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Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan
Promotional photo of Zaido
Format	Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Directed by	Dominic Zapata
Starring	Dennis Trillo Marky Cielo Aljur Abrenica
Country of origin	Philippines
Language(s)	Filipino, Tagalog, English
No. of episodes	100
Production
Executive producer(s)	Wilma Galvante Helen Sese
Running time	30-45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	GMA Network
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original run	September 24, 2007 – February 8, 2008
Chronology
Preceded by	Impostora
Followed by	Carlo J. Caparas' Joaquin Bordado
Related shows	Gavan Sharivan Shaider
External links
IMDb profile

Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan (lit. Zaido: Space Police) is a Philippine fantasy-drama television series by GMA Network. It is a spin-off of the Japanese Metal Heroes series Uchuu Keiji Shaider.^[1] It may be considered a local revival of the tokusatsu genre; several dubbed productions, including Shaider, were aired in the country in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It stars Dennis Trillo, Marky Cielo and Aljur Abrenica.

The production for the series began October 2006. Originally conceived to be a Filipino remake of the original Shaider,^[2] Toei Company rejected^[3] the original script but gave its blessing to a spin-off series set twenty years after the original series. The series' original working title was Shaido.

A series primer aired on September 22, 2007, called Zaido: Ang Bagong Alamat (The New Legend) - The Making of Zaido, and featured members of the main cast and crew. The series proper premiered on September 24, 2007, replacing Impostora. The series ended on February 8, 2008. Zaido's finale episode got a 30.2% rating higher than that of the programs Kung Fu Kids (25.5%) and Lobo (25.6%) from the rival network ABS-CBN.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Connections with previous Metal Heroes series 2 Plot 3 Characters 3.1 The Zaido 3.2 Humans 3.3 Galactic Force & Allies 3.3.1 Zaido Kids 3.4 Kuuma Empire 3.4.1 Amasonas 3.4.2 Kuuma Monsters 3.4.3 Known Kuuma Grunts 3.5 Other Villains 4 Weapons and Arsenal 5 Vehicles 6 Cast 6.1 Main cast 6.2 Extended cast 6.3 Voice cast 7 Weekly Episode List 8 Changes from the Original 9 Parodies 10 Soundtrack 11 Criticism 12 See also 13 References 14 External links

[edit] Connections with previous Metal Heroes series

Zaido is littered with references from the Metal Heroes trilogy, most notably Shaider. They include footage from Uchuu Keiji Shaider played on computer monitors during the Galactic Force Space City sequences, a "special video game" Alexis inherits from his mother, and beginning in Episode 4, it is revealed that the original Alexis del Mundo (Dai Sawamura's name in the Filipino language dub) lives on as a hologram. A later story arc revolving around a Battle of the Bands also sees Alexis, Cervano, and Gallian play the first few notes of the Shaider theme song as part of their performance. The three Zaidos are meant to be an homage to the original Space Sheriffs: Shaider, Gavan, and Sharivan.

Like Fuuma Le-ar (Great Emperor Kubilai) before him, Kuuma Le-ar also has a transvestite grandson named Ida (a role^[4] that a famous Filipino gay comedian wanted to play) who is rejuvenated by drinking a concoction made from the blood of young women. Paolo Ballesteros was chosen to portray Ida. The character Amy is a homage to Shaider's partner Annie and Sharivan's partner Lily.

The transformable spacecraft Avilo and the Zaido Falcon combat motorcycles are updated versions of Shaider's Vavilos (Babilos in the Philippine dub) and Blue Hawk, respectively.

[edit] Plot

Twenty years have passed since Alexis del Mundo, also known as the second Shaider, destroyed the clan of the Kuuma Le-ar. The descendants of the clan, now known as the Kuuma, have emerged to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting universe. Gallian, a descendant of Del Mundo, has a mission and form an elite group of space police known as the Zaido.

[edit] Characters

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[edit] The Zaido

Zaido armor is manufactured from the strongest and lightest material known. The suits are designed to boost the wearer's strength and reflexes 100%. Additionally, a Zaido is armed with the Zaido Blaster, a beam pistol, Zaido Blade, a laser sword, and Zaido Bow, a bow and arrow that pierces everything it hits.

