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* TheGoodKing: While it's unknown if his title and standing came with any land or other perks, he was a noble and compassionate taiyoukai.
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Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father father, a great demon lord who was known throughout Japan. Though he died shortly after Inuyasha's birth according to the third film, his presence is felt throughout the series in the trials and weapons he leaves to his sons, and the legacy they (''especially'' Sesshomaru) aspire to.
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* '''{{Badass}}''': Other characters who knew him state both his sons could potentially grow powerful enough to surpass him. ''Surpass'' is certainly the key word, because he's certainly quite above them for much of the series.
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* '''{{Badass}}''': Other characters who knew him state both his sons could potentially grow powerful enough to surpass him. ''Surpass'' is certainly the key word, because he's certainly quite above them for much of the series.
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cleaning up some wordsings - that he doesn\'t rub it in is a very odd comparison to make
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* '''{{Badass}}''': The introduction of the third film makes it clear that both his sons have a long shadow to climb out of when it comes to this trope, [[InformedAbility despite other characters stating his sons could surpass him]] by finishing off the enemies who lingered after his defeat, even after the climax.
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* '''{{Badass}}''': The introduction of the third film makes it clear that both his sons have a long shadow to climb out of when it comes to this trope, [[InformedAbility despite other Other characters stating who knew him state both his sons could potentially grow powerful enough to surpass him]] by finishing off him. ''Surpass'' is certainly the enemies who lingered after his defeat, even after key word, because he's certainly quite above them for much of the climax.series.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Even knowing he's been inflicted with fatal wounds, he cuts his way through a castle of soldiers to reach Izayoi tosses them like fleas. And this after fighting a powerful demon dragon that could shoot lightning from its mouth.
* TheFaceless: Even when you see him in the third film, you never see his face clearly. There are occasional close-ups of parts of his face, but otherwise his face is obscured in shadows, or he's facing away from the viewer, or his head isn't on screen, etc. As a FreezeFrameBonus, a glimpse of him can be seen as he's running through the forest.
* TheFaceless: Even when you see him in the third film, you never see his face clearly. There are occasional close-ups of parts of his face, but otherwise his face is obscured in shadows, or he's facing away from the viewer, or his head isn't on screen, etc. As a FreezeFrameBonus, a glimpse of him can be seen as he's running through the forest.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Even knowing he's been inflicted Sealing a dragon that breathes lightning, and with fatal wounds, he cuts wounds taking their toll, easily battles his way through a castle of soldiers to reach Izayoi tosses them like fleas. And this after fighting a powerful demon dragon that could shoot lightning from its mouth.
Izayoi.
* TheFaceless: Even when you see him in the third film, you never see his face clearly. There are occasional close-ups of parts of his face, but otherwise his face is obscured in shadows, or he's facing away from the viewer, or his head isn't on screen, etc.As a FreezeFrameBonus, a glimpse However, momentary glimpses of him can be seen as he's running through the forest.forest as {{Freeze Frame Bonus}}es.
* TheFaceless: Even when you see him in the third film, you never see his face clearly. There are occasional close-ups of parts of his face, but otherwise his face is obscured in shadows, or he's facing away from the viewer, or his head isn't on screen, etc.
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* ManipulativeBastard: A positive fatherly take on this trope. To his own sons with the trials he's had set for them, made with the interests of spurring CharacterDevelopment for the better, but like a true parent his lessons aren't learned easy and come with harsh truths attached. He's just doesn't rub it in like Naraku.
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* ManipulativeBastard: A positive fatherly take on this trope. To his own sons with the He's left trials he's had set in place for them, made them with the interests of spurring CharacterDevelopment for the better, but like a true parent his lessons aren't learned easy and come with harsh truths attached. He's just doesn't rub it in like Naraku.
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** See ManipulativeBitch. [[spoiler:Her plan worked, she just wasn't as ruthless as she thought she was.]]
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** See ManipulativeBitch.GuileHeroine. [[spoiler:Her plan worked, she just wasn't as ruthless as she thought she was.]]
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** {{Anti Villain}}ess: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II]] at first after her resurrection. She [[CharacterDevelopment eventually]] becomes a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type III]] {{Anti Hero}}ine.
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* GuileHeroine: When she [[spoiler: took the Jewel from Kagome and gave it to Naraku... but only to lull him into a fake sense of security rather than help him.]]
** [[spoiler: Technically, that's how Kagome killed Naraku. However, Kikyo wasn't as ruthless as she thought she was and was unwilling to let Kohaku get killed by Naraku in exchange for purifying the Shikon no Tama, since she was a bit more AxCrazy when she came up with that plan. Also, no one planned for the Shikon no Tama trying to grant Naraku's wish by trying to pull Kagome into itself with his soul.]]
* HeelFaceTurn
* GuileHeroine: When she [[spoiler: took the Jewel from Kagome and gave it to Naraku... but only to lull him into a fake sense of security rather than help him.]]
** [[spoiler: Technically, that's how Kagome killed Naraku. However, Kikyo wasn't as ruthless as she thought she was and was unwilling to let Kohaku get killed by Naraku in exchange for purifying the Shikon no Tama, since she was a bit more AxCrazy when she came up with that plan. Also, no one planned for the Shikon no Tama trying to grant Naraku's wish by trying to pull Kagome into itself with his soul.]]
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* ManipulativeBitch: When she [[spoiler: took the Jewel from Kagome and gave it to Naraku... but only to lull him into a fake sense of security rather than help him.]]
** [[spoiler: Technically, that's how Kagome killed Naraku. However, Kikyo wasn't as ruthless as she thought she was and was unwilling to let Kohaku get killed by Naraku in exchange for purifying the Shikon no Tama, since she was a bit more AxCrazy when she came up with that plan. Also, no one planned for the Shikon no Tama trying to grant Naraku's wish by trying to pull Kagome into itself with his soul.]]
** [[spoiler: Technically, that's how Kagome killed Naraku. However, Kikyo wasn't as ruthless as she thought she was and was unwilling to let Kohaku get killed by Naraku in exchange for purifying the Shikon no Tama, since she was a bit more AxCrazy when she came up with that plan. Also, no one planned for the Shikon no Tama trying to grant Naraku's wish by trying to pull Kagome into itself with his soul.]]
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* WomanScorned: Right after being revived, since she believes the man she loved betrayed her. She got better.
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* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: Towards Kaede, and to Kagome to a degree.
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* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: AloofBigSister: Towards Kaede, and to Kagome to a degree.degree.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She is tall, beautiful, dark-haired, pale-skinned, and aloof.
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: She is tall, beautiful, dark-haired, pale-skinned, and aloof.
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* {{Anti Hero}}ine ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type III]]): While a good person at heart, she's too manipulative and aloof to be a 100% traditional hero.
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Zero Context Example. Tall Dark And Bishoujo has been renamed to Aloof Dark Haired Girl which is an aloof or composed female character with dark hair. If you\'re character does fit that trope than add Aloof Dark Haired Girl with context explaining why the character fits the trope.
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* TallDarkAndBishoujo
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: See ManipulativeBastard for more details
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* ManipulativeBastard: To his own sons with the trials he's had set for them, made with the interests of spurring CharacterDevelopment for the better, but like a true parent his lessons aren't learned easy and come with harsh truths attached. He's just not being an egotistical jerk about it like Naraku.
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* ManipulativeBastard: ManipulativeBastard: A positive fatherly take on this trope. To his own sons with the trials he's had set for them, made with the interests of spurring CharacterDevelopment for the better, but like a true parent his lessons aren't learned easy and come with harsh truths attached. He's just not being an egotistical jerk about doesn't rub it in like Naraku.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Even knowing he's been inflicted with fatal wounds, he cuts his way through a castle of soldiers to reach Izayoi.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Even knowing he's been inflicted with fatal wounds, he cuts his way through a castle of soldiers to reach Izayoi.Izayoi tosses them like fleas. And this after fighting a powerful demon dragon that could shoot lightning from its mouth.
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* '''{{Badass}}''': The introduction of the third film makes it clear that both his sons have a long shadow to climb out of when it comes to this trope, [[InformedAbility despite other characters stating his sons could surpass him]]
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** BadassBaritone
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* '''{{Badass}}''': The introduction of the third film makes it clear that both his sons have a long shadow to climb out of when it comes to this trope, [[InformedAbility despite other characters stating his sons could surpass him]]
him]] by finishing off the enemies who lingered after his defeat, even after the climax.
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* LargeHam: While he's just as even-toned as Sesshomaru when speaking to him, he still manages to make every word dramatic and intense. Then he gets into battle and acts just as HotBlooded as Inuyasha.
* ManipulativeBastard: To his own sons with the trials he's had set for them, made with the interests of spurring CharacterDevelopment for the better, but like a true parent his lessons aren't learned easy and come with harsh truths attached.
* ManipulativeBastard: To his own sons with the trials he's had set for them, made with the interests of spurring CharacterDevelopment for the better, but like a true parent his lessons aren't learned easy and come with harsh truths attached.
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* LargeHam: While he's just as even-toned as Sesshomaru when speaking to him, he still manages to make every word dramatic and intense. Then he gets into battle and acts just as HotBlooded as Inuyasha.
Inuyasha. His sons have inherited these traits to varying degrees.
* ManipulativeBastard: To his own sons with the trials he's had set for them, made with the interests of spurring CharacterDevelopment for the better, but like a true parent his lessons aren't learned easy and come with harsh truths attached. He's just not being an egotistical jerk about it like Naraku.
* ManipulativeBastard: To his own sons with the trials he's had set for them, made with the interests of spurring CharacterDevelopment for the better, but like a true parent his lessons aren't learned easy and come with harsh truths attached. He's just not being an egotistical jerk about it like Naraku.
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* HiddenTestOfCharacter: The main reason Inuyasha got Tetsusaiga and Sesshomaru got Tenseiga. Later it becomes apparent there was more to it than this, though.
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** OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: To the fansfans.
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* SinsOfOurFathers: He left behind a lot of enemies that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru inevitably have to clean up now that he's gone, often because it's mentioned that the two are honor-bound to finish his battle, or because said enemies seek them out.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: The main reason Inuyasha got Tetsusaiga and Sesshomaru got Tenseiga. Later it becomes apparent there was more to it than this, though.
