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Shiva
Name
Kanji	シヴァ
Romaji	Shiva
Aliases	God of Destruction Bhairava Destroyer of the Cosmos Godly Realm's Most Ferocious Destroyer Head of India's Pantheon Top of India's Pantheon Indian Pantheon's Ultimate God Indian Pantheon's Greatest Brawler
Personal Description
Species	God
Age	Eons
Gender	Male
Pantheon	Hindu Pantheon
Origin	Svarga (Valhalla)
Status
Status	Alive
Affiliation	Gods Gods Fighters
Relatives	Parvati (First wife) Kali (Second wife) Durga (Third wife) Ganesha (Son)
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 1
Anime Debut	Episode 1
Gods' Apocalypse Debut	Chapter 1
Portrayal
Voice Actor	Tatsuhisa Suzuki 日本語 Ben Diskin (Season 1) English Sean Rohani (Season 2) English

“	For the 1,116 gods that put their faith in a deadbeat god like me... I can't lay down either. You see... I stand at the top of India's pantheon.	”
	— Shiva to Raiden Tameemon in Resonance

Shiva is the Gods' representative in the fifth round of Ragnarok, going against Raiden Tameemon.

Shiva is a prominent deity and the leader of the Hindu Pantheon. He is a Supreme God and known as the "God of Destruction" (破壊神, Hakaishin), and the greatest brawler in the Indian Pantheon.

Appearance

Shiva is a tall, muscular man shown to have four arms and five golden eyes, with only three of them open when he's calm. He has indigo skin and messy black hair(slightly purple in the cover). He wears a golden bandana around his head and baggy golden trousers with a blue sash tied on his waist. Also, he has blue tattoos on his wrists, fingers, biceps and neck, which were given to him from his best friend, Rudra. These tattoos are consist a zigzag pattern between two horizontal lines on his biceps and neck, three horizontal lines with vertical lines coming from the upper line on his wrists, and one horizontal line on each of his fingers, except his thumbs.

After using Tandava Karma, Shiva's skin will turn to red while his tattoos turn black and blue flames cover his arms and lower body. It seems that if one of his limbs is damaged too much, the blue flames won't appear on the limb in question.

Child Shiva

Young Shiva

Shiva with all eyes opened

Shiva's appearance after using Tandava Karma

Shiva without his bandana

Shiva's appearance after fifth round

Healed Shiva

Personality

Shiva is introduced as a carefree, proud, and powerful God. However, he has shown violent tendencies, even against Zeus himself but stood down in respect of his senior. This is further reinforced when he boldly became shocked by what his opponent thinks of Ragnarok, stating that it is the best event.

Shiva's passion for dance

In his youth, Shiva was far more lazy and easygoing. Almost every serious thing he did, was through following his best friend, Rudra, while he actually enjoyed to sleep and dance, so much that he wished to become a God of Dancing.

However, he did say he always has fun with Rudra, so he is fine following after him.

Once he and Rudra finished fighting their way to the peak of Svarga, he shows a lot of compassion towards Rudra, trying to change the subject to not fight him and begging Rudra to give up so he wouldn't have to harm him further. In the end, Shiva tried to pretend to act defeated so he could stop the fight and make Rudra happy to think he achieved his dream. However, when Rudra scolded him to give it his all and made him see he really got to the peak of Svarga, he finally accepted the title of leader of their pantheon.

Shiva claims that he cannot lose and disappoint his companions because he represents the top of his pantheon

He states in his round that he won't lose to anybody and that he isn't going to let Rudra and the people cheering on him down. Vishnu does comment that Shiva is always reckless while Rudra replies by stating that while he (Shiva) is nicer than anyone, once he get into a fight, he enjoys talking with his fist more than anybody else. Varuna also comments on how Shiva doesn't stop smiling, no matter how many times he gets hit, and Agni states that Shiva doesn't know the meaning of restraint.

