Fudou


 * For the Gandhara spirit of the same name, see Fudo.

Fudou is a fictional character in the Shaman King 2001 anime series. He is a spirit hunter.

Appearance
He has long dark red hair that he keeps in three ties, one on the back and two on the front and black eyes. He wears red and brown robes.

Personality
Fudou is very confident and self-righteous, believing that what he does is good. He hates spirits but rarely gets angry, a good example of this being when Hao kills his companions.

Abilities and Powers
Fudou has the ability to use a variety of spells and in combat, he creates a pair of red wings while he had a halo on his back. He also has the ability to use wind and fire attacks with his sword and shoot dart-like projectiles from his wings.

Spirit

 * See More: Fire Angel

Past
there is little is known about Fudou's past. He was possessed many times by spirits, which lead to his hatred of them. Fudou eventually became a spirit hunter and came to believe that shamans were actually possessed by the spirits they used.

Shaman Fights Second Round
Fudou and his allies managed to find their way into the Patch Village and began to seal competitors' Guardian Ghosts, forcing them to drop out of the Shaman Fight. When Silva confronted them, they immobilized him before fleeing. The spirit hunters later restrained the members of Lily Five and interrogated them for information on Asakura Yoh and Amidamaru. Afterwards, they sealed the women's Guardian Ghosts. Fudou sought to destroy Amidamaru since he had escaped his previous seal. Nikkou then forced an enslaved Mosuke to possess Oyamada Manta in order to draw Yoh to them. Despite Fudou's constant attacks, Yoh protected Amidamaru. Fudou tried to force Manta to attack Yoh, but Manta and Mosuke broke free of his control, thanks to Manta switching Mosuke's medium. Fudou was later forced to release the spirits he had captured by Yoh and his friends.

Asakura Hao, along with Hang Zang-Ching and Mohamed Tabarsi, later confronted Fudou and offered to have the spirit hunters join him, but they refused. In response, Hao had his followers kill Nikkou and Gekkou. Infuriated, Fudou attacked Hao, but the Spirit of Fire absorbed the fire and incinerated Fudou's body, before devouring Fudou's spirit.

Anime/Manga Difference
Fudou is a 2001 anime only character and does not appear in the manga series.