Bason

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Bason (馬 孫 Japanese: Bason, Pinyin: Mǎsūn or Ma3 Sun1) is a fictional character in the anime and manga Shaman King.

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Bason is the ghost of an ancient Chinese wujiang (a military class of ancient China) that served for the Tao Family.He carries a kwan dao (a weapon similar to a halberd but with one curved edge and one straight edge following the line of the handle). He is sworn to serve Tao Ren (Len in English anime) and he will do so as much as he can to serve Ren. He is capable of adding tremendous strength and speed to Ren's kwan dao, and even making it quite larger, but also uses his body in attacks such as the Golden Punch. In Giant Spirit Form, Bason appears as a gigantic robot capable of launching fireballs.

Like Ren, Bason appears very cold and cruel at the beginning of the series, however, following interaction with Yoh Asakura, Bason, like his master, begins to soften up and develop a much more pleasant disposition. While Bason and Amidamaru are very hostile and competitive at first, they soon become friendly rivals.

In the English manga, Bason calls Ren "Master Ren," while in the Japanese version he calls Ren "Botchama," which means "Young Master."

[edit] Trivia

  • Though Bason may seem very cold on the outside, he feels an overwhelming sense of duty to his master, even breaking down in tears when Ren is imprisoned by his father.
  • In his days as an ancient Chinese warrior, Bason rode into battle on a horse named Hei-Tao. The spirit of Hei-Tao can be integrated into another horse kept by Ren, named Bái-Feng, to perform the Perfect Re-enactment of the Vorpal Dance.


Shaman King
Techniques
Over Soul (Spirit Control)| Giant Over Soul (Giant Spirit Control) |Double Medium | Spirit Reduction
Characters
Asakura Family:Yoh Asakura | Anna Kyōyama | Kino Asakura | Yohmei Asakura | Hana Asakura | Yohken Asakura
Allies/Teammates: Horohoro (Trey Racer) | Manta Oyamada (Morty) | Chocolove McDaniel (Joco) | Faust VIII | "Wooden Sword" Ryu (Rio) | Tamao Tamamura (Tamara)
Spirits: Amidamaru | Bason | Lee Bailong | Tokagero
Native American Shamans: Silva | Kalim
Tao Family: Tao Jun (Jun) | Tao Ren (Len) | Tao Yúan (En)
X-Laws: Iron Maiden Jeanne | Lyserg Diethel | Marco
Enemies: Hao Asakura (Zeke) | The Hanagumi | Opacho
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