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91-475: The Takuya Yamashiro incarnation of Spider-Man is different from the traditional Marvel Comics version, with the former sharing the same name, costume, and primary superpowers. The series influenced later Tokusatsu series and anime series, as Yamashiro's series introduced the concept of a superhero summoning a giant robot to fight a massive enemy for them. While series about heroes with a giant robot have been around prior to Yamashiro, it had yet to be combined with

182-549: A blood transfusion. During the " Spider-Verse " storyline, Takuya was brought from Earth-51778 into the war against the Inheritors by Earth-616's Spider-Man and Spider-Girl , as well as Earth-65's Spider-Woman . As soon as the group arrived in their former safe zone, Earth-13, Takuya, who was already piloting the Leopardon, faced off against Solus, but the villain made quick work of the giant robot. Luckily, Takuya managed to escape

273-422: A cave by a vampiric warlord called Professor Monster. His sister, Shinko and girlfriend, Hitomi Sakuma asked for his assistance in investigating the crashed Leopardon but Takuya refused as he had a race to compete in. His father, who had been searching for Garia, accepted this and set out with Shinko and Hitomi. Later, before leaving for the contest, Takuya received more messages from Garia and went to investigate. In

364-756: A combination of Captain Universe and Spider-Man powers. During the Abraxas Saga, a team of Avengers -esque super heroes called the Law Enforcement Squad appeared in Earth-616 . They were headed by an intelligent version of the Hulk who was not Bruce Banner. Joining this strange version of the behemoth were the World War II-era heroes Red Raven , Bucky , Namora and The Whizzer (Bob Frank) . Other members included

455-529: A completed Cosmic Conscience which revived the Perfect Knowledge of the Perfect Universe which had been destroyed countless millennia ago by The Celestials. Captain Universe later joined with Reed Richards to form the new Eternity. They were last seen preparing to save Franklin from The Celestials and The Elders of the Universe . An alternate universe variant of Peter Parker from Earth-13 who retained

546-493: A gladiatorial challenge which he had coerced the Guardians into accepting. L'Matto easily overpowered Charlie-27 and was about to kill him when Vance Astro and Dr. Strange arrived and joined in the battle, with Nikki and Talon pitching in as well. Despite this, it was not until Aleta (who had become the new Starhawk ) arrived and attacked alongside Doctor Strange that L'Matto was finally defeated, enabling Strange to exorcise

637-679: A heroic version of the Spider-Man villain The Rose , Doctor Druid , Living Lightning , the Shroud and a male Captain Universe. The true identity of this Captain Universe was never revealed but the host had more than likely had the Uni-Power for several years. During the battle between the Law Enforcement Squad and the Fantastic Four; Captain Universe and Dr. Druid ganged up on Reed Richards to destabilize

728-511: A human rights activist. When the robot killed a UN researcher, the power brought him back to life. The researcher then confronted the robot, forcing it to acknowledge the conscience. Afterwards, Death's Head began working for the UN as an anti-terrorist hit-man. After finally freeing himself of a circular orbit in an imploding dimension, the superhero known as Quasar returned to the site of a major battle between himself, Doctor Strange, The Thing, Thor, and

819-893: A mature late-night tokusatsu drama, was released, starting a franchise composed of several television series and films. Other mature late-night series followed, including a revival of Lion-Maru in Lion-Maru G , the Daimajin Kanon television series (based on the Daimajin film series), and Shougeki Gouraigan!! (also created by Amemiya). Various movies classified as tokusatsu can include disaster movies and science fiction films . These include Warning from Space ( 宇宙人東京に現わる , Uchūjin Tōkyō ni arawaru , Spacemen Appear in Tokyo) (1956), The Three Treasures ( 日本誕生 , Nippon Tanjō ) , Invasion of

910-602: A mission that will halt the Phalanx's technophage virus from spreading further. Gabriel lost the Uni-Power after finding a cure for a Phalanx airborne virus and joined Star-Lord in battling the Phalanx. He was subsequently killed by the Phalanx select Blastaar during an attack on the Phalanx Babel Spire. During " The Gauntlet " storyline, a new Captain Universe makes himself known when he arrives on Earth with plans to kill Juggernaut . Spider-Man learns that Captain Universe

1001-526: A one-shot, coinciding with a promotion, with the claim that readers could have a comic about themselves made for a fee. The comics were generally stock stories, with minor details altered based on information provided by the purchaser. Jeff Christiansen, then a veterinary student and who would later become the force behind the resurgence of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe in the mid-2000s,

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1092-500: A shift in popularity that favored masked heroes over giant monsters called the "Henshin Boom" started by Kamen Rider in 1971, though giant monsters, aliens and humanoid creatures dubbed lit.   ' strange person" ' or ' 怪人 ' or ' kaijin ' remained an integral part of the genre. Along with the anime Astro Boy , the Super Giant serials had a profound effect on

