Flash Guide Ultraman

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The storyline begins in the near future, as referenced from the mid-1960s. In episode 23, "My Home Is Earth," it is definitively established that the series takes place in the early 1990s with a plaque, shown at the end of the episode, and dated 1993. However, this was later retconned by the introduction of The Return of Ultraman, which takes place in 1971. Sinister aliens and giant monsters constantly threaten civilization during this period. The only Earth organization equipped to handle these disasters and menaces is the Science Special Search Party, or SSSP, a special worldwide police force equipped with high-tech weapons and vehicles as well as extensive scientific and engineering facilities; this organization is called the Science Patrol, or the United Nations Scientific Investigation Agency, in the English-dubbed version syndicated in the United States.

The branch of the Science Special Search Party that is focused on in the series is located in Tokyo, Japan. Led by Captain "Cap" Toshio Muramatsu (shortened to "Captain Mura" in the dubbed English-language version), the Science Special Search Party is always ready to protect the Earth from rampaging monsters, but sometimes it finds itself outclassed.

One day, Shin Hayata, the Patrol's most capable member, was patrolling near a lake when he witnessed a space monster named Bemular, who had come to Earth in an orb of blue energy, being chased by an orb of red energy. Hayata also gave chase to Bemular, but the orb of red energy collided with Hayata's ship, causing both to crashland and killing Hayata in the process. Ultraman, who was generating the red orb, felt guilty for killing the capable scientist/soldier, and to make up for the terrible thing he had done, chose to revive Hayata in exchange for him becoming his host, who would contain him while he was on Earth.

From that day forward, Ultraman staunchly defended Earth against aliens and monsters, with Hayata and the SSSP assisting him.

After Ultraman appeared, he would fight the threat until it was defeated, and he would then fly away to revert to his host. (This was shown, twice, by Ultraman firing a ring of energy from his hands that would fly to a safe location, and then energy from it would materialize Hayata even as Ultraman himself faded away at the same time.) Ultraman's victory was never assured, however, as Ultraman's powers and, indeed, his very life force, came from rapidly depleted solar energy, which was heavily reduced by Earth's sunlight-filtering atmosphere.

Ultraman faces Alien Zetton in the finale, Farewell, Ultraman.

When Ultraman first appears, his "Color Timer," or "warning light," is always a rich cyan color. As time goes on, the Color Timer turns solid red, and then starts to blink, giving off a warning chime as it does so. When Ultraman runs out of energy, the Color Timer goes out and turns black. Ultraman's Color Timer is linked directly to his heart, and damaging it will cause mortal injury or serious pain to Ultraman.

In the series finale, a race of aliens named the Zettonians, and their vanguard kaiju, Zetton, attack. Ultraman appears to fight Zetton, but before Zetton is defeated, he mortally wounds Ultraman with a weapon he had not expected (one directly targeting his Color Timer/warning light) that damages his Color Timer/warning light, causing him to lose almost all his energy instantly.