Bishamonten

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**Bishamonten** is the Shinto God of Fortune in war and battles. He is also the leader and strongest member of the Seven Lucky Gods. Bishamonten, alongside the other Lucky Gods, fused together into Zerofuku in order to face the traitorous God, Buddha, in the sixth round of Ragnarok.

## Appearance

Bishamonten takes the form of a tall, muscular man. He has long black hair that goes beyond his waist. He has a surly face and is always frowning.

For clothing, Bishamonten wears a crown with two white pieces of cloth coming out. He also wears a mask that covers the lower half of his face (while leaving his mouth exposed), alongside armor that covers his chest and a pair of long puffy white Arabian pants (Sirwal).

Other accessories include a belt with a face on it, a pair of black shoes with swirled tips and an enormous wheel on his back. When Bishamonten merges with the other Lucky Gods, he takes on characteristics of the other members, also assuming their names, before becoming Zerofuku again.

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## Personality

As a member of Heaven's executioners, Bishamonten has immense hatred towards Buddha (for turning a blind eye to the Gods and leading mankind along himself) and all others that dare to defile the heavens.

Bishamonten has a stoic personality and takes his duties seriously, such as delivering divine retribution to traitors. He remains unflustered and stands his ground against any God who intimidates him without showing off any signs of distress.

## Plot

### Past

After absorbing too much misfortune and feeling betrayed by Humanity, Zerofuku decided to go on a killing spree in order to punish them. However, the first two people that he decided to kill were a mother and her child. Feeling hesitant, Zerofuku ended up splitting his soul into seven parts in order to stop himself from harming Humanity. After that, the legends of the Seven Lucky Gods and the Eighth Lucky God were born.

### Ragnarok

Following the proclamation of Ragnarok, the challenge between Gods and Humans for the salvation of Humanity, Bishamonten is included among the 13 fighters of the Gods.

#### Fifth Round

Bishamonten, along with the other six members of the Seven Lucky Gods, overheard Loki and Buddha's conversation in the garden. They heard how Buddha gave the Valkyries their Völundr through Buddha's power and how Loki deduced that he was a traitor even before Ragnarok started.

After hearing the facts from the conversation, they made their appearance by singing a short tune and deciding that Buddha deserves "Divine Retribution" for treason.

Loki stopped the Seven Lucky Gods from engaging in violence against Buddha as he intimidated them and told them that only he will kill Buddha. Kojiro Sasaki, Soji Okita, and Isami Kondo then appear before the Gods on the side of Buddha to help him fight against Loki and the Seven Lucky Gods.

The fight, however, is halted before it can start by the appearance of Odin and Zeus. As the Seven Lucky Gods depart from Buddha and company, Bishamonten warns him one last time that traitors will receive death.

#### Sixth Round

Bishamonten, Fukurokuju, Jurojin, and Daikokuten were about to visit the other Lucky Gods as they caught Göll eavesdropping on the medical ward. The Lucky Gods turned their attention towards Göll as Ebisu angrily questioned about her eavesdropping. Göll was panicking from the gods until Jack the Ripper entered the room with a teapot and cup while quoting a Shakespearean line. When Ebisu prepared to attack him, Bishamonten asserted he would not tolerate any wanton killing and the Seven Lucky Gods left the sickbay.

Bishamonten and the Seven Lucky Gods later made their appearance in the arena on a flying boat while singing a short tune on how they will now deliver divine retribution to Buddha. Zeus entrusted the task on Bishamonten to kill Buddha as the Gods' representative in the sixth round.

Heimdall announced Bishamonten as the Gods' sixth fighter and told the other Lucky Gods that only Bishamonten can fight the sixth round. Bishamonten corrected Heimdall on how the Seven Lucky Gods were originally one God. The Seven Lucky Gods fused together into Zerofuku to fight against Buddha.

Bishamonten is later seen with the other Lucky Gods when Buddha does Völundr with Zerofuku, having made peace with Buddha and thus giving him a hand in his fight against Hajun.

Following Hajun's death, Zerofuku, who was previously absorbed into Hajun, also passes away, and alongside his other soul fragments, the Seven Lucky Gods, they wave Buddha a final goodbye before being banished to Niflhel.

## Abilities

### Fighting Abilities

**Expert Martial Artist:** As the Shinto God of Fortune in war and battles, Bishamonten is far more skilled in the art of combat than most Gods. As the leader of the Seven Lucky Gods and a participant in Ragnarok, it can be assumed that he's quite powerful.

* **Khakkhara** **Proficiency:** Bishamonten was seen holding a khakkhara (a staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by Buddhist monks) during his entrance on the Sixth Round of Ragnarok. His skill level is unknown.

### Supernatural Abilities

**Semi-Immortality:** As a God, Bishamonten is incapable of dying due to old age. Bishamonten is at least as old as Buddha (who was born in 563 BCE or 480 BCE), making him over 2500 years old.

**Divine Physiology:** As a God, Bishamonten possesses physical abilities far greater than any ordinary Human. His body can not be harmed by mortal weapons. However, he can still be harmed by unarmed attacks from individuals with superhuman strength and Divine Weapons.

**Fusion:** When Jack the Ripper glimpsed at his soul with his eye along with the other Seven Lucky Gods, Jack realized that they all shared the same soul as one entity. He can unite himself with the other Seven Lucky Gods to become a more powerful being.

* **Bishamonebisu:** The fusion of Bishamonten and Ebisu. Bishamonten gains a fish-like object behind his head. He wields a khakkhara on his right hand and one of Ebisu's fish guns on his left hand.
* **Bishamonebisuhotei:** The fusion of Bishamonten, Ebisu and Hoteison. Bishamonten wears a shark-like hat. He wields a khakkhara on his right hand and Hoteison's Cloth Bag on his left hand.
* **Bishamonebisuhoteibenzaiten:** The fusion of Bishamonten, Ebisu, Hoteison and Benzaiten. The shark-like hat becomes a pointed fish hat. He wields a khakkhara on his right hand and Benzaiten's Biwa on his left hand.
* **Bishamonebisuhoteibenzaitenjurojinfukurokujudaikokuten:** The fusion of all members of the Seven Lucky Gods. They wield a hammer as their weapon of choice. Bishamonten acquires Daikokuten's giant robot costume.
* **Zero (Zerofuku):** The true form of the Seven Lucky Gods. The moment that all of them become one, the seven gods of fortune will cease to exist and become one god. It is said that when that god descends the heavens will fall and fortune will disappear.

## Trivia

* **Bishamonten** is based on **Vaiśravaṇa**, one of the Four Heavenly Kings - Buddhist deities entrusted with protecting the Buddha, his teachings, and his followers. While the original Vaiśravaṇa has a more peaceful depiction to him, Bishamonten is considered a warrior god, punisher of evildoers, and protector of all places where the Buddha preaches.