| “ | Stand for all eternity in the gaze of your fallen people! | „ |
| ~ Belial to Father of Ultra, shortly before he steals the Plasma Spark. |
Ultraman Belial is a major antagonist in the Ultraman franchise. He is the primary antagonist of Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie and Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial, as well as Ultra Zero Fight.
Belial was once among the most powerful and respected warriors in the Land of Light, until his greed overcame him and he tried to steal the Plasma Spark to have its power for himself. Unfortunately for him, the light of the Spark proved too much for him to handle and his crimes were soon discovered.
Belial was banished to a lonely planet for his crimes against the Ultras, where he encountered the spirit of Alien Rayblood. Rayblood bestowed upon him Reionyx powers, corrupting Belial into the dark Ultra he is now. With the Giga Battlenizer in hand, Belial began plotting to conquer the Land of Light and get his revenge on the Ultras.
History
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie
In his human disguise of Mirai Hibino, Ultraman Mebius revealed to Rei, Ultraman Belial was once a highly powerful, respected Ultra warrior who was the comrade of Ultraman Ken (Father of Ultra). Together they fought against Alien Empera and his army of monsters when they tried to take over the Land of Light. The Emperor's great power impressed Belial. Afterwards, Ken was elevated to the position of the Space Garrison's Supreme Commander, hurting Belial's pride. Belial then attempted to steal the Plasma Spark's core from its tower. However, the light emanating from the Spark was too much for Belial and it caused him great pain. The other Ultras banished Belial to a lonely, desert planet for his crimes.
Unbeknownst to them, however, Belial was visited by the spirit of Alien Rayblood, who forcibly merged with him, transforming Belial into a being of pure darkness and evil. Rayblood provided Belial the Giga Battlenizer, which he used to command an army of 100 monsters to take over the Land of Light. Belial managed to defeated Ken, his wife Marie (Mother of Ultra) and Zoffy. However, he was confronted by the Ultraman King, who took the Battlenizer from him and imprisoned Belia in the core of the newly formed Space Prison which became the moon of Planet Ultra. King then threw the Battlenizer into the Valley of Flames, which was guarded by an EX Zetton.
The Land of Light remained in peace for the next twenty thousand years until an Alien Zarab retrieved the Battlenizer and released Belial, hoping of making an alliance with him to take over the universe, only to be betrayed and killed by Belial upon his release. Ultraman Taro and several other warriors attempted to stop Belial, but the Dark Ultra defeated them all. Entering upon the Land of Light, Belial fought his way through the residents of Planet Ultra until he reached the Plasma Spark tower, where he battled Father of Ultra. Father of Ultra initially had the advantage at first, but Belial hit him in the scar he had gained from his battle against the Alien Empera with his Battle Nizer, allowing him to triumph over the Ultra Father. Mother of Ultra also tried fighting against Belial, but she too was defeated. Belial attempted to finish them off, but their son Taro absorbed the blast With both the Mother of Ultra and Father of Ultra defeated, Belial was able to steal the Plasma Spark, turning Planet Ultra became a dark, frozen wasteland and freezing every Ultra except for Ultraman, Ultra Seven, Mebius, Leo, Astra, King and Zero.
Belial then traveled to the Monster Graveyard, where he resurrected his entire army of 100 monsters. However, Belial was met with opposition from Ultraman, Seven, Mebius and Rei. Belial took an interest in Rei after explained he was a Reionix. Belial told Rei that they were like brothers, given how Belial had the spirit of Rayblood inside him, and that they should team-up to reign over the universe together, but Rei refused. Belial then released his army of 100 monsters.
The Ultras and Rei's Gomora fought against Belial's army while Belial himself watched over the Plasma Spark, before attacking the Ultras with an electric beam from his Giga Battlenizer, weakening them. Belial then tried to persuade Rei, who was in his Reimon form, to unleash his true power/.However, Rei continued to refuse Belial's requests. Belial then gathered dark Reionyx energy in his hand and used it to consume Reimon, as well as his Gomora, in darkness, which also had the side affect of causing Reimon to enter Burst Mode.
