Liam Diethel

Liam Diethel (リアム ダイゼル, "Riamu Daizeru") is a fictional character in the manga and anime series of Shaman King. He is the father of one of the series main characters Lyserg Diethel. and the husband of Jane Diethel.

Appearance
Liam is a tall, lean man. His hair was deep forest green, while his eyes were apple green, like his son Lyserg.

Personality
Liam is caring and faithful to his son and acts as a kind teacher figure to him.

Abillities and Powers
Liam is the world's number one most famous detective. He uses a crystal as a dowsing pendulum, as well as his guardian ghost, Morphine. He uses these tools, to aid him in his detective work, which is why he became so famous.

Spirit

 * See More: Morphine

His Guardian Ghost was Morphine (Chloe in the English version of the anime series, Morphea in the English version of the manga series) a pixie fairy, that has been passing on from generation to generation in the Diethel family. Before he died, he passed it on to his son, Lyserg Diethel.

Past
Liam and his wife Jane Diethel lived in London, England, where Liam worked as douser and detective while training his son, Lyserg Diethel, in the same arts. He was once hired by Oknox for an unknown job and came close to finding out about his criminal dealings.

On Lyserg's birthday, he gave him the task of finding his present using dowsing. While Lyserg was away, Liam was approached by Asakura Hao who wanted his help in the next shaman fight, but Liam refused to, wanting to stay out of it. When Lyserg returned he found the burned bodies of both of his parents who had been killed by Hao who then set the whole house ablaze while defending against Lyserg's attack.

Invading the Plants
He appeared on board on the Soul Train together with his wife, having earlier found the spirits of Chocolove McDonell parents with ease. He expressed joy seeing his son's growth.

Trivia

 * The way he dresses is much similar to that of Sherlock Holmes