Altman is transliteration, but it is English transliteration (Japanese transliteration is called "nothing like Truman"). The English word is ultraman [u: traman], which means ultraman [U:TRAMAN] is super and extreme. Altman can be understood as superman or extremist.
designer
The image of Altman was designed by the late Japanese artist and sculptor Cheng tianhao (1929-2002). At the same time, he is also the designer of baltan Star, Gomorrah, Lei Dewang, Jayton and other classic monster images.
Altman's original design was an astronaut wearing similar western armor, but at the request of playwright Tetsuo Kinj? (1938- 1976), he was redesigned.
Later, Narita Hiroshi redesigned Altman according to the idea that the opposite of chaos is order. If the complex monster designed by combining various elements is chaotic, then as the opposite hero, it must be an order with simple and pure beauty.
Under this concept, the redesigned Altman head is extremely simplified without any unnecessary decoration. Referring to Maitreya, a smiling mouth was designed. Narita's idea of Altman's mouth is that "the real strong should be smiling in the battle."