I have been thinking about a question, that is, what is the meaning of the heroine’s existence in tokusatsu dramas. Tokusatsu dramas are not dramas with the theme of women's lives, and there will not be too many love elements. The audience who watch tokusatsu dramas are more interested in Kamen Rider's handsome transformation and watching Ultraman fight monsters. These plots come from.
If I want to watch a story about a male and female protagonist falling in love, then I might as well watch a Korean drama. People who watch love elements in tokusatsu dramas only account for the audience of tokusatsu dramas. A small number of people.
Then the question is, what is the meaning of the existence of the heroine in tokusatsu dramas?
If it plays a role in promoting IP consumption, that’s not right. The actresses hired in the tokusatsu drama are not top-notch traffic stars. Take the heroine of Ultraman Triga. It is said that the actress of the heroine was originally named Toyota Luna, and she is not particularly famous.
Inviting her to come over to film Ultraman Trigga actually did not attract many people who came to see her. More people came for the IP of "Ultraman".
The heroines in tokusatsu dramas are not all pretty characters. For example, Laiye in Ultraman Geed has martial arts skills, so we can often see her defeated with martial arts. As for the enemy scenes, I personally found these plots acceptable.
Although the heroine is not a vase character, but if you think they have anything to do with the main plot, it doesn’t seem to have much to do with it.
Most tokusatsu dramas revolve around the male protagonist and his good friends. The most typical one is the human body of Ultraman Gaia and Ultraman Agur. The main plot is similar. It all revolves around the two of them. Other female characters are very replaceable.
The heroine Yumi Shizuma of Ultraman Triga is irreplaceable. She has the super-ancient priest Yusale in her body, and the next main plot will all unfold with her. , after all, if you want to find the eternal core, you must let Yousha Lei come out. If you want You Shalei to come out, then you must let the heroine awaken.
Currently, the Dark Giant trio plans to launch a plan against Shizama Yumei and help her awaken as soon as possible. In fact, tokusatsu dramas with the female protagonist as the main plot are in the minority in my impression. Generally speaking, the plot is centered on the male protagonist.
My personal guess is that Turli After Ultraman Ga finds the Eternal Core in around episode 12, the role that drives the plot will change from the female protagonist to the male protagonist
After all, according to the intelligence, Tartarus will appear in the later stage. Tartarus It probably has little to do with Yousale, unless the culprit who destroyed the super-ancient earth was Tartarus.
I think the biggest role of the heroine in tokusatsu dramas is probably to be kidnapped by the villain. Generally speaking, in tokusatsu dramas, the heroine will always be kidnapped, and then the male protagonist will be kidnapped. The plot of the Lord going to save him also appeared in Ultraman Trigga. In the third episode, Yumi Shizuma was kidnapped by Hitram.
The biggest function of this kind of plot is to set off the female protagonist as a weak character, allowing the male protagonist to save her, and the hero saves the beauty. Of course, there are very few absolutely weak female protagonists. Some female protagonists will not become trolls. After all, troll heroines are very unpleasant.
As for the role of the female protagonist, it depends more on how the screenwriter handles the relationship between the male protagonist and the female protagonist. If the screenwriter wants to make the relationship between the male protagonist and the female protagonist closer, it will Some love elements are added to the plot, but most tokusatsu dramas only add a little love element. After all, they are subtitled works, and the main plot is the most important.
If the screenwriter does not want the female protagonist to be too closely related to the male protagonist, then the female protagonist will become a supporting role with more roles. The screenwriter's treatment will greatly affect the character design of the tokusatsu drama. . Sometimes forcing the male protagonist and female protagonist to have a closer relationship can have some counterproductive effects.
The heroine of Ultraman Triga is a good example
Shizama Yumei was forcibly linked to the male protagonist and the main plot. The male protagonist and his party People don't play a big role in advancing the plot. The current main plot relies entirely on Shizama's famous large Yousalei to push the plot. When it comes up, the memory mode is directly turned on to push the plot.
This way of handling it gives people the feeling of The Riddler. Yusha Lei always shouts "Ken Satoru, you have to become light." In fact, I personally hate the idea of ??creating a Riddler character. It’s a TV drama to promote the plot.
Normally, as long as the screenwriting skills are high enough, there is no need to use the Riddler form to promote the plot, and it can still receive a lot of praise.
The biggest reason why the Riddler is used to promote the plot is to arouse the curiosity of the audience. To put it bluntly, although it aroused my curiosity, I was also hard-pressed. Yes, Yousalei can obviously tell the story of super ancient history in one sentence, but if she has to be the Riddler, I must be hard-fisted.
Whether the heroine of a tokusatsu drama can have a sense of presence depends on the level of the screenwriter. Do you think there should be female protagonists in tokusatsu dramas? If you are interested, you may wish to leave a comment and discuss it together.