This is the character list of 2020 Ultra Series Ultraman Z, as well as its related spin-offs; Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy and Sevenger Fight.
STORAGE is an attack team established to fight monsters and the disasters they create using special anti-monster combat robots. Their preference in robots is due to Japan's popular culture with it. The team itself is separated into two divisions: the Special Airborne Armor that actively combat monsters and the mechanic team that repairs SAA machines. Nonetheless, both factions are easily cooperative with each other. After the destruction of Kelbim through a test run with D4 Ray, STORAGE was disbanded when the majority of its members protested Kuriyama and the upper command of GAFJ for their unethical use of D4. Whereas a portion of them were relegated to different jobs in separate departments, Yoko and a handful of former members were given positions in its succeeding group, SAAG. At the time of Celebro's reign of terror towards the entire globe as Destrudos, Hebikura/Juggler amasses the former STORAGE members and mutinied against the SAAG to take down the alien parasite in a final fight that determines the fate of the Planet Earth. At the end of the battle, STORAGE was reinstated into GAFJ with Celebro under captivity, while Hebikura/Juggler and Haruki had since left the team for outer space.
When a STORAGE member piloted a SAA unit, remaining operatives in the field would usually drive into the scene with a Toyota LQ-based patrol car and armed with a beam rifle.
STORAGE's artificial intelligence is voiced by .
Haruki Natsukawa is the 23-year-old protagonist of the series, a rookie pilot of STORAGE and a Karate master with a huge sense of justice. He bonded with Z after a near-death experience and ever since then transforms into the giant to combat daily monster attacks. At some point in the fight against the Red Kings, Haruki begins to doubt the ideas of "lives to be protected" and "beings to be killed" after realizing that some of the monsters he fought were not inherently malicious, until the visit to his father in his past puts his doubts to rest. During the disbandment of STORAGE, Haruki was relegated to SAAG's guarding officer before Juggler reformed their old team to rescue Yoko and defeating Destrudos. At the end of the final episode, Haruki decided to depart for outer space in order to help those in need, forcing him to part ways with STORAGE members but swears to return for Bon Festival and New Years Day celebration.
Using the and his personalized , Haruki can transform into Ultraman Z and his different forms. By scanning three different stored in his , Haruki can grant Z access to different forms based on past Ultra Warriors and perform the Ultra's finishing moves. The Z Riser was developed by Ultraman Hikari and received its name when Ultraman Z volunteered to be a tester under Zero's suggestion.
Haruki Natsukawa is portrayed by . As a child, Haruki is portrayed by .
Shota Hebikura/Jugglus Juggler
is STORAGE's 34-year-old captain who acts as an older brother-like figure to the rest of his young teammates. Like Haruki, Hebikura is also athletic and usually puts the rookie through intensive drills in the training room. His true identity is , the rival character from Ultraman Orb who plans to steal mankind's strongest robot in order to prove himself worthy after being humiliated for slicing the Tree of Life back in Ultraman Orb: The Origin Saga. Despite bidding his time in STORAGE to steal one of their SAA Units, Juggler went into developing a genuine bond with the team members and would resort to use whatever necessary methods to keep them safe.
As revealed in Life's Decision Height: The Story of STORAGE's Foundation, Juggler arrived on Earth in year 2010 after chasing Grigio Raiden. He slipped into the ranks of GAFJ by replacing the recently deceased member Shota Hebikura and passing off his different appearance as a case of reconstructive surgery from the accident. Fast forward to the present day in Ultraman Z, he crafted his own from Haruki/Z's Z Riser during Peguila's incident, allowing him to become Zeppandon or any of the fusion monsters. Although mostly on-duty as Hebikura, Juggler would resort to his Demon form during undercover missions and spying on Celebro's schemes. After STORAGE's disbandment, Juggler quit the GAFJ as a whole and exposed his identity to Haruki/Z after rescuing Yoko from Ultroid Zero, but chooses to save his former co-worker over stealing the Ultroid Zero to himself. With Destrudos running rampant across the world, Juggler reform STORAGE to reclaim their facility and incapacitated the SAAG members before they commenced their attack. After Celebro's capture by Yuka, Juggler decided to leave the team and embark for outer space, finally returning to his old tuxedo.
: A fusion of Zetton, Pandon and Maga-Orochi's tail that debuted in episode 16 of Ultraman Orb. After creating his copy of Z Riser, the Monster Medals of their components also allow him to reform said monster for combat purposes, first used to test Z's Z Lance Arrow. In addition to the Tri/Five King, Zeppandon and the Dark Z Riser was Juggler's sole means of fighting giant opponents after losing his ability to become giant prior to the series. Juggler reused Zeppandon for the second and final time in order to fight Five King/Celebro over the possession of Ultroid Zero. The resulting fight ended with a stalemate when Juggler was forced to abandon Ultroid for Haruki's life, effectively destroying his Dark Z Riser. Tri-King and Five King: See below
reprises his role as Jugglus Juggler.
Yoko Nakashima is a 24-year-old female member and ace pilot of STORAGE. She has admiration for older men and Ultraman Z, often referring to him as "Lord Z". Because of her higher score in test piloting, Yoko is usually assigned to pilot the King Joe STORAGE Custom, as she is capable of handling the robot's complex systems.