1183-634: A small proportion of tokusatsu films and television programs are widely known outside of Japan. Nevertheless, certain properties have attained popularity outside of Japan; Godzilla is featured in popular American-made movies, and the Super Sentai Series was adapted into the Power Rangers series and broadcast internationally beginning in 1993. Tokusatsu has origins in early Japanese theater , specifically in kabuki (with its action and fight scenes) and in bunraku , which utilized some of

1274-428: A steady diet of cinematic junk food of which Rodan and Godzilla are only the best-known examples." In 1998, a Brazilian webcomic inspired by both Power Rangers and Super Sentai entitled Combo Rangers was published on the internet, created by Japanese-Brazilian author Fábio Yabu. The webcomic's popularity allowed the webcomic to become a print comic book until 2004 and having a reboot through Graphic Novels in

1365-598: A striking resemblance to Ultraman. In March 2024, Oxford English Dictionary included the word Tokusatsu as a loanword along with others from Japanese culture . Captain Universe Captain Universe is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden , the character first appeared in Micronauts #8 (August 1979). Captain Universe

1456-492: A superhero who also fights enemies himself. As a result, it became a permanent staple of the Super Sentai franchise beginning with Battle Fever J . Takuya Yamashiro was a motocross driver, son of the astrophysicist Dr. Hiroshi Yamashiro, and the man who would become his reality's Spider-Man . Whilst practicing on his motorbike, Takuya began to receive telepathic messages from an alien called Garia, who had been imprisoned in

1547-473: A time of crisis, transforming that person into Captain Universe. As Captain Universe, the transformed person typically retains his or her original personality and appearance, though with Captain Universe's costume and heroic traits superimposed over the original. The Uni-Power itself emanates from the Enigma Force, the exact nature of which, naturally, remains an enigma. It is believed, however, to be connected to

1638-447: A traditional Japanese house, and allowed Spider-Zero to stay with him until Miles came. Soon after, Spider-Zero and Miles began their journey to repair the multiverse. The Machine Bem Monsters that were created to stop Takuya attacked the new team of Spider-Men, and Takuya came through a portal from Planet Spider along with Leopardon. He participated in the final battle, and was later sent back to his home universe by Spiderling. During

1729-467: Is a man named William Nguyen, whose life had been ruined in one of Juggernaut's rampages. When Nguyen insists on trying to kill Juggernaut instead of fixing the tectonic plates beneath New York City, the Uni-Power leaves him and enters the Juggernaut. The Juggernaut as Captain Universe repairs the damage to the tectonic plates that was caused by him during the same rampage that had ruined Nguyen's life. After

1820-449: Is a skilled practitioner of ninjitsu. He also has the ability to communicate with spiders, and like many other versions of Spider-Man, he possesses a spider-sense which warns him of danger, in addition to having precognitive dreams. Similarly, he also uses his Spider Bracelet to shoot webs and nets, with the device also being able to magnetically unlock doors, identify aliens in disguise, and deflect lasers. The Spider Bracelet vanishes when it

1911-602: Is also occasionally dubbed a genre itself. Its contemporary use originated in the Japanese mass media around 1958 to explain special effects in an easy-to-understand manner and was popularized during the " first monster boom " (1966–1968). Prior to the monster boom, it was known in Japan as tokushu gijutsu ( 特殊技術 , lit.   ' special technology ' ) or shortened tokugi ( 特技 , lit.   ' special technique ' ) . Subgenres of tokusatsu include kaiju such as

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2002-579: Is not in use, in addition to being able to produce a spare version of his costume if his original is damaged. His powers can be transferred to other people via a blood transfusion. Tokusatsu Tokusatsu ( 特撮 （ とくさつ ） , lit.   ' special filming ' ) is a Japanese term for live-action films or television programs that make heavy use of practical special effects . Credited to special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya , tokusatsu mainly refers to science fiction , war , fantasy , or horror media featuring such technology but

2093-469: Is recognized for its heavy use of miniature sets, especially in the Kyodai Hero subgenre. Miniatures are placed from the camera's perspective to create the illusion that the characters are larger than they are. Suitmation ( スーツメーション , Sūtsumēshon ) is the term used to describe the process in tokusatsu movies and television programs used to portray a monster using suit acting. The exact origin of

2184-504: Is revealed to be Tamara Devoux, a woman who remained in a coma for ten years after a car crash. During a talk with Nightmask , she translates his language and announces that not only is the universe dying, but the White Event is coming. During the " Spider-Geddon " storyline, the Spider-Men summoned the Enigma Force to aid them in their fight. The Enigma Force chose to make Miles Morales

