Kyokotsu

Kyokotsu

Character Description:

Kyokotsu is the first member of the Shichinintai (Band of Seven) to face off with a major opponent. After terrorizing the wolf demon tribe, who were quite defenseless against him, Koga comes to their rescue.

During the battle, Kyokotsu is destroyed when Koga removes the jewel shard from his forehead, which was the only thing keeping him alive since the Shichinintai were resurrected.

While very large and tough looking, Kyokotsu is the weakest of the seven. After loosing the shard, Koga tries to get it, but it falls and is taken by a Saimyosho and given to Jakotsu.

Kyokotsu is the first of the Shichinintai (Band of Seven) to face a major character in the series. He terrorized the wolf tribes, who were defenseless before his size and utter undeath reeking from his very own body. Koga, upon hearing that the northern clan was under siege, hurried back just in time to save some survivors. He engages in a battle with Kyokotsu before taking the Shikon Shard out of his forehead, thus ending his unlife. Kyokotsu is the weakest of the seven, despite his massive size and fearsome looks. Before Koga can get a firm grip on the jewel shard, it falls out and is taken up by a Saimyoushou (hell wasp) and given to Jakotsu.

Jakotsu

Jakotsu (蛇骨, Jakotsu^?)is the second strongest of the Band of Seven and the third in command. He was a close friend of Bankotsu even before the group’s formation and Jakotsu is the only person Bankotsu trusts. His chief weapon, the Snake Sword or Jakotsutou, has segmented retractable blades that curves out across a great distance, making it difficult for an opponent to calculate his next move. Jakotsu is depicted acting in a homosexual manner, such as admiring Koga’s loincloth and claiming to have feelings for InuYasha, but because of his sadistic qualities, he basically wants to kill them in what he considers to be an affectionate way and cut off his dog ears.

Jakotsu loses a lengthy battle to InuYasha and is badly wounded, giving Renkotsu the opportunity to steal his Shikon shard. As he dies from the shard’s removal, Jakotsu says he is happy because he got to fight the battle he wanted and he had fun with his second chance in life. Bankotsu later avenges his friend’s death by killing Renkotsu.

 Name Meaning

Jakotsu’s name comes from the two kanji characters, “蛇 Ja” and “骨 kotsu” meaning “Snake” and “Bone“.

Weapon

• Jakotsutou: is a snake-like sword that tracts and retracts similar to that of a snake’s movement when going for a strike. The Jakotsutou is made up of at least 8 chain linked blades held together by pins which allows the sword to have snake-like movement. The sword can wipe out a unit of soldiers and has great precision. Unfortunately it can (as Sesshomaru showed) be dodged and if not wield correctly may hit Jakotsu. Jakotsutou is also called the Sword of Jakotsu.

Jakotsu and his sword

Character Profile: Jakotsu

Fields	USA Info	Japanese Info	Image
Name	Jakotsu	Jakotsu(蛇骨)
Alias
Race	Undead Human	Bourei
Gender	Male(appears female)	Male(appears female)
Age	21 years old(not including when he was dead)	21 years old(not including when he was dead)
Hair	Black	Black
Eyes	Black	Black
Height
Weight
Status	Attack Captain of the Band of Seven	Attack Captain of the Shichinin-tai
Quote	“You were tracking me by scent, so I thought I’d give you something to work with.”
Voice	Jen Forgie	Ai Orikasa
Debut	Episode 102	Episode 102

 

Mukotsu

Character Profile: Mukotsu

Fields	USA Info	Japanese Info	Image
Name	Mukotsu	Mukotsu(霧骨)
Alias	The Poison Master	Dokuyaku Shuujuku
Race	Human	Human
Gender	Male	Male
Age	About 60-70 years old	About 60-70 years old
Hair	None	None
Eyes	Black	Black
Height	About 3′	About 91 cm
Weight
Status	Poison-User of the Shichinintai	Poison-User of the Shichinintai
Quote
Voice	Trevor Devall	Tetsu Inada
Debut
Anime	InuYasha	InuYasha

renkotsu

Renkotsu is bald, which is most likely due to his working with fire.  He has tattooes upon his face which stand for “Deception.”  He usually wears armor and a bandana.  His original armor consisted of a blue undershirt with a reddish-orange armor, but after his battle with Koga, in which much of his armor was torn off, Renkotsu adopts a new outfit with a black undershirt and orange armor. 

