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Peyote Diaz (ペヨーテ・ディアス Peyōte Diasu, 4Kids: "Ramiro") is a fictional character in the Shaman King manga and anime series. He is a shaman from Mexico and one of Hao's followers.[5] For the Shaman Fight, he is the leader of Team "Tsuchi-Gumi".[6]
Appearance[]
Peyote's Star Festival combat gear
Peyote is usually seen wearing a green and orange colored Mexican serape. He commonly hides his face with a sombrero, jet goggles, a yellow serape and a long rugged black veil over his mouth decorated with three bones and a skull head. He wears a pair of black leather boots and black rubber gloves, each with knee and knuckle red plates that have "Hao" written on them. When not used he constantly carries his guitarrón guitar on his back on a brown strap.
He sports long green hair from the top center of his head as the sides and back of his head are completely bald. His long hair drapes over one side of his head or the other, typically his left.[7][8] Later on in the manga series, he also grows a thin beard around his chin.[9] In 1995, he had a full-grown beard and his long hair was braided into it.[10]
Peyote in 2014
In 2014, years after his resurrection, Peyote wears the same clothes as he did during the main tournament of the Shaman Fight (albeit now with bullet holes from an encounter with the police). He has neglected all his personal hygiene and self-care, becoming greatly emaciated and losing several of his teeth. His hair and beard have grown extremely long. He has acquired a number of new tattoos, including a half-sleeve image of Hao standing above the heavens on his left arm, a cat and what was intended to be the word "friend" (友だち, misspelled as 友ださ).[11] He also has surgical scars around his scalp.[12]
Personality[]
At first, he appears as a cruel and emotionless person who will do anything to follow Asakura Hao's orders, without any question, even using his teammates' bodies as mediums for his over souls. He also believed that one should have a reason to fight otherwise one would die as the loser and the other one's story would be another story.
However, towards the end of the shaman tournament, he becomes sensitive and begins to question Hao's motives. He even cried in sorrow saying that because he loved Hao so much, he was also the one who hated him the most.
After the Shaman Fight, he is shown to be incredibly lost and aimless, as his one goal, to help Hao win the Shaman Fight, had already been completed. He also becomes suicidal, as he has admitted to attempting to take his own life just to be serving Hao again.[1]
Abilities and Powers[]
Peyote is a guitar player and appears to be able to control his Over Souls with it. As it was explained by himself, his powers allow him to play with the dead and he can make souls vibrate to his music.
Spirits[]
- See More: Peyote's Mariachi Band | Santa Muerte
Peyote's guardian ghosts consist of his old mariachi band that was killed during a meaningless bar fight. The spirits are Carlos, Juan (late friends of his), Antonio, Jose, Pancho, Miguel, and Zapata (all Mariachi players). Carlos and Juan were gunned down by angry salon client while Antonio, Jose, Pancho, Miguel, and Zapata have died in fights. He uses Calavera dolls and even his own two teammates, BōZ, as his medium for his over souls, giving him an offensive and defensive strategy. He later uses a Fallas doll, which can move incredibly fast despite its giant size and can strike with deadly force.[13]
After the Shaman Fight, Peyote is resurrected by Hao and given a new spirit, Santa Muerte, to protect him from his own suicidal nature, as well as be a guardian against anything she deems as a threat to him.[1] He is capable of performing New Trance with her.[2]
History[]
Past[]
Peyote, upon first meeting Hao in 1991
Peyote was born on September 11, 1970 in Oaxaca, Mexico.[3] His father was a Spanish exorcist and his mother was an Aztec priestess.[14] He was once a part of a Mariachi band which was considered the best in the whole country and famous for the bad brawls they started.[15] Apparently two of them were owners of a saloon. They were best friends and all of them acted like true men. However, all the members except himself were killed in a dangerous fight or gunned down to death because of an unhappy saloon customer.
From there Peyote, at the age of 21, was found by child Asakura Hao, while sitting in a bar and was apparently surprised by the child.[16] At first, he decided to follow him out of curiosity of his remarkable shamanic powers, but unknown to him he was drawn to the darkness of Hao's heart and a desire to fix himself, even if it meant dying.
Peyote 5 years prior to the Shaman Fight.
About five years before the Shaman Fight, when Bill Burton is inducted into Hao's group. As Bill begins to complain about their lifestyle, Peyote proclaims that it was comfy and a lot of space once Bill gets used to it, saying they are not chained to society by not using money and being entirely self-sufficient, and notes that even the vase cactus he was holding was at ease.[10]
Shaman Fight in Tokyo[]
Not much is known about his performance during the preliminary round, but Peyote did win two matches and advanced to the main competition. Peyote and the other qualifying competitors attended the opening ceremony at Mimata Hall.[17]
Traveling through America[]
Hao and his followers gathered at Yokocha Base
A month later, at Yokocha Base, Peyote and Hao's other followers interrupted Hao, who was playing around with Yoh and friends, so that they would not miss the Patch Jumbo that would take them to America. Hao and his followers sat together on the plane. All of 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. Hao and his allies rode on the back of the Spirit of Fire and safely descended to the ground.[18]
Shaman Fight Second Round[]
In the battle with Team "The Ren", Peyote uses BōZ as mediums for his Over Souls.
