EYE COLOR:Gold slit-like black pupils (Hanyou form),Amber grey (human form),Teal with red sclera (yōkai form)
BIRTHMARKS/SCARS: Has scar on his chest at the hands of Goshinki.
More Information. STATUS: Alive.
Occupation: Demon Slayer
RACE: Hanyou
Sexual Orientation Straight
STATUS: Single & Looking
Inuyasha (犬夜叉, "Dog Demon") is the main protagonist, as well as the title character, in the manga series InuYasha and its anime adaptation. The half-demon son of a great demon father, known as the Tōga, and a human mother named Izayoi. He was bound to a sacred tree by a magical arrow from the priestess Kikyō's bow while attempting to claim the Shikon Jewel. Inuyasha sought the Jewel, thinking it could transform him into a full-fledged demon. Fifteen-year-old Kagome Higurashi, Kikyō's modern reincarnation, released him from this spell, but soon after, she accidentally shattered the Shikon Jewel into hundreds of fragments. They reluctantly agreed to work together as a team on Kaede's behalf to recover all of the fragments that had scattered across Feudal Japan before they fell into the wrong hands.
Inuyasha was born to a human noblewoman named Izayoi, and her dog demon lover, Tōga. Angered by her fraternization with a demon, Izayoi's own guardsman, Takemaru, pierced her with a spear on the very night of the lunar eclipse for Inuyasha's birth. Izayoi had just enough strength to give birth to Inuyasha before succumbing to her mortal wounds, though she was soon resurrected by Tōga's sword of healing, the Tenseiga. Tōga, suffering mortal wounds from a climactic battle with Ryūkotsusei, had just enough time left to name the newborn Inuyasha and say goodbye to his infant son and Izayoi before encouraging them to run away. He perished that night, using the last of his strength to prevent Takemaru from pursuing them, leaving Inuyasha to be raised by his mortal mother.[1]
Inuyasha when he was young
Inuyasha's childhood was very lonely, save for his interaction with his mother. Being a hanyō, Inuyasha was accepted neither by humans nor yōkai. He would always be called "half-breed" by other kids. Ostracized by all humans except for his mother, he was devastated when she died while he was still young. He was left with only the Robe of the Fire-Rat she had received from his father, as well as a container of rouge (the equivalent of modern lipstick), which he later gifted to Kikyō before being sealed to the sacred tree.
Unable to fight back as a child, Inuyasha was often forced into hiding whenever he encountered hostile yōkai. Such situations left him frustrated at being powerless to defend himself until he was older. Because of this, he developed a hostile and defensive personality, becoming especially reclusive on the night of the new moon, during which he lost his demon powers and became a mere mortal. Inuyasha mentioned he never once slept during the new moon to prevent his weakness from being known. When he heard of the Shikon Jewel's ability to turn even half-demons into full-fledged yōkai, he went in search of it.
First Love
Inuyasha planned to steal the Jewel from Kikyō; the miko tasked with purifying and protecting it. After several unsuccessful attempts to even approach Kikyō, Inuyasha began to develop intense romantic feelings for her, and she for him. After Inuyasha mentioned she reeked with the smell of blood, Kikyō began to take baths every day, and Inuyasha would watch from afar. Their subsequent encounters lead to a close relationship after Inuyasha saved Kaede from Mistress Centipede, who was planning on taking her hostage to take the Shikon Jewel back from Kikyō. Inuyasha and Kikyō met in a non-violent meeting for the first time after this and quickly fell for each other. After this, Kikyō became more human, displaying more emotions and playing with children while Inuyasha gave up his quest for the Shikon Jewel, deciding it wasn't worth losing Kikyō. He lived in the village for a while and assisted Kikyō whenever she needed it. After Kikyō's powers became weakened from falling in love with Inuyasha, resulting in Kaede losing her right eye, Kikyō pondered what to do.