 Synopsis

Renkotsu first appears in the anime taking over a Buddhist temple; however, his scene is omitted from the manga.  He then takes Inuyasha and his poisoned friends in after his battle with Ginkotsu and gains his trust.  Later, after Ginkotsu attacks Inuyasha at he temple, Renkotsu sets the temple with Inuyasha’s friends in it on fire, but not before stealing Kagome’s Shikon Jewel Shards.  He is spared by Inuyasha, and he and Ginkotsu regroup with the Band of Seven.

He reworks Ginkotsu into a tank, and then along with Jakotsu and Ginkotsu, collects Suikotsu.  When reunited with Bankotsu, he is forced to give up the shards he stole from Kagome.  Bankotsu promptly threatens Renkotsu with death if he keeps more shards for himself.  Renkotsu appears later with Ginkotsu, fighting Koga.  They gain the upper hand at first, but Koga causes Renkotsu to fall from Ginkotsu’s back after critically injuring him.  Ginkotsu, angered, unleashes all of his artillery upon Koga.  Koga defeats him, but Ginkotsu self-destructs and uses his Shikon shard to protect Renkotsu (in the manga, Koga stuffs Renkotsu’s armor into Ginkotsu’s cannon, causing it to explode).  Renkotsu uses Ginkotsu’s shard to heal his wound.

 Renkotsu (煉骨, Renkotsu^?) is the second in command and is the third strongest member of the Band of Seven. An expert military engineer, he creates explosives and incendiary devices, including a type of flaming oil that he can spew from his mouth, and reconstructs Ginkotsu into a living artillery weapon that resembles a modern tank. He is also a gifted strategist and has some skill at hand to hand combat, although the only members of the group he surpasses in fighting skills are Mukotsu and Kyoukotsu.

Renkotsu as he appears in the anime.

Character Profile: Renkotsu

Fields	USA Info	Japanese Info	Image
Name	Renkotsu	Renkotsu
Alias
Race	Human	Human
Gender	Male	Male
Age	24 years old(source: Japan InuYasha book by Rumiko Takahashi)	24 years old(source: Japan InuYasha book by Rumiko Takahashi)
Hair	None	None
Eyes	Brown	Brown
Height	6′0″	183 cm
Weight
Status	Fire user of the Shichinintai	Fire user of the Shichinintai
Quote
Voice	Brian Drummond	Sugita Tomokazu
Debut
Anime	InuYasha	InuYasha

He then attacks again by trapping Inuyasha, Kagome, Koga, and Koga’s followers into a cave.  He defeats Inuyasha and prepares to cut out Koga’s jewel shards, but is then handily defeated by Inuyasha’s timely appearance.  Later, after Inuyasha enters the barrier surrounding the Band of Seven’s fortress, Renkotsu chases him and toys with the helpless Inuyasha.  Inuyasha slips through a crevice only to meet Jakotsu in battle.  Renkotsu observes the battle and removes Jakotsu’s jewel shard after he was defeated by Inuyasha.  With three jewel shards, he challenges Bankotsu, but dies after Bankotsu, deeming him a traitor, cuts all of the jewel shards out of Renkotsu’s body.

Name Meaning

Renkotsu’s name comes from two kanji characters: “煉 ren” and “骨 kotsu” meaning “refined metal” and “bone“.   His name refers to his skill with metalwork, as demonstrated when he made Ginkotsu into a battle tank.

