Naraku

Due to his ability to change his appearance, Naraku's true form is a complete mystery. Naraku usually makes his appearances wearing a huge coat made of baboon skin. But after his first appearance in this form, Naraku takes possession of the body of the young heir of a feudal lord, Hitomi Kagewaki, retaining characteristics such as his long black hair, pale skin, and voice, while adding others such as red eyes and blue eyeshadow. Naraku then appears wearing a traditional purple men's kimono with loose sleeves and hakama pants tied at his ankles, creating a balloon-like effect. The pants have green and yellow ribbons tied around their ankles, and he also wears an indigo haori over his kimono. His footwear consists of black tabi socks and matching traditional Japanese sandals.

After hiding on Hakurei Mountain, Naraku developed a second, more terrifying appearance than his previous form. He now wears a purple and light blue dress held up by a lime-green belt; he also has bone armor and a red eye in the center of his chest and above his hands. To complement his appearance, Naraku developed an enormous tail that resembles a giant tentacle divided into three sections. After absorbing Moryomaru, Naraku acquires an extra armor made entirely of sharp diamonds, which he uses to hide the Shikon Pearl within his body, discarding the bone armor he previously wore and the eyes on his hands. After Kikyo's death, Naraku acquires a simpler version of the armor he wore on Hakurei Mountain, with the slight difference that this one has dark-colored spikes above his shoulders.

After completing the Shikon Pearl and fusing with it, Naraku takes on the appearance of a giant spider with 8 fangs protruding from its mouth and a thick shell protecting its abdomen. However, his true form is hidden within said body and interconnected by means of tentacles inside it. During the final battle, Naraku takes on his normal appearance but with armor completely covered in diamonds covering his body and a huge spider web forming the complement of his body. After fusing his soul with the Pearl, Naraku takes on the appearance of an Oni, with red skin and white hair. In this state, Naraku develops armor made from his ribs although the only thing visible is his head. After being finally killed, Naraku's final form consists only of his head, which is attached to a huge spider web inside the Shikon Pearl.

Naraku was constantly portrayed as an incredibly cruel and manipulative being, using others to suit his own interests and enjoying with great sadistic delight to see how he can through his manipulations, destroy the bonds and lives of others, such as when he tricked Inuyasha and Kikyō into thinking that they had betrayed each other. making them fight. He rarely took responsibility for any of his actions, often twisting details to make it seem like others were to blame, such as when he mocked Inuyasha and Kikyō for not trusting each other enough to see through their deception. While he was very intelligent and cunning, he would sometimes become too conceited and ostentatious, especially when he gained a new power. His overconfidence cornered him many times, such as when Inuyasha's Red Tessaiga broke his barrier for the first time, leaving him completely shocked. Naraku also had a cowardly side and would often run away from a battle when his enemies got the better of him.

Above all else, Naraku was power-hungry and obsessed with himself, desiring only power and absolute dominion over others. He had nothing but contempt and disgust for all other beings and considered himself superior in every respect, which can be seen in almost all the sarcastic remarks he made; especially towards Inuyasha and humans, despite being a Hanyo. It became Naraku's sole occupation to cause as much pain and misery to humans and yōkai as possible, such as when he placed the Curse of the Wind Tunnel on Miroku's grandfather, which he then passed on to his father and Miroku himself, or by using a fragment of the Pearl of Shikon to brainwash Sango's brother, Kohaku, forcing him to do his bidding.

Because Onigmoo's personality dwells in his heart, this works against him since due to Onigmoo's insane obsession with Kikyo, he cannot hurt him. It is not until he finally decides to separate his human heart that Naraku, free of this burden, is finally able to face Kikyo and finally kills her with the great power he has accumulated by absorbing Yokais.

Such behaviors cause Naraku to have a total lack of understanding of bonds such as love. Naraku is unable to understand how, for example, Sango is unwilling to kill her brother despite having been forcibly brainwashed. Likewise, Naraku also shows a cowardly side by running away when he is outnumbered and manipulating others into doing what he wants.

When he is confronted by Kagome when she asks him about his intentions once the Pearl of Shikon is completed, the character's initial tranquility and self-confidence are completely broken, showing that he is actually afraid of becoming a monster lacking in reason, revealing that Naraku above all else shows resentment and jealousy towards other beings for his ability to socialize and create bonds such as love. Naraku couldn't bear to see people enjoying mutual loving relationships while he himself had no one and thus sought to destroy the happiness of others in order to feel better about his own loveless existence.

That critical quality of Naraku was what differentiated him from a true psychopath, since psychopaths have no emotional attachment to others at all, whereas Onigumo's lust and love for Kikyo was the core of his motivations for his actions from the beginning of his existence as a half-demon

Naraku is a demon who has caused misfortune to all those who have come into contact with the Shikon Pearl, for example the priestess Kikyō who was his first victim along with Inuyasha; then Miroku because of the curse on his hand (Kazaana or black hole), followed by Sango, a monster exterminator whose entire family was killed by Naraku and who used her younger brother Kohaku for his dirty work. Then Kōga, killing almost his entire tribe.

