Mohamed Tabarsi

Mohamed Tabarsi (モハメド・タバルスイー, Mohamedo Tabarusui), nicknamed Turbine (タービン, Tabin), is a fictional character in the manga and anime series of Shaman King. He is one of Hao's followers and seems to be of a high-rank as he is usually the leader of his peers when sent to attack Asakura Yoh's friends.

Appearance
Mohamed had golden eyes, short black spiky hair (much longer and wilder when Bill was first inducted into the group), and tan skin. He is usually seen wearing white Arabian robes, sometimes concealing his face and head with a white turban and veil. He has green armbands, a sash on his waist, and a glass jewel medium in his right palm he uses for his oversoul, and sports a pair of black sandals. When in public, his casual attire consists of a hat, green scarf, jeans, sneakers, long sleeved shirt, and a star pattern on the front, representing Hao.

Personality
From an early age he believed his purpose in life was to protect the weak. Like most of the followers, he is very loyal to Asakura Hao, but admits shortly before his death that he along with Peyote Diaz has been having doubts about Hao. He appears to hold authority over many of Hao's subordinates, usually the one issuing orders to the other when Hao isn't around, although Brocken claims that he is the overall leader when Hao isn't around. He seems to be fairly friendly with his allies, such as reassuring a hospitalized Peyote that Hao didn't seem to be upset over their failures, as he seemingly greeted Mohamed's failure at killing Yoh previously with a smile. However he strongly believes Hao's men shouldn't have any weaklings, and cruelly disregards Damayaji's death, saying it can't interfere with their mission and no one would miss him anyway. He agreed with Peyote's claim that their living situation with Hao isn't half bad; that it is like Heaven compared to the disputes in the Middle East; saying it allows him to dedicate himself to training.

Spirit

 * See More: Djinn

Mohammad's spirit is Djinn, a Genie that have been passed down through generations through a Magical Lamp, a family heirloom.

Past
From an early age he worked as a mercenary in the Middle East and was only a kid when he held a gun for the first time. But his way of life would not last long and one day in Iraq he found himself surrounded by enemies, one of them being Chris Venstar. However suddenly Asakura Hao appeared and burned them all thus saving him.

About 5 years before the Shaman Fight, Bill Burton is inducted into Hao's group. As Mohamed and the others introduce themselves and explain their way of life, Mohamed agrees with Peyotes claim that they live an easy life, saying it is Heaven compared to the disputes in the Middle East, and it allows him to dedicate himself to his training.

Shaman Fight in Tokyo
Not much is known about his preliminaries experience but he did win at least two matches to get to the first round. He was later seen next to Hao taunting Yoh, and on the Spirit of Fire after the Patch Plane Over Soul disappears.

Traveling through America
Asakura Yoh and company find the patch village and run into Hao's followers. Mohammad remarks how much Yoh resembles Hao. Boris Tepes Dracula attacks Yoh and company, and Mohammad realizes that Boris can not be calmed down so he takes his teammates and enters the underground, finding a path around the battle and watching the fight from a distance. When Boris dies at the hands of the X-Laws and Bill Burton is defeated by the Archangels, he runs and reports to Hao about the X-Laws and their incredible power. Mohammad is next seen entering the Patch village with Hao.

Shaman Fights Second Round
While the group were ordered to deal with a fleet of human warships they begin to wonder if they are doing the right thing. When Peyote voice his doubt about Hao, Mohammad reveals that he has been having the same thoughts though he also warns Peyote about his next words. Peyote defends himself and says that he only wanted to give them some thoughts on the subject and did not intend to start an argument. When Hang Zang-Ching ask them to stop because they scare him he is suddenly killed by Peyote's O.S. "Grande Phantasma". Peyote tells them to calm down as he only wants to make them stronger by dying, but then pierces Bill completely and reveals that he was kidding. Mohamed then starts to yell at Peyote but is shot in the face by Tamurazaki Midori.

It is later revealed by Bill Burton, in a conversation with Anahol Pokki, that because his and Mohamed's bodies took too much damage, they were the only ones from the slaughter who were unable to be revived.

Anime/Manga Difference
Like Most of Hao's followers, he had a lesser role in the anime. During the attack on Babylon Gate, he fought with John Denbat, firing his Beam attack blasting several holes in Denbat's Archangel, and one into Denbat himself, killing him. In the final battle, he is defeated alongside Brocken, Luchist, and Hang-Zeng Chang by Tao Ren.

External link

 * Genie - A Wikipedia article about the genie.