Abilities

He is a master at explosives and metallurgy and mechanics. He uses a variety of fire-based weapons, including “steel” strings that have been lit on fire, cannons, and dynamite.  He also can breathe fire by drinking oil and spitting it from his mouth (no explanation is given as to how the oil is lit, as it comes from his mouth as fire).  He also has a wooden wheelbarrow that he uses to carry his artillery after Ginkotsu’s death.

Renkotsu

Renkotsu (煉骨, Renkotsu^?) is the second in command and is the third strongest member of the Band of Seven. An expert military engineer, he creates explosives and incendiary devices, including a type of flaming oil that he can spew from his mouth, and reconstructs Ginkotsu into a living artillery weapon that resembles a modern tank. He is also a gifted strategist and has some skill at hand to hand combat, although the only members of the group he surpasses in fighting skills are Mukotsu and Kyoukotsu.

Appearance

Renkotsu as he appears in the anime.

Renkotsu is bald, which is most likely due to his working with fire.  He has tattooes upon his face which stand for “Deception.”  He usually wears armor and a bandana.  His original armor consisted of a blue undershirt with a reddish-orange armor, but after his battle with Koga, in which much of his armor was torn off, Renkotsu adopts a new outfit with a black undershirt and orange armor. 

 Synopsis

Renkotsu first appears in the anime taking over a Buddhist temple; however, his scene is omitted from the manga.  He then takes Inuyasha and his poisoned friends in after his battle with Ginkotsu and gains his trust.  Later, after Ginkotsu attacks Inuyasha at he temple, Renkotsu sets the temple with Inuyasha’s friends in it on fire, but not before stealing Kagome’s Shikon Jewel Shards.  He is spared by Inuyasha, and he and Ginkotsu regroup with the Band of Seven.

He reworks Ginkotsu into a tank, and then along with Jakotsu and Ginkotsu, collects Suikotsu.  When reunited with Bankotsu, he is forced to give up the shards he stole from Kagome.  Bankotsu promptly threatens Renkotsu with death if he keeps more shards for himself.  Renkotsu appears later with Ginkotsu, fighting Koga.  They gain the upper hand at first, but Koga causes Renkotsu to fall from Ginkotsu’s back after critically injuring him.  Ginkotsu, angered, unleashes all of his artillery upon Koga.  Koga defeats him, but Ginkotsu self-destructs and uses his Shikon shard to protect Renkotsu (in the manga, Koga stuffs Renkotsu’s armor into Ginkotsu’s cannon, causing it to explode).  Renkotsu uses Ginkotsu’s shard to heal his wound.

He then attacks again by trapping Inuyasha, Kagome, Koga, and Koga’s followers into a cave.  He defeats Inuyasha and prepares to cut out Koga’s jewel shards, but is then handily defeated by Inuyasha’s timely appearance.  Later, after Inuyasha enters the barrier surrounding the Band of Seven’s fortress, Renkotsu chases him and toys with the helpless Inuyasha.  Inuyasha slips through a crevice only to meet Jakotsu in battle.  Renkotsu observes the battle and removes Jakotsu’s jewel shard after he was defeated by Inuyasha.  With three jewel shards, he challenges Bankotsu, but dies after Bankotsu, deeming him a traitor, cuts all of the jewel shards out of Renkotsu’s body.

Name Meaning

Renkotsu’s name comes from two kanji characters: “煉 ren” and “骨 kotsu” meaning “refined metal” and “bone“.   His name refers to his skill with metalwork, as demonstrated when he made Ginkotsu into a battle tank.

 Abilities

He is a master at explosives and metallurgy and mechanics. He uses a variety of fire-based weapons, including “steel” strings that have been lit on fire, cannons, and dynamite.  He also can breathe fire by drinking oil and spitting it from his mouth (no explanation is given as to how the oil is lit, as it comes from his mouth as fire).  He also has a wooden wheelbarrow that he uses to carry his artillery after Ginkotsu’s death.