* SinsOfOurFathers: He left behind a lot of enemies that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru inevitably have to clean up now that he's gone, often because it's mentioned that the two are honor-bound to finish his battle, or because said enemies seek themout.out.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: From [[TheFaceless what we can see of him,]] he looks like Sesshomaru if he was a DarkSkinnedBlond with a ponytail.
* SinsOfOurFathers: He left behind a lot of enemies that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru inevitably have to clean up now that he's gone, often because it's mentioned that the two are honor-bound to finish his battle, or because said enemies seek them
* StrongFamilyResemblance: From [[TheFaceless what we can see of him,]] he looks like Sesshomaru if he was a DarkSkinnedBlond with a ponytail.
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well....
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* HiddenTestOfCharacter: The main reason Inuyasha got Tetsusaiga and Sesshomaru got Tenseiga.Tenseiga. Later it becomes apparent there was more to it than this, though.
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* HiddenTestOfCharacter: The reason Inuyasha got Tetsusaiga and Sesshomaru got Tenseiga.
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* OlderAndWiser: Those that knew him don't hesitate to let Sesshomaru and Inuyasha know that not only was he older and stronger, but he was ''wiser'' than they are. His scene with Sesshomaru in the third film adequately demonstrates this.
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* OlderAndWiser: Those that knew him don't hesitate to let Sesshomaru and Inuyasha know that not only was he older and stronger, but he was ''wiser'' than they are. His scene with Sesshomaru in the third film adequately demonstrates this.
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* NoNameGiven: The above name is just his title, "(The) Dog General". The third film attached the name "Toga" to him during development and on the soundtrack, but it's never in the finished film and was mostly made so they had a name to refer to him by.
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* NoNameGiven: The above name is just his title, "(The) Dog General". The third film attached the name "Toga" to him during development and on the soundtrack, but it's never in the finished film and was mostly made so they the staff had a name to refer to him by.
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* SinsOfOurFathers: He left behind a lot of enemies that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru inevitably have to clean up now that he's gone, often because it's mentioned that the two honor-bound to finish his battle, or because said enemies seek them out.
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* SinsOfOurFathers: He left behind a lot of enemies that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru inevitably have to clean up now that he's gone, often because it's mentioned that the two are honor-bound to finish his battle, or because said enemies seek them out.
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* {{BFS}}: Tetsusaiga, of course.
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* {{BFS}}: Tetsusaiga, of course.course, as well as So'unga.
* LargeHam: While he's just as even-toned as Sesshomaru when speaking to him, he still manages to make every word dramatic and intense. Then he gets into battle and acts just as HotBlooded as Inuyasha.
* OlderAndWiser: Those that knew him don't hesitate to let Sesshomaru and Inuyasha know that not only was he older and stronger, but he was ''wiser'' than they are. His scene with Sesshomaru in the third film adequately demonstrates this.
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* PosthumousCharacter: He's long dead before the story started, and it is very clear that if he was still alive, a lot of the current enemies, including the fully demonized Naraku would not stand a chance against him.
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* PosthumousCharacter: He's long dead before the story started, and it is very clear that if he was still alive, a lot of the current enemies, including the fully demonized Naraku would not stand a chance against him.him.
* SinsOfOurFathers: He left behind a lot of enemies that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru inevitably have to clean up now that he's gone, often because it's mentioned that the two honor-bound to finish his battle, or because said enemies seek them out.
* SinsOfOurFathers: He left behind a lot of enemies that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru inevitably have to clean up now that he's gone, often because it's mentioned that the two honor-bound to finish his battle, or because said enemies seek them out.
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The trope isn\'t for female warriors, it\'s for a very specific portrayal of one type of female warrior.
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* LadyOfWar
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Inuyasha's mother, she fell in love with a demon and gave birth to Inuyasha. She raised him alone in a village and was apparently of noble birthday. Sometime before the series, she died through unknown circumstances.
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Inuyasha's mother, she fell in love with a demon and gave birth to Inuyasha. She raised him alone in a village and was apparently of noble birthday.birth. Sometime before the series, she died through unknown circumstances.
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Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's mother, a great demon lord who was known throughout Japan. Though he died shortly after Inuyasha's birth according to the third film, his presence is felt throughout the series in the trials and weapons he leaves to his sons, and the legacy they (''especially'' Sesshomaru) aspire to.
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Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's mother, father a great demon lord who was known throughout Japan. Though he died shortly after Inuyasha's birth according to the third film, his presence is felt throughout the series in the trials and weapons he leaves to his sons, and the legacy they (''especially'' Sesshomaru) aspire to.
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* ActionDad: To Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, though the latter had no idea of his existence.
* '''{{Badass}}''': The introduction of the third film makes it clear that both his sons have a long shadow to climb out of when it comes to thistrope.trope, [[InformedAbility despite other characters stating his sons could surpass him]]
* '''{{Badass}}''': The introduction of the third film makes it clear that both his sons have a long shadow to climb out of when it comes to this
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OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: To the fans
*PosthumousCharacterPosthumousCharacter: He's long dead before the story started, and it is very clear that if he was still alive, a lot of the current enemies, including the fully demonized Naraku would not stand a chance against him.
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* NoNameGiven: The above name is just his title, "(The) Dog General". The third film attached the name "Toga" to him during development and on the soundtrack, but it's never in the finished film and was mostly made so they could had a name to refer to him by.
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* NoNameGiven: The above name is just his title, "(The) Dog General". The third film attached the name "Toga" to him during development and on the soundtrack, but it's never in the finished film and was mostly made so they could had a name to refer to him by.
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eh, woops ;p
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* NoNameGiven: The above name is just his title, "God General". The third film attached the name "Toga" to him during development and on the soundtrack, but it's never in the finished film and was mostly made so they could had a name to refer to him by.
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* NoNameGiven: The above name is just his title, "God "(The) Dog General". The third film attached the name "Toga" to him during development and on the soundtrack, but it's never in the finished film and was mostly made so they could had a name to refer to him by.
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* NoNameGiven: In the anime or manga. Her name was made up for the third film like Inuyasha's father, but unlike his name, hers appears frequently since he's a big invoker of SayMyName.
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* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Even when you see him in the third film, you never see his face clearly, occasionally close-ups of parts of his face, but otherwise his face is obscured in shadows or is off-screen. As a FreezeFrameBonus, a glimpse of him can be seen as he's running through the forest.
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* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: TheFaceless: Even when you see him in the third film, you never see his face clearly, occasionally clearly. There are occasional close-ups of parts of his face, but otherwise his face is obscured in shadows shadows, or is off-screen.he's facing away from the viewer, or his head isn't on screen, etc. As a FreezeFrameBonus, a glimpse of him can be seen as he's running through the forest.
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adding Izayoi and Inuyasha\'s father
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!!Izayoi
Inuyasha's mother, she fell in love with a demon and gave birth to Inuyasha. She raised him alone in a village and was apparently of noble birthday. Sometime before the series, she died through unknown circumstances.
->Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (JP), Alaina Burnett (EN)
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* BackFromTheDead: According to the third movie, she died during childbirth and was revived with Tenseiga.
* HotMom
* PosthumousCharacter
* StepfordSmiler: It's implied in some flashbacks she was this, trying to shield Inuyasha from the pain, humiliation and persecution she knew his heritage would earn him in the future.
!!The Inu-no-Taisho
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's mother, a great demon lord who was known throughout Japan. Though he died shortly after Inuyasha's birth according to the third film, his presence is felt throughout the series in the trials and weapons he leaves to his sons, and the legacy they (''especially'' Sesshomaru) aspire to.
While he never appeared in the anime or manga save for the corpse of his demon form, he appears in the prologue of the third film on the eve of his death.
->Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka (JP), Don Brown (EN)
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* '''{{Badass}}''': The introduction of the third film makes it clear that both his sons have a long shadow to climb out of when it comes to this trope.
** BadassBaritone
** BadassLonghair
* {{BFS}}: Tetsusaiga, of course.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Even knowing he's been inflicted with fatal wounds, he cuts his way through a castle of soldiers to reach Izayoi.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Even when you see him in the third film, you never see his face clearly, occasionally close-ups of parts of his face, but otherwise his face is obscured in shadows or is off-screen. As a FreezeFrameBonus, a glimpse of him can be seen as he's running through the forest.
* ManipulativeBastard: To his own sons with the trials he's had set for them, made with the interests of spurring CharacterDevelopment for the better, but like a true parent his lessons aren't learned easy and come with harsh truths attached.
* NoNameGiven: The above name is just his title, "God General". The third film attached the name "Toga" to him during development and on the soundtrack, but it's never in the finished film and was mostly made so they could had a name to refer to him by.
** OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
* PosthumousCharacter
!!Izayoi
Inuyasha's mother, she fell in love with a demon and gave birth to Inuyasha. She raised him alone in a village and was apparently of noble birthday. Sometime before the series, she died through unknown circumstances.
->Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (JP), Alaina Burnett (EN)
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* BackFromTheDead: According to the third movie, she died during childbirth and was revived with Tenseiga.
* HotMom
* PosthumousCharacter
* StepfordSmiler: It's implied in some flashbacks she was this, trying to shield Inuyasha from the pain, humiliation and persecution she knew his heritage would earn him in the future.
!!The Inu-no-Taisho
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's mother, a great demon lord who was known throughout Japan. Though he died shortly after Inuyasha's birth according to the third film, his presence is felt throughout the series in the trials and weapons he leaves to his sons, and the legacy they (''especially'' Sesshomaru) aspire to.
While he never appeared in the anime or manga save for the corpse of his demon form, he appears in the prologue of the third film on the eve of his death.
->Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka (JP), Don Brown (EN)
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* '''{{Badass}}''': The introduction of the third film makes it clear that both his sons have a long shadow to climb out of when it comes to this trope.
** BadassBaritone
** BadassLonghair
* {{BFS}}: Tetsusaiga, of course.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Even knowing he's been inflicted with fatal wounds, he cuts his way through a castle of soldiers to reach Izayoi.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Even when you see him in the third film, you never see his face clearly, occasionally close-ups of parts of his face, but otherwise his face is obscured in shadows or is off-screen. As a FreezeFrameBonus, a glimpse of him can be seen as he's running through the forest.
* ManipulativeBastard: To his own sons with the trials he's had set for them, made with the interests of spurring CharacterDevelopment for the better, but like a true parent his lessons aren't learned easy and come with harsh truths attached.
