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Demaaga (デマーガ, Demāga) alternatively known as "Demarga", is a monster that first appeared in the TV series, Ultraman X.[1]

  • Normal Subtitle: Molten Iron Monster (熔鉄怪獣, Yōtetsu Kaijū)
  • Kamisori Subtitle: Dimensional Fiend Beast (次元凶獣, Ji Genkyōjū)

History[]

Ultraman X[]

Demaaga is one of the many Spark Dolls that were transformed into Monsters when an Ultra Flare hit the Earth 15 years ago. Long before his Spark Doll's transformation however, Demaaga was also a Monster of Myth, who was stated to have once ravaged Earth long ago until he was sealed away by a "Giant of Light." Demaaga's first actual presence was felt when the monster emerged from out of a Mountainside and headed straight for Umezawa City. Xio tried their best of stop Demaaga with their weapons, but even with Demaaga's weakness exploited (being the Monster's glowing horn,) the monster shrugged off their efforts and eventually Demaaga arrived in Umezawa City to continue its rampage.

During Demaaga's rampage, Daichi Oozora lost his treasured Gomora Spark Doll in the scuffle and he scrambled to find it. Upon finding it however, Demaaga noticed Daichi and tried to kill him with his Heat Ray. Suddenly before the monster's Heat Ray could strike, Daichi was suddenly overtaken by a bright flash of light coming from his X Deviser and shortly after, a Giant of Light appears. This giant was none other than Ultraman X. At first, Demaaga quickly beat down Ultraman X due to Daichi's bewilderment at his transformed state, but after Demaaga attempted to kill Asuna with its Heat Ray, Daichi pulled himself together in time to rescue her and fight back against Demaaga. Ultraman X managed to do well fighting back, and with the assistance of Xio distracting Demaaga. Ultraman X destroyed the monster with his Xanadium Beam, reducing Demaaga back into his Spark Doll form.[A Voice From the Starry Sky]

Tsurugi Demaaga[]

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Tsurugi Demaaga.

Later on, another member of Demaaga's race was awoken by Gina Specter and unleashed in Umezawa City to rampage. Luckily, Xio was quick to respond by evacuating as many people as possible, while Daichi transformed into Ultraman X to battle the second Demaaga himself. With his knowledge of their first battle, Ultraman X managed to hold off Demaaga is ease, using a combination of his Bemstar and Zetton Armors against the Monster. Suddenly while Demaaga and Ultraman X fought, a ray of Dark Energy appeared from the Sky and struck Demaaga, mutating the Monster by adorning it with blades on its arms and back and increasing its ferocity. With its new Darker powers, the now dubbed "Tsurugi Demaaga" (ツルギデマーガ, Tsurugi Demāga) turned the tables on Ultraman X by slicing him up with its blades and blasting him with a Darker-enhanced Heat Ray, even being able to withstand a blast from X's Xanadium Beam at point-blank! Losing badly, Ultraman X only had one choice left to make. Ultraman X separated Daichi from himself, saving Daichi from being killed while Ultraman X himself disintegrates into data from the damage he sustained. Tsurugi Demaaga then burrowed away, its task fulfilled.

Later that day, Tsurugi Demaaga returned to Umezawa City to resume it's rampage from before, with only Hayato and Wataru of Xio to hold off the Monster on their own. Despite their best efforts though, even their weapons couldn't stand up to Tsurugi Demaaga's new power and were nearby about to be killed by the Monster. Suddenly Ultraman X reappeared, having reunited with Daichi! (Earlier on, Daichi converted himself into Data to find and revive Ultraman X) Then with the power of a Blade that Daichi found from within the Digital World, (named the X-Lugger,) Ultraman X transformed into "Ultraman Exceed X" for the first time ever. With his newly enhanced power, Exceed X overpowered Tsurugi Demaaga with no trouble at all, and using the X-Lugger for himself, Exceed X purified Tsurugi Demaaga with the Exceed X Slash attack, transforming the Monster back into a normal Demaaga. Now with the Monster weak enough to be beaten normally, Exceed X transformed back into Ultraman X and destroyed Demaaga with the Xanadium Beam, reducing it back into a Spark Doll.[End of the Rainbow]

Finally, Demaaga was temporarily revived and transformed into Tsurugi Demaaga once again (along with EX Gomora, and EX Red King) after a Dark Lightning attack was fired at their Spark Dolls by Greeza. Shortly after reviving however, Tsurugi Demaaga (along with several other Spark Dolls that were confiscated by Xio in the past) were then absorbed by Greeza to transform the life-form into his Ultimate Form.[The Rainbow Land]

Ultraman X The Movie: Here comes our Ultraman![]

After both Gorg Antlar and Gorg Fire Golza were destroyed by Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman, Zaigorg summoned a team of five Tsurugi Demaagas to act as his "Devil Avatar Beasts" in causing destruction all over the earth. Luckily, the beasts were also confronted by several ultras who had assisted Ultraman X in the past from their Cyber Cards having received the voices of Earth calling out for help:

None of the Tsurugi Demaagas could stand up to the various ultramen and they were all destroyed by each of their respective ultra's beam attacks.