Gallian Magdalion/Zaido Blue

Gallian was the Crown Prince of the Planet Nalax, prior to the Kuuma-supported coup by his uncle Izcaruz which resulted in the death of his parents. His training for the Kingship of Nalax, coupled with his heritage, makes him a talented and dedicated leader. As the Blue Zaido and head of the Zaido, he was tasked to look for other Zaido all over the world to help him fight for the safety of the universe. During his first stay in Earth he met Carmela, who he then believed was his fiancé Princess Arianna. Based on his rank, his name, having the commander's daughter as his love, and his alien origins, he represents Uchuu Keiji Gavan. He also wields the power of telekinesis. When he transforms, he says the words: Codename: Zaido Blue: Alagad ng Kapayapaan (Sentinel of Peace). In the end, he says goodbyes to his friends and leaves Planet Earth along with Carmela and others. He becomes a commander in Galactic Force and finally marries Carmela.

Alexis Lorenzo/Zaido Green/Sigma

Alexis comes from a poor family. After watching his father die from a sniper's bullet, he has since vowed to help destroy evil. He became a policeman, and tried to live up to the principles of righteousness, even when his colleagues were being co-opted by criminal elements. When Gallian finds him, Alexis joins the Galactic Force and eventually becomes the Green Zaido. He has feelings for Amy but has not yet realized this. His name, Alexis, is the same as the main character in the Philippine dubbed version of Shaider. Alexis turns out to be Drigo's son which Helen did said to him and points out to be half-human, half-Kuuma. He is part of Kuuma forces due to his father, Drigo, and he is renamed as "Sigma" by Le-ar. As Sigma, he commands the revived Kuuma monsters to bring forth the chaos on Planet Earth. Despite being a Kuuma, he doesn't kill his mother.^[5] Alexis, along his brother Alvaro, witness the death of their mother who was killed by Le-ar. Before the final battle between Le-ar and the Zaido, Alexis would return as Zaido Green after he forgives Gallian and his friends. When he transforms, he is uttering the words: Codename: Zaido Green: Sugo ng Kabutihan (Disciple of Goodness). In the end, he tells his cousin Thor that he needs to resign as an officer so that he may work in Galactic Force. But instead, he chooses to stay on Planet Earth and finally lives with his brothers and Mona.

Cervano Torres/Zaido Red

Cervano is Alexis' cousin who was raised in relative comfort and security under the wealthy Torres family, but later leaves after finding out he was an adopted child. Due to this he is kidnapped by the Kuuma but is saved by Gallian and Alexis. But even with his less than pleasing personality, he manages to attract the girls...everyone except Amy. He has a robot which was made to serve him called Robix (a customized Robosapien that transforms from a Rubik's Cube). He's also a biological son of Sharina, one of Shaider's children (her name after Sharivan, a space sheriff). Drigo mistakenly assumes Cervano as his son. It turns out to be a real son of Commander Zion which Helen and Luna respond to him. When he transforms, he says: Codename: Zaido Red: Bantay ng Kalayaan (Guardian of Freedom). In the end, Cervano is confused with either remaining with the Galactic Force or staying on Earth with Amy, but eventually decides to be with her.

[edit] Humans

Helen Lorenzo/Shanara

Helen is a loving mother to Alexis, Alvaro, and Oggy. She protects a dark secret involving one of her sons that will change the destiny of the Zaido. Unknown to many, her original name which was according to Commander Zion is Shanara who is also one of Shaider's children. She's also a wife of Drigo who impreganted her and pretend to be Sharina, her twin sister. She was captured by Kuuma, then later was killed by Le-ar.

Alvaro Lorenzo/Azur/Gamma

Alvaro was Alexis' older brother who was led to live as an outlaw upon their father's death so he could provide for the family. Later he is mysteriously kidnapped by a group of unidentified men. They turn out to be fellow members of Ramiro's crime syndicate, who gun him down on Ramiro's orders after he had found out the truth about his father's death. Alvaro is actually still alive, and is recovered by Gallian, although now an amnesiac. He gains powers with Gallian's intervention and is given the code name Azur.^[6] Along with his newfound powers is a restoration of his memory and his eventual reunification with his family. When he saw Carmela falling in love with Gallian, he gets angry to them and later becomes Gamma who is sent by Kuuma Le-ar to beat the Zaido (especially his own brother who is also a Zaido). It was revealed that Ida is responsible for reviving Alvaro and using him to become Gamma before Gallian found him on Earth. Gamma was defeated by Zaido Blue for the first time despite his gamma ray attacks. His new target is Zaido Green who is his own brother. It turns out that he didn't want to kill Alexis and gets brainwashed revealing his "Gamma" alias to his brother. Alvaro and his brother Alexis grieve the death of their mother Helen who was killed by Le-ar. Alvaro becomes an ally in the final battle and helps them against the Kuuma. In the end, Alvaro is told by Carmela and Gallian that they becomes married and he says that they will become a happy couple. He is now fell in love with Debbie. Alvaro is a homage to Voicer and Omega of the original Space Sheriff Series.

