Gronken appeared in the 1971 TV series called The Return of Ultraman. Gronken was a monster from Earth who first appeared during the night, attacking a group of giant statues and using his buzzsaws to slice one of them in half before disappearing into the night. A few days later while MAT was investigating the statue's damage Gronken appeared again, this time in the middle of a city. Gronken smashed and cut through several buildings and shrugged off MAT’s assaults with great ease. During their assaults, Goh's ship was downed by Gronken's Buzzsaws, but fortunately he managed to transform into Ultraman Jack to face the monster himself. Jack and Gronken's fight was long and vicious as Jack managed to sever both of Gronken's buzzsaws, but Gronken continued to fight by using his jumping capabilities instead. In the end, it was Ultraman Jack who won by using the Ultra Kick to decapitate Gronken.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Buzzsaws: Instead of having normal hands, Gronken is equipped with two spinning saw blades that he can use to slice through solid stone with ease.
- Slap-Jump-Kick: By using his tail as a springboard, Gronken can jump high and far through the air. This ability is only seen after the loss of his buzzsaws.
- Pain Resistance: Gronken has an extremely high pain threshold, enabling him to ignore fatal wounds, such as arms being cut, from slowing him down.