Naraku uses the pieces of the pearl to create extensions of himself (create servants or extensions of which he has control) such as Kagura, Kanna, Juuroumaru, Kageroumaru and many others who most of the time die at the hands of InuYasha. He also uses the fragments to revive seven ancient warriors made up of: Bankotsu, the leader of this group; Renkotsu, who distrustfully betrays his leader; Jakotsu, the first to meet Bankotsu; Suikotsu, a doctor who in a war, defending himself, kills an enemy and discovers the evil that was inside him, Ginkotsu, Mukotsu and Kyokotsu

Fifty years before Kagome's arrival, there was a bandit in the region known for his evilness called Onigumo, however, betrayed by his men, he was burned alive and thrown to the bottom of a ravine. Before dying he was found by the priestess Kikyo, who cared for him in his disability and did everything possible to help him. Faced with this, Onigumo gradually fell in love with the priestess and with this he began to hate Inuyasha when he found out that he was the man Kikyo had fallen in love with. In his desperation he offered his soul to a group of demons in exchange for being able to separate the lovers, they merged with him giving rise to Naraku, who had a cruel idea: he attacked Kikyo and Inuyasha, pretending to be one for the other, in such a way that he mortally wounded Kikyo and made Inuyasha attack the village and finally they attacked each other, ending in the death of the young woman and the sealing of the hanyo.

Naraku was interested in seizing the Shikon Pearl, but only if he got Kikyo out of his way. However, Kikyo sensed that the pearl would fall into the wrong hands, so she ordered her sister Kaede to incinerate the pearl along with her remains, thus frustrating Naraku's plans for the time being. Shortly after that, she encountered a priest who would be Miroku's grandfather. When confronted, she managed to wound the man's hand and, cursing the wound, transformed it into the Kazaana, a black hole that eventually devoured him and was inherited by his descendants.

For the next fifty years, Naraku remained motionless, and it was not until the unexpected reappearance of the Shikon Pearl upon Kagome Higurashi's arrival in the Sengoku Era that he began gathering the shards of the jewel, which were scattered throughout Japan. Having gathered a large number of fragments, it was only natural that his power would increase, but for some reason he refused to use the fragments. During this time, he learned that Inuyasha had been released from his seal, and began gathering the shards of the pearl along with the grandson of the monk he had cursed, Miroku. Knowing that Inuyasha was a very dangerous opponent to face in his current state, Naraku then resorted to his first major ruse.

Before his first confrontation with Inuyasha, Naraku is first mentioned by the monk Miroku who reveals the reason he is looking for him and also reveals to the Hanyo that Naraku most likely had something to do with Kikyo's death fifty years ago.

Knowing that Inuyasha, wielding the Tessaiga sword, was a formidable opponent, Naraku met Inuyasha's half-brother, Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru had recently recovered from his battle with Inuyasha over their father's inheritance, the Tessaiga sword, a fight that had cost him his right arm. Naraku offered Sesshomaru a human arm, which contained a Shikon Jewel shard, so that he could wield Tessaiga once he obtained it and kill Inuyasha. Knowing how dangerous it would be to face the monk Miroku because of his curse, Naraku gave Sesshomaru a swarm of his Saimyosho to poison the monk. The attempt failed, but Naraku recovered his shard anyway, unaware that this act would make him Sesshomaru's enemy.

He later embedded two fragments of Shikon's pearl in Royakan, forcing him to attack a wounded Inuyasha and steal his fragments. However, Inuyasha easily defeated him and, to Naraku's surprise, pulled a woman who resembled Kikyō out of the Bone-Eating Well. Kagome quickly figured out where he was hiding because of all the Shikon fragments he had, leading to the first confrontation between Inuyasha and him. Naraku revealed his origins and his grudge towards Inuyasha and attempted to flee using a Cloud made from his youki upon realizing the threat posed by Inuyasha at that point. However, Inuyasha survived exposure to her miasma and managed to cut off her haori, which revealed a spider-like scar on her back. This would be Naraku's calling card.

Some time later, posing as the heir of a feudal lord named Hitomi Kagewaki, Naraku uses one of his puppets to give himself advice about Demons that will cause trouble in the region, in order to attract a group of the best Yokai Exterminators in the area to the feudal lord's castle to kill a spider-shaped Yokai. The group included a young woman named Sango, her father and her brother, a boy named Kohaku, who were lured into a cruel trap in which Naraku manipulates Kohaku into killing her father and her companions, and seriously injuring her sister. Kohaku would later be killed. Naraku orders the bodies of those killed to be buried, but discovers that Sango is still alive. Meanwhile, Naraku uses one of his puppets to attack their village in order to steal the Shikon Pearl fragment they were guarding (in the anime series, Naraku steals five of these fragments) taking advantage of the absence of the most experienced exterminators, causing the death of almost all of them. When confronted by Sango who survived what happened, Naraku lies to her telling her that a Hanyo named Inuyasha was the cause of the deaths of all the inhabitants of his village, however Naraku sent his demonic puppet to accompany her, and allowed her the use of a fragment of a fragment of the pearl to relieve her of the pain caused by her injuries. The attempt to want to eliminate everyone was almost successful, until his puppet was tricked into revealing the truth. One of Naraku's insects recovers the fragment while the puppet was destroyed.