2275-399: Is the guardian and protector of Eternity . Rather than a character with a single identity, it is a persona that has merged with several hosts during its publication history. Captain Universe first appeared in Micronauts #8 (August 1979) and was created by Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden . Captain Universe hosts have appeared in either special one-shots or short stories throughout

2366-514: The Gamera series, the Daimajin series, and films such as Mothra , The War of the Gargantuas , and The X from Outer Space ( 宇宙大怪獣ギララ , Uchu Daikaijū Girara ) . Kaijin ( 怪人 , literally "mysterious person") productions primarily feature supervillains as their central character. This includes films such as The Invisible Avenger , Half Human , The H-Man , The Secret of

2457-586: The Godzilla and Gamera series; superhero such as the Kamen Rider and Metal Hero series; Kyodai Hero like Ultraman , and Denkou Choujin Gridman ; and mecha like Giant Robo and Super Robot Red Baron . Some tokusatsu television programs combine several of these subgenres, for example, the Super Sentai series. Tokusatsu is one of the most popular forms of Japanese entertainment, but only

2548-769: The Death's Head 3.0 saga chronicled in Amazing Fantasy . Captain Universe made his return in Annihilation: Conquest : Star-Lord and then in Annihilation Conquest #3. Captain Universe later returns to stop the Juggernaut , in an attempt to fulfill his destiny, as seen in The Amazing Spider-Man #627–629. The Uni-Power is an extra-dimensional force that possesses an individual (or on one occasion, twins) in

2639-633: The Microverse , home of the Micronauts . Although the Uni-Power typically empowers normal, non-super-powered humans, it has in the past empowered Doctor Strange , Spider-Man , Commander Arcturus Rann of the Micronauts, a toddler, and a dog, among others. Its counterparts in various alternate timelines have also possessed Mar-Vell , Mr. Fantastic , a member of the alien Badoon race, a Doombot and Quasar . Because of its never-ending supply of energy it has been

2730-530: The Philippines ' Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan (itself a sanctioned spinoff of Toei's Space Sheriff Shaider ) in 2007; China 's Armor Hero ( Chinese : 铠甲勇士 ; pinyin : Kǎi Jiǎ Yǒng Shì ) in 2008, Battle Strike Team: Giant Saver ( Chinese : 巨神战击队 ; pinyin : Jùshén zhàn jí duì ) in 2012, Metal Kaiser ( Chinese : 五龙奇剑士 ; pinyin : Wǔ Lóng Qí Jiàn Shì ); and Indonesia 's Bima Satria Garuda which began in 2013. On July

2821-586: The " Spider-Geddon " storyline, Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in a Proto-Clone body) and Spider-Man of Earth-1048 warn Takuya that the Inheritors have escaped. He talks with the alternate Spider-Men on how to defeat the Inheritors. He allows Superior Spider-Man to analyze the Multiverse to find new recruits to help fight the Inheritors like a Spider-Cop and a Tyrannosaurus. During the Spider-Army's attack on

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2912-498: The "healing" of the tectonic plates, the Uni-Power subsequently departs. Three former hosts of the Uni-Power (Susan Storm, Spider-Man and X-23) are all contacted by the Enigma Force once again when the Whirldemon King, a powerful entity once defeated by the time-traveling Prince Wayfinder of Ithaca and creator of the Enigma Force itself, escapes imprisonment. When X-23 sacrifices herself to save Valeria Richards from possession by

3003-429: The 1960s. In the 1990s, Haim Saban acquired the distribution rights for the Super Sentai series from Toei Company and combined the original Japanese action footage with new footage featuring American actors, resulting in the Power Rangers franchise which has continued since then into sequel TV series (with Power Rangers Beast Morphers premiering in 2019 and Power Rangers Cosmic Fury premiered in 2023;

3094-607: The 1st, 2019, Vietnam 's Transform Studio co-operating with Dive Into Eden announced their own original tokusatsu series, Mighty Guardian ( Vietnamese : Chiến Thần ). The first season in the series is Mighty Guardian: Lost Avian ( Vietnamese : Chiến Thần Lạc Hồng ), using Vietnamese Mythologies as the main concept. Kaiju and tokusatsu films, notably Warning from Space (1956), sparked Stanley Kubrick 's interest in science fiction films and influenced 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). According to his biographer John Baxter , despite their "clumsy model sequences,

3185-570: The 2010s. In 2001, Buki X-1 Productions, a French fan-based production company, produced its own series, Jushi Sentai France Five (now called Shin Kenjushi France Five ), a tribute to Toei's long running Super Sentai series. The low-budget television series Kaiju Big Battel directly parodies monster and Kyodai Hero films and series by immersing their own costumed characters in professional wrestling matches among cardboard buildings. In 2006, Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers premiered on

