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STORAGE has developed the 4th Special Airborne Armor, Ultroid Zero, based on analysis of Ultraman! Yoko is chosen as its pilot, but on the day of its launch test, monsters begin to rampage all over the place!

In the face of a monster attack of unprecedented scale, STORAGE unveils their most powerful robot to show off its true strength!


Episode Tropes

  • Beware the Superman: Everything about Ultroid Zero has this trope written all over it. It doesn't even help that it's a man-made robot that is based on the likeness of Ultraman Zero and drew attention of every monster dwelling around the world.
  • Conservation of Ninjutsu: Subverted. Ultroid Zero might be extremely powerful, but getting outnumbered three to one sees it begin to be overpowered and likely would've lost had Z not showed up to back it up.
  • Evil All Along: While the "evil" part remains disputed for now, this is how Haruki reacts to discovering that Hebikura and Juggler are one and the same person.
  • He Knows Too Much: Hebikura getting discharged from GAFJ qualifies as this, since he's been onto Celebro and is aware that Celebro is using Kuriyama as his vessel.
  • Internal Reveal: At the end of the episode Haruki finds out that Captain Hebikura is actually "Alien Spikey"/Jugglus Juggler.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Both Takkong and King Guesra leave quickly after being defeated by Delta Rise Claw
  • Ship Tease: Haruki and Yoko get even more teasing in this episode, with Yoko once again inviting him to hang out and challenging him to arm-wrestling to try and lift his spirits, she goes as far as revealing that the reason for her constant arm-wrestling is because her father told her not to marry any man weaker than her.
  • Time Skip: This episode took place a month after the Kelbeam invasion and Barossa III's attack.
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: It's heavily implied that Takkong, King Guesra, Gomess, Pagos and Demaaga only woke up and attacked Ultroid Zero because they were trying to stop it from causing devastation to the planet as a whole.
  • Wham Episode: It's revealed that Kuriyama has been possessed by Celebro and that he's plotting to use the D4/Ultroid Zero for a nefarious plan. On a smaller note, Haruki discovers Hebikura's true identity.

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