Later, Naraku uses one of the fragments of the Pearl of Shikon with the intention of resurrecting Kohaku who, upon waking, is deeply traumatized by having murdered his father and his companions, so Naraku takes advantage of the child's confusion to erase his memory and be able to enslave him more easily. Naraku then comes up with a cruel idea: Naraku blackmails Sango by telling him that he will return Kohaku if in return he gives him Tessaiga, Inuyasha's sword.

Sango obeyed, returned to the castle, destroyed his baboon skin, and revealed his Kagewaki Hitomi costume. Naraku poisoned Sango and his partner Kirara, and hypnotized Kohaku to finish the job. However, Naraku's plan was thwarted by the arrival of Inuyasha and the others. He attempted to poison them all to death, but Kagome, enraged at seeing how malevolent Naraku was, unleashed his spiritual power by purifying his miasma and shot a holy arrow at Naraku, destroying his body except for his head. Forced to leave, Naraku took the castle with him, but took Kohaku with him in the process.

Due to Kagome's attack, the only thing that remained of Naraku was his head, so he sets out to look for a new body to move freely, for this he locks a group of Yokais inside a mountain with the intention that whoever is left alive, consumes the bodies of the dead so that Naraku assimilates it and restores his own body. During this time, the Hitomi Clan sought out a priestess who was rumored to save even those near death to cure the disease of "Kagewaki". To Naraku's surprise, he discovered that this priestess was in fact resurrected Kikyō. Naraku waited for his spell to break and was surprised that Kikyō had broken it instead of directly killing the Kodoku. After she obtained a new body to move around, Naraku found Kikyō, kidnapped her, took her back to her castle, and erected a barrier to keep her soul-collecting Snakes away.

Kikyō revealed that he knew who he was, and Naraku is amused by the news. He let in one of the soul-collecting snakes and infused the soul he was carrying with a fragment of the Shikon Pearl. He asked Kikyō to kill Kagome if he wished to remain in the world of the living. Leaving a puppet in charge of her, Naraku cast the spell of Illusory Death in a forest while disguising her Saimyōshō as Kikyō's soul collector, and lured Inuyasha's group into her trap. Kikyō destroyed his puppet and blinded Naraku to the events unfolding in the forest. Naraku is surprised that Kikyō had returned and given him Kagome's fragments. She teased him knowing that he wanted to become a full-fledged demon since he was just a Hanyo. Naraku swore to kill Kikyō the moment he did.

In possession of several fragments of the Shikon Pearl, Naraku fuses the fragments stolen from Kagome into the ones in his possession. Then, by using the pearl's restored magic, Naraku gains the ability to create offshoots or extensions of his own body, giving birth to one of his extensions which he referred to as the Void or Nothingness and later named Kanna. Naraku would equip her with a mirror with which she could steal other people's souls, see events from a distance, reflect attacks, and a walking voodoo doll that could copy the powers of the enemy. As Kanna was unfit for combat use, Naraku created her second extension: the wind sorceress, Kagura. Naraku removed the hearts of both of her incarnations, so that he could squeeze them to death, as a threat if they disobeyed him.

Naraku then sends Kagura to eliminate a small group of Werewolf Tribe members who headed to one of his ghost castles under the rumor that they would find some fragments of the Shikon Pearl there. Naraku's plan was to use Koga, the leader of the Clan, to kill Inuyasha. However, the plan turns out to be a failure when Kagura reveals herself to be responsible for the deaths of his tribe members. During the confrontation, Inuyasha learns to use the Wind Cutting technique, leaving Kagura injured. Feeling used by Naraku, she tries to turn against him, but Naraku, knowing that this was going to happen, takes Kagura's heart and squeezes it, letting her know that he will kill her if she tries to betray him.

He then sent Kanna and Kagura to attack Inuyasha, using the villagers whose souls were sucked out by Kanna to attack Inuyasha while they were under the control of Kagura's Dance of Death. During this time, Naraku had Kanna attempt to suck out Kagome's soul; however, this proved impossible due to her size being too small to fit into the mirror. After he managed to get Kanna to repel Inuyasha's Wind Slash, this attack would leave the young Hanyo badly injured. Shortly after, Naraku himself makes an appearance to show his enemies how he is close to completing the Shikon Pearl and begins to gloat by stating that Kikyō gave him the fragments she had in an effort to finally kill Inuyasha. This news left Inuyasha very hurt. After making Kagura free the villagers who were under his control, Miroku tries to kill them all using the power of his black hole but they manage to escape.

Some time later, Naraku would create another extension; its name was Goshinki and he would release it in a village of humans with the intention of attracting Inuyasha and finishing him off. The plan was almost successful, however, it was not counted on that for the first time, Inuyasha would transform into a complete Yokai, killing the extension so that Goshinki's head would later be used by Sesshōmaru to create the sword Tokijin with its fangs. It is unknown if Naraku knew of these events.