3276-564: The American film King Kong , formulated many of the techniques that would become staples of the genre, such as so-called suitmation —the use of a human actor in a costume to play a giant monster—combined with the use of miniatures and scaled-down city sets. Godzilla forever changed the landscape of Japanese science fiction, fantasy, and cinema by creating a uniquely Japanese vision in a genre typically dominated by American cinema. This film also helped Tsuburaya's employer Toho establish itself as

3367-594: The Annihilation Wave. For months, he was studied by the Kree who, despite their highly advanced technology, could not learn much about the Uni-Power other than that the suit given to all users is actually a molecular shell and not spandex as was previously believed. Eventually, Gabriel is released from prison and put into a highly aggressive session of training by the Kree Military as he and several other prisoners prepare for

3458-835: The Big Screen" list. Matthew Jackson of The A.V. Club included Captain Universe in their "15 Marvel superheroes and villains we want to see in the MCU" list. Marc Buxton of Den of Geek ranked Captain Universe 11th in their "Guardians of the Galaxy 3: 50 Marvel Characters We Want to See" list. "Guardians of the Galaxy 3: 50 Marvel Characters We Want to See" list. CBR.com ranked Captain Universe 1st in their "Marvel's Strongest Cosmic Heroes" list, 1st in their "Marvel Comics: The 20 Most Powerful Female Members Of The Avengers" list, and 12th in their "20 Powerful Female Marvel Characters We Hope To See In The MCU's Phase Four" list. In one possible future of

3549-666: The Enigma Force is tied to the dimension of its origin. The wielder will lose their powers if they travel to other realities. (Dec. 1989) Over the years, the various hosts of Captain Universe have faced many enemies from across the Marvel Universe. The most formidable of them have proven to be Baron Karza, Dr. Doom, Magneto , the Gray Hulk, Terminus , the Tri-Sentinel , Division U, S.H.I.E.L.D. , A.I.M. and Knull . Jasmine Shanelle of The Mary Sue included Captain Universe in their "6 of Marvel’s Most Powerful Women Who Have Yet to Hit

3640-443: The Fantastic Four's cohesion as a team. With only seconds to spare, Reed convinces Captain Universe that something is out of place and that the Fantastic Four are not his enemies. Captain Universe reveals to Druid that Reed is telling the truth, but before he can convince the others to stop fighting, he is struck down by Nova . Reed and Druid travel into a portal left by Captain Universe's "death" only to find him alive and well within

3731-591: The Godzilla-style film, Gorgo , which used the same situation technique as the Godzilla films. That same year, Saga Studios in Denmark made another Godzilla-style giant monster film, Reptilicus , bringing its monster to life using a marionette on a miniature set. In 1967, South Korea produced its monster movie titled Yonggary . In 1975, Shaw Brothers produced a superhero film called The Super Inframan , based on

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3822-457: The Inheritors who are using the abandoned New U Technologies as a base, Takuya starts to have Leopardon transform until he is attacked by Daemos. When Miles Morales became the latest Captain Universe , he used Leopardon's sword to attack Solus, Brix, Bora, and Daemos. His powers include superhuman strength, speed, accelerated healing, being able to cling to most surfaces, heightened eyesight, and X-ray vision. He ages slower than regular humans, and

3913-523: The King the Uni-Power bonds with her a second time. While trapped in the Whirldemons' prison dimension, a connection is explicitly made between a starry apparition that enabled Laura to throw off the influence of a demon attempting to coerce her into serving it, when the star-shaped mark left on Laura's palm after that encounter is recognized by the Whirldemon King as associated with the Enigma Force. Laura then uses

4004-531: The Larval Zooniverse, Peter Porker (who was secretly the superhero Spider-Ham ) was working on an experiment that went awry and bestowed upon him the cosmic power of Captain Zooniverse. With this new power he defeated all of his enemies and trapped them in orbit around Earth. He returned home a bit later and began a new villain-free life with his girlfriend Mary Jane Waterbuffalo. An issue of What If? asks

4095-856: The Marvel Universe as the Uni-Power each imbues them with power of Captain Universe. These titles were Captain Universe/Hulk , Captain Universe/Daredevil , Captain Universe/X-23 , Captain Universe/Invisible Woman and Captain Universe/Silver Surfer . The Uni-Power made a brief appearance in Nextwave , he also made a "cameo" as Cosmic Spider-Man for the variant cover of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #3 and played an important part in

4186-534: The Marvel Universe, Advanced Idea Mechanics has examined the Uni-Power and attempted to duplicate it with the Captain Universe Initiative. The duplicate, referred to as the 'Alias-Power' or 'Uni-Alias', has the ability to animate the Death's Head 3.0 robot. While resident in Death's Head, it took the form of a conscience. On one occasion, when asked to rescue an evil scientist from a jail, it instead rescued

