Gamu Takayama is a 20-year old member of the Alchemy Stars who invented much of the technology used by XIG (including the repulsor lifts that allow Aerial Base and the XIG fighters to defy gravity). During some virtual reality experiments ( performed with the secret purpose of discovering the will of the Earth), he encounters the mysterious glowing red giant, Ultraman Gaia.
When the KHST begins its first wave of attacks on Earth, XIG is too new to be effective. Time stops and he falls through another light tunnel, where he encounters Gaia again. Because Gamu is so passionately concerned with the fate of Earth and humanity, Gaia's light becomes a part of him, and he is thus able to transform into the Ultraman when necessary.
The first monster, Cosmic Organism Vanguard, is destroyed. Subsequently, more KHST-generated monsters attack, and Earth monsters are also mysteriously roused, so Gaia is kept very busy. Gamu joins XIG as a technical advisor, and later creates the Esplender to store the light that is the essence of Gaia. With the appearance of Hiroya Fujimiya, a former member of Alchemy Star, his duty as an Ultraman becomes tougher as Fujimiya/Agul would always interfere him as he always think protecting the Earth only suits him. However, Gamu never gives up defend the Earth even tried to befriend Fujimiya multiple times. However, Gamu also tries to stop Fujimiya whenever he decides to eliminate humanity.
Publication Information
- Gaia : Gamu Takayama
- Japanese : 高山 我夢
- Type : Alchemy Stars Members
- Known as : Ultraman Gaia
- Related : Alchemy Stars
- Affiliation : XIG
- Family :
- Yuichi Takayama : Father
- Shigemi Takayama : Mother
- HomeWorld : Earth (Guardians of the Earth Timeline)
- Season : Ultraman Gaia
- First Appearance : Ultraman Gaia Episode 1 : Seize The Light
- Last Appearances : Ultraman Orb : The Origin Saga
- Number of Appearances :
- Potrayer : Takeshi Yoshioka
- Main View : Full Episod
With the appearance of Hiroya Fujimiya, a former member of Alchemy Star, his duty as an Ultraman becomes tougher as Fujimiya/Agul would always interfere him as he always think protecting the Earth only suits him. However, Gamu never gives up defend the Earth even tried to befriend Fujimiya multiple times. However, Gamu also tries to stop Fujimiya whenever he decides to eliminate humanity.
Banishment from XIG and gaining a new power
While XIG investigates Fujimiya, they also suspects Gamu for working with him as he later was banished from the team. When seeing Fujimiya killing Gomenos and for Gamu completely distrust him, they decide to engage in a battle against each other, drawing the attention of XIG. The battle completely cause their energies to sent to the wormhole where Zorlim feeds on it. When the monster appears, Gamu reveals that Crisis (Fujimiya's predicting machine) proven to be mysteriously defected, leaving Fujimiya yells out of anger for believing in the machine's lies and gave up on his duty as Ultraman and gave the essence of Agul's light to Gamu's Esplender before he was vanished from Zorlim's fireball. Gamu transforms into Gaia and found himself upgraded while using this newfound ability to destroy Zorlim and other monster afterwards.
Final Battle Against Zogu The Root of Destruction
The Root of Destruction finally reveals herself in the form of Zogu, a giant, white angel. She kills the Kizer Dobishis that the Ultramen are fighting, and replenishes Gaia and Agul's power, only to completely overpower the two and make their Life Gauges expire. The two Ultramen turn back into Gamu and Fujimiya, which is telecast by the two KCB cameramen. The battle is broadcast across the entire world. They survive, but can no longer transform into Gaia and Agul.
Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Gaia : Battle In Hyper Space
A young boy named Tsutomu, is failing in school from his addiction to Ultraman. One day, while watching an Ultraman Gaia episode, he gets teleported into a hyperspace where he sees a girl and behind her a scene of mass destruction. He later sees that same girl, named Lisa, in his class. Later on, he finds a mysterious glowing ball (Also from the dream) that tells him it can make any wish come true. The one thing Tsutomu wants more than anything else is to meet Gamu Takayama , Ultraman Gaia's human counterpart.