* NoNameGiven: The above name is just his title, "God General". The third film attached the name "Toga" to him during development and on the soundtrack, but it's never in the finished film and was mostly made so they could had a name to refer to him by.
** OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
* PosthumousCharacter
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: CharacterDevelopment aside, Sesshomaru's personality was markedly different in his first appearance from his subsequent ones. He was smug, cruel, sneered a lot and rather than merely treating Inuyasha with dismissive disdain seemed to actively enjoy taunting him. His [[TheStoic Stoic]], PerpetualFrowner tendancies didn't appear until his second appearance.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: CharacterDevelopment aside, Sesshomaru's personality was markedly different in his first appearance from his subsequent ones. He was smug, cruel, sneered a lot and rather than merely treating Inuyasha with dismissive disdain seemed to actively enjoy taunting him. His [[TheStoic Stoic]], PerpetualFrowner tendancies didn't appear until his second appearance. Losing Tetsusaiga and an arm to Inuyasha may contributed to humbling him a bit.
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!!Myoga
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Myoga the flea was once a servant of Inuyasha's father, and tries to help Inuyasha and his friends by providing useful information, although he is a coward and a bit of a lecher. He claims Inuyasha's blood is delicious, and often appears by biting Inuyasha to drink some of his blood, usually resulting in getting squashed by Inuyasha.
->Voiced by: KenichiOgata (JP), PaulDobson (EN), Daniel Abundis (LA SP), Mino Caprio (IT), Hughes Boucher (FR)
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* AnimalMotifs: The flea.
* ArrangedMarriage: Kind of in the anime. He got roped into a wedding with an energetic lover, but seems none too happy about it and escapes.
* ButtMonkey
* DeadpanSnarker
* GenreSavvy: Knows he's screwed if he sticks around for too long in a big battle.
* LovableCoward: Will no doubt run when the going gets especially tough, but only because he's a puny flea with barely any combat potential other than sucking a demon's blood dry over the course of several hours.
* [[MentorArchetype The Mentor]]
* MrExposition
* OldRetainer
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* RunningGag: Usually, when Myoga shows up, he tries to nibble on Inuyasha's blood, to which Inuyasha retaliates with a firm swat to the flea, which sends him sailing to the ground like a flattened sheet of paper. A few times, it clues the gang in to his sudden, unseen arrival.
** His LovableCoward tendencies - specifically his habit of abandoning whichever party member he's perched on if it looks like they might be in danger - are also played as a RunningGag, to the point that in at least one instance Myoga moving from one character's shoulder to another character's is taken as a warning sign, and the first character is advised to move where it's safer.
* SweetTooth: For ''[[{{Squick}} Inuyasha's blood]].''
* ThirdPersonPerson: He does sometimes speak in terms of "This Myouga" in the Japanese dub.
* {{Youkai}}
!!Kikyo
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As a {{miko}} and the Shikon Jewel's guardian, Kikyo's responsibility was to purify the Shikon Jewel and keep it out of anyone else's hands. Falling in love with Inuyasha, however, led to her death, and she had the Jewel burned with her body in order to protect it, causing it to reappear within the body of her reincarnation, Kagome. However, this is not the last we see of her...
->Voiced by: NorikoHidaka (JP), Willow Johnson (EN), Georgina Sánchez (LA SP), Francesca Guadagno (IT), Claire Beaudoin (FR)
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* ActionGirl
* AloofAlly: Eventually she becomes this to Inuyasha and Kagome.
* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: Towards Kaede, and to Kagome to a degree.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Kikyo fills this role for Kagome and Tsubaki.
* {{Anti Hero}}ine ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type III]]): While a good person at heart, she's too manipulative and aloof to be a 100% traditional hero.
** {{Anti Villain}}ess: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II]] at first after her resurrection. She [[CharacterDevelopment eventually]] becomes a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type III]] {{Anti Hero}}ine.
* TheArcher
* ArtificialHuman: After revival.
* BackFromTheDead
* {{Badass}}
* BettyAndVeronica: She's the Veronica to Kagome's Betty.
** [[spoiler: She's much less lucky than Veronica, though: Veronica had a chance with Archie, but finally, Kikyo gracefully bows out to Kagome, and Kikyo ends up moving on to the afterlife while Inuyasha and Kagome end up together.]]
* BrokenBird
* CameBackWrong
* CastingGag: She voiced Akane in the ''RanmaOneHalf'' anime.
* CooldownHug: On [[spoiler:Saint Hakushin]].
* DamagedSoul
* DarkMagicalGirl: Like Kagome but more mature, more powerful and more vicious. Extra points for being Kagome's previous incarnation. [[spoiler: She spends the early seasons as an antagonist but [[HeelFaceTurn laters becomes a hero.]]]]
* [[spoiler: DeathOfTheHypotenuse]]
* [[spoiler: DiedInYourArmsTonight]]: [[spoiler: In Inuyasha's if you were wondering.]]
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
* EvilCounterpart: In the start, she looks this to Kagome. Ends up turning into the {{Anti Hero}}ine counterpart
* FirstLove: For Inuyasha.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: On Naraku - or more accurately, his original self, Onigumo.
* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile]]
* HimeCut
* HolyHandGrenade: Her holy power is rivaled only by her {{Reincarnation}} Kagome and Saint Hakushin.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Before her death, she told Inuyasha more than once that she wanted to live as a normal girl instead of as a priestess and guardian of the Shikon Jewel.
* IllGirl: Took this role more than once, despite being undead. Namely, more than once she either was weakened by poison or suffered the physical downsides of having a clay body.
* InhumanHuman
* ItsPersonal: Naraku tricked her into thinking Inuyasha had betrayed her and killed her.
* LadyOfWar
* [[spoiler: LastKiss]]
* TheLostLenore: To Inuyasha, much to Kagome's chagrin.
* MagicalGesture
* ManipulativeBitch: When she [[spoiler: took the Jewel from Kagome and gave it to Naraku... but only to lull him into a fake sense of security rather than help him.]]
** [[spoiler: Technically, that's how Kagome killed Naraku. However, Kikyo wasn't as ruthless as she thought she was and was unwilling to let Kohaku get killed by Naraku in exchange for purifying the Shikon no Tama, since she was a bit more AxCrazy when she came up with that plan. Also, no one planned for the Shikon no Tama trying to grant Naraku's wish by trying to pull Kagome into itself with his soul.]]
* TheMessiah: She was an unadultered version of this, until she died. She still retained some of the traits after being forcibly revived and becoming a DarkMagicalGirl, helping the poor and disinherited whenever she could [[spoiler: and helping Saint Hakushin to finally let go of his hate and despair.]].
** BrokenMessiah: After being revived, she angsts at the world and Inuyasha for killing her.
* {{Miko}}: And quite powerful.
* NeverFoundTheBody: After her confrontation with Naraku in Mt. Hakurei.
* OutGambitted: [[spoiler: She tried to lull Naraku into a false sense of security by giving him the portion of the Sacred Jewel Kagome had been previously holding onto in order to destroy both him and the jewel was it was completed. This scheme ultimately works out about as well as Vizzini's drinking contest against [[Film/ThePrincessBride Wesley]]...with her being Vizzini.]]
** See ManipulativeBitch. [[spoiler:Her plan worked, she just wasn't as ruthless as she thought she was.]]
* PowerGlows: With her arrows.
* RapunzelHair
* StarCrossedLovers: With Inuyasha.
* TallDarkAndBishoujo
* TranquilFury: Slays youkai and kicks Naraku's ass, all with a cool glare.
* TheUndead: The first notable example in the series.
* UnwantedRevival: Urasue does this to her.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: When she's not [[ManipulativeBastard controlling others to kill Naraku]], she's being a good samaritan to the villagers and gives a CoolDownHug [[spoiler: to St. Hakushin, who only protected Naraku out of a completely natural fear of dying alone]]
* YamatoNadeshiko: Prior to her death. Eventually, as she calms down and loses her rage with the world she develops back into a mix of YN and DarkMagicalGirl in the later parts of the series.
* {{Yandere}}: Arguably, right after being revived. As said above, she got better.
!!Sesshomaru / Sesshoumaru
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Sesshomaru is Inuyasha's half-brother, and unlike Inuyasha is a very powerful full-blooded youkai. He initially appears in pursuit of the sword Tessaiga, which their father had created from his own fang and left for Inuyasha to inherit; although Sesshoumaru also inherited a sword, Tenseiga, he feels he has no use for it since it is a [[HealingShiv healing sword]] which cannot wound anyone.
->Voiced by: KenNarita (JP), DavidKaye/Michael Daingerfield (EN), Alfredo Basurto (LA SP), Niseem Onorato (IT), Phillpe Leroy (FR)
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* AloofBigBrother
* AnimalMotifs: The Dog
* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleofAntiVillains Type I]]: Pre- CharacterDevelopment
* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type V --> Type IV]]: Adopting Rin touches off a period in which he is portrayed increasingly sympathetically, though he remains an antagonist until later in the series, with his compassion for Kagura completing his development out of being a villain.
* {{Badass}}: HELL. YES.
** BadassAndChildDuo: He's the badass, Rin is the child.
** [[spoiler: BadassInDistress:]] Chapters 512-518 sees this happen. [[spoiler: Inuyasha initially has to rescue him.]]
** BadassLonghair
** HandicappedBadass: He only has one arm[[hottip:*:Thanks to Inuyasha cutting it off]]. [[spoiler: For most of the series anyway]]. It doesn't slow him down at ''all''. In fact, he once admits he doesn't hate Inuyasha for what happened because it's actually made him even stronger than he was before he lost it.
* {{Bishounen}}
* BreakTheHaughty: An integral part of his CharacterDevelopment.
* ByronicHero
* [[spoiler: CameBackStrong]]: Thanks to [[spoiler: Magatsuhi.]]
* CanisMajor: His true form.
* ChainReactionDestruction: Bakusaiga
* CharacterDevelopment: From villain to AntiVillain to, arguably, AntiHero.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: CharacterDevelopment aside, Sesshomaru's personality was markedly different in his first appearance from his subsequent ones. He was smug, cruel, sneered a lot and rather than merely treating Inuyasha with dismissive disdain seemed to actively enjoy taunting him. His [[TheStoic Stoic]], PerpetualFrowner tendancies didn't appear until his second appearance.
