Zoroastrianism is an ancient semi-dualistic monotheist religion of Greater Iran. Zoroastrians believe that there is one universal, transcendent, supreme god, Ahura Mazda, or the "Wise Lord"(Ahura means "Being" and Mazda means "Mind" in Avestan language)
In Zoroastrianism, Asura is known as Ahura, and are depicted as the forces of good, led by Ahura Mazda. In fact, the Indo-Iranians, the term Asura (or in this case ahura) originally referred to divine beings on par with the gods. After the Aryans went their separate ways from the Iranians, the Asuras came to be seen as rival gods
Eventually even demonic.
In Hinduism, the Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a group of power-seeking deities related to the more benevolent Devas (also known as suras). They are sometimes considered nature spirits. They battle constantly with the Devas.
The struggle between the Devas and the Asuras possibly reflects the conflict between the tribes who worshiped a pantheon led by the god Indra and the tribes who worshiped the gods called the Asuras.
There is also the game Asura's Wrath with Asura being the main character.
Asura's personality
Hot-tempered and stubborn demi-god by nature and is known for charging head on at the enemy without a second thought. A powerful combatant, Asura displays both a strong will and an absence of fear in less-than-positive situations and will fight his adversaries relentlessly until he is victorious. Due to his stubborn nature, Asura rarely accepts the aid of others and prefers to get out of messes on his own. However, despite all this Asura is a good-hearted warrior with a strong moral code and gets angered when he sees an act that goes against his morals
Reminds you of someone?
Asura vs Wyzen(Of the Seven Deties)
Moveset
Six-Armed Vajra Asura
Asura acheived this form during his first encounter with Gohma Vlitra 12,500 years ago, using Mithra's divine power. This feature is identical to Vajra Asura but with the addition of four (4) metallic arms sprouting from his body. This form requires more Mantra and can be activated when Asura is sufficiently angered. The power of this form is tremendous. Understandably capable of decimating lesser opponents with ease, Asura has defeated Wyzen(above) in his Gongen form, his former master Augus, and even Deus (with assistance from Yasha) and the Vlitra single handedly.
Berserk Asura
When Asura's anger peaks, he undergoes a transformation into a being of pure rage with no sense of reason or control. Described as a feral, golden-coated monstrosity armed with razor-sharp Berserker Asura claws, Asura can generate four (4) additional phantom arms made of concentrated Mantra from the portals on his back. The arms, including Asura himself, are capable of releasing inconceivable volumes of Mantra; even Asura's screams produce booming shock waves. Berserker Asura was formidable enough to decimate an entire Shinkoku armada and challenge the Brahmastra directly.
Wrath Asura
The Wrath form is the sundered state of Asura's Berserker form after surviving the Brahmastra's Mantra cannon. The damage sustained rendered him incapable of regenerating the extra Mantra Arms and left his body scorched black. As Wrath Asura, his body cannot contain the sheer volumes of Mantra his anger generated causing gradual decay. While attacking in this state caused more harm to Asura than his enemies, he was still capable of killing Sergei and fighting Yasha before being forced back into his normal form.
Mantra Asura
Asura becomes Mantra Asura. During the final assault on Gohma Vlitra, Asura achieved his highest degree of power. After being bathed in the Mantra released from the Brahmastra by Mithra, Asura becomes Mantra Asura. In this state, Asura's rage is at its most focused, harnessing the excess Mantra into power and increasing the size and armor of his arms to hulking, armored proportions. These arms possess the strength of a thousand arms and can vent jets of Mantra for increased maneuverability and striking power. In this state, Asura (along with Yasha) was able to defeat Gohma Vlitra and the Vlitra Core.
Mantra Reactor Asura
After Yasha goes to the ruins of the Karma Fortress, he rips out the Mantra Reactor from the middle of the ruins
Mantra Reactor Asura and implants it into Asura's chest. After Yasha is killed, the Mantra Reactor absorbs his Mantra to gain its full power and potential. It allows Asura to channel as much power as he needs into it and will no longer turn into his Berserker or Wrath forms because his anger can no longer destroy his body. It allows him to use his power in even stronger ways than ever, increasing his abilities to levels never before seen, even in his most basic transformation. Asura's body constantly gives off a powerful glow when using this form and his attacks release a multi-coloration of Mantra Energy due to the Mantra Reactor containing all the Mantra Affinities. The game's illustrations call this form "Mantra Asura", despite the in-game footages calling the six bulky-armed Asura "Mantra Asura".
Asura the Destructor
After Yasha fitted Asura with the Mantra Reactor, Asura's body became capable of safely harnessing any amount of Mantra he could generate. When Chakravartin attempted to destroy Gaea with a powerful blast of Mantra, Asura stood in from of it and took the brunt of the attack, assuming the form of The Destructor. In this form, he Asura the Destructor becomes larger than Gaea itself, his skin becomes grey-colored and he manifests six arms identical in appearance to those of his Mantra form. His power in this stage is immense and godlike in status, as during his battle with the Mantra God, his blasts destroyed multiple stars and planets and was able to punch a planet at least a hundred times bigger than him to the point where it broke apart.
