Forum:Magatsuhi question

(Yes I'm only on Season 3 now but I read into the whole thing with him to be sure it had closure before I jumped into it)

Maybe it'll be obvious once I actually see it, but when Magatsuhi is "killed" by Sesshomaru, was that his actual death, and what we saw inside the Shikon Jewel in the last two episodes was his soul trapped inside, much like Midoriko and Naraku? Or did he survive that and still live inside the Jewel until it was destroyed? (I'm not sure but it sounds like Inuyasha and Kagome were inside the Shikon Jewel when it was destroyed and they were released from it, and Midoriko and Naraku's souls moved on to the afterlife, so was it the same for Magatsuhi (who'd have gone straight to hell as the demons that formed him) or was he simply destroyed along with it?)

To put into simpler words: In the last two episodes when Magatsuhi appears inside the Jewel, is he alive or is he just a spirit following his death by Sesshomaru just like Midoriko and Naraku? KillRoy231 (talk) 00:20, January 8, 2017 (UTC)


 * Though, everywhere I've read said Magatsuhi's actual death came with the destruction of the Shikon Jewel, so I guess I'll go with that. KillRoy231 (talk) 23:35, January 8, 2017 (UTC)


 * Ah, I think I get it, it's like how Taigokumaru and the bear demon returned as spirits after their deaths and had to be forcibly destroyed in spirit form to get rid of them for good. Magatsuhi was already dead just like Midoriko and Naraku, and it was his spirit form inside, like Taigokumaru with the orb. To Midoriko and even Naraku this was more like going peacefully on to the afterlife, while to Magatsuhi it was like being destroyed outright (like when Inuyasha slashed Taigokumaru) and going to hell. Am I right or is there something I'm missing? KillRoy231 (talk) 06:49, January 16, 2017 (UTC)

Manga vs Anime
Manga: Most likely Naraku/Magatsuhi's desire had dissolved forever Midoriko's soul to prepare the place for Kagome, because she come to help Inuyasha against the demons but then disappeared and never returned. The souls of Magatsuhi and Naraku were clearly destroyed forever by Inuyasha when he cuts the point of light in the darkness inside the Shikon Jewel with Meidō Zangetsuha and arrives in the Meidō outside the Jewel to save Kagome. This point of light, left by Kikyo before dying, was the key to kill Naraku and destroy the jewelry evil. In fact, with Inuyasha's attack, the Jewel's shimmering completely stops. The rest of the Jewel breaks and then disappears when Kagome makes the right wish for it to be taken out of existence.

Anime: Kagome wishes for the Shikon Jewel to be gone forever, thus freeing Midoriko's spirit so that she can pass on to the afterlife; Naraku is shown to have awakened and finally is content by the warmness that the Shikon Jewel shined as it is destroyed.

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