* ClippedWingAngel: His dog form lacks any of the grace and agility of his standard form, making it easier to attack.
* TheComicallySerious: Sometimes.
* DefrostingIceKing
* DontYouDarePityMe: He gets pissed off when Inuyasha feels sorry for him.
* EmpathicWeapon: Both Tenseiga and Tokijin.
* EvilCounterpart: To Inu-Yasha
* EvilPlan: Back when he was the first major villain, it was to find his father's grave and steal Tessaiga. When he mellowed into an AntiVillain he focused less on stealing a sword and more on making one.
* EvilWeapon: Tokijin.
* {{Expy}}: [[RanmaOneHalf Herb]].
* FacialMarkings: A crescent moon on his forehead and two pairs of stripes. (Also, his “eyeshadow” isn’t makeup - they’re part of the markings around his eyes.)
* FanNickname: "Fluffy," "Fluffy-sama," Sesshy.
* FantasticRacism: Like many fully-fledged {{Youkai}} in the series, Sesshomaru looks down upon any [[HalfHumanHybrid Hanyo/Half-Demon]] he meets. Inuyasha ''particularly'' gets this from his elder brother.
* FlashStep: He leaves afterimages at top speed.
* {{Flight}}: Like many of the stronger {{Youkai}}, he has his own methods of flight.
* GoodPowersBadPeople: At first after getting Tenseiga, a sword that can heal instead of kill, and he's dismayed he got it while Inuyasha got Tessaiga. After CharacterDevelopment, it gradually becomes Good Powers Good People.
* HairTriggerTemper: TranquilFury version.
* HealingFactor: As a demon he has this, but he can't heal his lost arm to the Tessaiga [[spoiler: or so it seemed.]]
* HealingShiv: Tenseiga.
* HiddenHeartOfGold
* IWasJustPassingThrough: Repeatedly.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By Magatsuhi. One of his opening moves was to pierce Sesshoumaru's only arm in three places. [[spoiler: He eventually stabbed Sesshoumaru through the chest twice, including once through the heart.]]
* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Kagura. Rin [[ShipperOnDeck comments on it at one point.]]
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Towards Inuyasha who he both resents for being the "favorite" and looks down for being a half demon.
* [[ItsPersonal It's Personal]]: Naraku used him several times to kill Inuyasha, tried to absorb him and kidnapped Rin. [[spoiler: Kagura's death]] is the last straw and he starts going after Naraku to avenge her.
* {{Jerkass}}-> JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It starts with Rin, encompasses Kagura, then Inuyasha and his entire group. [[spoiler: The manga eventually ends with the implication that his compassion is still growing - he still doesn't like it being pointed out though.]]
* KarmaHoudini: For his early actions.
* LickedByTheDog: Rin's hero-worship of Sesshoumaru is the first indication of his well-buried better nature.
* LightningBruiser: He moves much faster than any character early on in the series, using FlashStep before Manga/{{Bleach}} made it popular.
* LongHairedPrettyboy: So very much.
* MasterSwordsman: Except in the case of Tenseiga, he's able to use any weapon to its full potential the moment he gets his hands on it. This is most evident in the few occasions when he uses Tessaiga - Inuyasha, for whom the sword was ''made'', has to be actively thinking about protecting a human before it will change from a rusty piece of junk to a usable blade, and it takes him at least a season to master the Wind Scar to the point that he can use it at will. Sesshoumaru is able to fire off Wind Scars immediately. He gets similar results with Tokijin, Bakusaiga, and even Sango's Hiraikotsu.
* MeaningfulName: His name is written with characters meaning "kill," "life" or "genuine," and "perfection," a combination which could be interpreted to mean something to the effect of [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "perfect killer" or "complete destruction of life."]]
* MoreThanInfinite: Bakusaiga
* [[spoiler:TheMourningAfter: Kagura's death filled an empty hole in his heart for the first time and he risks his life to defend her and vows to avenge her death.]]
* MrFanservice: Even moreso than his brother.
* NamedWeapons: Tenseiga ("Heavenly Birth Fang"), Tokijin ("Demon-Fighting God") and Bakusaiga ("Explosive Crushing Fang").
* {{Narcissist}}: Initially ticked off because he lost his arm, but he eventually becomes a PapaWolf
* NeckLift: Does it several times.
* [[spoiler: NoOneCouldSurviveThat: He got stabbed through the heart.]] It made him angry.
* NobleDemon: Eventually, and still in denial about it.
* TheNoseKnows
* PapaWolf: Threaten Rin. You'll be dead soon. [[spoiler:And if you're the King of Hell, [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu you'll be destroyed]]...unless you're Kagura, who has gotten away with it.]]
* PerpetualFrowner
* PetTheDog: His informal adoption of Rin and his attitude toward Kagura.
* PointyEars
* PoisonousPerson: Able to channel poison through his claws; he used this power quite often during his first appearances, but not so much in his later ones.
* PrettyInMink: The mass of fur hanging over his shoulder, referred to as “mokomoko-sama” or “Fluffy” by fans. It seems to be a holdover from his true form, as it is still visible as a fringe of fur across his shoulder when he's in his dog form.
* {{Pride}}: His major flaw early on is to prove his superiority over his brother because of his noble status. This overlaps with {{Envy}}
* RapunzelHair
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Like Inuyasha, his eyes are [[SupernaturalGoldEyes golden]], but the sclera turn red when he's about to transform. This is never a good thing.
* ReviveKillsZombie: Tenseiga's healing powers can be used to slay the undead and creatures native to the netherworld.
* SmugSuper: He's about one of the few antagonists in the canon to not be obsessed with the Shikon because of how powerful he is.
* TheSnarkKnight
* TheStoic: He's also an example of NotSoStoic as his temper is almost as short as Inuyasha's, something that was once lampshaded by Toutousai [[NotSoDifferent as marking them as brothers]].
* SugarAndIcePersonality
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Reflecting his nature as a [[CanisMajor dog]]-{{youkai}}.
* {{Super Speed}}: He outruns Inuyasha pretty easily.
** SuperStrength
* [[TallDarkAndSnarky Tall, White-haired, and Snarky]].
* TameHisAnger
* ThirdPersonPerson: In the Japanese version. "This Sesshoumaru".
* TwentyFourHourArmor: Averted when Inuyasha breaks some of it.
* WellDoneSonGuy: A major element of his characterization revolves around his dissatisfaction with the thought that their father favored Inuyasha over himself. It's only after he moves beyond his daddy issues that he's finally able to obtain his own [[MoreThanInfinite sword]] Bakusaiga.
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy
* {{Youkai}}: [[UpToEleven Taiyoukai]] in fact.
!!Rin
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Rin was a young orphan child who encounters Sesshomaru while he is recovering from being beaten by Inuyasha. In spite of Sesshomaru's coldness, she shows no fear of him and instead develops a case of hero worship. For his own reasons, Sesshomaru allows her to accompany him and Jaken thereafter.
->Voiced by: MamikoNoto (JP), Brenna O'Brien (EN), Mariana Ortiz (LA SP), Letizia Ciampa (IT)
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The people in her village treated her like crap.
* BadassAndChildDuo: The Child to Sesshoumaru's Badass.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Twice.]]
* BirdRun: Occasionally, including in at least one of the opening sequences.
* CheerfulChild
* CuteMute: In her first appearance. She gets over it after joining Sesshoumaru.
* DistressedDamsel
* DoesNotLikeShoes
* {{Expy}}: [[MermaidSaga Natsume]]
* GirlishPigtails: Or better said, her single one
* MoralityPet: To Sesshoumaru, in an oddly inverted case of [[PetTheDog dog petting human]].
* SatelliteCharacter: She's largely defined by her interactions with Sesshomaru.
* ShipperOnDeck: She becomes very excited when she thinks Kagura might like Sesshomaru, tries to convince Jaken that she's right, and says they should trust her more after she comes to this conclusion-seemingly trying to get them closer together.
* ThirdPersonPerson: In the Japanese dub.
!!Kohaku
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Kohaku is Sango's younger brother. Apparently killed along with the rest of the youkai hunters, he reappears not long afterwards under the control of Naraku, who uses him in frequent efforts to manipulate Sango.
->Voiced by: AkikoYajima (JP), Alex Doduk/Danny [=McKinnon=] (EN), EduardoGarza (LA SP), Fabrizio de Flaviis (IT)
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* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Younger Brother]]: [Puts on an act to keep up the facade that he's still amnesiac.
* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II]]. Eventually [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type IV]].
* BackFromTheDead
* BadassNormal: He's quite skilled and a very efficient involuntary assassin.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy
* [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Brainwashed]] [[EvilCounterpart Counterpart]]: To Sango.
* BreakTheCutie: He was a shy, gentle and somewhat frightened 11 year-old boy who was going to take part in his first demon extermination. And then he was forced to kill a lot of people (including his father), work for the one who destroyed his life and was constantly hunted for the Shikon shard in his back. After all this, he only wishes [[RedemptionEqualsDeath to die taking Naraku with him]].
* CosmicPlaything: Probably moreso than than other characters in the series. Kohaku just cannot catch a break.
* CuteBruiser
* {{DeathSeeker}}: After regaining his memories. He first attempts suicide, and then later settles on [[TakingYouWithMe living on until he can kill Naraku.]]
* DyingAsYourself: When he died, he had come to his senses after being possessed, [[spoiler: both times. Specially jarring the second time since he had just accepted to live and fight. Fortunately he got better thanks to...]]
* [[spoiler: FirstLawOfResurrection]]
* FightingFromTheInside
* IdentityAmnesia
* MagicSkirt
* MindControlEyes
* MoralityPet: To Kagura.
* MultiMeleeMaster
* NecessarilyEvil: Continues to follow Naraku's orders, even after regaining his memories, because it's the only way he can remain close enough to kill him.
* NiceGuy: Default mode when he isn't being controlled.
* [[spoiler: RedemptionEarnsLife]]
* SelfMadeOrphan: He killed his father while possessed.
* ShrinkingViolet: Before the possession.
* SinisterScythe[=/=]ChainPain: His kusarigama.
* [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Trauma Guided Amnesia]]: He was ''so'' badly traumatised by his murder of the youkai hunters under Naraku's brainwashing that he refuses to remember it. Naraku uses this to his advantage, as he does with everything; offering to use his powers to ensure that Kohaku can't remember anything about it, no matter how forcibly reminded, is why Kohaku agreed to serve him in the first place.