Abilities

Overall Abilities: Undoubtedly immensely powerful, Shiva is described as being the greatest brawler and strongest God of Destruction in all of Heaven. He managed to defeat all of the other Hindu gods, including Rudra, who is the second strongest God in the Hindu Pantheon, hence gaining the name of "Top of India's Pantheon".

A testament to his vast prowess, he was chosen worthy of partaking in the roster of the Gods Fighters for Ragnarok. Ares considers Shiva to be one of the few Gods who are enough to exterminate Humanity (together with Poseidon and Thor). Displayed in Round 5, he proved his immense power by holding his own against mankind's Raiden Tameemon, who has been regarded as the "History's Greatest Rikishi" and even known as the "Unrivaled Rikishi", due to having never lost a fight in his life on Earth. After their first exchange, despite fighting him seriously on, as he was countered by Shiva in his attempt to finish the fight from the beginning, Raiden recognized Shiva's strength, and resorted to unleashing his dormant muscular potential, having the strongest muscles ever in human history, and later on, additionally resorted to using his mastery of sumo wrestling. Shiva not only put on an impressive performance against Raiden, which earned the human audience's acknowledgement of his strength, but also came to defeat him after achieving his Tandava Karma, even though he as their melee extended.

As a result of his close fight with Raiden Tameemon, where he sustained terrifyingly heavy injuries, some Gods came with the conclusion if the Japanese fighter paid homage to sumo from the beginning, he would be the the one to emerge victorious instead. However, as analysed by the intelligent Hermes, different was the case: No matter how physically powerful Raiden was, the outcome of Round 5 would be the same, stating his great sumo skills was what led him to cornering Shiva so much; suggesting that Shiva, no matter what-if scenarios, would have been always the victor as the superior combatant.

Physical Abilities

Godly Strength: Made evident by the high muscularity of his body and henceforth his many titles, Shiva possesses extreme superhuman strength. Even in his youth, he bested thousands of Hindu beings notable for their power and feats, in hand-to-hand combat, which included defeating deities who were much larger than him. During his battle with Rudra, his best friend who has immense physical strength himself, he was able to fight with him on equal terms, if not even better, and their clashes sent massive shock waves throughout Svarga and the sound of their punches echoed through the entire land, with Shiva eventually overwhelming him. Many Gods of his pantheon acknowledge his strength. Shiva's monstrous strength allowed him to match Raiden Tameemon in their fight on multiple occasions, who has Humanity's strongest muscles: He managed to stop a punch and a knee from Raiden, despite his opponent's own phenomenal physical might, and send him flying across the arena with his 4 arms, hitting him in the chest with his lower arms and threw him behind himself at the same time, with his upper set of arms, making him fall back after the blow. And later in the fight, still dazed from an earlier lariat, as the sumo wrestler (who unrestrained by his 100 Seals) held him by his head and delivered Jizo's Embrace, the God of Destruction countered it with a headbutt of his own, stunning back the rikishi and dealing damage to him. After recovering from Raiden's headbutt, Shiva unleashed a ferocious volley of blows with all his four arms, forcing the Japanese fighter to retreat backwards, with the pressure of his punches being compared to cannon fire and causing his opponent several injuries, despite Raiden's supernatural durability. After having one of his arms crushed, and deciding to fight more seriously, Shiva's punches were able to blow away the still amplified by Thrud Raiden, even with his guard up, the force of his punches being even strong enough to leave prints of his knuckles on his body. Shiva has additionally demonstrated godly leg strength, capable of overpowering Raiden Tameemon alone with his lower body strength and leap high into the air, with his kicks being able to scar and singe Raiden’s flesh. Shiva has even revealed great grip strength, his fingers strong enough to pierce into his own chest to grasp his heart, gripping it hard enough to cause a vast increase in his heartbeat. After entering Tandava Karma, the Brawler was able to continue contending with the Peerless Rikishi, and during the climax of Round 5, Shiva was even able to stop Raiden Tameemon’s Yatagarasu, and even managed to split and burn his arm in half with Deva Loka.

