Camel Muntzer (カメル・ミュンツァー Kameru Myuntsā) is a fictional character in the Shaman King manga and anime series. He is the father of Redseb and Seyrarm and the creator of the Golem.
Appearance[]
Camel used to be a tall, slim and white man, with short and straight hair with a little fringe.
Personality[]
Camel seems to be a level-headed, intelligent and a reasonable man. According to Mikihisa, he used to be a very determined man, who put all his efforts in order to complete his research and build the Golem.
History[]
Past[]
Camel and his wife work on the Golem's construction.
Camel was born on May 29, 1962.[2] He married and they had two children, Redseb and Seyrarm. During his world travels, Camel met Asakura Mikihisa when they both stayed in the same tent at Mount Kailash and they became friends. Camel eventually asked Mikihisa to take care of his children and the Golem should something happen to him.[3] At some point, he finished the creation of Golem, using human souls as a fuel to the furyoku of the Golem. Nobody knows what happened to his wife, but she eventually returned to the family and became the spirit that controlled the Golem.
On Christmas day of 1998, Camel was jumped by Shaft and killed by Chocolove McDonnell.[4][5] Camel's obsession with the Golem eventually turned him into an earthbound spirit.[6]
Shaman Fights Second Round[]
Camel's spirit possesses his daughter, Seyrarm.
After the Golem located Chocolove and his former gang on Tokyo, Camel possessed Seyrarm in order to pilot the Golem and killed the former gang members.[7] When Asakura Yoh tried to stop them, Camel lashed out with the Golem. Yoh eventually convinced Redseb to let go of his hatred. However, the Golem then shot Yoh, and both boys fell from the Golem.[8]
While searching for Yoh, the Golem was suddenly caught by Asakura Hao using the Spirit of Fire. Hao then revealed to everyone that Camel was possessing Seyrarm in order to pilot the Golem. After Hao suggested that Camel reveal the secret behind Golem, Camel lashed out at Hao, freed himself, and even managed to destroy Hao's Over Soul. However, Hao reformed his Over Soul and caught the Golem.[9] Before the Spirit of Fire could consume the Golem, Lyserg Diethel used Zelel to sever the arm of the Spirit of Fire and then had Morphin bind the Golem. When Hao recreated the missing arm, Camel was left stunned, so he assessed Hao's and his Over Soul's furyoku and realized it was impossible for him to fight back.[10]
After Hao leaves and the people around him begins talking about who would become the Shaman King, Camel regains his senses and declares that it will be him and Golem that would take the tittle of Shaman King. Camel attacks Yoh and his friends and target them to recharge Golem's furyoku by consuming their souls. After Tao Ren and Usui Horokeu fails to incapacitate the Golem, they flee with the help of Lyserg Diethel and his Archangel Zelel forcing Camel to chase after them, until they stop in an attempt to have Redseb reason with him. Ignoring Redseb, Camel once again have Golem attack them with the Emeth Blast, only to have it redirected by the recently revived Chocolove and his new Over Soul. After Chocolove tries to reason with Camel, the two engage each other in a fight, with Chocolove gaining the upper hand due to his increase in power and new Over Soul. As they both prepare a final attack on each other, Kyōyama Anna suddenly appears and take them both down with her Shikigami Zenki and Goki. Camel who have somehow regained his senses during the fight, released Seyram from the Golem and apologizes to his children, while asking the people around him to take of his children. As he attempts to activate the Golem's self-destruct before his departure, he is stopped by Anna who want to keep the Golem around as a weapon against Hao and forces Camel to stay in order to teach her how to operate it.
Invading the Plants[]
Mikihisa later mentioned that Camel had gone to the afterlife in the Great Spirit after once again entrusting him with the care of his children.
Anime/Manga Difference[]
Due to the major changes to the second part of the Shaman Fight, Camel does not appear in the 2001 anime series adaptation.
Trivia[]
- While possessing his daughter, Camel mutters the name "Shem HaMephorash"; this is a method of representing the Abrahamic God's name and features in legends of the golem.
- Like his children, Camel's name comes from a brand of cigarettes sold by Japan Tobacco: Camel.
- In the character popularity polls, Camel ranked #58 (along with Shigaraki) in the second.
References[]
- ↑ Shaman King Guidebook - Mentalite (p.100)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Shaman King Manga - Volume 23; Character File No.123
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 202
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 116
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 190
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 198
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 190-191
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 192-194
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 195-196
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 197-198