1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,000 This is MJ. I'm an author, I'm an artist, I'm an analyzer. You can find all my work at MJMunoz.com. 2 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:11,000 Welcome to Going Ultra. This is a bonus episode where I'm talking about Ultraman Regulus, Episode 4. 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:19,000 Regulus 4 is short and packs quite the punch. The battle siblings were fun to watch and DS is giving off some bad vibes. 4 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:23,000 What are your thoughts on the episode? Because I overall liked it a lot. 5 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:30,000 Similar to Episode 3, it was fast-paced and action packed and I enjoyed that where Episode 2 was kind of a drag. 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:37,000 I'm definitely hyped for what's coming next and I have a couple topics or headlines that I have written down. 7 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:43,000 I'll go through each one of those one by one and make a couple comments and then I will go ahead and get out of here. 8 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:48,000 But of course I invite you to share your thoughts. I would really appreciate that. 9 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:56,000 And well, I'll do that at the end. So my first topic is Regulus guy, Irregulus skills or maybe it should be Irregulus growth. 10 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:06,000 So in the space of 30 seconds, maybe a minute at the most, Regulus is already a Dragon Master Champion guy. 11 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:17,000 He is told by the Dragon Brother, whose name I know is Tuban, that he already knows everything that he needs to know. 12 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,000 And then Tuban shows him his ultimate Dragon Kick, which I didn't catch the name of. 13 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:27,000 But it was cool and it was kind of funny to see him get skilled so quickly. It's a little ridiculous. 14 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:33,000 But I'll buy it. It's short. Time passed and we just didn't see it, right? 15 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:39,000 Tuban and Foros have the best Double Rider Kick. 16 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:43,000 And I gotta say, despite the fact that I really loved Shin Kamen Rider, 17 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:49,000 I still think the Double Rider Kick by these brothers here, these brother Ultramen type guys, might have been better. 18 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,000 I don't know. But it was funny to see that they did that. 19 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:55,000 Although I did notice that I had a feeling something like that was going to happen. 20 00:01:55,000 --> 00:02:01,000 I don't think it was in the trailer. But when they were standing side by side, their, I don't know, 21 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Cosmo Beast emblems kind of mirrored each other or they were kind of mirroring each other symmetrical. 22 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:11,000 And they almost look like wings coming together. And I thought, huh, I wonder what these guys are going to do. 23 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:16,000 And sure enough, they gave us a cool Rider Kick type thing. 24 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,000 So I have these in my notes. I should probably flip them around. 25 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:26,000 Diaz doing dirty. I liked his, I liked him laughing and letting the magma sister go. 26 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:30,000 And that was a fun little moment. And like I like some. 27 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:35,000 Well, I really like the suit actor's performance. There was something subtle in it, but it felt I don't know if it was 28 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:39,000 somewhere between his acting and the directing of leaving the camera there on him for as long as it did. 29 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:47,000 It really felt like there was something going through his mind and he like you could see the wheels turning, you know, behind that. 30 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,000 He looks like the Magma Defender anyway. Sorry. 31 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,000 From Power Rangers or whatever he's originally called. 32 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,000 Bowl, something or other, I think. Anyway, Black. Is that possible? 33 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:01,000 He's called that extra hero. Six Ranger. Anyway, from what was that? 34 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,000 King of Man. It doesn't matter. Sorry. 35 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:10,000 But yeah, so it was a really cool moment where you get to see him like processing something and then he leaves the fight. 36 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:16,000 I expected him to like, I don't think he stepped back slowly, but he may as well have like, you know, did that Homer Simpson 37 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:20,000 mean where he's, you know, fading into the bushes or whatever, the hedge. 38 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:24,000 It was almost like that. And you can tell something is suspicious about him. 39 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:31,000 And then when he goes to Elude, Master Elude, and he says, you know, I'm here to protect you by, you know, forest disorders. 40 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:37,000 Elude, again, the camera pans on this, you know, Buffalo Man head sculpt thing. 41 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:45,000 And between the way the actor moves around and the camera sitting on him and just like the moment and then the line he delivers afterwards, 42 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:55,000 I detect much malice. You really got a sense that there's like a performance going on here where he definitely sees through DS's plan. 43 00:03:55,000 --> 00:04:01,000 And I guess because he's a master, he's going to let bygones be bygones. I mean, I don't know. 44 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:10,000 I can't tell if he's going to let himself get killed or if he's going to defend himself at the last possible moment once DS has fully revealed 45 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:22,000 his malicious intentions, you know, by actually starting the actions that will lead to Elude's death and his seizing of the Buffalo juggernaut thing. 46 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:28,000 Anyway, which I guess that implies that there's only one person who can have the power of a Cosmo Beast at a time, 47 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:33,000 which then if Regulus does become the master, according to the trailer of both the dragon and tiger, 48 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:42,000 I think that means those brothers are dying for us and Tupac are going to go the way of the dodo, which I'm not feeling too great about that. 49 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:50,000 And then speak as a fun character. I'm glad she didn't get stuck fighting Magma Sister. 