Godly Speed ​​& Reflexes: Befitting his nimble fighting style, Shiva is extremely mobile and swift in his limbs, demonstrated when he recovered from Raiden's Dropkick with a quick backflip. Shiva then managed to block Raiden's punch right after being hit hard on the head and also blocked his knee after taking another blow to the head, thus already attacking after defending himself, shocking the rikishi, as he has immense speed as well. Shiva, after recovering from Raiden's headbutt, quickly counter-attacked with a combo attack, where he dealt a double palm thrust with his lower arms and then an uppercut with both of his upper arms, the sumo wrestler unable to react, then performed series of punches that made Raiden retreat backwards, who had difficulty reacting to all the blows, letting Shiva land one on his head and one on his ribs. After using the Hidden Treasure of the Indian Pantheon, Shiva's speed increased to the point of leaving multiple afterimages, allowing him to evade Raiden's attacks and overwhelm him with multi-hit attacks. In his youth, at the climax of his fight against Rudra, the Brawler was able to attack him several times faster than he could react. Shiva has and displayed incredible reaction time, showcased when he managed to react to the Yatagarasu, entering a guard to defend himself from it at blank-point range.

Godly Durability: To compromise for the little defense in his fighting style, Shiva harbours an incredibly durable body. He took on the Japanese rikishi's Dropkick and Russian hook with minimal damage. As Raiden unlocked his 100 Seals, getting a massive increase in his physical abilities, the Hindu God proceeded to withstand a beatdown from him. Then, dazed due to the Chrysanthemum Clothesline, as his opponent used Jizo's Embrace, thanks to the natural sturdiness of his head (According to himself), Shiva countered the headbutt by headbutting back, receiving minor damage as a result of their clash. Furthermore, Shiva survived the Yatagarasu of Raiden at blank-point range, which was so powerful it held back the sound barrier, coming out only with a loss of two more of his arms and damage to his face.

Godly Endurance & Stamina: Shiva has displayed immense fortitude and pain tolerance, being capable of quickly recovering each time Raiden landed a blow on him, and even stayed conscious and continue fighting even after losing three of his arms; Shiva was even capable of contending with Raiden blow-to-blow as he was enhanced by his Supramuscular Exoskeletal Mawashi Belt, henceforth foreshadowing a prove of survival of the deadly Yatagarasu, where he lost two more of his arms and received great damage to his face, which made him bleed and broke him two of his teeth. During his fight with Rudra, 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, Shiva showed no signs of dehydration by the end of it, and moreover even outlasted his friend's own great endurance. After going into his Tandava Karma, the Destroyer kept contending with Raiden in combat, where he had to endure getting burnt up by his own flames.

• Thermal Resistance: Shiva has displayed tremendous heat resistance, able to dance until his body starts to generate enough heat to burn the flesh of his opponents, his body receiving not a single drop of damage in the process, nor showing any signs of pain. In comparison, Raiden, despite having the strongest muscles in all of mankind, was greatly affected by the flames. After using Tandava Karma, Shiva's own body was set on much greater fire which slowly burnt his flesh and nearby objects started to burn away, yet despite all the damage that he took from this process he was still able to survive the intense heat.

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

Fighting Abilities

Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Shiva is extremely skilled in the art of unarmed combat. He was able to defeat 1116 Gods with nothing but his fists, including Rudra, his partner that helped him defeat 1115 out of the 1116 Hindu Gods. With his four arms, he can use moves and techniques exclusive to his physiology. His combat mastery was displayed in Round 5 of Ragnarök, where he contended with Humanity's Raiden Tameemon in a melee, matching the sumo wrestler, who is known for his tremendous combat skills and physical strength, hence even countering him and outclassing him on several occasions. After losing an arm from his opponent's Wild Boar, the God of Destruction adapted to his disadvantage by taking a wider stance, shifting his disrupted centre of balance. And later on the fight, having lost three of his arms, he was still able to fight on par with Raiden.

• Expert Dancer: Shiva is also a very skilled dancer, capable of dancing in the rhythm of the cosmos. By implementing dancing in his fighting style, he can fight more effectively and make his movements more unpredictable. He also has multiple techniques which involve dancing and by using said techniques he managed to defeat a great number of powerful gods.

