I was thinking this morning how much I miss Ultraman, you know, like ya do, and so I went out to the good ol' internet to find a picture. Well, I was amazed by the abundance of Ultraman information out there! AND it turns out that there were many incarnations of Ultraman. I had no idea.

MY ultraman was the original with Hyata raising his beta capsule and becoming, of course, Ultraman. Great stuff! But there were, like, forty other Ultras! There were even a couple of Ultra-women. Who knew?

So anyway, here are some stats from the original Ultraman.

The original Ultraman... the defender of Earth from the Nebula M78 who merges with Hayata of the Science Patrol.
Ultra Stats
Height: 40 meters
Weight: 35,000 tons
Flight Speed: mach 5
Running Speed: 700 kph
Home Planet: The Land of Light, Nebula M78
Human Form: Hayata
Transformation Item: Beta Capsule

Ultraman originally comes to Earth while pursuing a monster through space, but inadvertently collides into Hayata's plane and kills him. Feeling remorse for the tragedy, the alien decides to save the human by merging their lives. He stays on Earth with Hayata and vows to defend the planet.

Because his energy depletes rapidly in the Earth's atmosphere, Ultraman can stay for only three minutes. The blue Color Timer in the middle of his chest begins beeping and blinking red to let him know that time is running out. Should the timer run out, we are told, Ultraman will never rise again.