History Series / UltramanNexus

Set in [[NextSundayAD 2009]], ''Ultraman Nexus'' is set in an Earth not unlike our own. While humanity blissfully goes about its daily life, a secret war is being fought in the shadows between the Terrestrial Liberation Trust (TLT) and [[AlienInvasion monstrous alien invaders]] known as the Space Beasts. The main branches of TLT are the Night Raiders, military response teams who are tasked with eliminating Space Beasts, Memory Police, who erase the memories of witnesses and survivors of Space Beasts attacks as part of TLT's cover-up efforts, and White Sweepers, an armed team dressed in [[HazmatSuit Hazmat Suits]] tasked with the destruction of evidence and recovery of research subjects.

** The Space Beasts, who have arrived on Earth for the purpose of feeding on humans.[[spoiler: Prior to their arrival on Earth, they had attacked the homeworld of the Visitors.]]

* BigBad: The Unknown Hand [[spoiler:a.k.a. Dark Zagi]]

* CatapultNightmare:
** Himeya awakens from one in episode 5.
** Komon has one in episode 7.

* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Mitsuhiko Ishibori as the Unknown Hand / Dark Zagi.]]
* CombatTentacles: Many Space Beasts have these, usually using them to attack and devour humans.
* CoolGun: The Divait Launcher, the Night Raiders' standard heavy weapon with medium and light modular configurations; and the Blast Shot, a gun possessed by Dunamists that can kill smaller Beasts in one blast.
* CoolStarship: "Set Into Strike Chester!"

* CriticalAnnoyance: The Color Timer, a standard series trope.

* DarkIsEvil: Dark Faust, Dark Mephisto, Dark Mephisto Zwei and Dark Zagi.
* DeadAllAlong:
** [[spoiler:Komon's girlfriend Riko Saida and her family.]]
** [[spoiler: Galberos' {{People Puppets}} in episode 17.]]

* DefeatEqualsExplosion: A recurring ''Ultra Series'' trope.

* {{Determinator}}: Most Deunamists tend towards some form of this.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: The Deunamists are the most important characters after Kaizuki Komon.

* HazmatSuit: Worn by the White Sweepers.

* {{Kaiju}}: The Space Beasts.

* TankGoodness: "Set Into Cannon Chester!"

Set in [[NextSundayAD 2009]], ''Ultraman Nexus'' is set in an Earth not unlike our own. While humanity blissfully goes about its daily life, a secret war is being fought in the shadows between the Terrestrial Liberation Trust (TLT) and [[AlienInvasion monstrous alien invaders]] known as the Space Beasts. The main branches of TLT are the Night Raiders, military response teams who are tasked with eliminating Space Beasts, Memory Police, who erases the memories of witnesses and survivors of Space Beasts attacks as part of TLT's cover-up efforts and White Sweepers, an armed team dressed in [[HazmatSuit Hazmat Suits]] tasked with the destruction of evidence and recovery of research subjects.

The series focuses on the life of Kazuki Komon, a former rescue worker turned [[NewMeat recent inductee]] in the Night Raiders and his struggle to cope with his new life. Faced with a world where nothing is truly what it seems, he becomes embroiled within a shadowy conspiracy involving a mysterious silver giant, giant monsters manipulated by an unknown hand, Dark Ultramen and the hidden agendas within TLT. itself. The series, focusing on Kaizuki Komon rather than the titular Ultraman Nexus, also abandons the MonsterOfTheWeek concept and focuses on [[StoryArc longer character driven arcs]]. Nexus is also relatively unique in its concept of the passing of the ability to transform into Ultraman between Deunamists (Humans who can become Ultraman) as well as the use of a Meta Field to draw monsters into pocket dimensions to prevent further destruction.

It is considered a much DarkerAndEdgier series than its predecessors, similar to what ''Series/UltraQDarkFantasy'' did to its original.

* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:Dark Zagi, the BigBad has been destroyed, but as of the finale set in 2010, Space Beasts are still rampant and its up to the Night Raiders to take care of them.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[BerserkButton Anybody hurting his girlfriend Nonomiya Mizuo]] sends the normally happy-go-lucky Ren Senjyu into UnstoppableRage. [[spoiler:He actually punches a monster to death as Ultraman because of this.]]