* TheUndead: The only thing that keeps him "alive" is the Shikon shard on his back.
* TokenGoodTeammate
* UnwantedRevival
* UsedToBeASweetKid: And he still is... when not controlled.
* YouthfulFreckles
!!Jaken
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This goblin-like youkai is Sesshomaru's longsuffering and loyal retainer. He is not a very powerful fighter, but can wield the Staff of Two Heads in order to assist Sesshoumaru when needed.
->Voiced by: YuichiNagashima (JP), Don Brown (EN), Carlos Iñigo/Alfredo Basurto (LA SP), Fabrizio Mazzotta (IT), Christophe Giordano (FR)
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* AntiVillain / AntiHero ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type V]])
* BattleButler: To Sesshoumaru.
* ButtMonkey / TheChewToy: Jaken's role in the series boils down quite effectively to "show up, highlight how annoying he is by being a jerk and/or kissing Sesshomaru's ass, then get abused by Sesshomaru for being such a lickspittle".
* DiagonalCut: [[spoiler: Kaijinbo kills him this way. He recovers, thanks to [[DisneyDeath Tenseiga.]]]]
* FantasticRacism: Jaken hates humans and half-demons, and routinely insults and mocks them. Then again, this might be a way of singing the praises of the similarly disdainful Sesshomaru, given his jeers often revolve around how worthless such beings are compared to him.
* HeWillNotCrySoICryForHim: When [[spoiler: Rin kicks it again]], Jaken cries on Sesshoumaru's behalf explaining that Sesshoumaru would never do something so undignified himself.
* IOweYouMyLife: His reason for following Sesshoumaru so loyally.
* PlayingWithFire: His only attack is to fire gouts of flame from the ever-present Staff of Two Heads.
* OldRetainer: To Sesshoumaru.
* ThirdPersonPerson: He has been known to say "This Jaken" in the Japanese dub.
* SycophanticServant
* {{Youkai}}
!!Kaede
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Kaede is Kikyo's younger sister and assistant. Following her loss of an eye and Kikyo's death, she became a miko herself, and is an old woman when Kagome arrives in the past and unseals Inuyasha. She recognizes Kagome as Kikyo's reincarnation, and assists Kagome and Inuyasha by providing advice and information.
->Voiced by: HisakoKyoda (JP), Pam Hyatt (EN), Ángela Villanueva (LA SP), Cristina Grado (IT), Frederique Cantrel (FR)
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* TheArcher.
* TheComicallySerious
* CoolOldLady
* DemotedToExtra
* EyepatchOfPower: A very spiffy metal one.
* EyeScream: Lost her left eye as a little girl, some time before Kikyo's death. [[spoiler: In the anime the culprit is Kikyo's old rival, the Evil {{Miko}} Tsubaki]]
* ForceField: Can make minor barriers and joins with Miroku to make one to protect InuYasha as he heals from his wound fighting Sesshomaru.
* HolyHandGrenade
* MagicalGesture: Does the full blown AsianRuneChant in TheMovie.
* TheMedic
* {{Miko}}
* MissionControl: Her village often becomes the headquarters of Kagome's team.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Any old woman capable of more or less keeping up with all of this qualifies. Not many people can stand up to demons, and few will go headlong into fights against them.
* YeOldeButcheredEnglish: In the dub.
!!Totosai
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Totosai is a youkai blacksmith, the one responsible of forging Tessaiga and Tenseiga from the fang of Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father.
->Voiced by: JoujiYanami (JP), Richard Newman (EN), Paco Mauri (LA SP), Giancarlo Padoan (IT), Yann Guillemot (FR)
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* BigEater
* BreathWeapon: Fire.
* BunnyEarsLawyer
* CombatCommentator
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
* EverythingsBetterWithCows: His perpetually dazed, three-eyed cow.
* MrExposition
* ObfuscatingStupidity
* PlayingWithFire: Not only he can spit fire, but his hammer can create lava pits when used.
* PointyEars
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* SecretKeeper: He knew the truth [[spoiler: about Tenseiga and Bakusaiga]] all along.
* TricksterMentor
* UltimateBlacksmith
* {{Youkai}}
!!Koga / Kouga
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Kouga is the leader of a tribe of wolf youkai. He has collected several Shikon Jewel shards, which enable him to run incredibly fast and to execute powerful kicks. He kidnaps Kagome due to her ability to sense Jewel shards, and soon develops a crush on her, much to Inuyasha's annoyance.
->Voiced by: TaikiMatsuno (JP), [[ScottMcNeil Scott McNeil]] (EN), IrwinDaayan (LA SP), Corrado Conforti (IT), David Maisse (FR)
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* AnimalMotifs: Wolf.
* AntiVillain -> AntiHero ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type V]])
* BadassLonghair
* DoesNotLikeShoes
* {{Expy}}: In theory [[RanmaOneHalf Ryouga]], but appearance and name only, as he is enormously nastier.
* FantasticRacism: Constantly mocks and insults Inuyasha either because he's a half-demon or because his demon lineage is that of a dog, while Koga is a wolf demon.
* [[PrettyInMink Handsome In Mink]]
* HealingFactor
* HiddenDepths: He's actually quite clever, and he values loyalty above all else.
* HotBlooded
* HopelessSuitor
* ImAHumanitarian: Formerly, although he's never seen doing it himself.
* [[ItsPersonal It's Personal]]: Naraku killed his pack and tricked him into thinking Inuyasha had done it.
* JerkAss-> JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Towards Kagome at least.
* LightningBruiser
* MagicSkirt
* TheNoseKnows
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Insists that he alone will be able/allowed to defeat Naraku.
* OrnamentalWeapon: His sword. He only uses it once to free himself from Moryomaru's assimilation abilities.
* PointyEars
* PutOnABus
** LongBusTrip: In the manga he's never seen again.
** [[BackForTheFinale Back For The Epilogue]]: In the anime.
* TheRival: To Inuyasha.
* SuperSpeed: Helped by the Shikon shards in his legs.
* SuperStrength: Helped by the Shikon shard in his arms.
* TameHisAnger
* ThrowawayCountry: A rare example of a "heroic" character actually being a ''cause'' of this trope. Koga slaughtered the populace of two villages, on screen, and not a word is ever said about them -- or the others he may well have destroyed before he met Kagome.
* TwentyFourHourArmor
* WolverineClaws: His AncestralWeapon the Goraishi. [[ScottMcNeil Ironic given his voice actor.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: "Hey Kagura! Wanna know how the Wolf Youkais deal with evil bitches?" ''*punch*''
* {{Youkai}}: A wolf one
!!Jinenji
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A huge half-human, half-demon character who owns a field of healing herbs along with his old, human mother. Despite his large, intimidating appearence he's a gentle and shy creature.
->Voiced by: HisaoEgawa (JP), MichaelDobson (EN), Jorge Ornelas (LA SP), Saverio Indrio (IT)
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
* {{Badass}}: When provoked into a fight, he can kill demons with his bare hands. In the anime he ''beheads'' a giant insect demon by ''hugging it''.
* BewareTheNiceOnes
* CoveredWithScars
* CowardlyLion: Normally shy and cowardly, he turns into a demon-smashing machine when Kagome is threatened.
* GentleGiant
* TheGrotesque
* HalfHumanHybrid
* HumanMomNonhumanDad
* OddFriendship: With Kagome, who's the first person (outside of his mother) to not be afraid of him.
* ShrinkingViolet: A rare GentleGiant male version.
* SuperStrength: Capable of tearing giant demons to pieces with his very hands. Luckily he's also very peaceful.
* TopHeavyGuy: His upper body is larger than his lower one.
* TheUnreveal: In the anime, Rin meets Jinenji in his "full human" period, but we don't get to see how he looks like, as he's covered by a giant blanket.
!!Housenki
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An elder oyster youkai who made faboulous gemstones while alive, including the black pearl leading to the demon's netherworld. After his death, he took a fragment of the Shikon Jewel with him to protect it. [[spoiler: He taugh the Adamant Barrage to Inu Yasha.]]
->Voiced by: Ryozaburo Ohtomo (JP), Dave Pettitt (EN), Sandro Sardone (IT)
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* BadassGrandpa: Admit it, you wouldn't expect it from a mussel monster...
* DeadpanSnarker: In his interactions with Inu Yasha.
* DiagonalCut: [[spoiler: His skull cracks in half after bestowing his trademark attack Kongosoha (Adamant Barrage in the dub, literally "Wave of Adamantine Spears"). Though, being already dead, he doesn't die.]]
* FatalFlaw: He's far to prideful and confident.
* FlechetteStorm: Can spit volleys of large diamond chunks.
* MadeOfDiamond: Literally, as his body is made of diamond spikes.
* MeaningfulName: Housenki means " Demon Hermit of the Treasure".
* NoSell: He's so old and though that not even Kagome's holy arrows can damage him.
* PosthumousCharacter: He's already dead by the time the group hear of him, but they still [[TheUndead meet him.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* SpikesOfVillainy: Except that he's not really a villain.
* {{Youkai}}
!!Gakusanjin
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An elder mountain demon, whose aura-sealing stone was stolen by Naraku, who used it to conceal the aura of the Infant. Desperate, he asks to our heroes to help him, but is offed by Goryomaru's disciples before they can help him.
->Voiced by: Tamio Sobami (JP), DavidKaye (EN), Gerolamo Alchieri (IT)
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: A ''mountain'' demon!
* GeniusLoci
* GentleGiant: Hinted at. Despite his immense size and fearsome appearance, he prefers to avoid trouble and even has a crystal to keep his demonic energy from being detected so he can sleep
* GiantEqualsInvincible: Averted: despite being huge, he's not very powerful.
* TheWorfEffect: Killed by three of Goryomaru's pupils.
!!Goryomaru
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A mysterious, scarred monk with a demonic, laser-spitting arm. He takes care of some orphaned children and equips them with demon-slaying weapons, so that they may avenge their parents. [[spoiler: Is later killed by Hakudoshi, revealed to have Moryomaru inside his arm and then revived and merged with Moryomaru.]]
->Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma (JP), Ross Douglas (EN), Emiliano Coltorti (IT)
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* ArmCannon: Sort of: it was part of a demon who was trying to assimilate him, and can shoot demon-killing light (which is actually composed of lesser demons).