Naraku later created another pair of his extensions, a pair of brothers named Juromaru and Kageromaru who, unlike the other extensions, were wild and uncontrollable. Even at birth, Kageromaru attempted to kill Naraku but failed.

While InuYasha and the others were fighting inside Naraku's body with the purpose of rescuing Rin, finishing him off and trying to recover the pearl, he uses Byakuya to create a series of illusions with which he turns Miroku and Sango against each other, all with the purpose of making them kill each other. InuYasha is unwilling to allow this to happen and attacks with a Meidou Zagetsuha which is absorbed by Naraku, who at the same time fuses with the pearl. Thanks to this, he is kept safe from the Hanyo's attack. While this is happening, Naraku tells them that while it is true that they can destroy it now, the pearl cannot be destroyed because since Kikyo tried to destroy it, it managed to escape and take refuge in Kagome's body.

The miko from the future then asks Naraku what he really wants because since all this conflict began, he has dedicated himself to separating people he loved each other, to putting two brothers to fight, to curse an entire family and finally trying to turn Miroku and Sango against each other so that they kill each other.

Kagome tells him that he understands the human heart because he knows the importance of the bonds that bind human beings together and what it means if these ties are tragically separated.

Inuyasha does not understand what Kagome is trying to achieve with this conversation. But the young woman comes to the conclusion that the pearl, no matter how much the evil hanyou wants it, will not fulfill her wish. As he says this, Naraku's confident face changes. Kagome continues the conversation by telling him that although he already has the pearl complete for a long time, he has preferred to hesitate since he knew that if he absorbed the pearl, he would end up transforming into a monster. Naraku is furious as he senses that Kagome's words are intended to purify him. At that moment, Naraku counterattacks with shouki spears which are repelled by Inuyasha and a Meido

choose for your future. Inuyasha gets upset because while he chose to live his life as a human despite having Youkai roots, Naraku has chosen the path of tragedy hurting all people and therefore completely ignoring his humanity; The Hanyou then tells him that he will not allow him to harm his friends. That said, he throws a completely different Meidou than the one he usually throws (instead of being a full circle, he throws a series of crescents) which hits Naraku's body literally shattering him. InuYasha is shocked as the Meidou has changed completely, then Byakuya attacks Kagome with no apparent result.

Naraku fed his soul with the jewel for more power and took on a more horrific appearance: his true face. He used this power to prevent the others from killing him so that he could prepare to crash his gigantic body full of shōki into Kaede's Village. Although he intended to use this threat to destroy the village to prevent Inuyasha from killing him, Sesshōmaru ignored him and hit his main body with the Bakusaiga jewel. Sesshōmaru's sword, however, did not even scrape off the jewel, which prevented Naraku's death. When his huge body began to fall on the village, they all escaped from inside and tried to protect the villagers. Inuyasha used the Meidou Zangetsuha to send his body to Hell for good, but his soul remained with the miasma. Kagome saw the Shikon no Tama inside Naraku and shot an arrow towards the jewel.

Before the arrow struck the jewel, Naraku's soul thought that Shikon no Tama had not granted him his true wish: he wanted Kikyō's love, and he lamented that he would not be able to go to where he was after death. Naraku's miasma was completely purified and most of the village was saved from destruction. The soul of Naraku, appearing as a single head on the pierced jewel, hovered over the pit of the Bone Eater

It was revealed that the wish Naraku had made was actually the wish of the Jewel itself: that the souls of Naraku and Kagome would replace the Jewel Demon and Midoriko, and continue their battle within the Jewel for eternity.

In the manga, Naraku's soul is forever destroyed by Inuyasha when he cuts the point of light in the darkness inside the Shikon Jewel with Meidou Zangetsuha, which is the key to killing him as Kanna had told Kagome before he died. In fact, with Inuyasha's attack at this very point, the purity of the Jewel called Naohi forever annihilates the evil corrupting presence within it, then the Jewel's brilliance and voice came to a complete halt. [1]

Instead, in the anime version, Naraku's soul, inside the Jewel, briefly awakened, commented on how he felt warm and wondered if what he felt was peace, and then smiled slightly as he disappeared, finally purified and satisfied.

Skills Naraku can manipulate poison and uses venomous insects. He can also lose large parts of his body without any problem, as he regenerates. Furthermore, he can detach extensions of his own body, which are like his "children," such as Kagura and Kanna. Another ability is using the Shikon Jewel shards to control others, as in the case of Kohaku. He can also create very strong energy fields. Naraku has countless abilities, many of them unknown. Some of these powers are granted by the power of the Shikon Jewel shards. The revealed powers are as follows:

Saimyosho (Youkai Insects)

They are the wasps of hell in the series. Naraku employs them in groups to prevent Miroku from using his Kazana (black hole/wind tunnel) against him and his monsters, as they are poisonous. Naraku and his allies also use them for safe reconnaissance, to spy on enemies, and to gather the Shikon Jewel shards.

Change of form

It can take any form it wants (usually it takes human form).

