Lee Pyron

Lee Pyron (李白竜, リー パイロン, Rī Pairon) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Shaman King. In the Japanese anime he is voiced by Nobutoshi Canna and in the English by Dan Green.

Appearance


Pyron is a tall. very muscular man with short wavy unkempt black hair. When he was still alive he wore a white tank shirt, a pair of black pants with a white sash to hold them up and a pair teal wristbands.

After being killed and resurrected as a Jiang Shi, his skin had turned pale and he had visible stitches on his arms from where his body had been modified. Pyron was dressed in black clothing with green lining, styled after the Tao Family and initially wore a chinese black hat with the dàoshì talisman controlling him on it.

Personality
Pyron is a man obsessed with his Dǎodàndào and is always trying to perfect it. Before he died, he intended to create a perfect version of his fighting style and would not pass on until he had done so.

After regaining his freedom he became decidated to Tao Jun and remained loyal even when tempted by the words and the empty promises of Tao Yúan. His dedication to protect Jun also results in him knocking down all the men who try to woo her.

Abilities and Powers
Pyron's Master, Shamon, founded a variation of the Shaolin Kung Fu style of fighting, the Ruichong Quan Kung Fu Style, which is the basis of Pyron's fighting style, the Dǎodàndào, a combination of Boxing, Muay Thai, and Karate.

Pyron had also trained in the use of Nunchaku and was skilled enough with them that he could disarm Amidamaru, himself an expert swordsman.

After his death his body was turned into a prototype Jiang Shi with the oversoul and the power of science combined. Several mechanisms and accessories were added to his body. The pile bunker systems inside his arms allows his fist to crush even iron.

By adding the spirit of Lee Pyron to his original body, even as a corpse controlled by Jun, he was able to use all of his previous techniques at their full strength and being a moving corpse, Pyron can continue fighting even when wounded.

Attacks


 * Huǒjiàn Jiǎo (火箭脚, フォジャンキャク, Fojan Kyaku; literally Rocket Kick): A thrust kick aiming up in the air to send an opponent flying high.
 * Dandadou Fojuanyaku: A stronger version of Huǒjiàn Jiǎo that hits with greater force.


 * Zhōujìdǎodàn Jiǎo (洲际導弹脚, ゾウジダオダンキャク, Zoujidaodan Kyaku; literally Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Kick): A downwards kick from up in the air to send an opponent crashing to the ground.
 * Bào Zhōujìdǎodàn Jiǎo (爆・洲际導弹脚, バウ・ゾウジダオダンキャク, Bau Zoujidaodan Kyaku; literally Exploding Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Kick): His new leg adds an explosive force to this kick.


 * Fǔchōng Hōngzhàjī (俯沖轰炸機, フーチョンホンジャジー, Fūchon Honjajī; literally Dive Bomber): Pyron backflips many times in the air gaining speed for another attack.
 * Fuuchon Honjyaji: A variation of Fǔchōng Hōngzhàjī that has Pyron staying still in the air while rotating his arms.


 * Hōngzhà Jiǎo (轰炸脚, ホンジャキャク, Honja Kyaku; literally Bomb Kick): A flying kick to an opponent's face or body.


 * Yu-Zhou- Zhan Luo-Xia: A downwards stomp in the air to crush an opponent (modeled after the Dragon Drop used by Bruce Lee).


 * Hong Zha Kyaku (Exploding Leg): A straight flying kick that blasts an opponent.


 * Rocket Fist: When Jun installed a new arm for Pyron, she also installed a piston to increase the strength of his punch, allowing him to punch through steel.

Past
Lee Pyron was born on November 29, 1948 was from Hong Kong later on he died at the age of 30. He trained under a master named Shamon who had mastered his own style of martial arts, and became a master of martial arts himself while also creating the Dǎodàndào. He soon became famous as an actor and gained a lot of wealth before being killed by Tao Ching. After his funeral his body was taken by the Tao Family and made into a Jiang Shi as a birthday present for Tao Jun.

