Brocken Meyer

Brocken Meyer (ブロッケン・マイヤー, Burokken Maiya, Blocken in the English Anime) is a fictional character in the manga and anime series of Shaman King. He is the first of Hao's followers and his adopted father raising him in his third life, and is usually seen sitting on "Big Guy" Bill Burton's shoulder.

Appearance
Having a growth disease, Brocken's body is very small and frail, not being much larger than a child. After encountering a baby Hao, his limbs were burnt off, and he had used blocks and rat spirits to create a Lego like Oversoul to assist his disability. He has short, spiky light colored hair, with buck teeth, and is seen with a tank top underneath his block Oversoul.

When not fighting he is mostly seen concealing his Hao block body with a red cloak, blue scarf, and yellow mittens with a red star on them.

Personality
Believing the house he was living in before he had met Hao to almost be like a prison because of his growth disease, Brocken feels grateful for Hao; claiming he had saved him. He seems to be very friendly, happily introducing himself to a newly recruited Bill Burton, and claiming that under Hao, they all could live as free as they wanted.

Abilities and Powers
Brocken has a high furyoku level that, according to Peyote Diaz, because he is living in a constant near death situation similar to Iron Maiden Jeanne.

Spirit

 * See More: Blocks

Brocken's Guardian Ghosts are a pack of rat spirits, that inhabit the blocks that he uses as an Oversoul on his body.

Past
He was once a young man living in Hiroshima, with an unnamed growth disease, because of that he described the house he was in was almost like a prison. At the age of 26 in 1985, he was found by Asakura Hao, and had his limbs burned off. Because of this he almost died, and his Shamanic powers were able to awaken; using blocks and rat spirits to function properly without his limbs by creating an Oversoul. He joined up with him, and became the adoptive father of Hao, raising him from infancy after Hao escaped the Asakura family when he was reincarnated.

5 Years before the Shaman Fight, When Bill Burton was introduced into the group, he freaks out when he sees Brocken, thinking he is a talking lego. Brocken introduces himself and shows Bill his true appearance, and explains the reason for his odd appearance. He praises Hao saying that if it weren't for being in a near death state he wouldn't of had awakened his powers. Bill claims if "eh hadn't met him he would have had a normal life", but Brocken believes that because of his growth disease, Hao had rescued him from that life, sayign that together with Hao they were as free as they wanted to be. When the Boz Brothers start to pick a fight with Bill, Brocken tells them about Bill's spirits and that they shouldn't mess with him.

Travel Through America
His first appears with Hao and his gang when Hao approaches Yohs group. Brocken and the others interrupt Hao and tell him that they will miss the Patch plane that will take them to America if he wastes any more time, to which Hao agrees and they leave.

Shaman Fights Second Round
He is a good friend of "Big Guy" Bill Burton as he is always seen on his shoulder. His team was eliminated before the second round so he usually hangs out with Bill Burton and his team. He then made his first official appearance when Usui Horokeu was protecting Team Icemen that Bill Burton had seen out as food for the Spirit of Fire.

When Bill was defeated with a single blow from Usui Lycan, Brocken was left alone to fight Horohoro on his own. Due to his opponent's oversoul switching strategy, Brocken was easily defeated when he was covered in a massive amount of ice, enough to cover his oversoul, Die Tank. he was later Found by Mohamed, Hang Zang-Ching and Peyote Diaz, he was scolded for losing and told that furyoku is not everything.

Brocken was the sole survivor of the disaster on the beach. when Peyote tried to kill all Hao's followers present. He was later rescued by the Asakura Family and his condition stabilized. He was kept captive in hopes of getting information out of him.

Invading the Plants
After Hao becomes the Shaman King, Brocken is seen standing with Zang-Ching and Bill in one of the cars aboard the Soul Train inside the Great Spirit, remaining silent.

Funbari no Uta
Several years later he, along with Zang-Ching and Bill Burton come to work for the Tao Family and travels with the current heir Tao Men to the Funbari Inn.

Anime/Manga Difference
In the anime, like Hao's other followers, Brockens role is far less important in the anime than in the manga, including no mention of being his first follower and adoptive father. His appearance is also slightly different; wearing a yellow cloak, instead of a red one, and his block body is red, yellow, and blue instead of solely yellow. Like in the manga he is mostly seen sitting silently on Bills shoulder.

He has no speaking role in the anime, only ever making a series of electronic noises in response to Hang Zang-Ching on one occasion. In the battle at Babylon gate, he clashes with Cebin Mendel. He arrives in the final battle later than his other comrades, and subsequently fights with Horohoro, before eventually being defeated alongside Luchist, Turbine, and Zang-Ching by Tao Ren.

Trivia

 * His block form is heavily similar to real life popular line of construction toys, Lego. When first meeting him, Bill Burton is shocked by his appearance, calling him a talking Lego.