Yokai puppets

This is his calling card. Naraku usually creates them using a bit of his hair mixed with mud and dirt. He generally appears before others with these puppets, which have baboon skin to further conceal his face and give him a more terrifying appearance. He can manipulate the puppets remotely and can see through their eyes. They can extend their roots to attack enemies.

Speed and Superhuman

Strength Like Sesshomaru, Naraku is much stronger than a normal demon and can move faster than the human eye perceives, both in the air and on the ground.

Naraku Flight

possesses the ability to float, and flies over a cloud of poisonous gas. After his transformation into a yokai, Naraku never chose flight sustained by his shoki, but flew of his own free will.

Yokai Parts As he is made of various yokai parts, Naraku can manipulate his body parts at will to restructure and strengthen his body, and he can also regenerate his wounds and reform his body parts.

Absorption

It can absorb other yokai into its body, and it keeps their powers and bodies. In this way he gains energy. Naraku can also expel the weaker parts of its body.

Psychic

powers Naraku has been seen using various psychic powers, including telepathy, telekinesis, teleportation, mind control, and astral projection.

barrier finds and/or attacks. At first his barrier was useful to hide his presence. As he persevered in absorbing new demons

into his body, he became powerful enough to survive the Kaze no Kizu (Cutting Wind). After Naraku becomes a pure yokai, the barrier becomes so powerful that nothing can penetrate it except the Kongosoha.

Yoki

Control When someone sends a yoki attack towards the Naraku barrier, he can channel the flow of the attack into his own khaki and then attack his opponents with it. However, this can only be done with attacks that do not penetrate its barera, meaning it is useless against Inuyasha's Kongosoha.

Regeneration

Naraku can heal quickly and regenerate the wounded parts of its body. It controls 100% of your body at all times, which is helpful when trying to absorb someone. However, there is a limit to their ability to regenerate. The more damage suffered, the longer it will take him to recover. Too much damage can kill him, and that's why he runs away from his enemies at the beginning of the series. It usually absorbs yokai to speed up this regeneration process. However, after removing his heart, which comes out as Akago, he was able to regenerate no matter how much damage his body had suffered.

Choosing to become human

Unlike Inuyasha, who is forced to become a full human on the first night of the new moon of each month, Naraku can choose at what time of the month to lose all his powers and become human.

Lightning Attack

Naraku sends one or more of its horns in a zigzag attack or spreads its fingers into tentacles with a glowing attack. In the manga this attack was platinum in color and in the anime purple. Also, although this attack is a yoki attack, Inuyasha cannot use his Bakuryuha against him because he counts his physical attack.

Shoki

This is the traditional attack of Naraku, a poison that kills anything that touches it. Naraku uses it to curb his entrances and exits, and can surround himself with the gas while flying. He created a 'fake Shikon fragment' for Koga with this substance. Naraku's body is full of this, so anyone who bites him is poisoned. Later on, as his power grows, his shoki can take on a liquid form and act as a river of acid. His shoki is so strong that it allows him to break the pieces of the almost complete Shikon no tama to use in his plans. In the current manga he can melt mountains. Over time his shoki became so dangerous that after infecting Kikyo with it, neither Kagome nor Kikyo's holy powers are able to purify him. Kikyo abroste Midoriko's soul to protect herself but comments that she does not know how long Midoriko's power against Naraku's poison will last. Eventually, even Midoriko's influence is nullified by Naraku's absorption of the tree.

Living body parts After absorbing Akago/Moryomaru, Naraku gained the power to join his body pieces with those of another yokai, which gave him control over them and increased his regenerative abilities. He can send parts of his body to look for new yokai. These pieces, after separating from Naraku's body, are still alive and can move on their own.

Ghost

Castle Naraku has the ability to create several 'ghost castles' as temporary barracks throughout the series.

Possession

Naraku has the ability to hide inside one of his servants and makes it look as if he has disappeared. It is a simple task; He gets himself 'killed' and hides inside the body of a servant of his choice.

Black

Magic Naraku knows different spells and curses. A good example is the curse of the Wind Tunnel.

Kongososha

After absorbing Moryomaru he gained his skeleton is filled with diamonds and he can transform his arm and launch this attack and mix it with shoki.

Armor

After absorbing Moryomaru, he gained the ability to cover himself at will with Moryomaru's impenetrable shell. Naraku hides the Shikon Jewel under this shell.

Enemies Naraku is the most hated character in the series. He is ruthless and unscrupulous, very selfish and desires all power for himself, in fact he has betrayed everyone he has allied himself with, even when he was a human. He uses other people to his advantage and almost never gets his hands dirty, always letting someone else do the work for him. For this and much more, Naraku has earned the hatred of almost all the characters in the series.

