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Ultralinks (also known as The Makino) are an alien race of small, sentient bio robotic parasitic aliens created by Makino, constituted by organic technology. Most of the Ultralinks were created to absorb and expand like Makino and to do so they usually appear seeking hosts to link with in order to create monsters to make Makino's army stronger. Eventually, some Ultralinks like Steel and Turbolt betrayed Makino and were hunted down by other Ultralinks, since they were considered traitors.
The first Ultralink that is ever seen (Steel) appeared in Come Together Part One and in Season 2 they appear as the main villains with the goal of absorbing and destroying Earth.
History[]
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Eons ago, an alien scientist was working at an extensive project invovlving floating technology. The product of his research was a sentient bio-organic parasitic creature that he named as "Makino". The scientist's assistant was extremely reluctant in keeping its creation, and attempted to destroy it. He refused however, stating that Makino couldn't simply be destroyed due to his techno-organic nature, which allowed him to regenerate himself and find a host even in death. After realizing his immense potential, Makino bonded with his own creator and killed the assistant, who hopelessly attempted to escape from his fate.[1]
Afterwards, Makino began to build his empire by creating other parasitic creatures like him, dubbed as "Ultralinks", as well as the Alphalink, a planet-eating device that he developed to assist with his mission of absorption and expansion. He also defined an ideal for his soldiers: "For the glory of Makino". Makino, alongside his armada of Ultralinks and the Alphalink, destroyed countless planets and annihilated many civilizations over the years. This led to the creation of The Black Star Council, a tribunal of aliens who have survived Makino's attacks and joined forces to bring him, as well as other intergalactic criminals, to justice.
At some point, one of Makino's generals, Metallak, invaded an alien world named as Takion. The Ultralink Steel was a part of his army, and, unlike others of his kind, he was a pacifist. He met Ja'em Mk'rah, who questioned him as to why his kind was attacking them and convinced him that there was no glory in annihilating innocent lives. Steel eventually links with Ja'em in order to save his life, and both become a powerful force. Together, they head to Earth -- Makino's next target.
There, they create N-Tek along with other three individuals in order to fight against the Ultralinks. At some point, the first invasion happens at Copper Canyon's canyons. At first, they were outpowered by the Ultralinks, until they released their secret weapon: Ja'em and Steel. With their combined might, they saved the day and successfully stopped the invasion.[2] Despite the fact they manage to defeat the Ultralinks, some of Makino's soldiers fled the battlefield, such as Fire, Earth and Air Elementors. Ja'em and Steel also travel to alien worlds and help them combat Makino's forces as well.
After the first invasion, Ja'em and Steel developed the Turbo Star, a powerful weapon made to stop Makino once and for all. However, things go awry and Mk'rah is teleported to the vacuum of space. He is found by Makino and his armada, who use him as a living battery to power the Alphalink. For the following sixteen years, Earth remained in peace. Makino sent various Ultralink pods to Earth, but they were all captured by N-Tek.[3]
Abilities[]
- "Fool! After all this time, do you still not grasp the power of the Ultralink?! True, when inert, they are harmless. However, when bonded with a host, they can maximize the host's true weapon potential in ways you can't imagine!" - Miles Dread
The main ability of the Ultralinks consists in linking or bonding with objects or beings, where they enhance their abilities by assimilation.
The Ultralinks are capable of linking with practically everything in their way, ranging from living beings to inanimate objects. When they bond with their target, they convert them into living weapons by enhancing the host's powers considerably to reach the maximum potential for destruction. For example, Bone Links are the result of an Ultralink bonding with the skeleton of a dead animal, turning it into a humanoid monster with giant claws for hands. Bonded Ultralinks have unlimited stamina, being capable of fighting during hours without needing to rest, are extremely durable and may gain unique abilities depending on what or who they have linked with. When it comes to living beings, such as humans, Ultralinks take complete control of their hosts. Their connection cannot be easily broken, and requires a strong emotional impact to temporarily weaken the link.[4] Max and Steel's dynamic are considerably different than other Ultralinks and their hosts, as they have a symbiotic relationship where they work together to harness their abilities on combat.
