Inuyasha (Character)

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==Summary==
Born to his father the Great Dog Demon and the human woman Izayoi, he was treated as an outcast by humans and demons for being a half-breed. After his mother passed away, he was tired of being helpless and sought out the Shikon Jewel to turn him into a full yoki. But he began to have a change of heart after befriending and falling in love with the miko Kikyo, where he considered using the jewel to become a full human. After both were manipulated by the hanyou Naraku, Kikyō fired a sacred arrow at Inuyasha, sealing him into a tree.
He would awaken fifty years later when he encountered Kagome, the modern incarnation of Kikyo and the two of them, alongside other friends, worked together to track down the Shikon Jewel's shards and stop Naraku.
Eventually, after the destruction of the Shikon Jewel, he settled down with Kagome, who was now a priestess, and they had a daughter named Moroha.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | | At least , higher with the Shikon no Tama shards
Key: Human Form | Hanyō Form | Yōkai and Purified Yōkai Form
Name: Inuyasha, Half-breed/half-demon (Used as an insult towards him), Mutt (By Koga, mostly), His son (By Hōsenki), Dog Face (By Koga), Lord/Master Inuyasha (used by Tōtōsai and Myōga)
Origin: InuYasha
Gender: Male
Age: About 15 to 18 (physical appearance), 150 (when meeting Kikyō), 200 to 203 (chronologically)
Classification: Inu hanyō, Demon Exorcist (epilogue)
Powers and Abilities:
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Experienced Combatant, Adept Swordsman, Enhanced Clawmanship, Indomitable Will, Transformation, Cutting, Afterimage Creation (During the battle in Toga's grave in episode 6 or 7), Acrobatics, Weapon Control and Summoning (Via his sheath), Transmutation and Refinement, Pseudo Flight (Numerous episodes and chapters and confirmed by Rumiko Takahashi), Enhanced Senses (Smelling and hearing), Longevity, Regeneration (Low-Mid, Healed from his right eye getting gouged out), Natural Weaponry (Has sharp claws that can slice through steel), Soul Manipulation (Held Magatsuhi's soul in his aura via Dragon Scale), Demonic Energy Manipulation and Absorption (Including life-force and with a slash effect via Dragon-scaled Tessaiga), Absorption and Adaptive Weaponry, Sword Infusion: Fire, Crystal and Draconic, Blood Solidification, Wind Manipulation, Slash and Energy Projection, Attack Reversal, Diamond Manipulation, Shield Penetration, Power Assimilation, Barrier Generation, Portal Creation and Combat, Fire Manipulation, Power Augmentation (Via Shikon no Tama shards), limited Time Travel (Via the Bone Eater's Well),Existence Erasure (Via Meido Zangetsuha. True Darkness erases the soul and body from existence if exposed to it), Dimensional Slicing and Rift (Can create dimensional tears with projected blades that cut and send targets into the NetherWorld), Danmaku, Durability Negation, Dimensional Travel, Resistance to: Poison, Acid, Disease, Fire, Heat (Jacket provides near immunity to heat-based attacks, as well as providing a small boost in defense [It is stated to be "stronger than poor armor"]) and Mind Control
|-|Human Form=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Experienced Combatant, Adept Swordsman, Indomitable Will, Weapon Mastery, Acrobatics (While he is weaker in human form, he still retains all of his combat and acrobatic skills), Anti-Demon Barrier (with Tessaiga), Weapon Control and Summoning (Via his sheath), Resistance to Acid, Fire and Heat (with Robe of the Fire-Rat)
|-|Yōkai and Purified Yōkai Form=
All from before but stronger, Inner Demon, Berserk Mode, has killing instinct, Jewelry Empowerment (via Shikon Jewel shards), Resistance to Pain, Fear, Compassion (incapable of feeling any of these), Mind Reading, BFR (shown here) and Possession (freed himself from Magatsuhi's control)
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Attack Potency: Small Building level (Can trade blows with those capable of harming him) | Continent level (The Tessaiga can vaporize the top of a mountain,InuYasha manga; Chapter 60 can somewhat hold his own against SesshōmaruInuYasha manga; Chapter 17InuYasha manga; Chapter 61 & 62), can ignore conventional durability with the Meidō Tessaiga | At least Continent level (Held his own against Sesshōmaru equallyInuYasha manga; Chapter 501InuYasha The Final Act anime; Episode 15), higher with the Shikon no Tama shardsIf the Shikon no Tama shards are tainted or corrupted, controlling them would require outside help to purify them. (Busted out of a demon's belly where his normal attacks failedInuYasha manga; Chapter 355InuYasha anime; Episode 167), can ignore conventional durability with the Meidō Tessaiga
Speed: Peak Human | Massively Hypersonic+ combat speeds and reactions (Dodged/timed lightning more than once, somewhat kept up with Sesshōmaru) | At least Massively Hypersonic+ combat speeds and reactions (Kept up with Sesshōmaru)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human | Class E (Has casually lifted and tossed around building sized trees and small building sized boulders, comparable if not superior to Osamu Kirin) | At least Class E (More than twice as strong as before, casually pushed back Ryūkotsusei, who is this large,InuYasha manga; Chapter 190InuYasha anime; Episode 53 although weaker he is still comparable to Sesshōmaru, who is stronger than Kirin)
Striking Strength: Small Building level | Continent level (Can trade blows with characters who themselves are capable of harming Inuyasha with their physical strikes) | At least Continent level, higher with the Shikon no Tama shards
Durability: Small Building level (Was only knocked unconscious by Tokajin cratering him into the ground.InuYasha manga; Chapter 81, Page 11 Has survived full-powered attacks from comparably-strong demons that would otherwise kill normal humans), Continent level with Tessaiga's sheath | Continent level (Survived, albeit was seriously injured, and continued to fight after taking one of his own Kaze no Kizu which was redirected right back at him) | At least Continent level (Blocked attacks from Sesshōmaru)
Stamina: Superhuman | Superhuman (Able to continue fighting with injuries that would be fatal to a normal physically fit human; such as severe blood loss and poisoning that would be fatal to a normal human, being impaled clean through the torso, having multiple holes in his torso as wide as a human fist) | Higher in Yōkai Form
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with Tessaiga, At least Hundreds of Meters with various Ki based attacks, Kilometers when possessed by Sō'unga
Standard Equipment: Tessaiga and its sheath. Claws and his blood. Robe of the Fire-Rat, which is woven from fire rat's fur, making it impervious to fire as well as being "stronger than poor armor"
File:Robe_of_fire_rat.jpg|Robe of the Fire-Rat
File:Inuyasha and Tessaiga Sword.jpg|Tessaiga
File:Tessaiga's_sheath.png|Tessaiga's sheath
File:Blackpearl.jpg|Black Pearl
File:Sounga.jpg|Sō'unga
File:Tumblr fe6bbda32658263e89dbbe9aef37d0e7 1ec89adc 500.png|Shikon no Tama shards
*Robe of the Fire-Rat: The robe Inuyasha normally wears is woven from the hair of the Fire-Rat. It serves as a fireproof armor and has the ability to regenerate itself; for example, in the fourth InuYasha movie, Inuyasha was able to shrug off the fire of the Cauldron of Resonance, which would have otherwise completely burned and evaporated a hanyō's soul instantly.