Supernatural Abilities

Semi-Immortality: As a God, Shiva has a limitless lifespan and will not die of old age.

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

Pyrokinesis: Shiva can produce powerful heat and flames, ten times hotter than the sun. Moreover powerful enough to burn the sturdy likes of Raiden Tameemon. The heat is capable of burning nearby objects and turning them into ash. However, he is not completely immune as the heat, as in tradeoff for Tandava Karma, his flesh slowly gets burnt away.

Techniques

Hidden Treasure of the Indian Pantheon (印度神界の秘宝, Indo Shinkai no Hihō) - Known as "Shiva's Go-To Move" (シヴァの必殺武踊, Shiva no Hissatsu Buyō), this martial dance is Shiva's trump card and can only be performed by him. By dancing to the rhythm of the cosmos, Shiva is able to attack his opponent with far greater speed and power while confusing them. Its unpredictable rhythm allows Shiva to continuously attack his opponent with multi-hit attacks while his opponent is under the impression of being attacked by many, many enemies all at once.

	Tandava (Transmigration Battle Dance) (輪廻武踊ターンダヴァ, Tāndava) - Due to his intense dancing, Shiva's body becomes super-heated and starts to combust, which increases the power of his attacks and burns his opponent.
	Krittisava (Tiger Claw Fire Dance) (虎爪炎舞クリッティヴァーサス, Kurittivāsasu) - Shiva jumps into the air and brings down a powerful kick while simultaneously combusting his feet, slicing and burning his opponent. The flames created from the kick is hot enough to cauterize the flesh of Raiden, who had the greatest muscles in all of Human History.

Tandava Karma (Transmigrational Battle Dance of Ashes) (輪廻武踊灰塵ターンダヴァ・カルマ, Tāndava Karuma) - Shiva's ultimate secret technique. By forcing his heart to beat faster, Shiva is able to directly stimulate his atman (spirit), resulting in an incredible increase in power and speed. By 3x or more his durability strength and speed vastly increased. Additionally, his body combust and burns at a higher level than when using Tandava, to the point of burning his surroundings, and objects far away from him to ashes. In this state, all his blows become hot enough to char and burn away flesh and was burning away the powerful muscles of Raiden. There is a drawback to this technique however, as Shiva himself will eventually burn out if he uses the technique for too long.

Deva Loka (Climatic Fire Dance) (大切デーヴァ炎舞ローカ, Dēva Rōka) - A powerful spinning heel kick used by Shiva under his Tandava Karma state. The kick was so powerful and burning hot that it managed to overpower Raiden's most powerful move, Yatagarasu, and rip his arm in half.

Quotes

• (To himself) "Heh heh... Oh, man! That really got my blood pumpin' for the first time in a few thousand years!"
• (To Zeus) "Old man... You're up last, remember? If you're asking me to give up my spot, the answer is no. I've been itching to go for a few thousand years! So, get your goddamn hand off me."
• (To himself) "It's about damn time I got my turn. Hey, you! I'm gonna wreck ya!"
• (To Raiden Tameemon) "Huh? "Why"? What's more fun that this? I don't know anyone in this world who doesn't like a good ol' fight!"
• (To the Hindu Pantheon) "Well... All right then."
• (To Raiden Tameemon) "I carry the hopes of 1,116 Gods... I'm not allowed to lose!"
• (To Raiden Tameemon) "Well? Is my dance on fire or what?"
• (To Raiden Tameemon) "For the 1,116 gods that put their faith in a deadbeat god like me... I can't lay down either. You see... I stand at the top of India's pantheon."
• (To Raiden Tameemon) "C'mon... Let's dance. Let's dance until we're all burned up!"
• (To Raiden Tameemon) "You're a helluva man! Not even in your final moment did your knee touch the ground. My thanks to you too, human. No, Raiden Tameemon. Thanks to you... I got to create an epic battle."
• (To himself) "A good man always has good companions!"
• (To Zeus) "Those Humans are pretty amazing."