Bhima

One of the main characters in the Indian epic, the "Mahabharata." He is the second of the five legendary Pandava brothers, making him Arjuna's older brother. Born to the wind god Vāyu, he was the most physically powerful of the Five Princes. There are stories of him destroying a man-eating demon called a rakshasa as well as confronting Hanumān, a fellow child of the wind god. In India, his name is a synonym for unparalleled strength even to this day.

He is as gluttonous as he looks but is also quite a skilled cook. When he needed to conceal his identity for a year, he worked as a royal chef.

Height/Weight: 191cm, 90kg

Origin: "Mahabharata"

Region: India

Alignment: Lawful-Good

Sub-Attribute: Heaven

Gender: Male

Keep on asking for seconds.

He also goes by the name of Bhīmasena. Bhīma was born to Kuntī when she offered a mantra to the wind god Vāyu. Upon his birth, a prophecy claimed he would become the mightiest of all. An expert in hand-to-hand combat as well as with the club, he is one of the most physically powerful of the Five Princes.

In one story where Bhīma defeated a rakshasa named Hiḍimba, its younger sister, Hiḍimbā, falls in love with Bhīma. Enraged, Hiḍimba rushes at Bhīma, who kills him effortlessly. Bhīma attempts to do the same to the rakshasa's sister, but Bhīma's oldest brother, Yudhiṣṭhira, suggests he (temporarily) take in Hiḍimbā, under the condition that Bhīma spends time with the rakshasa's sister during the day and returns home at night.

Ultimately, a powerful rakshasa child named Ghaṭotkaca was born to the two, and he would go on to play a prominent role in the great war with the Pandava army.

Vāsuki's Elixir: A

Bhīma was once poisoned by the Kauravas (namely Duryodhana), who despised Bhīma, and then thrown into a river. Bhīma wound up in the serpent world, where the serpents bit him, ultimately neutralizing the poison in his body and reviving him. Additionally, the serpent king, Vāsuki, offered him an elixir said to strengthen whoever drinks it. After consuming the elixir, Bhīma returned to his brothers.

Club Technique: A

Club techniques taught by the martial arts preceptor of the Kuru kingdom, Droṇa (Aśvatthāman's father) and the hero Balarāma. As Bhīma was famed for his peerless power, he showed significant skill at wielding the club. But his skills are not limited to common clubs. In fact, he is a master with any stick-shaped weapon he wields. Even a fallen tree branch can become a deadly weapon in Bhīma's monstrously strong hands.

Hanumān Howling: EX

The great howl, a blessing from the monkey god Hanumān. Hanumān is also the child of the wind god, Vāyu, making him Bhīma's older brother.

When Bhīma went out to pick flowers for his wife, Draupadī, he caused a great disruption in the forest with his conch and cries. The cacophony threw the forest creatures into disarray, but Hanumān, who was sleeping in the area, simply yawned and wagged his tail to cause even more ruckus to drown out the sounds Bhīma made.

Later, Bhīma haughtily demanded that Hanumān, who was blocking the way, open the path for him. Hearing this, Hanumān replied, "If you wish to pass, lift up my tail and walk beneath it." Famously strong as Bhīma was, he could not lift Hanumān's tail.

Afterward, Bhīma was ashamed of his own arrogance, and the two formed a more positive relationship.

『Maruti, Vāyuputra』

Rank: B

NP Type: Anti-Personnel/Anti-Army

Range: -

Maximum Targets: 1

Here Stands the Son of the Wind God.

Both terms mean "son of the wind god." This Noble Phantasm activates the Divinity that resides within Bhīma using the white banner belonging to Vāyu, god of the wind, as a catalyst. It creates a powerful gust from Vāyu, which is then compressed and envelops the body, dramatically improving strength and agility. It also confers a strong defense against projectiles. With Bhīma's already outstanding physique cloaked in Vāyu's wind, he becomes not just a hero, but a weapon capable of destroying an entire army on his own.

This Noble Phantasm can unleash the wind outwards, but Bhīma typically does not use it as a projectile attack, perhaps because he does not excel at it. Perhaps he willingly seals that function. (Wind can still strike in the aftermath of a physical attack.)

It is said Vāyu's wind once blew away part of the Himalayas, which fell into the sea and became the island of Lanka.

The five brothers were about to lose their wife as a result of Yudhiṣṭhira's gambling. Duryodhana, who their opponent, insulted everyone by showing off his thigh to her. This infuriated Bhīma and he pledged he would one day break Duryodhana's thigh with his club. In a later battle during the great war, Bhīma and Duryodhana fought a duel with their clubs. While the rules of a duel prohibit striking below the navel, Bhīma, caught in a stalemate, recalled his pledge (at Arjuna's suggestion) and struck Duryodhana's thighs with his club, defeating him.

That is how the legend goes, although it's hard to say what really happened...

At any rate, in "Zero Compass Inner Domain, Paper Moon," Bhīma is unable to remember how this legend concluded as a result of being a fragment of his ego, the Alter Ego of Servitude, from his time disguised as a chef. Even should those memories have been engraved deep into this Spirit Origin, he was unable to access them.

At Chaldea, Bhīma obviously remembers this duel. But he doesn't like to talk about it much. If you try to press him on the subject, you should brace yourself; it is similar to asking Arjuna about Karna's end.