Hao Asakura.

Appearence

Being Yoh's older twin brother and ancestor, Hao is very identical to Yoh in many ways physically, as they both have dark brown hair and brown eyes. Differing from his younger twin, Hao's hair is much longer in length, reaching past his waist. He often wears a pale yellow poncho cloak that covers only his upper body, while wearing nothing beneath. He wears a pair of black with red lining fingerless gloves with four small protrusions where the knuckles are imprinted with his own name on them and as well as a pair of dark red baggy pants with two sections each with a set of three straps on each leg and shoes with two studs protruding from the toes. He also wears a belt embedded with the Five Point Star and the straps are lined with it as well. A five-pointed star pattern is also found in the medium-sized gauge stud earrings he wears.

Personality

Hao is a complex and multilayered individual molded by a series of harsh circumstances during his early life. In the Heian period as he lived under the uncertainty of corrupted and uncaring nobility which drove the country into pure chaos and poverty. Hao saw the world as a grim and dark place until he met a small demon named Ohachiyo, who taught him all the positive aspects of life. However, after an accident involving Hao's first Over Soul, Ohachiyo became a permanent part of Hao and cursed him with a dangerous ability of Reishi. In his teen years, having witnessed the corruption and greed in the capital, made Hao aloof to those around him, but as he started to grow into an adult, he became a relatively peaceful man who sought to help the people around him, and thanks to him the Hao grew misanthropic over time, as his Reishi abilities became too strong and eventually went beyond his control. As the negative emotions and thoughts of others were constantly overwhelming him and, since he was unable to turn his Reishi off, the deluge of negativity eventually created an "Oni" inside his own heart. The internal confusion and disorder that was created eventually led to his desire of creating the Shaman Kingdom on Earth and drove him to become the Shaman King in order to reach this main goal. Nonetheless it was the unjust death of his mother that caused the initial spark of his hatred for humanity. In his third and most current incarnation, Hao is usually calm, cruel, and always had a smile on his face. The occasions when he is really upset which is rare and when he is upset with else, that person is usually killed off and burned to death down to their soul by The Spirit of Fire. Hao also likes to watch the Shaman Fights, particularly those that involve strong Shamans including Asakura Yoh. He is not only interested in that, but he also proclaims that when Yoh would reach his limits he will become one with him to become the strongest Shaman.

Personality

Hao regards money as a primary reason behind the corruption in society. He refuses to use it and has his group follow the philosophy of being completely self-sufficient - even if it means stealing something to obtain it.[12] When treating Yoh for coffee, Hao menacingly glared at the Patch in charge when asking about the bill, until the Patch reacted out of fear of being killed. Hao is shown to be rather duplicitous as well. While generally polite and respectful towards his own followers who all venerate him in large part because he saved many of their own lives, Hao in fact cares very little for them and views them purely as a tool to achieve his goals. He has no qualms about even devouring their souls if it means getting more power as he once tried to with Hana-Gumi. Hao, in fact, scorns the vast majority of his followers, knowing from his Reishi that they secretly fear him, an experience he has long endured even during his origins as the people around him were both afraid and hateful of him, which fuels his disgust. True enough, their faith in Hao collapsed once they learned that he could read their minds the entire time and never told them. The sole exception to this is Luchist and Opacho whom Hao views favorably. the former because of his tremendous mental fortitude as he stays by Hao's side despite knowing of his mind reading abilities. The latter is because she is pure of heart and follows him out of genuine loyalty. It is revealed that despite his cruelty and his destructive acts, he is in fact a deeply vulnerable person unable to move onwards due to his obsessions. Using an analogy, Anna described Hao as a "Princess who was caught by the Demon Lord of hatred" with the only means to defeat him is to save him from himself. Hao, in fact, mourns his mother to this day and laments her loss and the lack of her company, something he keeps entirely to himself.

Personality

When seen crying by X-Laws who attempted an attack on him, Hao erupted in a murderous fit of rage as it was a side of his that he did not want to be exposed. It was, ultimately thanks to his mother's spirit intervention that he ultimately desisted from his darker impulses.

Abilities and Powers

As an ancient shamanic master who has died and reincarnated two times Hao has a tremendously overwhelming level of Furyoku: 1,250,000 in total for his third life. During his first life, according to Asakura Yohmei, he was so strong that even the strongest Shikigamis swore their loyalty to him. Shamanic Techniques Because Hao has lived as both an Onmyouji and also a Patch priest of the Patch tribe and was reborn with all the knowledge of his previous two lives, he has a wide arsenal of shamanic techniques and spells. Onmyōdō (陰陽道): Hao's original abilities of a taijutsu master from his first life have given him full control over the elements and divination powers. He is not only able to manipulate the five elements of nature (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water) materially but also spiritually as shown when he converts the Spirit of Fire into the Spirit of Water, albeit temporarily. Reishi: With this ability he inherited from Ohachiyo, Hao can read the hearts of others and retains the ability in each of his reincarnations. Though he initially used it to help humans from suffering, he began to see the darker side of human nature, which filled him with contempt for humanity and drove his desire to create a world with only shamans. During the final battle, he loses this ability when he is confronted by the multitude of spirits and is surrounded by kindness. Curse Reversal (呪詛返し, Juso-gaeshi): This technique allows Hao to send the effects of a Furyoku attack back at the caster. Hao is skilled enough to use this as a newborn and without seeming to acknowledge the opponent. Ring of Fire (炎の輪, "Honō no Wa"): An attack similar to that of Yoh's Shockwave Buddha Giri

Abilities and Powers

Spirit Hao's first Guardian Ghost was an oni, named Ohachiyo, when he was younger. Hao only used him once to create a small kanabō Over Soul with a broken katana as a shamanic medium.[20] As he grew into an adult during his first life, Hao used his onmyōdō to turn the two pair of Shikigamis Zenki and Goki into demi-god spirits, who he would later use to protect his book of teachings called the Chō-Senjiryakketsu. It was also during that time that he gave a cat he had saved, Matamune, a portion of his Furyoku to keep with him after Hao had passed away. When he reincarnated into the Patch Tribe, Hao stole the Spirit of Fire, which was one of Five Grand Elemental Spirits created from the Great Spirit itself. However, as he was reincarnated again, so did the Spirit of Fire, and Hao had his third life, been constantly feeding it the souls of those he has killed off to make it much stronger.