History
Ultraman Nexus
A year before the start of the series was the former Deputy Captain of the Night Raider Division of TLT . Very close to Nagi, the two had uncanny ability to sense Space Beasts even when TLT's equipment couldn't. Around this time Mizorogi was beginning to have dreams and visions of strange ruins. One night he and Nagi went into a building alone and found them selves facing the zombie variant of Beast Humans, corpses animated by beast cells and manipulated by some dark power as puppets.
Publication Information
- Host : Shinya Mizorogi
- Japanese : 溝呂木眞也
- Dark Ultra : Dark Mephisto
- Gender : Male
- HomeWorld : Earth
- Season : Ultraman Nexus
- First Appearance : Ultraman Nexus episode 11 : Marionette
- Last Appearances : Ultraman Nexus episode 32 : Unknown Hand
- Affiliation : Knight Rider (Formerly)
- Portrayer : Mitsutoshi Shundo
- Main View : Full Episod
After dealing with them the two decided that only one would face the beast, its ability made working in a team liability. He and Nagi made a pact to kill the other if they fell under the creature's power, switching dog tags to seal their promise. Mizorogi proceeded deeper alone until he met upon a dark giant, one he mistook for just another Beast but the being proved immune to his weapon and instead of fighting him convinced Shinya to merge with it and thus Dark Mephisto was born that day as Mizorogi's heart disappeared into the darkness.
An even higher-ranking dark Ultra, Dark Mephisto was the mastermind behind Dark Faust and then other space beast plots. It was he who ordered Nosferu to kill Riko Saida 's family and it was Shinya himself who killed her by a cannon blast to the face. After Faust was destroyed, Mephisto continued to use Riko, using her image to continuously harass and torment Komon. Mizorogi eventually called on Mephisto’s true form, as he was challenged by Ultraman's host Himeya Jun.
The two forces collided for the first time, but a clear winner wouldn't come to be but the two became rivals, polar opposites that continuously challenged each other. When Nosferu was destroyed, a young girl that the beast kept as a hostage was wounded. This was the plan of Mephisto all along and the vile giant vanished as Nexus and the Night Raiders looked on in horror at what had happened with Komon slipping deeper into a depression.
When Nosferu returned yet again, Mizorogi called on Mephisto once again before Nexus could attack the space beast. Quickly creating a darkness field, the tyrant of evil began to hold his own against the red and silver Ultraman. Dodging its attacks and utilizing its own powers, the battle between the forces of good and evil raged. The two giants battled back and forth until Nexus hit the fiend with his core impulse, severely wounding the red and black villain.
Mephisto retreated, but continued to taunt Komon with memories of his dead girlfriend with hopes of making him turn to the dark side. This plan, however, didn't work. When in a stand off with Komon, Nagi, Jun, and several of the Night Raiders, it seemed the alien was invincible until Nagi shot her old lover in the back.
Unprotected, Mephisto was defeated, but not dead. Mizorogi came up with a new scheme to kill off Ultraman and open the Gates of Darkness, allowing him his wish of ultimate power. Unleashing Kutuura’s wrath, the villain left clues for the Night Raiders and Ultraman to follow until the time of final battle came. Inside the Death Land, after Ultraman fell defeated by Kutuura, the Night Raiders arrived and defeated the space beast.
Mizorogi transformed into Dark Mephisto and challenged the Night Raiders themselves! After being hit, and withstanding, their Ultimate Vanisher, Nexus suddenly revived. The hero, however, was still weakened. He managed to fight through Mephisto’s attacks, but the villain still had the upper hand. A new plan was made to recharge Ultraman by modifying the Ultimate Vanisher. The beam of light hit Nexus’ color timer, recharging him with energy (even though they thought he was dead at first).
The fight between the forces of good and evil were once again raged in the sky as they traded blow after blow. Watching on, the Night Raiders bore witness to the two giants firing their beams! The two streams of light smacked into one another, engulfing them both in a huge explosion! Through the flames, both warriors continued their battle until the combined energies completely vaporized them both! Mephisto was gone, but he’d find yet another way to return.
When he did return, however, Mizorogi was without his memories. Traveling the streets of Japan looking for answers, it was only time before the Night Raiders captured the confused soul. When told of what he was and what he did, Mizorogi was lost and depressed. He managed to escape, but the dark forces that made him Dark Mephisto would corrupt a new soul: Hiroyuki Misawa, a member of the memory police.
When Misawa revealed his new self, he attacked and nearly killed Mizorogi. Fleeing from the giant, Komon and Nagi watched on as Ultraman Nexus’ power was drained by the giant. However, as the villain prepared to finish off the giant of light, Mizorogi called upon the taking the form of a dark ultra again. This time, however, the human had complete control of himself. He was no longer a puppet and now used this destructive force for good.
Saving Nexus, the two dark ones clashed in a show of power, but Shinya's wounds came to play, slowing him down. Zwei stabbed his blades into Mephisto’s gut, the dark giant was about to fall. Yelling for Ultraman to fire as he spun around and held the other tight, the end of this power and life was soon to be. Ultraman Nexus fired his Arrow-Ray Storm, killing Dark Mephisto Zwei while Mizorogi revert to his human form where he would die, once and for all, as a human whom had redeemed his soul.
Abilities
- Shinya Mizorogi
- Durability : Mizorogi has taken hit from weapons made to fell Space Beasts and has not only survived but continued to stand and fight. It can be assumed he also posses superior strength like the Duenamists
- Levitation : Mizorogi can hover in the air for an unknown amount of time
- Dark Field : Even in human form Mizorogi can generate a Dark Field and control the phase
- Teleportation: Mizorogi has demonstrated on one occasion disappearing into thin air when his opponent's eyes were taken of him for just a second, he has also summoned a space beast into his Dark Field.
- Barrier : Mizorogi can generate a barrier by pure will alone.
- Mind Powers : Mizorogi can view battles taking place in other locations or dimension, he can control the weak willed and show them illusions and upon dominating them completely speak through them like a microphone.
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- Transformation : Mizorogi would pulled the device open and a dark light would shine from the middle crystal turning him into his Ultra form
- Barriers : Mizorogi can erect barriers with this device
- Energy Blasts : Mizorogi can shoot energy blasts
Info:
- Mizorogi is the only pure human being to transform into an Ultra of their own will. All other Ultra hosts were merged with an Ultra or were Ultras in human form. It was stated and shown that he had lost his Mephisto powers, further showing that he performed this act with his own power.
- The actor Mitsutoshi Shundo, appeared again in Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle as Masahiko Kumano, the member of Zap Spacy.
