Great Spirits' guardians

Great Spirits' Guardians are fictional spirits in the Shaman King 2001 anime series.

About
The Great Spirits' Guardians are sent to those who approach the Great Spirit. The guardians ask them to "show them their soul" and cannot be beaten easily. Hao was able to defeat three of them with the help of the Spirit of Fire. Yoh was not able to defeat them but was able to walk past them after showing them his determination to defeat Hao. Ren, Horohoro, Ryu, Chocolove, Faust VIII, and Lyserg were able to defeat them after being knocked back a few times, but remaining determined to follow Yoh. Jun and Lee Pyron were defeated by the Guardians but were saved by Anna, who was able to go after Yoh by summoning Zenki and Goki to defeat the Guardians.

Anime/Manga Differences
The Great Spirits' Guardians are 2001 anime-only characters and as such do not appear in the manga series.