Mukadender (ムカデンダー, Mukadendā), alternatively known as Mukamender, is a monster that first appeared in Ultraman Taro.
- Subtitle: Centipede Monster (百足怪獣, Mukade Kaijū)
History[]
Ultraman Taro[]
Mukadender was a monster who was foretold from an old story of how a giant centipede terrorized a village and demanded female sacrifices every year, until he was defeated by a young traveler, armed with a heavenly bow and arrow. One day while Takeo's father was telling a story about the monster to some children at a festival in the Hachiman Shrine, the monster made its presence known by emerging from a nearby mountain and attacking the festival. Takeo's father bravely tried to lure the monster away as people were evacuating, but he was badly injured after he was tied up by Mukadender's webbing and then set on fire by the monster's flames. ZAT quickly arrived on the scene and after sending Takeo's father to a nearby hospital, they fought back against the monster instead.
At first the team fought back with "Operation: Neck Hanging", which involved wrangling Mukadender by tying a long chain around the monster's neck, but Mukadender surprised everyone by separating it's head from its body and untangling itself to resume its rampage. As the monster moved further into a nearby city, Kotaro climbed up a nearby belltower and shot at the monster's head, hoping to debilitate it by shooting out its antennae, but this enraged Mukadender after he shot off one of the monster's horns, who trapped Kotaro with its webbing. While ZAT distracted the monster, Takeo climbed up the tower and freed Kotaro with a spray gun (that Horiyama brought with her to do so). Mukadender however noticed the two and attempted to kill them by uprooting the tower and hurling it far away. Instead, Kotaro quickly transformed into Ultraman Taro to save Takeo and face the monster instead. At first, Taro struggled against Mukadender thanks to the monster utilizing it's ability to separate its head from its body. However after discovering that any damage that Mukadender's head receives carries over to its body, Taro quickly exploited this weakness by targeting the monster's head. Finally after the monster was tossed into the sky, Taro destroyed Mukadender's head with his Storium Ray, as well as his body with his Atomic Punch.[I Can Conquer Monsters Too!]
Ultraman Mebius[]
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Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Armored Darkness[]
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Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle[]
Mukadender makes a cameo appearance in the series, Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle.
While not playing a prominent role in his appearance, A carcass of Mukadender is discovered by Captain Hyuga and Oki of the ZAP SPACY while they are looking for Rei. Upon noticing the Carcass had been clawed at multiple places on its body, they assume that Mukadender had been killed by Rei's Gomora.[The Fifth Crewman]
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie[]
Mukadender reappeared in the film, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie as one of Ultraman Belial's revived 100 Monster Army.
Mukadender teamed up with fellow monsters, Red King, Lunaticks, Roberuga II, Alien Valkie, Frogros (B), Jashrine, Angross, Gromite, Kelbim, Birdon, Alien Temperor, Arstron, Alien Hipporit, Talesdon, and Zoa Muruchi to take on Ultraman Mebius and Gomora in the Monster Graveyard. He was Ultraman Mebius's first kill (as well as the first Monster of the entire army to be killed) after Ultraman Mebius destroyed him with a few Mebium Slashes.
Later, Mukadender joined the rest of Ultraman Belial's Monsters in forming the Conglomerate Monster, Belyudra. Mukadender is one of the monsters that makes up one of the fingers on the right hand.[Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie]
Other Appearances[]
Manga[]
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Video Games[]
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Miscellaneous[]
- Mukadender makes a brief cameo appearance in an episode of Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle, when Oki shows Rei some of the Monster Data he has collected.
Abilities[]
- Pede Fire (ピード火炎, Pīdo Kaen): Mukadender can fire a stream of flames from his mouth. The Temperature of these flames reach 100,000 degrees Celsius and has an effective range of 300 meters. This attack would later be retconned as having Mukadender spit fireballs instead.
- Head Life: Mukadendar's head and neck can live on even when separated from his body. It separates at the base of his neck, allowing him to still attack his opponents. His head, after detaching, can also fly at a maximum speed of Mach 8. Mukadender's body also remains alive when his head is detached from it and can continue to attack opponents, overpowering them with the assistance of its still-living head.
- Webbing: Mukadendar can fire a sticky stream of silk-like webbing from his mouth to immobilize prey/opponents.
- Venom: Mukadendar's teeth are venomous, and 1 drop of the venom is strong enough to kill 50 adult males instantly.
- Burrowing: Mukadendar can burrow underground in order to hide itself and ambush prey.
- Weakness
When Mukadender's head is detached from its body, any harm/injuries that it sustains carries over to its body as well, causing it to flail around in agony when its head is injured.
Behind the Scenes[]
Portrayal[]
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Notes[]
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Gallery[]
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References[]
- ↑ https://hicbc.com/tv/mebius/monster/rival/012.php Tsuburaya's Official Website's profile on Mukadender in "Ultraman Mebius"
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