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Uchū Keiji Shaider
Shaider
Format	Metal Hero
Starring	Hiroshi Tsuburaya Naomi Morinaga Toshiaki Nishizawa Kyoko Nashiro Masayuki Suzuki Shōzō Iizuka
Narrated by	Toru Ohira
Country of origin	Japan
No. of episodes	48
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	TV Asahi
Original run	March 02, 1984 – March 01, 1985

Uchuu Keiji Shaider (宇宙刑事シャイダー, Uchū Keiji Shaidā^?), translated into English as Space Sheriff Shaider, is the third part of the Metal Heroes genre, the last of the Star Sheriff Shows. It aired on TV Asahi from March 2, 1984 to March 1, 1985. The series itself was adapted for the second season of VR Troopers.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Weapons and Arsenal 4 Attacks and Skills 5 Strange World Fuuma 5.1 Strange Monsters 5.2 Other Villains 5.3 Shigi jiku / Strange Realm 6 Episode List & Air Dates 7 TV Special & Air Date 8 Movies & Release Dates 9 Theme Song 10 Cast 11 Miscellneous Information 12 Video game

In college, Dai Sawamura deciphered the figures on the Nazca Plain. Impressed by his courage, the Galactic Union Police recruited the archaeologist and trained him to be Earth's third Space Sheriff in recent years to come. Named after Shaider, the ancient warrior who defeated Fuuma 12,000 years ago.

• Dai Sawamura (Sawamura Dai) /Shaider: Archaeologist-turned-Space Sheriff. Named after the warrior Shaider, he was fated to repeat his predecessor's destiny by saving Earth from Fuuma. He is Annie's, Kitz' and Ullu's classmate and best friend. Usually patrols the streets using a blue 1980s Suzuki SJ with Jimny livery.

• Annie: Dai's classmate whose homeworld of Mount was annihilated by Fuuma. She requested to be assigned to Earth with Dai, so as to avenge the destruction of her home planet. She usually drives a yellow Mazda RX-7 FB to patrol the streets or arrive at the scene of a battle.

• Commander Qom: He is the commander of Galactic Union Patrol and father of Mimi.

• Marin: Assistant of Commander Qom. She works in his office.

• Mimi (1;crossover): She is a daughter of Qom and Gavan's assistant/girlfriend/fiancée. Teacher to Space Sheriff School. Asks for Shaider to leave Annie with him to Earth. After the final battle against Fuuma, she marries Gavan.

• Gavan (44;48;crossover): Captain of Galactic Union Patrol. Battles Fuuma to defend the Bird Planet from Fuuma's attack. After the battle against Fuuma, he announces his marriage with Mimi.

• Sharivan (44;48;crossover): He is a Space Sheriff from Iga Planet and helps defend this planet from Fuuma attack.

• Ullu (1;46): Squirrel-like faced being . He is Dai's, Annie's and Kitz' classmate and best friend. Dies when Fuuma attacks his home planet at the Great Invasion (ep 44).

• Kitz (1;46): Bird-like faced being. He is Dai's, Annie's and Ullu's classmate and best friend. Dies when Fuuma attacks his home planet at the Great Invasion (ep 44).

• Vivian (41): Journalist who writes a book about the Space Sheriffs. She is a petted daughter of the mayor of Bird Planet. Fell in love with Shaider and caused jealousy to Annie. She was brainwashed by Fuuma to destroy Vavilos.

• Vavilos: The giant spaceship headquarters of Shaider and Annie. The base of their operation strategies as it circles around the Earth. Whenever Shaider enters the Strange Realm and encounters a giant Fuuma gunship, he summons Vavilos, commanding it to transform either into a giant gun called the Big Magnum or a giant robot whose chest emits a giant laser beam called Vavilos Fire (which he does rarely because its movements are limited).

• Shaian: A tank that holds both the Sky Shaian and the Battle Shaian together at the same time. It's simply the Battle Shaian carrying the Sky Shaian.

• Sky Shaian: it is a fighter jet either driven by Shaider or Annie to attack and to destroy carriage-like Fuuma jet fighters. It blasts Shaian Beams to destroy the Fumma jet fighters.

• Battle Shaian: it is a giant drill tank that drills underground. It contains Shaian Rockets (Battle Tank Rockets) to attack enemy arsenals on ground, underground (rescuing people enslaved by Fuuma in the process). It is also equipped with a Shaian Searcher.

