***ANKOKU*** The main part of Yuu Yuu Hakusho is devoted to the Ankoku Bujutsukai or Dark Martial Arts Tournament. At least fifty episodes focus on this tournament. There are a LOT of characters in this section so I'll group them by the teams they fit into. We never even get to see two of the teams compete, Gokukairoku Kyou and Kydousentai who don't make it past their first fight. The other teams are:
~~The Dr. Ichigaki Team~~ -Dr. Ichigaki
A demon scientist that will do anything to make the perfect soldier. He plots and plans so that he can get what he wants. He's short and ugly with a huge jaw. His only powers are scientific.
-En, Ryou and Kai The three human experiments of Dr. Ichigaki's. In order to save their teacher they sacrifice themselves as guinea pigs for his scientific research. There is never any major distinction on who belongs to each name but I think Kai is the man with a cross scar on his forhead. I'll assign the other two names untill someone corrects me. I'm using the manga but my Japanese isn't perfect. So I'll assign Ryou to the youngest looking one with buck teeth and En to the tall one with a braid. Each has a unique spiritual power weapon.
--Kai: Hand Claw His spiritual power forms an invisible clawed fist which he uses to slash at his opponent. --Ryou: Angel Chakram His spiritual power forms rings of energy which he throws like small disks at his opponents. --En: En's spiritual power forms into a long pole-shape which he uses to bash the heck out of his opponents.
-Ichigaki's Minions These two attack Kurama and Hiei trying to kill them before they make it back to the tournament. They don't really have any powers and just basically look like lizard-men. I would assume they were also Ichigaki's experiments but there's no real way to tell. They appear to be able to think and act on their own.
-Youkojyuu Gatasubaru Gatasubaru is Ichigaki's nearly perfect soldier. It looks like a large mecha but is supposedly alive. It's metal skin is unhurtable. It's arms extend at will and with a nearly unlimited range. It only does what Ichigaki and his helpers, tell it to.
Ruka is the only female on the Mashyoutsuka Team. She appears as a Nurse, and traps Hiei and Fukuman in her barrier. --She does Kekkais in general. A kekkai is a barrier of Ki, that cuts off one space from another. Nearly impossible to break out of, usually one has to kill the person holding the kekkai to get out if they refuse to release it themselves. --Soku Sejo - A binding kekkai, she places around her enemy. If the enemy is weak it makes movement nearly impossible.
-Keshyotsukai Gama (Paint master)
Gama is a gangly pale demon who has mastered the demonic use of paint to cast spells on his opponent. --Sentou no Shyou - basically powering up by painting spells onto his own body. --Shi no Keshyou - binding spells, when painted on a leg/ankle, it renders that limb useless. --Goku jyou no Shyou - second part of Shi no Keshyou. Painting on the arms or wrists that renders the arms usless. (like putting 280 kg weights on the reciever) --Nenboku Fuujyou no Shyou - final step, painting the torso and body, trapping the opponent's ki inside their own body so it cannot be used to fight.
-Ice Master Touya
The diminutive blue haired ninja demon. He has chunks of green bangs that hang forward while the rest of his blue hair is slicked back. He wears ninja-like clothes with baggy pants. Really pale blue eyes without pupils. (his eyes look glassy, it's so cool!) He is apparently the most skilled Ice Demon in existance. His clan passes their skills on when they die so the skills keep improving over time. --Mateki Sandan Shya - Ice whistle (I think) He blows darts of ice at his opponent, it's very graceful and beautiful, a wonderful offensive attack from a distance. --Ice sword- I can't find the japanese name for it but it's a sword he creates on his own arm, made of ice.
-Bakuken
The unbelievably ugly man, with scarred skin that fights with sweat. Eeeew... Anway, Bakuken doesn't seem to have a moral conciense and it doesn't help that he's not a great fighter. He'll be happy to beat the snot out of a helpless opponent no matter who they are. He's not very smart either ^^;; --Um sweat balls. That's about it. He's really stupid too ^.^
-Wind Master Jin
The totally kawaii fanged red head that looks like he should be fourteen with muscles like a bodybuilder. He get's excited and his ears get pointy, and they wiggle. He's really good natured, but don't screw with him he is very very strong. --Shyura Senpuu Ken - Tornado fist. He creates a tornado on his arm and his punch basically powers up exponentially. --Poku Fuu Shyou Heki - Tornado barrier. He creates a barrier of wind around himself and redirects the attack. --Double armed Shyura Senpuu Ken.
-Earth Master Reishyo
The leader of this group, he doens't mind winning dishonestly. He's about Yuusuke's height with brown hair that's chin-length. --Earth Armor - he makes armor out of soil.
