The Shichinintai (七人隊), dubbed in English as the Band of Seven, are 7 assassins in the anime and manga series InuYasha. Naraku brought them back to life as bōrei (亡霊, zombie) with Shikon Shards, in an effort to delay his powerful enemies seeking his destruction, while becoming a full demon. Jump to: navigation, search A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Japanimation. ... Rurouni Kenshin manga, volume 1 (English version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics and/or cartoons (not necessarily animated, this includes print cartoons); outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ... InuYasha (Japanese: 犬夜叉, inu dog + yasha demon from Japanese yasha, derived from masculine Sanskrit yaksha) is a long-running manga and anime series by Rumiko Takahashi (creator of Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, and others). ... Jump to: navigation, search Naraku in his two most commonly seen forms. ...

Kyokotsu 凶骨

Kyokotsu

Kyokotsu is the first of the seven to face a major character in the series. He terrorized the wolf tribes, who were defenseless before his size and utter undeath reeking from his very own body. Koga, upon hearing that the northern clan was under siege, hurried back just in time to save some survivors. He engages in a battle with Kyokotsu before taking the Shikon Shard out of his forehead, thus ending his unlife. Kyokotsu is the weakest of the seven, despite his massive size and fearsome looks. Before Koga can get a firm grip on the jewel shard, it falls out and is taken up by a Saimyosho and given to Jakotsu. kyokotsu is, in fact, a human. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Koga is the name of several places in Japan: Koga, Ibaraki Koga, Fukuoka Koga is also a town in Tanzania. ... The Jewel of Four Souls (四魂の玉, Shikon no Tama) or Shikon Jewel, is a fictional, magical jewel in the anime and manga series InuYasha. ... Saimyōsho (最猛勝) are hell wasps in the anime and manga series InuYasha. ...

Jakotsu 蛇骨

Jakotsu

Wielder of a sneaky retractable sword, named the "Jakotsutou", Jakotsu is one of the more skilled fighters of the Shichinintai. He seems to be the first of the army of seven to have come into contact with Bankotsu and was with him before the Shichinintai were born. He is a somewhat stereotypical okama-type character (i.e., effeminately dressed homosexual) though with a sadistic and with a deep rooted hate for women. Hearing Kohaku telling him about InuYasha, he desperately wants to meet and fight with InuYasha, who he deems as very handsome and cute. Upon meeting InuYasha and even Miroku, he is delighted in having opponents of such fine appearance. He and another Shchinintai known as the poison master Mukotsu do not work well together. Jukotsu was angry at Mukotsu for almost killing Inu Yasha with his deadly toxic poison. Jakotsu always looks for the opportunity to fight with InuYasha, he gets a final chance inside Mount Hakurei when InuYasha is reverted to his human form by the holy barrier. After a lengthy fight Jakotsu loses to InuYasha,(who has turned back in to a half demon, because of Miroku who destroyed the barrier.) who spares his life. Jakotsu happily accepted his fate that he died fighting the battle he wanted and his Shikon Shard is taken by the scheming Renkotsu. Though a male character, Jakotsu is voiced by women in both the Japanese (Ai Orikasa) and English (Jenn Forgie) versions. half a screen shot of the Character File links The following pages link to this file: Shichinintai ... half a screen shot of the Character File links The following pages link to this file: Shichinintai ... This articles is about cross-dressing in general, that is the act of wearing the clothing of another gender for any reason. ... Kohaku (琥珀, amber; topaz) is a character in the anime and manga series InuYasha. ... Jump to: navigation, search InuYasha as portrayed in the anime series InuYasha (犬夜叉, Inu dog + Yasha demon) is the main character of the anime and manga series InuYasha by Rumiko Takahashi. ... Mount Hakurei (白霊山, hakurei-zan) is a fictional place in the Inuyasha manga and anime. ...

Mukotsu

Mukotsu

Mukotsu is a poison master, and the second Shichinintai that InuYasha and his companions meet. He abducts Kagome and tries to have a bizarre wedding ceremony with her but becomes angry at her and tries to kill her when she tries to remove his Shikon Shard. Mukotsu is later killed by Sesshomaru, when his poison has no effect on him. sesshomaru swipes him upwards and kills him like you might squash a bug. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Ginkotsu 銀骨

A cyborg, Ginkotsu is a tough opponent even for the Wind Scar to defeat. He barely survives his first encounter with InuYasha and is reconstructed into a siege tank with spider-like legs thanks to Renkotsu. Koga later in the series fought both Ginkotsu and Renkotsu, and after Renkotsu received a heavy wound to his left shoulder, Ginkotsu quite simply went berserk and began to unleash every weapon he had on Koga, even to the point of self-destruction. He reveals to have a strong loyalty or liking to Renkotsu aswell. Renkotsu was shielded from Ginkotsu's self-destruction by the sacred Jewel shard Ginkotsu had, which Renkotsu keeps with him. after he is remade into a siege tank, he almost only says "gesh". The demonic auras The Wind Scar unleashed. ...

