Ultra tropes
Because I was rewatching Cosmos rn... can't help taking note of the old tropes that was once used/still used in Ultraman series, back when the series run used to be long. Might as well list them out. Might just apply to Heisei Era Ultra series for now... (will include examples once I remember/finds them)
1. Ultraman/host enters the Dream World
- Tiga, Dyna, Cosmos
- Extra: Mebius entered digital space.
2. Ultraman appearing in human/smaller size
- Tiga fighting Alien Raybeak, Gaia fighting Agul at limited power, Cosmos fighting the Ghigi, Zero being tiny cos of Taiga,
3. Monsters that are ghosts/spirits
- Sakunaoni (Tiga), Renki (Cosmos), Gurenki (Orb)
4. Team travel to space on mission/Space crafts/Space missions
- Artdessei (Tiga), Tech Booster (Cosmos), Phoenix Nest (Mebius), Pendragon/Gostar Pendragon (Ultra Galaxy),
5. Love interests/partners finding out true identities first/being given proper confession. (not counting alien allies)
- Iruma, Rena (Tiga), Ryo (Dyna), Ayano, Keisuke (Cosmos), Aya (Mebius), Misuzu (Ginga), Asuna (X), Naomi (Orb),
6. Aliens living amongst human peacefully.
7. Ancient Civilizations
- Ruruya (Tiga/Dyna), Juran (Tiga), (Max), Victorian (Ginga),
8. Occult episodes...
9. Festive episodes - Halloween, Christmas, Tanabata, New Year
10. Characters in singing themesong in episodes
- Kimi Dake wo Mamoritai (Dyna, Saga), Kimi ni Dekiru ka (Cosmos), Ginga no Uta (Ginga S),
11. Interdimensional Space/Monsters
- Silvergon (Tiga), (Dyna), Yapool (Ace, Mebius), Bullton (Ultraman, Ultra Galaxy), Etelgar (Ginga S),
12. Father/Mother-Child feature
13. Cute Kaiju/Best Friend Kaiju
- Hanejiro (Dyna), Lidorias (Cosmos), Lim-Eleking, Miclas (Mebius), Gomora (Ultra Galaxy, X), Pigmon (Zero), Shepardon (Ginga S),
14. Fake Ultras
- Evil Tiga (Tiga), Fake Dyna/Gregorl Man (Dyna), Chaos Ultraman (Cosmos), Fake Tsurugi, Imit Mebius (Mebius), Imitation Ultra Brothers (Zero), Imitation Orb (Orb)
15. Japanese mythological monsters
16. Time froze/stopped for a moment/Kaiju-Kaijin with Time stopping abilities
17. Time travel
18. Foolish humans creating forbidden weapons that end up backfire
- Prometius, Deathfacer, Terranoid/Zelganoid (Dyna), Hellzking (Cosmos), UPG Live Base (Ginga S),
19. Children/Humanity/Allies sending their lights to revive Ultraman
20. Ultra fusions
- Legend (Cosmos), Mebius Infinity, Mebius Phoenix Brave (Mebius), Saga (Saga), Ginga-Victory (Ginga S),
- Extra: Orb's Fusion Forms
21. Sports episodes/mentions
- Kotarou/boxing (Taro), Asuka/baseball (Dyna), George/soccer (Mebius), Ginga/wrestling (Ginga), Wataru, Isamu/rugby (X), This entry was originally posted on Kaleidoscope World.
1. Ultraman/host enters the Dream World
- Tiga, Dyna, Cosmos
- Extra: Mebius entered digital space.
2. Ultraman appearing in human/smaller size
- Tiga fighting Alien Raybeak, Gaia fighting Agul at limited power, Cosmos fighting the Ghigi, Zero being tiny cos of Taiga,
3. Monsters that are ghosts/spirits
- Sakunaoni (Tiga), Renki (Cosmos), Gurenki (Orb)
4. Team travel to space on mission/Space crafts/Space missions
- Artdessei (Tiga), Tech Booster (Cosmos), Phoenix Nest (Mebius), Pendragon/Gostar Pendragon (Ultra Galaxy),
5. Love interests/partners finding out true identities first/being given proper confession. (not counting alien allies)
- Iruma, Rena (Tiga), Ryo (Dyna), Ayano, Keisuke (Cosmos), Aya (Mebius), Misuzu (Ginga), Asuna (X), Naomi (Orb),
6. Aliens living amongst human peacefully.
7. Ancient Civilizations
- Ruruya (Tiga/Dyna), Juran (Tiga), (Max), Victorian (Ginga),
8. Occult episodes...
9. Festive episodes - Halloween, Christmas, Tanabata, New Year
10. Characters in singing themesong in episodes
- Kimi Dake wo Mamoritai (Dyna, Saga), Kimi ni Dekiru ka (Cosmos), Ginga no Uta (Ginga S),
11. Interdimensional Space/Monsters
- Silvergon (Tiga), (Dyna), Yapool (Ace, Mebius), Bullton (Ultraman, Ultra Galaxy), Etelgar (Ginga S),
12. Father/Mother-Child feature
13. Cute Kaiju/Best Friend Kaiju
- Hanejiro (Dyna), Lidorias (Cosmos), Lim-Eleking, Miclas (Mebius), Gomora (Ultra Galaxy, X), Pigmon (Zero), Shepardon (Ginga S),
14. Fake Ultras
- Evil Tiga (Tiga), Fake Dyna/Gregorl Man (Dyna), Chaos Ultraman (Cosmos), Fake Tsurugi, Imit Mebius (Mebius), Imitation Ultra Brothers (Zero), Imitation Orb (Orb)
15. Japanese mythological monsters
16. Time froze/stopped for a moment/Kaiju-Kaijin with Time stopping abilities
17. Time travel
18. Foolish humans creating forbidden weapons that end up backfire
- Prometius, Deathfacer, Terranoid/Zelganoid (Dyna), Hellzking (Cosmos), UPG Live Base (Ginga S),
19. Children/Humanity/Allies sending their lights to revive Ultraman
20. Ultra fusions
- Legend (Cosmos), Mebius Infinity, Mebius Phoenix Brave (Mebius), Saga (Saga), Ginga-Victory (Ginga S),
- Extra: Orb's Fusion Forms
21. Sports episodes/mentions
- Kotarou/boxing (Taro), Asuka/baseball (Dyna), George/soccer (Mebius), Ginga/wrestling (Ginga), Wataru, Isamu/rugby (X), This entry was originally posted on Kaleidoscope World.