TAIYOU SENTAI SUN VULCAN (1981-1982) - MONSTERS

Machine Life Forms/Mega Mongers (monsters of the week)
Combinations of life forms and machine elements. Created by a monster-making machine. Haveenlarging devices built into them.

TAIYOU SENTAI SUN VULCAN (1981-1982) - VILLAINS

Machine Empire Black Magma, An organization worshiping the Black Solar God based at the Iron Claw Castle. Intends to have its Mechahumans rule the world.



Fuehrer Hellsaturn Mechahuman
Leader of Black Magma, draped in black.
Revealed as underling of the Omnipotent God.
 Zero Girls (ZeroOne through ZeroFour)
Female spies; cf. the similar girl team in Shaider.



The Omnipotent God
The true leader of Black Magma



Queen Hedrian (5-50)
Soga Machiko's back, in one of several crossoversin Sunvulcan between that series and Denziman. Such cross-sentai crossovers in the regular TV series continuity have never been tried since.

Killer (23-50)
Vader field officer who came from space.

Inazuma Ginga (Lightning Galaxy) (45-49)
Space pirate known as the 'Invincible Electric Man of the Galaxy'. Sought by the Galactic Police. Ends up as the Lightning Monger.



Dark Q Spy
robot able to change its appearance.



Machinemen
Grunts in black with the red insignia of Black Magma on their faces.



Iron Claw Castle
North Pole headquarters



Mechanics
Kikai Teikoku BLACK MAGMA
HELL FIGHTER

TAIYOU SENTAI SUN VULCAN (1981-1982) - MECHA

Vulcan Flying fortress. Its jaws open to let the components of the Sunvulcanrobo launch.


Cosmo Vulcan (Vuleagle) + Bullvulcan (Vulshark and Vulpanther) = Sunvulcanrobo
(first combining sentai robo)
Armament: Solar Sword (Aurora Plasma Return), Vulshield, Vultonfa, Vulhand, Vulcansun, Vulcan Cannons.

TAIYOU SENTAI SUN VULCAN (1981-1982) - ARSENAL

The three can defeat monsters with the Vulcan Ball (soccer ball-shaped), the New Vulcan Balls (football-shaped), and the combined Vulcan Sticks


Other team attacks include the Sky Jetter, Scram Hurricane, Solar Kicks, and Vulcan Shoot.

Sandvulcan: Vuleagle's jeep.

Sharkmachine:Vulshark's bike.

Panthermachine:Vulpanther's bike.

TAIYOU SENTAI SUN VULCAN (1981-1982) - ALLIES

Commander Arashiyama
Commander of the EPDS. Expert at robotics.Designer of the team's mecha.
[Played by the late Kishida Shin of Operation: Mystery, Return of Ultraman, and Fireman.]

 

Arashiyama Misa

The Commander's daughter. she transformed into "Shiro Bara Kamen" - white rose maskshe. she was also Commander Arashiyama's secretary and tookcare of the talking dog Shee Shee

TAIYOU SENTAI SUN VULCAN (1981-1982) - VULSHARK CHARACTER

Full Name:Samejima Kinya
Ranger Designation:VulShark

An EPDS naval officer who also a oceanographer.

Special moves: Shark Washer, Shark Diving, Shark Rolling, Shark Jaws.

TAIYOU SENTAI SUN VULCAN (1981-1982) - VULPANTHER CHARACTER

Full Name:Hyou Asao
Ranger Designation:VulPanther

Asao Hyou is an EPDS army officer recruited to be VulPanther to oversee land operations. Asao also had quite the appetite as he was a big eater.

Special moves: Panther Galaxy, Panther Claw, Panther Bomber, Panther Mole, Rolling Panther, Panther Throw.

TAIYOU SENTAI SUN VULCAN (1981-1982) - VULEAGLE CHARACTER

Full Name:Hiba Takayuki
Ranger Designation:VulEagle

A colleague of Ohwashi and master of kendo. Takayuki took over for Ryusuke after he left for NASA shuttle research.

Special moves: Hiba Return sword technique, Secret Sword Style Cross Cut.

TAIYOU SENTAI SUN VULCAN (1981-1982) - VULEAGLE CHARACTER

Full Name:Oowashi Ryuusuke
Ranger Designation:VulEagle

An EPDS air force officer whose skills made him the top pilot in the organization. He left to pursue space shuttle research for NASA in the United States.

Special moves: Eagle Wings, Eagle Diving, Eagle Fire.

TAIYOU SENTAI SUN VULCAN (1981-1982)

Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan
(Solar Task Force Sunvulcan)
JAPAN 1981 - 1982
Number of Episodes: 50
Air Dates: February 7, 1981 to January 30, 1982

Series / Movie Info

The third sentai series and last Toei series with a Marvel copyright (but apparently no Marvel involvement) to date. Smallest team to date. Compare with Liveman. The only series with achange in team leader. 50 episodes the threat machine empire Black Magma causes the EPDS to decide to establish the Solar Task Force at a summit. From the EPDS's air force, navy, and rangers, Commander Arashiyama assembles three specialists to become Sunvulcan. Harsh training begins. Learning of this, Black Magma attacks the EPDS base, but the Sunvulcan debuts in time to save it. Hellsaturn prays to the Black Solar God and is rewarded with a revived Queen Hedrian, now a cyborg with a mechanical heart and a metallic afro. But plot after plot of Black Magma, even with Hedrian's aid, fails. Following thedeath of Zero one, AmazonKiller, a Vader, arrives from space, destroying the Sunvulcanbase. A new Vulcanbase is built.

The original Vuleagle, Oowashi Ryuusuke, is replaced by a friend and master of the sword, Hiba Takayuki. The team successfully defends the psychic descendant of the Denzi, the nun Himiko, from Black Magma. Shortly after this, Lightning Galaxer shows up. Sunvulcan devises the New Vulcan Ball, but their attacks are no use against Lightning Galaxer until he becomes the gigantic Lightning Monger. Finally, the trio and their commander go to the North Pole to rescue Arashiyama Miki, and succeed not only in doing so (despite a fake Miki to confuse them), but also in defeating the Omnipotent God, the true leader of Black Magma, by feigning surrender and striking when it lowers its guard.

Movies / Specials

Sun Vulcan Movie (1981)