*Tessaiga: Inuyasha wields Tessaiga (鉄砕牙; Japanese for "Steel-Cleaving Fang"), a powerful yōkai sword forged from one of his father's fangs by the bladesmith Tōtōsai. The sword can absorb demonic powers and energy, and is useful in preventing Inuyasha from falling victim to his demonic nature, which turns him into a berserker. In its sealed state, Tessaiga resembled a rusty katana with a nicked and dented blade and torn hilt-wrap. When wielded by a user with demon blood, the blade transformed into a five-foot-long fang capable of immense damage. Over the course of his journey, Inuyasha develops Tessaiga's signature Wind Scar (風の傷 Kaze no Kizu), Backlash Wave (爆流破 Bakuryūha) and Adamant Barrage (金剛槍破 Kongōsōha, Adamant Destroying Spears) techniques. Eventually, Inuyasha gains a new ability in Meidou Zangetsuha (冥道残月破 Meidō Zangetsuha, "Dark Path of the Dawn Moon's Wave) that Sesshōmaru prepared for him as part of their father's design.
*Sheath of Tessaiga: Tessaiga's sheath could deflect energy attacks with the barrier used to contain Tessaiga's power. These barriers, though powerful, could only withstand a certain amount of damage before breaking. The sheath also possessed the power to recall the Tessaiga. During Inuyasha's final battle against Sesshōmaru regarding the Tessaiga, the sheath possessed enough power to block the Kongōsōha but not the Red Tessaiga's barrier shattering ability.
*Black Pearl: A demon relic which provides its bearer with a gateway to "the other side", which is sealed in his right eye.
: Optional Equipment: Sō'unga, Shikon no Tama shards
Intelligence: Average. Initially preferred to fight enemies head-on, but progressively learns to gauge his enemy and becomes a decent combat strategist. Pretty good combatant and skilled in the use of his claws. Formidable skills in healing and medicine.
Standard Tactics: Inuyasha is more conservative due to being severely limited compared to his Yōkai form | Inuyasha uses his claws and Tessaiga to fight, channeling his Yoki and using its many techniques at his disposal | As of before on top of being bloodlusted
Weaknesses: Turns into a merely athletic human version of himself on the night of the new moon (Though even then he is considerably more durable than most normal human beings, being able to take hits from demons like Tokajin, who can crater the ground just by falling over). Without his sword, he risks becoming a mindless full yōkai. Without his sheath or the cloth of the fire rat, he becomes more vulnerable to harm. Inuyasha's sense of smell is so acute that he is vulnerable to sensory overload. Inuyasha is susceptible to the effects of spiritual power, seeing as how Kikyō and Kagome were able to subdue him with various spells.
* Demonic Blood: When not in possession of Tessaiga with its sealing power and when his life is in danger, Inuyasha can unwillingly change into a full-fledged demon. While undoubtedly more powerful in this form, his demon blood overwhelms him into a whirlwind of rage whose sole purpose is destruction. In this form, Inuyasha's physical strength was more than doubled, which was more than enough to eviscerate GoshinkiInuYasha anime; Episode 43 and GatenmaruInuYasha anime; Episode 52 with a single swipe of his claws, and shove Ryūkotsusei's massive body into a cliffside with one arm. His regeneration was also bolstered, allowing him to immediately recover from life-threatening injuries and poisons received prior to transforming. His yōki was also powerful enough to erode Sesshōmaru's Meidō Zangetsuha after cutting his own yōketsu with the Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga. However, because yōki is toxic to humans, Inuyasha's half-human body and mind couldn't handle the power he inherited from his father. As a yōkai, Inuyasha was incapable of feeling pain, fear, compassion, or mercy; he only feels rage and hedonistic bloodlust, which, coupled with his newfound predatory instinct, lack of intelligence, and inability to discriminate between friend and foe, drove him to attack and kill anyone in his vicinity. With every subsequent overload, this form's intelligence diminished, and it became easier to trigger and harder for him to recover from. If left unchecked, Inuyasha would continue to fight and kill until his body either gave out or was killed by an opponent.
* New Moon: All half-demons, like Inuyasha, lose their demonic power for a period of time; in his case, he loses his demonic powers and form during the night of the new moon. On the night of the new moon his hair turned black, his eyes turned brown, he lost his yōkai abilities and attributes (i.e. his fangs, dog ears, and claws), and could only use Tessaiga in its katana form. During the night of the new moon before the sun sets, Inuyasha suffered from pre-transformation symptoms, such as losing his acute sense of smell, before eventually turning into a human.InuYasha anime; Episode 13InuYasha anime; Episode 66 Arguably, the ears are the biggest change: while the rest of his body demonstrates physical transformation, like claws becoming fingernails and toenails, his dog ears simply vanish, to be replaced with human ears appearing on the sides of his head.
* Sensory Overload: Inuyasha's sense of smell is so acute that he is vulnerable to sensory overload (e.g. in "The Cursed Ink of the Hell-Painter" he was temporarily knocked out by the strong smell of black ink). His taste buds are also highly sensitive to spicy foods.
* Spiritual Powers: Inuyasha is susceptible to the effects of spiritual power, seeing as how Kikyō and Kagome were able to subdue him with various spells. This is inclusive of mystical objects such as the sacred arrows, sacred sutra, and the beads of subjugation. The powerful purifying barrier surrounding Mount Hakurei was also able to forcibly transform Inuyasha into his human form; beforehand the barrier did cause him noticeable discomfort and weakened his demonic abilities.
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===Human Form===
Like all hanyō, Inuyasha turned completely human once a month (except one incident in Mount Hakurei due to unique circumstances); in his case, during the night of the new moon. On the night of the new moon his hair turned black, his eyes turned brown, he lost his yōkai abilities and attributes, such as his fangs, dog ears, claws, and could only use Tetsusaiga in its katana form. Only Inuyasha's friends and a few others knew his secret, as Inuyasha tried to stay hidden during the new moon.
* Avoids a blast from Renkotsu's cannon.
* Sees a strike seconds before it hits him and dodges it.
* Deflects Jakotsu's sword with the scabbard of Tetsusaiga.
* Cut up by Jakotsu.
===Youkai Form===
If Inuyasha's life was in danger and the Tetsusaiga was out of reach, his yōkai blood overloaded his system and drove him into fits of feral rage. When transformed, Inuyasha's sclera turned deep red, his irises became blue slits with white pupils, jagged purple stripes appeared on the sides of his face, and his fangs and claws lengthened. In this form, Inuyasha's physical strength was more than doubled, which was more than enough to eviscerate Goshinki and Gatenmaru with a single swipe of his claws, and shove Ryūkotsusei's massive body into a cliffside with one arm. His regeneration was also boosted, allowing him to immediately recover from life-threatening injuries and poisons received prior to transforming. His yōki was also powerful enough to erode Sesshōmaru's Meidō Zangetsuha after cutting his own yōketsu with the Dragon-Scaled Tetsusaiga. However, because yōki is toxic to humans, Inuyasha's half-human body and mind couldn't handle the power he inherited from his father. As a yōkai, Inuyasha was incapable of feeling pain, fear, compassion, or mercy; he only feels rage and hedonistic bloodlust, which, coupled with his newfound predatory instinct, lack of intelligence, and inability to discriminate between friend and foe, drove him to attack and kill anyone in his vicinity. With every subsequent overload, this form's intelligence diminished, and it became easier to trigger and harder for him to recover from. If left unchecked, Inuyasha would continue to fight and kill until his body either gave out or was destroyed by an opponent.
* Tears his way out of a poison cocoon.
* Tears apart the mind-reading youkai Goshiniki.
* Dodges a blast from Ryukotsusei.
* Knocks down the massive Ryukotsusei with a swipe of his claws.
* Blown away by Tokujin's aura.
* Keeps attacking despite being shredded by Tokujin.
* Kills three bandits in one swing.
* Tears through bandits and a giant youkai.