* BlackAndGrayMorality: The Space Beasts and the Unknown Hand are definitely evil and a threat to the Earth, but TLT does resort to morally-questionable actions to make any headway in its crusade against the Space Beasts.

* BlessedWithSuck: Deunamist Jun Himeya considers his role as Ultraman to be this.

* BodyHorror: Nosferu has a tendency to turn victims into rat-like spawn.

* CentralTheme: The series explores the themes of determination and the meaning of being chosen. The Deunamists have to overcome burdens and challanges in their life as they chosen to held the responsibilities on it. [[Spoiler:The themes reflect to how the human hosts of Ultraman Nexus (Jun Himeya, Ren Senjyu, and Nagi Saijyo) managed to solve their hardship. Himeya finds the meaning of his destiny as why he is chosen as a Deunamist after he thinks that the power he received is a punishment for him not being able to save Sera. Ren Senjyu managed to overcome his hardship by knowing that despite he has to die with his premature death caused by DNA imbalance, he resolves that he still has to protect his love ones with his remaining lifespan. Nagi who at first only interested in avenging her parents' death towards Space Beasts finally able to overcome her hatred after being saved by Komon from BigBad.]]

* CentralTheme: The series explores the themes of determination and the meaning of being chosen. The Deunamists have to overcome burdens and challanges in their life as they chosen to held the responsibilities on it. [[Spoiler: The themes reflect to how the human hosts of Ultraman Nexus (Jun Himeya, Ren Senjyu, and Nagi Saijyo) managed to solve their hardship. Himeya finds the meaning of his destiny as why he is chosen as a Deunamist after he thinks that the power he received is a punishment for him not being able to save Sera. Ren Senjyu managed to overcome his hardship by knowing that despite he has to die with his premature death caused by DNA imbalance, he resolves that he still has to protect his love ones with his remaining lifespan. Nagi who at first only interested in avenging her parents' death towards Space Beasts finally able to overcome her hatred after being saved by Komon from BigBad.]]

* CentralTheme: The series explores the themes of determination and the meaning of being chosen. The Deunamists have to overcome burdens and challanges in their life as they chosen to held the responsibilities on it. [[The themes reflect to how the human hosts of Ultraman Nexus (Jun Himeya, Ren Senjyu, and Nagi Saijyo) managed to solve their hardship. Himeya finds the meaning of his destiny as why he is chosen as a Deunamist after he thinks that the power he received is a punishment for him not being able to save Sera. Ren Senjyu managed to overcome his hardship by knowing that despite he has to die with his premature death caused by DNA imbalance, he resolves that he still has to protect his love ones with his remaining lifespan. Nagi who at first only interested in avenging her parents' death towards Space Beasts finally able to overcome her hatred after being saved by Komon from BigBad]].

* CentralTheme: The series explores the themes of determination and the meaning of being chosen. The Deunamists have to overcome burdens and challanges in their life as they chosen to held the responsibilities on it. This themes reflect to how most Deunamists (Jun Himeya and Ren Senjyu) managed to solve their hardship as Himeya finds the meaning of his destiny as why he is chosen as a Deunamist after he thinks that the power he received is a punishment for him not being able to save Sera. Ren Senjyu, also managed to overcome his hardship by knowing that despite he has to die with his premature death caused by DNA imbalance, he resolves that he still has to protect his love ones with his remaining lifespan.

* CentralTheme: The series explores the themes of determination and the meaning of being chosen. The Deunamists have to overcome burdens and challanges in their life as they chosen to held the responsibilities on it. This themes reflect to how most Deunamists (Jun Himeya and Ren Senjyu) managed to solve their hardship as Himeya finds the meaning of his destiny as why he is chosen as a Deunamist after he thinks that the power he received is a punishment for him not being able to save Sera. Ren Senjyu, also managed to overcome his hardship by knowing that despite he has to die with his premature death caused by flawed in his creation as a Prometheus Children, he resolves that he still has to protect his love ones with his remaining life expectancy.