Now under Belial's control, Reimon and Gomora fought the Ultras. The Ultras battled Gomora, but he proved to be too powerful for them. ZAP SPACY and Ultraman Dyna, with Dyna attempting to fight Belial only to be knocked away. Belial then commands his monster army to attack the Ultras. However, Reimon manages to return to his senses thanks to Captain Hyuga. Now back to normal Reimon orders his Gomora to retreat. Belial responded to this by firing a powerful beam from the Battlenizer to obliterate them all. However, Ultra Seven blocked the beam, sacrificing himself to protect the humans. Before collapsing, Seven sent an Eye Slugger to his son, Ultraman Zero, is training, asking for help.
Zero soon arrived, killing several kaiju with his Emerium ray and transporting Seven to safety. Seven told him he was all grown up, and shortly after seemingly died. Zero quickly finished off the remnants of Belial's army before fighting Belial himself and disarming him of his Battlenizer, which he tossed into the Graveyard's fire lake, seemingly killing him.
Unfortunately for Zero, Belial was not down just yet. The Dark Ultra had the souls of the monsters fuse with him, creating the powerful and demonic Beryudora. Beryudora initially overpowered the Ultras, but Rei tampered with the Giga Battlenizer to destabilize the fusion, causing Belial to lose control. The Ultras, ZAP Spacy and EX Gomora then fired their beams at the gargantuan kaiju to assist Zero. Zero meanwhile gained a new weapon from the Plasma Spark, the Zero Twin Sword. Zero flew straight to the demon's head, where Belial was, and used the sword to defeat Belial. As Belial sank, the Dark Ultra claimed he would return, to which Zero responded that he'd be waiting. With Belial gone, Beryudora was destroyed alongside the Giga Battlenizer. With Belial dead, Zero and his friends retrieved the Plasma Spark and returned it to its rightful place, restoring Planet Ultra and its residents.
Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial
The Belial Galactic Empire
True to his word, Belial returned, now as Galactic Emperor Kaiser Belial. Belial founded the Belial Galactic Empire and began a campaign of universal conquest alongside his two generals Darkgone and Iaron, and army of Darklops and Legionoids. Belial and his army traveled to an alternate universe to conquer the peaceful world of Esmeralda, Belial seized the planet's large supply of natural emeralds to assist him in his takeover of the Universe. Belial's next move was to destroy his former home, the Land of Light. Belial soon confronted his arch-nemesis, Ultraman Zero. Belial absorbed the titanic quantity of emeralds he harvested to give him more power, turning him into the titanic Arch Belial. Belial attempted to crush Zero with his hand, but Glen Fire appeared with an army of ships from planets that Belial's forces had ravaged and rescued Zero from Belial's grasp, while bringing with him.
Belial then attempted to destroy Esmeralda with his Arch Deathcium Beam. While the managed to protect the planet by creating a massive shield, this greatly exhausted Zero. However, Ultraman Noa appeared and empowered Zero into Ultimate Zero. With his new power, Ultimate Zero was able to greatly overpower Belial, finishing him off with a "Final Ultimate Zero" attack that impaled him through his chest. With his color timer destroyed, Belial was sent rest in the Monster Graveyard.
Ultra Zero Fight
While in the Monster Graveyard, Belial merged with Armored Darkness to gain its power. Now revived, Belial gathered a team of powerful aliens to form the Darkness Five to destroy Ultraman Zero's team, Ultimate Force Zero.
After Zero defeated Armored Mefilas, Belial removed his armor's helmet to reveal himself. Zero attempted to attack Belial several times, but none of his attacks did any damage. Not giving up, Zero donned the Ultimate Aegis and fought Belial in a epic sword battle. Zero stabbed Belial's chest with his sword, shattering Belial's physical body. However, Belial's spirit managed to stay intact due to his inter-dimensional seal being destroyed. Using his Reionyx powers, Belial possessed Zero's body and transformed him into Zero Darkness before flying back to the main universe.
After arriving, Mirror Knight, Jean Bot and Glen Fire all attempted to fight their possessed friend, but Zero Darkness defeated and killed them all.
