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==Name==
==Name==
As part of the Zone Family {{Nihongo|ゾーンファミリ|Zōn Famiri}}, the "Zone" in Zone Fighter's moniker is shared with his relatives Zone Angel, Zone Junior, and Zone Great. The "Fighter" {{Nihongo|ファイター|faitā}} in his perhaps indicates his superior combat ability. Direct origins or inspiration for the name are unknown. Zone Fighter is also referred to as '''Meteor Human Zone''' or '''Meteor Man Zone''' {{Nihongo|流星人間ゾーン|Ryūsei Ningen Zōn}}.<ref name="SizeChart"/>
As part of the Zone Family {{Nihongo|ゾーンファミリ|Zōn Famiri}}, the "Zone" in the "Zone Fighter" moniker is shared with his relatives Zone Angel, Zone Junior, and Zone Great. The "Fighter" {{Nihongo|ファイター|faitā}} in his name perhaps indicates his superior combat ability. Direct origins or inspiration for the name are unknown. Zone Fighter is also referred to as '''Meteor Human Zone''' or '''Meteor Man Zone''' {{Nihongo|流星人間ゾーン|Ryūsei Ningen Zōn}}.<ref name="SizeChart"/>
 
Hikaru Sakimori can further transform into a giant state, referred to as either '''Zone Fighter (Giant Transformation)''' {{Nihongo|ゾーンファイター(巨大変身)}}<ref name="SFJ"/> or '''Zone Fighter (Giant Man)''' {{Nihongo|ゾーンファイター(巨大人)}}.<ref name="AKKaijin"/>


==Design==
==Design==

Revision as of 22:35, 1 February 2020

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Zone Fighter
Zone Fighter (Giant Transformation) in Zone Fighter
Zone Fighter in Zone Fighter
Hikaru Sakimori in Zone Fighter
Alternate names Zone, Zone the Meteor Man,
Meteor Man Zone, Fighter
Subtitle(s) Meteor Human
(流星人間,   Ryūsei Ningen)
Giant Warrior
(巨大戦士,   Kyodai Senshi)[1]
Hero of Justice
(正義のヒーロー,   Seigi no Hīrō)[2]
Species Peacelandian Warrior
Height 62 meters (Giant)[3][4][5]
Weight 55,000 metric tons (Giant)[3][5]
Forms Hikaru Sakimori, Zone Fighter,
Zone Fighter (Giant Transformation)[3]
Place(s) of emergence Planet Peaceland[3][5]
Relations Hotaru Sakimori (sister),
Akira Sakimori (brother),
Yoichiro Sakimori (father),
Tsukiko Sakimori (mother),
Raita Sakimori (grandfather)
Allies Hotaru Sakimori, Akira Sakimori,
Yoichiro Sakimori, Tsukiko Sakimori, Raita Sakimori, Takeru Jo, Godzilla
Enemies Garogas, Terror-Beasts
Designed by Nobuhiro Okaseko
Modeled by Nobuyuki Yasumaru
Played by Kazuya Aoyama (Hikaru Sakimori),
Tatsumi Nikamoto (Zone Fighter),
Kinichi Kusumi (Giant Form),
Goro Naya, Masao Nakasone (voice, stock)
First appearance Zone Fighter episode 1,
"Destroy the Terror-Beast Missile!"
Latest appearance Zone Fighter episode 26,
"Pulverize! The Garoga Gamma-X Strategy"
Roar(s)
For the 1973 television series, see Zone Fighter (series).

Zone Fighter (ゾーンファイター,   Zōn Faitā), given the civilian name Hikaru Sakimori (防人 光,   Sakimori Hikaru), is a kaijin created by Toho that first appeared in the 1973 tokusatsu kaiju series, Zone Fighter.

