Bishamon (Earth-616)

Bishamon
Name	Bishamon
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	The Gods of Japan
Relatives	Parents: Izanagi (father), Marichi-Ten (mother) Siblings: Komoku, Jigoku, Zoco (brothers); Takamimusubi, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo, Kagutsuchi, Emma-O (half-brothers); Amaterasu, Uke-Mochi (half-sisters) Spouses: Kishijoten (sister/wife) Children: Fukrokuju, Daikaiko, Hotei, Jorojin (sons) Descendants: Ebisu (granddaughter), Jimmu Tenno (descendants, deceased) Other Relatives: Ame-No-Mi-Kumari (niece)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Amatsu-Kami
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Ama
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Japanese
Occupation	God of war, fortune and happiness
Base of Operations	Ama
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Mike Oeming, Travel Foreman
First	Ares #5 (July, 2006)
First	Ares #5 (July, 2006)

History

Bishamon is the god of war and fortune of the Amatsu-Kami, the Shinto gods of Japan.

He and his fellow Amatsu-Kami have been instrumental in battling Mikaboshi, the Shinto god of evil, on various occasions.

When Mikaboshi and his demon hordes attacked the Olympian gods of Greece, Bishamon and his fellow Amatsu-Kami traveled to Olympus to assist in the efforts to banish Mikaboshi back to the underworld realm of Yomi.

Bishamon vs. Mikaboshi

Later, when Mikaboshi and his army of enslaved alien deities attacked the Amatsu-Kami’s extradimensional realm of Ama, Bishamon and his fellow gods (under the leadership of the sun goddess Amaterasu) again attempted to thwart the god of evil.  However, by this time Mikaboshi was simply too powerful, and he handily defeated and enslaved Bishamon and the other assembled Amatsu-Kami.

Attributes

Abilities

Bishamon is a highly skilled swordsman.

See Also

• 2 appearance(s) of Bishamon (Earth-616)
• 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Bishamon (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Bishamon (Earth-616)
• 4 image(s) of Bishamon (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Bishamon at the Appendix to the Marvel Universe