===Purified Form===
While trapped in the Stone Ogre's belly, Inuyasha used a shard of the Sacred Jewel to strengthen Tetsusaiga's power, an effort which backfired when the impure powers of the shard flowed through Tetsusaiga, causing Inuyasha to transform. Kagome, seeing Inuyasha's predicament, ran to him, and her embrace purified the shard, leaving Inuyasha in a purified version of his yōkai form. In this form, he retained the stripes, eye markings, and pronounced fangs and claws of his yōkai form, but his eyes remained unchanged, and he retained his self-awareness. His yōki increased exponentially, allowing him to enhance the Tetsusaiga's Kongōsōha's barrier-piercing effect with an intensity far superior to its previous uses, as well as being able to combine the Kaze no Kizu with the Kongōsōha. After the shard was removed from Tetsusaiga, Inuyasha reverted back to his hanyō self. He entered this state a second time while inside Naraku, having been corrupted into his yōkai form by the presence of the black Shikon no Tama and possessed by Magatsuhi, though he entered the purified form after smelling Kagome's blood, freeing himself from Magatsuhi's control. After Magatsuhi's demise, Kagome's spiritual powers returned him to his hanyō state.
* Blocks diamond spears fired by Kanna. Despite being unable to harm Kanna's mirror youkai at first, once he had found his resolve he was able to cut its hand off.
* Blasted by Kanna's mirror. An earlier blast had enough force to crack the ground under Inuyasha.
* Leaps a great distance and clashes with Sesshoumaru.
* Smashes a stone platform.
* Keeps fighting with diamond spears in his back.
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The swordsmith Tōtōsai created the Tetsusaiga from a fang of the Inu-Daiyōkai Tōga, the father of Inuyasha and Sesshōmaru. In its 'docile' form, the sword looked like a regular (and rather battered) katana. When wielded properly, it transformed into a weapon roughly the size of a car bumper that somewhat resembles a falchion. As Tetsusaiga only transformed if the user cared for humans and had yōki, this means that humans can never wield it in its true form because they do not possess yōki, it would still however protect a human wielder from deadly yōkai abilities. The Tetsusaiga had the power to slay 100 demons in one swing by striking the Kaze no Kizu; it also had the ability to absorb the technique or skill of a strong yōkai that was defeated with the sword.
===Kaze no Kizu===
The Kaze no Kizu , also known as the Wind Scar, was a special technique and the signature attack of the Yōkai sword Tetsusaiga, currently wielded by Inuyasha.
This attack is accomplished by finding the rift, or scar, between two powerful yōkai auras of Tetsusaiga's wielder and the opposing yōkai. Once the rift is found, the wielder of Tetsusaiga can swing the sword into the rift, releasing a powerful energy wave that has the power to kill 100 yōkai in a single sweep.
* First uses it to defeat Sesshomaru.
* Gains strength as Inuyasha becomes more comfortable with the Tetsusaiga.
* Blows away a rock formation.
* Levels a temple.
* Has a Wind Scar reflected at him that cuts a temple in half.
* Tears Musou's body apart.
* Blows apart a giant bird youkai.
* Cuts through several youkai and Kagura's tornados.
* Takes out a wave of youkai.
* Cuts through Naraku's barrier which had previously been completely unharmed by the Kaze no Kizu.
* Destroys a large temple.
* Tears through a cave.
* Damages Hosenki's diamond body.
* Severs Naraku's tentacles.
* Dices up a giant salamander.
* Blows away several mountains.
* Cuts through at least nine Gyouja blasts. Three of these blasts had been enough to kill a giant mountain youkai.
* Knocks over a big youkai.
* Tears through the ground and into a cave.
* Wrecks several trees.
* Deflects quills from a youkai porcupine.
* Blocks a Meido from forming.
===Bakuryūha===
The Bakuryūha, also know as the Backlash Wave, is the ōgi (the ultimate secret technique/finishing move) of Tetsusaiga. The technique builds up from the the Kaze no Kizu, the base technique of Tetsusaiga, and can only be used by someone who has already mastered that move. When an opponent with strong yōki unleashes an attack, Tetsusaiga can use the Kaze no Kizu to engulf the enemy's attack in a twister and reverse its flow back on them, with the added power of the Kaze no Kizu.
* Reflects a blast from Ryukotsusei, causing the massive youkai to destroy himself.
* Returns a blast from a giant bat youkai.
* Splits the same giant bat in half.
* Reflects his own Kaze no Kizu.
===The Red Tetsusaiga===
This technique was obtained from Shiori's orb as a reward for saving her from her grandfather and his bat yōkai. In this state, the blade was able to cut through barriers, allowing Inuyasha to reach his enemies. Though it could cut through Naraku's barrier at one point, it could not following the events of Mount Hakurei. It was also ineffective against holy barriers, such as Hitomiko's.
===Kongōsōha===
Kongōsōha is a special attack that launches shards of diamond (known by the more archaic term adamant in the Feudal era). The technique originally belonged to Hōsenki, who passed the technique on to the Tetsusaiga after its user Inuyasha proved his worth by choosing to save his friends over strengthening his sword.
The Kongōsōha was able to pierce the strongest barriers, including Naraku's barriers. It can also be used in conjunction with Kaze no Kizu to create a more devastating attack. The attack was not unbeatable, however; it was unable to pierce the armored shell of Meiōjū. The Tetsusaiga can only use the technique by transforming into its diamond form.
* Throws spears of diamond from Tetsusaiga.
* Blows open a Stone Oni's stomach using the power of a Shikon Jewel shard. Before he'd planted the shard into Tetsusaiga, he'd been unable to harm the Oni's stomach at all.
* Blows away a large skull and the wall behind it.
===Dragon-Scaled Tetsusaiga===
After breaking the yōkai sword Dakki, Tetsusaiga gained the ability to absorb an opponent's yōki directly. Inuyasha, being a hanyō, limited the amount of yōki the sword can absorb before it backfired on the user. After being bathed in Yōreitaisei's senki, the regurgitation stopped.
After realizing the true nature of the Tetsusaiga was to cut, Inuyasha learned how to see yōketsu (the source of a yōkai's yōki) and used the Dragon-scaled Tetsusaiga to cut it, instantly destroying normal yōkai. Beings created of many different yōkai, like Naraku and Mōryōmaru, have several yōketsu, which means cutting them will destroy parts of their body and prevent regeneration of the destroyed parts; however, the Fuyōheki proved to be a nuisance as it hides yōki, preventing Inuyasha from seeing where to strike. Against stronger yōkai, the Dragon-scaled Tetsusaiga could cut away portions of its opponent's yōki to weaken their power, which could prove fatal.
When Inuyasha cut his own yōketsu, his full yōkai power was released and the energy flowed back into himself and Tetsusaiga, which caused his yōketsu grow until it devoured Sesshōmaru's completed Meidō Zangetsuha.
Inuyasha gains the power to control the Dragon-Scaled Tetsusaiga after beating the yōkai Nikosen, who was once a hermit and imbued his holy aura in the Life-Root Stalk. After absorbing this power in to Tetsusaiga, Inuyasha gained the power to control the Dragon-scaled Tetsusaiga's demonic aura with the holy aura from the Life-Root Stalk.
* Absorbs a massive blast of poison and uses it to empower Tetsusaiga.
* Drains the yoki from a youkai that was possessing a nun.
* Cracks Moryoumaru's armored shell.
* Cuts Moryoumaru's yoketsu.
* Absorbs the yoki from Koga's Goraishi.
* Does the same to Naraku, revealing the Shikon Jewel.
* Cuts the yoketsu of a giant bull youkai.
===Flaming Tetsusaiga===
Inuyasha gains the Flaming Tetsusaiga after absorbing the yōkai Kinka, thus absorbing his power of flames. After using the Flaming Tetsusaiga in this encounter, it was never seen again.
===The Black Tetsusaiga===
During his final battle with Sesshoumaru, Tensaiga broke against Tetsusaiga, causing the two blades to fuse together into a complete weapon.
