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Inuyasha (Character)InuYasha (犬夜叉, Inu dog + Yasha demon) is the main character of the anime and manga series InuYasha by Rumiko Takahashi. InuYasha is a hanyō (half demon - 'yō' is derived from yōkai, which also means demon) from the Japanese feudal era who was originally going to use the Jewel of Four Souls (Shikon no Tama) a.k.a. the Shikon Jewel to become a full yōkai. The high priestess who guarded the jewel, Kikyo (Kikyō), whom InuYasha fell in love with, talked him into becoming human. Another hanyō, formerly a human known only as Onigumo, but now called Naraku, made them believe they betrayed each other. Because of Naraku's schemes, the couple's romance ended when InuYasha broke into Kikyo's village and stole the Shikon Jewel. In defense of the village, and to keep him from escaping with the jewel, Kikyo fired a magical arrow at InuYasha, sealing him to a tree in an eternal enchanted sleep. Moments afterward, KIkyo collapses from a wound she received from Naraku -- though at first the viewer is lead to believe that InuYasha wounded her -- and dies within a few short moments. Part of her final instructions to her sister Kaede was to have the jewel burned with her body so that yōkai and evil men could never use it. 50 years later, InuYasha was released from the tree by Kagome, a young girl from the present who unknowingly carried the Jewel of Four Souls inside her body. Kagome accidentally shattered the jewel when shooting at a demon trying to flee with it, and the shards were scattered around Japan. InuYasha, Kagome, and their friends (InuYasha-tachi) then began the search for the shards of the Jewel of Four Souls (Shikon no Tama). InuYasha is offended when someone calls him a dog or suggests that he is inferior to full yōkai. His only weakness is that a hanyō loses their power during a certain time period each month; InuYasha's time is the night of a new moon (when the moon is not visible). His hair turns black and he loses his dog ears, claws, fangs, etc. In this form, basically all of his yōkai powers are gone; however, he returns back to normal at sunrise. He prefers to keep it a secret because on that night he is vulnerable, and only his group and a few others know his secret. Voice Actor InuYasha's Special Attacks and Resistances - Soul-Shattering Iron Claw (Sankon Tessō): Iron claw attack; also translated as Iron Reaver Soul Stealer.
- Blades of Blood (Hijin Ketsusō): InuYasha's blood does damage when thrown.
- Tessaiga: Special sword made from his father's fang. It contains a protective aura which makes full yōkai unable to touch it.
- Wind Scar (Kaze no Kizu): Special attack that kills 100 yōkai with one strike.
- Backlash Wave (Bakuryūha): Tessaiga's ōgi (or ultimate technique). Uses the opponent's strong yōki and the Kaze no Kizu to return the attack, magnified hundreds of times.
- Barrier Shattering: Gained from Shiori's orb for saving her from her grandfather and his bat yōkai, this technique renders barriers (including Naraku's for a while) useless. When being used, Tessaiga glows red. Only the strongest barriers cannot be shattered by this attack.
- Diamond Spear (Kongōsōha, 金剛槍破): Attack gained from Housenki after Naraku had used the shard to make him fight InuYasha. Able to pierce Naraku's stronger barriers.
- Sheath of Tessaiga (Tessaiga no Saya): Can deflect energy attacks with the barrier used to contain Tessaiga's power.
- Robe of the Fire Rat: InuYasha's kimono allows him to resist fire. (It also works on others to whom he lends it.)
See also: InuYasha
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