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, concealing 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.

Appearance
Shishinki appears as a young male adult with red eyes with cat-like slits, elven ears and a pale complexion. His most distinguishing feature is his mask, which covers the missing half of his face after surviving a Meido Zangetsuha from the Dog General. His attire consists of a black uniform and hakama large tufts of black fur on his shoulders. The outfit is completed with a set of red armor plating and arm bands with dark markings decorating it and a gray sash around his waist. Extending from the shoulder guards are a pair of black tassels.

Personality
Shishinki is a very cocky opponent. In his encounter with Sesshomaru, Shishinki takes great pleasure in teasing him about his inability to master the Meido Zangetsuha and also about the fact, first disclosed by him, that Tenseiga is an imperfect sword -- merely a castoff from Tessaiga. The revelation had a great impact on Sesshomaru. Even Inuyasha and his friends, who joined to watch the fight, agreed that, if true, Shishinki's allegations would suggest great disregard on the part of Sesshomaru's father towards his elder son.

However, Shishinki's cockiness leads him to underestimate Sesshomaru. The dog demon is able to replicate his father's disfigurement of Shishinki's face with his mere claws and, in resonance with Inuyasha's Tessaiga, he manages to form a gigantic, full-circled Meidou, to Shishinki's disbelief. Ultimately Shishinki is cast into hell by his own technique.

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 flexibility. 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.