* Saves himself and Sesshoumaru from Hell.
===Meido Zangetsuha===
This technique was attained when Sesshōmaru's Tenseiga broke on Tetsusaiga. The original technique manifested as a giant black circle that sent anything within its vicinity directly to the Netherworld. It could also be used as an escape from a Meidō one was already in, though the exit location was not set. Inuyasha also used it to reach both the closed-off path between eras in the Bone Eater's Well and the Sacred Jewel itself.
* Carves out a massive chunk of Naraku's shell.
* Opens a rift to absorb a blast.
* Perfects the Meido Zangetsuha into crescent like blades. Being sliced by these blades sends the victim straight to Hell.
* Cuts his way into Hell to save Kagome.
====Original Form====
* If for any reason the sword is purified and returned to its normal form, the slightest touch from Inuyasha can change it back.
* Can be summoned telepathically.
* Cuts through Naraku's miasma.
* Was originally repaired using beeswax.
* Is broken by Naraku's third offspring, Goshiniki.
====Rebuilt Form====
* Is too heavy for Inuyasha to wield properly. Totosai explained it as the sword being his own now.
* Blocks a strike from Tokijin. Tokijin was forged using fangs from Goshinki, the youkai who broke the Tetsusaiga.
* Becomes lighter as Inuyasha becomes resolved to fight.
* Cuts through the blast of three Gyouja.
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===Sankon Tesso===
Also known as Iron Reaver Soul Stealer. By channeling his yōki through his claws, Inuyasha could increase his claws' range and strength to cut through objects deeper than otherwise possible, allowing him to destroy weaker demons many times his size in one hit. Despite being Inuyasha's most rudimentary yōki-powered attack, it was still strong enough to destroy weaker demons even if they are enhanced by the Shikon Jewel, as shown when he easily disposed of Mistress Centipede. His full-powered Sankon Tessō was at least strong enough to tear apart a steel I-beam. In his yōkai form, his Sankon Tessō became crimson-colored, and was strong enough to cut through the hide of Ryūkotsusei, who was able to withstand a direct hit from the Kaze no Kizu.
* Cuts a trench with his claws.
* Tears a tree in half.
* Tears a giant centipede apart.
* Cuts through a bandit's armor.
* Tears apart a demon bird.
* Punches a hole in Yura.
* Crumbles Sesshomaru's chestpiece.
* Downs a large tree.
* Cuts through a youkai.
* Easily rips apart a group of clay soldiers.
* Tears apart a spider youkai.
* Kills several wolves with one swing.
* Tears off Suijin's arm as he takes his spear from him.
* Breaks a sword.
* Tears the jewel shards from Bankotsu's neck. Later in the same fight, he did it again.
* Kills a large oni in one hit.
===Blades of Blood===
By drenching his claws in his own blood, Inuyasha could use his Hijin Tessō to charge the blood with yōki and sling it like a barrage of crescent-shaped blades. While he typically used blood from an already open wound, Inuyasha could draw the necessary blood to use the attack by digging his nails into his palms. He would often use this tactic as a surprise counterattack after being wounded, when his opponents would assume he was weakened by his wounds and lower their guard.
* Cuts off Yura's hand. He never really uses this attack again.
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====Bare-Handed====
* Blocks Sesshomaru's strikes with Tetsusaiga's scabbard.
* Overpowers Hiten, despite being wounded.
* Breaks free of vines.
* Punches a hole through the ground.
* Slams a youkai to the ground.
* Lifts a large rock.
* Throws Tetsusaiga hard enough to cause a rift in the ground.
* Lifts a tree out of the Bone-Eating Well. He had put the tree there in the first place.
* Forces open a giant snake's jaws.
* Catches and throws Koga.
* Trades blows with Koga but breaks his arm in the process.
* Tears the wings off of a Bird of Paradise.
* Lifts a boulder over his head. He dragged it around for the rest of the day.
* Lifts and slams a hair youkai.
* Sends a giant catfish flying with a punch.
* Slashed through a tree with his bare hands.
* Punched and hurt a giant eel demon.
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* Cuts off Sesshomaru's arm.
* Pushes Hiren's Lighting Blade Strike back.
* Cuts both Hiren and his weapon in half.
* Resists Miroku's Wind Tunnel.
* Blocks Sango's Hiraikotsu.
* Cuts the roof off of a hut.
* Blocks Sesshomaru's strikes.
* Smashes the ground with a one-handed swing.
* Cuts the water god, Suijin, in half while underwater.
* Sends a youkai and his horse flying.
* Pierces Ryukotsusei's skin which was "harder than steel".
* Cuts a pair of youkai in half with one swing.
* Cuts off Musou's arm and a chunk of his armor.
* Cleaves Ginkotsu in half.
* Blocks a strike from Bankotsu, while weakened.
* Cuts Bankotsu in half.
* Cuts a pair of youkai apart with one swing each.
* Overpowers and knocks down a giant statue.
* Knocks out a pair of youkai with one punch.
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* Dodges Kagura's wind attacks.
* Dodges Tsubaki's youkai.
* Quickly grabs Kagome and dodges an attack.
* Dodges an attack that hald almost already hit him.
* Jumps over Hakudoshi's blast.
* Keeps up with a demonic bird.
* Dodges several attacks at once.
* Intercepts Sesshomaru.
* Gets Kagome and Shippou out of the way of a blast he didn't see coming. Does the same with an explosion caused by Totosai.
* Avoids a bolt of lightning.
* Dodges strikes from Hiten while still getting used to the Tetsusaiga.
* Ducks an attack mid-swing.
* Jumps over Sango's Hiraikotsu after it had been thrown at close-range.
* Dodges an arrow from close range.
* Dodges Koga's high speed attacks.
* Reacts to a thrown sword and dodges Hiraikotsu.
* Dodges an attack from Juuroumaru at the last second.
* Dodges Renkotsu's cannon fire.
* Leaps over a sound blast.
* Leaps out of the way of a horse youkai's fire.
* Dodges an oni's strike and cuts it in half.
* Avoids Abi-Hime's flaming claws.
* Leaps over Hosenki's blast.
* Avoids a surprise attack.
* Gets Kagome out of the way of an attack by a living mountain.
* Moves quickly to a youkai and punches it out of it's transformation.
* Dodges a reflected Kongousouha.
* Dodges Meiojuu's Raimeihou without seeing it coming.
* Avoids a barrage of diamond spears while carrying Kagome.
* Dodges a bolt of thrown lightning from Kinka.
* Keeps up with a train.
* Leaps to Miroku and closes his hand to keep him from activating his Wind Tunnel.
* Dodged Lightning Again.
* Dodged gunfire.
* Blitzed a mind reader in Yōkai Form who was blitzing normal Inuyasha
* Kept up with Sesshomaru in his Yōkai Form who usually blitzes him.
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===The Robe of the Fire Rat===
The Robe of the Fire-Rat, was a garment woven, as its name suggests, from the fur of the Fire-rat. It is an incredibly tough armor clothing and has regenerative properties. It once belonged to Tōga; however, he gave it to his human wife Izayoi after she gave birth to his half-demon son Inuyasha. It remained in Izayoi's possession until her death, when her son Inuyasha inherited it. Along with a container of rouge that his mother used, which was later shattered by Naraku, the robe was the only thing that he had left of his mother.
* Shot in the chest with Kikyou's arrow.
* Has a normal katana break against his arm.
* Is unharmed by Yura's demon hair that slices a tree into chunks.
* Stabbed through the shoulder by Yura.
* Heals quickly after getting slashed across the chest.
* Stops a spider's jaws from closing with his fist.
* Stabbed in the back by Hiten's spear.
* Tanks Hiten's electrical blast and knocks him out.
* Punched by Sesshomaru hard enough to damage the ground.
