Minami

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**Minami** (みなみ, *Minami*) is one of the many children of Yataro Inuda who were made of Yamata no Orochi's Kitetsu. She led the raid against the Uesugi Alliance to retrieve the Obsidian Goddess from Musashi.

## Appearance

Minami is half-human and half-Oni, so she bears a resemblance to both species. She has a human-like upper body that is attached to a lizard-like creature, however, her size is significantly bigger compared to humans. She has big, round yellow eyes and thick, black lashes. She has light-coloured hair that she wears in pigtails with a yellow headband. A pair of spiky, yellow crystal horns are grown from her forehead. Minami has her ears pierced thus has numerous earrings, she also wears a yellow butterfly choker.

## Personality

Like every one of her siblings, she is greatly devoted to her father, Yataro.

## History

Minami is the child of Yataro by blood, however, when she still was a fetus, Yataro fused her with some stone fragments of Yamata no Orochi. She grew up with her sibling in Awaji Island.

## Synopsis

### Awaji Island Recapture Operation Arc

Minami, Iwanami and Mishima arrive to assist Michiru into obtaining the Obsidian Goddess. They tell Musashi that Michiru has been acting and planning to kill him the entire time. Musashi doesn't believe it, but crying, Michiru confirms it. Minami realizes that Michiru may be in love and wonders if she is going to betray them. As their father tells Michiru to finish the mission, Minami picks Michiru and tries to use her sword to stab Musashi, but he dodges and cuts Minami's fingers. Musashi takes Michiru and tries to run, but the three oni jump at her and start devouring her. Uesugi Bushi shows up and stop them and as the kill all the other oni, Minami and Iwanami turn to Mishima wondering if they can do it. Mishima agrees, since she is the oldest model and the two other oni start devouring her. Minami and Iwanami then grow larger and stronger. As more oni come, they start attacking the castle and Minami consumes more oni to become even stronger. Tatsuomi Uesugi eventually shows up and enhances his men, making them too fast for the oni. Iwanami gets killed by Kanetatsu Naoe. Minami decides to take out Tatsuomi, but she is bind by chain the bushi make and Kanetatsu cuts her horn and kills her.

## Abilities

* **Reflective Defense Walls**: After eating her sisters, Minami has evolved and gained similar defensive powers to Yamata no Orochi, since being created of their fragments. She can manifest hexagon-shaped reflective walls to repel the attacks of Bushis.
* **Immense Regeneration and Durability**: Being a half-Oni, Minami has displayed similar regenerative powers to them. She can regenerate any part of her body, despite the amount of damage she gets, as long as the crystal horn on the lizard's head is intact. Even when Naoe and Kuroko cut her body apart, she is able to regenerate within seconds.

## Etymology

* The name **Minami** is written in hiragana (みなみ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (美波, 南 or 美海), it could possibly mean:
	+ 美波 - "beautiful" (美) (**mi**) and "wave, breaker" (波) (**nami**).
	+ 南 - "south".
	+ 美海 - "beautiful" (美) (**mi**) and "sea, ocean" (海) (**nami**).

## References

*Orient* Manga: Chapter 66
*Orient* Manga: Chapter 65