Suikotsu

was a member of the Shichinintai.

History
Suikotsu has two, definite split personalities. One, a gentle, philanthropist doctor who looks after orphans; the other is a sadistic killer with a wolverine-like appearance that earns him his spot in the Band of Seven. When his evil side takes hold he seems to possess a dry sense of humor and an insatiable desire for blood, while when his good side is in control he often hallucinates that he has blood on his hands. He may have a third personality, as shown after he falls off a rope-bridge; this personality seems to be a combination of his other two. Doctor Suikotsu develops a close, empathic relationship with Kikyo.

When his evil side is in control, he has six green tiger-like markings on the edge of his face. The markings are strikingly similar to what a general evil character has painted on their face in Japanese opera.

Death
In both the anime and manga, Suikotsu dies after a battle with Kikyo and Sesshomaru, the latter of which decided to fight him after he kidnapped and threatened to kill Rin. After suffering a fatal attack, he asks Kikyo to remove his jewel shard from his neck so that he can die peacefully. Sadly however, Jakotsu removes the shard instead.

Abilities
When he is good, Suikotsu is a skilled healer who can make several remedies with various herbs for various injuries. He is often compared to a saint.

While his evil self is out, he has athletic attributes that rival those of Bankotsu & strength that rivals Inuyasha. He wields a pair of Tiger-Claws. He also claims to be an expert of close-range combat.

Trivia

 * The evil Suikotsu's eyes look much like slits.
 * His eyebrows also dissapear when his evil personality surfaces.
 * It is highly referred that Suikotsu's second appearence looks like that of a demon, making him the scariest.
 * Suikotsu bears a resemblance to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as the good half is a doctor while the evil half is a mad killer.
 * The evil Suikotsu's "claws" and hairstyle look similiar to Wolverine's from X-Men.
 * Suikotsu's name comes from two kanji (睡, "Sui"; 骨, "Kotsu"), and is translated as "sleeping skill," possibly refering to his "sleeping" personality.
 * The tattoos on 'Evil' Suikotsu's face mean Rage, refers to him being the dark side of Suikotsu.
 * The blades of his tiger-claws have constantly changed their size, from being the length of the glove/handle, to being three times as long. The angle of the blades are also inconsistent.
 * Suikotsu's seiyū, Hirata Hiroaki, also voices Sanji in the Japanese version of One Piece, as well as the tokubetsu jōnin Shiranui Genma in the Japanese version of Naruto and Shippūden.

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