Sky Shark was a large battlecarrier operated by Mydo in the movie Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow.
Overview
Boasting advanced flight technology and formidable combat capability, the Sky Shark can operate in the air, underwater, in outer space, and underground. In-atmosphere, the ship travels with the use of jet engines. In space, it uses rocket engines. It is armed with laser guns, electromagnetic beam guns, and among many other high-tech weaponry. In addition, it has a detachable bridge which acts as an escape pod, a strategy conference room, a nap room, and a game center.
Conception
Design Evolution
The Sky Shark was designed by Aoi Kunio.[4] When creating the design, Kunio based the ship on submarines and hammerhead sharks.[4] Additionally, the ship was inspired by the super submarine Alpha from the Toho film Latitude Zero.[4] The initial design was based on the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.[4]
Prop Miniature
The prop miniature was built by Marbling Fine Arts.[5] For the filming sets, the control stations in the bridge are the same ones used for the Artdessei's.
The prop miniature was later recycled and modified into the Prometheus warship from Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light.[6]
History
Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow
When Katsuto was still in training, causing everyone to think that Zearth was a coward, Mydo proceeded to arm the Sky Shark with a laser beam gun that would have a firepower equivalent to the Zetton Final Beam. The plan was to fire the beam into Ultraman Shadow's Color Timer given that Zetton, a monster that once dueled Ultraman in the past, was able to incapacitate the Ultra when it hit the Color Timer with its Zetton Final Beam.
When the Sky Shark arrived at Lady-Benzene's hideout, the Shadow Island, Shadow appeared. Mydo used the Zetton Beam Gun on Shadow as planned, but a shutter enclosed the Color Timer and reflected the attack back to the ship. With the ship heavily damaged, the crew detached the bridge module and escaped. The Sky Shark soon lost altitude and crash landed onto the island. After the crew had left the escape pod, it was destroyed by Shadow's Meriken Missiles.Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow
Powers and Weapons
- Speed: The battlecarrier can fly at great speeds with its jet and rocket engines.
- Zetton Beam Gun : The Sky Shark is equipped with a beam cannon that has a combination power of 60 million amps Alpha of electric current and 25 million Gauss of electromagnetic waves, which equivalent to Zetton's Zetton Final Beam.[7]
- Escape Pod: In the event of an emergency, the crew can detach the bridge and fly to a safe location.
Gallery
Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow
Miscellaneous
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 TV-kun Deluxe Ultraman Zearth 2 Super Complete Works pg 19
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ultra Tokusatsu PERFECT MOOK vol. 37: Ultraman Zearth / Ultraman USA, pg 12-13
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 TV-kun Deluxe Ultraman Zearth 2 Super Complete Works pg 48
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 TV-kun Deluxe Ultraman Zearth 2 Super Complete Works pg 53
- ↑ TV Magazine Special Editing Heisei Ultra Movie Works pg 15
- ↑ Tsuburaya Productions Illustrated Catalogue ~Ultraman Mechanic Edition~ pg 63
- ↑ TV-kun Deluxe Ultraman Zearth 2 Super Complete Works pg 29