* WorldOfJerkass

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: The male voice that does the announcement in the Fortress Freedom hangar. Possibly subverted as the studio must have hired a native English speaker to do the job.

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: The male voice that does the announcement in the Fortress Freedom hangar.

''Ultraman Nexus'' is the 20th entry in the Franchise/UltraSeries. It was produced by Creator/TsuburayaProductions and aired on Creator/TokyoBroadcastingSystem from October 2, 2004 to June 25, 2005 with a total of 37 episodes [[note]] Originally 52 episodes, but reduced to 37 due to horrible ratings caused by [[ScrewedByTheNetwork major network screwing]] [[/note]]. An extra unscreened episode was [[DVDBonusContent included in the DVD compilation]].

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* DecoyProtagonist: Jun Himeya appears in the {{Cold Open}} of the first episode. He is the titular Ultraman, but the series makes use of a {{Supporting Protagonist}} - Komon.

* BlobMonster: Pedoleon.

* [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse Japan is the Center of the Universe]]: Most Space Beast incidents take place in Japan.

* MeaningfulName

* PhantomZone

* SinisterSurveillance [= / =] SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: This is how the Illustrator knows what is going on from his {{Hacker Cave}}.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Nagi gives one to Komon in episode 13 [[spoiler: to snap him out of his grief for Riko's death.]]

** The monsters here are actually genuine threats not only because they cause death and destruction, but also the psychological effects they cause to those who encountered them. The destruction caused by the monster is treated as a real issue, which is why Ultraman Nexus tends to transport his opponents to the Meta Field before fighting them to avoid destroying places or worse, injuring innocent people caught in the area where the battle takes place. Their existence are also kept secret by TLT as to not cause mass panic, which is why the Memory Police were created to erase the memory of ordinary citizens who either witnessed or were attacked by Space Beasts, as quite a number of these people {{Go Mad from the Revelation}} after their encounter with the Space Beasts.

* DeityOfMortalCreation: [[spoiler:Dark Zagi]] was created as an artificial Guardian God by the Visitors, an alien race, to protect them from the threat of the malevolent [[{{Kaiju}} Space Beasts]] based off [[spoiler:Ultraman Noa, the God of their Universe]]. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Dark Zagi]] went mad from discovering their origins and [[spoiler:went on to become a galactic threat by taking over the Space Beasts as their God and leader and oppose Noa to become the only Deity around]].
* DemonicPossession: With villain names like [[spoiler:Dark Faust and Dark Mephisto]], fairly obvious.

* AdultFear: In episode 7, a girl and her dog are trapped at a factory as a result of Bugbazon's attack. Her mother is unable to reach her due to the police blockade, and undoubtedly fears for her daughter's safety.

** The Space Beasts, who have arrived on Earth for the purpose of feeding on humans.[[spoiler: Prior to their arrival on Earth, they had attacked the homeworld of the visitors.]]

* BadassCrew: Night Raider is presented as a team of highly trained and very competent monster eliminators. As the show progresses however, they begin to [[TheWorfEffect lose some steam]] and their equipment begins to [[TheWorfBarrage appear ineffective]], increasingly having to be bailed out by Ultraman. [[spoiler: After TLT abandons the {{Masquerade}}, Night Raider is expanded to become a BadassArmy.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[BerserkButton Hurting his girlfriend Nonomiya Mizuo]] sends the normally happy-go-lucky Ren Senjyu into UnstoppableRage. [[spoiler:He actually punches a monster to death as Ultraman because of this.]]

* BlackAndGrayMorality: The Space Beasts and the Unknown Hand are definitely evil and a threat to the Earth, but TLT does resort to morally questionable actions in its crusade against the Space Beasts.

** Deputy Commander Nagi Saijyo considers it her personal mission in life to kill all beasts.

**Himeya awakens from one in episode 5.
**Komon has one in episode 7.

* CoolGun: The Divait Launcher, a Night Raider standard heavy weapon and the Blast Shot, a gun possessed by Dunamists.

* CosmicHorrorStory: [[spoiler: Dark Zagi was responsible for the destruction of his homeworld and is now on Earth. Along with him are the Space Beasts, terrifying creatures that prey on humans. Some people GoMadFromTheRevelation after surviving (and/or) witnessing Space Beasts attacks.]]
* CurbstompBattle: Ultraman Nexus' first 'fight' consists of him transforming and punching a human sized monster into the ground.

