GAF (Global Allied Forces) is an international defense and research organization that deals with incidents regarding monsters and aliens. The main branch seen in Ultraman Z is GAFJ (Global Allied Forces Japan) , the parent organization of STORAGE, which was founded by Director Kuriyama.
History
Ultraman Z
The GAFJ created 1st Special Airborne and Armored Group , three days after STORAGE was disbanded, and development on Ultroid Zero had started. The previous members of STORAGE had either left for their own paths, or were reassigned to different departments. Individual Tomorrows
Base
STORAGE Headquarters
The STORAGE Headquarters is a six-story warehouse-like building. It has an underground garage that houses the mecha that they use. Sevenger is able to be deployed via an elevator shaft and a large hatch on the roof.
Monster Research Center
The research center of GAFJ is used by scientists to analyze and study monsters. It has a storage facility that was used to contain the remains of monsters such as Genegarg.
JAERC
Joint Advanced Equipment Research Center , aka. JAERC is a fully armed research facility with a 300 meter underground basement to store items under research purposes. Its members are known to wear yellow hazmat suits. In the event of GAFJ's testing with D4 superweapon, the JAERC members assisted with fitting it into King Joe SC and even conscripted into SAAG upon STORAGE's disbandment.
Members
High-Ranking Staff
Director Kuriyama
- Main article: Saburo Kuriyama
Saburo Kuriyama [1] is the director of GAF Japan and the founder of STORAGE. Despite his strict attitude, he is often thoughtful of the STORAGE operatives and is more concerned with the collateral damage done by the conflict between STORAGE robots and monsters.[2][3]
Kuriyama became Celebro's third host, and was used by the alien to mastermind much of the developments that led to the creation of the D4 Ray and Ultroid Zero, with Celebro switching hosts to Yoko when the time had come to enact his Civilisation Self-Destruction Game.
He is portrayed by Hisahiro Ogura .[2][3]
Deputy Director General
The Deputy Director General is a senior staff member from the GAF headquarters, a foreign man with blond hair and blue eyes. He came to Japan from the North American headquarters to initiate the budget meeting and had doubts about the performance and budget of Sevenger. However, he changed his mind after witnessing the battle between Z, Sevenger, and Gomora.
Based on conversations with other American staff members, he has a certain fondness for Japanese mecha anime and culture.
He is portrayed by Robert Anderson.
Monster Research Center
The MRC (Monster Research Center ) is a branch of the Global Allied Forces Japan.
Shinya Kaburagi
- Main article: Shinya Kaburagi
Shinya Kaburagi [4] is a 26-year-old researcher from the Monster Research Center's Biochemistry Research Division . He becomes the unwilling host of the alien parasite Celebro as a corporeal body to operate on Earth and orchestrates monster attacks from behind the scenes.[5][3]
At some point of time, Kaburagi's body deteriorated from multiple injuries sustained through Celebro's scheming. As Celebro move on to Captain Asano, the recently freed Kaburagi was scapegoated for all of the parasite alien's crimes on Earth. However, he would later help Yuka Ohta capture the parasite for dissection, in a way getting revenge for it using him.
Shinya Kaburagi is portrayed by Rihito Noda .[5][3]
Yuka Ohta
- Main article: Yuka Ohta
Yuka Ohta is a 22-year-old former lead scientist in STORAGE. After STORAGE was disbanded, she was transferred into the Monster Research Center as a researcher.
Yuka Ohta is portrayed by Hikari Kuroki .
This unnamed researcher is a member of the Biochemistry Research Division of the Monster Research Center. He and other members of the group are responsible for recovering the residues left by the monsters in the monster disaster event for investigation.
He is portrayed by Kota Fukihara .Police Department
Headquarters
The Security Department・Police Department Headquarters is the unit responsible for carrying out police work such as arrests and detentions within the Police Department.
Takeshi Asano is the captain of the Police Department Headquarters.[6] His name was first seen as the writer of Kaburagi's arrest warrant after the possessed man's countless shady business. He was possessed by Celebro after the alien exited Kaburagi, wanting a new host to possess after the previous one was too injured. At some unknown point, Celebro move on to Director Kuriyama.
Takeshi Asano is portrayed by Yosuke Minokawa .
Base Police Force
The Police Department・Base Police Force is a unit responsible for protecting the safety of the Japan Branch base and related personnel. They are authorized to use firearms in situations that require it.
Takekawa
Takekawa is the captain of the GAF-J Police Department and Base Police Force, he had warned STORAGE, who was trying to recapture the base but was then ordered by Mai to fire, and finally, he and his men lost consciousness after being attacked by Jugglus Juggler.
He is portrayed by Keisaku Kimura .
Monster Defense Force
Operations team
The GAFJ base operations team facility guard is a new unit responsible for guarding the entrance of GAFJ, replacing the disbanded STORAGE Base Operations Team Guard.
