List of Ultraman Z characters


This is the character list of 2020 Ultra Series Ultraman Z.

STORAGE

Anti-Monster Robot Unit STORAGE is an attack team established to fight monsters and the disasters they create using special anti-monster combat robots. Their preference in robots is due to Japan's popular culture with it. The team itself is separated into two divisions: the Special Airborne Armor that actively combat monsters and the mechanic team that repairs SAA machines. Nonetheless both factions are easily cooperative with each others.
When a STORAGE member piloted a SAA unit, remaining operatives in the field would usually drive into the scene with a Toyota LQ-based STEGG patrol car and armed with a beam rifle.
STORAGE's artificial intelligence is voiced by Katsumi Fukuhara.

Haruki Natsukawa

Haruki Natsukawa is the 23-year-old protagonist of the show; a rookie pilot of STORAGE and a Karate master with a huge sense of justice. He was bonded with Z after a near-death experience and since then transforms into the giant to combat daily monster attacks despite the conflicting ideals about "lives to be protected" and "beings to be killed".
Using the Ultra Z Riser and his personalized Ultra Access Card, Haruki can transform into Ultraman Z. By scanning three different Ultra Medals stored in his Z Holder, Haruki can grant Z access to different forms based on past Ultra Warriors and performing the Ultra's finishing moves. The Z Riser was developed by Ultraman Hikari and received its name when Ultraman Z volunteered to be a tester under Zero's suggestion.
Haruki Natsukawa is portrayed by Kohshu Hirano.

Shota Hebikura/Jugglus Juggler

Shota Hebikura is STORAGE's 34-year-old captain who acts as an older brother-like figure to the rest of his young teammates. Like Haruki, Hebikura is also athletic and usually puts the rookie through intensive drills in the training room.
His true identity is Phantom Demon Jugglus Juggler, the rival character from Ultraman Orb. During Peguila's incident, he crafted his own Dark Z Riser from Haruki/Z's Z Riser, allowing him to become Zeppandon once again.
Takaya Aoyagi reprises his role as Jugglus Juggler. Eager to return to the Ultra Series, Takaya immediately accepted the role after being offered in summer 2019.

Yoko Nakashima

Yoko Nakashima is a 24-year-old female member and ace pilot of STORAGE. She has admiration for older men and Ultraman Z, but often challenging her admirers to an arm-wrestling match, which she has never once lost.
Yoko Nakashima is portrayed by Rima Matsuda.

Kojiro Inaba

Kojiro Inaba is the 59-year-old leader of STORAGE's mechanics division in maintaining their Special Aircraft robots and is deeply trusted by other co-workers. He is nicknamed "Mr. Bako" and gives off a Shōwa atmosphere. Sometimes he displays an unexpected skill, but his past in shrouded in mystery.
Kojiro Inaba is portrayed by Jun Hashizume.

Yuka Ohta

Yuka Ohta is the 22-year-old lead scientist with passion for monsters, hence her occupation in STORAGE allows her to observe them closely. Yuka develops the anti-monster combat robots and knowledgeable about biology and historic legends, which help with her analysis. When conducting experiments on monsters, Yuka brings their essence or specific body parts to STORAGE's headquarters for examination. She often makes and offers questionable juice mix with mysterious ingredients to others.
Yuka Ohta is portrayed by Hikari Kuroki.

Maintenance group members

The SAA, also known as Anti-Monster Special Airborne Armor are giant robots manufactured by STORAGE in order to combat against monsters and participating in rescue operations. The mechas were developed by lead scientist Yuka and maintained by Kojiro's team of mechanics after each sortie. Due to limited budget, only two units were manufactured although additional models are considered for development.
Global Allied Forces Japan is the Japanese branch of the Global Allied Forces, an organization authorized to deal against monster attacks.

Director Kuriyama

Director Kuriyama is the 64-year-old director of the GAFJ and founder of STORAGE. Despite his long, nagging lectures, he is actually a worrywart who is prone to stomach aches. He is often worrying of the collateral damages brought by the monster attacks and the cost for development budget.
Director Kuriyama is portrayed by Hisahiro Ogura.

Shinya Kaburagi

Shinya Kaburagi is a 26-year-old researcher from GAFJ's Monster Research Center's biochemical research department. While delivering a canister of Genegarg's remains, Celebro possessed him as a medium to operate on Earth.
Shinya Kaburagi is portrayed by Rihito Noda.

Ultra Warriors

Ultraman Z

Ultraman Z is the titular hero of the series, an Inter Galactic Defense Force cadet whose age is 5,000 years old. Z speaks in an unusual dialect, but overall has a passionate sense of justice and seek apprenticeship under his idol, Zero. He was entrusted with the Z Riser and chased Genegarg to Earth, where he bonded with Haruki to revive the young pilot's life. Ever since then, Z continues to protect Earth while seeking Haruki's aid to recover the lost Ultra Medals.
His Ultra Z Riser, the device which he gave to Haruki as means of transformation can also double as a combat weapon. His true form is designated as Original and is described as a rookie Ultra Warrior whose strength is half or one third of an experienced fighter. His finishing move is Zestium Beam, which can also be utilized by any of his other forms. In his original form, Z can only sustain for 50 seconds on Earth and transforms only during emergency cases.
To make up for his lack of additional strength, Z can access Ultra Fusion forms when Haruki scanned three different Ultra Medals of past Ultra Warriors. These forms are capable of using a shared additional weapon named Z Lance Arrow, an ancient artifact from Alaska that was initially descended by an ancient Ultra to seal Peguila.
Ultraman Z is voiced by Tasuku Hatanaka.

Ultraman Zero

Riku Asakura/Ultraman Geed

Other Ultra Warriors

In Ultraman Z, the Land of Light developed both the Ultra Z Risers and Ultra Medals to combat multiple universal threats, including widespread cases of Devil Splinter attacks. The theft of these items by Genegarg and its destruction on Earth scattered the Medals across the city, with selected few are already in possession of Haruki and other humans.

Celebro

Parasitic Life Form Celebro is an intelligent space parasite capable of possessing other creatures. After using Genegarg to steal a Z Riser and the Ultra Medals, Celebro possessed the GAFJ's Monster Research Center officer Shinya Kaburagi as means of operating on Earth and orchestrated monster attacks from behind the scenes for his twisted enjoyment.
In addition to his own Ultra Z Riser and a personalized Ultra Access Card, Celebro crafted his own Monster Medals through reverse engineering from the Land of Light's Ultra Medals and samples of a monster in the Monster Research Center.

Devil Splinter victims

The Devil Splinter are fragments of Ultraman Belial that went scattered across the dimensions and sent the universe into a state of turmoil by manipulating monsters into berserk. Celebro abuses them in his despicable scheme to destroy planets one by one.