Asakura Yohkyo (麻倉葉虚 Asakura Yōkyo) is a fictional character in the Shaman King Flowers manga and anime series. He is the head of the Asakura Family's branch family.[2]
Appearance[]
Yohkyo's physical appearance bears resemblance to Onmyōji Asakura Hao, wearing traditional clothing similar to Hao. He is almost always seen with his mouth covered, either with his left hand or by a mask.
Personality[]
Yohkyo believes himself to be a yorishiro, a vessel capable of containing a god. He is also very arrogant and wants to bring back the glory of the Asakura Family in honor of the Shaman King, Asakura Hao.[3]
Yohkyo is also an otaku, whose hobby is collecting and building plastic models,[4] and in his former home in Kyoto, he had an entire room filled with figures.[5]
Abilities and Powers[]
Yohkyo claims to possess the skills of an onmyōji.[2]
Spirit[]
- See More: Giong | YVS Meidum
Yohkyo's Guardian Ghost is Giong, a spirit passed down in the branch Asakura Family.[2] He also possesses a piece of Fra YVS's power that he combines with his Over Soul to amplify its power.[1] After his piece is reclaimed by Thorim,[4] Yohkyo takes Luca's piece, known as YVS Meidum.[6]
History[]
Past[]
Yohkyo presents a piece of YVS' power to his children.
Yohkyo raised his children alone in the mountains without any friends and other kinds of contact to the outside world.[7] He rarely left the house, but amongst the few times he did, he once brought home pieces of Fra YVS' power—given to him by Kamogawa Yohsuke—and gave YVS Meidum to his daughter, Luca.[8][6]
Flowers[]
Tamao's Dai Tengu destroys Yohkyo's Giong.
Yohkyo sent his children to Funbari Hill so they could kill Asakura Hana; however, they both failed. Tamamura Tamao then traveled to Kyoto in order to confront Yohkyo directly. After Tamao crushed the branch family's house with Dai Tengu, Yohkyo emerged from the rubble. When she insulted him and revealed how much she knew, he attempted to retaliate with his Giong, but she easily beat it and humiliated him. She then forced him to reveal the real culprits behind the branch family's attacks on the main family, and to enter into a temporary truce with the main family until the beginning of the Flower of Maize. Sometime later, Yohkyo had his children enrolled into schools in Funbari Hill.[2]
Yohkyo eventually began working as a day laborer, and due to the destruction of his house, he moved from lodging to lodging. According to Thorim, he used the power given to him by Fra YVS to cover his daily expenses. One day, Yohkyo located a rare model kit in a store, where he was also confronted by Thorim who was searching for him, to take back YVS' power. Yohkyo tried to use Giong to fight back, but Thorim's Machete Dragon easily crushed it. Thorim then took the piece of YVS' power,[4] and Yohkyo fled the store. However, in his panic, he held onto the model kit, so the employees held him down and called the police. Yohkyo was subsequently arrested for shoplifting.[9]
Luca visited her father in jail, but he refused to leave since he was terrified that Team YVS would attack him again. When she confirmed that she still had her piece of YVS' power, he begged her for it out of fake concern for her safety. She acquiesced and handed it over to him; however, unbeknownst to Yohkyo, it allowed Yohsuke to continue spying on him.[6] Later that night, Hebishima Yumeji visited Yohkyo in jail and stole back YVS Meidum, killing Yohkyo in the process.[10]
Anime/Manga Difference[]
Trivia[]
- Yohkyo's favorite food is cucumber sushi.[1]
- Yohkyo's name contains the kanji for "leaf" (葉 yō), like other men in the Asakura Family, and for "hollow, empty" (虚 kyo).
- His name could also be pronounced as "Paul" (パウロ Pauro), like the Christian disciple.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Shaman King Manga - Flowers Volume 5; Shaman File Flowers.2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Shaman King Manga - Flowers Chapter 6
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Flowers Chapter 3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 28
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 32
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 38
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Flowers Chapter 4
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Flowers Chapter 9
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 29
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 68
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