Carmela Langit/Princess Arianna

She is known as Princess Arianna of Avea who has a destiny to marry of Prince Gallian of Nalax. She is lost during the Kuuma-supported coup of the planet, and her ship crashed into the Earth. She has found alive by Mona and her grandmother but she lost her memory. She was named as Carmela Langit. Carmela falls in love with Alvaro Lorenzo. She once again meets Gallian when he was crashed to Earth after fighting the Kuuma and is inexplicably attracted to him. Reluctant at first, Carmela helps Gallian locate the other Zaido. She is now busy with her sister looking for leads as to the fate of her missing boyfriend. Carmela also found out that her memories are still intact even though other humans got their memories erased after witnessing the Zaido and Kuuma fight on earth. This made Gallian conclude that she's really Princess Arianna. Carmela (or Arianna) can fight against evil guys (like Kuuma and Amasonas) and sometimes team up with Amy in battle. The Kuumas extract the blood of Carmela so that they would create a copy of her. She later joins in the Galactic Force after she was saved by Zaido Blue from Kuuma. When Gallian flies home to his planet, he attacks Kuumas including Izcaruz and saves his "mother (Armida)" and "Arianna". ^[7] Unknown to Gallian, "Arianna" tries to kill him. Gallian thought to be Carmela, accused of being murdered him. Gallian finds out that Aryana and his mother were the impostors made by Kuuma. The impostor Arianna was killed by Gallian and he proved that Carmela is the real.^[8] In the end, Carmela finally marries Gallian and they live happily in Galactic force. Carmela/Arianna is also a homage to Mimi of original Space Sheriff series

Mona Langit

Mona is Carmela's adopted sister and was studying journalism in the city at the start of the series. When the Kuuma invade Alexis' hometown and the Lorenzos are forced to move to the city, they end up living in the same neighborhood. Mona harbors a secret crush on Alexis, and is distressed at his sudden "assignment". She is now investigating the disappearance of her sister's boyfriend, Alvaro. In episode 11, Mona cosplayed as Annie from Shaider. Later, her sister, Carmela, saves Mona from Amasonang Puti's attack. She then joins Carmela's group, the Zaido, before the final battle.^[5] After the final battle, she becomes a reporter and she has given a promotion by her boss. In the end Mona is promised by Carmela that she will take care of herself. She is now lives with Alexis. Mona is a homage to Vivian, a journalist, from Shaider.

Thor Mentor

Thor is Alexis' cousin and colleague in the police force who has done nothing but make his life miserable. He will pursue Mona when Alexis disappears. Thor's full name is a pun for "tormentor". Thor becomes an ally to Zaido Squad. He and Mona watches Zaido Green (Alexis) killing Bola-boba and he salutes his cousin for good. After the final battle, he confesses his cousin Alexis and becomes as close friends.

Doctor Eng

Dr. Eng is an eccentric inventor who always believes that aliens do exist. He is a homage to Shaider's Dr. Ang, the Filipino dub version of Kojiro Aoyama. He is known to drink Kuuma Le-ar's youth elixir. Eng then joins the Zaido and the Galactic force in the final battle against Le-ar's forces.^[5] After the final battle, he returns into his original state and continues to run his medicine store.

Toby Mendoza/Zaido Gold/Shadow

Toby Mendoza is Cervano's fan in college who was being bullied by Cervano's friends (who became traitors to Cervano). In order for Toby to live, he needed B- (B negative) blood, which Cervano hastily donated since he also had B- blood. After his recovery, he became best friends with Cervano. Seeing Cervano being beaten up by his former peers, he saves him with the help of his newly acquired powers which came from Cervano's blood. He styles himself "Zaido Gold" and fashions a costume out of painted motocross riding gear and similar paraphernalia. He has participated in several battles with (and in some case, in place of) the Zaido and asked Cervano if he could be part of the team. When he was refused, we see him next as Shadow, a Zaido-like enemy and fights against the Zaido. It was revealed that Shadow is part of forces of Kuuma. Disappeared after he was defeated by the Zaido Squad, but later, he is revived by Le-ar to fight them again.^[9] He is defeated by the Amasonas.