Name

As part of the Zone Family (ゾーンファミリ,   Zōn Famiri), the "Zone" in the "Zone Fighter" moniker is shared with his relatives Zone Angel, Zone Junior, and Zone Great. The "Fighter" (ファイター,   faitā) in his name perhaps indicates his superior combat ability. Direct origins or inspiration for the name are unknown. Zone Fighter is also referred to as Meteor Human Zone or Meteor Man Zone (流星人間ゾーン,   Ryūsei Ningen Zōn).[4]

Hikaru Sakimori can further transform into a giant state, referred to as either Zone Fighter (Giant Transformation) (ゾーンファイター(巨大変身))[3] or Zone Fighter (Giant Man) (ゾーンファイター(巨大人)).[6]

Design

Zone Fighter has a silver humanoid face, with yellow eyes and a silver antenna protruding from his forehead. His body is mostly silver except for a blue triangular pattern on his upper chest, two red lighting bolts across his body, and a large multi-colored belt buckle-like object on his lower body. His legs and arms are blue and his gloves are silver. The outer parts of his boots are green while the inner parts are red.

History

Zone Fighter

Hikaru Sakimori and his family are natives of the planet Peaceland, which became under attack by the beings of a neighboring planet, Garoga. The planet was ultimately seized and destroyed, forcing the Zone Family to flee to Earth. The Garogas, wanting only for Hikaru's death, followed the family to Earth and began plotting its subjugation. Hikaru and his siblings possess the ability to transform into the superheroes known as Zone Fighter, Zone Angel, and Zone Junior. However, Hikaru is the only one of the three who is also able to grow to giant size. The Garogas often deploy giant monsters to terrorize Earth and Hikaru uses his unique ability to challenge them. By day, Hikaru is a test driver for a car manufacturer,[3] but harbors only contempt for the Garogas, battling against them to protect his new home planet.

Abilities

Transformation and Size Changing

Hikaru Sakimori and his siblings can assume their Zone forms by shouting "Zone Fight Power" (ゾーンファイト・パワー) whilst pointing toward the sky. In this state, Hikaru's natural attributes are heightened, such as his strength and even hearing ability, the latter increasing twofold.[6] Hikaru can further transform into his giant state by shouting "Zone Double Fight" (ゾーンダブルファイト), and is the only member of his family to possess the ability to do so. Hikaru may on occasion transform from his human state directly into giant form, skipping over the intermediate Zone Fighter stage entirely. Inversely, Zone Fighter is able to willingly shrink from his giant state back into human form, but may also be forcibly returned to regular size if he runs short on power or sustains too great of damage, as was the case during one of his various battles against King Ghidorah.

Physical Abilities

  • Zone Fighter's strength is on par, or equal, to that of most Terror-Beasts.
  • Zone Fighter can perform an attack known as Meteor Punch (流星パンチ), where his fists speed up into a blinding fury.
  • Zone Fighter can use a variety of super-charged kicking attacks known as Meteor Kicks (流星キック).
  • The July 1973 issue of TV Magazine specifies two other melee attacks seen in the show: Meteor Meteorite Press and Meteor Roundhouse Kick.
  • The TV Magazine issue mentioned earlier gave Zone Fighter three more abilities: Meteor Chin Lock, Meteor Rotating Press, and Meteor Chop. It also specifies that his Zone Eyes can see Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture from Tokyo, his skin can withstand temperatures from -150 degrees to 1,000 degrees, and he can regulate the force that his Bayonet Boots exert, to lightly kick off of a building or leap 53 times the height of the Earth.

Movement

  • Zone Fighter can achieve flight similar to Jet Jaguar, by raising his arms in a 'Y' shape and levitating off the ground.
    • While in the sky, Zone Fighter can perform an attack known as Meteor Windmill (流星風車), where he loops in the air multiple times, building up speed, before ramming an opponent.
  • In his human-sized form, Zone Fighter can perform an Astro Dash (アストロダッシュ), in which he flies through a broadcast from a TV set and arrives at the location displayed in his giant form.
  • Zone Fighter is shown as possessing impeccable jumping ability. This is used in an ability known as Meteor Meteorite Collapse (流星隕石崩し), where Zone confuses the opponent by jumping in front of it, before leaping over them and punching them in the back.
  • Zone Fighter can charge himself with energy to move at incredible speeds for a short burst in a technique named Meteor Jet (流星ジェット).

