is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 11th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultraman Tiga was aired at 6:00pm and aired between September 7, 1996, to August 30, 1997. Following Tiga's conclusion, the series was succeeded by from September 5, 1997, until August 28, 1998.

Protagonists

Daigo Madoka

Shin Asuka is the main protagonist of Ultraman Dyna and is Ultraman Dyna's human host. Aged 22 years old in the series, he is light-hearted overall, and is one of the rare Ultra human hosts who also serves as the comic relief of the main cast. Asuka often whines and pouts immaturely, and sometimes pretends to be killed in combat just to see his teammates freak out. Despite his immature outlook, he can also be headstrong and overly courageous, fending off aliens far stronger than normal humans with only his hand-to-hand combat skills. His well-known motto is "Never give up", stemming from his character development as his series progresses. Using the , he transforms into Ultraman Dyna by raising the object in mid-air.

During his childhood, Asuka's dad disappeared years ago when his space ship disappeared into a mysterious light. He spent his teenage years in high school as a baseball player and later on worked as a TPC maintenance crew in The Final Odyssey, saluting Daigo, who in fact his own predecessor. After enlisting himself as a ZERO Training student, he was accepted into the Super GUTS for being able to score high marks during their entry examination and saving Ryo from the Spheres by sacrificing his own GUTS Wing. During that time, he came in contact with Dyna's light and while fighting Darambia on Mars, this introduced Dyna for the first time. Although hesitating to use it again, he was able to overcome it quickly, embracing his duty as an Ultra Warrior like Daigo and fight against multiple monster and alien threats. In the three-part final episode, his identity as Ultraman Dyna was leaked and kidnapped by the Black Buster Squad to awaken the artificial Ultraman Terranoid, which eventually went rogue from Sphere's takeover. His kidnapper Gondo redeemed himself by sacrificing his life to replenish Dyna's energy and defeated Zeluganoid but Asuka collapsed from his injuries and was taken care by his predecessor, Daigo before Ryo picked him again. When Super GUTS unleashed a full campaign against Gransphere, he saved Ryo as Dyna from being held hostage by Neo Gaigaraid but during this point that his identity made known to his teammates. Despite Gransphere defeated by Super GUTS and Dyna's combined tactics, the battle came at a high price, forcefully dragging both Asuka and Dyna into a wormhole. While presumed dead, he was actually reunited with his long lost father and the two fly towards the space-time continuum, with Asuka eventually reappearing in subsequent Ultra Series installments.

Shin Asuka is portrayed by and in his childhood. Tsuruno is a fan of Ultraman 80, watching the series in his childhood and was once mistaken that said Ultraman would appear in Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers before Hiroshi Nagano corrected him. The original concept behind Shin Asuka is to have him as a baseball player but this was less focused due to Tsuruno having intermediate experience as a baseball player. His acting as Asuka left a huge impression to his eldest son, who has a habit of saying that his father's job is an Ultraman whenever people asked about it. While acting as Asuka, Tsuruno was reminded to portray himself as a teenager growing up. The props used to portray Asuka, such as his Super GUTS uniform and Lieflasher was nicely preserved under Tsuruno's own request, having expected to reprise his character in later years. Since Ultraman Dyna is a show that focuses on space, this left an inspiration to Tsuruno for his interest for astronomy.

Tsubasa Madoka

Amui

Ai Asama

Nozomu Taiga

GUTS The is the main attack team in Ultraman Tiga . Originally specializes in search and rescue, the team was changed into a monster attack team after frequent appearances of monster attacks, starting from Golza and Melba. The team eventually disbanded sometime after the events of The Final Odyssey and later on succeeded by Super GUTS in Ultraman Dyna.