4277-530: The Microverse. Using the copied powers of each hero, it took paraplegic war veteran Gabriel Vargas as its host to face the one responsible for its weakening. At some unknown point, Captain Universe's latest host Gabriel Vargas is arrested by the Kree Government for accidentally attacking a group of Kree who were killing people who he thought were innocents but were actually sympathetic to the genocidal actions of

4368-1598: The Neptune Men ( 宇宙快速船 , Uchū Kaisokusen , High Speed Spaceship) , The Last War ( 世界大戦争 , Sekai Daisensō , The Great World War) , The Green Slime ( ガンマー第3号 宇宙大作戦 , Ganmā daisan gō: uchū daisakusen , Ganma 3 Space Mission) , Submersion of Japan ( 日本沈没 , Nihon Chinbotsu , Japan Sinks) , The War in Space ( 惑星大戦争 , Wakusei Daisensō , War of the Planets) , Virus ( 復活の日 , Fukkatsu no Hi , Day of Resurrection) , Bye-Bye Jupiter ( さよならジュピター , Sayonara Jupitā ) , and Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 ( 戦国自衛隊1549 , Sengoku Jieitai 1549 , Sengoku Self-Defense Forces 1549) . Non-traditional tokusatsu films and television programs may not use conventional special effects or may not star human actors. Though suitmation typifies tokusatsu , some productions may use stop-motion to animate their monsters instead, for example Majin Hunter Mitsurugi in 1973. TV shows may use traditional tokusatsu techniques, but are cast with puppets or marionettes: Uchuusen Silica (1960); Ginga Shonen Tai (1963); Kuchuu Toshi 008 (1969); and Go Nagai 's X Bomber (1980). Some tokusatsu may employ animation in addition to its live-action components: Tsuburaya Productions ' Dinosaur Expedition Team Bornfree (1976), Dinosaur War Izenborg (1977) and Pro-Wrestling Star Aztekaiser (1976). As

4459-639: The Quantum Mechanic from destroying the Earth. When the Captain Universe power next appeared, it possessed Spider-Man to stop the Tri-Sentinel (although the power was initially weaker than usual, causing Spider-Man to assume that his own powers had merely increased). The latently cosmic-powered Spider-Man battled the Trapster , Titania , Magneto , Brothers Grimm , Goliath , Hulk, TESS-One , Dragon Man , and

4550-765: The Syndicated Big Wolf on Campus and Nickelodeon's Animorphs are also described as "American Tokusatsu" due to the techniques they employed. Fujiyama Ichiban is a 2013 web series shot in Los Angeles . All the other Tokusatsu shows in YTV's Monster Warriors were shot in Barrie , Ontario , Canada. They used CGI for the monsters. In the 2000s, production companies in other East Asian countries began producing their own original tokusatsu -inspired television series: Thailand 's Sport Ranger and South Korea 's Erexion in 2006;

4641-557: The Telegian , and The Human Vapor . Since about 1960, several long-running television series have combined various other themes. Tsuburaya Productions has had the Ultraman Series starting with Ultra Q and Ultraman in 1966. P Productions began their foray into tokusatsu in 1966 with the series Ambassador Magma . They also had involvement in the Lion-Maru series which concluded in November 2006. Toei Company has several series that fall under their Toei Superheroes category of programming, starting in 1958 with

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4732-443: The Tri-Sentinel itself. It next possessed a toddler called Eddie Price to battle Gart and Rath. When the Guardians of the Galaxy traveled to the 20th century on a mission to destroy the Badoon , the Uni-Power possessed a Badoon worker named L'Matto to prevent the planned genocide. L'Matto's newfound knowledge was able to keep the Guardians from attacking but the Brother Royal then used the Badoon Captain Universe as his champion in

4823-507: The Uni-Power to wound the Whirldemon King and seal him back in his prison dimension, before returning her to Earth. During these events the Enigma Force tells Laura that she has been designated the future heir to its power. An African-American woman acting as the newest Captain Universe joins the Avengers in the fight against Ex Nihilo , his sister Abyss , and a Builder named Aleph on Mars. Captain Universe vaporizes Aleph when he does not agree to stop transforming or destroying planets. She

4914-408: The Uni-Power which L'Matto had abused and return it to Earth. Captain Universe later returned, and the Uni-Power possesses various heroes (the Hulk; X-23 ; Daredevil , who regained his sight while possessed; the Invisible Woman ; Gladiator ; and the Silver Surfer ); all in a mission to restore its power which has been severely weakened from a mysterious force emanating from the darkest corners of

5005-404: The body of Earth-616's Eternity . Captain Universe explains to the two superheroes of the creation of the Multi-Eternity that ensures a boundless multiverse . Afterwards Captain Universe vanishes without a trace while Reed and Druid return to their respective realities after a confrontation with Abraxas, the antithesis of Eternity and Galactus. Captain Universe's history in the Earth X series

