Ultra Stats

Weapons

• Storium Ray: A unique T-style weapon... after some major arm-waving and the charging up of his entire body, Taroh rests the fist of his vertical right arm to the open palm of his horizontal left arm.
• Neo-Storium Ray: A plus-style variation of the Storium Ray.
• Swallow Kick: From 600 meters up.
• Atomic Punch: Propelled by his transformation momentum.
• Twinkle Way: A tunnel he creates to gain access to the Land of Light.
• Ultra NENRIKI (willpower): Makes his enemy think Taroh gets his head chopped off (against Enmargo).
• Taroh Bracelet: Converts into a lance. Fires blue rings of light (Set Beam).
• King Bracelet: An upgrade of the Taroh Bracelet delivered by the Mother of Ultra. Converts into a muzzle, a plastic blue bucket filled with water for waking up drunken monster Beron, and a "magic hand." Fires a Bracelet Beam. Also allows Taroh to divide into two and confuse enemies (thanks to Ian S. for bringing this to my attention).
• Ultra Slash-like ring of light (episode 47).
• Ultra Six-in-One (or Ultra Overlapping): Where he merges with the Five Ultra Brothers so that he is strong enough to enter the fires of the Ultra Tower to retrieve the Ultra Bell to defeat Mururoa (episode 25).
• Cosmo Miracle Beam: a powerful laser he shoots from his armpit (well, okay, from his raised arm and the side of his body, including his armpit) after combining with his five other brothers... used only in  "The Ultraman Story" movie against Grand King.
• M.Y. Chong also says there is a Guts Needle (beam fired from his fists and an Ultra FUNRYUH (a six-coloured smoke screen).

Details about Ultraman Taroh

The actual child of the Mother Of Ulran and the Father of Ultra, he is ostensibly one of the strongest Ultramen, although he seems to get killed a lot and receives a lot of help from his mother. And father. And all of his brothers. Taroh gets his head chopped off by Enmargo in Episode 14, and gets killed by Birdon in Episode 18.

Higashi is attracted to Saori, the gal who lives in the Shiratori household where he has taken residence (a ZAT home-stay of sorts). He is a boxer, and he is about as head-strong as Scrappy-Doo. In Episode 1, he bravely (some would say foolishly) rides on the foot of the monster Astromons. From what I understand, this is to pay homage to "Arabian Nights," but I wouldn't know. Saori, by the way, likes to puff out her cheeks and frown when angry.

The most salient feature of  ZAT is that they concoct a variety of outlandish strategies to defeat monsters (even more so than the Science Patrol), such as using pepper to get Live King to sneeze (since he swallowed Higashi and a dog), or carrying Mini Tortoise in a giant basket. Also, ZAT-mecha are by far the most garish. The "Rabbit Panda," their souped up van, is particularly over the top. The Sky Whale, their air fortress, has a cool name, but is as thin as a stick and is reminiscent of nothing whale-like. Interestingly, Captain Asahina rarely around... many episodes have Deputy Captain Aragaki leading the troops, with Asahina nowhere to be found. In addition, Aragaki seems to disappear near the end of the series and a new deputy captain takes his place (this new guy is way past his prime and can barely even pass his requalification exam). In addition, this is the first time the women wear a different uniform than the men. Unfortunately, the role of the ZAT female tends to be very similar to Uhura's on Star Trek, except that Uhura probably never had to serve green tea. However, Izumi does get to pilot the Sky Whale on occasion and lob a few missiles. But as M.Y. Chong notes, "one time she ends up buying ice cream cones for the guys."

Very few of the monsters gained "folklore" status like in the original Ultraman.  Live King sort of seems like he could be, with his portly belly and interminable laughter. Birdon kills Taroh and Zoffy, so that's kinda cool. And of course it takes all Six Ultra Brothers to defeat Tempera-seijin.  Balkie-seijin has the dubious distinction of being based on a reject design for upcoming hero Ultraman Leo. Repeat monsters from the past include a yellow Eleking (from Seven), Bemustar (from Jack), Belokuron (Ace), Sabotendar (Ace), Giant Yapool (Ace), Mephiras-seijin (from Ultraman), and Tyrant (a chimera of a lot of monsters from the past). To get away from the CHOHJUH concept established in Ultraman Ace -- the "terrible monsters" that were supposed to be stronger than ordinary monsters -- it was established in Ultraman Taroh that the new monsters were even stronger still. This fact was quickly established by having new monster Astromonse beat up and swallow whole poor OilDrinker, the last of the CHOHJUH.

The series breaks from the opening credits tradition by using real images of ZAT machines, instead of the cool silhouettes.

In the end, Higashi turns in his badge, so to speak. He returns the Ultra Badge to the Mother of Ultra in the last episode, kills Balkie-seijin without help from anyone, and heads off to walk the Earth.

In episode 19, we see Zoffy flat on his face on the countryside, in the driving rain, and this boy, Takashi, who was blinded by the first Kemujira worm, asks 'Mom, is Zoffy wet out there?'

Trivia

Taroh is said to be the distant cousin of Ultra 7, which explains why the two Ultramen look so much alike (their moms are sisters).

With 53 episodes, 'Ultraman Taroh' held the record for longest canonical Ultra series for many years (shattered in 2002 by the 65-episode Ultraman Cosmos). This record excludes the 195-episode, non-canonical 'Ultra Fight'). The reason behind his longevity, it is said, is because the start-up of successor series 'Ultraman Leo' ran behind schedule.

In the Thai-produced Ultra movie, 'The Six Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army,' stock footage of the birth of Ultraman Taroh is blatantly ripped and modified from the to serve as the resurrection of the dead Kochan into the white monkey god, Hanuman. When Kochan transforms into Hanuman, the image of Hanuman is superimposed on Taroh.

Cameos

Crossovers

'The Six Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army,'
Taroh and gang, along with the Mother of Ultra, play second fiddle to the white monkey god, Hanuman, in this Thai-produced monster mash.

The Ultraman Story
Taroh figures prominently in this tale, which alters the story of his origin so that you get to see Taroh when he is a child, growing up with and trained by his parents, the Father of Ultra and Mother (originally, he was born a full-fledged adult in episode 1 of his series). He also joins with the Ultra Brothers to defeat Grand King.