However, he has deep contempt for ordinary humans and is extremely ruthless towards his opponents. In addition to his strong resemblance to his twin brother Yoh, Hao exhibits a surprisingly easy-going personality, similar to Yoh's personality. In addition, he is able to read minds, allowing him to anticipate the actions of his opponents beforehand. In present Shaman Fight, Hao is soon established as the most powerful participant with 1,250,000 furyoku level at his disposal and the powerful Spirit of Fire as his guardian ghost. Yoh keep his familial ties with Hao unknown to his friends before his surname is announced to be "Asakura" during the Shaman Tournament, Yoh initially tells his friends that Hao is his distant ancestor, though he later reveals that during Hao's second reincarnation, Hao was reborn as Yoh's twin brother, thus explaining their resemblance. Though killed by his descendant Yohken, Hao reincarnated himself back within the Asakura Family.
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Hao attempted to become Shaman King with the intent to destroy humanity before his Asakura family was forced to kill him, but his mastery of esoteric Onmyōdō arts allowed him to be reborn 500 years later as a Patch Priest to acquire the Patch Tribe's Spirit of Fire. It is eventually disclosed that Hao was once the founder of the Asakura family and had gained great prominence as a diviner for the Imperial Court during the Heian Era, but he developed a deep hatred for humanity as a whole since his mother's death that worsened with his ability to read minds. They also learn that he was somehow involved in the Shaman Fights from 1000 years ago and 500 years ago. Hao also develops an interest in Anna Kyoyama after realizing she had the power to defeat the shikigami he created and because of her strong resemblance to Asanoha Douji, his mother in his first life.ĭuring the second round of the Shaman Fight, Yoh and his friends gradually learn that a number of shamans hold personal vendettas against Hao for how he has hurt them in the past.
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Hao continues to observe Yoh and his development throughout the series for the intention of eventually claiming Yoh's soul as part of his own. Accompanied by a number of followers, Hao declares his intention to create a shaman-only world and expresses an immediate interest in Yoh as someone who Hao will need in the future. In his first formal appearance in Reincarnation 78, he is introduced as Hao ( ハオ), a powerful shaman who Yoh notes has an uncanny resemblance to both himself and the Patch Officiant Silva. In Shaman King, Hao initially appears as one of many unnamed observers to Yoh Asakura and Tao Ren's match for the final qualifying spot for the Shaman Fight and resides by the Matagawa River in Tokyo with the Spirit of Fire. Hao is the ancestor of Yoh Asakura, the protagonist of the series, as well as his twin brother in his third life. He is voiced by Minami Takayama in the Japanese version, Sebastian Arcelus in the English dub of the 2001 anime and Erica Mendez in the English dub of the 2021 anime.
Hao Asakura ( 麻倉 葉王 (ハオ), Asakura Hao), also known as Zeke Asakura in the English version of the 2001 anime, is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the manga and anime series Shaman King, created by Hiroyuki Takei. Yoh Asakura (younger twin brother, descendant, reincarnation) You befriends Manta due to his ability to see spirits, and with the help of Amidamaru, they set out to accomplish You's goal of becoming the next Shaman King.Hao Asakura as illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei Later, the boy introduces himself as You Asakura, a Shaman-in-training, and demonstrates his powers by teaming up with the ghost of six-hundred-year-old samurai Amidamaru to save Manta from a group of thugs. Noticing him, a lone boy sitting on a gravestone invites Manta to stargaze with "them." Realizing that "them" refers to the boy and his ghostly friends, Manta flees the terror. This title allows the current incumbent to call upon the Great Spirit and shape the world as they see fit.įinding himself late for class one night, Manta Oyamada, an ordinary middle school student, decides to take a shortcut through the local cemetery. The Shaman Fight-a prestigious tournament pitting shamans from all over the world against each other-is held every five hundred years, where the winner is crowned Shaman King. Shamans are extraordinary individuals with the ability to communicate with ghosts, spirits, and gods, which are invisible to ordinary people.
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