A.K.A.: Hikari Sakamori, Meteor Man

Height: 62 Meters (large form)

Weight: ???

Regular Abilities: can increase his size from "human" to "daikaju", super-strength, various martial-arts skills, good at swimming, fast runner, can survive in a vacuum, can project a mist from fingertips (subdues opponents), the "Uzi Punch" (extremely fast punching), the "Comet Kick", Meteor Missile Might bracelets (fires a barrage of powerful missiles)

Special Abilities: "Meteor Proton Beam" from crest on forehead, shocking plasma capsule, cutting projectiles from hands, a shield-like "Zone Barrier" that deflects attacks, a shield-like "Hyper-Barrier" that reflects energy-based projectiles, can run fast with "Jet-Speed" ability, highly-maneuverable flight capability at high speeds

Weakness: relies on the "proton energy" from the sun, will go into a weaker state when he runs out of energy, considerably weaker in "human form"

Film Appearances: Zone Fighter TV series (1973) episodes 1-26 (entire run)

History: Hikari Sakamori is the oldest of three siblings in the Zone Family (which also includes their parents and grandfather), who came to Earth after their planet, Peaceland, was destroyed by the Garoga Forces. The Garogas followed them to Earth and attempted numerous times to conquer the planet, but were always stopped, usually with Hikari’s ability to increase in size and transforming into the "Zone Fighter" to use his various powers to defeat the giant monsters sent by the Garogas. The Zone Family was also helped on a number of occasions by Earth’s resident defender, Godzilla.

Essentially Toho’s answer to Ultraman, with similar abilities and a similar style. As with his counterpart, he is a very strong fellow that uses his strength, agility, and various weaponry to save the day every week. The Zone Fighter is very fast, able to literally run circles around most enemies to lay in precision attacks. He can jump around, use various karate chops, lay in kicks of all sorts, and yet is strong enough to lift up a huge creature to chuck it around as if it weighed nothing. He is also a very cunning warrior, who can exploit his enemy’s weaknesses and also use the environment to his advantage, such as throwing boulders or sharpening a stick to use as a sword. To top off his close-range fighting prowess is his various distance attacks. He can fire a variety of beams, shoot opponents with his powerful missile bracelets, and deflect or reflect attacks with his energy shield. As if he needed any more utility, Zone Fighter can also fly around with great agility at high speeds, both in the air and in space. Overall he is a very powerful "superhero" of sorts who can always win the day no matter how wacky-looking his opponents are.