• Blue Hawk: A Suzuki motorcycle that serves as Shaider's vehicle to enter the "Strange Realm" in order to chase the Fuuma's Strange Beast. Capable of shooting Hawk Lasers and Hawk Missiles (known in the Philippine version as "Shaider Bullets").

• Suzuki SJ: A stock mini-SUV from Suzuki with Jimny livery and spare tire cover, which Dai uses to patrol in plain clothes. Essentially the same vehicle used in Uchuu Keiji Gavan, only colored blue.

• Savanna RX-7: a yellow sports car from Mazda which Annie uses to patrol in plain clothes.

• Laser Blade (Shaider Cutter): Shaider's sword, drawn like a metal tape measure from his waist. It sometimes assume a ribbon-like flexibility to hold Strange monster in battle. Required to execute his ultimate blow, the Shaider Blue Flash (Shaider Super Slash in the Philippine dubbed version).

• Laser Shot: Annie's side arm, quite similar to Shaider's Video Beam Gun.

• Video Beam Gun:: Shaider's side weapon . It has a video screen to see Strange monsters that went invisible, which can be used while using Shaider Scope, and also can be fired in three optionals like Sharivan's "Crime Buster" Gun. First it fires only laser shot; second, can fire in a single shot which is twice as powerful as the laser shot; and third, it fires a straight line beam laser which can explode when hits in ground.

• Shaider Punch: Shaider can punch widely straight further from enemy in mid-air.
• Shaider Kick: Shaider spins like a whirlwind in mid-air while doing a kick.
• Blue Flash Spark: Shaider can transform himself into a blue light orb and fly from one place to another. (e.g.: from ground going to the top of a building)After reaching to it, he changes back to human form

A religion based from the Strange Palace in the Strange World dimension revering Kubilai as its god which intends to conquer the universe through psychological attacks. Kubilai attempted to take over Earth 12,000 years ago, only to be stopped/beheaded by the warrior Shaider and be destroyed again today by the modern Shaider.

• Great Emperor Kubilai: The God of the Fuuma, A giant golden head with three red eyes embedded in the wall of the Fuuma Palace. Later revealed to have had a body once, having tentacled limbs with serpent-like heads on the ends. But he was separated from his body by the warrior Shaider, when the latter cut his head off 12,000 years ago, and sealed his body in a cave. (Episode #47) Kubilai intended to find his body to become whole again, his resolve was increased as his body was finally released from its' cave-prison. But Shaider managed to get the monster back into the cave and blow up all of its limbs, leaving only the torso (which now could speak and had a mind and eye of its' own) to remain and to be destroyed by Shaider. (Episode #48) Shaider eventually broke into the fortress to save Annie, which he did. He also issued a challenge to fight Kubilai himself, one on one. As a result, Kubilai had a new robotic body made, with tentacles to give him mobility. Shaider managed to destroy this new body, making Kubilai resort to levitation for movement. Kubilai was soon killed by the "current" Shaider after the upgrade when Shaider shoved his sword in Kubilai's third eye.

• Shinkan Poe: Kubilai's transvestite grandson in white who serves as advisor and strategist. He is attired in elegant white robes, and a horned, immensely large oval shaped headdress. As a high priest, Poe presides over the Strange Beast birth and Strange Dimension Generation ceremonies. Drinking an elixir made somehow from young girls every 500 years, he lived 15,000 years. Unwilling to have anyone be more beautiful than he, his true face is mummified. He met his end at the end of the series (Episode #48) after Kubilai was destroyed. Since his grandfather was no longer alive to give him the energy he needed to stay young, he repented to Annie and Shaider before fading away into nothingness alongside the lower ranked Fuuma that were on the Palace. In battle, Poe could toss his scepter like a spear as well as blast Shaider with blue lasers from the scepter's core. Poe also seemed to possess teleportation and telekinetic abilities, that he demonstrated on Shaider, before Shaider broke free from his control.

• Hessler: A field operative. Hessler oversees the attacks on Earth. He is a proud, yet easily irritated warrior who often gets into arguments with his younger brother; Himley, who once tried to take his position. Hessler met his end, at the end of the series (Episode #45), when he was destroyed by Shaider in battle.

