Chris Venstar (クリス・ブンスター Kurisu Bunsutā) is a fictional character in the Shaman King manga and anime series. He served in the U.S. Army and fought terrorists in the Middle East. As a member of the X-Laws, he was the captain of Team "X-III".[2]
Appearance[]
Chris is the tallest of the X-Laws. Hes has a tan skin tone, a military cut hairstyle, and has small white eyes with black sclerae. He normally wears a standard X-Laws uniform, with his small rocket launcher case worn with a strap over his right shoulder. On his left shoulder is a shoulder guard that is used to store his powerful Grenade-X safely.
He appears to wear block like-boots but these are in fact iron Over Souls serving as artificial legs, in place of the legs he lost in a fight with Asakura Hao during the Gulf War.
Personality[]
Chris is described as a severe but kind commanding officer with a strong sense of duty and according to Marco, he is not a man of many words.
His favorite pastime is playing with guns.[5]
Abilities and Powers[]
Spirit[]
- See More: Metatron
His Guardian Ghost is a car-based tsukumogami empowered by a piece of the archangel Metatron. The media for its Over Souls are missiles for from Chris's launcher,[6] and the original vehicle was a tan Hummer H1[7] that Chris drove during the Gulf War.[8] Like all the other archangels, Metatron has the ability to shatter souls.[9]
History[]
Past[]
Chris originates from Memphis, United States, and was born on May 6, 1961. After joining the U.S. Army, he ended up in the Middle East, where he drove a hummer and fought with terrorists.[10] In 1991, this led Venstar to face off with Asakura Hao, who was attempting to recruit Mohamed Tabarsi, one of the terrorists that Venstar was fighting against. Hao ended up butchering Chris's entire unit.[11] The fierce battle resulted in the loss of both of Chris's legs but also the awakening of his shamanic power. While recovering in the field hospital, he met Marco Lasso, who was chasing after Hao, so he decided to join the X-Laws to take his revenge.[12]
Travel Through America[]
After arriving at Mesa Verdede, Chris and the other X-Laws watched as Marco killed Boris Tepes Dracula with his Archangel, Michael.[13] As the X-Laws and Asakura Yoh's group traveled deeper into the mesa, Marco introduced the members of his group. When Bill Burton ambushed the X-Laws, they defeated him by overwhelming him with their Archangels; however, Yoh refused to let them kill Bill.[14] After Marco briefly clashed with Yoh, the X-Laws respected Yoh's bravery and so left Bill alive as they continued ahead to the Patch Village.[15]
Shaman Fights Second Round[]
During the second round of the Shaman Fights, he and Team "X-III" were put up against Hao and his Team "Hoshi-Gumi". His teammates. Cebin Mendel and Meene Montgomery. were both quickly killed, and while putting up quite a good fight, he was taken by Hao's Spirit of Fire.[16] Like all X-Laws, his duty is to protect Jeanne the Iron Maiden and so he asked Radim if the shield guarding the arena was strong enough, to which the officiant said yes. Venstar then used the Grenade-X in a last and final ditch effort to kill Hao by extinguishing all oxygen in the arena so that the Spirit of Fire would lose its medium and leave Hao unprotected. However, it was all in vain as Hao survived unharmed, by turning the Spirit of Fire into water. After the fight was over, Hao had the Spirit of Fire devour the souls of Team "X-III".[17]
Invading the Plants[]
When Hao created a Black Hole within the Great Spirit, the X-Laws appeared in their Supercars to protect the train that was aiding the Five Elemental Warriors.[18] After the battle, Hao resurrected everyone who had died during the Shaman Fight.
Day After Maize[]
After being revived, Chris and the rest of the X-Laws (except Marco) were inspired to reunite at Mont Saint-Michel. They then reformed into a charity organization, with large support from the Leidi Group.[19] The new X-Laws visited war-torn places around the world, bringing aid and exorcising evil spirits.[20]
In 2008, they all gathered together and celebrated the wedding of Jeanne and Tao Ren.[21] Chris and Porf later returned to working for the U.S. Army and were assigned positions in Germany.[19]
Marcos[]
Spimea Lasso and Daremoine leveraged their influence to get the various members of the X-Laws fired from their military and government positions.[22] Shortly after, Luchist Lasso contacted the X-Laws, notifying them that Marco was at Mont Saint-Michel, so they all returned there. They were confronted by Spimea, whose Lucifer quickly overpowered the Archangels and caused the X-Laws to lose consciousness. Lyserg continued the fight with the Spirit of Fire until Luchist interrupted. Everyone then bore witness to Marco's revival.[23] The X-Laws were shocked by Marco's appearance as a young boy, as well as his angelic power, which overwhelmed Spimea and Lucifer and forced them to retreat.[24]
Anime/Manga Difference[]
Gate of Babylon[]
Trivia[]
- His favorite food is cheesecake.
References[]
- ↑ Shaman King Manga early editions of the English manga
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shaman King Manga - Chapter 137
- ↑ Shaman King Guidebook - Mentalite (p.106)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shaman King Manga - Volume 16, Character File No.82
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Remix Track 7
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 104
- ↑ Shaman King Guidebook - Mentalite; Shaman File 120'
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 13 Extras; Shaman File 176
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 103
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 232
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Relax Page 5
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 13 Extras; Shaman File 177
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 103
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 137-138
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 139-141
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 299, Pages 38-45
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Shaman King Manga - Day After Maize
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Marcos Chapter 8
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Marcos Chapter 1
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Marcos Chapters 7-8
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Marcos Chapter 10
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Marcos Chapter 11
External Links[]
- Memphis - A Wikipedia article about Chris Venstar's hometown
- Archangel Metatron - A Wikipedia article about the archangel on whom his spirit is based
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