Renkotsu 煉骨

Agile fire and explosive user, Renkotsu is the intelligent one, he is the only one who can read or write and is bald as an egg. he has a grudge against their leader for him being too strong and possessing all the Shikon Shards. He is first of the Shichinintai to find out some truth about Naraku and reasons that Naraku is not to be trusted. he is extremely evil and finally comes to the point where he believes he is better than the other Shichinintai and eventually becomes a little over confident, after treacherously killing Jakotsu for his jewel shard, he finally thinks the jewel shards will give him the power to destroy Bankotsu, but he thinks wrong and because of his betrayal, and he being the second last of the Shichinintai, Bankotsu tears his head off.

Suikotsu 睡骨

Suikotsu

A kind doctor respected by villagers, Suikotsu also has a dark second personality, being one of the Shichinintai. His evil counterpart will dominate his mind whenever there is a strong presence of blood. Kikyo meets him after returning from a holy-barriered Mount Hakurei, and senses absolutely no evil within him. Songs of children echo in the background: "Pure is Evil, Evil is Pure...", a homage to the famous opening section of Shakespear's Macbeth: "fair is foul, foul is fair...". In time, Kikyo and the others would face the evil man with an ominous face painting, the dual-claw wielding Suikotsu of the Shichinintai. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Kikyo, shown with her yumi Kikyo (桔梗 Kikyō) is a character in the anime and manga series InuYasha. ... William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... Scene from Macbeth, depicting the witches conjuring of an apparition in Act IV, Scene I Macbeth is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, based loosely on historical events, such as the King Macbeth of Scotland, and including characteristic features of a morality play. ...

Suikotsu's evil personality is subdued when he is struck by a purifying arrow in the neck, where his Shikon Shard was placed. As he lay dying, he reveals his past to Kikyo, while everyone else present on the scene listens intently. He requests that Kikyo remove his Shikon Shard to end his life, as he is able to recall all the terrible deeds he has committed while his evil half was in control, and truly regrets what he has done. Kikyo wishes him to find peace after death, but she is hesitant to remove the Shard. His Shard is retrived by Jakotsu, who flings his retractable sword from a distance and cuts out the Shard, then retreats with Renkotsu.

Bankotsu 蛮骨

Bankotsu

As the leader of the Shichinintai, Bankotsu is referred to as "big brother" (大兄貴, ō-aniki) by the other 6 assassins. He retrieves his giant blade Banryuu, an ogon sword, (蛮竜) from a castle whose previous lord participated in a plot to put an end to the Shichinintai because they were too strong and stirred great fear among the rogue military leaders. The blade which requires 3 men to carry is wielded by Bankotsu single-handedly, and InuYasha is no match for him in one on one melee combat without his Tessaiga. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Tessaiga (鉄砕牙, also known as Tetsusaiga) is a fictional sword in the anime and manga series InuYasha, wielded by half-human, half-yōkai (hanyō) InuYasha. ...

Bankotsu also has a close relationship with his comrade, Jakotsu. Prior to Jakotsu's death, they share a sweet moment in which Bankotsu is brought to tears due to Jakotsu's trust and loyalty to him. The young leader then hugs his comrade saying, "You're the only one I can really rely on." This relationship is also part of the cause in his anger towards Renkotsu when he discovers it was due to Renkotsu's scheming that Jakotsu was killed.

By defeating Renkotsu who challenged him, Bankotsu obtains all of the 7 Shikon Shards given to the Shichinintai by Naraku, in addition to the 2 shards he took from Kagome and imbedded in his weapon. A total of 9 shards was in his possession and his strength increased immensely. Altogether, Bankotsu slew 1,000 youkai including 9 inside Mount Hakurei, and killed 1,000 military soldiers with his blade Banryuu. Banryuu, in turn, transforms and is able to release powerful demonic energy. However, this proves to be his downfall as InuYasha takes the opportunity and unleashes the Bakuryuha, crushing Bankotsu and shattering Banryuu. (This attack and the more power-obsessed Bankotsu is only in the anime, in the manga InuYasha defeated Bankotsu by pure luck.) Baku-ryū-ha (爆流破, Exploding-Dragon-Wave, is more commonly known by the English dub, as the Backlash Wave) is the name of a fictional attack from the InuYasha manga and anime series. ...

Bankotsu is also childlike at certain times and seems almost ignorant. In his first real appearance he is writing a death threat to a village, but could never get the right wording and became increasingly frustrated. When Renkotsu and the others show up he tells Renkotsu to write the threat, and starts telling him what to write: "Our revenge will know no bounds... Or something to that affect." He bellows in an almost juvenile manner.

When Naraku emerges from his transformation into a full-fledged demon, he turns the entire Mount Hakurei to be a part of him, takes up Bankotsu's body and weapon, and removes all 9 shards, leaving only one shard unaccounted for to complete the whole jewel.

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