There are superior types of Ultralinks named as Megalinks, who have a higher rank on the Makinian hierarchy. They are responsible for handling Makinian technology, some of them are generals such as Metallak and others roam alien worlds in Makino Deployers to find hosts for Ultralinks to bond with. Megalinks can absorb Ultralinks into their being, a process referred to as "annexing".[5] The Ultralink and Megalink merge into one single entity, in which the Megalink is in full control. An example of this is Mega-Elementor.
Ultralinks and Megalinks can fuse with each other to form stronger creatures, as shown in Elements of Surprise Part One when the Elementors fused into one single entity. It can happen by artificial means (such as Ultimate Elementor's case, who was born by using Air's stasis inhibitor) or natural, such as two Elementors fusing into one like Earth and Air Elementor and Water and Fire Elementor's fusion in The Wrath of Makino. In Ultimate Elementor's case, their merging could be only undone by using the Ultralink hunters' weapons[6], but a pair of fused Ultralinks can willingly unfuse. Their fused state can be also undone by hitting their energy cores.[7]
Ultralinks come in pods. In their inert form, they are harmless creatures.[8] In their regular form, they lack resistance and can be easily destroyed with a shot of an N-Tek blaster.[9] In contrast, they are significantly smarter than humans and are really fast, mainly when they find a host to link with. They are also capable of shooting energy lasers through the tip of their arms. When they are linked with something, their weak spot is located on their forehead, where the Ultralink is usually located. If it is hit by something, the Ultralink will suffer considerable damage, remaining distracted for some seconds and allowing their foes to attack.
The Ultralinks are vulnerable to the Ultralink Hunters' weapons and technology, which are capable of undoing the connection of the Ultralink without damaging the host at all. Additionally, The Black Star Council is known for being able to "rehabilitate" Ultralinks, a process in which they are reprogrammed to serve them.[10] When an Ultralink is removed from their host, the host slowly lose their memories while they were under the control of the parasite, as stated by Maxwell McGrath in The Wrath of Makino.
Additionally, the host of the Ultralink is usually referred to as "link slave".[11]
Overview[]
The Ultralinks are small, robotic, parasitic aliens, with some of them having around the same size as a human head and possessing only one eye. There are many different types of Ultralinks, each of them having different shapes and colors, with some subspecies possessing color variations in which the Ultralinks have a specific ability; such as being faster than the standard model or being able to turn invisible. They usually appear floating and in groups. They come from the Ultralink spheres, which are stored on the Makino deployers and upon being sent to the battlefield, the sphere explodes and leaves triangles with the respective color of the Ultralink.
Through their information screen, they can analyze their host's potential for destruction and if it is suitable for them; they "explode", generating triangles around them and quickly going in their host's direction. When they start the linking process, many triangles appear and start to form the shapes of the body's host or armor. After doing so, they often appear incrusted into the host's skin in the forehead region or where the head should be. This is the case of Makino's linked soldiers such as the Bone Links, Gun Links, Tank Links and others. In humans, they partially change their appearance by introducing armored parts around their body, veins with the respective color of the Ultralink (albeit in a darker shade), and giving weapons to them, which are always based on the object that the host was holding prior to the link. For example, Kirby Link has three containers of soda on his back, which was formerly a cup of soda.
They are capable of perceiving when another Ultralink is operating abnormally as seen in Lights, Camera, Max!. In this episode, several Ultralinks realized that Extroyer's Ultralink was operating in an undesirable way. Damaged Ultralinks also tend to bond with hosts, despite their malfunction.
They often act in aggressive and quiet behavior, attacking in every opportunity given, and are shown to be able to speak, although they rarely do so. They have a violent and competitive nature towards each other (as seen in Torbolt The Terrible, when two Ultralink monsters were fighting over each other to determine who was going to eliminate Steel and Turbolt) and they fight for Makino's glory, even if this means their end. However, there were few Ultralinks who were able to break free from their leader's control, such as Steel and Turbolt, and choose their own path. This results in extreme anger and a feeling of betrayal for other Ultralinks. According to Makino himself in Makino Strikes Part One, Ultralinks weren't programmed to choose, only to obey.