[edit] Galactic Force & Allies

Commander Zion

Commander Zion is the head of Galactic Force like his predecessor, Commander Qom. He trains Gallian, Alexis and Cervano to form Zaido Squad. As their commander, Zion also becomes a surrogate father for the three Zaidos. Luna, Zion's wife who was in his hallucinations, is actually still alive and she is guarding the tomb of Kuuma Le-Ar's body which was buried on Earth as an order by Zion himself. He was replaced by Armida as a leader of the Galactic Force. He finds out that Armida is a fake which was made by Kuuma. It is revealed that he is the biological father of Cervano and also revealed that he had a relationship wih Helen's sister, Sharina. He is saved by his biological son, Cervano, from the execution. He is killed by Le-ar. Before his last breath, he promises and tells Cervano that his son would defeat Kuuma once and for all. Commander Zion is a homage to Commander Qom from Space Sheriff triology.

Lyka

Lyka is Commander Zion's daughter who teaches in the Galactic Force Academy. She also serves as an assistant to Gallian, with whom she shares a forbidden relationship. This relationship was discovered by her father and forbids Gallian from ever falling in love as it will interfere with his duties of being a Zaido. After being rejected by both Gallian and her father, Lyka commits suicide by intentionally crashing her ship into an asteroid. Lyka is a homage to Mimi of original Space Sheriff series.

Lyvia

Lyka's sister and Commander Zion's daughter. She has now taken over flight instructor duties from her sister in the Galactic Force. She is bitter towards her father and Gallian, as she holds them responsible for the death of her sister Lyka. Later, she becomes a traitor and joins Kuuma. However, she saves her father from Kuuma and changes her heart to forgive her father. She's also half-sister of Cervano, biological son of her father. She was killed by Amasonang Kahel while trying to kill Drigo. Lyvia is a homage to Marin of Space Sheriff triology.

Amy Maltayra

From the planet Zendar, Amy is a Galactic Force Academy student whose affection will be fought over by Alexis and Cervano. She also aspires to be a Zaido, but Galactic Force rules indicate that no women can become a Space Sheriff much to her chagrin. After masquerading as Odillion Lasseter, a dog person from another planet, Amy passes the Galactic Force examinations, only to be exposed by Lyvia at the graduation ceremonies. Frustrated by her situation, she escapes Galactic Force HQ and heads to Earth, where she is taken in as a boarder by Doctor Eng. After assisting the Zaido against their first battle with the Amasonas, she is made a full member of the Galactic Force. Before the final battle, she activates the badges and kills the impostor Armida. In the final battle, she finishes off the remaining Kuuma grunts. After this, she tells Cervano that she would live on Earth as her second home planet. Amy is a homage to Lily of the second Space Sheriff (Sharivan) series and Annie of Shaider.

Ulla

Ulla is an alien rooster, who invents gadgets, weapons and machines for Zaido and the Galactic Force. Ulla is a homage to Kitz from Shaider. Ulla works with Dr. Eng in the final battle against Kuuma. In the end, he is taken a picture along with Dr. Eng, Amy, and others.

Luna

Luna is Commander Zion's wife who is presumed to be dead but Zion still knows that she's alive and living on Earth to guard the body of Le-ar. To stay alive, she communicates with her husband by a projection. She's a stepmother of Cervano, her husband's biological son. After the final battle, she stays on Planet Earth as she guards the destroyed tomb of body of Le-ar.

[edit] Zaido Kids

Aqualia/Zaido Kid Blue

Aqualia is the young kid from the Galactic Force who inspires Gallian. He forms a group called Zaido Kids, a mini version of Zaido Squad, and the group leader is Aqualia himself as Zaido Kid Blue and the members are Oggy (Zaido Kid Green), Gelo (Zaido Kid Red), Vea (Zaido Kid Pink, mini Carmela) and Ave (Zaido Kid Yellow, mini Amy).

Ave and Vea

The twins sisters who were named from Avea, Carmela's home planet. They're saved by Carmela and Aqualia from the Kuuma attacks. Later, they join the Zaido Kids as Zaido Kid Yellow and Pink (mini versions of Amy and Carmela).

