Lyserg Diethel

Lyserg Diethel is a fictional character from the anime and manga series Shaman King. He is an orphaned from a young age, when Asakura Hao killed his parrents, due to unknown reasons. This even triggers an anger and hatred inside of him, that made him participate in the Shaman Fights to kill Hao, in revenge of his parents. He would eventually join the extremist group known as the X-Laws, believing they would help him gain his revenge.

Appearance
Lyserg is very female looking, often being mistaken for a girl by Ryu (among others). He has light green hair and lime eyes, as carried on from his father. He dresses in a similar fashion as his father, both properly having their clothes as a homage to Sherlock Holmes. His cloth considering of a green cloak(similar to the one Sherlock Holmes wears) a white shirt and black pants

When he joined the X-Laws, he begins to wear a classical white uniform similar to the others, with the exception of him having his skirt completely open with nothing beneath but his short shorts and black sea boots, with bare legs.

After training in hell, he discards his X-Laws uniform, and begins wearing cloth similar to his original ones except that he now wears a black cloak.

Personality
The main antagonist Asakura Hao (Zeke Asakura in the English Dub) killed his parents while he was young and since then he has sought out revenge on Hao.

At first, Lyserg joins with Asakura Yoh and the others, but later joins the X-Laws, a group dedicated to destroying Hao. When Lyserg joins them he is unsure about the ways the X-Laws try to eliminate Hao. Though Lyserg holds great hatred for Hao, Yoh's own philosophies and personalities keep him from crossing the line. In the anime, Lyserg abandons his spirit Morphine for an angel spirit called Zeruel, but in the manga they are inseparable.

For his character, Lyserg is rather unstable when it comes to parent-child situations. He has a generally kind heart, although he becomes a bit of an anti-hero. Lyserg's dreams are to take revenge on Hao and to become a great detective much like his father. He is very passionate in his hatred for Hao, and will snap at the sight or sometimes even the mention of him. He also tends to use stereotypical British phrases and words, such as "seen it on the telly" when referring to dowsing.

Abilities and Powers
Lyserg is a dowser, a person who is able to find a person or persons using his special abilities. Lyserg uses his Crystal Pendulum for dowsing and even for spirit control. Lyserg's Furyoku is 170,000 (as seen in chapter 276)

Spirits

 * See More: Morphine|Zelel|Spirit of Fire

His guardian ghost is known as Morphine in the original Japanese version, Chloe in the English anime, and Morphea in the English manga. Morphea is the spirit that has been passed down from generation to generation of the Diethel family. It is known that she is the spirit of a poppy flower, which to Lyserg is like Horohoro's spirit, a spirit of the Earth. When Lyserg was six, he was given a test for his dowsing skills. He had to find the key to a cage, which was holding Morphea inside. In order for Morphea to be Lyserg's spirit, he had to unlock her from the cage. Although the task of finding the key was difficult, he managed to find it within Big Ben, the famous English clock.

Lyserg's second spirit is Zeruel/Zelel. Zeruel is a mechanical archangel that runs on the Angel Engine. The Archangels were modeled after sports cars, Zeruel being a Lotus Elise. One day, Marco began wondering where Lyserg's loyalities lied and decided it was time for his new weapon. Marco entrusted him with Zeruel, wanting him to deliver justice with him. Lyserg's first use of this spirit was when he saved HoroHoro from Hao's allies.

In the anime, Lyserg abandons his original spirit in favor of the more powerful angel. In the manga however, Lyserg never abandoned his spirit, instead he fused Morphine and Zeruel together to form his armor oversoul, Mastema Dolkeia (Flame of Hostility). Like the others, Lyserg was also one of the 5 warriors chosen by Sati. He went through hell training which in turn, gave him the power necessary for conquering Hao. In a last meeting with him, Hao ditched Spirit of Fire, and Lyserg received it. He was called the cleverest of the 5 warriors by Pascal Avaf and is the second strongest among the 5.

Past
He was born on May 17, 1986.

Lyserg comes from London, England and was raised by his father Liam to become a drowser. Lyserg was trained from the age of four to be a drowser. Lyserg eventually used his powers to find the key to Morphine's cage. Morphine became his to control. Lyserg came home to tell his father that he has succeeded in releasing morphine. He came home to his house and parents corpses burning and Hao standing over them. Hao turns to leave but Lyserg stops him. Lyserg tries Morphine but can not do anything due to his inexperience. Just before Hao knocks out Lyserg he grabs his father's pendulum. Lyserg eventually is rescued by the local firefighters and grows up with his maternal grandfather.

When he was old enough he left his grandfather. Lyserg then traveled throughout England to find who burned down his house and killed his parents.

Shaman Fights
Lyserg was Qualified by Bron. It took some doing on Lyserg's part since he could not track Bron but eventually Morphine tracked him down and hitting him allowing Lyserg to enter the Shaman Fight.