After taunting Zero, Belial / Zero Darkness met up with the remaining members of the Darkness Five and Tyrant to begin conquest the Universe. Pigmon attempted to stand in his way, but Zero Darkness laughed at how a little monster like Pigmon could possibly stop him, and attempted to kill the little kaiju, only to be restrained by Zero's spirit. Zero then transformed into his Shining Ultimate Form and attacked Belial with a Shining Emerium Slash. Zero and Belial clashed for control of Zero's body, with Zero ultimately triumphing and purging Belial's spirit from his body.
Zero then revived his friends with the Shining Star Drive, which also had the side affect of bringing back Belial and the Darkness Five as well, though they remained imprisoned. in the Monster Graveyard. Despite this, Belial declared he would surpass Zero in power, and defeat him and take over the universe.
Ultraman Retsuden
| “ | Seriously......It would be nice, IF THEY EXTENDED THE RUNTIME IN THIS EPISODE! | „ |
| ~ Ultraman Belial complains about the episode being too short for him to be able to explain all the monsters that make up Beryudora. |
With the help of the bizarre monster Beacon, Belial and the Darkness Five invade and hijack the 100th episode of the series, and Belial decides to show to the audience the monsters that form Beryudora. However, Belial became upset because he could only introduce thirteen out of the hundred monsters of the fusion because of time constraints, and begins to rampage. In episode 103, Belial uses Beacon again to hijack the episode and tells everyone his biography, alongside with the other Darkness Five.
Ultraman Ginga S Movie Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors!
Although Belial himself doesn't appear physically, Etelgar created an Eteldummy version of him alongside Dark Mephisto, Five King, Sran Seijin, Alien Empera and Dark Lugiel. He fights his classic nemesis, Ultraman Zero, but is defeated after Zero assumes his Shining Mode and uses the Wide Shot and Dual Zero Sluggers on him.
Ultraman Orb
A Ultra Fusion Card of Belial appears in Ultraman Orb, being owned by Mefilas Seijin Don Nostra who planned to use it as an "ultimate last resort". The card was taken by Jugglus Juggler after he murdered Nostra. Alongside with the cards of the previous six King Demon Beasts, Belial was used to break Zoffy's seal from Maga-Orochi's resting place, releasing the monstrosity. The Ultra Fusion Cards were later retrieved by Princess Tamayura, who gives them to Gai Kurenai as a countermeasure on Maga-Orochi. Gai attempted to use the new cards, but Belial kept rejecting him until the King Demon Beast broke the princess' barrier, seemingly killing her in the process. Because of Gai's anger at the Princess' demise, Belial finally accepted him and allowed Orb to achieve his Thunder Breaster form, which he used to single-handedly defeat Maga-Orochi. This form defeated the alien mecha Galactron as well.
The dark power emanating from Belial's card was finally controlled by Gai when Orb was fighting Zeppandon in his Thunder Breaster form and eventually swapped into his Orb Origin form. With the power controlled, Orb fought against Juggler and Magata no Orochi.
In the final episode, Belial appeared after Gai used his 8 Ultra Fusion Cards in conjunction with his supreme Orb Calibur for his Ultimate Supreme Calibur attack. Belial fired his Deathcium Beam alongside the other Ultras, helping them defeat Magata no Orochi once and for all.
Personality and Appearance
As an Ultraman merged with Reiblood Seijin, Belial is extremely powerful and manipulative. His defining traits are his pride and greed, as he is selfish enough to murder anyone who tries to rule without him. Despite the fact that his monster army is important for him to rule the universe, Belial has little to no concern for his henchmen and even betrays and murders a few of them just to convince Rei to join him. Before his corruption, Belial was an average Ultra with fiery markings and white eyes as well as sideburns. After Reiblood merged with him, his body is now jet black, his fiery markings remained but now more pronounced, his eyes became orange and more sinister looking, he gained sharp, powerful claws, a sharp, head crest reminiscent of a shark's dorsal fin and a purple color timer. As Kaiser Belial, he remains the same but with a scar in his right eye and longer claws, and he also wears a long, red robe. His Arch Belial form is very monstrous-looking, with horns, a reptilian aspect and big, shoulder crystals made of emeralds.