Ultraman Orb[]

Demaaga was a stray monster who surfaced in the middle of a city one evening, along with Gomess (S) and Telesdon. All three monsters were quickly confronted by Ultraman Orb Hurricane Slash, who was prepared to do battle. Suddenly all 3 monsters suddenly collapsed and after checking their pulses, Orb was shocked to learn that they had all died, leaving the confused ultra to briefly mourn their unsettling deaths and leave. The next day, it was revealed that the three monsters' deaths were caused by an over-exposure to a poisonous smoke that was emitting deep within the Earth, a sign of the coming arrival of Magata No Orochi.[The Giga Lord Monster Strikes Back]

Ultra Fight Orb[]

Demaaga was revived by Reibatos to attack the earth, only for the monster to be confronted by Ultraman Orb. Both monster and ultra appeared to be at even strength as neither side was able to best the other. However once Orb took on his Lightning Attacker form, Demaaga was no match for the powered up ultra, and the monster was destroyed by Orb's Attacker Ginga X.

Ultraman R/B[]

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Kamisori Demaaga.

Kamisori Demaaga (カミソリデマーガ, Kamisori Demāga) is a mutated variant of Demaaga that resided in the same dimension as Mio Minato, the mother of Katsumi and Isami.[2] When a portal to their dimension opened on Earth, both woman and monster emerged from it, with Kamisori Demaaga immediately attacking the Minato Family. With Katsumi and Isami unable to transform due to previous events, Mitsurugi faced the monster herself, transforming into Horoboros to do battle. The two monsters fought fiercely, but with Mitsurugi still injured from her previous battle with the ultraman brothers, Kamisori Demaaga quickly beat Horoboros down before striking him with his Kamisori Grinder attack, only to teleport away. Defeated, Mitsurugi was left to recovered from her injuries, while Kamisori Demaaga fled underground and began feeding on a trail of Ray Energy that was radiating deep from within the Earth.

Later on while she was healing, Mitsurugi learned that the monster was feeding on what was needed to stop Leugocyte. Thus she transformed into Horoboros once more and dragged Kamisori Demaaga back to the surface to do battle once more. Like last time though, Mitsurugi was still not fully healed from her previous battle with the monster, and Kamisori Demaaga again beat Horoboros down before striking him with his Edge Scratcher attacks, this time destroying the monster and turning Mitsurugi back to normal. The monster attempted to finish her off so that he could resume feeding uninterrupted, but this time, Kamisori Demaaga was confronted by the duo of Ultraman Rosso and Ultraman Blu, who needed Mitsurugi alive to claim her Gyro. The ultraman brothers fought their best, but the monster's metal body made their attacks futile, and only got themselves hurt instead. Knowing that they needed to stop the monster immediately, the brothers fused into Ultraman Ruebe and the fused ultra put up a much better fight. With the help of the Ruebe Halo, Ruebe sliced up Kamisori Demaaga before finishing off the monster with his Ruebeium Ray, ending the threat.[Mother From Alternate Dimension]

Ultraman Taiga[]

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Demaaga, as seen in Ultraman Taiga.

Demaaga was summoned after Kirisaki activated a "Monster Guiding Device" that was stolen by Meed from a group of Alien Pedan, unleashing the monster to attack the city that E.G.I.S. was in.[3] Now knowing where the Tri-Squad were hiding after previous events, Kirisaki taunted Hiroyuki by pressuring him to choose between stopping the monster and saving the city, or saving E.G.I.S. from the aliens attacking them. Despite some initial hesitation, Hiroyuki managed to snap out of his daze (with some help from Taiga), and he transformed into Ultraman Taiga to face the monster head-on. Initially Demaaga had the upper-hand in battle due to Taiga's cockiness, but after the ultra got serious, Demaaga was quickly overpowered. Finally after Taiga transformed into his Tri-Strium form, Demaaga was no match for the superpowered ultra, and was soon destroyed by his Taiga Blast Attack.[Guardian Angel]

Ultraman Z[]

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Demaaga, as seen in Ultraman Z.

