Ayame

is the granddaughter of the Northern wolf tribe leader, Yōrōzoku. Ayame first appears in episode 83 "The Female Wolf-Demon and the Lunar Rainbow Promise." She was once saved by Koga as a little girl and was promised marriage when she got older. She later grows up and comes after Koga, saying that since he now has jewel shards, he is worthy of ruling her wolf clan. She is very persistent, and tries to use force several times on him. When Koga says (as a way to get rid of her) that he will only marry a woman who can sense the Shikon Jewel shards, she announces that she will train herself to sense them like Kagome (though Miroku makes it clear that it is probably impossible). In the last episode of Inuyasha: The Final Act, Ayame and Koga are finally married, and Koga becomes the chief of the Wolf Demon Tribe.

Appearance
Ayame has red hair that is always in pigtails and has green eyes. She wears an iris in her hair and a band that goes across her forehead. Her clothing consists of white wolf fur draped over her shoulders, a necklace, white fur instep and arm guards, and red and blue armor.

Abilities

 * Cutting Leaves: a technique where she uses leaves like shuriken that can slice through any demon. ItAyame's_wind2.jpg has equal power to both Inuyasha's "Blades of Blood" attack and Kagura's "Dance of Blades."
 * Iris: The iris in Ayame's hair can be used like a dagger.
 * Whirlwind: somewhat like Koga's Whirlwind, she can teleport herself in a gust of wind that carries some leaves in it, though she usually runs instead of using this technique.
 * Speed: Ayame is a rather fast runner; she is faster than both Ginta and Hakkaku, though she is not as fast as Koga since he has the power of the jewel shards to increase his speed
 * Whirlwind of leaves: an ability like Kagura's Dance of Blades and Dance of the Dragon. Ayame pounds the ground to form a whirlwind with cutting leavves.

Trivia

 * Ayame is a filler character, meaning she did not originally appear in the manga. However, due to Rumiko Takahashi's fondness for the character, she was referenced by name in the manga.
 * As stated by Ayame when she first met Kagome, they have the same name (in truth, it's just the last part of their name).
 * When she first meets Koga, Ayame tells him she will train to use the iris she is holding as a weapon, since she and the flower "have the same name." This is because "Ayame" means "iris."