• Himley(ep 28): Hessler's brother. He is dressed in an armor that seems to be spider-themed and wields two swords, and a trident, in battle. He and Hessler went into battle against Shaider together. Himley could blast lasers from the spider's eyes embedded in his head gear and seemed to be a great fencer. Himley could also blast webbing-shaped lightning bolts, in battle. He was destroyed by a fatal sneak attack inflicted by Hestler, after he had betrayed Hessler by trying to usurp his position. Kubilai promised to give Himley Hessler's job and position if he destroyed Shaider. After the offer, Himley eagerly agreed and looked forward to taking Hessler's place. Hessler and the Girls Army retreated after Himley fell over and exploded.

• Girl's Army: A team of five breath-taking and deadly, kunoichi trained in the most vicious and dangerous arts of combat. They had no individual names, but the production notes listed them as: Girl 1 (black), Girl 2 (purple), Girl 3 (red), Girl 4 (green), and Girl 5 (pink). They are commanded by Hessler. First Girl 1 was destroyed (Episode #44) and then Girl 3 followed (Episode #45). At the end of the series, Kubilai ate the three remaining girls to give him energy to battle Shaider.

• Miraclers: Grunts with big round eyes and fanged mouths. They act either as foot soldiers or as pilots for the carriage-shaped aircraft. Destroyed at the end of the series when the fortress crumbled apart and exploded. Shaider occasionally kicks their butts before going on to fighting the Strange Beast.

Psychedelic, deceptively comical-looking creatures that Kubilai "gives birth" to using a special ceremony with the help of Poe. Their naming system is two syllables, then those two syllable repeated.

1. Baribari
2. Petopeto
3. Girugiru
4. Meromero
5. Mujimuji
6. Gokugoku
7. Barabara
8. Kerokero
9. Tamutamu
10. Pasupasu
11. Getogeto
12. Roborobo
13. Kotokoto
14. Guriguri
15. Gamegame
16. Bokeboke
17. Girigiri
18. Muumuu
19. Magumagu
20. Shigishigi
21. Surisuri
22. Umiumi
23. Gasugasu
24. Raburabu
25. Saisai
26. Kamikami
27. Desudesu
28. No monster created, as Himley was the main enemy in this episode.
29. Itoito
30. Buyobuyo
31. Fumafuma
32. Karikari
33. Merimeri
34. Kagekage
35. Daridari
36. Konkon
37. Guchiguchi
38. Mubimubi
39. Satasata
40. Terotero
41. Peapea
42. Hebihebi
43. Tsutatsuta

• Muchimuchi (Movie 2)

• Omega (Movie 1): An assassin (alien gunman to be exact) who has been hunting all the Space Sheriffs. He previously went after Gavan and later Sharivan but failed. In the movie, Shaider was his new prey. Armed with twin shoulder cannons.

The Strange Realm is an alternate universe with various traps and other dimensions. The temperature in this dimension reaches about 6,000 degrees centigrade. The primary purpose of this dimension is to enhance Fuuma's Strange monster's powers and abilities for about 4 times, giving it the upper hand against Shaider. When Kubilai calls for the Strange dimension, Poe will summon it to draw the beast inside, thereby luring Shaider to follow it into Fuuma territory. A constant threat Shaider faces while inside this dimension is a Fuuma gunship; for this reason, he calls on his battle fortress Vavilos, using either its giant blaster or robot form to destroy the gunship.

Despite an upgrade in its fighting strength, a Fuuma beast can still be destroyed by Shaider while inside the Strange Realm. This, in turn, will dissolve the warp until the next time it is summoned again.