Demaaga appeared in Mt. Kuzuha, awakened by Ultroid Zero's first field test and having gone berserk.[4] With the monster rampaging, and already piloting the newly-built robot, Yoko was tasked with dealing with Demaaga herself. At first, Ultroid Zero managed to keep Demaaga at bay with its weapons, but was quickly put on the offense when Demaaga was assisted by the arrival of two more monsters: Gomess and Pagos. Even with the numbers in the monsters' favor, Ultroid Zero still managed to fend off all three of them with ease. However once Director Kuriyama ordered Yoko to destroy them with the robot's D4 ray, Yoko hesitated from being shocked by his orders, allowing Demaaga, Gomess, and Pagos to overpower the robot. Things only worsened when Takkong and King Guesra (two monsters whom Ultraman Z was engaged in battle with) arrived to assist the three monsters in attendance, putting Ultroid Zero in a tight situation.

Luckily, Ultraman Z arrived on the scene to deal with the two newcomers in his Delta Rise Claw form, allowing Ultroid Zero to regain control of the battle once more. Takkong and King Guesra eventually fled the scene once Ultroid Zero overpowered the three monsters, and Kuriyama again demanded that Yoko destroy the monsters with the D4 ray. After much hesitation and pressuring, Yoko reluctantly fired the ray, which vaporized Demaaga, Gomess, and Pagos in an enormous explosion.[Prelude to a Nightmare]

Ultraman Blazar[]

Baby Demaaga

Baby Demaaga.

A Baby Demaaga had hatched from an egg that was unearthed by GGF in Oniwaku Valley.[5] Identifying it as a threat, the team blasted at the baby monster, capturing it in an electrified net in the process. While it was being attacked, the baby called out for its parent, who immediately rose to the surface to rescue it.[6] Learning of the adult's appearance, GGF fought back by bombarding Demaaga with a missile assault barrage, as well as sending Earth Garon to deal with the monster. Fearing for its child's life, Demaaga initially refused to fight back, shielding the baby from the barrage and Earth Garon's weapons. Blazar, who was watching everything unfold through Gento, tried to activate and stop the fight. Gento however refused to transform, believing in GGF's cause, and so that he could help his own family evacuate (who were near the area of the attack as well).

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Demaaga, as seen in Ultraman Blazar.

Eventually the monster had no choice but to fight back, and Demaaga wrestled Earth Garon to the ground while taking another barrage of missiles from GGF. With no other choice and after much pestering from Blazar, Gento transformed into Ultraman Blazar and he attacked Demaaga just as it was gaining the upper hand over Earth Garon. Blazar shielded himself from Demaaga's fireballs and froze the monster with his Rainbow Blizzard attack, preparing to finish Demaaga off with his Spiral Burrade. Before he could land the killing blow, Blazar was stopped by an unknown force within, who was causing him to attack himself. Gento and Blazar were battling with each other over how to deal with Demaaga, with Gento wanting to kill them and Blazar wanting to spare them. During the ultra's inner struggle, GGF tried to finish the fight by firing a third missile barrage. Blazar however quickly regained control of himself and shielded Demaaga by emitting a Sonic Roar to destroy the barrage before it could strike. Now in full control, Blazar summoned his Spiral Burrade and created an energy cocoon that encased Demaaga and Baby Demaaga inside it. Blazar then lowered the cocoon back underground, allowing the monsters to resume living their lives in peace.[Parent and Child]

Both Demaaga and Baby Demaaga were later seen underground together. Both of them were joined by a few Zugugan in feasting on one of Varallon's organic bombs, inadvertently thwarting the space monster's attempt to alter Earth's orbit.[The Ones Who Embrace the Earth]

Other appearances[]

Video Games[]

  • Demaaga and Tsurugi Demaaga were both unlockable characters in the Video Game: Ultra Kaiju Battle Breeders.

Miscellaneous[]

Variations[]

Demaaga EXTRA

Statistics

  • Height: 50 m
  • Weight: 55,000 t

Abilities

  • Molten Iron Ray: Demaaga can fire a destructive, yellow Heat Ray from his mouth.
  • Fireballs: Demaaga can launch Fireballs from the smaller spines on his back.
  • Burrowing: Demaaga can burrow underground and move at high speeds.

Weakness

  • Demaaga's glowing horn on his head is the center of his heat powers and nerves. Attacking him on the horn causes the monster great pain.

Demaaga Tsurugi EXTRA

Statistics

  • Height: 55 m
  • Weight: 59,000 t

Abilities

  • Powered-Up Molten Iron Ray: Thanks to being empowered by the Dark Thunder Energy, Tsurugi Demaaga's Heat Ray is far more powerful in this form than in his original form.
  • Blades: Tsurugi Demaaga is equipped with enormous blades on his arms and back. The blades on his arms are very sharp and can be used for slicing.
  • Durability: Tsurugi Demaaga can withstand a direct hit from Ultraman X's Xanadium Beam without showing any signs of damage.

