 Bemular") about a defense force disguised as an  art/photography team. One of the members, little did anyone know,  gained the ability to transform into a giant birdlike humanoid  monster called Bemular (this is not the same Bemular that Ultraman  would fight in Episode 1), who defends Earth from monsters, aliens  and other threats. Unlike Woo, Bemular was a tough and righteous  fighter (Bemular looked very similar in design to the title monster  of _Daikyojû Gappa (1967)_ (qv)). This then evolved into "Redman,"  the title hero of which slightly resembled Ultraman as we know him,  but he looked more demonic and had horns. Both Bemular and Redman  were designed by Tôru Narita (qv), who came up with the final  design for Ultraman based on his Redman design, now resembling a  less