Members : Aged 36 years old. The first female captain in the Ultra Series, she has a commanding yet motherly presence. She mostly stays in headquarters and leaves field operations in the capable hands of her deputy captain, Munakata, who is her close friend during their days in military defense force. Her influence makes GUTS perhaps less militant than some of her superiors over at TPC, which provides some opportunities for dramatic tension. She used to be a scientist and she is also a widow a son living with her mother-in-law after her husband died in an accident. The Final Odyssey revealed her to be the reincarnation of Yuzare, who emerged from Iruma's body to prevent the Dark Giants' Shibito-Zoigers from escaping. In Ultraman Dyna, she has become one of the TPC's chiefs of staff, making cameo appearances in episode 36. Her appearance in Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna involves riding a GUTS Wing to participate in the fight against Queen Monera after Dyna was killed in action before Tiga returned and saved the former giant. Her final appearance in episode 49 revealed to Super GUTS of TPC chief of staff Gondo in his attempt to re-invoke plan F for military purpose, therefore exposing his crime beforehand. She is portrayed by . : Aged 33 years old and the no-nonsense deputy captain of GUTS. He was saved by Iruma back in his days on the defense force. A teetotaler who has a penchant for drinking milk at jazz bars and wearing a baseball cap in the field. In Ultraman Dyna, he is transferred to the TPC West Asia branch after GUTS had been disbanded but returned to Japan to help Super GUTS members in against Neo Geomos. He is portrayed by . Munakata's teetotaler traits is due to his own actor. : Aged 22 years old. An ace pilot and no stranger to using heavy machines and artillery, as well as happens to have compassion for some of the monsters. She has a rather strained relationship with her father Omi Yanase, who divorced with her mother while she was 9 years old. After a series of events, she becomes aware of Ultraman Tiga's identity, and figures out that Daigo is Tiga and witnesses Daigo transform in front of her in episode 50. After The Final Odyssey incidents, both her and Daigo settled their lives in Mars and had two children, the eldest daughter Hikari and youngest son Tsubasa. Both her and Hikari briefly returned to Earth in Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna to visit Iruma and made their second appearance in Dyna's penultimate episode, nursing an injured Asuka to health. She is portrayed by , who is the daughter of Susumu Kurobe, the actor of Shin Hayata/Ultraman from 1966 series Ultraman. : Aged 28 years old and is known as the "Brains of GUTS" with his genius. He speaks in an Osaka-dialect and has no hesitation to save others even if it costs him his own life. He met Michiru Ezaki, the daughter of Dr. Ezaki from Ligatron incident after saving her from Magnia Parasites and the two eventually married near the season climax. In Ultraman Dyna, he was revealed to have fathered two children from his marriage. He is portrayed by . : Aged 26 years old and the team's main sniper and second ace pilot to Rena, having graduated from the same flight school. He is sometimes brash and hotheaded, but is fearful of supernaturals. He has formed a goofball combination with either Daigo or Horii. He is portrayed by . : Aged 18 years old. The communications and computer expert who goes out into the field even less than Captain Iruma. Yazumi discovers that the name is an old popular name of a northeastern district in Japan. Rena usually tends to treat him as a younger brother alike. He returned in the final episode of Ultraman Dyna, having revealed to be the chief of TPC Ganymede base in Jupiter. He assisted the Super GUTS members in their campaign against Gransphere. He is portrayed by .

Mechas and Vehicles Before the rising age of monster attacks, most of GUTS are meant to be rescue vehicles.

: An advanced fighter with variable-sweep wings. Originally a rescue aircraft armed with signal flares, it was upgraded with laser beams and enhanced speed for combat against monster threats. This fighter had the most succeeding models after it. In the Neo Frontier Era (Ultraman Dyna), despite being lag behind due to the appearance of more successive fighter models and variations, the GUTS Wing is still affordable to be used and some of them served as training vehicles for cadets of Training School ZERO. The GUTS Wing 1 and its succeeding variations are based on a squid. : A four-seater VTOL, which possess enhanced firepower at the cost of speed. Its main weapon is the that can launch the . It can also be remotely controlled for a person to utilize its Hyper Railgun properly, as this was used by Yazumi in episode 36 to attack Goldras. This jet wasn't much shown in Ultraman Dyna due to the arrival of newer aircraft models, though one was briefly shown in episode 32 of the series, which was quickly assimilated by Lovemos into Satan Lovemos. GUTS Wing 2's design is themed after a crayfish's pincher. : Debuted in episode 41 of Ultraman Tiga. A heavily modified version of the GUTS Wing 2, it can split into EX-J α (Alpha) and EX-J β (Beta). This jet made its return in episode 35 of Ultraman Dyna, revealing that either the old model was relocated or another unit was placed in the TPC West Asia branch. This was piloted by Munakata to join Super GUTS and his old teammates Horii and Shinjoh in against Neo Geomos, armed with an improvised Anti Maxima gun. Alpha: The small jet on the front, which possess a flamethrower and a . Beta: The remodeled part of GUTS Wing 2, which possess a laser cannon and a . : First appeared in episode 19, a customized GUTS Wing 1 designed for Maxima Overdrive. This jet only possess five ammunitions due to its sole focus being on speed. Originally named , it was renamed Snow White by Rena in episode 50. : First appeared in episode 19 of Ultraman Tiga. Originally built in secret within the F4 docking bay, basement no. 133 of the Dive Hangar by Dr. Yaban Nao during his research in Maxima Overdrive. Large enough to load 3 GUTS Wings, the Artdessei is a space-flight-capable carrier and battleship. Aside from standard laser beam cannon armament, it is also equipped with the that attached to the Maxima engine power source. The battleship was used to transport the Dive Hangar workers when Gatanothor's darkness invaded the base. Its final sortie was in The Final Odyssey in a raid on R'lyeh to fight against the Dark Giants and saved both Daigo/Tiga and Iruma. As revealed in Ultraman Dyna episode 32, it was among those stored within TPC's Grandome (also Super GUTS' base) and likewise was assimilated by Lovemos into Satan Lovemos. : A modified Chevrolet Camaro, equipped with cannons above the roof. : A modified Chevrolet Blazer made for off-road purposes, equipped with cannon on the roof. : A four-seater drilling tank equipped with the drill for subterranean exploration and combat. Its main offensive weapons are heat ray and , as well as the to properly track down pinpointed targets. : A six-seater submarine used for underwater missions. Its main armaments are missiles and D cannons. : A pair of modified motorcycles made by Horii for routine patrol. These vehicles made no appearances in Ultraman Dyna as Super GUTS prefers the use of cars to get around on land. Two models existed with different purposes: 1: Made for on-road type. 2: Made for off-road type.

Super GUTS