These are the elite Jiang Shi of the Tao Family. They were made with the corpses of humans who had mastered several fields. As Jiang Shi, their bodies are not only made of human bodies but also have animal parts and mechanical components that were added to their corpses.[1] Tao En trained them to be loyal to the Tao Family and its justice and they soon became great supporters.[2]
Until sent into battle they are kept in tubes filled with water behind doors that are sealed by a chained lock, though En has shown the ability to shatter the lock by merely pointing at it. En released them to properly welcome Asakura Yoh and his group when they came to rescue his son Tao Ren.[3] The Gohukuseitai were eventually all defeated by the rescue party and the freed Lee Pyron.[4]
At an unknown point, En rebuilt their destroyed bodies, and years later, they, alongside other Jiang Shi, were used to save Jun from an attack by the Dong Family.[5]
Ichi-Johtoh (壱上等,Ichi-Jōtō, lit. "First-Class One"), formerly known as Shamon, is leader and strongest in the group. When making him, En not only added the spirit but somehow also the face of Shamon to the body. He is the last of the Jiang Shi to be defeated.[4]
Voiced by: Daichi Endō (2021)
Ni-Johtoh[]
Ni-Johtoh (弐上等,Ni-Jōtō, lit. "First-Class Two") is a tall green skinned Jiang Shi, with snakes instead of elbows and it carries a pair of sais. It was defeated by Horohoro and Ryu off-screen.[4]
San-Johtoh[]
San-Johtoh (参上等,San-Jōtō, lit. "First-Class Three") is the largest of the Gohukuseitai and has the skin and legs of an elephant. After the groups first attack missed, it targeted Usui Horokeu with its feet, but was frozen solid and shattered by Horohoro before it could hit him.[1]
Voiced by: Masaaki Ihara (2021)
Yon-Johtoh[]
Yon-Johtoh (四上等,Yon-Jōtō, lit. "First-Class Four") is a yellow-skinned slender build Jiang Shi with the parts of a leopard, namely, its tail, claws, and hind legs. It carries a sword and appears to be one of the fastest of the Gohukuseitai. It was the first to attack the group, targeting Umemiya Ryunosuke, but it only managed to cut his foot-long pompadour before he was cleaved in two himself by Ryu when he tried to attack Horohoro from behind.[1]
Voiced by: Kohsuke Tanabe (2021)
Go-Johtoh[]
Go-Johtoh (五上等,Go-Jōtō, lit. "First-Class Five") is a purple-skinned Jiang Shi that carries an ammo belt around its chest. Its body contains many weapons, ranging from guns to rifles to missiles and it even carries a small knife. The weapons are revealed by opening various parts of its body.[1] It was defeated by Horohoro by freezing him into an ice-block and shattered.[6]
Anime/Manga Difference[]
The Gofukuseitai
In the Kang Zeng Bang Extras and the 2021 anime series, they are given a far more detailed skin coloring than in the 2001 anime series, where they had purely purple skin similar to all other Jiang Shi, with their animal body parts being the exception.
Trivia[]
In the group's name, the kanji 福 (fuku) is rotated 180° from normal, indicating a change from meaning "blessing" to "curse".
