Rudra

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**Rudra** is the Hindu **God of Storms** (暴風神, *Bōfū-Shin*) and the dear best friend of Shiva.

## Appearance

Rudra is shown to have four arms, one pair on his shoulders, with markings just like on his neck and face. His hair is pointed up with two braids. His pants are baggy and airy and he has no shoes.

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## Personality

Rudra is a confident and driven man, devoted to his dreams and ideals. He appears to be more rational and serious than his best friend Shiva.

## Plot

### Past

In the past, Rudra and Shiva were great friends, despite their different personalities. One day, Rudra asked Shiva to accompany him on his journey to the peak of Svarga. Together, the two fought all 1115 Hindu Gods and then arrived at the peak of Svarga where they fought to see who was the strongest. After the fight, Rudra admitted defeat and let Shiva become the leader of the Hindu Pantheon.

### Fifth Round

During Shiva's battle against Raiden Tameemon, Rudra watched hidden in the stadium before being approached by other notable Hindu Gods: Brahma, Vishnu, Indra, Agni and Varuna. Throughout the fight, he cheered on his friend and witnessed his victory over Raiden. Shortly after the fight, Rudra and the rest went to congralute Shiva for his victory, where he helped Shiva to walk as he was about to pass out due to his injuries.

## Abilities

**Overall Abilities**: Rudra is the second most powerful god in the Hindu Pantheon. He is so strong that he can compete with Shiva, a supreme god and a participant of Ragnarok, though in the end he could defeat him.

### Physical Abilities

**Godly Strength**: Rudra possesses immense strength, being able to compete with Shiva. During their fight, their clashes sent massive shock waves throughout Svarga and the sound of their punches echoed through the entire land.

**Godly** **Speed ​​& Reflexes**: Rudra possesses immense speed and reflexes, allowing him to defeat the other 1115 Hindu Gods (with the help of Shiva) and even compete with the strongest God of Destruction, Shiva.

**Godly** **Durability**: Rudra was able to take multiple hits from Shiva. Those punches have been stated to have the power of a cannon shot and have been shown to be capable of sending massive shock waves.

**Godly** **Endurance & Stamina**: When Rudra fought against Shiva, Rudra was able to take multiple hits from him and still stay conscious. During his fight with Shiva, the sweat that flowed from their duel became a heavy rain that rained down upon the entire land, yet despite their fight possibly lasting for hours, Rudra showed no signs of dehydration by the end of it. According to Shiva, the injuries that Rudra sustain during their fight were enough to put his life in danger, however despite that Rudra was still more than capable of continuing the duel.

**Four Arms**: Thanks to his four arms, Rudra possesses far greater dexterity in combat than most people; defending himself from oncoming strikes with one set of arms whilst attacking his opponents with the other pair.

### Fighting Abilities

**Unarmed Combat Proficiency**: Rudra is extremely skilled in the art of unarmed combat. He was able to defeat the other 1115 Hindu Gods with nothing but his fists (with the help of Shiva). With his four arms, he can use moves and techniques that cannot be performed by most Gods.

### Supernatural Abilities

**Semi-Immortality**: As a God, Rudra is incapable of dying due to old age. However, he can still be killed by other means and go to Niflhel if he dies.

**Divine Physiology**: As a God, Rudra 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.

### Miscellaneous Abilities

**Dancing Skills**: Rudra possess some dancing skills, he could be seen dancing in a flashback alongside Shiva. However, unlike Shiva, Rudra does not seem to use dancing as part of his fighting style.