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