Daiei (大栄) is a fictional character in the Shaman King manga and anime series. He is a senior Chinese Buddhist monk[3] and is the eldest member of Gandhara. For the Shaman Fight, he is a member of Team "Nyorai".[4]
Appearance[]
Daiei is an elderly, bald man of short stature. He dresses in orange monk robes of the Gandhara order.
Personality[]
He fancies tofu ryori and his favorite pastime is to recite Buddhist sutras. Due to his wisdom, it appears that he is Sati's adviser. As with other members of Gandhara, he treats her with great reverence.
Abilities and Powers[]
Like the other Gandhara members, Daiei underwent training in Hell to increase his furyoku and become a Kami-class shaman.[5]
Spirit[]
- See More: Jizoh
Daiei's Guardian Ghost is Jizoh, a kami-class Buddha spirit.[6]
History[]
Past[]
Daiei was born on October 6, 1923 in Qinghai, China.[1] While still a monk-in-training, he traveled to meet Sati Saigan and became one of her followers. Around this time, he bonded with Jizoh, and the spirit became his Guardian Ghost.[3]
Coming to Tokyo[]
Daiei and the other qualifying competitors attended the opening ceremony at Mimata Hall.[7]
A month later, Daiei and the other competitors gathered at Yokocha Base and were flown to America in the Patch Jumbo. The shamans were tasked with locating and reaching the Patch Village within three months. While still tens of thousands of feet in the air, the jumbo jet was revealed to be an Over Soul shortly before it was dematerialized, dropping all of its passengers. Gandhara rode on the group's elephant and descended safely to the ground.[8]
The Gandhara members successfully reached the village, and Daiei joined Team "Nyorai" for the tournament, with Sati and Komeri.[4]
Shaman Fight Second Round[]
As Peyote Diaz and Turbine fought and mortally wounded Umemiya Ryunosuke, Gandhara arrived to revive and protect Ryu due to Asakura Yoh's kind and pure-hearted prayer.[6]
Team "Nyorai" succeeded the first round after crushing Team "Haiti 800".[4]
In preparation for the final battle, most of the Gandhara members met up with Yoh, and Sati sent him to Hell in order for him to train and become one of the Five Elemental Warriors.[9] After Sati explained to Team "Funbari Onsen" about Gandhara's mission, Namari confronted them about their plan to steal the Five Grand Elemental Spirits from the Patch Tribe. Daiei comforted the frightened Komeri and readied himself to fight Namari. The Patch Officiant then informed them that Team "X-II" had been killed so Team "Nyorai" would face Team "Kabbalahers" next.[10]
As Namari left, Team "Tsuki-Gumi" arrived and tried to bait Ryu into a fight. When Sati was distracted stopping Ryu, Hang Zang-Ching stabbed her in the back, killing her.[11] Team "Tsuki-Gumi" then managed to kill the rest of the Gandhara members there. Johann Faust VIII revived Yoh, who quickly defeated Team "Tsuki-Gumi" by himself. After Johann revived Sati, she revived Iron Maiden Jeanne and together, the two women revived everyone else.[12][13]
After Lyserg Diethel's revival, Teams "Nyorai", "Deva", and "Kabbalahers" withdrew from the tournament, allowing Team "X-I" to continue on and bringing an end to the match between Teams "Funbari Onsen" and "The Ren".[14]
Invading the Plants[]
After the four Grand Elemental Spirits had been retrieved from Hell, the Gandhara members boarded the Sphinx so they could deliver the spirits to Mū. However, before they reached the underwater continent, Asakura Hao awoke as the Shaman King and destroyed the Sphinx and everyone inside it.[15]
The Gandhara members then boarded the train of souls in the Great Spirit and rode it the highest commune in support of the Five Elemental Warriors' fight against Hao. After Hao was placated,[16] he revived the fallen shamans.[17]
Anime/Manga Difference[]
Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shaman King Guidebook - Mentalite (p.123)
- ↑ Shaman King Character Book
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shaman King Manga - Kang Zeng Bang Vol. 17, Shaman File 231
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Shaman King Manga - Chapter 208
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 234
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Shaman King Manga - Chapter 190
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 65
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 78-80
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 231-234
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 237-238
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 239-241
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 245-246
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 252
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 257
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 295-297
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 299-300
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Marcos Chapter 11
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