Weapons

  • In Zone Fighter's human-sized form, he carries a special pistol weapon called the Maser Shot (メーサーショット), which is strong enough to dispatch Silver Garogas and even halt Terror-Beasts, as was shown against Mogranda.
  • Zone Fighter is capable of unleashing barrages of missiles, called the Meteor Missiles (流星ミサイル), from summonable, wrist-bound gauntlets that are strong enough to destroy most Terror-Beasts. This technique is known as Meteor Missile Might (流星ミサイルマイト) and is one of Zone Fighter's strongest attacks, used as his finishing move quite often. He was also shown to be able to perform the attack while flying.
    • After his first battle against Super Jikiro, Hikaru was surgically implanted with pieces of the Terror-Beast to upgrade his gauntlets to counter its Anti-Missile Might technology. The upgraded attack is dubbed Double Anti-Missile Might (流星ダブルアンチミサイルマイト).

Energy Attacks

  • Zone Fighter can fire the Meteor Proton Beam (流星プロトンビーム) from the antennae on top of his head, although it uses much of his energy. The attack can destroy some Terror-Beasts in one shot, though Jellar was able to take several shots of the beam without suffering any ill effects.
  • By rubbing an object rapidly against his body, Zone Fighter can use his Meteor Static Power (流星スタティックパワー) to charge it with deadly amounts of electricity.
  • Zone Fighter can release a series of shocking energy waves in an attack known as Meteor Proton Cut (流星プロトンカット), which he used to thwart Dorola's fourth dimensional abilities.
  • Zone Fighter can release a stream of arrow beams from his hands in an attack named Meteor Slice Chop (流星スライスチョップ). Although weak in power, they are capable of removing a Terror-Beast's limbs. They can be fired from one or both hands, or a larger variant that can decapitate a Terror-Beast.
  • Zone Fighter can fire a golden energy arrow from each hand after charging energy from his shoulders. This is known as Meteor Zone Slice (流星ゾーンスライス).

Meteor Freezer

Zone Fighter finishes Barakidon off using his Meteor Freezer

Zone Fighter can spray a freezing mist capable of killing weakened opponents, in a technique called Meteor Freezer (流星フリーザー).

Defensive Capabilities

  • When in his human-sized form, Zone Fighter can wrap his entire body in a red energy barrier for protection. This is known simply as Zone Barrier (ゾーンバリヤー).
  • Zone Fighter can create a wall of energy to block varying degrees of projectile attacks, known as Meteor Zone Barrier (流星ゾーンバリヤー).
  • Tracing the outline of a traditional shield, Zone Fighter can create a barrier that can catch and deflect a Terror-Beast's energy beams, known as Meteor Reflection Barrier (流星反射バリヤー).

Weaknesses

When in giant form, Zone Fighter runs off of proton power, supplied to him via the Zone Marker (ゾーンマーカー) attached to his antenna. The belt buckle-like device attached to his waist, called the Zone Meter (ゾーンメーター), indicates how much power Zone Fighter has, and ranges from blue when at full power, to yellow when his power is draining, and finally to a deep red which indicates that he has only 110 seconds before he is forced back into human form.[3][7]

This limitation can be overcome, however, and in a number of ways. The Zone Marker can be recharged by Zone Angel and Zone Junior using their own Meteor Proton Beams, or by a laser fired from their shared vehicle Smokey. The Smokey is also equipped with spare Zone Markers which can be fired directly onto Zone Fighter's head to replenish his energy, with this maneuver being dubbed a Zone Marker Change (ゾーンマーカーチェンジ). Additionally, in episode 5 of the series, Zone Great bestowed upon Zone Fighter the family's Proton Crystal, which he attached to his antenna in place of the Zone Marker to grant him with enough energy to lure King Ghidorah into space.

Gallery

Main article: Zone Fighter/Gallery.

Filmography

Comics

Trivia

External links

References

This is a list of references for Zone Fighter. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]

  1. Godzilla 1954-1999 Super Complete Works. Shogakukan. 1 January 2000. p. 170. ISBN 978-4091014702. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. Godzilla Toho Giant Monster Pictorial Book. Shogakukan. 1 April 2005. p. 142. ISBN 4-09-280052-5. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 ZONE FIGHTER Series Guide « SciFi Japan
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Greenman's height compared to other Toku heroes.jpg
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia. Shogakukan. 23 July 2014. p. 132. ISBN 4-096-82090-3. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 All Kaiju Kaijin (First Volume). Keibunsha. 24 March 1990. p. 208. ISBN 4-7669-0962-3. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. Shogakukan.co.jp: Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia QuizQuestion 11.pngQuestion 11 Answer.png

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