Oggy Lorenzo/Zaido Kid Green

Oggy is the youngest of three sons of Helen. He joins Zaido Kids as Zaido Kid Green (mini Alexis).

Gelo Torres/Zaido Kid Red

Gelo is Cervano's brother who is also adopted. He joins Zaido Kids as Zaido Kid Red (mini Cervano).

[edit] Kuuma Empire

Kuuma Le-ar

The evil leader of the Kuuma Empire bent on annihilating all beings in the galaxy. Le-ar is a giant head with a third eye on his forehead and permanently situated on the center Kuuma Palace wall. He "bears" the Kuuma monsters by spewing out a cocoon from its mouth. He seeks to retrieve his body which was found on Earth before Zaido Squad does. He is beheaded by Zaido Blue. He and Ida are trapped in the Time Space Warp forever and his tomb of his body is destroyed by Zaido Squad.^[10]

Ida II

Ida is the grandson and adviser of Le-ar. He is also the high priest of the Kuuma and is hailed as one of the most beautiful beings in the universe. Like his ancestor God Officer Poe (or Babaylan Ida in the Philippine dubbed version), Ida maintains his flawless, androgynous appearance by imbibing a concoction made from the blood of 13 young women.^[11] Ida is known for his trademark phrase "Time Space Warp, ngayon din!" (roughly translates to "Strange Dimension, now!").^[12] Ida is defeated by Zaido Green and Zaido Red. After this, Ida becomes older and he, together with Le-ar, is trapped in the Time Space Warp and dies.^[10]

Drigo II

As Le-ar's field commander, Drigo leads the Kuuma in their campaign against Earth. Unlike his predecessor Hessler (Drigo I), he is rather incompetent and is often the subject of derogatory comments. In flashbacks, he revealed that he had a relationship with Sharina, Cervano's real mother but unbeknownst to him and to Captain Zion, it was actually Shanara (Helen) who was impregnated by Drigo when she pretended to be her twin sister to break up with him. Drigo turns out to be father of Alexis (not Cervano) and points out that his son is half-human, half-Kuuma. Dies after he saves his son Alexis, Alvaro and the Zaido Squad from Le-ar and Ida's attack.^[13] Drigo is also a homage to Hessler and Himley of Space Sheriff Series.

Ida Dida

Ida Dida is the mini version of Ida who was given birth by Le-ar during Ida's birthday. Even if Ida speaks, she repeats what he says.^[14] Her fate is unknown.

[edit] Amasonas

Amasonang Lila/Debbie

The fastest of the Amasonas, Amasonang Lila's (Purple Amazon) expertise lies on the use of her personal weapon: the kali. She is Ramiro's daughter, and a colleague of Mona's at the newspaper. Debbie has recently discovered that it was her father who ordered the execution of Alvaro, Alexis' older brother. Later, Debbie joins the side of good. After the final battle, she reunites with her colleague Mona. In the end, she meets Alvaro and they become lovers.

Amasonang Itim/Sonia Tamano

Amasonang Itim (Black Amazon) used to be a colleague of Carmela in a security agency. Seeing Gallian save her from a hostage-taker made her readily fall for him. However, after making advances on him, she was rejected by Gallian and was told off by Carmela. Adding the fact that she was cheated upon by her former boyfriend, she was pushed to the brink which made her join KUMA. Now, she is an expert in pistols and fights for the forces of Kuuma. Sonia joins the Zaido against the Kuuma. After the final battle, she reunites with Carmela. In the end, she is told by Carmela that she would promise to take care of Mona. Sonia is now working in Tala Times with Mona.

Amasonang Rosas/Marla

Amasonang Rosas (Pink Amazon) is a martial arts expert who used to be one of Doctor Eng's boarders. Before she became an Amasona, she was being harassed by her training officer at a fast food chain. When she rejected his advances, she was eliminated from the training and was replaced by another one who is more "qualified" when in reality she just refused to kiss the officer. Of all the Amasonas, she is the strongest. Her weapons are a pair of short, trident-like blades. Marla turns into human again and joins the forces of good. After the final battle, she reunites with Amy. In the end, she works with Dr. Eng in his store.