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Resurrected by Naraku, so that he could be merged in Moryomaru again.]]
* [[spoiler: EvilAllAlong: Moryomaru was actually hidden in his arm, and got released when killed.]]
* LightTheWay: Can spit "light beams" from his arm.
* NoSell: [[spoiler: His attacks don't affect Hakudoshi, much to his horror.]]
* RedRightHand: More like red right arm. [[spoiler: Said arm is actually Moryomaru.]]
* ScarsAreForever
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Myoga the flea was once a servant of Inuyasha's father, and tries to help Inuyasha and his friends by providing useful information, although he is a coward and a bit of a lecher. He claims Inuyasha's blood is delicious, and often appears by biting Inuyasha to drink some of his blood, usually resulting in getting squashed by Inuyasha.
->Voiced by: KenichiOgata (JP), PaulDobson (EN), Daniel Abundis (LA SP), Mino Caprio (IT), Hughes Boucher (FR)
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* AnimalMotifs: The flea.
* ArrangedMarriage: Kind of in the anime. He got roped into a wedding with an energetic lover, but seems none too happy about it and escapes.
* ButtMonkey
* DeadpanSnarker
* GenreSavvy: Knows he's screwed if he sticks around for too long in a big battle.
* LovableCoward: Will no doubt run when the going gets especially tough, but only because he's a puny flea with barely any combat potential other than sucking a demon's blood dry over the course of several hours.
* [[MentorArchetype The Mentor]]
* MrExposition
* OldRetainer
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* RunningGag: Usually, when Myoga shows up, he tries to nibble on Inuyasha's blood, to which Inuyasha retaliates with a firm swat to the flea, which sends him sailing to the ground like a flattened sheet of paper. A few times, it clues the gang in to his sudden, unseen arrival.
** His LovableCoward tendencies - specifically his habit of abandoning whichever party member he's perched on if it looks like they might be in danger - are also played as a RunningGag, to the point that in at least one instance Myoga moving from one character's shoulder to another character's is taken as a warning sign, and the first character is advised to move where it's safer.
* SweetTooth: For ''[[{{Squick}} Inuyasha's blood]].''
* ThirdPersonPerson: He does sometimes speak in terms of "This Myouga" in the Japanese dub.
* {{Youkai}}
!!Kikyo
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As a {{miko}} and the Shikon Jewel's guardian, Kikyo's responsibility was to purify the Shikon Jewel and keep it out of anyone else's hands. Falling in love with Inuyasha, however, led to her death, and she had the Jewel burned with her body in order to protect it, causing it to reappear within the body of her reincarnation, Kagome. However, this is not the last we see of her...
->Voiced by: NorikoHidaka (JP), Willow Johnson (EN), Georgina Sánchez (LA SP), Francesca Guadagno (IT), Claire Beaudoin (FR)
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* ActionGirl
* AloofAlly: Eventually she becomes this to Inuyasha and Kagome.
* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: Towards Kaede, and to Kagome to a degree.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Kikyo fills this role for Kagome and Tsubaki.
* {{Anti Hero}}ine ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type III]]): While a good person at heart, she's too manipulative and aloof to be a 100% traditional hero.
** {{Anti Villain}}ess: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II]] at first after her resurrection. She [[CharacterDevelopment eventually]] becomes a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type III]] {{Anti Hero}}ine.
* TheArcher
* ArtificialHuman: After revival.
* BackFromTheDead
* {{Badass}}
* BettyAndVeronica: She's the Veronica to Kagome's Betty.
** [[spoiler: She's much less lucky than Veronica, though: Veronica had a chance with Archie, but finally, Kikyo gracefully bows out to Kagome, and Kikyo ends up moving on to the afterlife while Inuyasha and Kagome end up together.]]
* BrokenBird
* CameBackWrong
* CastingGag: She voiced Akane in the ''RanmaOneHalf'' anime.
* CooldownHug: On [[spoiler:Saint Hakushin]].
* DamagedSoul
* DarkMagicalGirl: Like Kagome but more mature, more powerful and more vicious. Extra points for being Kagome's previous incarnation. [[spoiler: She spends the early seasons as an antagonist but [[HeelFaceTurn laters becomes a hero.]]]]
* [[spoiler: DeathOfTheHypotenuse]]
* [[spoiler: DiedInYourArmsTonight]]: [[spoiler: In Inuyasha's if you were wondering.]]
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette
* EvilCounterpart: In the start, she looks this to Kagome. Ends up turning into the {{Anti Hero}}ine counterpart
* FirstLove: For Inuyasha.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: On Naraku - or more accurately, his original self, Onigumo.
* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile]]
* HimeCut
* HolyHandGrenade: Her holy power is rivaled only by her {{Reincarnation}} Kagome and Saint Hakushin.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Before her death, she told Inuyasha more than once that she wanted to live as a normal girl instead of as a priestess and guardian of the Shikon Jewel.
* IllGirl: Took this role more than once, despite being undead. Namely, more than once she either was weakened by poison or suffered the physical downsides of having a clay body.
* InhumanHuman
* ItsPersonal: Naraku tricked her into thinking Inuyasha had betrayed her and killed her.
* LadyOfWar
* [[spoiler: LastKiss]]
* TheLostLenore: To Inuyasha, much to Kagome's chagrin.
* MagicalGesture
* ManipulativeBitch: When she [[spoiler: took the Jewel from Kagome and gave it to Naraku... but only to lull him into a fake sense of security rather than help him.]]
** [[spoiler: Technically, that's how Kagome killed Naraku. However, Kikyo wasn't as ruthless as she thought she was and was unwilling to let Kohaku get killed by Naraku in exchange for purifying the Shikon no Tama, since she was a bit more AxCrazy when she came up with that plan. Also, no one planned for the Shikon no Tama trying to grant Naraku's wish by trying to pull Kagome into itself with his soul.]]
* TheMessiah: She was an unadultered version of this, until she died. She still retained some of the traits after being forcibly revived and becoming a DarkMagicalGirl, helping the poor and disinherited whenever she could [[spoiler: and helping Saint Hakushin to finally let go of his hate and despair.]].
** BrokenMessiah: After being revived, she angsts at the world and Inuyasha for killing her.
* {{Miko}}: And quite powerful.
* NeverFoundTheBody: After her confrontation with Naraku in Mt. Hakurei.
* OutGambitted: [[spoiler: She tried to lull Naraku into a false sense of security by giving him the portion of the Sacred Jewel Kagome had been previously holding onto in order to destroy both him and the jewel was it was completed. This scheme ultimately works out about as well as Vizzini's drinking contest against [[Film/ThePrincessBride Wesley]]...with her being Vizzini.]]
** See ManipulativeBitch. [[spoiler:Her plan worked, she just wasn't as ruthless as she thought she was.]]
* PowerGlows: With her arrows.
* RapunzelHair
* StarCrossedLovers: With Inuyasha.
* TallDarkAndBishoujo
* TranquilFury: Slays youkai and kicks Naraku's ass, all with a cool glare.
* TheUndead: The first notable example in the series.
* UnwantedRevival: Urasue does this to her.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: When she's not [[ManipulativeBastard controlling others to kill Naraku]], she's being a good samaritan to the villagers and gives a CoolDownHug [[spoiler: to St. Hakushin, who only protected Naraku out of a completely natural fear of dying alone]]
* YamatoNadeshiko: Prior to her death. Eventually, as she calms down and loses her rage with the world she develops back into a mix of YN and DarkMagicalGirl in the later parts of the series.
* {{Yandere}}: Arguably, right after being revived. As said above, she got better.
!!Sesshomaru / Sesshoumaru
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Sesshomaru is Inuyasha's half-brother, and unlike Inuyasha is a very powerful full-blooded youkai. He initially appears in pursuit of the sword Tessaiga, which their father had created from his own fang and left for Inuyasha to inherit; although Sesshoumaru also inherited a sword, Tenseiga, he feels he has no use for it since it is a [[HealingShiv healing sword]] which cannot wound anyone.
->Voiced by: KenNarita (JP), DavidKaye/Michael Daingerfield (EN), Alfredo Basurto (LA SP), Niseem Onorato (IT), Phillpe Leroy (FR)
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* AloofBigBrother
* AnimalMotifs: The Dog
* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleofAntiVillains Type I]]: Pre- CharacterDevelopment
* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type V --> Type IV]]: Adopting Rin touches off a period in which he is portrayed increasingly sympathetically, though he remains an antagonist until later in the series, with his compassion for Kagura completing his development out of being a villain.
* {{Badass}}: HELL. YES.
** BadassAndChildDuo: He's the badass, Rin is the child.
** [[spoiler: BadassInDistress:]] Chapters 512-518 sees this happen. [[spoiler: Inuyasha initially has to rescue him.]]
** BadassLonghair
** HandicappedBadass: He only has one arm[[hottip:*:Thanks to Inuyasha cutting it off]]. [[spoiler: For most of the series anyway]]. It doesn't slow him down at ''all''. In fact, he once admits he doesn't hate Inuyasha for what happened because it's actually made him even stronger than he was before he lost it.
* {{Bishounen}}
* BreakTheHaughty: An integral part of his CharacterDevelopment.
* ByronicHero
* [[spoiler: CameBackStrong]]: Thanks to [[spoiler: Magatsuhi.]]
* CanisMajor: His true form.
* ChainReactionDestruction: Bakusaiga
* CharacterDevelopment: From villain to AntiVillain to, arguably, AntiHero.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: CharacterDevelopment aside, Sesshomaru's personality was markedly different in his first appearance from his subsequent ones. He was smug, cruel, sneered a lot and rather than merely treating Inuyasha with dismissive disdain seemed to actively enjoy taunting him. His [[TheStoic Stoic]], PerpetualFrowner tendancies didn't appear until his second appearance.
* ClippedWingAngel: His dog form lacks any of the grace and agility of his standard form, making it easier to attack.
* TheComicallySerious: Sometimes.
* DefrostingIceKing
* DontYouDarePityMe: He gets pissed off when Inuyasha feels sorry for him.
* EmpathicWeapon: Both Tenseiga and Tokijin.
* EvilCounterpart: To Inu-Yasha
* EvilPlan: Back when he was the first major villain, it was to find his father's grave and steal Tessaiga. When he mellowed into an AntiVillain he focused less on stealing a sword and more on making one.