Shaman Fight First Round
Lyserg's time in the first round is unknown but he did win two matches and go to the second round. Lyserg got on the Patch Plane and was dumped somewhere in the American west

Travel Through America
Lyserg first appears talking to Yoh about joining their group. Ren and Horohoro point out that lyserg is a guy. Ryu wonders how that Lyserg is a guy and Lyserg pulls down his pants freaks out Ryu.

Lyserg shows off his oversoul and horohoro attacks. Lyserg moves the Pendulum out of the way and Ren attacks. Lyserg incapacitates both Ren and Horohoro. Lyserg attacks Yoh but is stopped on the tip of Harsame destroying the pendulum.

The gang leaves but Lyserg oversouls a Crystal Pendulum and attacks stronger and faster. Lyserg jumps above Yoh and creates the Big Ben Wire Frame. Yoh refuses to kill and easily cuts down the attack. Lyserg is punched in the face by yoh and allowed to join the gang by yoh's invitation.

The gang eventually get to the Patch village and encounter Hao's goons. Lyserg moves to kill them but Yoh hold him back. Boris bites Lyserg and makes his spirit possess Lyserg. The gang eventually manages to free Boris' ghost and free Lyserg. Ryu defeats Boris and he faints. Lyserg saves Ryu from falling. The X-Laws kill Boris' and Lyserg is in awe. The X-laws leave and Lyserg likes what they did. The gang enter the under ground and eventually the Patch village.

Shaman Fights Second Round
Lyserg is seen in an empty Room recovering from the Great Spirit. Lyserg finds his way outside still crying and runs into Marco. The X-Laws get Lyserg to join them and Marco, Jeanne, Lyserg create the X-I team. The next Two months pass uneventfully with Lyserg learning about the X-Laws rules and requirements.

Two months later X-I is put up against the NILE team. The fight starts with Lyserg destroying the NILE's mediums and crippling the leader of the opposing team. The NILE's leader uses the wings of death and Lyserg fires off a killing attack but stops before it finishes for an unknown reason. Jeanne gets in to the fight by knocking Lyserg aside an asks Marco to unlock her which he obliges. Lyserg then watches Jeanne slaughter the NILEs. Yoh visits the X-Laws ship and talks to Lyserg. Yoh refuses an invitation to join the X-Laws and leaves. Lyserg watches the next fight and watches in horror as X-III is all brutaly by Hao.

Invading the Plants
Lyserg is shown pushing the Iron Maiden (with wheels on it) with the group after Marco saved them from Luchist Lasso. He mourns his loss, believing that Marco will be killed, but is reminded that they have no time to be grieve. Opacho then comes up from behind to comfort him. Lyserg keeps Marco's glasses in his honor.

In the Plant of the Valley, Lyserg faces the next officiant, Bron (who was his mentor in the preliminary rounds), finding out that both of them had gotten stronger since they last fought. Lyserg begins losing his temper a bit and begins to strike. However, he was unable to hit him and was shot in the chest. Bron goes to finish off the others, but they are protected by Iron Maiden Jeanne. She points out that she feels sad and is about to kill Bron who is still coming after them when Lyserg suddenly regains consciousness and stops Bron's attack using his hand. He later faces Jeanne saying,"Please don't. You should not waste your precious furyoku, Lady Maiden," Yoh and the others assumed he was dead, but Lyserg explained that Marco's glasses were bulletproof and that they kept him safe from the blow.

With Bron's anger rising, Lyserg began examining him and thinking about when he could attack.

The fight then ends with Lyserg explaining how mind over body works and him performing a move called "Cremation" severly burning and killing Bron.

Funbari no Uta
Lyserg appears in Funbari no Uta as one of the five warrior cameos. Lyserg is 21 and seems to have physically changed. He has gotten noticeably taller, no longer wears his patched shawl, and sports a detective trench coat. He is given the spirit of fire and is considered the strongest of the warriors.

Family
Lyserg's father (Liam Diethel) is a shamanic detective much like Sherlock Holmes. His spirit was Chloe (Morphine) and his focus (medium) was the pendulum. Both items were handed down to his son, Lyserg. Lyserg's mother (Jean Diethel) has little known history. Both were killed by the antagonist Asakura Hao.

Anime/Manga Difference
Due to the fact the anime ended a lot earlier than the manga, different things happen. For example, order of events changed and locations of manga fights change. Yoh and the others fight a vampire in a theater in the anime but in the manga Yoh and the others fight a vampire outside the Patch Village.

For his attitude, Lyserg appeared to be aggressive and friendly when he first met Yoh, HoroHoro, Ren and Ryu in the manga. He even mentioned that he is smart, rich, fashionable and strong. His attitude is more like "open" than what he is in the anime counter-part; wherein he is emotional and too serious.

Name & Censorship
His name is a drug reference to lysergic acid diethylamide. The name of his spirit, Morphine, is obviously a drug reference as well and thus was changed to Chloe and Morphea for the English anime and manga, respectively

Trivia

 * The appearance of Lyserg's father and Lyserg's own appearance in Funbari no Uta is based on the stereotype look of Sherlock Holmes