Amasonang Puti/Stacy

Amasonang Puti (White Amazon) was one of Cervano's former girlfriends. From her group, she is cursed with a conscience, and must struggle every time if she will do good or evil. Her weapon is a spiked ball attached to a chain which she uses to hit her enemies and/or make them immobilized by bounding them with the chain. Later, Stacy joins her former boyfriend's force, the Zaido. In the end, Stacy and Rhea meet Cervano and he tells them that he has a relationship with Amy.

Amasonang Kahel/Rhea

Another girlfriend of Cervano scorned, Amasonang Kahel (Orange Amazon) becomes more aggressive after she becomes part of the Kuuma Empire. With her expertise in guns and her sharp eye for shooting, she will prove to be a formidable enemy. Rhea would become an ally to Zaido Squad before the final battle. In the end, Stacy and Rhea meet Cervano and he tells them that he has a relationship with Amy.

[edit] Kuuma Monsters

• Nigi-nigi
• Bawaw-aw (Mighty)
• Tinik-ik (Mimosa Negra plant)
• Siba-tiba (Tabatino)
  • mini Siba-tiba
• Bola-boba (Coach Vola)
  • mini Bola-boba (Buboy)
• Pasko-paksiw (Santa Claus)
  • mini Pasko-paksiw (Elf)
• Giga-wiga (Giggle)
  • mini Giga-wiga
• Roko-loko (Rock)
  • mini Roko-loko

[edit] Known Kuuma Grunts

• Fasullo (Inday)
• Gayke

[edit] Other Villains

Ramiro

Ramiro is a colleague and good friend of Alberto Lorenzo, Alexis' father and an outstanding policeman. Unknown to Lorenzo family however, is that Ramiro is also the head of a criminal syndicate composed of corrupt police officers and other lawless elements. He ordered Alberto's death and also of his son Alvaro when the latter discovered what had happened to his father. He has also recently ordered the execution of Mona, as the young reporter is coming dangerously close to exposing him and his gang. But he does not carry this out as the case of Alvaro is "solved" when he frames one of his men as the supposed murderer of Alvaro. The Kuumas want to know Ramiro if they have to locate and retrieve Le-ar's body on Earth and he replies that Helen (Shanara) knows the location of the body. He has a condition that he would give the information about Le-ar's body in exchange for his daughter. Ramiro eventually affiliates the Kuuma forces after his relationship with Helen has broken. He's the one who found Le-ar's body. Ramiro has fused with Le-ar after he had to get his daughter back but the Kuuma lord declined.^[15][16]. Ramiro is a homage to Hunter Killer of Space Sheriff Series.

Shigeki

Shigeki a descendant of ancient Samurai warriors who will lead the attack of the Japanese sword fighters against the Zaido. His armor is much invunerable that the Zaido Kids can't easily defeat him. ^[15] Defeated by Zaido Blue, Zaido Red and Amy despite his strong attacks and disappeared.^[16]

Armida (Impostor)

The real Armida used to be mother of Gallian, sister of Sharina and Shanara and the queen of Nalax who died during the Kuuma-supported coup by Izcaruz. The Kuuma made the clone of her image (same as Arianna) so that they would infiltrate the Galactic Force and kill Gallian. Unknown to Gallian, she and "Arianna" wanted him to believe them and they want to put Commander Zion and Carmela (the real Arianna) in "execution". Zion and Gallian finds out that Armida is an impostor which was made by Kuuma.^[17] Killed by Amy so that she would activate the Zaido badges.^[13]

[edit] Weapons and Arsenal

• Zaido Blade - a powerful sword used by the three Zaidos. It's finishing move is Zaido Super Slash.
• Zaido Blaster - a laser gun used to shoot enemies and monsters.
• Zaido Super Bow - a weapon used only by Zaido Red to target and shoot enemies.
• Zaido Badges - the morphers which have the ability to transform into Zaido. Carmela and Amy can transform themselves also but not in armor.
• Zaido Moves
  • Zaido Punch
  • Zaido Kick
  • Zaido Cyclone - a powerful move which would create a cyclone to wipe out enemies and monsters.

