I happened to pass by your LJ and seemed intrigue about this discussion.
I think about Ultraman hosts keeping their secret IDs a secret because they're not sure what kind of reactions that they would receive once the secret is out. Sure... some of the earlier series had a lot of the people ended up as being awed at the human hosts for having protected them all this while and them never realizing.
Then again perhaps because it had came as a shock, so the people generally gonna stay awed and grateful. Still, we shouldn't neglect those people who might want to exploit said power. Say like in Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey some of those bigwigs are still looking for a way to acquire the power of Ultraman when Daigo cannot use the power anymore and ended up waking the three Dark Ultras. Or In Dyna Movie, where the enemy aliens had taken over the ship whatever it was called and sought to destroy the world. The human host perhaps wouldn't want to be caught by people who'd want to take the ultra powers.
I think, Nexus is a better explanation for that. After all, when they found out that Himeya (and later, Ren Sanjyuu) was a Deunamist, they started experimenting on him that almost killed him.
Thank you for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. I'm rather flattered that more than a few folks seem interested in this discussion.
As for the Dyna Movie, if I recall correctly, the human host stupidly offered himself up for some sort of experiment at the beginning, and that was how Dyna was defeated, because the enemies knew all of his weaknesses.
How it deals with Ultramen and their hosts is one of the things I love about Nexus. No going "ah, Ultraman. Back him up!" Instead, they go "that giant! shoot him, he's the enemy!" Seriously, how would people know just from looking that the silver (or insert whatever color(s) of the Ultraman in question here) giant is on their side? Many times, I just want to hit some senses into Komon because he keeps blindly insisting that the Deunamists are good guys. Now, we all know the Ultras (except a few) are good, but I think skepticism is more healthy for people in the show.
Ah, nice to meet you too. Out of curiosity, may I ask how you came across my LJ, since we don't seem to have friends or communities in common (except fanficrants and kamenrider)?
I agree with you. It is rare to find discussions on tokusatsu, and I usually search around too, especially on Ultraman stuff. I enjoy writing my own posts, but once in a while I would like to read other people's opinions also. ^^;;
Oh, just in case you're not aware of it, finalauraburst is a good place to find journals discussing tokusatsu related stuff.
I think about Ultraman hosts keeping their secret IDs a secret because they're not sure what kind of reactions that they would receive once the secret is out. Sure... some of the earlier series had a lot of the people ended up as being awed at the human hosts for having protected them all this while and them never realizing.
Then again perhaps because it had came as a shock, so the people generally gonna stay awed and grateful. Still, we shouldn't neglect those people who might want to exploit said power. Say like in Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey some of those bigwigs are still looking for a way to acquire the power of Ultraman when Daigo cannot use the power anymore and ended up waking the three Dark Ultras. Or In Dyna Movie, where the enemy aliens had taken over the ship whatever it was called and sought to destroy the world. The human host perhaps wouldn't want to be caught by people who'd want to take the ultra powers.
I think, Nexus is a better explanation for that. After all, when they found out that Himeya (and later, Ren Sanjyuu) was a Deunamist, they started experimenting on him that almost killed him.
Ah well, nice to meet you. XP
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As for the Dyna Movie, if I recall correctly, the human host stupidly offered himself up for some sort of experiment at the beginning, and that was how Dyna was defeated, because the enemies knew all of his weaknesses.
How it deals with Ultramen and their hosts is one of the things I love about Nexus. No going "ah, Ultraman. Back him up!" Instead, they go "that giant! shoot him, he's the enemy!" Seriously, how would people know just from looking that the silver (or insert whatever color(s) of the Ultraman in question here) giant is on their side? Many times, I just want to hit some senses into Komon because he keeps blindly insisting that the Deunamists are good guys. Now, we all know the Ultras (except a few) are good, but I think skepticism is more healthy for people in the show.
Ah, nice to meet you too. Out of curiosity, may I ask how you came across my LJ, since we don't seem to have friends or communities in common (except fanficrants and kamenrider)?
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Because it was rare to find other people also discussing about tokusatsu related stuff here~
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Oh, just in case you're not aware of it, finalauraburst is a good place to find journals discussing tokusatsu related stuff.
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