Shishinki

Shishinki was once one of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father 's opponents. He was a powerful Daiyōkai. His powerful Meido Zangetsuha was taken by their father and turned against the demon, ripping half of his head off. Shishinki hides the missing portion of his head behind a mask, masking the severe damage inflicted by the great dog demon. Wielding his staff, Shishinki is able to open numerous portals which suck their victims straight to hell itself. It appears that Shishinki's Meido Zangetsuha is too small to allow him to escape from hell as Sesshomaru was able to send himself into and out of hell with an incomplete but large Meido Zangetsuha.

Personality
Shishinki is a very cocky opponent who first encounters Sesshomaru when his eyeless assistant lures the demon into a trap. Shishinki takes great pleasure in teasing Sesshomaru about his inability to master the Meido Zangetsuha technique that Sesshomaru's father stole from him, and he recounts the story of how Tenseiga was created from Tessaiga, much to the disgust of Sesshomaru.

Shishinki's cockiness, leads him to underestimate Sesshomaru and Inuyasha, who work together to defeat the masked demon. Ultimately he is cast into hell by his own technique, used against him by Sesshomaru.

Weapons

 * Staff - Shishinki wields an iron staff with a gold ring at the tip and a moon at the pommel. He shows respectable skill in wielding it against Sesshomaru during close quarter combat.

Abilities

 * Meidou Zangetsuha - As he was the originator of the Meidou, Shishinki uses the technique with extensive use, channeling its power through his staff. While the general use is to send enemies into hell directly, he actively uses it as a battle technique, using its properties to erase his enemies and the very space around them as well. While Shishinki's are smaller than the ones Sesshomaru and Tenseiga produce, they are a complete circle and can fire off multiple ones at a time. He could also cancel Sesshomaru's incomplete Meidou by summoning one of his own and firing it straight at his.

Name Meaning
Shishinki's name is written with the kanji for "death", "god" and "oni" which is a type of Japanese demon. "Death God" is a fitting name for someone who can send his opponents directly to the netherworld.