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Inheritance of Light[1] (光を継ぐもの, Hikari o Tsugu Mono) is the first episode of Ultraman Tiga.

Synopsis[]

The peace and tranquility of Earth was shattered as two monsters, Golza and Melba, appeared. The monsters landed in Japan and headed straight for a specific location. There lay the ruins of an ancient civilization unknown to anyone! GUTS members discovered the legendary "Tiga's Pyramid" here...!

Plot[]

In the year AD 2007, kaiju and threatening alien invaders begin to appear on Earth. The TPC formed GUTS to counter the threats. One day GUTS members Daigo Madoka and Rena Yanase were patrolling near a village in Mongolia when suddenly an armored dinosaurian kaiju emerged. Though the monster proved a challenge, Daigo and Rena succesfully drove it out of the area.

Reporting to the GUTS headquarters, they then uncovered a strange meteor that contained some sort of a metallic capsule that contained a holographic message of a woman. She says:

"I am Yuzare, I am also a leader of an Earth defense organization. I recorded this to warn you that soon will came the age of chaos, marked by the appearance of the Ultra-Ancient Kaiju, Golza and Melba, who will wreak havoc in this very Earth. My children, you should find the Pyramid of Light which contained a titan of light."

The message ends there. At first the humans doubted Tiga's existence, but decided to investigate further. While investigating, Daigo heard someone was calling his name. He came near the Pyramid of Light and entered, finding a stone giant, Tiga, and two other statues beside him. When Daigo touched it, he heard the screams of terror of the ancient people.

But at the same time, Golza reappeared. Seeing the pyramid, the kaiju starts to destroy the pyramid, when Melba flies down to join in. Once they destroyed it, they killed two of the Titans. Daigo, watching in horror, pilots GUTS Wing 1 to fight them, but was shot down. Unknowingly, the giant responded to him and merged with the youth - Ultraman Tiga was revived. Tiga fought the two monsters and changed into Power Type. After he injured Golza, he tried to kick Melba, but the kaiju flew too fast, giving Golza some time to retreat for his life with Melba blasting Tiga.

Tiga then turned into Sky Type and kicked him in the sky, before then destroying Melba. Daigo returned to the relief of his teammates, but wondered why Tiga merged with him. The capsule, which had stopped halfway earlier, plays a final message (while no one else was there) that states to awaken Tiga, Daigo must 'become light' and fuse with him. She also revealed that the Titan's name is Ultraman Tiga.

Cast[]

Guest Actors[]

  • Yuzare (ユザレ): Minako Osanai (長内 美那子, Osanai Minako)
  • Newscaster (ニュースキャスター, Nyūsu Kyasutā): Masaharu Numata (沼田 正治, Numata Masaharu)
  • TPC Member (TPC隊員, TPC Taiin): Bradley Warner (ブラッドリー・ワーナー, Buraddorī Wānā)
  • TPC Development Authority Clerk (TPC開発局局員, TPC Kaihatsu Kyoku Kyokuin): Katsuhiko Narita (成田 克彦, Narita Katsuhiko)

Voice Actors[]

Suit Actors[]

Appearances[]

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Home Media[]

  • Ultraman Tiga Volume 1 features episodes 1-4.

Trivia[]

  • This episode was later featured in third episode of Ultraman Retsuden, "Tiga's Revival! The Ultra-Ancient Warrior of Light!!."
  • This was the only time that Tiga's crystal lights up the color Tiga wants to change into before placing his hands over it to change his Type.

References[]

Ultraman Tiga Episodes
1. Inheritance of Light | 2. Stone of Legends | 3. The Devil's Prophecy | 4. Sa-yo-na-ra Earth | 5. The Day the Monster Came Out | 6. Second Contact | 7. The Man Who Came Down to Earth | 8. On Halloween Night | 9. The Girl Who Waits for a Monster | 10. The Closed Amusement Park | 11. Requiem to the Darkness | 12. S.O.S from the Deep Sea | 13. Human Collecting | 14. The Released Target | 15. The Phantom Dash | 16. Resurrected Friend | 17. Red and Blue's Battle | 18. Golza's Counterattack | 19. GUTS to the Sky Part 1 | 20. GUTS to the Sky Part 2 | 21. Deban's Turn | 22. A Fog's Coming | 23. Dinosaurs' Star | 24. Go! Monster Expedition Team | 25. The Devil's Judgement | 26. Evil Monster Realm of the Rainbow | 27. I Saw Obiko! | 28. One Vanishing Moment | 29. Blue Night's Memory | 30. Monster Zoo | 31. The Attacked GUTS Base | 32. Zelda Point's Defenses | 33. Vampire City | 34. To the Southern Limit | 35. The Sleeping Maiden | 36. The Time-Transcending Smile | 37. Flower | 38. The Mirage Monster | 39. Dear Mr. Ultraman | 40. Dream | 41. Friend from Space | 42. Town Where the Girl Disappeared | 43. Land Shark | 44. Inheritance of Shadows | 45. Eternal Life | 46. Let's Go to Kamakura! | 47. Goodbye to Darkness | 48. Fugitive from The Moon | 49. The Ultra Star | SP. The Worries of Charija | 50. Take Me Higher! | 51. Master of Darkness | 52. To the Shining Ones
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