Sati Saigan (サティ・サイガン ) is a fictional character in the Shaman King manga and anime series. She is the leader of the Gandhara group, one of the three great powers in the Shaman Fights. She is also the team leader of Team "Nyorai".
In secret, she is a top-ranking member of Daremoine[5] and Fra YVS' false messiah, Miroku.[2] After finally meeting with Team YVS, Lucifer renames her Saigan Sachi (西岸サチ Saigan Sachi, Kodansha: "Sachi Saigan"),[6] and she joins Spimea Lasso's Moxy 6.[7]
Appearance[]
Sati has long red-brown hair and typically wears an orange dress, probably like Daiei does, as do Buddhist monks. She also wears a crown, as she is apparently a princess and high ranking female monk in the Gandhara order, with a long veil and holds a staff, as carrying medium for her spirit Dainichi Nyorai.
Her casual clothing consists only of a simple two parted white dress.
Personality[]
As normally attributed to Buddhist monks, serenity, inner peace, and meditation should be part of daily life. So, she is no different, as she is serene, peaceful, and seems to be very calm. She heavily believes in a nonviolent approach. She is also very polite and is the only one addressing "Wooden Sword" Ryu as Ryunosuke, his birth name.[8]
As a child, Sati's personality was somewhat the opposite of what it now is as a grown woman. She was rather short-tempered, was shown to have outbursts when annoyed, and was also rather reckless. However, she was also willing to help others, like Kado, whom she intended to try and "cure" from his greed back then.[9]
Abilities and Powers[]
As a child, Sati inadvertently summoned the spirits of various bodhisattva as numerous Over Souls and continuously maintained them for multiple years. This served as extreme training that increased her furyoku.[9] Like the rest of Gandhara, she has undergone training in Hell to strengthen her soul and increase her furyoku, as well as befriending spirits there.[10] The Buddhistic spirits of Gandhara also have furyoku-nullification abilities, enabling the hosting shamans to win battles with minimal violence.[11]
Spirit[]
- See More: Dainichi Nyorai | Butsu Zone | Moloch
Sati's first and main Guardian Ghost is Dainichi Nyorai, who is initially manifested through a wooden statue of Senju Kannon.[12] During the Shaman Fight, Sati channels him through a wansen (Buddhist armlet). With Dainichi, she is able to revive the dead[13][14] and to send souls to Hell.[15]
History[]
Past[]
Sati originates from Tokyo, Japan and was born on December 31, 1963. When she was a child, she came to a temple that held a wooden statue of Senju Kannon and talked to it about the injustice in the world, until she was interrupted by the landowners of the temple. She was interrupted by three men claiming to be land sharks and who would throw her out unless she paid them. When Sati attempted to defend the statue and the temple, the landowners offered to take her instead because the statue was worthless. Before they could hurt Sati, Dainichi Nyorai spoke up. Slowly breaking through the statue of Senju Kannon, he threatens to beat the men up with his thousand hands, which scares the three men away.[16]
Shaman Fight Second Round[]
As Peyote Diaz and Turbine fought and mortally wounded Umemiya Ryunosuke, Sati and Gandhara arrived and attacked Peyote, as well as subsequently reviving Ryu.[17] Sati explained that although they do not like fighting and killing, they came to help Ryu because they received Asakura Yoh's kind and pure-hearted prayer, and she told Ryu to go thank Yoh. With their job done, Sati and Gandhara prepared to leave.[18]
Later that night, Ryu brought the deceased Chocolove McDonnell and members of Shaft to Sati so she could revive them.[13][19] At Chocolove's request, Gandhara also took away his eyesight.[20]
The next day, Sati and her team, "Nyorai", faced off against and easily defeated Team "Haiti 800", dissolving their Zombie Soldiers.[21]
The next day, Sati and the rest of Gandhara watched as Team "Myooh" faced off against Team "The Ren".[22] As the match ended, Sati thanked Ryo, Zen, and Tao Jun for the information they had provided since it confirmed the boys' qualities to be the Five Elemental Warriors.[23]
Sati and most of Gandhara then sought out Team "Funbari Onsen", who were training at one of the island's ports. As part of the preparation for the Warriors, Sati challenged Asakura Yoh to a fight, but the X-Laws' attack on Hao forced her to rush the plan. She killed Yoh with a strike and then sent the boy's soul directly to Sanjiva for training.[24] Sati explained her plan to Ryu and Johann Faust VIII: to steal the Five Grand Elemental Spirits and give them to the Five Elemental Warriors, who will ambush Hao while he is sleeping to become the Shaman King. Having overheard Sati's plan, Namari warned her and Ryu about challenging the Patch Officiants. He then announced that X-II's members were dead so Team "Nyorai" would be fighting Team "Kabbalahers" next.[25]
Team "Tsuki-Gumi" then brought the news that all of the X-Laws were dead and that Lyserg's and Jeanne's had been blown up. Hang Zang-Ching mocked Gandhara's foiled plan and threatened to destroy Yoh's body as well. Ryu wanted to kill Zang-Ching, but Sati stood in Ryu's way and insisted that he not kill anyone. However, this left her open to Zang-Ching stabbing her in the back and killing her.[26] After Team "Tsuki-Gumi" killed the rest of Gandhara, Johann revived Yoh and then Sati. Yoh singlehandedly defeated Team "Tsuki-Gumi", and then Hao's followers were all called away.[27]
Sati brought Jeanne's body to the village and revived her so they both could begin reviving the fallen Gandhara members. Team "Myooh" brought news about the success of Team "The Ren". Although Lyserg had not returned yet, Sati announced that they would continue with their plan to retrieve that Grand Elemental Spirits.[14]
After reviving Lyserg, Sati and Jeanne accompanied him to the Patch Stadium, where they interrupted the match between Teams "Funbari Onsen" and "The Ren". Sati announced the withdrawals of Teams "Nyorai" and "Kabbalahers" and return of X-I, bringing an end to the main tournament since there were only four teams remaining.[28]
Invading the Plants[]
While the Five Elemental Warriors were fighting their way through the Patch Tribe on Mū, Sati was in Hell and confronted Enma Daioh who was the guardian of the Spirit of Earth.[29] Despite the two knowing each other for long time, Enma Daioh was bound by the contract with the Patch Tribe and refused Sati's request to turn over the Spirit of Earth, so she had no choice but to fight the king.[30]