* Has his stomach pierced by Sesshomaru's poison claws.
* Punched across a room while in human form.
* Has his arm broken while in his human form. Later that day, after he had transformed back to his demon form, his healing factor healed it.
* Knocked out by a belly splash from a youkai while in his human form.
* Moves through a hellfire blast from a youkai.
* Bitten by a pair of giant snakes and is immediately able to force them off of him. The Robe of the Fire Rat seems to have stopped their teeth from piercing him. Does the same thing to the water god, Suijin.
* Momentarily knocked out from a boulder to the back of the head.
* No-sells a log to the face.
* No-sells a piercing strike from a large youkai with no visible damage.
* Healing factor holds off a poison that had melted a normal mans leg in seconds.
* Can be overwhelmed by smells.
* Only looks annoyed after getting stabbed by Sango.
* Almost killed by Goshiniki, a spawn of Naraku.
* Cut by Sesshomaru's sword, Tokijin's aura.
* Totosai, a man who knew Inuyasha's father and is well-aware of his abilities, states a broken fang will grow back in half a day.
* Hit and thrown by Kagura's tornado magic.
* Takes a shot to the face from Koga.
* Knocked out, but not killed, by a punch from Koga that left a crater beneath him.
* Gets up immediately after being blasted by Ryukotsusei.
* Stomped by Ryukotsusei.
* Jumps into one of Ryukotsusei's blasts.
* Counterattacks after being pierced through the chest.
* Gets up and is able to speak after having his neck pierced.
* Survives having his own Wind Scar reflected back on him.
* Is bitten on the shoulder by Juuromaru.
* Attacked by both Juuromaru and Kageromaru and is smashed through trees.
* Slapped through several trees by Juuromaru.
* Only goes to one knee after having his chest pierced by Kageromaru.
* Has his shoulder slashed and gets back to his feet to dodge another strike.
* Hit by Genkotsu's cannon.
* Set on fire by Renkotsu.
* Shot, point-blank, with Renkotsu's cannon and recovers. Of note, he was not wearing the Robe of the Fire Rat, as he had given it to Kagome to protect her from Renkotsu's flames.
* Survives an explosion from Renkotsu's dynamite.
* Blasted by a shockwave from Bankotsu that slams him into the wall of a cave hard enough to shatter it.
* Punched through a chunk of stone by Bankotsu.
* Ignores having his shoulder pierced.
* Is slammed into a wall by a giant statue.
* Has his sense of smell overloaded by Shippou.
* Sliced by Naraku's tendril. Naraku was able to behead a giant bird with his swing.
* Punched by a youkai made of diamond.
* Impaled by Hosenki.
* Crushed under a diamond youkai.
* Ignores a Wind Scar and easily blocks it with Tetsusaiga.
* Is only briefly knocked out by a large explosion.
* Crushed into the ground in his human form.
* Blocks a wave of poison with Tetsusaiga. The poison had earlier been shown to melt soliders down to their bones.
* Pierced by diamond spears.
* Thrown by Sesshoumaru.
* Takes a glancing blow from Naraku.
* A sword broke on him.
* Recovered quickly from numerous serious attacks, including a fist-sized hole punched through his gut.
* Tanked hair that can slice through trees, and on his neck too.
* Tanked cannon explosion.
* Tanked his own wind scar at a time where it was at least building busting.
* Tanked a stab and slash by a pike infused with lightning.
* Tanked Sesshomaru's poison and fought through it. This same poison melted through rock with ease.
* His Robe of the Fire-Rat withstood direct contact with fire and tremendous heat, even parts of his body not covered by the robe appear equally invulnerable.
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* Catches Sesshomaru's arm mid-swing.
* Wrestles Tetsusaiga away from Sesshomaru.
* Dodges Sesshomaru's claws at close range.
* Kills the other thunder brother by throwing Tetsusaiga.
* Blocks Hiten's lightning using Tetsusaiga's scabbard.
* Jumps back from Kikyou after she'd already grabbed him.
* Cuts Kikyou's arrow out of the air.
* Deflects Kagura's wind-blades.
* Saves Koga while in human form.
* Uses a rift in Kagura's wind caused by Kagome's arrow to throw his Wind Scar.
* Blocks an attack from hitting Kagome.
* Climbs up a massive sea-snake quickly.
* Saves Miroku from Naraku's tentacle.
* Deflects Genkotsu's saw blades.
* Blocks Jakotsu's snake-like sword.
* Deflects Ginkotsu's spear and cuts off his arm.
* Saves a youkai from getting crushed.
* Deflects Hosenki's diamond spears.
* Identifies a strange scent and uses it to dodge an attack from behind.
* Finds Moryoumaru's weakpoint.
* Catches a falling Kagome.
* Tessaiga is said to be able to kill 100 demons in one swing.
* Tessaiga did what it's said to be able to do, and obliterated 100 demons in one swing.
* Tessaiga cut through steel beams with ease.
* Tessaiga erected a barrier to block large attacks.
* The barrier blocked his own Wind Scar.
* The sword itself blocked the diamond spears.
* The Wind Scar or Cutting Wind destroyed a mountain with ease. It's implied he could do more by Kagura too.
* Backlash wave sent the youki or demon energy back at an opponent, with Tessaiga's power added to it. For reference, that demon's skin is harder than steel.
* Backlash wave was even be used on the Wind Scar/Cutting Wind.
* Shot diamond spears.
* The diamond spears pierced a barrier that both the Wind Scar and Backlash Wave can't.
* Pierced Naraku's stronger barriers.
* Dragon Scale Tessaiga absorbed youki, also broke through a shell that repelled/blocked the diamond spears.
* Dragon Scale Tessaiga also absorbed youki from bodies, not just attacks.
* Dragon Scale Tessaiga also absorbed other energy. In this case Senki which resolved that backlash problem from above.
* Opened a portal to hell.
* Here is proof, that Meido Zangetsuha, the technique's name, goes to hell.
* Controlled the power of his Wind Scar by the force of his swing as well, holding back as he needs to on opponents he doesn't wish to kill
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* Tessaiga itself also protected Inuyasha from mortal danger.
* Since the only thoughts Inuyasha had in his mind while in full-yōkai form were of the joys of killing, Goshinki was unable to read his mind.
* Demonstrated enormous willpower, being able to resist mind control.
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Notable Attacks/Techniques:
File:Ssahusqqrx.gif|Sankon Tessō
File:d325f5fa71c65e1ff9b2d595c166f0a861b87101r1-370-250 hq.gif|Hijin Kessō
* Sankon Tessō/Iron Reaver Soul Stealer: By channeling his yōki through his claws, Inuyasha can increase his claws' range and strength to cut through objects and demons deeper than logically possible, allowing him to destroy weaker demons many times his size in one hit. Despite being Inuyasha's most rudimentary yōki-powered attack, it is still strong enough to destroy weaker demons even if they are enhanced by the Shikon Jewel, as shown when he easily disposed of Mistress Centipede. Rumiko Takahashi stated in an interview that Inuyasha's full-powered Sankon Tessō is strong enough to cut through an industrial steel support beam. In his yōkai form, his Sankon Tessō becomes crimson-colored and is strong enough to cut through a daiyōkai's skin, as shown when he battled Ryūkotsusei.
* Hijin Kessō/Blades of Blood: A ranged version of the Sankon Tessō. By dipping his claws in his own blood and charging his blood with yōki through his claws, Inuyasha can sling his yōki-infused blood at his enemies in the form of multiple, red shuriken-like crescents. Because it requires his own blood to attack, Inuyasha only uses the Hijin Kessō as a last resort to catch his opponents off guard, or if they are too fast to land a direct attack/employ ranged attacks. While he prefers taking blood from an already open wound, Inuyasha can draw blood by digging his nails into his palms.