Yoko's father was a GAFJ officer who taught her in self-defense skills and shaped her mentality into dating stronger men. This resulted in her frequently challenging her admirers to arm-wrestling matches which she has never once lost. After STORAGE's disbandment, Yoko was conscripted into SAAG to pilot the Ultroid Zero. In the penultimate episode, Celebro possessed Yoko as its final host and prepares to exterminate mankind by piloting Ultroid Zero, later Destrudos. Yoko was rescued by Haruki through King Joe STORAGE Custom, where she exorcised Celebro on her own and reclaim the Belial Medal for Z to reform Delta Rise Claw.
Yoko Nakashima is portrayed by .
Kojiro Inaba is the 59-year-old leader of STORAGE's mechanics division in maintaining their Special Aircraft robots and is deeply trusted by other co-workers. He is nicknamed and gives off a Shōwa atmosphere.
As revealed in Life's Decision Height: The Story of STORAGE's Foundation novel, Inaba joined the Global Allied Forces in his late 20s. After several promotions, he was assigned to the Institute of Advanced Studies, participating in the development of weapons and serving as a test pilot. While secretly designing bipedal robots in his spare time, he was introduced to Kuriyama by then-GAFJ director Kimisaki, wherein both of them established the GAFJ robot development department in 2009. Although reluctant to use Grigio Raiden as a reference material, Kuriyama managed to persuade Inaba by taking full responsibility.
Following STORAGE's disbandment in the present day by Celebro-possessed Kuriyama, Inaba quit GAFJ and entrusting his former workers in SAAG to take care of the SAA Units. He eventually returned when Juggler decided to reform the team and piloted Sevenger during their operation to save Yoko.
Kojiro Inaba is portrayed by .
Yuka Ohta is the 22-year-old lead scientist with passion for monsters, hence her occupation in STORAGE allows her to observe them closely. Yuka develops the anti-monster combat robots and knowledgeable about biology and historic legends, which help with her analysis. When conducting experiments on monsters, Yuka brings their essence or specific body parts to STORAGE's headquarters for examination. She often makes and offers questionable juice mix with mysterious ingredients to others.
Yuka's fondness in monsters started in her great-grandmother's hometown, , 18 years prior to the series. During her stay at her great-grandmother's home, after hearing the legend of Horoboros from her great-grandmother, she encountered the very monsters when she was lost in its territory at night. After STORAGE's disbandment, Yuka was relegated into a researcher in Monster Research Center until Juggler saved her from the GAFJ forces and rejoined STORAGE to rescue Yoko from Destrudos. When the monster was destroyed, Yoko and Kaburagi managed to catch Celebro for dissection.
Yuka usually carries a personal tablet for communication and analysis purposes. It can also act as a control console by attaching it to a SAA Unit's cockpit. The only SAA she ever piloted was the King Joe STORAGE Custom, remote controlling the Leg Carrier to assist Yoko/Sevenger in finishing Barossa III.
Yuka Ohta is portrayed by . As a child, Yuka is portrayed by .
Other members : One of Yoko's admirers and loses in an arm-wrestling match in order to ask her out on a date. During STORAGE's disbandment and formation of SAAG, Satoshi choose to quit GAFJ out of protest against their upper management. He is portrayed by . : A member of Satoshi's circle of friends. Alongside Hiroshi, he choose to join the succeeding group SAAG despite Satoshi's protest, as both men wanting to provide financial support for their family members. He is portrayed by . : He is portrayed by . : An unseen STORAGE member who is in charge of public relations, constantly publishing reports of STORAGE's exploits after their fight. He was a former schoolmate of Haruki during their days in defense force academy.
SC The , short for are giant robots manufactured by STORAGE in order to combat against monsters and participating in rescue operations. The mechas were developed by lead scientist Yuka and maintained by Inaba's team of mechanics after each sortie. Due to limited budget, only two units (Sevenger and Windom) were initially manufactured, although additional models are considered for development. As revealed by the director, the SC units were made based on GAFJ's decade-long attempt in studying and reverse-engineer of Grigio Raiden's mechanical physiology on Yamanashi Prefecture. With the sole exception of Sevenger, who had been sent to a museum operated by GAFJ to promote the other machines, the SC Units were assigned to SAAG during STORAGE's temporary disbandment.
: The first of STORAGE's mecha to be created and the first human-built robot mecha, piloted Haruki and/or Yoko. Within each missions, Sevenger can only operate for 3 minutes, based on its three battery packs. In terms of long-distance transportation from STORAGE's base, it has a jetpack with separate fuel. Inaba would modify Sevenger to include punch attack. At some point after Grigio Raiden's death, Sevenger was decommissioned to be put in a museum for display as King Joe took over its role as STORAGE's major SC unit. During STORAGE's disbandment and Alien Barossa III's attack, Yoko choose to pilot Sevenger in against the alien and finish it with Beliarok's help. In the final battle against Destrudos, Inaba piloted Sevenger with the to support Haruki/King Joe SC and Juggler/Windom during their operation to save Yoko. First appeared in episode 34 of Ultraman Leo, Sevenger's introduction to the series was suggested by director Taguchi for a cuter character and to prevent Ultraman Z from being overshadowed by stronger robots at the series' premier. In Sevenger Fight, Sevenger was given a faulty rifle named and dagger.