By the next morning, all four Grand Elemental Spirits had been retrieved, and the Gandhara members boarded the Sphinx so they could deliver the spirits to Mū. However, before they could reach the underwater continent, Hao awoke as the Shaman King and destroyed the Sphinx and everyone inside it.[31]
Gandhara boarded the train of souls in the Great Spirit and rode it up to the highest commune, where the Five Elemental Warriors were fighting Hao. When Hao criticized them all as unwanted guests, Sati pointed out that Hao had secretly wanted certain people to appear. After being reunited with Ohachiyo and Asanoha, Hao relented and revived those who had died, including the members of Gandhara.[32]
Day After Maize[]
Following the Shaman Fight, Sati and Asakura Yohken trained Tamamura Tamao and made her into a powerful shaman.[33]
Some time after Kado left Gandhara, Sati led an attack against him, but Shiva Sahasranama overpowered and defeated Gandhara and its spirits.[34]
Later, Sati disbanded the group and settled in India, along with her Buddha spirits and Komeri. Nakaizumi Yakumo sought her out, hoping to become her disciple. She refused initially due to her own loss of belief in the middle path, and told him the story of Gandhara's founder, Mr. B.[35] She ultimately took him on as a disciple.[36]
Flowers[]
In August 2014, Sati visited Funbari Onsen and revived Asakura Hana's body so that the boy could finish recruiting Sakurai Sakutaro. Afterwards, Sati talked with Tamao and asked her to join another team for the Flower of Maize, but Tamao refused due to her loyalty to the Asakura Family. As Tamao was questioning Sati's past decision to drop out of the Shaman Fight, they were interrupted by Dainichi reminding Sati about their train to Kyoto, Japan. As she left, Sati expressed her wish to fight alongside Tamao in the future.[12]
In Kyoto Tower, Sati met with the rest of Team YVS so that Dainichi could be reunited with the rest of Lucifer.[5] Sati greeted the others and then apologized to Kamogawa Yohsuke for her absence. Lucifer thanked her for returning his final piece;[6] however, inspired by Sati's wish to save everyone, Dainichi attempted to fight against Lucifer.[37] After Senju was defeated and Sati was mocked for his failure, she revealed that it was not a rebellion, but a prayer for their happiness of everyone present and what she learned on her journey in life. When Niaes Varge stabbed Sati with her Over Soul and mocked her beliefs, Sati told Nias that she still believed in a world where everyone could be happy.[38]
The meeting was then interrupted by Asakura Hana,[39] and Sati was pleased to see him.[2] Spimea Lasso called off Niaes, who released her Over Soul. Sati accepted her role as the false messiah, Miroku, but still intended to save everyone. Spimea then fused Sati with the devil Moloch.[40] Sati loomed over Hana, who was amazed by the transformation.[41] When Oyamada Mansumi transformed and targeted Hana, Sati stepped in and blocked the dragon. Mansumi then attempted to strangle Sati, but Spimea transformed as well and threatened Mansumi, while pointing out that Sati's response was expected but Sati could not disobey Spimea now.[42] Once Hana announced his intention to befriend Yohsuke, Mansumi stopped his attack on Sati and released his transformation.[43]
Later, Spimea and her team of devils, Moxy 6, visited a recovered Sati in a hospital.[7]
Anime/Manga Difference[]
Sati does not appear in the 2001 anime series adaptation and was replaced by Lady Nyorai, an anime original character who shares a similar background and appearance to Sati.
Trivia[]
- Sati's name and much of her history are based on the protagonist of Hiroyuki Takei's manga series Butsu Zone. She was foretold to awaken in the year 1999. She also had a companion, an Itako Princess named Anna, who was later adapted into Anna Y. Kyouyama.
- Sati's name is also a reference to SATY, a Japanese store chain.
- In the character popularity polls, Sati ranked #31 in the second.
References[]
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Zero Chapter 9
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 49
- ↑ Shaman King Guidebook - Mentalite (p.122)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shaman King Guidebook - Mankin Book
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 34
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 35
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 60
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 240
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Shaman King Manga - Zero Chapters 9-11
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 234
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 221
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 28
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Shaman King Manga - Chapter 192
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Shaman King Manga - Chapter 252
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 233
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Remix Track 11
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 189
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 190; Page 11-12
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 200
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 207
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 208
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 220
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 227
- ↑ 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 257
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 285
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 26 Extras, Shaman File 337
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 295-297
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 299-300
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 27 Extras; Shaman File 349
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 31
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapters 45-46
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 37
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 36
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 39
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 44
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 50
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 51
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 53
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - The Super Star Chapter 54
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