Sango

Sango is a Demon Slayer who joins Inuyasha's group to battle the half-demon Naraku, who used her younger brother, Kohaku to kill their father & a group fellow slayers while they where on a mission to kill a demon (all trap set by Naraku). Though reluctant first to join Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, & Miroku she eventually realizes she can't defeat Naraku alone. She fights Naraku in order to save Kohaku (her only living blood relative).

History
Naraku wipes out her entire family and village, then causes Sango to blame InuYasha and try to kill him. When the plot fails, Naraku revives Sango's little brother Kohaku, controlling him as a pawn to manipulate Sango's emotions and attack the rest of InuYasha's group. Sango seeks vengeance against Naraku, but her primary goal is to rescue Kohaku from Naraku's influence and save his life. Of her broad repertoire of tools and tricks for fighting demons, her most powerful weapon is the Hiraikotsu, a massive boomerang made of purified demon bones. She is accompanied by the demon cat Kirara. Sango is often the victim of Miroku's lecherous tendencies and slaps him for it.

Abilities and Weapons

 * Strength: Sango is able to carry Hiraikotsu which an ordinary human can't. Miroku himself commented on how is someone as small as her is able to lift a weapon so heavy. She is also has been seen being able to lift large rocks.


 * Stamina: Sango is able to withstand serious wounds and still fight, she can also easily run at an impressive speed as seen in the first movie.


 * Hiraikotsu: Her main weapon is a massive boomerang which is made of the bones of youkai that have been killed. These demons have even refused to work in Hiraikotsu in the final act. Hiraikotsu gains the ablity to destroy demonic energy after getting repaired by the posion master.


 * Dagger gauntlet: A dagger that is hidden within her right gauntlet, under her sleeve and can be retracted. When triggered, it tears out of the sleeve of her exterminator suit. In one particular episode a possessed Sango uses this weapon against Miroku, it is this same episodes that he proposes to her. She rarely uses this weapon, as it's really for when she has no other weapons, or when she has the element of surprise.


 * Wakizashi: A short one-handed sword, some mistake it to be a katana.


 * Chain: The chains are used to constrict her enemies.

Other Equipment

 * Yōkai Paralyzing Poisons: A poisonous concoction that paralyzes demons.


 * Numbing Potions: This is mainly used when she wishes not to kill a demon. The poison will numb the demon and she normally masks the poison by concealing it into buns or rice balls.


 * Mask: A kind of metal gas mask, protects herself from the the poisons from demons and miasma.


 * Rope: Kept coiled inside her right shoulder guard, this long rope has a three-pronged claw for anchoring onto solid objects that are out of reach. She can also use Hiraikotsu to create a middle foot hold, to jump between from where she is to where she wants to go.


 * Salve: Kept inside her left shoulder guard, within a clam shell container. Applied to directly to cuts or where the skin is broken. It apparently stings a little, so it does not numb the wound. Can be used on both humans and demons. Kohaku also has one.


 * Night cloak: While not a part of her regular equipment, she is able to make one should she need it. Made out of luminous moss, it glows in the dark and was used by the demon exterminators during night attacks. First shown in use by Kohaku.

Outfit

 * Sango normally travels wearing a traditional woman's Kimono. Over this she wears a long skirt, most likely "Mo-bakama". She completes her outfit with traditional woman's arm guards and leg guards, and straw sandals.


 * Her Demon-Slayer outfit is most unique...a black skin-tight suit that has a decided mainland flavor, and apparent armor-plates made of demon parts. She carries her Hiraikotsu and a wakizashi, a short sword.

Etymology
Sango means "coral".