Fukurokuju

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**Fukurokuju**is the Shinto god of fortune in wealth and happiness. He is a member of the Seven Lucky Gods.

## Appearance

Fukurokuju takes the form of an old man with a skeletal and gaunt appearance. He has no nose, eyes or lips and possess an enormous head.

For clothing, Fukurokuju wears a traditional Japanese kimono with circular earrings, alongside a jewel on his forehead. He also carries a bird-shaped cane with multiple bells attached to it.

## Personality

As a member of the heavenly executioners, Fukurokuju 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.

Not much is known about his personality, besides that.

## 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: Fifth Round

He showed up with the other Lucky Gods after hearing Buddha and Loki talk to punish Buddha, however, the fight was stopped before it even began by Zeus and Odin.

### Ragnarok: 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. Then the Lucky Gods left the hospital. Fukurokuju and the rest of the Lucky Gods later made their appearance in the arena on a flying boat while singing a short tune on how they will now deliver "Heaven's punishment" to Buddha.

The seven later fused together into Zerofuku to fight against Buddha. Fukurokuju is later seen with the other Lucky Gods when Buddha Völundrs with Zerofuku, having make peace with Buddha.

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

**Swordsmanship:** Fukurokuju uses a sword as his weapon of choice. He wields a bird shaped cane with a blade hidden within it.

**Semi-Immortality:** As a god, Fukurokuju is incapable of dying due to old age. He 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, Fukurokuju posses 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.

**Wealth and Happiness abilities:** As the Shinto god of fortune in wealth and happiness, it can be assumed that Fukurokuju possess some abilities related to wealth and happiness.

**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.

## Trivia

* It has been theorized that he is a Japanese assimilation of the Chinese Three Star Gods (Fu Lu Shou) embodied in one deity. Most related in appearance to the Chinese star god Shou, he is the God of wisdom and longevity. According to some, before attaining divinity, he was a Chinese hermit of the Song Dynasty and a reincarnation of the Taoist Deity, Xuantian Shangdi. It is said that during his human incarnation, he was a sennin; a immortal who could exist without eating food.
* Fukurokuju probably originated from an old Chinese tale about a mythical Chinese Taoist hermit sage renowned for performing miracles in the Northern Song period (960–1127). In China, this hermit (also known as Jurōjin) was thought to embody the celestial powers of the south polar star.