Hao's followers

This page contains information concerning the followers of Hao Asakura in the manga/anime Shaman King.

Hao has several extremely loyal henchmen, which can go quite unnoticed as they blend into the story. Some have very minimal roles, but still contribute to the storyline. They are grouped into various teams in the manga, and have much more prominent roles.

Hana-gumi

The Hana-gumi (translation: Flower Team) is a trio of witches/shamans who follow Hao. In the anime, they are featured as the most prominent members and the most powerful in the group, though in the manga, they are only one of several powerful teams that follow Hao. They are later killed in by Peyote when he rebels against Hao. Their souls then attempt to beg Hao for help, but he only attempts to devour their souls to gain Reiroku. However this fails, and Anna saves and revives them, causing the Hana-gumi to respect Anna while their savior decides to force them to become maids at her Funbari Onsen resort. The Hana-gumi are:

Matilda Matisse (マッチ)

anime voices|Tomoe Hanba|Bella Hudson
: Furyoku: 7,000Matilda ("Macchi/Mattie") is the orange-haired member of the trio. She is from England and carries a broomstick around with her.: She was born on July 19, 1986

Matilda's Spirit

Her main spirit is a pumpkin doll named Kirisaki Chopper or 'Jack'. It is speculated that the true identity of her spirit is actually that of Jack the Ripper, the infamous serial killer.

Kanna Bismarch

anime voices|Youko Soumi|Caren Manuel
: Furyoku: 7,500She is the tall, blue-haired member of the group. She is from Germany, and is rarely seen without a cigarette in her mouth, which is often mistaken as a piece of Pocky. But she soon quits smoking after being advised to do so by Mikihisa, Yoh and Hao's father. In the North American version of the anime, it is edited out, which is ironic due to the fact that her oversoul's medium is the smoke of the cigarette. She rides a BMW motorcycle in the manga.

: She was born on October 26, 1977

Kanna's Spirit

Her main spirit is within a huge suit of armor, and is named Ashcroft.

Marion Phauna (マリオン・ファウナ)

anime voices|Michiko Neya
: Furyoku: 8,000Marion ("Mari") is the blonde-haired member of the group. She is from Italy, dresses in the Lolita fashion, and always talks in the third person (she does not follow this practice in the English translation of the anime).: She was born on February 28, 1987 . In the American manga translation, her name is changed to Mari.

Marion's Spirit

Her main spirit is a doll with a large revolver stuck to its hand, named Kirisaki Gun or 'Chuck' (possibly named after Chucky).

Hoshi-gumi

Hoshi-gumi is translated as Star Team. Hao is grouped in this team.

* Hao Asakura

* Opacho

Luchist Lasso

As founder and former leader of the X-LAWS, Luchist by far one of the more powerful shamans working under Hao. Luchist acts as the main rival to Marco. Apparently, the two were close friends in their former lives, as both were car dealers in the past. However, when Hao intervened, the comrades' lives would be forever changed. In the anime, this relationship isn't mentioned.: He was born on June 1, 1949: Origin: Sicily, Italy

Luchist's Spirit

Lucifer the "fallen angel".

Tsuchi-gumi

Tsuchi-gumi is translated as Earth Team.

BoZ

"Ryo Kamishiro" anime voices|Masaya Onosaka|Dan Green (voice actor)
"Zen Hoshi" anime voices|Nobuyuki Hiyama|Eric Stuart
: Ryo's Furyoku: 400: Zen's Furyoku: 400Ryo Sugimoto and Zen Yoneda in manga.A goofy rock group that turn out to be a pair of shamans under Hao. Their Spirit Mediums are the guitars they use for their concerts, Ryo's designed as a cross and Zen's a monk's staff. They have the ability to exorcise spirits, including those belonging to other shaman, by their music which is composed of Buddhist mantras which causes any spirit in the vicinity to ascend into Heaven. Their Guardian Spirits are the weak, but numerous, Chimi Chimi Morio, Earth Spirits that they use to blitz and overwhelm their opponents. Initially encountered by Yoh, they were defeated with ease by the awakened spiritual powers of "Wooden Sword" Ryu. Later, during the initial battle of the Shaman Fight, they were crushed easily by Chocolove (given the job to fight by Ren to test him out), but their unconscious bodies were used for the rest of the match by Peyote as part of his spiritual puppets. They were the other known lackeys Hao let go from his group without killing them, choosing to run off to pursue a real music career after losing.

In the anime, their names are revealed as Ryo Kamishiro and Zen Hoshi (Zen Hijiri in the Japanese version). While Ryo has a Judeo-Christian theme, Zen had a Buddhist theme. They are inspired by Japanese hard rock duo B'z.: Ryo was born in 1971 and Zen in 1973.: Origin: Gunma,Japan

BoZ's Spirits

Chimimoryo: Small nature spirits (usually birds, insects, and other small animals) that have forgotten their true form. Integrated with small stones or pebbles to form oversouls.

Peyote Diaz

anime voices|Mitsuaki Madono
: Furyoku: 3,000Peyote (Tecolote in the english manga) is a Mexican shaman who is first introduced around Chapter 115 of the manga. He uses his spirits, Carlos and Juan, to possess BoZ. He integrates his Mariachi spirits with Mexican skeleton puppets (which in Mexico symbolize death). He is defeated by an attack from Ren. Later on, he reappears in another battle against Ren and manages to kill him. His last appearance was much later on when becomes disillusioned and betrays Hao, killing his fellow followers and himself. He along with Turbine were the only two of Hao's henchmen that could not be revived due to their bodies being damaged beyond repair, even for revival. He usually says "El es correcto", which would translate as a slightly mistranslated form of "You are correct" -the correct form would be "Estás en lo correcto"- whenever someone else makes a correct affirmation.: He was born on September 11, 1970

"Peyote" is a small spineless cactus native to México and the Southern United States of which a hallucinogenic drug is prepared.

