Kyōkotsu


 * Japanese Voice Actor: Daisuke Gouri


 * English Voice Actor: Mark Gibbon
 * Spanish Voice Actor: Carlos del Campo
 * Portuguese Voice Actor: Antônio Moreno
 * First Anime Appearance: Episode 102
 * Anime Debut: Episode 102
 * First Manga Appearance: Volume 24

Kyoukotsu is the first to appear in both the anime and manga and is the first sign of the existence of the Shichinin-tai. He is presumably the weakest of the seven despite his abnormal size. His appetite for human flesh makes him a cannibal, but he eats yokai flesh as well. Also, because of his devourment of yokai, his body size became abnormal. He does not use any weapons to fight except his bare hands, and because of his devourment of yokai, he can usually crush an enemy within seconds. He's not the smartest of the army either, and is the first of them to die off for a second time.

In his short appearance in the post-Kagome era, he manages to infuriate what remains of Kouga's wolf tribe and proceeds to die by Kouga's hand. His Shikon shard was located in his forehead, where Kouga pulled it out. He also had a short meeting with Kohaku shortly before his death.

Meaning of Name
Kyoukotsu's name comes from two kanji (凶, "kyou"; 骨, "kotsu"), and is usually translated as "dark/evil/bad luck skill." Kyoukotsu's name can also be spelled "Kyokotsu," as in the English version of the manga and anime.

Trivia

 * Unlike the other members of the Shichinintai, Kyoukotsu's jewel shard was located in his neck. Because of this, many wonder if he was shot in the forehead rather than be beheaded like the others.


 * Another theory for why his shard was located in his forehead was the flexibility of his neck, as displayed when Koga twirled Kyoukotsu's head around and failed to remove it. The placement in his forehead could have been a preventive measure from having it crushed.

Abilities
Because of his size, Kyoukotsu possesses superhuman strength and superhuman endurance.