Inuyasha. Indirectly, Naraku is responsible for Inuyasha being sealed for 50 years, as he deceived Inuyasha and Kikyō into believing that they had betrayed each other. Kikyo: Naraku mortally wounded her by pretending to be Inuyasha so that they would hate each other. Naraku from the beginning has been insistent on ending her because he considers her his greatest nightmare and his greatest weakness. Sango: His entire family was killed by Naraku's actions and his younger brother is manipulated by him. Miroku: Naraku put a curse on his family, the black hole in his hand. Sesshomaru: Naraku betrayed him once, kidnapped one of his companions Rin, and attempted to devour him to absorb his powers. Kagura: It is true that she is an extension of Naraku, but she wants to be free, and for this reason she will look for a way to betray Naraku. Shippo: He joined Kagome and Inuyasha after they helped him avenge his parents. Koga: Naraku destroyed and murdered everyone in his clan. Princess Abi and Tekkei: I only use them for their benefit, so I can go out of the world with each other. Kagome: He wanted to kill her because it was the reercarnation of kikyo. Kohaku: Naraku manipulated him since he embedded a fragment of the pearl, but when he realized that he recovered his memory he wanted to remove the fragment from his body. Rin: He kidnapped her and wanted to kill her. Jaken: He realized that Naraku used his master Sesshomaru for his benefit.

Full story Onigumo (his human origin) Before he was Naraku, he was Onigumo, an extremely cruel human bandit. He was a violent thief who: stole,

murdered, abused people , lived outside any moral law. At some point he was badly burned and injured during one of his crimes. He was completely unable to move, his body destroyed. One day he was found and cared for by Kikyo, a pure priestess who guarded the Shikon no Tama (the Jewel of the Four Souls). Kikyo fed him, healed his wounds, and kept him alive. And that's where it all began. Onigumo developed an unhealthy obsession with Kikyo. But there was a problem: He wanted her physically. He wanted to possess it. But he also knew that she was too pure for someone like him. His body was destroyed and his mind full of desire and resentment. Then he did something terrible. He offered his body to the demons.

Birth of Naraku Onigumo allowed multiple demons to devour his body. But his hatred, obsession, and desire were so strong that his consciousness survived within that demonic amalgam. From that fusion Naraku was born. A being composed of: hundreds of demons the corrupted human mind of Onigumo. Naraku maintains control through the force of his will. But Onigumo's shadow always remains within him, which explains many of his contradictions. Detailed personality Naraku is one of the smartest manipulators in anime. His personality has several layers.

1. Extremely manipulative, Naraku prefers to destroy people psychologically rather than physically. Enjoy: sowing distrust , creating tragedies, making others kill each other. Classic example: It was he who deceived Inuyasha and Kikyo into believing that they betrayed each other. That deception destroyed their lives. Naraku loves that kind of emotional destruction.
2. Cold and Calculating He rarely acts on impulse. Always: plans , manipulates , observes. He prefers that others fight for him. He almost never fights directly if he can help it. He is the typical strategist who moves pieces like on a chessboard.
3. Paranoid Because of his origin, Naraku trusts absolutely no one. Not even in his own subordinates. That is why he constantly eliminates allies , creates incarnations that he then destroys , changes his body. He is always afraid of being betrayed.

Extreme narcissist He considers himself superior to everyone. He sees humans and demons as tools or insects. It only respects those who pose a real threat. 5. Obsessive His deepest obsession was always Kikyo. But it's not love. It is: desire,

resentment , envy, frustration. Naraku wanted to possess it, but he also hated its purity. This creates a brutal internal conflict. Possible psychological disorders Naraku is not a normal human, but if we analyze his psychology:

1. Antisocial personality disorder Characteristics: total absence of empathy manipulation sadism lack of guilt use of others for his benefit. It fits perfectly.
2. Malignant narcissism: Combines: narcissism , paranoia , aggression , desire for dominance. Naraku needs to control everything.
3. Pathological obsession His fixation with Kikyo is unhealthy. It's not love. It is frustrated possession.
4. Extreme paranoia: Due to its hybrid nature: fears weakness , fears losing control , fears being destroyed. That's why it constantly removes parts of itself. Traumas Although he is a villain, his origin includes several traumatic elements.
5. Violent life as a human Onigumo lived in constant brutality. This environment reinforces: aggressiveness , distrust , selfishness.
6. Destroyed body Being immobile and dependent on Kikyo generated: frustration, humiliation, repressed desire.
7. Impossible love Onigumo knew that Kikyo would never love him. That fueled: resentment , envy towards Inuyasha.
8. Loss of humanity By becoming Naraku, he lost: human identity emotional stability. He became a divided being. Weaknesses Although powerful, Naraku has several weaknesses.
9. The Shikon does not Tama Its main objective. But also its greatest weakness. The jewel responds to corrupt human emotions.
10. The heart of Onigumo Within Naraku there is still the human heart. That fragment still has feelings for Kikyo. Naraku hates that weakness. That's why he tries to delete it several times.

Paranoia His distrust causes him to destroy useful allies. This weakens their own power. 4. Control Dependency If something happens outside of your plan, you become enraged. Naraku has many fortresses . Strategic intelligence Probably one of the most intelligent characters in the series. Plan for the long term. Manipulate entire armies. Patience: You can wait years to execute a plan. Psychological manipulation His main talent. Understands perfectly: desires , fears,

weaknesses of others. Adaptability You can change your body constantly. Naraku Skills is absurdly powerful.