~~The Roku Youkai Team (Six Demons)~~ -Rinku / Link
The smallest member of his team. He has three stars tattooed under his left eye. He enjoys a good fight, and is very playful. Not to be underestimated, however. --Devil Yo-Yo - Eight small yo-yo's that Link keeps in a pouch on his belt. He holds them between his fingers when he is preparing to throw them. By injecting his ki into the yo-yo's, they can move at Link's will. He can use all eight at the same time, if he so chooses. The ki in them is destructive, and can cut through cement. It acts like electricity when hit hits the opponent. --He does basic yo-yo tricks (ie: walk the dog, around the world etc.) along with all the fancy snake-like moves. --Link can also use the yo-yo's to raise an opponent into the air and swing them about at his desire. --He also has a minor regeneration ability.
-Roto
He has greyish green skin and slitted eyes. The obnoxious member of the Roku Youkai team. --He can form a kamaitatchi (cutting device similiar to a scythe but the blade is on the outside of the curve) on his right hand. --Less of an ability than a trick. Roto has the forthought to find Kurama's weakness and exploit it. He threatens Shuiichi's mother with physical harm if Kurama doesn't let him do as he pleases.
-Zeru / Zell
Zeru has firey yellow hair that spikes up, it is shorter than Hiei's. He is fairly calm and appears to be the leader of the Roku Youkai. Zeru is also a fire controller. He would be a good match with Hiei if he could control makai flames. --He can surround himself in ningenkai flamesand send it in large bursts. --He can punch using the flames as a strength enhancer, engulfing the opponent in flames.
-Imajin and Gaou
Imajin and Gaou are the two remaining members of the Rokuyoukai team. Imajin is the long, brown haired, demon with Enishi sunglasses who looks rather like a hippie. Gaou is the largest member of the team, he has darker skin and a flat nose. We never get to see either of these two fight because, both of them ran after Roto gets his butt kicked by Kurama.
-Chuu
The real leader of the Roku Youkai. He has a blue mowhak with two ponytails at the base of his neck. He wears a gawdy outfit that looks like a vest lined with fur of some sort. And leg warmers made of the same material. He is a very large man who reeks of alchohol and when he speaks, uses a lot of english phrases. (IE: *Hari apu, bataru mania, chyansu*, say them out loud and you can hear what he sounds like ^.^) --Concentration of Destructive waves- Chuu's techinque, suiken no waza, is like drunken boxing. The more he drinks the more dangerous he becomes. --He moves very quickly and has excellent controll of his body. --Makai no Jyunoushyu Onigoroshi- A demonic drink 'The power of Demons' supposedly the strongest alcohol in the makai. --Renkinyou jutsu - Chuu creates a ball of ki in his hands much like Yuusuke's reigun. He throws his ki-ball at the opponent like a baseball. --Knife Edge Death Match - Chuu's decision on how to battel with yuusuke. He places two knives in the ground about a meter apart. Each opponent takes off his shoes and places one foot directly in front of the blade of the knife. If either moves back at all, their food will be impaled on the blade of the knife, thus limiting the fighting range. It is simply a battle of blows untill one opponent is knocked out or killed. --Headbutt - Exactly what it says. ^^;; He's got a dang hard head, but apparently Yuusuke's is even harder. Ouch.
-Gonda
Gonda is a Black Black Club (BBC) Member and owner of the Roku Youkai (six youkai) team.
A memeber of the Gorenjya team. He's green. That should help you figure out which one he is. ^^;; --He creats balls of erosion which he weilds at his opponent. Apparently they don't smell great either. --He can also create gusts of wind.
-Kirenjya
Kirenjya is a cyclops. He is the second member of the Gorenjya team and faces Bui in their match against the Toguro team. --His weapon is a large sword he calls a Steel Iron Rock Sword. I assume that means it's pretty darn tough. ^.^ Kirenjya can swing this sword very quickly even though it is so large.
-Aorenjya, Akarenjya and Momorenjya
A woman and two men, note they're named after the color of their clothes. Momoiro = pink, akai = red, aoi= blue. As you can see, Akarenjya's clothes are a tad discolored in the picture. --San Jyuu Satsu sou- a combined attack, all three use their powers at once. They move with extreme speed.
Makintarou only get's about a minute and a half of the screen time, which explains why I couldn't remember him when I first came across him. He's a large, strange looking demon that reminds me a bit of a voodoo doll. --Masakari Ken Makintarou can form his arm into a sharp and dangerous axe.
-Kuromomotaro
Kuromomotaro is a tall blond man, in a purple outfit. He is actually based on an old Japanese legend about thousands of Momotaro's. I only know about it because I watched Omishi Magical Theater Risky/Saftey. For some reason they had something to do with peaches which is why I find his weapon so funny. --Uraotogi Yami Item Kibidango (Uraotogi Darkness item) His weapon is a belt of dango's which have little peach symbols on them. XD Every time he crushes one he gains an ability and a defense. Each Kibidango has a specific thing it adds on and each are named in order: Fujyuu Soukou number 1 Maen no Sou, Number 2 Machi no Sou, Number 3, Maken no Sou.