Eventually, Kikyō had the idea of using the Jewel to make Inuyasha a full human, as this would purify the Shikon no Tama and liberate Kikyō from the task of protecting it. The idea of leading normal lives together appealed to them both.[7]
Another hanyō named Naraku, born from a human criminal that was pitied by Kikyō had been observing the pair and hoped to steal the Shikon no Tama for himself. He subsequently tricked Kikyō and Inuyasha into betraying one another. Inuyasha broke into Kikyō's village and stole the Shikon no Tama, convinced that Kikyō had never planned to turn him human, to begin with. In defense of the village, and to keep him from escaping with the jewel, Kikyō shot Inuyasha with a sacred arrow and sealed him to the Sacred Tree of Ages with a spell of eternal sleep. Moments afterward, Kikyō collapsed from a fatal wound she had received from Naraku, who was disguised as Inuyasha at the time of the attack. She instructed her younger sister Kaede to burn the Jewel along with her body so that demons and evil men could never again use it for evil deeds. She died soon after, and she wishes to burn the Jewel was fulfilled. Despite how things went, Inuyasha still loved Kikyō.[8]
Reawakened
Fifty years later, Kikyō's modern-day reincarnation, fifteen-year-old Kagome Higurashi, entered the feudal era through the Bone-Eater's Well, unknowingly bringing the Shikon no Tama with her. The jewel's presence awakened nearby demons, but it was the scent of Kagome's blood when she was attacked by a reanimated Mistress Centipede that roused Inuyasha from his spell.[9] Upon first seeing her, Inuyasha mistook Kagome for Kikyō, due to their similar appearances, but his sense of smell proved they were indeed different people. Inuyasha was subsequently freed by Kagome in order to help fight off Mistress Centipede.[10] After killing Mistress Centipede, Inuyasha attacked Kagome to get the Shikon Jewel for himself,[10] but was thwarted by an elderly Kaede. She put her deceased sister's Beads of Subjugation around the hanyō's neck, which allowed Kagome to subdue him simply by saying the word "Sit!"[11]
Being unable to remove the necklace, Inuyasha was effectively rendered powerless in Kagome's presence. Soon after, Kagome accidentally shattered the Sacred Jewel while shooting at a crow demon that was attempting to escape with it, and the shards were scattered around Japan. Inuyasha reluctantly agreed to team up with her to find and collect all of the fragments.
Quest to find the Sacred Jewel fragments
Inuyasha and Kagome began their journey to collect the shards of the Sacred Jewel, their tolerance for one another growing after defeating their first major enemy, Yura of the Demon Hair. Afterward, Inuyasha's half-brother, the full demon Sesshōmaru, came asking the whereabouts of the Tōga's tomb, seeking the treasure that was endowed there. The two brothers' encounter allowed Inuyasha to obtain the Tessaiga, a fang-sword that originally belonged to his father, which Sesshōmaru had sought. After obtaining the sword and temporarily defeating his brother, Inuyasha and Kagome's relationship deepened, and they began to care for one another. As time passed, they started to gain allies in their quest for the shards, notably Shippō, Miroku, and Sango. A demon ogre sorceress named Urasue brought Kikyō back to life[12] and thereafter Inuyasha learned of the existence of the nefarious shape-shifting demon known as Naraku also looking for the shards from Miroku whose grandfather Miyatsu had been cursed to create the Kazaana and upon learning that Naraku must have set a trap for Kikyō 50 years ago and tricked them both into betraying one another, vowed to destroy him and avenge Kikyō.[13]
Naraku's Minions and Broken Tessaiga