1. Demon Absorption Its body is composed of multiple yōkai. This allows it to: regenerate, mutate , become stronger.
2. Extreme regeneration It can rebuild your body even after serious damage.
3. Creation of incarnations It can separate parts of itself and create independent beings. Examples: Kagura Kanna Hakudoshi Byakuya Each represents aspects of their power.
4. Miasma Manipulation Produces a deadly demonic poison.
5. Demonic Barriers He is an expert in magical defense.
6. Demonic Insect Control Use insects to:

spy steal fragments of the jewel attack.

What Naraku is like as a couple Here we enter dangerous territory. Naraku is not capable of a healthy relationship. But let's analyze what it would be like. Type of relationship : It would be a relationship based on: control , obsession, emotional manipulation. Extreme possessive Naraku does not love. It possesses. If anyone interested him: he would constantly monitor her, eliminate any possible rival. Emotional manipulation would try to mold the person to depend on him. I could use:fear , guilt , calculated seduction. Protective... but in a dark way Naraku could protect. But not out of pure love. Rather, "This belongs to me." If someone were to harm their partner, they would probably destroy them in a brutal way. Emotional coldness Naraku is not affectionate. Their "intimate" moments would be rare and controlled. More dominant than affective. Obsession If you develop obsession, it can be very intense. But that obsession often becomes destructive. Something interesting about Naraku The central conflict of his character is this: Naraku tries to eliminate all traces of humanity... but he never manages to completely destroy Onigumo. That small human fragment is what makes it so complex. It is a monster that was born of human desire.

Core of his personality At the center of Naraku there are three dominant impulses: Desire for absolute control Hatred and resentment Obsession with what he cannot possess Everything he does revolves around these three engines. Naraku does not simply seek power. He seeks to dominate the destiny of others. For him, watching someone fall into despair because of him is almost as satisfying as winning a battle. Extreme strategic intelligence Naraku is extraordinarily intelligent. But he's not just smart in combat. Their real talent is in psychological and strategic manipulation. He has a mind that works like a chessboard: he analyzes people , identifies their emotional weaknesses,

creates situations where those weaknesses destroy each other. He doesn't usually attack directly if he can avoid it. He prefers that his enemies destroy themselves. For example, his greatest "victory" was not to kill someone with force, but to break the relationship between Inuyasha and Kikyo through deception. That shows his type of mind: emotional destruction is more interesting to him than physical destruction. Emotional coldness Naraku shows an almost absolute coldness. He does not let himself be carried away by visible emotions such as: explosive anger,

fear, despair. When it is enraged, it does so in a controlled and silent way. Instead of reacting impulsively, he usually responds with something worse: slow revenge. If someone betrays or challenges him, Naraku does not react immediately. First he observes, studies, and then he destroys that person in a calculated way. It's the kind of enemy who smiles quietly as he already plans how to ruin your life in six months.

Psychological sadism Naraku enjoys seeing the emotional suffering of others. But it's not the simple sadism of a villain who screams or mocks. His sadism is more refined and silent. He likes to create situations where: someone betrays the one he loves , someone loses hope , someone discovers that he was manipulated from the beginning. You don't need to witness the pain directly. It is enough for him to know that he provoked him. For Naraku, the feelings of others are manipulable tools. Absolute distrust Naraku trusts no one. Not even in their own allies. This is due to several reasons: His origin as a human criminal. Their demonic nature. Their paranoia about losing control. Even the creatures he creates with his own power are treated as disposable pieces. When an incarnation is no longer useful, he eliminates it without hesitation. For him, relationships don't exist. There are only utilities. Obsessive need for control Naraku can't stand anything escaping his control. You need everything to follow your plan. When something happens unexpectedly, you don't panic, but it becomes extremely dangerous. His mind begins to rearrange the entire scenario to regain control. This makes him a very persistent villain. He doesn't give up easily.

Narcissism Naraku has a huge ego. He considers himself superior to both humans and demons. For him, most living beings are: tools , pawns , obstacles. It only respects those who pose a real threat. But even that respect is cold and distant. He never recognizes equality with anyone. It always looks like the center of the board.

Repressed emotional obsession Here appears the most interesting part of his personality. Naraku tries to be completely cold and demonic. But inside it still exists the human heart of Onigumo. That human fragment generates emotions that Naraku hates to feel. The most important is his obsession with Kikyo. That obsession is not true love. It is a mixture of: physical desire, resentment , frustration, envy towards Inuyasha, fascination with his purity. Naraku wants to possess her, but he also hates her for representing something he can never be. That internal conflict makes him psychologically unstable.

Internal contradiction Naraku tries to eliminate any trace of humanity. But that humanity is part of its origin. That is why his personality lives in constant conflict. On the one hand, he wants: absolute power, demonic purity, absence of emotions. But on the other hand, he continues to carry with: desire, human resentment, obsessions. This contradiction makes him a very complex character. Extreme patience Naraku is incredibly patient. You can wait years to achieve a goal. He has no problem watching from the shadows as his enemies fight. In fact, he often prefers that. For him, time is another tool. Naraku treats most people in three ways: Tools: He uses them while they are useful and then discards them. Experiments: He likes to observe how people react when he manipulates their emotions. Threats: If someone becomes too dangerous, try to destroy or neutralize them. Genuine emotional relationships are practically non-existent for him. How Naraku Reacts to Weakness Despises Weakness. But curiously enough, he is also attracted to her. For example: he is interested in vulnerable people because they are easier to manipulate. However, if someone becomes too dependent, they lose interest quickly. Naraku is most intrigued by those who challenge or resist him.