-Uraurashima
Uraurashima is a small demon who appears to be a fisherman. He fights using a fishing pole, and he psychologically attacks his opponent. His fishing pole. He can form a kekkai with his fising pole, along with tearing at his opponent with the line and hook. --Uraotogi Yami Item Kiyakutamate Bako (Uraotogi Darkness Item)- Once this box is opened, a mysterious gas escapes. Anyone who inhales the gas has their personal time reversed untill they are a child, or more depending on how much gas is breathed in.
-Shishiwakamaru
Shishiwakamaru is an old fashioned Samauri. He even speaks using long dead japanese. It makes it a nightmare to translate what he's saying. He has violet eyes, blue hair and a really freaky sword. He also has his own personal fan club. The teenybopper demons come to cheer him on and swoon at his utter cuteness. Of course when he get's ticked off his eyes dialate and become small, he grows fangs and he grows horns, slipping ever so slightly back into his demon form. His demon form is a small bird-like creature with horns. --Old fashioned kendo. He fights in the ways of the samauri when he's calm and doesn't have a difficult opponent. --Uraotogi Yami Item Kiyakutamate Bako (Uraotogi Darkness Item)- Once this box is opened, a mysterious gas escapes. Anyone who inhales the gas has their personal time reversed untill they are a child, or more depending on how much gas is breathed in. --Shide no Hagoromo Cloak of death. Shishiwakamaru wields a filmy cloth that sends anyone who touches it to ... somewhere else. He doesn't really care where. --Makokumeizanken The Wailing Vorpal Sword. Shishiwakamaru pulls the hilt and blade of his sword apart and reveals a pulsating mass of fleshy ickyness attached to the inside. Using this he can transfer his ki in attacks. When he twirls it over his head it lets out a high pitched shreiking wail like a Banshee that makes anyone who hears it feel like their head is going to explode. --Bakutodokushokusou Belching Skull death attack. Shishiwakamaru's sword can spit out giant skulls from it's orifices, and from other places. These skulls attack randomly, killing anything in their path, often biting off bystander's heads. --Onkoshou Bakuheki Evil binding wall. When Shishiwakamaru shoves his sword into the ground, he can channel his ki forming a wall of energy that traps his opponent making them an easy target.
-Onjii, The Beautiful Suzuki (Utskushii Matouka Suzuki)
Suzuki first appears as an old man, literally calling himself old man (Onjii), to trick his opponents. Later he reveals himself only now he is dressed as a clown and calls himself, The Beautiful Suzuki. Be careful to keep that beautiful on there or he get's ticked off ^.~ He's not bad looking without all the goofy makeup and clothes on. A rather nice fellow and good friend of Shishiwakamaru. He tends to keep Shishi in check seeing as the blue haired bird bishounen tends to have a flaring temper. --He can throw ki balls. --Rainbow Cyclone This is a colorful attack that truly has the effect of being struck by a cyclone. --He can also power up a bit, strenghtening himself.
The Toguro brothers are joined by two other teammates with immense powers.
-Karasu
The bishounen of the Toguro team. He wears a mask over his nose and mouth and has a little fetish for destroying things he likes. I believe we would call him a sadist. He enjoys inflicting pain all too much. Karasu wears a mask to hinder his demonic abilites. When the mask is removed he becomes ten times more dangerous. --Karasu controls bombs (when I get time I will list off the Japanese names for the ones he uses in the Anime.) --He has speed that compares to (and beats) Kurama's.
-Bui
He is the second member of the Toguro team. He is dressed in loads of armor and you can't see his face. He doesn't talk much either. Bui's armor holds back his profound strenght and Ki. --He carries a large (I mean HUGE) ax which he swings as though it's a twig. He is very very strong. --You Ki. Bui can fight much like Yuusuke with you ki. He throws it in large balls. He has the ability to throw Hiei's Koku Ryuu Ha back at him.
-Sakyo
First appeared during the Yukina series in the Black Black Club. He has apparently hired the Toguro brothers to help him make enough money to create a hole between the Human and the Demon Worlds, so the Human world will become more interesting. ::mutters something about psychopath:: Apparently Sakyo grew up in a totally normal family, but he was the warped kind of kid that enjoys picking wings off flies, dissecting kitty cats and breaking puppies legs. And I can tell you, folks, attitudes like that don't improve with age. Sakyo is more like spoiled milk than fine wine. ^^;; Sakyo is the owner of the Toguro Team.
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-- Edited by MisakoMinamino at 22:06, 2008-10-30
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