He was first seen together with the rest of Hao's group as Chocolove McDonnell talked about them in the Patch Village. His group, Team "Tsuchi-Gumi" which consisted of him and BōZ, Ryo Sugimoto and Zen Yoneda, were matched against Team "The Ren" in the first fight in the Second Round of the Shaman Fight. At first, Peyote stood back and allowed Ryo and Zen to do the fighting; however, they were swiftly defeated by Chocolove. Peyote cruelly kicked their unconscious bodies, to wake them up and attack Chocolove once again, this time using only their instruments as blunt weapons. It is then revealed by Ren that the monks had been unconscious for some time and their bodies were now controlled like puppets by Peyote, something Peyote himself confirmed and introduced himself and his guardian ghosts Carlos and Juan.[15] An angry Chocolove tried to attack Peyote, but a small Calavera doll appears from underneath Peyote's sombrero hat and punches Chocolove right in the face. Peyote explains that the doll is possessed by Antonio, who was the late leader of the Mariachi Band, and more dolls fall from Peyote's cloak and are possessed by the other mariachi players. Peyote then uses the monks' bodies and create cactus weapons on their arms to attack Chocolove. Not wanting to hurt or kill them, Chocolove struggled against his opponents, but eventually used his Ayers Rock technique to make their ghosts laugh, interrupting Peyote's O.S. With Chocolove losing too much Furyoku while passing out, Ren swiftly finishes a defenseless Peyote, wins the match and eliminates Peyote and his teammates from the competition.
Peyote recovering in the Patch Medical Center
After being defeated, Peyote lies in bed at the Patch's Medical Center and has a conversation about Hao with Mohamed Tabarsi. Peyote expresses his belief that Hao must be disappointed with him. Believing otherwise, Momamed mentions that despite him also failing to perform a task ordered by him, Hao greeted him warmly when he returned to report his failure. Questioning if Momamed was worried, he refutes this, simply saying Hao must not have any care into the world.
Peyote's O.S. Grande Fantasma impales Tao Ren.
Later, he goes with Hang Zang-Ching and Mohamed to kill Team "The Ren". After Horohoro recognizes him as the one they defeated earlier, Peyote mentions that since he was eliminated, he did not have anything to do, which is why he accepted this mission. While fighting with them, Mohamed reveals that Nichrom is the young brother of Chrom, the Patch Officiant whom Ren killed in the preliminary round of the Shaman Fight. Nichrom tells Ren that he does not really aim to get revenge on him, as his brother was a weak loser. Hearing this, Ren is surprised, and Peyote takes highly advantage of it by attacking him suddenly with his Giant O.S. "Grande Fantasma" and killing him by impaling him with its sword. Asakura Yoh eventually arrives to save the others and defeats Peyote, Hang Zang-Ching, and Mohamed with a single blow. As a furious Nichrom order them to kill Yoh, Peyote and the others refuse, saying that they do not have enough Furyoku to do so, eventually retreating with Nichrom once Ryu and Faust arrive.
Sati protects Ryu from Peyote.