1. The Strange World 03/02/84
2. Dance, Petopeto 03/09/84
3. Annie doesn't listen 03/16/84
4. The children who became animals 03/23/84
5. The sudden case of laziness 03/30/84
6. The attack of the Strange World's cooking 04/13/84
7. Have you seen the girl's hallucination? 04/20/84
8. The rebellious girl from the stars 04/27/84
9. I hate the Blue Boys band! 05/04/1984
10. House of darkness 05/11/84
11. Leave it to Annie 05/18/84
12. The true identity of perfect scoring Genta 05/25/84
13. The gold medal man 06/01/84
14. Mutant of Love 06/08/84
15. Marine blue of the seashore 06/15/84
16. The surprised alien life form 06/22/84
17. The mysterious writings of the space sheriffs 06/29/84
18. The fallen empire swallowed by the pacific ocean 07/06/84
19. Annie in danger 07/13/84
20. The Strange song 07/20/84
21. I hate them! The little beast family 07/27/84
22. The oddity of the sea according to a merman 08/03/84
23. The great escape with wounds all over 08/24/84
24. The beautiful mask of Po 08/31/84
25. Esper Queen 09/07/84
26. Great crash into the Demon Zone 09/21/84
27. Death match at Demon Island 09/28/84
28. The backstabbing brothers of the Demon Palace 10/05/84
29. The female cop with a hundred faces 10/12/84
30. The message of life slicing the sky 10/19/84
31. The big sale on wild canned monsters 10/26/84
32. The melody of yours and mine 11/02/84
33. The walking Puppet Master 11/09/84
34. Kubilai's secret 11/16/84
35. The mysterious golden arrow 11/23/84
36. I'ts the age of dream computer madness 11/30/84
37. Roaring beam gun 12/07/84
38. The demonic Cinderella 12/14/84
39. The choir of dancing masks 12/21/84
40. Vavilos S.O.S. 12/28/84
41. Direct attack on the female journalist 01/11/85
42. The miracle of Grade 6 class 0 01/18/85
43. Our fuuma 01/25/85
44. The great invasion 02/01/85
45. The fire breathing golden idol 02/08/85
46. Phantom showtime 02/15/85
47. 12,000 years of darkness 02/22/85
48. Justice, friendship, And love 03/01/85

Three Space Sheriffs: Gavan, Sharivan, and Shaider Assemble! 03/08/85

• Space Sheriff Shaider 7/14/84 (Takes Place Between Episodes 19 & 20)
• Space Sheriff Shaider: Chase the Strange Kidnappers! 12/22/84 (Takes Place Between Episodes 39 & 40)

• UCHUU KEIJI SHAIDER (OPENING THEME)

Lyricst = Chumei Watanabe; Composer = Nobuhiko Tanaka; Arranger = Eiji Kawamura; Singer = Akira Kushida

• HELLO! SHAIDER (ENDING THEME)

Lyricst = Chumei Watanabe; Composer = Nobuhiko Tanaka; Arranger = Eiji Kawamura; Singer = Akira Kushida

• Dai Sawamura / Shaider: Hiroshi Tsuburaya
• Annie: Naomi Morinaga
• Commander Qom: Toshiaki Nishizawa
• Marin: Kyoko Nashiro
• Dr. Kojiro Aoyama: Masayuki Suzuki
• Kubilai: Shōzō Iizuka (voice)
• Poe: Jun Yoshida
• Narrator: Tōru Ōhira

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• Jun Yoshida auditioned for the role of Sawamura Dai/Shaider.
• Kubilai's name was a double-pun of the name Kublai Khan and the Japanese word for "head" ("kubi").
• Shaider was inspired by actor Roy Scheider, who gained popularity in Japan after Jaws.
• In the Japanese version of the series , Dai shouts "Shouketsu!" or "Blue Flash!" when activating his battle suit. In the Philippine dubbed version, he simply shouts "Shaider!"
• Dai Sawamura / Shaider was played by Hiroshi Tsuburaya, grandson of Eiji Tsuburaya the founder of Tsuburaya Productions, the company that created Ultraman.
• In Episode 22, Hiroshi was injured during an open-water sea dive and suffered neck pains afterwards.
• The Space Sheriff Special: Three Space Sheriffs Gavan, Sharivan and Shaider Assemble! (The Space Sheriff Crossover) is considered the series' 49th episode and conclusion of the Space Sheriff trilogy.
• Kyomi Tsukada (Vivian), played Maki, the female protagonist in Seiun Kamen Machine Man.
• Hiroshi also played Miyata Seiji, Staff officer in Ultraman Dyna.
• Hiroshi Tsuburaya (1964-2001) died of liver failure at age 37.

A video game based on this TV series, The Space Sheriff Spirits, was released for the Playstation 2 system on May 25, 2006 by Bandai Namco. This product was made available in Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The actors for Gavan and Sharivan reprised their roles, but Hiroshi Tsuburaya died before the game was developed.

v • d • e Metal Heroes
Space Sheriffs:	Gavan  • Sharivan  • Shaider   (The Space Sheriff Spirits)
1980s:	Juspion  • Spielban  • Metalder  • Jiraiya  • Jiban
Rescue Police:	Winspector  • Solbrain  • Exceedraft
1990s:	Janperson  • Blue SWAT  • Juukou B-Fighter  • B-Fighter Kabuto  • Kabutack  • Robotack
See also:	Super Sentai • Kamen Rider Series