* EvilWeapon: Tokijin.
* {{Expy}}: [[RanmaOneHalf Herb]].
* FacialMarkings: A crescent moon on his forehead and two pairs of stripes. (Also, his “eyeshadow” isn’t makeup - they’re part of the markings around his eyes.)
* FanNickname: "Fluffy," "Fluffy-sama," Sesshy.
* FantasticRacism: Like many fully-fledged {{Youkai}} in the series, Sesshomaru looks down upon any [[HalfHumanHybrid Hanyo/Half-Demon]] he meets. Inuyasha ''particularly'' gets this from his elder brother.
* FlashStep: He leaves afterimages at top speed.
* {{Flight}}: Like many of the stronger {{Youkai}}, he has his own methods of flight.
* GoodPowersBadPeople: At first after getting Tenseiga, a sword that can heal instead of kill, and he's dismayed he got it while Inuyasha got Tessaiga. After CharacterDevelopment, it gradually becomes Good Powers Good People.
* HairTriggerTemper: TranquilFury version.
* HealingFactor: As a demon he has this, but he can't heal his lost arm to the Tessaiga [[spoiler: or so it seemed.]]
* HealingShiv: Tenseiga.
* HiddenHeartOfGold
* IWasJustPassingThrough: Repeatedly.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: By Magatsuhi. One of his opening moves was to pierce Sesshoumaru's only arm in three places. [[spoiler: He eventually stabbed Sesshoumaru through the chest twice, including once through the heart.]]
* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Kagura. Rin [[ShipperOnDeck comments on it at one point.]]
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Towards Inuyasha who he both resents for being the "favorite" and looks down for being a half demon.
* [[ItsPersonal It's Personal]]: Naraku used him several times to kill Inuyasha, tried to absorb him and kidnapped Rin. [[spoiler: Kagura's death]] is the last straw and he starts going after Naraku to avenge her.
* {{Jerkass}}-> JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It starts with Rin, encompasses Kagura, then Inuyasha and his entire group. [[spoiler: The manga eventually ends with the implication that his compassion is still growing - he still doesn't like it being pointed out though.]]
* KarmaHoudini: For his early actions.
* LickedByTheDog: Rin's hero-worship of Sesshoumaru is the first indication of his well-buried better nature.
* LightningBruiser: He moves much faster than any character early on in the series, using FlashStep before Manga/{{Bleach}} made it popular.
* LongHairedPrettyboy: So very much.
* MasterSwordsman: Except in the case of Tenseiga, he's able to use any weapon to its full potential the moment he gets his hands on it. This is most evident in the few occasions when he uses Tessaiga - Inuyasha, for whom the sword was ''made'', has to be actively thinking about protecting a human before it will change from a rusty piece of junk to a usable blade, and it takes him at least a season to master the Wind Scar to the point that he can use it at will. Sesshoumaru is able to fire off Wind Scars immediately. He gets similar results with Tokijin, Bakusaiga, and even Sango's Hiraikotsu.
* MeaningfulName: His name is written with characters meaning "kill," "life" or "genuine," and "perfection," a combination which could be interpreted to mean something to the effect of [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "perfect killer" or "complete destruction of life."]]
* MoreThanInfinite: Bakusaiga
* [[spoiler:TheMourningAfter: Kagura's death filled an empty hole in his heart for the first time and he risks his life to defend her and vows to avenge her death.]]
* MrFanservice: Even moreso than his brother.
* NamedWeapons: Tenseiga ("Heavenly Birth Fang"), Tokijin ("Demon-Fighting God") and Bakusaiga ("Explosive Crushing Fang").
* {{Narcissist}}: Initially ticked off because he lost his arm, but he eventually becomes a PapaWolf
* NeckLift: Does it several times.
* [[spoiler: NoOneCouldSurviveThat: He got stabbed through the heart.]] It made him angry.
* NobleDemon: Eventually, and still in denial about it.
* TheNoseKnows
* PapaWolf: Threaten Rin. You'll be dead soon. [[spoiler:And if you're the King of Hell, [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu you'll be destroyed]]...unless you're Kagura, who has gotten away with it.]]
* PerpetualFrowner
* PetTheDog: His informal adoption of Rin and his attitude toward Kagura.
* PointyEars
* PoisonousPerson: Able to channel poison through his claws; he used this power quite often during his first appearances, but not so much in his later ones.
* PrettyInMink: The mass of fur hanging over his shoulder, referred to as “mokomoko-sama” or “Fluffy” by fans. It seems to be a holdover from his true form, as it is still visible as a fringe of fur across his shoulder when he's in his dog form.
* {{Pride}}: His major flaw early on is to prove his superiority over his brother because of his noble status. This overlaps with {{Envy}}
* RapunzelHair
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Like Inuyasha, his eyes are [[SupernaturalGoldEyes golden]], but the sclera turn red when he's about to transform. This is never a good thing.
* ReviveKillsZombie: Tenseiga's healing powers can be used to slay the undead and creatures native to the netherworld.
* SmugSuper: He's about one of the few antagonists in the canon to not be obsessed with the Shikon because of how powerful he is.
* TheSnarkKnight
* TheStoic: He's also an example of NotSoStoic as his temper is almost as short as Inuyasha's, something that was once lampshaded by Toutousai [[NotSoDifferent as marking them as brothers]].
* SugarAndIcePersonality
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Reflecting his nature as a [[CanisMajor dog]]-{{youkai}}.
* {{Super Speed}}: He outruns Inuyasha pretty easily.
** SuperStrength
* [[TallDarkAndSnarky Tall, White-haired, and Snarky]].
* TameHisAnger
* ThirdPersonPerson: In the Japanese version. "This Sesshoumaru".
* TwentyFourHourArmor: Averted when Inuyasha breaks some of it.
* WellDoneSonGuy: A major element of his characterization revolves around his dissatisfaction with the thought that their father favored Inuyasha over himself. It's only after he moves beyond his daddy issues that he's finally able to obtain his own [[MoreThanInfinite sword]] Bakusaiga.
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy
* {{Youkai}}: [[UpToEleven Taiyoukai]] in fact.
!!Rin
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Rin was a young orphan child who encounters Sesshomaru while he is recovering from being beaten by Inuyasha. In spite of Sesshomaru's coldness, she shows no fear of him and instead develops a case of hero worship. For his own reasons, Sesshomaru allows her to accompany him and Jaken thereafter.
->Voiced by: MamikoNoto (JP), Brenna O'Brien (EN), Mariana Ortiz (LA SP), Letizia Ciampa (IT)
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The people in her village treated her like crap.
* BadassAndChildDuo: The Child to Sesshoumaru's Badass.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Twice.]]
* BirdRun: Occasionally, including in at least one of the opening sequences.
* CheerfulChild
* CuteMute: In her first appearance. She gets over it after joining Sesshoumaru.
* DistressedDamsel
* DoesNotLikeShoes
* {{Expy}}: [[MermaidSaga Natsume]]
* GirlishPigtails: Or better said, her single one
* MoralityPet: To Sesshoumaru, in an oddly inverted case of [[PetTheDog dog petting human]].
* SatelliteCharacter: She's largely defined by her interactions with Sesshomaru.
* ShipperOnDeck: She becomes very excited when she thinks Kagura might like Sesshomaru, tries to convince Jaken that she's right, and says they should trust her more after she comes to this conclusion-seemingly trying to get them closer together.
* ThirdPersonPerson: In the Japanese dub.
!!Kohaku
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Kohaku is Sango's younger brother. Apparently killed along with the rest of the youkai hunters, he reappears not long afterwards under the control of Naraku, who uses him in frequent efforts to manipulate Sango.
->Voiced by: AkikoYajima (JP), Alex Doduk/Danny [=McKinnon=] (EN), EduardoGarza (LA SP), Fabrizio de Flaviis (IT)
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* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Younger Brother]]: [Puts on an act to keep up the facade that he's still amnesiac.
* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II]]. Eventually [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type IV]].
* BackFromTheDead
* BadassNormal: He's quite skilled and a very efficient involuntary assassin.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy
* [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Brainwashed]] [[EvilCounterpart Counterpart]]: To Sango.
* BreakTheCutie: He was a shy, gentle and somewhat frightened 11 year-old boy who was going to take part in his first demon extermination. And then he was forced to kill a lot of people (including his father), work for the one who destroyed his life and was constantly hunted for the Shikon shard in his back. After all this, he only wishes [[RedemptionEqualsDeath to die taking Naraku with him]].
* CosmicPlaything: Probably moreso than than other characters in the series. Kohaku just cannot catch a break.
* CuteBruiser
* {{DeathSeeker}}: After regaining his memories. He first attempts suicide, and then later settles on [[TakingYouWithMe living on until he can kill Naraku.]]
* DyingAsYourself: When he died, he had come to his senses after being possessed, [[spoiler: both times. Specially jarring the second time since he had just accepted to live and fight. Fortunately he got better thanks to...]]
* [[spoiler: FirstLawOfResurrection]]
* FightingFromTheInside
* IdentityAmnesia
* MagicSkirt
* MindControlEyes
* MoralityPet: To Kagura.
* MultiMeleeMaster
* NecessarilyEvil: Continues to follow Naraku's orders, even after regaining his memories, because it's the only way he can remain close enough to kill him.
* NiceGuy: Default mode when he isn't being controlled.
* [[spoiler: RedemptionEarnsLife]]
* SelfMadeOrphan: He killed his father while possessed.
* ShrinkingViolet: Before the possession.
* SinisterScythe[=/=]ChainPain: His kusarigama.
* [[LaserGuidedAmnesia Trauma Guided Amnesia]]: He was ''so'' badly traumatised by his murder of the youkai hunters under Naraku's brainwashing that he refuses to remember it. Naraku uses this to his advantage, as he does with everything; offering to use his powers to ensure that Kohaku can't remember anything about it, no matter how forcibly reminded, is why Kohaku agreed to serve him in the first place.
* TheUndead: The only thing that keeps him "alive" is the Shikon shard on his back.
* TokenGoodTeammate
* UnwantedRevival
* UsedToBeASweetKid: And he still is... when not controlled.
* YouthfulFreckles
!!Jaken
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This goblin-like youkai is Sesshomaru's longsuffering and loyal retainer. He is not a very powerful fighter, but can wield the Staff of Two Heads in order to assist Sesshoumaru when needed.