===Tessaiga's Katana Form===
* Anti-Yōkai Barrier: The Inu no Taishō placed a barrier within the Tessaiga that would burn pure yōkai that attempt to touch it. After the Inu no Taishō's death, Tōtōsai (being the sword's creator) is the only living yōkai that could both hold and activate the Tessaiga without harm; oddly the same would go with Shippō, who is also a pure yōkai, so it may be possible that the barrier does not affect any yōkai that shows kindness for humans or that comes with little to no malicious intent. Humans were capable of holding the Tessaiga in its untransformed katana state, with the sword's barrier protecting them from harm. Due to their hybrid nature, hanyō such as Inuyasha could both hold the Tessaiga and activate its true form if they showed compassion for humans. For unexplained reasons, when Sesshōmaru grabbed Tessaiga with a human hand and on multiple occasions with his right hand, despite being rejected by the barrier, Tessaiga still transformed. This suggests that Tessaiga can be forced to transform if a strong enough yōkai were to touch it, which would explain the need for a barrier because if Tessaiga was capable of remaining untransformed for those it deemed unworthy, there would be no need for a barrier. Although its katana form isn't very useful for attacks, it does have very strong durability, having withstood a clash with Tōkijin, which easily cut apart Hiraikotsu, another weapon forged from a demon's body parts. As hanyō become humans once a month, it could also be argued that since they are considered true humans during that time, the barrier was also intended to protect Inuyasha when he became vulnerable during the night of the new moon. Tessaiga can also use the barrier to prevent Inuyasha from drawing it if Tessaiga feels the need to do so.
* Human Protection: Though unable to transform it, humans were protected from harm if they were holding Tessaiga. This was shown when Kagome emerged unharmed from being attacked by Sesshōmaru's poison claws while holding the Tessaiga, when Myōga stated that there was no way a human could survive the attack unharmed.
* Tessaiga's Scabbard: Being composed of the wood of Bokusenō, the Tessaiga's scabbard could deflect or resist yōki-based attacks; however, if that force was used continuously the scabbard would crack and its barrier would fail. It could also summon the Tessaiga, as seen when Inuyasha was trapped inside the flask of a sage. If the scabbard was broken, it could be repaired by leaving it beside a hive of yōkai bees, who would use their beeswax to repair it.
===Tessaiga's True Form===
File:Inuyasha Kenatsu.gif|Kenatsu
File:Inuyasha Firing Wind Scar.gif|Kaze no Kizu
File:bjeigdjohhz.gif|Bakuryūha
* Kenatsu: Like many yōkai swords, Tessaiga could cut opponents without touching them by firing small concentrated bursts of yōki. This was Inuyasha's main method of combat with the Tessaiga before he learned the Kaze no Kizu, using it to dispatch of weaker yōkai with simple slashes.
* Kaze no Kizu/Wind Scar: The Tessaiga's full-powered kenatsu and signature attack that could, according to legend, slay one hundred yōkai in a single strike. It was activated by sensing the fissure (or "scar") between the clashing yōki of the Tessaiga's wielder and his yōkai opponent and swinging the sword into the fissure. Inuyasha took some time to master this technique and didn't even know of its strength at first until Sesshōmaru showed it to him. After his battle with Ryūkotsusei, Inuyasha learned to put his own power into the attack so the scar appeared around Tessaiga's blade and could be triggered instantaneously. Until Inuyasha gained that ability, the Kaze no Kizu was not very useful against Kagura since she can change the yōki winds so they didn't clash and create the scar.
** Sacred Wind Scar: This attack is a combination of Inuyasha's Wind Scar and Kagome's Sacred arrow. It consists of Kagome firing a Sacred Arrow, followed by Inuyasha's Wind Scar. It can also be performed when Inuyasha uses the Wind Scar before Kagome fires her arrow.
* Bakuryūha/Backlash Wave: The Tessaiga's ougi (lit. "ultimate technique"). It used the opponent's yōki and unleashed the Kaze no Kizu at the right point, the yōkai's energy would be reflected back with the added power of the Kaze no Kizu. Inuyasha first used the technique to defeat Ryūkotsusei by reflecting his yōki blasts back at him. However, two requirements were needed in order to implement the Bakuryūha. The first was that Inuyasha could only reflect pure energy attacks composed of yōki. The second was that his own yōki had to be at a similar level of his opponent's or the Bakuryūha would not form.
** Sacred Backlash Wave: This attack is a combination of Inuyasha's Backlash Wave and Kagome's Sacred Arrow. It consists of Kagome firing one of her Sacred Arrows into the center of Inuyasha's Backlash Wave, creating a very powerful attack. This technique is only shown in the movies.
* Power Assimilation: Perhaps the Tessaiga's most useful ability is its ability to absorb the primary ability of any yōkai or yōkai-based artifact that is destroyed by its blade and convert said ability into Tessaiga's nature as a sword that cuts.
* Indestructibility: During the battle to destroy the demon sword Dakki, it is revealed by Inuyasha that, though Tessaiga can be badly damaged, the blade cannot break so long as he himself is alive. Tessaiga apparently gained this ability after being reforged with Inuyasha's own fang, as the original blade had been bitten in half by Goshinki.
* Barrier of Wind: Demonstrated during the fight with Dakki, Tessaiga avoids taking direct blows when it reaches a point where it could be destroyed. It releases wind from any cracks it has, forming a protective shell around the blade.
===Red Tessaiga===
File:Inuyasha Red Tessaiga_3.gif|Akai Tessaiga
File:IiFq.gif|Enhanced Wind Scar
* Akai Tessaiga: This technique was obtained from Shiori's orb as a reward for saving her from her grandfather and his bat yōkai. In this state, the blade was able to cut through barriers, allowing Inuyasha to reach his enemies. Though it could cut through Naraku's Barrier at one point, it was soon unable to after the events of Mount Hakurei. It was also ineffective against holy barriers, such as Hitomiko's.
Interestingly, when Sesshōmaru fought Inuyasha when Tenseiga and Tessaiga were about to become a single sword, the Kongōsōha was ineffective against the barrier of Tessaiga's sheath (which Inuyasha used to defend himself) while the Red Tessaiga was able to destroy it. However this was anime-only.
* Enhanced Wind Scar: While in this state, Tessaiga can still produce the Wind Scar, but adds the ability to break barriers to the blast. Inuyasha had used it against Naraku and Hakudōshi, failing with both; it only worked once on its own against Naraku.
** Colorful Wind Scar: In movie 2, as Inuyasha was about to attack Kaguya with the Wind Scar two colors red and pink, but it appears to be an illusion.
* Gateway of Mirror opening: Since all mortal humans can't reach to the Dream Castle of the Pentacle Mirror and did see it, because they're standing on in it at Lake Motosu which it's like a mirror, Inuyasha's blade turned to red and hit on the ground as it opens a portal that leads to the Dream Castle.
===Diamond Tessaiga===
* Kongōsōha/Adamant Barrage: This technique was obtained from Hōsenki after Naraku used a Shikon shard to corrupt him and forced him to fight Inuyasha. When swung, the Tessaiga fired a barrage of diamond shrapnel that could dissolve barriers the Red Tessaiga could not, including Naraku's later barriers. This technique could also be combined with the Kaze no Kizu to enhance its power. Oddly, it had no effect on the barrier of Tessaiga's sheath during the battle that joined Tessaiga and Tenseiga.
** Adamant Wind Scar: This attack could also be used in conjunction with the Kaze no Kizu. This eventually became one of Inuyasha's signature techniques.
* Adamant Backlash Wave: A technique only seen in movie 4, where Inuyasha combined the Backlash Wave's power with the Adamant Barrage. The attack sends out tendrils of adamant, which pin the target in place. Inuyasha would then swing his blade, causing the adamant to shatter and fly at his enemy, releasing the demonic energy within the crystal.