Peyote's Spirits

Peyote's spirits are Carlos, Juan (friends of his), Antonio, Jose, Pancho, Miguel & Zapata (all mariachi players). Carlos and Juan were gunned down by angry saloon clients while Antonio, Jose, Pancho, Miguel and Zapata died in fights.

Tsuki-gumi

Tsuki-gumi is translated as Moon Team.

Han Zanchin

There is not much info on him, only that he wished to be a pop idol when he was young and is an explosives expert. He appears numerous times in numerous fights and is the first to be killed by Peyote's rebellion but was later revived along with Hanagumi.: Furyoku: 7,000: He was born on March 16, 1966: Origin: Shanghai,China

Zanchin's Spirit

Zanchin's spirit panda, named Shion-Shion. His over soul turns Shion-Shion into a Chinese-style gong, forming Oversoul Dokurama Neko.

Bigguy Bill Burton

He is the toughest member of Hao's minions but is not the strongest. Quite huge in appearance, he is a football-player Shaman who attacks the X-Laws but is stopped by their Archangels. Yoh stops the X-Laws from finishing him off and he returns the favour by showing them the rest of the way to Patch Village. He later reappears as he comes to destroy the Icemen team after their defeat against Yoh's team, though Horohoro steps in. Horohoro's father also strolls by, and Bill goes to kill Horohoro's father but is knocked back by his spirit ally. Later, he was about to deal a finishing blow to Horohoro but is stopped again by Lyserg Diethel's Archangel. He is killed by Peyote, but was later revived along with the rest of Hao's followers.: Furyoku: 40,000: He was born on April 5, 1967: Origin: United States

Bill's Spirits

The 21 members of his former football team (He was the captain, and they all died in a bus crash, leaving him as the only survivor).

Turbine

Mohammed Tabarsi (Turbine) appears in Arabian robes. He seems to be a high-ranking follower and seems to be very loyal. He's usually the leader of his peers when sent out to make numerous attacks on Yoh's friends. He is later killed by Midori Tamurazaki (Mansumi Oyamada's main henchmen) while fighting Peyote. He along with Peyote were the only two of Hao's henchmen that could not be revived due to their bodies being too damaged to repair, even for revival.: Furyoku: 6,500: Origin: Iraq

Turbine's Spirit

Mohammad's spirit is Jin(Djinn), a Genie-like being that can successfully perform any task asked of him.

Kaze-gumi

Kaze-gumi is translated as Wind Team. Two died before teams were formed for the tournament, and Blocken is usually seen with Tsuki-gumi.

Damayaji

Kouji Yamada (Damayaji) is a teammate of Boris Tepes Dracula. He had an extremely minor role and was the first person from Hao's group of followers to get killed. Horohoro pointed out he looked more like Dracula than Boris. Angered, Boris killed him to eliminate confusion. Apparently he was the weakest member of the team as Turbine reassures Boris that it was okay that he died because they could probably find a replacement easily. Boris then used his blood to power his Oversoul.: Furyoku: 2,000: Origin: Sapporo,Japan

Boris Tepes Dracula

anime voices|Pete Zarustica
He claims to be a vampire, and his ancestors were seen as vampires and hunted because of it. Hao saves him and he decides to join Hao, wishing to claim revenge on humanity. He imbues his oversoul, Bramro, with blood to create a cape with wings. Boris bites Lyserg, possessing him. He is defeated by Ryu, then killed by Marco from the X-Laws. : Furyoku: 3,000: Origin: Walachia,Romania

Boris' Spirit

Boris's spirit is Blamuro the Vampire hunter.

Blocken Meier

He lost most of his body for reasons not revealed, so what's left of him now resides in a Lego-like figure that wears a hooded robe. He seems to be a good friend of Bigguy Bill Burton because Blocken is usually seen perched upon his shoulder. His furyoku count has risen significantly because of this, and he survives numerous battles. He attacks the Icemen with Bill, but is defeated by an intervening HoroHoro. He makes several appearances with Tsukigumi until he is almost killed by Peyote, the only survivor of Peyote's attacks. He is later revealed to be the adoptive father of Hao who raised him since he was an infant after Hao escaped the Asukura family when he was reincarnatied.: Furyoku: 160,000: He was born on August 30, 1959: Origin: Denmark

Blocken's Spirit

Blocken's spirits are Rats integrated with lego blocks that form his oversouls.

Anime Only

These are followers of Hao who only appear in the anime.

Ashil

anime voices|Kouki Miyata|Marc Thompson (voice actor)
Ashil (Known as Basil in the English dub) is a follower of Hao who took Boris' role of being the first on screen victim of the Archangels. Ashil was rather cocky, believing it would be easy to kill Yoh and his friends because of his easily regenerating spirit. Ashil was also revealed as having deep feelings for Hao. Ashil is jealous of Hao's interest in Yoh, allowing his deeper feelings to overpower his loyalty. He defied Hao by trying to "accidentally" kill Yoh when he was ordered to have Yoh live. He is killed by the X-Laws.

Ashil's Spirit

Ashil's spirit is a marid mixed with earth