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Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero is a tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero series produced in the US in 1993 by Major Havoc Entertainment (later renamed Steppin Stone Entertainment) and Tsuburaya Productions (the creators of the Ultraman character), with a total of 13 episodes. Following the footsteps of the Australian-produced Ultraman: Towards the Future
, this was the second live-action Ultra Series produced outside Japan.

Titled Ultraman Powered (ウルトラマンパワード - Urutoraman Pawâdo) for Japanese release, the show was released on home video there on December 17, 1993, and later aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 8 to July 1, 1995. This was the 11th Ultra Series.

However, despite being produced in America, the show was never broadcast therein. Many fans of the Ultra Series even believe this to be among the worst of the Ultra Series; Despite having impressive costume designs, the action was quite weak (due to the costumes being fragile). Some even say that the staff behind this series was quite disrespectful of the Japanese-produced Ultra Series.

After this series' failure, Tsuburaya scrapped their then-forthcoming plans to do an Ultra Series in China (based on the popularity of kung fu action films). They have since focused on domestic productions.

WINR (Worldwide Investigation Network Response)

Captain Russel Edlund
*Played by Harrison Page
Theresa Beck
*Played by Sandra Guibord
Julie Young
*Played by Robyn Bliley
Rick Sanders
*Played by Rob Roy Fitzgerald
Ken'ichi Kai/Ultraman (Powered)
*Played by Kane Kosugi
*Ultraman is played by Scott Rogers and voiced by Sho Kosugi
(Kane's real-life father/action star)

Episodes

1.) "On a Mission from M78"
*Monster: Baltan
2.) "Catch a Kemura by Tail"
*Monster: Kemura
3.) "A Quaret of Creatures"
*Monsters: Red King (Male & Female), Chandrah, Pigmon
4.) "The Dark Past"
*Monster: Telesdon
5.) "Monstrous Meltdown"
*Monster: Gabora
6.) "A Father's Love"
*Monster: Jamila
7.) "Fire Below"
*Monster: Zambolar
8.) "The Dada Effect"
*Monster: Dada (A, B & C)
9.)　"Tails from the Crypts"
*Monsters: Abolas, Banila
10.) "Deadly Starfish"
*Monster: Pestar
11.)　"Dino Might"
*Monster: Gomora
12.)　"Falling Stars Spell Trouble"
*Monsters: Dorako, Red King
13.)　"The Final Showdown?"
*Monsters: Z-Ton
, Psycho-Baltan

Trivia

Veteran makeup artist and Ultraman fan Steve Wang
was originally approached by Tsuburaya to do the show, but turned it down, feeling that he wouldn't have as much creative control (Tsuburaya had rules concerning how Ultraman should be done).
The staff was originally going to use cardboard refrigerator boxes for the buildings (and just cut squares on them for windows). Upon finding out about this, Tsuburaya Productions was so shocked that they sent a crew there to make actual building miniatures for them.
This is the only time that Red King is actually red (as opposed to gold & blue).

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