Post by Blake Giesbrecht on Feb 19, 2005 15:30:34 GMT -5
Occupation: youkai taijiya
[demon exterminator]
Age: 11
Race: human
Ability/Function: Demon Extermination; Naraku's minion
Origin: taijiya no mura [Exterminator's Village]
Relatives: Sango
Love Interests: none
Pet/Retainer: none
Only eleven-years-old, Kohaku is Sango's younger brother. Sango is the best taijiya [exterminator] in their village. One night when Sango, their father, and other exterminators went out to do a job for a nearby mansion (killing a spider demon), Kohaku was brought along for his first night as an exterminator. The spider demon had actually possessed the mansion's lord, and though the exterminators did kill a humongous spider, they were caught off guard when the mansion lord used a spider thread to possess Kohaku and make him kill all of his comrades and his father. Sango managed to live through the ordeal with Kohaku and the mansion guards. Naraku, the guy behind it all, still controls Kohaku's mind (since the poor kid doesn't want to remember what he was forced to do that night). Most recently in the show, Kohaku has finally remembered his actions that night all on his own...but Naraku doesn't know that, and Kohaku is still in his circle. ...Excellent...
Personality: From what we see of the normal Kohaku, he's actually very kind, even shy, and loves his sister very much. His ordeal that night traumatized him, so his mind is vulnerable to Naraku's tricks, but hopefully his sister's love (and the help of the Yasha gang) will get him through his pain.
Skills: Kohaku uses a weapon called a kusarikama [chained sickle]. He's pretty good with it, but his sister can defeat him any day (he's just too young). As a boy training to be an exterminator, he's good at normal fighting techniques, too.