Alien Croco appeared in 2024 TV series called Ultraman Arc. Alien Croco (クロコ星人, Kuroko Seijin) is a species of extraterrestrial mushroom foragers who first appeared in the sixth episode of Ultraman Arc.
16 years ago, a group of Alien Croco were led to Earth in search of new mushroom varieties. One member of their species was so engrossed in his first time mushroom hunting on Earth that he failed to notice that his friend had sent him an emergency message, warning of their hastened departure due to an anomaly in space caused by K-Day. As such, he was abandoned and wandered the mountains for days before collapsing in front of the Akebono Inn, where he was discovered by the inn's owner, Ayaka.
To blend into human society, the Alien Croco took on the human form of Numata (ヌマタ) and began working at the Akebono Inn, developing a close relationship with the staff over the years. However, he naturally started longing for his home in space and began collecting trash to construct a makeshift spaceship. In the present day, when the SKIP were responding to Kaiju disturbances in the vicinity and approached the Akebono Inn to inquire, Shu Ishido began to grow suspicious of the inn's staff. Sensing this, Numata attempted to escape to his hideout but was eventually caught by Shu, where he was forced to spill his circumstances, although he had only shared half of the story to protect the inn's staff from the legal repercussions of harboring an alien.
Just then, a Shagong rose from the earth, revealing itself to be the cause of the tremors. In a panic, the group frantically returned to the inn, but the Shagong called on more of its kind. Seeing that the situation was dire, Numata planned to take matters into his own hands but was threatened at gunpoint by Shu. Fortunately, with Ayaka's help he managed to return to the hideout to activate the spaceship as Yuma Hize transformed into Ultraman Arc to fight the Kaiju. However, even three Shagongs were too much for Arc to handle, and this pushed Numata to make a self-sacrificial play by launching his vessel directly into Shagong and momentarily deterring it from harming the inn's staff. As the dust settled, Ayaka grieved over the loss of one she considered family, but thankfully, Numata managed to make it out of the wreckage unscathed. In the end, Numata was still escorted to the GDF for questioning, but this time with a hopeful outlook thanks to the good he had done for the Akebono Inn.
Arsenal[]
- Hologram Device: Alien Croco can use his hologram device to take on a human form.
- Spaceship: A makeshift spaceship constructed from trash collected on Earth, powered by mushroom spores and a seedbed battery.