Ryūra

Ryura is a character from the movie InuYasha the Movie 4- Fire on the Mystic Island.

Ryura is the leader of the Four War Gods (a group who had taken over Horai Island), and has a long standing feud with Inuyasha. The two had fought previously and although they were seemingly equal in strength, Ryura was able to slash Inuyasha across his back, branding the half demon with the Mark of the Four War Gods. This was the time when Inuyasha was still with Kikyo, with the War Gods wanting to obtain her blood.

Sometime later, Ryura met Inuyasha again (as depicted in the movie) and the two engaged in many ferocious battles.

Personality
Like most villians, Ryura is portrayed as cruel, cunning, sadistic, having supreme confidence in his own powers, and underestimating his opponents. He appears to have a bit of respect for the rest of the war gods, however.

Powers and Abilities
It can be assumed that Ryura was very strong and powerful, since he was the leader of the Four War Gods and had managed to incapacitate Inuyasha a couple of times (though Inuyasha proved to be stronger in the end). He was armed with two incredibly strong and powerful demon swords known as the Huzinga (Wind Blade) and Raijinga (Thunder Blade). He wielded these two swords very proficiently and nimbly, and was able to fight on par with Inuyasha and his Tessaiga. He also had various strong and powerful techniques at his disposal:


 * Earth Dragon Gale: Using his Wind Blade, Ryura summoned a spinning dome of compressed silver-colored air around himself, as a form of defense. This technique was strong enough to blow away Inuyasha's Wind Scar.
 * Unnamed Wind Technique: Ryura used his Wind Blade to unleash a strong and powerful silver-colored tornado-like attack, strong enough to easily blow almost anyone away.
 * Dragon Lightning: Using his Thunder Blade, Ryura summoned a localized thunderstorm. After enough storm clouds have gathered, he used the blade to send down a single bolt of lightning from the heavens in order to strike his enemy. This attack was strong and powerful enough to stun and knock out Inuyasha.

Trivia
Aligned under the storm god of the eastern sea, the dragon Seiryu. Ryura represents the element of air and wind.


 * Voiced by: Nobutoshi Kanna (Japanese), Kristian Ayre (English)
 * Ryura has some similarities with the Band of Seven leader, Bankotsu.