Unfortunately his son had a congenital blood disease and the doctor's told him if he got sick again he would not live to see his next birthday. Resolved to spend what little time he may have with his son, Maki resolved to retire. When speaking to his friend and fellow pilot Tsuyoshi Kurashima about his problems, a scramble order was called. An unknown flying object was invading Japanese airspace and refused to answer any hails. The two took of in their jets but Kurashima's plane's instruments began to malfunction, forcing him to return to base. Maki pressed on and when the object disappeared of his radar it appeared right in front of his plane, causing him to crash.
Publication Information
- The Next : Shunichi Maki
- Japanese : 真木 舜一
- Type : JSDF Air Force Pilot
- Known As : Ultraman The Next
- Relative :
- Yoko Maki : Wife
- Tsugumu : Son
- Gender : Male
- HomeWorld : Earth (Ultra N Project Universe)
- Season : Ultraman The Next
- First Appearance : ULTRAMAN (2004 Film)
- Last Appearances : ULTRAMAN (2004 Film)
- Number of Appeareance : 1 (Movie)
- Portrayer : Tetsuya Bessho
- Main View : Full Movie
In that moment Maki found himself floating in a tunnel of light, at first thinking he was dead instead he was met by a ball of energy that morphed into a humanoid made of light particles. When Shunichi awoke he crawled towards a restaurant and asked for a phone before collapsing unconscious. That night he dreamt of the red orb, flying in from space and crashing into his plane before awakening in a hospital with his family. With a clean bill of health and several unanswered questions Shunichi left the air force to spend more time with his family.
He got a job flying a tour plane and spent whatever time he could with his wife and son, going to restaurants and amusement parks all the while he was being watched by a woman in black. For the last time he met Ultraman, who thanked him for his efforts. Ultraman granted his one wish, to be able to take his son flying, by reviving his life force. A month later Maki is finally able to keep his promise to his son and take him for a flight in his tour plane.
Ultraman Nexus
Though he didn't appear but however, since Lethe had erased the entire world's memories, it can be concluded that Shunichi is among them, having forgotten his days as a Dunamist. Due to the destruction of Lethe thanks to Komon, Maki finally regained his memories as a Dunamist as he saw the final battle between Ultraman Nexus/Komon and Dark Zagi.
Form
Abilities:
- Superstrength : As the first Deunamist Maki is much stronger than a normal person having torn down a steel door barehanded. This power was inherited by all later Deunamists.
- Durability : Maki survived his plane crash without a single injury and being swatted into a wall by the 10 m tall The One with enough force to make a crater and yet still have the strength to fight until his time limit was reached. This power was inherited by all later Deunamists.
- Energy Projection : When Maki blew the lid of his bunker there was a pulse of red light and then Maki walked up the stairs implying he did not physically touch it. This power may have evolved into the Blast Shot used by later Deunamists but is not demonstrated by him again.
- ESP : Maki was able to see the One's actions from his point of view of an event in the past, sense the one's presence and perceive faraway events in real time. This ability was demonstrated by the second and third Deunamists although the third already had psychic abilities. His ability to sense space beasts evolved into a function of the Evoltruster, while his overall ESP was inherited by later Deunamists
- Piloting Skills : Maki was a trained and most likely skilled fighter pilot.
- Main Article : Ultraman The Next
- Origin : Implied To Be Born From Supernova
- Type : Ultras
- Age : Over 350,000 years or older
- Transformation Device : Will Power
- Height : 10 m - 40 m
- Weight : 2.5 tons - 26,000 tons
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- Finisher :
- Appearances : ULTRAMAN (2004 Film)
- Body Features :
- Eyes : The Next appeared to have no difficulty fighting the One in a dimly lit environment. Energy Core: The Next's equivalent to a Color Timer, unlike the normal one it is located with in the body not outside. It goes of when the Deunamist is reaching their physical limits. Unlike a normal color timer, it does not change color but flashes yellow and makes a noise similar to a heartbeat.
- Stratos Edge Blades : The blades on the Next's arms, with concentration they can charge energy either for the Elbow Cutter or Light Blade attack (Particle Feather). In Junis mode, they are enhanced and fully developed allowing for the use of the Elbow Ray Schtrom. They are the precursors of Nexus' Armed Nexus
- Ultra Armor : Unlike most Ultras the Next's Ultra armor does not cover his entire body leaving his sinew like flesh exposed. In Junis mode where the armor was fully developed, while not immune to the momentum, took the One's fireballs without visible damage, whereas entire buildings were being destroyed by them
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