Tao Jun
Tao Jun is a female anime and manga character who features in Shaman King.
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Biography
Tao Jun (道 潤 Japanese: Tao Jun; Pinyin: Dào Rùn or Dao Run) was a Chinese female daughter of the ancient family of shamans known as the Tao Family. Her father was Tao Yúan (道円, also known as "Tao En"), and her mother was Ran with her being the older sister to her brother Tao Ren. After her fathers death, she and her brother began to live with their uncle who was training Ren to participate in the Shaman Tournament.
After Ren failed to acquire Amidamaru from Yoh Asakura, Jun traveled to Funbari Hill and offered to acquire the samurai's spirit for him. Jun anonymously sent tickets to Yoh and his friends for a film festival showcasing Lee Pyron. Afterward, she ambushed them in the street outside the theater and revealed her Jiang Shi to be Pyron himself. In the ensuing fight, Pyron had the upper hand over the integrated Amidamaru and Yoh; however, Yoh was able to endure the attacks because Pyron's awakened feelings weakened his strikes. Jun was flabbergasted by the effect Yoh had on Pyron, but forced the corpse to continue attacking the boy. Once Oyamada Manta gave him Ryu's wooden sword, Yoh destroyed the talisman controlling Pyron. Jun attempted to replace the talisman, but Pyron crushed it and flew into a rage, lashing out at her.
Jun is seen again when Ren is about to fight Yoh. She pleads with her father to release Ren from the family and allow him to follow his own ways. She explains what she has learned from her father, and that she knows that no matter what Ren does, he would lose. Because of this, her father becomes angry and ties her up in the dungeon to be punished. At the same time, he also cuts Pyron into several pieces.
Jun and Tamao fight against Hana-gumi in order to defend Redseb and Seyrem until Mikihisa shows up. During the fight was is revealed that Bailong received an 'upgrade' of sorts after being defeated by En, in the form of a piston in his right arm which greatly increases his punching power.
She later became an apprentice of Sati due to her knowledge of human anatomy allowing her to revive people.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Tao Jun was a tall, slender young Chinese woman with indigo eyes. Her long, pine green hair is layered in length, spiked up, and neatly clipped. She wears a black and green qipao decorated with a golden dragon and a panda in the middle. The dress has a high slit and she wears a garter that holds her talismans on her left leg.
It was stated that her blood type was A.
Whilst loyal to her family, her greatest devotion was towards her brother where she had a protective nature towards him. In fact, she came to turn against the expectations of the Tao family in order to ensure Ren's success and well-being.
Like Ren, she once thought that her Jiang Shi was only a tool to be used for the Tao Family's ambition. However, after facing Asakura Yoh, she soon changed her opinion.
Powers and abilities
As a Dao-si (Chinese: 道士, Pinyin: dàoshì, Japanese: doshi) she operated as a Daoist priest who had the power to reanimate corpses to serve her.
She had her own personal jiangshi (guardian zombie, in Japanese, "kyonshii") with this being Lee Pai-Long (Lee Bailong) who was a famous movie star in Hong Kong that died seventeen years ago. Jun's control over him was maintained through he use of Jufu talismans causing him to follow her commands. At first, he was merely a spirit bound to his own corpse and controlled by Jun's talisman, but later regained his own will and fought for Jun without the use of the talismans, thus allowing both of them to hone their power out of mutual sync. He was later turned into the prototype of a new Tao-Style Jiang Shi, the power of science and the Over Soul working together, and several mechanisms and accessories were added to his body. The pile bunker systems inside his arms allow him to crush even iron.
Jun had a degree of knowledge of the human anatomy which in turn allowed her to stitch up Pyron whenever he was cut to pieces.
She would later become one of Sati Saigan's apprentice where she learnt how to resurrect people.
Tao Jun was a member of an ancient clan of Chinese shamans known as the Tao Family (道タオ家 Tao-ke, Chinese pinyin: Dàojiā).
Notes
- Tao Jun was created by Hiroyuki Takei where she featured in the setting of the Shaman King universe.
Appearances
- Shaman King:
In other media
Television
- In Shaman King, Tao Jun appeared in the setting of the 2001 anime television series adaptation where she was voiced by Japanese actress Michiko Neya where she was voiced by English actress Lisa Ortiz in the 4KidsDub with her having an English accent.
Video games
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