Kado

Kado (カドゥ, Kadou) is a fictional character in the manga series of Shaman King. He is a member of Gandhara and part of Team "Myooh".

Appearance
Kado is a slightly overweight, dark-skinned man with shaggy, short black hair, and facial hair on his chin. He normally wears a Hawaiian shirt, an orange undershirt, denim pants, and white shoes.

Personality
He is a follower of Sati Saigan's ideals and always have a cheerful personality, even dancing when attacking an opponent. He fancies chicken curry, and his favourite pastime is to create new fighting techniques while dancing.

Abilities and Powers
Like most of the Gandhara, Kado have the ability to nullify Furyoku.

Spirit

 * See More: Aizen Myooh

Kado's guardian ghost, Aizen Myooh (愛染明王, Aizen Myō-ō) is a gigantic Buddhistic spirit that utilizes its six arms to rapidly attack its opponents with its personal bow, that can hunt down any spirit no matter how fast they are.

Past
Prior to meeting the Gandhara, Kado was living in India and was married, having three children. He had become wealthy by opening a chain of curry restaurants. with the success leading him to achieve the status of a Maharajah, but he eventually succumbed to his greed. Senju speculates that the hard work he put into achieving his status made him susceptible to avarice and as a result, became possessed by Mara. His family could no longer stand his strange behaviour and ultimately left him. Being heartbroken, Kado fell into depression, and constantly threw parties and wedding ceremonies, all while drinking, as a way to forget the sadness of losing his family.

Upon meeting the Gandhara, Kado offered them money in exchange for Sati's hand in marriage. When Sati learned of Kado's story, she decided to change him into a better person and managed to free him from Mara's possession. Letting go of his grief, Kado decided to sell of his restaurants and everything else, and joined the Gandhara as gratitude for helping him.

Shaman Fights Second Round
When Sati Saigan wanted the Five Elemental Warriors to train in hell, it was Kado's and Team "Myooh"'s responsibility to send Team "The Ren" to hell and watch over their bodies, in order to ensure that they could be revived afterwards.

Invading the Plants
While Asakura Yoh and his friends invaded the Plants, Kado, alongside the rest of Team "Myooh" and Lady Sati, traveled to hell in order to obtain the remaining four of the Five Grand Elemental Spirits. There Kado is currently fighting against Mephistopheles the guardian of the Spirit of Wind and is currently losing having his arm cut off.

The rest of the battle goes to be unseen, it is however known that Kado eventually won as Chocolove McDonell would later be seen having acquired the Spirit of Wind.

Anime/Manga Difference
Kado was never shown in the 2001 Anime series.