Bogal's MO.
 * Four Is Death - Four Heavenly Generals.
 * Fusion Dance -
 * Homage - LOTS. Tsuburaya Pro had several shows and years to go through; it might be faster to list what wasn't referenced.
 * Idiot Hero - Mirai is in the Naive version of this trope.
 * I Have Many Names - Ultraman King says this of himself in one of the Hikari Side Story episodes - King's just the name he uses on Earth.
 * Incendiary Exponent - Mebius' Burning Brave form, and the fiery wings of GUYS Japan.
 * Kaiju - It's Ultraman! They have three types, though. Regular Monsters, Aliens and "Super Beasts".
 * Hey, It's That Voice! - Lots and lots!
 * Since the original actor was unavailable, Ultraman Taro sounds suspiciously like Kabuto Kouji. "STORIUUUUM KOUSEN!"
 * Because he is the original voice actor, Kato Seizo voices Mephilas-Seijin.
 * Ryusei Nakao voices Nackle-seijn in The Movie.
 * Meganekko - Konomi
 * Milestone Celebration
 * Mythology Gag - It's hard to go an episode without one, be it a returning monster or something else.
 * Oh Crap - Lots of times. Yapool, Mephilas, Imperizers and the Emperor all elicit this response at least once. Emperor takes the cake, as the merest act of landing on earth elicits this (and a whole bunch of explosions).
 * The Man Behind the Man -
 * The Juggernaut -.
 * Theme Music Power-Up - Happens A LOT.
 * The Power of Friendship - Mebius gains more power from his friends than anything else.
 * Ragtag Bunch of Misfits - Lampshaded. Mirai brings them together because he saw them act bravely beforehand. How else can you get a Motorcycle ace, a Soccer Star, a Preschool Teacher and a Medical Student all on your team?
 * Reunion Show - Mostly the movie, but also the last major story arc (starting near the midpoint of the series) so that for the final 4 episodes before the finale, the heroes teamed up with the previous Ultramen (and their actors).
 * And a literal version in the episode of the final arc that showcases Ultraman Eighty.
 * Sacrificial Lamb - The first GUYS team is killed off in the first episode, save for one. The GUYS team for the rest of the series is formed in the next episode. Later, during the Grand Finale,
 * Sorting Algorithm of Evil - Used straight and subverted whenever the Elite Mook Imperizers show up.
 * Spell My Name with an "S" - Mebius or Moebus? Kilbeam of Kerubim? Bogar or Bogal? The list goes on and on with the monsters names.
 * Super Prototype - Any GUYS machine equipped with METEOR technology.
 * The first Imperizer has regenerate ability and can reform its arm as a large blade. But since mass production Imperizer keep the teleportation ability, they number made up for that.
 * Super Senses - Marina has extremely good hearing and George's eyesight is unparalleled.
 * Transformation Is a Free Action-Averted in episode 22 when a Bogal attacks Mirai as he Transforms.
 * Transformation Trinket: Mebius' Mebium Brace
 * True Companions - GUYS crew, but especially important to the Ultramen as a whole who consider all of the people of earth part of their True Companions.
 * Villainous Breakdown - The Reflectian appears to be honorable alien at first. It's well mannered in its speech, always using honorific, and even spares Mebius after their first battle, claiming that he's too weak. After Mebius manage to damage its shield, it quick to use the GUYS crew as hostages.
 * What the Hell, Hero? - Given to Mebius by Ryu in the very first episode because he let the monster destroy buildings as he dodged the attacks.
 * Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? - George's irrational fear of the ocean.
 * You Have Failed Me - Lampshaded by the target..


 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness - Used by Yapool in the movie without so much as a word beforehand. Made all the more mean-spirited because the ally in question was in the middle of a Monologue about how he and Yapool would be teaming up.