Powers and Abilities
Ultraman Belial possesses several abilities and powers thanks to his fusion. He can fly, has superhuman strength, and gather dark Reionyx energy to corrupt pure beings. With the Giga Battlenizer, he can command and control and army of 100 monsters and aliens, and is also able to possess mortal bodies and twist them with his spirit. He can absorb massive quantities of energy which amplify his powers, and is able to assume other forms like Beryudora or Arch Belial because of this. He has his own ray called the Deathcium Ray, a powerful, demonic version of the Specium Ray used by other Ultramen. His most powerful form so far is Zero Darkness, which he attained after possessing Ultraman Zero.
Quotes
| “ | I'm back! | „ |
| ~ Ultraman Belial |
| “ | You can fight me, but you can't fight who you really are. | „ |
| ~ Belial tries to sway Rei to his side. |
| “ | That's right, kill Ultraseven! | „ |
| ~ Belial orders Reimon and Burst Gomora to finish Ultraseven off. |
| “ | Who is that? | „ |
| ~ Belial sees Ultraman Dyna join the battle. |
| “ | No! This isn't over! I swear i will return! | „ |
| ~ Belial, in his first defeat by Zero. |
| “ | The Universe shall be mine for now. | „ |
| ~ Kaiser Belial |
Trivia
- Belial is named after one of the Seven Princes of Hell. This name is also used as a synonym for Satan.
- Belial shares a few similarities with Dark Zagi, both are extremely powerful beings, have had their own servants, and both have ultimate forms that bear resemblance to kaiju. Also they are both the only Ultras with Cyber forms.
- Belial's main design motif is that of a shark while his body coloring is inspired by lava.
- Belial is the first and so far the only evil Ultra to originate from the Land of Light in the Showa universe.
- Kaiser, which means Emperor, is from the original Latin pronunciation of Caesar. (Sea-Sar being the English pronunciation)
- His kaiju forms, Beryudora and Arch Belial, are perhaps the largest kaiju known in history, Beryudora meassuring 4000 meters tall and Arch Belial being 300 meters tall.
- Ultraman Belial is also a Reionyx, since he is a fusion between Reiblood Seijin and himself. This has been stated by himself when he called Rei his 'brother'.
- His Arch Belial form is based on SpaceGodzilla and Destoroyah.
- Belial is the fourth Ultra that fused with another Ultra. He is also the first Evil Ultra to fuse with another Ultra.
- Unlike other Ultras, Belial's mouth opens when he speaks. He is, along with Ultraman Zearth, the only Ultra who opens his mouth. He also opens it in his Arch form, when he fires his Deathcium Beam.
- Currently, Belial is the Dark Ultra that holds the record of most forms, at six.
- So far, Belial is the only Dark Ultra to be resurrected.
- Belial is one of the only Ultras that can change themseves into a kaiju (the other is Kamila), being the first male.
- Belial is one of few Ultra characters known to break the fourth wall and communicate with viewers.
- In more recent stage shows, Belial joined forces with Empera Seijin and Juda.
- Belial did not fight in the Dark Spark War in the Ginga universe.
- Originally, Arch Belial's design was intended to be more humanoid, or even robotic. However it was ultimately stuck with a monster design. Ironically, Arch Belial's costume was rather hard to maintain and was incredibly fragile during filming due to the costume being created behind schedule. A balloon is often used in Stage Shows to represent this form.
- Arch Belial seems to be based on Dark Lucifer, a scrapped monster form of Dark Zagi.
- Belial is the fifth character to use the power of Armored Darkness. However, he is the third to keep the armor under his control. The first two were Alien Empera and Alien Reiblood. He is also the first Ultra to control it (he wore the armor after Ultraman Hikari and Ultraseven, who both fell under it's control).
- When Zero expelled Belial from his body, he was simply a spectral mass of dark energy that formed his upper body, showing that he has new Reionyx powers to possessing first Armored Darkness and then Zero.
- Belial's possession of Zero is a reverse of a classic Ultra trope, starting with the first Ultraman. It is where an Ultra merges with a deceased person bringing them back to life. In Belial's case, he merged with a living person to bring himself back to life.
- Despite being said to revive 100 monsters, in the Ultra Galaxy film Belial actually revived only 56 monsters. But it is still possible that in his first invasion on Land of Light he revived 100 monsters.