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Naraku has created two incarnations Kagura and Kanna. Naraku orders Kagura to kill Kōga’s comrades set up Inuyasha.[14] Kanna was using her mirror to reflect Inuyasha’s windscar attack and he was badly wounded. Naraku shows and tells Inuyasha that the Jewel is nearly whole.[15] After Kikyō stole a chunk of the Shikon no Tama from Kagome.[16] Naraku has created a third incarnation of Goshinki and orders the destruction of Inuyasha’s comrades. Goshinki reads the thoughts of those that are employed in the attack and witnesses the breaking of Inuyasha’s Tessaiga. Suddenly Goshinki sensed a change in Inuyasha's mind. While he was in full-yōkai form he defeated Goshinki to protect his friends. Inuyasha's yōkai blood takes over him. Kagome is not afraid and approaches Inuyasha with calming words. Then Inuyasha is able to snap out of it and return to himself.[17]
While Tōtōsai reforged Tessaiga for three days, Inuyasha’s allies learned his secret about him losing his powers at the new moon. Kaijinbō arrived to hunt Inuyasha and was holding Tōkijin made of Goshinki’s corpse commissioned to be forged for Sesshōmaru. Tōtōsai finally arrives with Tessaiga and he got his demon powers back from sunrise. But unfortunately his Tessaiga’s blade is very heavy and finally Kaijinbo is defeated. Tōtōsai explained to Inuyasha that Tessaiga was reforged with Inuyasha’s own fang Sesshōmaru arrived and wielded Tōkijin.[18] Inuyasha & Kōga defeat Naraku’s two incarnations Jūrōmaru and Kagerōmaru.[19]
Overcome Naraku's Barrier
Desperately seeking a way to destroy Naraku's barrier, he traveled to meet Tōtōsai for advice, and Myōga learned how to strengthen Tessaiga and achieve the feat.[20] Myōga informed Inuyasha he needed to travel to a specific island where a bat daiyōkai named Taigokumaru uses his half-demon grandchild named Shiori to power his own protection barrier similar to Naraku's, and upon having Tessaiga drink her blood, it would be strong enough to break Naraku's barrier. However, Taigokumaru's barrier could not be penetrated as Shiori generates a barrier with a high enough demonic aura that the Tessaiga was not strong enough to penetrate the barrier.[21] Confident in his ability to defeat Inuyasha, Taigokumaru attacked Shiori's village. Shiori's mother emerged and pleaded for him to stop, but Taigokumaru revealed he had killed Shiori's father for his insolence, so as retribution, Shiori pushed her grandfather out of the barrier and allowed Inuyasha to vanquish him. However, Inuyasha did not have the heart to kill Shiori as he felt she was an innocent child and vowed to find another demon with a barrier to kill to strengthen his sword. However, she offered the Blood coral crystal as penance for her wrongs and allowed him to destroy the crystal. This, in turn, strengthened the Tessaiga to transform into a red evolved version.[22]
Meanwhile, Naraku had plans to absorb Sesshōmaru. He had Kagura abduct Rin, as bait, then lowered his barrier and allowed his scent to escape to lure Sesshōmaru to his castle. At the same time, Inuyasha began tracking the scene to the castle as well. As they drew close, Kagome began to sense a Jewel Shard fragment nearby. Inuyasha forged forward as they investigated the shard. Upon arriving at the barrier's wall, Inuyasha destroyed the barrier with his new Red Tessaiga. Naraku was in the middle of his battle with Sesshōmaru when he sensed Inuyasha's newfound power. He sent Kagura to stop Inuyasha while he dealt with Sesshōmaru. However, Kagura still yearning for her freedom from Naraku, barely put up a fight to stop Inuyasha and instead allowed him to pass.[23]
Upon arriving, Inuyasha used his Wind Scar on Naraku. This freed Sesshōmaru, who had been engulfed in Naraku's body and was in the process of being absorbed. Sesshōmaru and Inuyasha both attacked Naraku and critically injured him in their strikes. However, Naraku fled in a miasma cloud, leaving Rin behind as a distraction to allow him to escape. As Sesshōmaru ran to find Rin, Inuyasha realized that Kohaku might be guarding her and ran to save his life, knowing Sesshōmaru would kill him. At the same time, Naraku used the Jewel shard implanted in Kohaku's back to command him to kill Rin. Inuyasha arrived in time and stepped between Sesshōmaru and Kohaku's attacks. However, Sesshōmaru used the distraction to threaten Kohaku but releases him and leaves with Rin. Inuyasha began to think Naraku could not have gone far with his injuries but could sense no trace of him.[24]
Who I'd like to meet:
I will not Only just be Shipped with Kagome... But possibly also Kikyou or Sango.