We don't know the real nature of Zoro's Asura in the manga until now though, but i thought it was still nice to share especially with the similarities with one another. Zoro always had that kind of demonic aura surrounding him and ever since he got cursed blades(his Sandai Kitetsu), it only became worse and worse with Zoro becoming darker and darker. Hopefully we get more info on it. Also, don't forget to convert in the Zoroastrianism
In Zoroastrianism, Asura is known as Ahura, and are depicted as the forces of good, led by Ahura Mazda. In fact, the Indo-Iranians, the term Asura (or in this case ahura) originally referred to divine beings on par with the gods. After the Aryans went their separate ways from the Iranians, the Asuras came to be seen as rival gods
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Eventually even demonic.
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In Hinduism, the Asuras (Sanskrit: असुर) are a group of power-seeking deities related to the more benevolent Devas (also known as suras). They are sometimes considered nature spirits. They battle constantly with the Devas.
The struggle between the Devas and the Asuras possibly reflects the conflict between the tribes who worshiped a pantheon led by the god Indra and the tribes who worshiped the gods called the Asuras.
There is also the game Asura's Wrath with Asura being the main character.
Asura's personality
Hot-tempered and stubborn demi-god by nature and is known for charging head on at the enemy without a second thought. A powerful combatant, Asura displays both a strong will and an absence of fear in less-than-positive situations and will fight his adversaries relentlessly until he is victorious. Due to his stubborn nature, Asura rarely accepts the aid of others and prefers to get out of messes on his own. However, despite all this Asura is a good-hearted warrior with a strong moral code and gets angered when he sees an act that goes against his morals
Reminds you of someone?
Asura vs Wyzen(Of the Seven Deties)
Moveset
Six-Armed Vajra Asura
Asura acheived this form during his first encounter with Gohma Vlitra 12,500 years ago, using Mithra's divine power. This feature is identical to Vajra Asura but with the addition of four (4) metallic arms sprouting from his body. This form requires more Mantra and can be activated when Asura is sufficiently angered. The power of this form is tremendous. Understandably capable of decimating lesser opponents with ease, Asura has defeated Wyzen(above) in his Gongen form, his former master Augus, and even Deus (with assistance from Yasha) and the Vlitra single handedly.
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Berserk Asura
When Asura's anger peaks, he undergoes a transformation into a being of pure rage with no sense of reason or control. Described as a feral, golden-coated monstrosity armed with razor-sharp Berserker Asura claws, Asura can generate four (4) additional phantom arms made of concentrated Mantra from the portals on his back. The arms, including Asura himself, are capable of releasing inconceivable volumes of Mantra; even Asura's screams produce booming shock waves. Berserker Asura was formidable enough to decimate an entire Shinkoku armada and challenge the Brahmastra directly.
Wrath Asura
The Wrath form is the sundered state of Asura's Berserker form after surviving the Brahmastra's Mantra cannon. The damage sustained rendered him incapable of regenerating the extra Mantra Arms and left his body scorched black. As Wrath Asura, his body cannot contain the sheer volumes of Mantra his anger generated causing gradual decay. While attacking in this state caused more harm to Asura than his enemies, he was still capable of killing Sergei and fighting Yasha before being forced back into his normal form.
Mantra Asura
Asura becomes Mantra Asura. During the final assault on Gohma Vlitra, Asura achieved his highest degree of power. After being bathed in the Mantra released from the Brahmastra by Mithra, Asura becomes Mantra Asura. In this state, Asura's rage is at its most focused, harnessing the excess Mantra into power and increasing the size and armor of his arms to hulking, armored proportions. These arms possess the strength of a thousand arms and can vent jets of Mantra for increased maneuverability and striking power. In this state, Asura (along with Yasha) was able to defeat Gohma Vlitra and the Vlitra Core.
Mantra Reactor Asura
After Yasha goes to the ruins of the Karma Fortress, he rips out the Mantra Reactor from the middle of the ruins
Mantra Reactor Asura and implants it into Asura's chest. After Yasha is killed, the Mantra Reactor absorbs his Mantra to gain its full power and potential. It allows Asura to channel as much power as he needs into it and will no longer turn into his Berserker or Wrath forms because his anger can no longer destroy his body. It allows him to use his power in even stronger ways than ever, increasing his abilities to levels never before seen, even in his most basic transformation. Asura's body constantly gives off a powerful glow when using this form and his attacks release a multi-coloration of Mantra Energy due to the Mantra Reactor containing all the Mantra Affinities. The game's illustrations call this form "Mantra Asura", despite the in-game footages calling the six bulky-armed Asura "Mantra Asura".
Asura the Destructor
After Yasha fitted Asura with the Mantra Reactor, Asura's body became capable of safely harnessing any amount of Mantra he could generate. When Chakravartin attempted to destroy Gaea with a powerful blast of Mantra, Asura stood in from of it and took the brunt of the attack, assuming the form of The Destructor. In this form, he Asura the Destructor becomes larger than Gaea itself, his skin becomes grey-colored and he manifests six arms identical in appearance to those of his Mantra form. His power in this stage is immense and godlike in status, as during his battle with the Mantra God, his blasts destroyed multiple stars and planets and was able to punch a planet at least a hundred times bigger than him to the point where it broke apart.
We don't know the real nature of Zoro's Asura in the manga until now though, but i thought it was still nice to share especially with the similarities with one another. Zoro always had that kind of demonic aura surrounding him and ever since he got cursed blades(his Sandai Kitetsu), it only became worse and worse with Zoro becoming darker and darker. Hopefully we get more info on it. Also, don't forget to convert in the Zoroastrianism