5096-401: The confrontation alive and join the rest of the spiders. Takuya stayed with the group of Spiders and during the final battle in Loomworld, he was reunited with Leopardon. Spider-Man 2099 and Lady Spider managed to fix the robot with "some future tech and some steam-power". After the Inheritors' defeat, Takuya safely returned to his world. Takuya remained on Planet Spider, where he had lived in

5187-478: The earliest forms of special effects, specifically puppetry . Japanese cinema pioneer Shōzō Makino is credited as the founding father of tokusatsu techniques, having directed several jidaigeki films starring Matsunosuke Onoe that featured special effects . Makino's effects work inspired filmmaker Yoshirō Edamasa to employ such technology in his own movies, notably Journey to the West (1917) and The Great Buddha Arrival (1934). After researching

5278-433: The evil Elder God Set. Shocked to find his comrades dead, Quasar screamed into the heavens as a glowing red light consumed him. It changed him and infused him with the powers of Captain Universe. After merging the Uni-Power with his own Quantum Band, Quasar took Doctor Strange's Eye of Agamotto and left the imploding dimension. When he arrived, most of the remaining heroes had been murdered by either Set's fearsome power or at

5369-499: The film series, Moonlight Mask . Then, they produced several other long-running series, starting with Shotaro Ishinomori 's Kamen Rider Series in 1971, the Super Sentai series in 1975, the Metal Hero Series in 1982, and the Toei Fushigi Comedy Series in 1981. Toei also produced several other television series based on Ishinomori's works, including Android Kikaider and Kikaider 01 , Robot Detective , Inazuman and Inazuman Flash , and Kaiketsu Zubat . Toei

5460-438: The films were often well-photographed in colour ... and their dismal dialogue was delivered in well-designed and well-lit sets." Steven Spielberg cited Godzilla as an inspiration for Jurassic Park (1993), specifically Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956), which he grew up watching. During its production, Spielberg described Godzilla as "the most masterful of all the dinosaur movies because it made you believe it

5551-451: The first Daytime Emmy for "Outstanding Stunt Coordination" for its original scenes. In 2023, GMA Network released Voltes V: Legacy , an adaptation of the original Voltes V , which has used special effects and CGI heavily reminiscent of those found in traditional tokusatsu shows, with some western influences added. In 2006, YTV Monster Warriors used CGI for the monsters with humor in the show. In 1961, England-based filmmakers produced

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5642-438: The first color-television tokusatsu series, Ambassador Magma and Ultraman , which heralded the Kyodai Hero subgenre, wherein a regular-sized protagonist grows to larger proportions to fight equally large monsters. Popular tokusatsu superhero shows in the 1970s included Kamen Rider (1971), Warrior of Love Rainbowman (1972), Super Sentai (1975, trademarked in 1979) and Spider-Man (1978). Tokusatsu

5733-429: The franchise is rebooted in 2025), comic books, video games, and three feature films, with a further cinematic universe planned. Following from the success of Power Rangers , Saban acquired the rights to more of Toei's library, creating VR Troopers and Big Bad Beetleborgs from several Metal Hero Series shows and Masked Rider from Kamen Rider Series footage. DIC Entertainment joined this boom by acquiring

5824-401: The hands of his seven mind-controlled brides. Quasar found The Silver Surfer attempting to keep the creature at bay. Filled with an immeasurable amount of rage, the Quasar/Captain Universe entity summoned the Eye of Agamotto and pulled himself and Set into the Eye's pocket dimension where they would do battle for all eternity. Later on, Quasar of Earth-616 viewed his counterpart facing Set. In

5915-473: The huge success of Ultraman and Kamen Rider there. The film starred Danny Lee in the title role. Although there were several similar superhero productions in Hong Kong, The Super Inframan came first. With help from Japanese special effects artists under Sadamasa Arikawa, they also produced a Japanese-styled monster movie, The Mighty Peking Man , in 1977. Concurrent with their work on Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad , DIC attempted an original concept based on

6006-439: The internet as a Power Rangers spoof, but was quickly picked up by MTV UK for broadcast. The popularity of tokusatsus in Brazil in the 90s provided many fans in the country who even tried to make indie series, the most notable being Insector Sun (a low-budget tribute to Kamen Rider ) and TimerMan . Peyton Reed , the director of the Ant-Man films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , said that Ant-Man 's costume design

6097-477: The invasion of Professor Monster, as well as his personal history. Back at his house, Garia told Takuya of his new costume and abilities and tested them out, before discovering the Iron Cross Army had kidnapped Professor Fujita. Spider-Man set out to confront the group and freed the Professor. He was then attacked by Boukunryu and found himself unable to defeat the monster, until he summoned Leopardon and unleashed its Sword Vigor and destroyed Boukunryu, vowing to defeat

