Asura (disambiguation)

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Asura may refer to several things:

In religion

Asura, a race of celestial beings in Hinduism
Asura (Buddhism), warlike deities in Buddhism
Ahura, a class of deities in Zoroastrianism (including the supreme God, Ahura Mazda), related to the concept of Asuras in Hinduism.
The Day of Ashurah, an Islamic festival

In fiction

Asura is also a character from the video game, Samurai Shodown. See Asura.
Asura is the main antagonist from the Karmatrón comic book.
A choujin wrestler named Ashuraman in Kinnikuman and its sequel .
In Fist of the North Star there is a country called The Land of Asura that is home to many of the series' martial arts and merciless warriors called Asura who fear only the Rakshasa.
Asuras are a race of extraplanar creatures in some editions of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.
Asura is a central character in the Iain M Banks science fiction book Feersum Endjinn, with an explicit reference to the Hindu etymology.
In Outcast: Dragon Secrets, Ivar, the last of the Asura, is the loyal companion of Timothy, the main character. Ivar's body is covered with a swirling design that allows him to change the pigmint of his skin, allowing him to blend with anything.
In the Digital Devil Saga dualigy, Asura is a term referring to certain tuners (humans with a virus that causes them to transform into demons). All the main playable characters are Asuras, and their Avatar forms are all based and named around the mythological Asuras and Devas.
In the Naruto anime/manga, the character Gaara, is named after an asura.
In the RG Veda manga, Ashura is the name of a main character as well as a clan of gods. The series is very loosely based off of the Vedas, most references of which are found in character names alone.
In Marvel Comics, The Asura are a group of corrupt, fanatical Angels (created by Warren Ellis) who are enemies of Daimon Hellstrom.
Asura is the name of a server for the MMORPG, Final Fantasy XI. It is also the name of the Queen of Summons in Final Fantasy IV -- an ally who casts healing and protective spells on the party. In addition, Asura is a name given to various mid-level swords in the series, usually katanas.
Asura's armour is a very powerful chest plate found in Venus lighthouse in the RPG, Golden Sun.
In that same game, Asura is the special attack delievered by the artifact weapon Kikuichi-monji.
Asura Strike is a skill for the Monk class in the MMORPG, Ragnarok Online
Azura is a Daedric Prince/Lord in the RPG Elder Scrolls Series.
Asura is a powerful sword with a counterattack(Asura'sRevenge) bought from Fascinaturu in exchange for LP in the RPG, Saga Frontier.
Asura is a character class in the MMORPG Tantra Online, which resembles an assassin.

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