[edit] Vehicles

• Zaido Falcons - an updated versions of Shaider's Blue Hawk used to transport them into Time Space Warp.
• Avilo - an updated version of Shaider's Vavilos. This vehicle has two modes: a giant robot and giant gun which can wipe out Kuuma gunships and occasionally gigantic monsters. The known interior of it has a command center.
• Sky Fighter - an updated version of Shaider's Sky Shaian used to wipe out Kuuma spaceships.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Main cast

Character	Actor/Actress
Gallian Magdalion/Zaido Blue	Dennis Trillo
Alexis Lorenzo/Sigma/Zaido Green	Marky Cielo
Cervano Torres/Zaido Red	Aljur Abrenica
Helen Lorenzo/Shanara	Lorna Tolentino
Alvaro Lorenzo/Azur/Gamma	Raymart Santiago
Ramiro & Kuuma Le-ar	Tirso Cruz III (also a voice cast)[18]
Carmela Langit/Princess Arianna & Arianna Impostor	Diana Zubiri
Mona Langit	Lovi Poe
Thor Mentor	Dion Ignacio
Commander Zion	Ian de Leon
Amy Maltayra	Kris Bernal
Ida	Paolo Ballesteros
Drigo	Jay Manalo
Amasonang Lila/Debbie	LJ Reyes
Amasonang Itim/Sonia Tamano	Iwa Moto
Amasonang Rosas/Marla	Melissa Avelino
Amasonang Puti/Stacy	Arci Muñoz
Amasonang Kahel/Rhea	Vaness del Moral

[edit] Extended cast

Character	Actor/Actress
Doctor Eng	Spanky Manikan/John Feir
Gayke	Chariz Solomon
Danny Torres, Cervano's adoptive father	Richard Quan
Cervano's adoptive mother	Lovely Rivero
Gelo Torres/Zaido Kid Red	Jacob Montes
Lyvia	Pauleen Luna
Lyka	Karel Marquez
Luna	Isabel Granada
Oggy Lorenzo/Zaido Kid Green	Robert Villar
Aqualia/Zaido Kid Blue	JM Reyes
Ave/Zaido Kid Yellow	Charisse Hermoso
Vea/Zaido Kid Pink	Charlotte Hermoso
Ida Dida	Nicole Dulalia
Fasullo/Inday	Patricia Ismael
Cervano's Buddy #1	Paulo Avelino
Cervano's Buddy #2	Ken Punzalan
Cervano's Buddy #3	Vivo Ouano
Ederlyn	Karen delos Reyes
Dodong	Lifernand
Giggle, Giga-wiga (Human)	Gio Alvarez
Young Sharina	Sandy Talag
Toby Mendoza/Zaido Gold/Shadow	Gian Carlos[19]
Nalax King	Ricardo Cepeda
Armida & Armida Impostor	Pinky Amador
Angge Mentor, Thor's mother	Tiya Pusit
Selma, Ramiro's sister	Dexter Doria
Sharina & Young Shanara/Young Helen Lorenzo	Jana Roxas
Tabatino, Siba-tiba (Human)	Ryan Yllana
Coach Vola, Bola-boba (Human)	Alex Crisano
Buboy, mini Bola-boba (Human)	Mura
Izcaruz	Louie Alejandro
Alberto Lorenzo	Al Tantay
Shigeki	Tai Tomoyuki[20]

[edit] Voice cast

Character	Voice Actor
Shaider	Vincent Gutierrez
Ulla	Noel Urbano
Robix	Jeffrey Tam

[edit] Weekly Episode List

• Gallian, the first Zaido - September 24 to 28, 2007
• The Return of Darkness - October 1 to 5, 2007
• Target Earth - October 8 to 12, 2007
• Strings of Destiny & Jealousy - October 15 to 19, 2007
• Secrets - October 22 to 26, 2007
• Le-ar's New Plan & Cervano's New Life - October 29 to November 2, 2007
• Exceptional Humans - November 5 to 9, 2007
• Zaido Gold - November 12 to 16, 2007
• Shadow of the Past - November 19 to 23, 2007
• Flower Power - November 26 to 30, 2007
• Ch-ch-changes - December 3 to 7, 2007
• The Betrayed - December 10 to 14, 2007
• The Death of A Zaido - December 17 to 21, 2007
• Breaking Apart - January 7 to 11, 2008
• The Unraveling of the Galactic - January 14 to 18, 2008
• Treason - January 21 to 25, 2008
• No End In Sight - January 28 to February 1, 2008
• Final Battle - February 4 to 8, 2008

