Shumbha is a minor antagonist in the manga/anime series Record of Ragnarok.
He is a minor antagonist in Shiva's Flashback during the Fifth Round and the Fifth Round of the Ragnarok Tournament.
Shumbha is one of the Ashura Brothers and the older brother of Nishumbha, who plundered the villages when the Hindu Pantheon was divided into clans. After being defeated by Shiva and Rudra, Shumbha became a member of the assembled Hindu Pantheon as Shiva's subordinate.
He is voiced by Michael Benyaer, who has also voiced Agni always in Record of Ragnarok, Khaled Al-Asad in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Haras in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, M'Quve in Mobile Suit Gundam, Draza in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Tahir in Dying Light, and Jojo in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, in the English dubbed version of the anime adaptation. He is voiced by Akihiro Tajima in the Japanese dub.
Appearance[]
Shumbha is a God looking like a huge, muscular man with dark red skin, brown spiky hair, pointy ears and teeth, and six arms. He wears the full skin of a leopard as a belt, golden bracelets on the arms and ankles, a golden necklace adorned with small skulls, and long black pants. He is barefoot.
Personality[]
Shumbha is an aggressive and threatening individual, who does not hesitate to attack other villages and threaten their inhabitants for his own personal gain. He always seems to be ready for a challenge with the other Gods, even if he doesn't hesitate to burst out laughing when faced with names that he considers "ridiculous".
Biography[]
Shumbha is one of the Ashura Brothers who, when the Hindu Pantheon was divided into clans, lived with his brother Nishumbha. One day, Shumbha, Nishumbha and their gang attack the village where Shiva and Rudra live in search of them, and burst into laughter upon hearing their nicknames, however Shiva and Rudra show up soon after and easily defeat the Asura Brothers and their gang. Shortly thereafter, Shiva and Rudra begin a campaign to reach the summit of Svarga and make Rudra King of the Hindu Gods, but in the end it is Shiva to defeat Rudra, who abandons the Svarga immediately after, and to become the King of the Hindu Gods before all the other Hindu Gods including Shumbha.
Millennia later, during the Ragnarok Tournament, Shumbha and his brother Nishumbha remain in the stands to watch their leader Shiva match against Raiden Tameemon.
Powers and Abilities[]
Overall Abilities: Shumbha is an extremely strong Hindu God, although not enough to compete with Shiva and Rudra although supported by his brother Nishumbha and their gang. As a God, Shumbha possesses physical abilities far superior to those of any ordinary Human. His body cannot be damaged by mortal weapons, however it can still be damaged by unarmed attacks from individuals with superhuman strength and Divine Weapons. For the same reason, Shumbha is unable to die due to old age.
Six Arms: Thanks to his six arms, Shumbha possesses combat dexterity far greater than that of most individuals. With them, he is able to defend himself from opponent's blows with one or two pairs of arms, while attacking his opponents with the remaining pairs.
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Trivia[]
- In their legend of the Hindu Mythology, Shumbha and his brother Nishumbha were killed by the Goddess Kaushiki.
