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Overview

Myōga is a yōkai-flea who appears randomly and gives the hanyō InuYasha information on current events, foes, and the shards of the Jewel of Four Souls (Shikon No Tama or Sacred Jewel). Myoga is an old friend of InuYasha's father, Inu no Taishou, and was originally charged with guarding InuYasha's father's tomb. But when Sesshomaru came to it in order to look for the Tessaiga he fled and met up with InuYasha and Kagome. When he is not with the group, he is usually off gathering new information that can be useful. Otherwise, he is with Tōtōsai. He has told Inuyasha his blood tasted like his father's or "delicious". Once, he told Kagome that he had "never met someone who had such good taste and tasted so good". ukiyo-e print of yōkai, by Aotoshi Matsui Yōkai apparitions, spirits, or demons, also romanized youkai, or yokai) are a class of obake, creatures in Japanese folklore (many with Chinese origins) ranging from the evil oni to the mischievous kitsune or snow woman Yuki-onna. ... For other uses, see Flea (disambiguation). ... A hanyō ), appearing in modern Japanese manga and anime, is the product of a union between a supernatural being (commonly a yōkai) and a human. ... InuYasha also romanized as Inuyasha) is a fictional character in the manga and anime series InuYasha created by Rumiko Takahashi and is the hero and title character of the franchise. ... 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. ... Inu no Taishou ) is a fictional character from the InuYasha manga series. ... Sesshomaru ) is a fictional character and anti-hero in the anime and manga series InuYasha created by Rumiko Takahashi. ... Tessaiga (鉄砕牙) is a fictional sword in the anime and manga series InuYasha, wielded by half-human, half-yōkai (hanyō) InuYasha. ... Tōtōsai as he appears in the anime. ... InuYasha, a Feudal Fairy Tale redirects here. ... Kagome can mean three things: Kagome, Kagome is the name of a popular childrens game in Japan. ...

Myōga often flees before or during a battle, which often annoys InuYasha and the rest of the group. It becomes something of a running gag among the group that if Myōga is around, they must not be in danger.

Later on, InuYasha and the gang encounter old lady Shoga (Shōga), Myōga's fiancé. Shoga controls the gang separately to catch Myoga as Myoga tries to run away from her. In the end, they were going to marry in the village that they were in, but Myoga flees and Shoga swears to find him, then marry him.

Powers and abilities

Myoga does not appear to have any significant offensive or defensive powers/abilities. Despite this, he seems to be almost indestructible, always coming back despite being crushed/slapped countless times. Sometimes he can control the animal on which he is riding.

He can use his natural blood-sucking abilities to filter poison from a person's blood and also weaken some spells, particularly those that prevent mobility. He is also capable of drinking so much blood that he swells to the size of a human child, and he can mix powerful herbal potions in his body. In episode 107, "The First Time We Saw InuYasha's Tears", Myoga sucked the poison from Kagome, Sango, and Miroku when they had been poisoned by Mukotsu, and ended up being the one to save their lives. An Anopheles stephensi mosquito obtaining a blood meal from a human host through its pointed proboscis. ...

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