Coming to Tokyo
Pyron made his first appearance when Jun calls upon him to battle Yoh. He easily defeats Yoh and Amidamaru and it is only when Yoh manages to reach his feelings that was locked away that he begins to lose. Yoh strikes back but is stopped by Pyron, who is ordered to kill him by Jun, as the latter was getting bored with the fight. Manta runs away, but returns with Ryu's Bokutō allowing Yoh and Amidamaru to cut the talisman off of Pyron. He returns to normal and begins to wonder where he is, then spots a movie poster and suddenly remembers what the Tao family did to him. Enraged, he loses control and goes on a rampage and begins to attack Jun. Yoh defends Jun, while Pyron continues to attack both furiously, while asking him to stop, but his pleas fall on deaf ears. Anna then summons Pyron's master and places him into Yoh.

Pyron is so into his rampage that he attacks his master, but he dodges all of the attacks and proceeds to pound Pyron into the ground. Shamon then tells Pyron to kill his ego but Pyron keeps attacking, forcing Shamon to decide that the battle has gone on long enough before defeating Pyron with a powerful blow.

Once Pyron's spirit is freed from his body and apologizes for his late actions, Shamon asks if he wishes to go to heaven with him, but Pyron does not want to go to heaven as he had yet to perfect his Dǎodàn-do. Shamon then asks if he wants to borrow a body like he just did but Pyron wants his own body to do the job of his own. He asks Jun for him to be her Jiang shi once again to which Jun accepts and they both leave.

Shaman Fights in Tokyo
When Jun defects to Yoh's side, Pyron attacks Tao Yúan but is quickly destroyed and cut into many pieces. Jun, with Pyron and Ren, are imprisoned by Yúan. Yoh rescues them and goes upstairs. When Pyron's master's zombie attacks Yoh, Pyron stops him and as Shamon attacks Jun and Pyron, he retaliates by striking him down and splitting his body in two. Yúan appears later on and knocks out everyone. Pyron manages to kick Yúan in the head but it does not do anything and he is thrown into a wall. The others get up again and want to fight and Ren defeats Yúan. As the group leaves, Pyron stays with Jun at the Tao compound.

Shaman Fight Second Round
When Ren was badly injured by Hao's followers, Anna, Jun, and Tamao are assigned by Mikihisa to find his team and rescue them from Asakura Hao. They find his team in the forest cornered by Asakura Hao's Team "Hana-Gumi". The Hana-Gumi attack Mikihisa's team but are knocked aside by the three girls. The two engage in battle with Pyron managing to destroy Ashcroft's Armor. Anna leaves with Mikihisa team to get to their match.

Jun and Tamao, believing they have taken out the third over soul, attack Chuck and Jack. They are successful in knocking them aside. Ashcroft gets up, with the armor on, and attacks Pyron, managing to impale him with his lance but it has no effect since Pyron is already dead. The lance is stuck inside Pyron and he then destroys Ashcroft. He readies himself to take down the last two ghosts but Ashcroft gets up again and grabs him. Pyron shatters the armor beyond repair and readies himself to kill the armor for good, but it is revealed that Kanna's medium is cigarette smoke and she cuts Pyron's arm off. Pyron tries getting himself back together but then his legs are cut off by Jack. The Hana-Gumi has had enough and quickly destroy Pyron's body and defeat Tamao. The Hana-Gumi attack Jun and Tamao but are stopped by the arrival of Asakura Mikihisa.

Trivia

 * His literally means "Plum White Dragon". He is a thinly-veiled reference to Bruce Lee by that proxy, who died under suspicious circumstances, created his own style of Martial Art, starred in many films and whose screen name was Lǐ Xiǎolóng in Mandarin/pinyin (meaning "Plum Little Dragon").
 * The actual on'yomi reading of his name would be "Ri Hakuryuu."
 * Pyron´s fighting style Dǎodàndào (導弾道, ダオダンドウ) means Guided Ballistic. The on'yomi reading of it would be "Doudandou".