Asura is the main character in the Capcom video game Asura's Wrath. In the game, he's a former god whose daughter was kidnapped and was betrayed by his fellow god's and now seeks revenge on those who betrayed him. Many, many centuries before the RigVeda and before Zoroaster, a name that sounds like Asura was the proper name of a very mighty god. Some scholars say his name was Ansu but this is not sure. In Hinduism, Asuras constitute a class of powerful, superhuman beings who frequently oppose the Devas, the benevolent gods, in epic struggles symbolizing the conflict between chaos and cosmic order. T Read All Comics Manga/Manhwa/Manhua Online at Asura Scans, updated every day, fastest, high quality and completely free In its Buddhist context, the word is translated as titan, demigod, or antigod. [2] According to Hindu texts, the Asura are in constant fear of the deva. [3] Asura are described in Indian texts as powerful superhuman demigods with good or bad qualities. The asura are engendered and dominated by envy, ambition, and hostility and are described as being incessantly embroiled in disputes with the gods (devas). They are frequently portrayed in Indian mythology as having a disruptive effect on cosmological and social harmony. The Sanskrit term asura appears first in the Vedas, a collection of poems and hymns composed about 1500–1000 bce, and refers to a human or divine leader. Its plural form gradually predominated and came to designate a class of beings opposed to the Vedic gods. As a child, Asura lived in the shadow of his genius older brother Indra. Having displayed no natural talent himself, Asura came to realise the value and power of the friends and allies he made. Eventually, he awakened his own power which equalled Indra's own. The placement of the asura realm in Buddhist cosmology varies among traditions. Sometimes the asura realm is recognized as one of happiness, existing beneath the worlds of the devas and humans. Asura Novels Beta, New Features, and Asura+ Upgrades. Project: Asura Revival!. Discord Notifications + More New Features. Bug Fixes, New Features & Moving to New Server.