[edit] Changes from the Original

• The original Girl's Army (Amazonas) members, Amazonang Berde (Girl 4) and Amazonang Pula (Girl 3), are changed to Amasonang Puti and Amasonang Kahel because of the colors red and green which are used for two Zaidos, Alexis (green) and Cervano (red).
• Drigo's primary weapon is now a trident spear (originally used by Himley) instead of sword (used by Hessler or Drigo I of the original) which is only appeared in the first episode.
• Commander Qom, Mimi and Marin are changed to Commander Zion, Lyka and Lyvia. Since Commander Qom has no wife but has only daughter in the original. In this series, Commander Zion has his spouses (Sharina and Luna) and his 3 children (Lyka and Lyvia with Luna, and Cervano with Sharina).
• Kuuma Le-ar's body is in human-sized form instead of the original Kubilai's (Fuuma Le-ar) body which is in mechanized form (the second body).
• Mini versions of Zaido (Zaido Kids), Ida (Ida Dida) and Kuuma Monsters, which were not included in the original, have added.
• The monsters' naming system, which two syllables repeated, are changed to pair of two different syllables (e.g. Bola-boba) except for Nigi-nigi's name.
• Some of Kuuma monsters from Zaido are related to Strange monsters from Shaider (e.g. Bawaw-aw related to Petopeto, Tinik-ik also related to Girugiru).
• The mothership of Kuuma are different to the mothership of Fuuma (Strange Palace), which its exterior is temple-like spaceship.
• Planet Bird of the Space Sheriff Series is changed to the planets Avea and Nalax while the Planet Mount (Annie's home planet) is also changed to Planet Zendar.
• The Battle Shaian (drill tank) of Shaider was not included while the Sky Shaian has changed to Sky Fighter.
• The tomb of body of Kuuma Le-ar is located in the Philippines. In the original, the tomb of Kubilai's (Fuuma Le-ar) body is located in the Easter Islands.
• The music of Kuuma is remixed from Fushigi Song (performed by Koorogi '73) from the original Shaider soundtrack.
• The original Fuuma grunts called Miraclers are changed to Kuuma grunts, which they equipped with guns and armor.
• Fuuma is changed to Kuuma. Kuuma spelled syllabically backwards after Makuu, a space crime organization of the original Space Sheriff Series, Gavan.
• The original Drigo (Hessler) was killed by Shaider. In this version, Drigo saves his son Alexis, Alvaro and Zaido Squad from Ida and Le-Ar's attack, destroys the mainframe to turn the Amasonas back to their lives and fights both Ida and Le-Ar until he is killed by both of them. For this reason, Drigo is also an unofficial ally to Zaido.
• The Amasonas has switched back to their normal lives by Drigo and turned into allies in the final battle. In the original, two of the members of Girls' Army, were killed by Shaider and in the final episode, three of them became energy for Kubilai to defeat Shaider.
• Poe sometimes fought Shaider in the original. In this series, Ida battles Zaido Green and Zaido Red only in Finale episode.

[edit] Parodies

Due to Zaido's popularity, GMA Network sketch comedy program Bubble Gang spoofed it as Pulis Pang-kalokohan (loosely, "Foolish Police") in which the two police officers would arrest a person who made their jokes. After the show's finale, it was spoofed again by Bubble Gang as Lavandera in the Palace: Pulis Pangkalooban, a combined parody of Zaido itself, La Vendetta, Jumong and Jewel in the Palace.

[edit] Soundtrack

The theme song for the series is sung by Sandwich titled "Pulis Pangkalawakan." The lyrics were written by the series' head writer Don Michael Perez, with the music by Raimund Marasigan.

[edit] Criticism

Entertaiment critic Nestor Torre viewed that Zaido's visual effects felt "borrowed" from iconic references such as Star Wars. He also cited the inconsistency between the series' glossy sci-fi effects and the dated martial arts fight scenes and sword fights, saying that an advanced civilization would have had an equally high-tech warfare, as well as some distracting details in production design.^[21]

It was also noted that the director Dominic Zapata was not a Shaider fan either.^[22]

In the February 2008 of Otaku USA, an article reviewing on the series claims that GMA Network might have created the series in order to get ratings to their stations. The Tokyoscope: R5 Central column also claims that GMA is not that known for doing TV series since Zaido is seen as an attempt to use the success of the Metal Hero series.^[23]

[edit] See also

• Uchuu Keiji Shaider
• Metal Heroes
• List of programs previously aired by GMA Network
• GMA Network

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Zaido at Telebisyon.net

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