50 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:56,000 And while those two seem tough, it's funny because when the plot needs to, they can take on one of the heroes by themselves. 51 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:04,000 And then when it needs to, they can also be pairing up against the hero and struggling or fighting mightily. 52 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:12,000 And that's just kind of fun. But anyway, yeah, speak as a cool energy. I like her. 53 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:20,000 The Magma Sister system, like, you know, basically selling her as a slave because she's so cute, she'll fetch a good price or whatever. 54 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:24,000 And she's like, yeah, I am cute and other things. Or whatever her exact line was. 55 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:28,000 But then she's like, yeah, I'm also going to I'm also a fierce warrior and I'm going to kick your butt. 56 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:35,000 So that was fun to see. And I like the camaraderie that exists between her and Regulus and even Diaz. 57 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:41,000 It doesn't feel like anything romantic could happen. She feels very platonic and very friendly. 58 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:47,000 But she's not like she's not like the big sister kind or the little sister kind. 59 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:57,000 She's just kind of, you know, she's a martial artist who happens to be a cat woman lady as opposed to a cat dude, which we already have with the four of us. 60 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:01,000 Right. So anyway, overall, I enjoyed that. It was good stuff. 61 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:09,000 And I'm looking forward to the next one. And of course, again, I welcome your comments, your questions, your concerns about what's going on. 62 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:20,000 I did want to give a sizable acknowledgement, a huge shout out to let's see, I can't remember this name too well. 63 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:24,000 Oh, I haven't responded. I have responded. 64 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:31,000 Oh, Cedric Star, Cedric Star, C-Y-D-R-I-X-A-R, a comment to me. 65 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:40,000 I guess he's a big time Ultraman fan and he gave me some context on the on like what's going on. 66 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:47,000 And I'm going to share this. Probably most of you know this, but if you don't, I'm going to share it with you. 67 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,000 Well, I'll let you read the comments on regular steps of three. 68 00:06:50,000 --> 00:07:03,000 But basically, this is working in to be like a prequel for this happens before the events of Ultraman Taro and it leads into it because apparently the inciting incident for. 69 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,000 Oh, no, I'm sorry. Ultraman Leo. Forgive me. 70 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,000 Forgive me that Leo and Astro Brothers, not Taro and Astro. I don't know why I thought that. 71 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:19,000 Maybe horns. I don't know. Anyway, I'm sure I didn't make that comment about DS having horns, just like the hero he's a rival to, because I think that's totally wrong. 72 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:27,000 But yeah, apparently, yeah, this was take place before Leo starts and the destruction of L77 happens in Leo. 73 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:39,000 So I'm guessing that these magma alien designs are vintage from that time and apparently in 1974 and they're being brought into the show as part of tying that all in together, which is kind of crazy. 74 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:54,000 And I told I told him I told, let's see. Yes, it's a XR that I guess besides Cedric's are that I think it's kind of ambitious and cool that for the Ultra Series, they're trying to weave in these other narratives and these new characters and these gaps. 75 00:07:54,000 --> 00:08:06,000 So they can make like a bigger, connected, expanded Ultraman universe where they're all together, except for the, you know, some guys who are in a different universe or parallel universe, which is weird because why couldn't you just fit them all into one? 76 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:12,000 But whatever. And I think it's pretty cool and ambitious and neat. 77 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,000 And, you know, as I say, I'm an author, artist, and analyzer. 78 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:21,000 Well, part of the author part is that I want to make a huge sprawling interconnected universe. 79 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:31,000 And it's interesting and kind of inspiring to see how bold Super Eye is being, or the teams that Super Eye are being trying to weave all these shows together in such an interesting way. 80 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:38,000 So, oh, and apparently there's the Ultrafight Galaxy that's on right now ties to this as well. 81 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,000 So I should definitely check that out. 82 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:47,000 And there's a dub of it because Cedric knows that I'm a simp for dubs. 83 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:50,000 So anyway, thank you for not making fun of me about that. 84 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,000 But anyway, that was just a really cool interaction I got to have you guys. 85 00:08:52,000 --> 00:09:05,000 Make sure you read this comment. It's long and has a lot of detail. And if you're more of an Ultraman noob like me, then you should definitely check that out to learn what you're missing and get a little more context on the show because it's pretty, pretty good to have. 86 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:09,000 It's very interesting. So anyway, with that, I am going to go ahead and get out of here. 87 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:15,000 I hope that you are well, that you be well. And for now, this is MJ signing out. 88 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:23,000 I hope you enjoyed that. Go to MJMunoz.com to leave any questions, comments or other feedback you might have. 89 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:27,000 There you can find all of my analysis, art and fiction. 90 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:32,000 I cover books, tokusatsu, comic books, anime and more. 91 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:36,000 Look around. You're sure to find something else that you'll enjoy as well. 92 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:46,000 This has been a Story Over Everything production.