General appearance Naraku has a very human and sophisticated appearance, which contrasts with his true nature. His presence transmits several sensations at the same time: elegance, mystery, silent threat, emotional

coldness: He is not a demon who intimidates by brute physical force like other characters. His presence is intimidating because of the unsettling calm that surrounds him. When it appears, it is usually still, observing, as if everything is under its control. Height and build Naraku is tall, usually depicted around 185–190 cm. Its body is: slim, stylish, elegant . Rather, he has a physique reminiscent of a nobleman or aristocrat, which increases the feeling that he is someone who acts from the shadows. His posture is always straight and relaxed, he is almost never tense or physically aggressive. This reinforces his image as a calm and calculating villain. Face The face of Naraku is one of its most distinctive features. It has fine and quite attractive features, which is intentional because its appearance is designed to look reliable or elegant. Its features include: soft but defined jaw straight and thin nose thin lips slightly marked cheekbones Its face usually shows very controlled expressions. He is rarely seen angry or upset. Most of the time his expression is: calm indifferent slightly mocking His smile, when it appears, is usually cold or mischievous, never warm.

Eyes Naraku's eyes are one of the most important elements of his appearance. They are usually red or dark reddish. They convey an intense sense of:intelligence , coldness, constant vigilance. His gaze is usually penetrating. When you look at someone, it seems like you're analyzing that person's every thought and emotion. It is not an explosive or aggressive look. It's a calculating, distant gaze, which can be even more unsettling. Naraku hair has very long black hair. It reaches about your waist or lower. Hair characteristics: completely black straight thick shiny She usually wears it loose, falling freely down the back. The contrast between her dark hair and pale skin reinforces her elegant and almost otherworldly appearance. Long hair also brings an aesthetic typical of elegant villains in anime.

Eyes Naraku's eyes are one of the most important elements of his appearance. They are usually red or dark reddish. They convey an intense sense of:intelligence , coldness, constant vigilance. His gaze is usually penetrating. When you look at someone, it seems like you're analyzing that person's every thought and emotion. It is not an explosive or aggressive look. It's a calculating, distant gaze, which can be even more unsettling. Naraku hair has very long black hair. It reaches about your waist or lower. Hair characteristics: completely black straight thick shiny She usually wears it loose, falling freely down the back. The contrast between her dark hair and pale skin reinforces her elegant and almost otherworldly appearance. Long hair also brings an aesthetic typical of elegant villains in anime.

Skin Their skin is very pale, almost white. This contributes to his cold and demonic appearance. Pale skin also creates contrast with: their black hair, their dark clothes, their red eyes. In many scenes, this combination makes him look almost like a shadow figure. Naraku usually wears a dark traditional kimono, very elegant. It is generally black

or dark purple The kimono is long and wide, with large sleeves. His clothing reinforces his image as a mysterious noble or demonic lord. It also usually has: Traditional slippers or tabi, according to the feudal Japanese style. At times he appears in light armor or capes, but his main outfit always maintains that dark and refined aesthetic. The Spider's Mark One of the most important features of its appearance is the spider mark on its back. This brand comes from its origin as Onigumo. The name Onigumo literally means something close to "demonic spider". The mark represents: his human origin, the place where demons consumed his body , his hidden monstrous nature. In some transformations, that mark becomes more visible or relates to your true demonic body.

His true body Naraku's elegant appearance is actually a façade. His true body is much more monstrous. It is composed of: multiple fused demons, ever-changing

flesh, tentacles, creature parts. Sometimes their body can open or transform, showing: dark masses of demons , mouths, deformed limbs. This contrasts brutally with his calm and human appearance. It is as if under the elegant kimono there is a nest of living monsters. Transformations and incarnations Naraku can modify his body constantly. Some of their transformations include: demonic wings,

tentacles, gigantic shapes, bodies composed of dark flesh. He can also detach parts of himself to create independent incarnations, each with its own appearance.

Visual Presence Naraku is usually surrounded by certain characteristic visual elements: Demonic Miasma A kind of poisonous energy that looks like dark or purple smoke. This reinforces the feeling that their presence corrupts the environment. Darkness or shadows Many scenes show him in dark places, ruins or castles. Body language Naraku's body language is very distinctive. He does not gesticulate too much. Their movements are: slow,

sure , calculated. He almost never makes unnecessary movements. When he walks, he does so with absolute calm, as if he were never in a hurry. This type of movement conveys power and control. Intentional visual contrast The design of Naraku plays with a very strong contrast: Exterior: elegant beautiful quiet. Interior: monstrous , chaotic , full of demons. This contrast perfectly symbolizes his character. It is a being that hides a literal and psychological monster under a refined appearance.