Shura

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“Sky Rider” Shura was one of the four priests of the Upper Yard, who punished criminals with the Ordeal of String during Enel’s reign. He rode a giant flying bird named Fuza. He is a major antagonist during the Skypiea Arc.”Sky Rider” Shura was one of the four priests of the Upper Yard, who punished criminals with the Ordeal of String during Enel’s reign. He rode a giant flying bird named Fuza. He is a major antagonist during the Skypiea Arc.

Appearance

Shura resembles a stereotypical aviator from the early 1900s: he has a thin, pointed mustache that splits into two parts; on his head there is an aviator hat decorated with wings, and a pair of goggles on the front. His attire is composed of an orange fur-lined jacket, with puffy brown sleeves split into sections by beige strips of fabric; loose matching orange pants held up by a belt, fur-lined gloves and boots, and a purple scarf around his neck. He’s dark haired, and on his back there is a pair of downturned wings, a standard feature of all the inhabitants of Birka. He carries his weapon of choice, a jousting lance, powered by a Heat Dial, and is almost always seen riding his pet giant bird, Fuza.

Personality

Like all the other priests, Shura is confident in his abilities, and willing to kill every transgressor. Despite his proven cruelty, he has shown some moments of apparent pity and understanding, such as when he was talking to Chopper, even referring to him with his first name. However his overconfidence is what led to his defeat as he greatly underestimated Wyper when Shura thought that Wyper was attempting to use an Impact Dial similar to what Gan Fall used on him before when it was actually a Reject Dial.

Relationships

Priests

He did not have a good friendship with Gedatsu, Ohm, and Satori. Between them, there is a type of competition that consists of who kills the criminal first and they will fight among themselves to know who is the strongest.

Abilities And Powers

Shura is often seeing riding his giant bird Fuza, thus being able to fly and attack enemies from above. The animal has a Flame Dial in his mouth, and so has the ability of breathing fire. Shura is also exceptionally durable, having survived being struck by a Reject Dial at point blank though he was knocked unconscious, while the same attack temporarily killed his superior Enel by stopping his heart.

Ordeal Of String

Shura was the priest in charge of testing intruders with the Ordeal of String, which had a survival rate of 3%. The area where the Ordeal took place was filled up with long, almost invisible strands of String Cloud, which slowly trapped the transgressors, making them unable to move, and helpless against Shura’s attacks.

Weapons

Shura is one of the priests, making him one of the strongest fighters under the command of Enel. He fights with a spear called Heat Javelin, which has a Heat Dial inside it, granting incendiary capabilities to the weapon, which burns whatever it strikes.

Haki

Shura has the ability known as Observation Haki, but in the sky islands it is known as “Mantra”. With Mantra, he can predict what his…

History

Past

Six years before the start of the series, Enel destroyed the sky island Birka, and took his God’s Army to Skypiea. They defeated Gan Fall, his Divine Squad, and the Shandians and then took over the Upper Yard.

Sky Island Saga

Skypiea Arc

Shura, Ohm, and Satori chased after Zabo and fought amongst themselves over who would get to kill the man. Wyper interrupted them, but Enel struck down the fugitive. Gedatsu then arrived and informed the other priests about the Straw Hat Pirates who had entered Skypiea illegally. When Monkey D. Luffy, Usopp, and Sanji entered the Upper Yard, Shura and the other priests waited to see which challenge the Straw Hats would choose.

While Satori handled the three Straw Hats, Shura and Fuza flew to the Sacrificial Altar where the Going Merry had been brought. He found only Tony Tony Chopper and was irritated by the small offering. Meanwhile, Chopper blew on the whistle that Gan Fall had left for emergencies. After playing with his victim and destroying parts of the ship, Shura decided to kill Chopper. However, Gan Fall arrived and the two fought a battle in the sky.

After an even match, Shura used…

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