6188-476: The malevolent, darkness-based deity Knull . Silver Surfer arrives to where the Enigma Force is and frees it from the symbiotes, leading to it choosing Eddie Brock as the new Captain Universe. The cosmic entity possesses superhuman attributes, such as superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, durability, and senses. Its Uni-Vision power is a form of cosmic consciousness, granting microscopic vision, X-ray vision, telescopic vision, and an individual to tell

6279-408: The most successful effects company in the world. Godzilla kickstarted the kaiju genre in Japan, creating the "Monster Boom", which remained extremely popular for several decades, with characters such as the aforementioned Godzilla, Gamera and King Ghidorah leading the market. However, in 1957 Shintoho produced the first film serial featuring the superhero character Super Giant , signaling

6370-502: The mountains he found Hitomi and Shinko who told Takuya their father had been attacked. Takuya found his dying father, who had received fatal injuries from a creature working for Professor Monster called Boukunryu. After his father died, Takuya was attacked by the Iron Cross Army and gravely injured and he fell into the cave where Garia was imprisoned. Garia saved his life by giving him the Spider Bracelet and Spider Extract, which granted him spider-like abilities, and he then informed Takuya of

6461-407: The new Captain Universe, which he used to help defeat them. Using the Sword Vigor from Leopardon, Miles was able to defeat Solus, Brix, Bora, and Daemos. The Enigma Force left him after the battle was won. During the " King in Black " storyline, the Enigma Force is revealed by Jean Grey to be the "God of Light" of the Marvel Universe, with properties similar to those of symbiotes and counterpart of

6552-682: The popularity of tokusatsu increased in Japan, several fan film projects have been produced over the years. Hideaki Anno , Yoshiyuki Sadamoto , Takami Akai , and Shinji Higuchi set up a fan-based group called Daicon Film, which they renamed Gainax in 1985 and turned into an animation studio. Besides anime sequences, they also produced a series of tokusatsu shorts parodying monster movies and superhero shows. These productions include Swift Hero Noutenki (1982), Patriotic Squadron Dai-Nippon (1983), Return of Ultraman (1983) and The Eight-Headed Giant Serpent Strikes Back (1985). Tokusatsu techniques have spread outside Japan due to

6643-587: The popularity of Godzilla films. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! first appeared in English in 1956. Rather than a simple dub of the Japanese-language original, this work represented an entirely re-edited version that restructured the plot to incorporate a new character played by a native English-speaking actor, Raymond Burr . Ultraman gained popularity when United Artists dubbed it for American audiences in

6734-479: The popularity of Power Rangers in 1994's Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills . In 1998, a video from an attempted Power Rangers -styled adaptation of Sailor Moon surfaced, combining original footage of American actresses with original animated sequences. Saban also attempted to make their own unique tokusatsu series entitled Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog , set in medieval Ireland and featured four, later five knights who transform using

6825-550: The power of the elements (for the most part) at they protected their kingdom from evil. Saban had also produced the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation , which was known in the turtles' fandom for introducing a female turtle exclusive to that series called Venus de Milo and eliminating the fact that the other turtles were brothers. The show mostly featured actors in costumes, but featured similar choreographed fights like other tokusatsu shows. Also, like other Tokusatsu Productions,

6916-547: The powers for just one issue. ... But Captain Universe never got his own title, so I'm guessing it didn't sell terribly well." The character appeared sporadically through the remainder of the 1980s in titles such as Marvel Fanfare and Contest of Champions . His appearances became even scarcer in the 1990s, appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy , What If? , The Amazing Spider-Man , Marvel Comics Presents and Cosmic Powers Unlimited . In 1994, Captain Universe appeared in

7007-422: The question "What If Spider-Man Had Kept His Cosmic Powers?" Spider-Man becomes corrupted by power when the Captain Universe energies decide to stay with him. He ends up battling his Avengers friends when they don't agree with his methods. A confrontation with a rogue Doombot leaves an innocent hostage dead. Peter manages to give up the entirety of his powers, including his spider-ones. Later, Peter's child manifests

7098-468: The rest of the Iron Cross Army. After defeating Boukunryu, Takuya continued to operate as a superhero after heading a message from his father's diary which read 'always take responsibility for your actions'. After joining Interpol, he eventually confronted and seemingly killed Professor Monster, finally avenging his father's death. He also gave a young orphaned boy named Ichiro Murakami superpowers after

7189-579: The rights to Gridman the Hyper Agent and turning it into Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad . In 2002, 4Kids Entertainment bought the rights to Ultraman Tiga , but simply produced a dub of the Japanese footage, broadcast on the FoxBox . And in 2009, Adness Entertainment took 2002's Kamen Rider Ryuki and turned it into Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight , which began broadcast on The CW4Kids in 2009. It won

