Saburo Kuriyama ,[1] known in-series as Director Kuriyama , is the founder of STORAGE and director of Global Allied Forces Japan. For the duration of a month, Kuriyama was possessed by Celebro to disband STORAGE and eventually furthering the alien's plan of Civilization Self-Destruction Game.
Personality[]
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] He has a weak stomach, which acts up when he gets stressed.
History[]
Ultraman Z[]
The director rarely ever appeared in STORAGE's headquarters, but usually answers to property damages during their job. Despite his knack of venting his frustration to its members for their incompetence (especially Haruki), Chant My Name! he is also willing to give credit when the team succeeded in their objective. Live Coverage! The Monster Transport Operation
Several days later when GAFJ openly indulge into the D4 superweapon experimentation, Kuriyama was possessed by Celebro after a run-in with Captain Asano to authorize the weapon's usage despite its destructive power and protest from STORAGE. He disbanded STORAGE, replacing them under SAAG and overseeing the creation of Ultroid Zero. He also claimed the Five King Medal sets that Juggler had lost from fighting Z Gamma Future. D4 Individual Tomorrows Prelude to a Nightmare
At some point after Ultroid Zero's first deployment, Celebro shift his possession to Yoko to hijack the robot as the final key to his Civilization Self-Destruction Game. The Game to Extinction Kuriyama was hospitalized during Destrudos' reign of terror while Celebro had already pinned STORAGE as scapegoats to the director's injury. Warriors Shining Beyond
Profile[]
- Powers and Weapons
- Z Riser : A similar device to the one that Haruki and Riku use, "Kuriyama" uses a model that Celebro stole from the Land of Light.
- Kaiju Medals : A set of medals created by Celebro from reverse-engineering the Ultra Medals.
- Ultra Access Card : In order to transform into Five King, "Kuriyama" was required to use an Access Card offscreen. The card was never shown in the series proper as he had already transform by that point.
Kaiju Medals in Possession[]
- Five King's Medal sets (claimed from Juggler's defeat as the same monster)
- Ultraman Belial Medal (Confiscated from Haruki, later claimed by Celebro-possessed Yoko)
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Uchusen YEARBOOK 2021 page 026
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-5515/
- ↑ https://en.tsuburaya-prod.co.jp/news/2077