Haruki Natsukawa
- Main article: Haruki Natsukawa
When STORAGE was disbanded, Haruki Natsukawa was transferred to the unit as a guard monitoring the area around the base.
SAAG
The 1st Special Airborne and Armored Group , also known as SAAG , is the team succeeding STORAGE after its disbandment in order to manage the SAA units.[7] Some of the team members were former STORAGE officers and mechanics resuming their original positions.
Mai Yuki
- Main article: Mai Yuki
Mai Yuki is the strategic manager of GAFJ and later on a member of SAAG. She is the leading development officer in the creation of Ultroid Zero and its use of D4 Ray, testifying that to control its power requires the power of Ultraman itself.
She is portrayed by Maya Hayashi .
Yoko Nakashima
- Main article: Yoko Nakashima
Yoko Nakashima is a 24-year-old ace pilot from STORAGE. After her performance in Sevenger against Alien Barossa III was evaluated by Mai, she is given her position as the pilot of Ultroid Zero.
Yoko Nakashima is portrayed by Rima Matsuda .
Seiji Siose is one of Inaba's former maintenance crew members. He accepted the job in SAAG, wearing the JAERC hazmat suit in place of the STORAGE mechanic uniform. Despite his loyalty to STORAGE, Seiji choose to work under SAAG in order to support his family members, much to his friend Satoshi's chagrin.
Seiji is portrayed by Fuuma Kakuda .[8]
Hiroshi Irizuki is one of Inaba's former maintenance crew members. Like Seiji, Hiroshi took employment under SAAG in order to support his family members despite his loyalty to STORAGE.
He is portrayed by Daichi Takaoka .[9][10]
This unnamed pilot is one of GAFJ's officers who filled in to pilot the King Joe STORAGE Custom after STORAGE's disbandment. As it was his first time using King Joe, he was berated by Yoko due to his inexperience.
Though he proved capable of fighting Alien Barossa III, he was forced to bail out of King Joe when Five King used it as a meat shield from Ultraman Z's Zestium Beam.
He is portrayed by Hideyoshi Iwata .
Arsenal
Equipment
- Type 01 Laser Rifle : The standard laser rifle used by GAF, it is an earlier model compared to the LAR20 rifle used in STORAGE. It is black and emits blue beams. It primarily fires blue lasers. Mainly used by security departments, members of the SAAG and Police Department also utilize this weapon. There is also a version equipped with boosters.
- Type 20 Rifle : Firearms used by SAAG. The Type 20 rifle is used by the security team leader.
- 9mm Handgun SFP9: A small handgun used by Yuki.
- AN/PVS-15: A binocular night vision device. Some team members have this equipment mounted on their helmets.
- 3D Digitalizer X-ray CT System : A device owned by the Monster Research Center, it uses two scanners to scan objects.
- D4: An interdimensional destruction weapon capable of converting dimension-manipulating energy into destructive power. It can cause "dimensional collapse" over a wide area, completely destroying the entire region.
Mecha
- AH-64D Apache Longbow : One of the helicopter types used by GAF.
- F-22 Raptor : The primary fighter jet used by GAF in the United States.
Gallery
Ultraman Z
References
- ↑ File:Tumblr_c2567e027a66f2290e2b995de7ff1cad_ec1ddfc5_1280.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://m-78.jp/news/post-5515/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/2077
- ↑ File:EY9HUwiXsAAlVk4.jpg
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://m-78.jp/news/post-5513/
- ↑ File:Shinya_Kaburagi_data.jpg
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/z/robot/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Fuma_Kakuda/status/1269838542605148160
- ↑ https://twitter.com/daaaaaaing/status/1269843105387122690
- ↑ https://twitter.com/daaaaaaing/status/1276676687141285888
| Defense Teams | |
|---|---|
| Showa Defense Teams | SSSP | TDF (UG, MAT, TAC, ZAT, MAC, UGM) | Science Guard Party |
| Heisei Defense Teams | UMA | WINR | HEART | Mydo | TPC (GUTS, Super GUTS, Black Buster Corps, Neo Super GUTS) | GUARD (XIG) | GOKAZOKU | SRC (EYES, Team SEA), JADF | BCST | TLT (NR) | UDF (DASH) | GUYS | DEUS | ZAP SPACY | Team U | UPG | UNVER (Xio) | VTL | AIB |
| Reiwa Defense Teams | EGIS | GAF (STORAGE) | TPU (GUTS-Select) | SSSP | GGF (SKaRD) | KDF | GDF (SKIP) |
| Other Defense Teams | Inter Galactic Defense Force | Space Patrol | MIGHTY JACK | SRI | SGM | Team Mouri | SAT | SAF | PAT | Koseidon Corps | MAT | SWORD | SSSP | USP | GIRLS |