Inu no Taisho (Toga)

Tōga is at least 3,000 Years Old. Tōga (Fighting Fang), also known as the Inu no Taishō (犬いぬの大たい将しょう, "Great Dog General") or Inu no Daiyōkai ("Great Dog-Demon"), was a powerful inu daiyōkai who was known quite well and feared throughout feudal Japan as being the very strongest of his kind. He fathered two sons, the firstborn of which was the powerful inu daiyōkai Sesshōmaru, mothered by a female inu daiyōkai, his first wife, but their relationship did not work out. Tōga's personality is like that of his sons'. Like his first son, Sesshōmaru, Tōga displays a calm and focused demeanor, speaking with a gentle tone. At times he is more similar to second son, Inuyasha, tending to make outbursts while having little composure in battle. Although the only time he was actually shown in battle involved Izayoi, a woman he loved, and he may not normally be like that in the heat of battle. He also loved Izayoi dearly as well as his two sons. He was also stated to have compassion for humans by Sesshōmaru. Despite his compassion, he was capable of being ruthless when need be to both humans and demons. This was shown when Izayoi begged Takemaru to take his men and leave the palace grounds, not wanting him to be killed by Tōga. While Tōga was an extraordinarily powerful demon and considered one of the most powerful entities in the world by many, his intelligence may be the one thing that eclipsed his raw power. He was intelligent enough to plan centuries in advance for the coming of age of both of his sons, using the heirloom swords of Tenseiga and Tessaiga to ensure the maturation of Sesshōmaru and Inuyasha respectively into compassionate young men. This required a great deal of understanding of their fundamental natures and the needs of each son. This potentially makes Tōga one of the most emotionally intelligent characters in the series, as his plans for his sons were multilayered, subtle, and were meant to take place even in the event of his death with a number of redundancies and safeguards to ensure his will was carried out. Tōga appeared as a tall and slender man. He had tan skin, slanted gold eyes with slit pupils, and long white hair that was tied up into a very high ponytail by a dark blue ribbon with short wavy bangs. Like other full-blooded yōkai, he has pointed ears as well as fangs and claws. He also had wide, jagged violet stripes on the cheeks, a magenta stripe on each eyelid, and black eyebrows. Tōga dressed similarly to his elder son Sesshōmaru, in that he wore a white kimono and hakama, a hadagi undershirt, a spiked rim attached to the upper section of his black breastplate with a "lotus petal" fauld that possess a grayish color trim, a long flowing sash with details, and armored boots that contains black, all with the addition of Chinese influence. He also wore black and light grayish purple armored gauntlets, a layered spiked pauldron on each shoulder, and a parted pelt that extends from both shoulders and trails behind him as he walks; representing the two streaks of fur running down the back of his yōkai form. The Tessaiga and Tenseiga are worn at his sash, while the Sō'unga is worn across his back. Much of Tōga's abilities are unknown, but he is known to be tremendously formidable in battle, having defeated many extremely powerful daiyōkai. His powers are Immense Demonic Power, demonic energy barriers, transformation into his true form (dog demon), master swordsman, genius intellect, cold immunity and spiritual insight. His weapons are the robe of the fire rat that served as fireproof armor that could regenerate itself, tessaiga, tenseiga, and so'unga. After sealing Ryūkotsusei, the Dragon Yōkai, to the cliffside, and saving a princess and having a burning building collapse on him, Tōga is in the woods, severely wounded.