7280-588: The space-wall between the Microverse and the Macroverse. It then possessed Bruce Banner for the first time, to defuse a nuclear missile, and wound up battling Banner's own alter ego the Hulk . Captain Universe was then next among the heroes summoned by the Grandmaster for the Contest of Champions . The Captain Universe power next possessed Delayne Masters to defeat schoolyard bullies. It then possessed Evan Swann to stop

7371-503: The special effects featured in King Kong (1933), Eiji Tsuburaya began to develop tokusatsu and had his breakthrough on Princess Kaguya (1935) and The Daughter of the Samurai (1937). Modern tokusatsu , however, did not begin to take shape until the late 1940s. Tsuburaya and the director Ishirō Honda became the driving forces behind 1954's Godzilla . Tsuburaya, inspired by

7462-824: The target of many individuals, terrorist groups and peacekeeping agencies such as AIM , the Psycho-Man , Doctor Doom and even S.H.I.E.L.D. The first human Captain Universe was an astronaut named Captain Ray Coffin. He battled Baron Karza and sealed the Prometheus Pit between the Microverse and Earth. Years later, the Uni-Power would possess his son Steve Coffin to battle Mister E and his shadow slaves. It next possessed identical twins Ann Stafford and Clare Dodgson to capture Nemesis, and then possessed small-time cat burglar Monty Walsh to stop mafia don Guido Carboni. It then possessed Doctor Strange and Commander Arcturus Rann to reinforce

7553-427: The term remains unknown. At the least, it was used to promote the Godzilla suit from The Return of Godzilla . The many productions of tokusatsu series have general themes common throughout different groups. Kaiju ( 怪獣 , kaijū , literally "mysterious beast") productions primarily feature monsters, or giant monsters ( 大怪獣 , daikaijū ) . Such series include Ultraman , the Godzilla film series,

7644-562: The truth. The cosmic being owns a psychic awareness of imminent danger. It possesses the ability of molecular rearrangement of organic and inorganic matter, transmutation of elements, the ability to fire bursts of energy and concussive force, and hypnosis (using the Uni-Vision energy). The character can also use telekinesis . The abilities of Captain Universe can vary from host to host. The comic entity enhances their partner's powers if they possess one or more similar abilities. The power of

7735-431: The world of tokusatsu . The following year, Moonlight Mask premiered, the first of numerous televised superhero dramas that would make up one of the most popular tokusatsu subgenres. Created by Kōhan Kawauchi , he followed up its success with the tokusatsu superhero shows Seven Color Mask (1959) and Messenger of Allah (1960), both starring a young Sonny Chiba . These original productions preceded

7826-506: The years, initially in the first series of the Micronauts in 1979. Captain Universe was the starring feature in issues #9–11 of the tryout series Marvel Spotlight . The series' editor Al Milgrom recalled being taken away by the concept of a Captain Universe serial: "You could come up with three issues, three disparate individuals — each one very different from the other — and see how they use their powers. They wouldn't necessarily be superheroic types; they'd be regular people who fell into

7917-681: Was also involved in the Spider-Man television series, which influenced their subsequent Super Sentai series. In 2003, TV Asahi began broadcasting the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series in a one-hour block airing each week known as Super Hero Time . Toho , the creators of Godzilla , also had their hands in creating the Chouseishin Series of programs from 2003 to 2006 and the Zone Fighter franchise. In 2006, Keita Amemiya 's Garo ,

8008-443: Was influenced by two tokusatsu superheroes, Ultraman and Inframan . In 2015, Brazilian indie game studio, Behold Studios, developed a Power Ranger and Super Sentai inspired game, Chroma Squad . Tokusatsu has also had a large influence on western animation. Artist Thomas Perkins has delved into work that makes reference to tokusatsu. This is most notable in the design of the character Way Big from Ben 10 , who bears

8099-504: Was really happening." Godzilla also influenced the Spielberg film Jaws (1975). Japanese tokusatsu movies also influenced one of the first video games , Spacewar! (1961), inspiring its science fiction theme. According to the game's programmer Martin Graetz, "we would be off to one of Boston 's seedier cinemas to view the latest trash from Toho " as Japanese studios "churned out

8190-613: Was relatively the same as it had been on Earth-616 up until the Infinity Gauntlet Saga , where an unknown Captain Universe fought alongside Kismet , the Silver Surfer , Comet Man , Carol Danvers , Nova and Star-Lord . Years later Arcturus Rann died in a battle against the Psycho Man and took the Enigma Force with him to the afterlife. Captain Universe was transferred into the Kree superhero Mar-Vell and eventually became part of

8281-481: Was written and drawn as the official Captain Universe of the comic so that it could be considered an in-continuity comic. The one-shot was titled X-Men/Captain Universe: Sleeping Giants . In 2005, after a four-year break from comic appearances, Captain Universe returned in the second series of Amazing Fantasy. Also in 2005, a series of one-shot specials were released featuring different characters from

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