Hao Asakura
Hao Asakura was a villain in Shaman King.
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Biography
Background
Personality and attributes
Due to his inability to control the limit of the telepathic Reishi technique, Hao was capable of seeing the hearts of others. However, as he lived during the Heian period, he witnessed a time where war, disease and famine were rife. Using his poweres, he attempted to help others with his shaman abilities. But the Reishi technique allowed him to see the darker side of Human nature and saw that those he helped were jealous as well as afraid of his powers. His seemingly supernatural abilities convinced many of them that he was evil. In time, his heart became consumed with hatred for the Human race and began plotting their destruction by becoming the Shaman King. His plan was simple, destroy all Humans except for Shamans thus allowing the planet and its animal to live in harmony without the abuse that Humans brought upon it.
As he declined to the path of evil, he began to allow his people to worship him as a god and began to develop a superiority complex where he regarded all other beings as his inferior. This was made all the more dangerous as he often was capable of backing up his claims of superiority thanks to his advanced Shaman abilities.
Powers and abilities
Hao knew the original taijitu master technique of Onmyōdō from his first life allowing him the full control over the elements along with divination powers. He was capable of manipulating the five elements of nature namely fire, earth, wood, metal and water; able to control them materially but also spiritually allowing him to convert his spirit from one element to another. He was not limited to the powers of his guardian spirit as he was able to easily bend Oni and demigods to his will.
Another noted ability was that of Reishi which allowed him to read the hearts of others. This was a useful ability but very hard to control which meant that Hao was constantly hearing the thoughts of those around him. The reading of minds only heightened the contempt he felt for the Human race and shaped his view in creating a world for only shamans.
A final technique he knew was Taizanfukun no Sai which was the ancient Chinese name for the King of Hell who judged the souls of the dead before deciding on their entry into the afterlife. This technique was the key to his immortality for it allowed him to be reborn every 500 years allowing him numerous opportunities to exact his plans for the world.
Spirit of Fire
The Spirit of Fire was an powerful elemental spirit which was one of the five Godaiseirei and was derived from the Great Spirit itself. Hao only gained the spirit during his second life when he was born into the Patch tribe. He discovered that Spirit of Fire within the tribe and managed to steal it from the Patch in order for it to become his guardian spirit.
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