Later after Lyserg brought an injured Horohoro to the hospital to rest with Yoh and the others, Peyotes O.S., the Grande Fantasma suddenly appeared and attacked the building, with the intent to kill them all. However, Ryu was able to stop Peyote from killing anyone, by restraining the giant's arm with the appendages from his Yamata no Orochi. As Mohamed used his Beam attack and destroyed the building, he and Peyote eventually cornered Ryu who stayed behind to allow his friends to escape. Mocking Ryu by claiming his friends abandoned him, Mohamed says it wouldn't have mattered either way as Peyote reveals Zang-Ching had hidden in the building to attack them without them knowing.[19] As Peyote and Turbine fought and mortally wounded Ryu, Sati Saigan and the Gandhara arrived and attacked Peyote, as well as subsequently reviving Ryu. Being frustrated by this, Peyote is ordered to stand down by Mohamed, who believes that the Gandhara are not the opponents they can defeat. As Gandhara prepared to leave, Mohamed and Peyote decided to retreat as well.[20][21]
While the group was ordered to deal with a fleet of human warships they begin to wonder if they are doing the right thing and when Matilda Matisse says that Hao was working to create a better world, However Peyote remarks that they cannot be sure of this. He acknowledges that they had failed at every single task, but they are not the only ones to be blamed as it was also Hao's fault and Peyote wonders if Hao really was fighting for such a noble cause. Mohamed reveals that he too has had the same thoughts. The two men face each other on the beach and Mohamed warns Peyote about his next words. Peyote defends himself and says that he only wanted to give them some thoughts on the subject and did not intend to start a huge argument. When Hang Zang-Ching ask them to stop because they were scaring him, he is suddenly killed by Peyote's O.S. "Grande Fantasma". Peyote tells them to calm down as he only wants to make them stronger by dying and impales Bill and reveals that he was only kidding. Mohamed then starts to yell out at Peyote, but is shot in the forehead by Tamurazaki Midori.[9]
Peyote's final words
Peyote then proceeds to severely wound Brocken Meyer by skewering him with his Over Soul. When team "Hana-Gumi" appears behind Peyote prepared to kill him with a curse, Tamurazaki shoots them down with a handheld rail gun. The three girls survive and rush Midori only to be stopped by Peyote himself who reveals Hao's ability to read minds to them and that he somehow finally understands him. Screaming out loud that he loved Hao the most, yet that he is therefore also the one who hated him the most, he then takes his own life as well as the lives of Kanna, Matilda, and Marion, by crushing them all with his gigantic Over Soul.[22]
Before the final teams leave for Mū, Hao revives those who died recently on the island, including his followers who died on the beach; however, Peyote's and Mohamed's bodies were too damaged and could not be revived.[23]
Invading The Plants[]
Peyote and Mohamed inside the Great Spirit
After Hao becomes the Shaman King, Peyote and Mohamed board the train of souls inside the Great Spirit and ride it up to the highest commune, where the Five Elemental Warriors are fighting Hao. Peyote hesitates before agreeing with Mohamed's claim that despite what Luchist said they all would rather stay there with Hao.[24]
After the battle, Hao resurrects everyone who died during the Shaman Fight. Hao returns Peyote to Mexico and gifts him Santa Muerte as his new Guardian Ghost.[25]
Marcos[]
Flowers[]
After receiving information from Lyserg, Peyote travels to Kyoto, Japan and confronts Mohamed Tabarsi in the underground tunnels near Kyoto Tower. He challenges Mohamed and criticizes his former ally's seeming betrayal against Hao. While Peyote and Mohamed fight, Asakura Hana continues on to the tower. However, Peyote and Mohamed's fight is interrupted by Yun Namukada and Kali, who defeat the pair. Thorim tries to prevent Yun from taking Peyote's and Mohamed's souls, but he is beheaded.[26][27] When Kali begins asking where Shiva is, Peyote—who has recovered quickly thanks to Santa Muerte—informs them that Shiva has defected to Team B. This angers Kali and Yun and leads to the shamans entering their New Trances[2] and fighting in the tunnel, which causes the city above to quake.[28]
Team Marcos enter the tunnels and put a stop to the fighting, knocking both Peyote and Yun unconscious.[29]
Anime/Manga Difference[]
In the 2001 anime series, he and BōZ did not fight Team "The Ren" in the tournament and instead attacked them before they arrived at the Patch Village. Peyote also Over Souled his teammates from the very start of the fight.[30] He never betrayed Hao and would remain on Hao's side throughout the whole anime series. In the final assault, he nearly killed Tao Ren but was later defeated by Lyserg.
In the 4Kids version, he was given a Mexican accent, and his name was changed into "Ramiro".
Trivia[]
- "Peyote" is the name of a small spineless cactus native to Mexico and the Southern United States of which a hallucinogenic drug is produced, highly appreciated and used in traditional indigenous ceremonies and shamanic rituals.
- Peyote's surname, "Díaz", means "Son of Diego" in Spanish.
- Tecolote is Mexican Spanish for "owl", from the Nahuatl word for Tecolotl; in several Native American cultures, including the Aztec, owls are believed to be a symbol of death.
- Peoyte's favorite food is tamales.[31]
- In the character popularity polls, Peyote ranked #49 (along with Zenki and Goki) in the second.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shaman King Manga - Marcos Chapter 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 47
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shaman King Guidebook - Mentalite (p.58)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shaman King Manga - Volume 13, Character File No.62
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 78
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 113
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 23 Extras; Shaman File 307
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 120; Page 03
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Shaman King Manga - Chapter 248
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Shaman King Zero - Chapter 05; Page 10
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Marcos Chapter 5
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 66
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 150
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 11 Extras; Shaman File 142
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Shaman King Manga - Chapter 115; Page 02-04
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Relax; Page 04
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 65
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 78-80
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 187
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 189
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 190; Page 11-12
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 249; Pages 06-14
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 272; Page 13
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 299; Page 50
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Marcos Chapter 3
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 44
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 46
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 49
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 54
- ↑ Shaman King 2001 Anime - Episode 37
- ↑ Shaman King Guidebook - Shaman King: Soul Fight Shaman Training Ultimate Guide
External Links[]
- Oaxaca - A Wikipedia article about Peyote's hometown
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