Potential Arthropod kaiju for a Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher sequel.
Possibly rejected due to potential skins being too similar to those of Baltan.
An ancient magnetic monster. While no Magneto, turns out having all the iron and some other minerals in your body magnetized is a very painful experience as the silvery Ultraman discovered. Antlar was the first kaiju that Ultraman could not defeat and could only buy time against for his human allies to figure out a way to stop the monster. In Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher they currently have a cameo bread/cookie*/trait that grants bonuses in fights to gain/preserve your monsters territorial claims (which gives benefits when training in such areas), but that trait could be reassigned to another cameo Kaiju in a sequel as playable monsters don’t have Territorial-related starting traits.
Ultraman Max would give its magnetism beam the ability to disperse or steal energy from enemies charging up an attack which combined with not causing direct physical damage, points to most beam attacks being withering. (An exception would be a technique that pulls metallic objects from offscreen to strike an enemy from behind)
Base breed would definitely be tanky.
*localization differences on whether the item is a bread or a cookie
Great name. Dustpan actually originated in the show Mirrorman another show from the same studio, but joined the Ultraman stable of aiju from their appearance in the Tsuburaya Productions and Chaiyo Productions collab, The 6 Ultra Brothers and Hanuman vs. The Monster Army (though without flapping wings, antennae or the unused whiplike weapon on their left hand, drab and much and less colorful). There they showed chemistry and friendship with Gomora, Astromons and Tyrant as they rampaged and partied around a rocket base. Dustpan also reportedly appeared in Ultraman stage shows as a sidekick to the Ultraman monster Doragory,
In their first appearance, they are formed from alien scientists who have been creating human sized insects (to spread disease and famine) fusing themselves together into a kaiju when their lab is discovered.
By flapping wings can take a page from Mothra and give hurricane winds carrying poisonous particles. A long and flexible tail constricting tail. Their movie appearance gave them simple eyebeam blasts as well which they proudly showed off to the other monsters by destroying fighter planes. In their original appearance they had innaccurate antennae lasers they used against Mirrorman.
From the Australian Ultraman series Ultraman Towards The Future and possible homage to Kamacuras from Godzilla. Consisting of a pair of the largest of a group of giant insects mutated by generations of pesticides and illegal dumping of toxic waste, the creatures fight only to protect their territory eggs but they cannot be allowed to hatch more (though I feel the swarms of smaller ones got left unresolved due to not the tightest writing). One flew around attacking aircraft and gathering food while another flightless (but able to leap high and far enough to threaten aircraft) mostly guarded the eggs and had extra antennae in place of wings. As a creature that eats poison, they could have a fun trait of some beneficial effects when poisoned.
A tragic monster though not given sympathy in-universe unlike other parent monsters, the last of the two Majaba perishes while trying to protect the eggs with their body as a chemical is released to kill them, with Ultraman’s finisher merely used to dispose of the biohazard the body represents.
I just want them in the game so can be happy for once.
An SNES game gave them eyebeams, and a later series in which they and several other obscure kaiju had their genetic material used to make a hybrid monster, the hybrd’s most powerful energy blast is channeled through the eyes of the Majaba face on their chest. A confusing mess of a tie-in comic also gave a Majaba this great kangaroo-kick moment..
A Nova with Majaba sub-breed could be really cool looking, with an organic looking scythe
Probably one of the few Space Beast from the adult-aimed Ultraman Nexus that could fit the vibes, Banpiar reappered in the more child-friendly Ultra Galaxy where they jobbed to Gomora (Gomora could win but the person controlling Banpira clearly did not understand its abilities)
Resembling in my opinion a spider halfway trying to be a flea or grasshopper, they cannot only spit webs but create concealing fog, has a sonic screech, can pound the ground to cause minor earthquakes, and possesses psychic powers that cause survivors of their attacks to forget its existence.