->Voiced by: YuichiNagashima (JP), Don Brown (EN), Carlos Iñigo/Alfredo Basurto (LA SP), Fabrizio Mazzotta (IT), Christophe Giordano (FR)
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* AntiVillain / AntiHero ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type V]])
* BattleButler: To Sesshoumaru.
* ButtMonkey / TheChewToy: Jaken's role in the series boils down quite effectively to "show up, highlight how annoying he is by being a jerk and/or kissing Sesshomaru's ass, then get abused by Sesshomaru for being such a lickspittle".
* DiagonalCut: [[spoiler: Kaijinbo kills him this way. He recovers, thanks to [[DisneyDeath Tenseiga.]]]]
* FantasticRacism: Jaken hates humans and half-demons, and routinely insults and mocks them. Then again, this might be a way of singing the praises of the similarly disdainful Sesshomaru, given his jeers often revolve around how worthless such beings are compared to him.
* HeWillNotCrySoICryForHim: When [[spoiler: Rin kicks it again]], Jaken cries on Sesshoumaru's behalf explaining that Sesshoumaru would never do something so undignified himself.
* IOweYouMyLife: His reason for following Sesshoumaru so loyally.
* PlayingWithFire: His only attack is to fire gouts of flame from the ever-present Staff of Two Heads.
* OldRetainer: To Sesshoumaru.
* ThirdPersonPerson: He has been known to say "This Jaken" in the Japanese dub.
* SycophanticServant
* {{Youkai}}
!!Kaede
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Kaede is Kikyo's younger sister and assistant. Following her loss of an eye and Kikyo's death, she became a miko herself, and is an old woman when Kagome arrives in the past and unseals Inuyasha. She recognizes Kagome as Kikyo's reincarnation, and assists Kagome and Inuyasha by providing advice and information.
->Voiced by: HisakoKyoda (JP), Pam Hyatt (EN), Ángela Villanueva (LA SP), Cristina Grado (IT), Frederique Cantrel (FR)
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* TheArcher.
* TheComicallySerious
* CoolOldLady
* DemotedToExtra
* EyepatchOfPower: A very spiffy metal one.
* EyeScream: Lost her left eye as a little girl, some time before Kikyo's death. [[spoiler: In the anime the culprit is Kikyo's old rival, the Evil {{Miko}} Tsubaki]]
* ForceField: Can make minor barriers and joins with Miroku to make one to protect InuYasha as he heals from his wound fighting Sesshomaru.
* HolyHandGrenade
* MagicalGesture: Does the full blown AsianRuneChant in TheMovie.
* TheMedic
* {{Miko}}
* MissionControl: Her village often becomes the headquarters of Kagome's team.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Any old woman capable of more or less keeping up with all of this qualifies. Not many people can stand up to demons, and few will go headlong into fights against them.
* YeOldeButcheredEnglish: In the dub.
!!Totosai
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Totosai is a youkai blacksmith, the one responsible of forging Tessaiga and Tenseiga from the fang of Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father.
->Voiced by: JoujiYanami (JP), Richard Newman (EN), Paco Mauri (LA SP), Giancarlo Padoan (IT), Yann Guillemot (FR)
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* BigEater
* BreathWeapon: Fire.
* BunnyEarsLawyer
* CombatCommentator
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
* EverythingsBetterWithCows: His perpetually dazed, three-eyed cow.
* MrExposition
* ObfuscatingStupidity
* PlayingWithFire: Not only he can spit fire, but his hammer can create lava pits when used.
* PointyEars
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* SecretKeeper: He knew the truth [[spoiler: about Tenseiga and Bakusaiga]] all along.
* TricksterMentor
* UltimateBlacksmith
* {{Youkai}}
!!Koga / Kouga
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Kouga is the leader of a tribe of wolf youkai. He has collected several Shikon Jewel shards, which enable him to run incredibly fast and to execute powerful kicks. He kidnaps Kagome due to her ability to sense Jewel shards, and soon develops a crush on her, much to Inuyasha's annoyance.
->Voiced by: TaikiMatsuno (JP), [[ScottMcNeil Scott McNeil]] (EN), IrwinDaayan (LA SP), Corrado Conforti (IT), David Maisse (FR)
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* AnimalMotifs: Wolf.
* AntiVillain -> AntiHero ([[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type V]])
* BadassLonghair
* DoesNotLikeShoes
* {{Expy}}: In theory [[RanmaOneHalf Ryouga]], but appearance and name only, as he is enormously nastier.
* FantasticRacism: Constantly mocks and insults Inuyasha either because he's a half-demon or because his demon lineage is that of a dog, while Koga is a wolf demon.
* [[PrettyInMink Handsome In Mink]]
* HealingFactor
* HiddenDepths: He's actually quite clever, and he values loyalty above all else.
* HotBlooded
* HopelessSuitor
* ImAHumanitarian: Formerly, although he's never seen doing it himself.
* [[ItsPersonal It's Personal]]: Naraku killed his pack and tricked him into thinking Inuyasha had done it.
* JerkAss-> JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Towards Kagome at least.
* LightningBruiser
* MagicSkirt
* TheNoseKnows
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Insists that he alone will be able/allowed to defeat Naraku.
* OrnamentalWeapon: His sword. He only uses it once to free himself from Moryomaru's assimilation abilities.
* PointyEars
* PutOnABus
** LongBusTrip: In the manga he's never seen again.
** [[BackForTheFinale Back For The Epilogue]]: In the anime.
* TheRival: To Inuyasha.
* SuperSpeed: Helped by the Shikon shards in his legs.
* SuperStrength: Helped by the Shikon shard in his arms.
* TameHisAnger
* ThrowawayCountry: A rare example of a "heroic" character actually being a ''cause'' of this trope. Koga slaughtered the populace of two villages, on screen, and not a word is ever said about them -- or the others he may well have destroyed before he met Kagome.
* TwentyFourHourArmor
* WolverineClaws: His AncestralWeapon the Goraishi. [[ScottMcNeil Ironic given his voice actor.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: "Hey Kagura! Wanna know how the Wolf Youkais deal with evil bitches?" ''*punch*''
* {{Youkai}}: A wolf one
!!Jinenji
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A huge half-human, half-demon character who owns a field of healing herbs along with his old, human mother. Despite his large, intimidating appearence he's a gentle and shy creature.
->Voiced by: HisaoEgawa (JP), MichaelDobson (EN), Jorge Ornelas (LA SP), Saverio Indrio (IT)
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
* {{Badass}}: When provoked into a fight, he can kill demons with his bare hands. In the anime he ''beheads'' a giant insect demon by ''hugging it''.
* BewareTheNiceOnes
* CoveredWithScars
* CowardlyLion: Normally shy and cowardly, he turns into a demon-smashing machine when Kagome is threatened.
* GentleGiant
* TheGrotesque
* HalfHumanHybrid
* HumanMomNonhumanDad
* OddFriendship: With Kagome, who's the first person (outside of his mother) to not be afraid of him.
* ShrinkingViolet: A rare GentleGiant male version.
* SuperStrength: Capable of tearing giant demons to pieces with his very hands. Luckily he's also very peaceful.
* TopHeavyGuy: His upper body is larger than his lower one.
* TheUnreveal: In the anime, Rin meets Jinenji in his "full human" period, but we don't get to see how he looks like, as he's covered by a giant blanket.
!!Housenki
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An elder oyster youkai who made faboulous gemstones while alive, including the black pearl leading to the demon's netherworld. After his death, he took a fragment of the Shikon Jewel with him to protect it. [[spoiler: He taugh the Adamant Barrage to Inu Yasha.]]
->Voiced by: Ryozaburo Ohtomo (JP), Dave Pettitt (EN), Sandro Sardone (IT)
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* BadassGrandpa: Admit it, you wouldn't expect it from a mussel monster...
* DeadpanSnarker: In his interactions with Inu Yasha.
* DiagonalCut: [[spoiler: His skull cracks in half after bestowing his trademark attack Kongosoha (Adamant Barrage in the dub, literally "Wave of Adamantine Spears"). Though, being already dead, he doesn't die.]]
* FatalFlaw: He's far to prideful and confident.
* FlechetteStorm: Can spit volleys of large diamond chunks.
* MadeOfDiamond: Literally, as his body is made of diamond spikes.
* MeaningfulName: Housenki means " Demon Hermit of the Treasure".
* NoSell: He's so old and though that not even Kagome's holy arrows can damage him.
* PosthumousCharacter: He's already dead by the time the group hear of him, but they still [[TheUndead meet him.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning
* SpikesOfVillainy: Except that he's not really a villain.
* {{Youkai}}
!!Gakusanjin
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An elder mountain demon, whose aura-sealing stone was stolen by Naraku, who used it to conceal the aura of the Infant. Desperate, he asks to our heroes to help him, but is offed by Goryomaru's disciples before they can help him.
->Voiced by: Tamio Sobami (JP), DavidKaye (EN), Gerolamo Alchieri (IT)
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: A ''mountain'' demon!
* GeniusLoci
* GentleGiant: Hinted at. Despite his immense size and fearsome appearance, he prefers to avoid trouble and even has a crystal to keep his demonic energy from being detected so he can sleep
* GiantEqualsInvincible: Averted: despite being huge, he's not very powerful.
* TheWorfEffect: Killed by three of Goryomaru's pupils.
!!Goryomaru
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A mysterious, scarred monk with a demonic, laser-spitting arm. He takes care of some orphaned children and equips them with demon-slaying weapons, so that they may avenge their parents. [[spoiler: Is later killed by Hakudoshi, revealed to have Moryomaru inside his arm and then revived and merged with Moryomaru.]]
->Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma (JP), Ross Douglas (EN), Emiliano Coltorti (IT)
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* ArmCannon: Sort of: it was part of a demon who was trying to assimilate him, and can shoot demon-killing light (which is actually composed of lesser demons).
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Resurrected by Naraku, so that he could be merged in Moryomaru again.]]
* [[spoiler: EvilAllAlong: Moryomaru was actually hidden in his arm, and got released when killed.]]
* LightTheWay: Can spit "light beams" from his arm.
* NoSell: [[spoiler: His attacks don't affect Hakudoshi, much to his horror.]]
* RedRightHand: More like red right arm. [[spoiler: Said arm is actually Moryomaru.]]
* ScarsAreForever
