Mistress Centipede

"Give me the Sacred Jewel!"

- Mistress Centipede

was a demon that is first encountered by Kagome in the modern world when she was looking for her cat Buyo. The demon emerged from the well in the Higurashi family shrine and pulled her in, transporting her to the Feudal Era. She was the first Yōkai that Kagome encountered from the Feudal Era.

History
Fifty years ago, before the creation of Naraku, Mistress Centipede was one of the most powerful demon in that era (although as Inuyasha has stated, she is still nothing compared to a Daiyōkai). She defeated various other demon and obtained Shikon no Tama until she was slain by a group of Yōkai Taijiya. It was remove by Sango's grandfather the day after she was killed but she was still able to regenerate thank to the jewel still near her. Both of them injured each other and the demon was forced to retreat. She later attempted to take the young Kaede as a hostage to ransom Shikon no Tama from Kikyō. Her plan was cut short when she was killed by Inuyasha for the first time.

Kikyō, acknowledge that as long as Mistress Centipede body is near the jewel she will resurrect to no end. So she had her followers collect all remains of this fearsome demon and throw it down the Bone-Eater's Well, so that Shikon no Tama power will not be able to revive her again. The demon's remains would later was sent to the other world.

In the present era she was able to resurrect herself and attempt to take the Shikon no Tama from Kagome's body. In her self-defense, Kagome was able to blast away one of Mistress Centipede's arm which forced her to retreat into the time hole. She resurfaced later that night to take the jewel again and followed Kagome when she ran toward the Goshinboku which Inuyasha was sealed to. The demoness attempted a second time to take the jewel but Kagome was again able to blast off the rest of her arms. Furiously, she bites Kagome and binds her along with Inuyasha with the tree while she swallowed the Shikon no Tama. With the power of the Shikon no Tama, Mistress reattached her five arms and transformed into much more formidable demon. Despite being powered-up by the jewel, she was easily defeated by Inuyasha once he was freed from the Goshinboku. The Shikon no Tama inside her flesh was removed and her body turned into bones.

Physical description
First appearance of Mistress Centipede is a pale woman with long black hair with small pupils and eyebrows like Japanese princesses. She has six arms and wore no kind of clothing to cover her breast. Her lower torso are of course centipede which mean she has at least one hundred feet.

After using the Shikon no Tama her appearance changed slightly. Her "human" skin were shed, revealing purple-pink skin underneath which later turn grey. She no longer has any lip or eyebrows and also her eyes turn bright red, signified that while Shikon no Tama granted the holder numerous powers, it's also took away any humanoid appearance they may have. Her appearance is now very similar in term of design to Naraku after he used the Jewel.

Power & Abilities

 * Tornado Twister: She rapidly spins her body in a tornado-like motion, which turns it into a weapon. Because she is spinning around so rapidly, she can do a great deal of damage to humans.
 * Agility: Despite her large size Mistress Centipede has rather good agility and was able to catch up with most other demons.
 * Regeneration: As long as there is the Shikon no Tama nearby, Mistress Centipede cannot be truly killed. Note that if the body part is too far from each other, it won't as seen when one of the arm that is in the Bone-Eater's Well isn't reattached.
 * Time Travel: Mistress Centipede is unique that, like Inuyasha, she can travel between the Feudal Era and the present.

Manga vs. Anime

 * In the manga, Mistress Centipede often showed her breast with nipples, but in the anime her nipples seemed to be edited down, due to censorship.

Trivia

 * Mistress Centipede could be based off Yukiki's demon form from Ranma 1/2, which was also made by Rumiko Takahashi.
 * The marking on Mistress Centipede head is similar to the marking on Japanese princesses and alike, suggesting she is royalty or at least high ranked in Centipede Demon Tribe.
 * Her appearance is similar to the Kuchisake-onna's, as her mouth stretches from ear to ear.
 * Mistress Centipede, along with the Infant, are the only demons that didn't use the "exact" name in dub, in this case "Mukade Jōrō".
 * Mistress Centipede, along with Shibugarasu and Naraku, are the only characters who successfully used the complete Shikon no Tama.

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