#miclas

Fathers' Day 2023 - Part 3/6 (Feat. Seven)

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Taiga: Whoa, Akari look at those bags under your eyes, have you been sleeping?

Zero: And what the hell is that smell?

Akari: That would be kaiju shit...

Zero: What have Kaiju been attacking your ranch? I thought you said they stayed away from large settlements?

Akari: They do, but this one's different..

Taiga: Different how?

Akari: Like this *She whistles loudly* C'mon big guy! These are my big brother and cousin, they're friendly...

{Zero and Taiga look towards Akari's barn to see a large mass unbury itself from the hay, they gasped when they saw it was a baby Gomora about the size of a semi-truck.]

Akari: Zero, Taiga. Meet Rib, my son...

Taiga: Excuse me, Yer what?!

Zero, looking at his sister flabbergasted: Explanation now please!

Akari: The UFG asked me to investigate when one of the kaiju den's they'd been monitoring had suddenly gone quiet. I found a dead half-eaten Gomora and her nest severely trashed....Save for one egg that hatched the moment I stepped inside the nest.

Zero: And then?

Akari, as Rib tries to chew on her head: I dunno, you tell me....

[Bonus}

Akari, leaving on a mission: No, Rib. You can't come with me!

Rib, trying to follow her: Ras?

Akari: No, you're too little, you'll get hurt!

Image © Tsubaraya Studios, accessed at the Ultraman Wiki here

[Ultraseven was a wildly influential series, even more so than the original Ultraman. Ultraman was one of several tokusatsu shows that launched around the same time. But Ultraseven had combining vehicles and a transformation sequence, both of which would become staples of Japanese fantasy, especially in animation. It also had the first Pokemon. Ultraseven has access to three “Capsule Monsters”, which he keeps on his belt and uses to fight battles for him when he’s otherwise occupied or can’t transform. 

Of the three Capsule Monsters, Miclas is my favorite. His wild googly eyes and general sense of violent enthusiasm make me think of Gritty. In universe, he’s a bit of a jobber, having lost two out of two fights he appeared in in the original Ultraseven. But he’s a winner in my book.]

Miclas CR 19 CG Monstrous Humanoid This bipedal creature has bulging eyes and a slightly fish-like face below two pairs of curving, bovine horns. Its body is textured like bark, and a beard of leaves grows along its neck and shoulders.

Miclas is, to the best of his knowledge, the last of his kind. An enormous minotaur-like creature with wooden skin and a kindly heart, he was one of a species on an alien planet destroyed by giant interstellar monsters. Although he was able to fight many of these off, he would have succumbed without celestial intervention. Now he roams the planes as an ally of the powers of good, using his colossal strength to smash evil and protect the innocent.

In combat, Miclas relies on his durability and strength. He can supercharge his strength for short periods due to his celestial blessings. With this might, he can hurl even kaiju across great distances. Miclas is capable of mighty leaps, effectively flying short distances in a single bound. He typically combines this with a powerful charge, bringing his goring horns into play. If he cannot reach foes in this way, Miclas can breathe a beam of fire, although his aim with it isn’t spectacular. Miclas can shrug off most attacks and heals quickly from injury, but electricity and cold damage can do him permanent harm. He is much more cautious if these energy types are brought into play against him.