Weakness

  • Tsurugi Demaaga's glowing horn on his head is the center of his heat powers and nerves. Attacking him on the horn causes the monster great pain.

Demarga kamisori - ultra series

Statistics

  • Height: 60 m
  • Weight: 70,000 t

Abilities

  • Demaaga Varion (デマーガバリオン, Demāga Barion): Kamisori Demaaga can launch Fireballs from the horn on his head.
  • Kamisori Grinder (カミソリグラインダー, Kamisori Guraindā ): By charging up energy in its body, Kamisori Demaaga can fire energy-blades from the blades on his arms.
    • Edge Scratcher (エッジスクラッチャー, Ejji Sukuratchā): In addition to the aforementioned attack, Kamisori Demaaga can also launch energy-blades from the blades on his back as well.
  • Demaaga Discharge (デマーガディスチャージ, Demāga Disuchāji): By ensnaring his foes with his tail, Kamisori Demaaga can charge his opponents with electricity.
  • Teleportation: Being from another dimension, Kamisori Demaaga can teleport to and from his own world and Earth at will.
  • Durability: Kamisori Demaaga's armor can withstand most physical attacks without showing any signs of damage.
  • Burrowing: Like its original counterpart, Kamisori Demaaga can burrow underground and move at high speeds.

Appearances[]

Behind the scenes[]

Portrayal[]

  • Demaaga is portrayed by suit actor Arai Hiroyuki.
    • Tsurugi Demaaga is portrayed by suit actor Kenji Kajikawa.

Notes[]

  • The luminescent glowing of Demaaga's Spines before he fires his Heat Ray could be a possible reference to the Toho Monster, Godzilla, as Godzilla's Dorsal Fins also glow before he fires his Atomic Ray.
  • Originally, Fire Golza was to appear in Demaaga's place in Ultraman X's first episode. However, Director Taguchi Kiyotaka wanted a powerful new monster instead. Thus Demaaga was created.
  • According to Taguchi Kiyotaka, Demaaga is based roughly on a Monster named Bagiras (バギラス, Bagirasu), who Taguchi used for Independent Film-making Projects when he was in High School. The accordion-like skin texture of Demaaga's arms and legs are meant to be a reference to that of Red King's skin texture.
  • Demaaga's name comes from Ame no Hitotsu no Kami, which means the "One-eyed god," and the God of metalworking and metal production. Fittingly so due to Demaaga's subtitle as the "Molten Iron Monster".
  • Because Demaaga's voice was already in the Bandai DX X Deviser Henshin Toy Set, his roar was created before filming started.
  • Originally, it was intended that Demaaga's attack was to only spits fireballs from the mouth. However due to a mechanical failure in the mouth mechanism during filming, it was changed so that Demaaga can also release fireballs from his body spikes.
  • According to Taguchi Kiyotaka, he compares Demaaga to Zaigorg in that they both came from hell.
  • Having also directed the Ultraman Orb series, Taguchi also wanted Demaaga to be (sic) "a classic monster like Birdon and Red King," and so he had the monster reappear in Orb, in the episode "The Giga Lord Monster Strikes Back".
  • Tsurugi Demaaga's design was done by Fuyuki Shinada from the Special Molding division, and Director Koichi Sakamoto. The suit was converted from the Demaaga suit, and since it was planned from the beginning to have a power-up, the added parts can be removed to return the suit to regular Demaaga.
  • Kamisori Demaaga was originally created as a stage show monster for the Ultraman Festival performances. The blades on his back were intended for stage production.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. https://m-78.jp/x/character/ Tsuburaya's Official Website's profile on Demaaga's profile in "Ultraman X"
  2. https://m-78.jp/rb/kaiju/ Tsuburaya's Official Website's profile on Kamisori Demaaga's profile in "Ultraman R/B"
  3. https://m-78.jp/taiga/kaiju/ Tsuburaya's Official Website's profile on Demaaga's profile in "Ultraman Taiga"
  4. https://m-78.jp/z/kaiju/ Tsuburaya's Official Website's profile on Demaaga's profile in "Ultraman Z"
  5. https://m-78.jp/character/blazar-10-1/ Tsuburaya's Official Website's profile on Baby Demaaga's profile in "Ultraman Blazar"
  6. https://m-78.jp/character/blazar-10-2/ Tsuburaya's Official Website's profile on Demaaga's profile in "Ultraman Blazar"

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