They also go through intense training to improve their skills, as seen in Torbolt the Terrible when the titular character and other two Ultralinks were on a simulator testing their shooting skills.
Ultralinks are genderless and it is unknown if they are capable of breeding, but they are most likely created through artificial means. They also have male and female programming.
Subspecies of Ultralinks[]
The Ultralinks are divided into different subspecies, each featured by a marking characteristic, such as an ability or body part. For example, the Stealth Ultralink's name comes from the fact that they can turn invisible.
- Stealth Ultralinks: They are one of the most common subspecies during the Invasion of Ultralinks and use the power of invisibility to take advantage of their enemies.
- Stinger Ultralinks: Aggressive, tricky and fast, most of their variants are able to turn invisible and use this trick to gain an advantage over their enemy.
- Drone Ultralinks: Although they are not very intelligent, they are faster than other Ultralinks and are able to turn invisible sometimes.
- Fighter Ultralinks: A common variation, they are considered as the "footsoldiers" of the invasion and are faster than others of their kind.
- Raider Ultralinks: A rare, aggressive subspecies that are described to be "in the mood to fight" and as such, they can be very dangerous.
- Makino Elite Ultralinks: The rarest subspecies, they are highly aggressive and dangerous.
- Tweezer Ultralinks: An unnamed, unknown subspecies of Ultralinks.
- Spiny Ultralinks: Another unnamed, unknown subspecies of Ultralinks.
- Unknown Subspecies: Most of them were created exclusively for the toy line or promotional material.
Trivia[]
- The Ultralinks' concept was partly inspired by the Biolink, a flagship device that was vital for Max's survival and powers in the classic series. The Ultralinks also replace other elements on the reboot, such as:
- Steel replaces the aforementioned Biolink, as he is responsible for controlling Max's T.U.R.B.O. energy (and consequently his survival as well) and activating his powers.
- Extroyer's Ultralink replaces Morphosos, which were alien crystals that mutated Troy Winter after he fell on lava and turned into Extroyer.
- The Elementors' weak spot is located on their forehead, where their Ultralink energy core is. Their classic counterpart's weak spot is located on the same spot as well.
- Additionally, it's possible that the concept of the Ultralinks could have been inspired by the floating cameras that the classic incarnation of Makino had.
- They are sometimes misspelled as UltraLinks or Ultra-Links by the Official Website.
- It is unknown how other Ultralinks survive without having to feed on something like Steel does with Max's T.U.R.B.O. Energy.
- Steel is the only known Ultralink that generates hexagons while linking with something, unlike other Ultralinks, who generate triangles.
- It is revealed in The Wrath of Makino that every Ultralink created by Makino has a message stored inside of that would be shown after his death. It displayed an hologram of Makino proposing a competition to determine the new ruler of the Ultralinks.
- Most of the Ultralinks' designs are based on animals, like:
- Fighters are based on octopuses;
- Raiders are based on crabs;
- Makino Elite Ultralinks are based on snakes;
- Stingers are based on scorpions;
- As stated by Steel in Reprogrammed and Extroyer in Lights, Camera, Max!, an Ultralink host cannot be linked twice.
- This doesn't applies to Makino however, as he was able to bond with Max's link port. This is likely due to the fact that he is the original, first Ultralink created, and as such does not possess this limitation.
- Ultralinks' ages are measured via "mechcycles". Steel, for example, is 326 mechcycles old, which in Earth years is 16 years old.[12]
References[]
- ↑ The Wrath of Makino
- ↑ The Legend of Ja'em Mk'rah
- ↑ Come Together Part One
- ↑ My Best Friend is an Ultralink
- ↑ Full Metal Racket
- ↑ Split Decisions
- ↑ Turbo-Warriors
- ↑ Ultralink Invasion Part One
- ↑ Deep Turbo Blue Sea
- ↑ Ultralink Invasion Part One
- ↑ Makino Strikes Part One
- ↑ Official website
See Also[]
- Megalinks
- Evil Ultralinks
- Alphalink
- Connect-Tek - an example of the legacy of the Ultralinks.