Ultraman Gaia : Gaia Again
Ultraman Gaia and Ultraman Agul return to fight a new enemy, Gakuzom. With help from mysterious undersea creatures, called Rinar. In the beginning Gamu goes back to school and gains much popularity by the students and soon is called back to XIG. He and the team are reunited. They go on a misson after getting a transmission in the ocean. Meanwhile Hiroya watches a report in America on Zonnel II. He is soon confronted on these visons of monsters called Baiakuhe, he is also confronted by a girl who tells him of what will happen to the earth.
Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers
In this universe, Gamu was childhood friends with Daigo and Asuka, all three being fans of Ultraman. Gamu grew up to be a genius, but feeling pressured by the expectations placed on him ran away and became a tour guide at a museum. After Daigo's talk about an alternate universe where they were Ultras, Gamu had a dream of his alternate self, being Ultraman Gaia. Later, as Daigo fought the monsters attacking the city as Ultraman Tiga, Asuka and Gamu transformed into Ultraman Dyna and Gaia respectively to help him. With the help of the four Ultra Brothers and the revived Mebius, they managed to save their world.
Ultraman Ginga : Dark Spark War
Prior to the Ultraman Ginga series, Ultraman Gaia participated in the Dark Spark War but this time he fought not only alongside with the Ultraman Agul but, with the other Ultras and their allies against Evil side. In the War, Ultraman faced Zetton while in their midst battle, Dark Lugiel appeared and turned every Ultra alongside their allies, monsters and aliens into Spark Dolls just as the war about to end, Ultraman Ginga an unknown warrior appeared and faced Dark Lugiel but like others he also turned into Spark Dolls but he was kept within his Spark Device and fell alongside other Spark Dolls to Earth.
Ginga S : Movie Showdown! The 10 Ultra Warriors!
Gaia was among the Heisei Ultras imprisoned by Etelgar and Arina in the Evil Mirror. After being freed, he regroups with Ultraman Tiga and Ultraman Dyna, facing the chimeric monster Five King that manifested from the combined form of their traumas against past monsters (in Gaia's case, Gan Q and C.O.V). Gaia turned into his Supreme Version while Tiga changed into Power Type & Dyna changed into Miracle Type.
Ultraman Orb : The Origin Saga
Gamu is set to return in this series, along with Hiroya Fujimiya. [1], he first appears at the lab where Shouhei and his team have the Tree of Life's seed that started growing and notes that the tree is growing at in a mutated manner before saving both Shouhei and his partner with his Anti-gravity repulsor lift. Shouhei asks if he's the warrior of light sent by Amate which he denies and says that instead of Amate it was the Earth who called him to protect the tree.
Gamu then wonders if the warrior of light is theball of light flying to them, which turns into Gai. Gamu introduces himself as Gaia and reached out to shake Gai's hand only for the 'alien' to grasp his hand for a while before they start talking business. Gamu transformed into Gaia with Gai into Orb Origin the First when Shouhei is caught by a Bezelbub, albeit a small one. He is the hit out of the sky by a larger Bezelbub before Gaia kills it with a Photon Edge.
Ultraman Retsuden
Gamu reappears in Ultraman Retsuden Episode 80, 95 & 96.
Other Media
- New Century Ultraman Legend
- PD Ultraman Battle Collection 64
Skills and Abilities:
- Intelligence : Gamu is one of the first members of the Alchemy Stars, a group of young geniuses who created all the technology used by XIG. He is also the analyst of XIG. His scientific findings and designs are often the difference between victory and defeat against aliens and monsters. His well known creations in the series are XIG Fighter EX and his personal AI PAL.
- Flight Training : Gamu is a decent pilot and is well-trained in the use of XIG aircraft
- Transformation : Using the Esplender, a device of his creation, Gamu can summon the Gaia force to transform into Ultraman Gaia.
Ultraman Gaia
- Main Article : Ultraman Gaia
- Origin : Earth (Guardians of the Earth Timeline)
- Type : Version 1 (V1)
- Transformation Device : Esplender
- Height : micro ~ 50 m
- Weight : 42,000 t
- Flight speed : Mach 20
- Running speed : Mach 5
- Underwater speed : Mach 2
- Ground latent speed : Mach 2
- Jumping distance : 1,200 m
- Grip strength : 50,000 t
- Punching :
- Kicking :
- Weakness :
- Finisher :
- Season : Ultraman Gaia
- Version 1 is a default form of Ultraman Gaia
- Main Article : Ultraman Gaia Powers, Arsenal, Weapon & Abilities