** The monsters here are actually genuine threats not only because they cause death and destruction but also the psychological effects they cause to those who encountered them. The destruction caused by the monster is treated as a real issue which is why Ultraman transports them to the Meta Field before fighting them to avoid destroying places or worse, injuring innocent people caught in the area where the battle takes place. Their existence are also kept secret by TLT as to not cause mass panic, which is why the Memory Police were created to erase the memory of ordinary citizens who either witnessed or were attacked by Space Beasts, as quite a number of these people {{Go Mad from the Revelation}} after their encounter with the Space Beasts.
* DecoyProtagonist: Himeya appears in the {{Cold Open}} of the first episode. He is the titular Ultraman, but the series makes use of a {{Supporting Protagonist}} - Komon.

* EvolutionPowerup: Nexus evolves with each new host, gaining a new form. [[spoiler: Actually, he was originally [[Film/UltramanTheNext The Next]] before evolving into Nexus. In the FinalBattle, his newest host causes him to evolve into Ultraman Noa.]] Played with, however, as [[spoiler:Noa isn't a ''new'' form, but rather Nexus' ''true'' form once he regains his full power.]]

* FunWithAcronyms: TLT (Terrestrial Liberation Trust) is pronounced "tilt".

* HourOfPower: A series hallmark. Subverted in that the human body was never designed for the level of abuse dished out during fights and the animating Deunamist often collapses long before Ultraman's timer starts blinking.

--> '''''Shutou Saya''': In this world there's a happiness in not knowing.''
* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: [[spoiler: The Visitors are the reason TLT is equipped with such high tech equipment.]]

* KetystoneArmy: Subverted. [[spoiler: Dark Zagi created ''a lot'' of Space Beasts. They're still attacking humanity even after Noa kills Zagi because it's not like killing him was going to make them all ''go away.'' This works positively however, as it also means that without Zagi to direct their attacks the Space Beasts are little more than just that. Beasts. Without Zagi's agents to sabotage TLT they can now fight the Space Beasts on relatively even footing.]]

* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: [[spoiler:Ultraman Noa]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to other ''Ultra'' series in term of tone, given that this series was aimed specifically at teenagers and young adults. This is extremely jarring when compared to its predecessor ''Series/UltramanCosmos'', which was [[LighterAndSofter aimed at young children]]. Part of what made this series fit this trope is due to its heavy use of {{Deconstruction}}, similar in style to the preceding ''Series/UltraQDarkFantasy''. Violence-wise, the series is at least on par with ''Series/UltramanLeo'' or ''Series/UltramanGaia''.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to other ''Ultra'' series in term of tone, given that this series was aimed specifically at teenagers and young adults. This is extremely jarring when compared to its predecessor ''Series/UltramanCosmos'', which was [[LighterAndSofter aimed at young children]]. Part of what made this series fit this trope is due to its heavy use of {{Deconstruction}}, similar in style to the preceding ''Series/UltraQDarkFantasy''. Violence-wise, the series is at least on par with ''Series/UltramanGaia''.

-> ''The Light is a bond. It will shine again.''

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to other ''Ultra'' series,given that this series was aimed specifically at teenagers and young adults. Especially jarring when compared to its predecessor ''Series/UltramanCosmos'', which was [[LighterAndSofter aimed at young children]]. Part of what made this series fit this trope is due to its heavy use of {{Deconstruction}}, similar in style to the preceding ''Series/UltraQDarkFantasy''. Violence-wise, the series is at least on par with ''Series/UltramanGaia''.

* DarkerAndEdgier: A ''lot'' compared to other ''Ultra'' series (and rivalling ''Series/UltramanLeo''), given that this series was aimed specifically at teenagers and young adults. Especially jarring when compared to its predecessor ''Series/UltramanCosmos'', which was [[LighterAndSofter aimed at young children]]. Part of what made this series fit this trope is due to its heavy use of {{Deconstruction}}, similar in style to the preceding ''Series/UltraQDarkFantasy''.