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is a recurring fictional character in the Ultraman Series. First appearing in the Malaysian animation Upin & Ipin as part of a two year collaboration between Tsuburaya Productions and Les' Copaque Production. Starting from 2019, Ribut made his first appearance in the live action Ultraman Series media Ultra Galaxy Fight and has since went on to make recurring appearances. Ribut gain its popularity among fans due to his cultural representation of Malaysia, as well as the Ultraman Series' popularity in the Southeast Asia.

In his recurring appearances of the Ultraman Series, Ultraman Ribut is voiced by Wataru Komada (駒田 航) in Japanese, while his voice in the English dub is provided by Iain Gibb in the New Generation Heroes and Josh Keller in subsequent media.

Naming
Ribut's name is the Malay language for "storm".

Upin & Ipin
Ultraman Ribut's first appearance was in the 9th episode of Malaysian animation Upin & Ipin season 8 (2014) of his eponymous episode. The titular twins, Upin and Ipin dream themselves and their close friends as members of the defense team DRF (Defense Rescue Force). While the twins and their friends are fighting against Raksasa Halilintar (Thunder Monster) and Makhluk Asing Kilat (Alien Lightning), a DRF member Terasawa transforms into Ribut to protect them from the monster and alien duo. Ribut proceed to kill Kilat with Remote Cutter and banished Halilintar away from Earth after losing the Ribut Blocker.

In the 10th episode of season 9 (2015), Ultraman Ribut and the entire members of GRF appear as actual characters who investigated Raksasa Bayang (Shadow Monster)'s attack on Kampung Durian Runtuh, as it drains the villagers of their shadows. GRF conscripted the twins into their team after they were caught in a crossfire between Ribut and the monster, eventually helping them in freeing the trapped shadows before they were rescued by the Ultra. After defeating Bayang, Ribut transported the twins back to their home.

Ultra Galaxy Fight
Ultraman Ribut's first canonical appearance is the Ultra Galaxy Fight miniseries where he alternates from being the main character and supporting role, depending on the instalments. Although first appear in New Generation Heroes production wise, his past is explored in the first chapter of The Absolute Conspiracy.

Ribut was originally a Civilization Observer alongside Ultraman Max who were assigned to investigate the rapid degeneration of Planet Mikarito, leading to the two of them getting caught in The Kingdom's scheme to empower Maga-Orochi. With Ultraman Max captured and about to be sacrificed as the monster's source of ration, Ribut was called for retreat by the Inter Galactic Defense Force where he was trained alongside Ultraman Great and Powered to unlock his true potential, earning his weapons in the process. With his instructors in tow, Ribut rescued Max by reversing the Gudis Cells mutation and the two finally defeating the planet eater once Ultraman Xenon joins the fight. His participation in rescuing Max earned both Ribut and his childhood friend Sora a position in the Galaxy Rescue Force.

In New Generation Heroes, Ribut was called into intervention by Ultraman Taro in the height of the League of Darkness' universal conquest. After saving a lone Ragon from Peguila, he managed to bail Rosso and Blu away from Etelgar and seek the Galaxy Rescue Force's help with relocating Tregear, intending to arrest the rogue Ultra for masterminding the incident behind Zero and Grigio's kidnapping. Ribut fails to apprehend Tregear and instead forced to fight a pair of Red Kings that the dark Ultra left as distractions.

In Chapter 3 of The Absolute Conspiracy, Ribut and Andro Melos participated in Ultraman Zero's Ultra League alliance to foil Tartarus' scheme against the Ultras, but the team fail to prevent Yullian's kidnapping. Once regrouping at the Land of Light, Ribut returns to his old position in the Inter Galactic Defense Force in order to trace Tartarus' disappearances.

Other appearances

 * Galaxy Rescue Force VoiceDrama:
 * Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga (2021): Prior to Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad, Ribut chased Absolute Diavolo to Kengo's Earth, while also training Kengo on how to fully control the Glitter Trigger Eternity. Upon creating a human form of his own, the Ultra borrowed Yuna's GUTS Sparklence and Gomora Key into his personal transformation devices to return to his original form. His Hyper Key is left to Yuna's possession after finishing his mission on Earth.