===Dragon-Scaled Tessaiga===
* Yōki Absorption: After breaking the yōkai sword Dakki, Tessaiga gained the ability to absorb an opponent's yōki (demonic energy) directly. Inuyasha, being a hanyō, limited the amount of yōki the sword can absorb before it backfired on the user. After being bathed in Yōreitaisei's senki, the regurgitation stopped. This power also allows InuYasha to pull demons from possessed victims, which he did during his battle with the Cat demon.
* Yōketsu: is the visual manifestation of demonic energy in the form of a whirlpool that appears behind a yōkai and is visible to just a few. It can banish Magatsuhi from possessing someone's bodies.
* Yōketsu Cutting: After realizing the true nature of the Tessaiga was to cut, Inuyasha learned how to see yōketsu (the source of a yōkai's yōki) and used the Dragon-scaled Tessaiga to cut it, instantly destroying normal yōkai. Beings created of many different yōkai, like Naraku and Mōryōmaru, have several yōketsu, which means cutting them will destroy parts of their body and prevent regeneration of the destroyed parts; however, the Fuyōheki proved to be a nuisance as it hides yōki, preventing Inuyasha from seeing where to strike. Against stronger yōkai, the Dragon-scaled Tessaiga could cut away portions of its opponent's yōki to weaken their power, which could prove fatal. When Inuyasha cut his own yōketsu, his full yōkai power was released and the energy flowed back into himself and Tessaiga, which caused his yōketsu grow until it devoured Sesshōmaru's completed Meidō Zangetsuha.
* Nikosen's Life-Root Stalk: Inuyasha gains the power after beating the yōkai Nikosen, who was once a hermit and imbued his holy aura in the Life-Root Stalk. After absorbing this power into Tessaiga, Inuyasha gained the power to control the Dragon-scaled Tessaiga's demonic aura with the holy aura from the Life-Root Stalk.
===Flaming Tessaiga===
Inuyasha gains the Flaming Tessaiga after absorbing the conjoined twin yōkai Kinka, thus absorbing his power of flames. After using the Flaming Tessaiga in this encounter, it was never seen again.
* Flame Attack: After absorbing Kinka, Tessaiga absorbs his power of producing and controlling flames of fire. This attack hurls flames at the enemy.
* Resonance Attack: When attacked by the flaming Tessaiga, Mōryōmaru is also attacked by Ginka's power inside his body. While the Flaming Tessaiga does not cause much damage to him by itself, due to his near impenetrable shell, when the sword with Kinka's power resonates with Ginka's, the internal damage is considerable. This prompts Mōryōmaru to discard Ginka's body and retreat.
===Sō'unga===
* Gokuryūha/Dragon Twister: Sō’unga's most powerful attack; it possesses more destructive power than the Tessaiga's Bakuryūha. Sō’unga unleashes a large, violent, and powerful purple/black tornado that annihilats everything that was caught in its path. Myōga describes this as being the attack of a dragon from Hell. If both Tessaiga and Tenseiga were close by, however, the strength of the Dragon Twister was diminished. In the Third Movie, Inuyasha declared that he had someone to protect; this determination thus gave him more strength so he could perform a stronger Bakuryūha. This Bakuryūha, also coupled the combined power of Sesshōmaru's Tenseiga, was able to finally destroy the spirit of Sō’unga.
===Meidō Tessaiga===
File:Inuyasha Meidō Zangetsuha.gif|Meidō Blades
File:da7oh4f-bb3a0306-6592-4488-b30e-d62a67bb2704.gif|Dimensional Travel
* Meidō Zangetsuha: This technique was attained when Sesshōmaru's Tenseiga broke on Tessaiga. The original technique manifested as a giant black circle that sent anything within its vicinity directly to the Netherworld. It could also be used as an escape from a Meidō one was already in, though the exit location was not set. Inuyasha also used it to reach both the closed-off path between eras in the Bone Eater's Well and the Sacred Jewel itself.
** Meidō Blades: Once Inuyasha completely mastered the Black Tessaiga, the Tessaiga could fire multiple black crescent-shaped portals that not only cut an opponent but have their remains sucked up into the path. Thus the technique kept its original ability intact while also adding the Tessaiga's cutting nature. It seemed to be stronger than the original Meidō Zangetsuha, as it was able to tear apart Naraku's final form, which was impervious to the original move, but not his spirit.
** Dimensional Travel: The Meidō Zangetsuha could also be used to enter/exit the Netherworld at will. Inuyasha also used this ability to enter and exit pocket dimensions (specifically, the Shikon no Tama and the Bone Eater's Well's closed-off time tunnel).
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==Explanations==
===Powers===
Inuyasha is a hanyō, born from a powerful Inu-Daiyōkai and a human mother. His father, the Inu no Taishō, was a powerful and respected demon who governed the Western Country of Japan. Despite being a half-demon, his demonic power level is the same as a normal demon's with no auxiliary skill.Zusetsutaizan Ōgikaiden, page 30 A testament to his powers as a half-demon was that he was able to easily kill Mistress Centipede, who had absorbed the entire Shikon Jewel, with one attack at the beginning of the series when his powers were at their weakest and most untrained which is much more impressive considering that he had done so in mere moments after being unsealed by Kagome. Regardless, Inuyasha was one of the most powerful demons seen thus far and throughout his journey he was able to take on many powerful supernatural beings (e.g., Shikon Jewel-empowered opponents, deities, and legendary figures like Magatsuhi and Demon of the Shikon no Tama).
*Immense Demonic Power: Despite being a hanyō, Inuyasha is a powerful demon in his own right. Being the son of the powerful Inu no Taishō, Inuyasha stands amongst the most powerful demons in the series and boasts an immense amount of demonic power. He can dispatch most low-tier demonic foes, even those strengthened by the Shikon Jewel shards such as Mistress Centipede and Hiten. Inuyasha's power even allows him to wield and unleash the Tessaiga's Kaze no Kizu. Over the course of the series, Inuyasha grew in strength, allowing him to master powerful techniques such as the Bakuryūha, Kongōsōha, and Meidō Zangetsuha. He even had been able to defeat powerful daiyōkai such as Ryūkotsusei (whom not even his father could defeat), Taigokumaryu, and the Panther King. Furthermore, Inuyasha's demonic power and his human resolve seemed to be closely related. During his first battle with Sesshōmaru, after the latter had disrespected his mother and nearly killed Kagome, Inuyasha managed to break his armor in a moment rage. Another testament to his increase in strength is his battle against Jūrōmaru and Kagerōmaru after having his Tessaiga reforged with his fang when it was broken by Goshinki. The Tessaiga was then too heavy for him to wield in battle. However, when Kagerōmaru threatened Kagome's life, Inuyasha's desire to protect her allowed him to wield it with one hand a brief moment. Eventually he decided to fight without the aid of his demonic blood allowed Inuyasha to wield the Tessaiga completely as well as master the Kaze no Kizu and Bakuryūha, and defeat Ryūkotsusei.
*Enhanced Strength: Inuyasha's yōkai blood gave him intensified physical strength exceeding that of even the strongest human. He was able to uproot trees, lift boulders, break through walls and fortress gates, and was even able to punch through solid steel.InuYasha manga; Chapter 27 In fact, the powerful demon blood inherited from his father gave him greater strength than most low-tier demons. Only powerful daiyōkai (e.g. Sesshōmaru) were ever able to overpower Inuyasha in terms of raw physical strength.
* Enhanced Speed: Inuyasha can run and move at speeds which easily exceeded that of a conventional horse; but he was considerably slower than Entei, the yōkai horse that served as Hakudōshi's steed. While not capable of true flight, having inherited a lesser version of his father's more rudimentary powers, Inuyasha could manipulate his own yōki to an extent when he jumped, allowing him to glide over long distances and slow his falls as he lands.
*Enhanced Agility and Reflexes: Inuyasha has inhuman reflexes and remarkable reaction time. He has swiped arrows fired at him out the air with his claws.InuYasha anime; Episode 2 He has also been able to combine his reflexes with his enhanced senses to catch objects thrown at him midair without turning around.InuYasha manga; Chapter 3 Inuyasha's agility, balance, and bodily coordination are similarly enhanced.
*Enhanced Stamina: Inuyasha's stamina far exceeded human standards and most demons, another result of receiving his father's powerful demon blood. He was able to run and leap vast distances at great speeds and often complained how his comparatively weaker human companions always slowed him down by needing to rest so much every day.
*Enhanced Endurance: Inuyasha has a very sturdy body and can endure a great deal of physical pain, as was once demonstrated in an early battle with Sesshōmaru when he continued fighting even after being impaled in the stomach. He was also capable of surviving considerable blunt force trauma, a direct blow from a solid wooden log that broke on contact, falling several stories into a crevasse in his fight with Ryūkotsusei, and being thrown hard enough to shatter solid rock. His skin was thick enough for him to survive being tangled by Yura's wire-thin hair strands, which were capable of cutting through solid tree trunks.
*Accelerated Healing: Inuyasha is capable of rapid recovery from even the most grievous of injuries (i.e. impalement) and can do so without any visible scarring. When Tōtōsai yanked out one of Inuyasha's fangs to repair the Tessaiga, he mentioned that Inuyasha would grow a replacement canine in just half a day. Regardless, the extent of his healing abilities are not unconditional and it has been implied he could not regenerate lost limbs.
*Enhanced Senses: While not quite as sensitive as those of the Inu no Taishō and Sesshōmaru, Inuyasha's senses of smell and hearing are nonetheless remarkably acute. He is able to hear what people were whispering from great distances away, as was the case when, while perched on a tree, he overheard Akitoki Hōjō hiding in a bush, quietly praising Kagome under his breath. Likewise, his sense of smell is extremely keen; he could smell hints of blood from kilometers away and could detect the presence of people by smell long before they could be seen. His sense of smell was also his method of detecting yōki and thus was used in locating the Kaze no Kizu, the striking point of the Bakuryūha and yōketsu auras, and, once, sniffing out the path of the outside world to pierce Sesshōmaru's Meidō Zangetsuha. He could catch a whiff of Naraku's power from many miles away as soon as he let down his barrier with at least as much accuracy as Kōga, despite the later being a full yōkai.
*Claws: Inuyasha has sharp, blade-like claws and he can use them to easily slice ordinary foes to ribbons. Normally, he uses these claws in his Sankon Tessō (散魂鉄爪;"Claws of Exorcism" or "Claws of Steel" in VIZ manga; "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer" in the English dub) attack. His full-powered Sankon Tessō is at least strong enough to break steel frames and destroy numerous roof tiles.Zusetsutaizan Ōgikaiden, page 30
*Blood Solidification: By using his demonic power, Inuyasha can harden his own blood and throw them like bladed projectiles in an attack he refers to as Hijin Kessō (飛刃血爪 lit. Flying Blade Blood Claws; VIZ, "Claws of Blood" or "Daggers of Blood"; "Blades of Blood" in the English dub). While he typically used blood from an already open wound, Inuyasha could draw the necessary blood to use the attack by digging his nails into his palms. He would often use this tactic as a surprise counterattack after being wounded, when his opponents would assume he was weakened by his wounds and lower their guard.Zusetsutaizan Ōgikaiden, page 31
*Longevity: Inuyasha's mixed heritage and him being the son of a powerful daiyōkai, afforded him supernatural longevity. Inuyasha noticeably aged slower than normal humans; he was over 150 years old at the time of his sealing, but looked to be the physical equivalent of a 15-year-old human.
*Limited Time Travel: By jumping down the Bone Eater's Well, Inuyasha could travel back and forth five hundred years to and from the future. Inuyasha has repeatedly traveled to Kagome's time without the aid of a Sacred Jewel Shard. Others, besides Kagome and Inuyasha, were unable to travel through the well, as shown when Shippō attempted to go through the well but failed, and when Sōta attempted to go down the well to call Inuyasha for help during the attack of the Noh Mask, but was unable to get through either.
*Transformation: Due to his half-demon heritage, Inuyasha transforms against his will when certain conditions are met. Thus this attribute can fluctuate between strength and weakness making it an unreliable ability. Most notably during the night of the new moon he is temporarily rendered human for the duration of the event. In another case, Inuyasha transforms into a full-fledged demon when his life is in mortal danger. He is also susceptible to being corrupted by an impure Sacred Jewel, turning into a savage demon. This was first seen when he and his friends were trapped in the Stone Ogre's belly, Inuyasha used a shard of the Sacred Jewel to strengthen Tessaiga's power, an effort which backfired when the impure powers of the shard flowed through Tessaiga, causing Inuyasha to transform. After Kagome purified the shard, Inuyasha regressed into a more tamed version of his yōkai form. His yōki increased exponentially, allowing him to enhance the Tessaiga's Kongōsōha's barrier-piercing effect with an intensity far superior to its previous uses, as well as being able to combine the Kaze no Kizu with the Kongōsōha. After the shard was removed from Tessaiga, Inuyasha reverted to his hanyō self.InuYasha anime; Episode 167 He entered this state a second time while inside Naraku, having been corrupted into his yōkai form by the presence of the black Shikon no Tama and possessed by Magatsuhi, though he entered the purified form after smelling Kagome's blood, freeing himself from Magatsuhi's control. After Magatsuhi's demise, Kagome's spiritual powers returned him to his hanyō state.InuYasha The Final Act anime; Episode 22
*Flight: Inuyasha use the power of flight up in the sky, all the way to the palace of his stepmother to meet Sesshōmaru to stop the Grim Comet.
===Abilities===
*Experienced Combatant: Due to being born a hanyō in a time of great strife between humans and demons, Inuyasha was very experienced in unarmed combat. However, unlike the technical skills displayed by Sesshōmaru, Inuyasha generally relied more on brute force than any type of martial arts. His conventional combat strategy was centered around attacking his opponents quickly and beating them into submission, leaving him at a disadvantage when faced with more sophisticated combatants.
*Adept Swordsman: After obtaining Tessaiga as his signature weapon, Inuyasha used it as his main form of combat. Since Inuyasha never had used a sword before, and because he often relied solely on Tessaiga's demonic powers, skilled swordsmen normally pointed out how reckless he was when fighting them, using his lack of experience to their benefit. Sesshōmaru remarked early on that the Tessaiga was no different than a wooden club in Inuyasha's hands. However, as he continued to face great challenges from skilled opponents, Inuyasha developed his swordsmanship with Tessaiga to the point of being able to contend against Sesshōmaru in battle, though he still remained inferior in overall skills.
*Minor Medicinal Knowledge: Inuyasha had a limited knowledge of medicine and minor illnesses; for example, he was taught by his mother how to concoct an herbal medicine that could easily cure colds in an instant, which he made for Kagome when she was sick.
==Gallery==
File:Inuyasha sounga.jpg|Possessed by Sō'unga
PS1 Longplay - Inuyasha- Sengoku Otogi Gassen (犬夜叉 戦国お伽合戦)
Longplay of Inuyasha- Feudal Combat
【実況なし】犬夜叉 よみがえる物語 プレイ動画
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Yusuke Urameshi (Yu Yu Hakusho ) Yusuke's Profile (speed was equalized)
Losses:
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