Suikotsu



is a member of the Band of Seven.


 * Japanese Voice Actor: Hiroaki Hirata (平田広明)
 * English Voice Actor: Michael Donovan
 * Spanish Voice Actor: Jose Luis Orozco, Roberto Mendiola
 * Portuguese Voice Actor: Alex Wendel
 * First Anime Appearance: Episode 107
 * Anime Debut: Episode 107
 * First Manga Appearance: Volume 25Suikotsu2.jpg
 * Age: 26

== Name meaning == Suikotsu's name comes from two kanji (睡, "sui"; 骨, "kotsu"), and is translated as "sleeping skill," possibly refering to his "sleeping" personality. It is often assumed that Suikotsu is his birth name, since all his personalities seem to share the same name.

Information
Suikotsu has two, definite split personalities. One, a gentle, philanthropist doctor who looks after orphans; the other is a sadistic, Wolverine-appearance killer that earns him his spot in the Band of Seven. When his evil side takes hold he seems to possess a dry sense of humor and a insatiable desire for blood, while when his good side is in control he often hallucinates that he has blood on his hands. He may have a third personality, as shown after he falls off a rope-bridge; this personality seems to be a combination of his other two. Doctor Suikotsu develops a close, empathic relationship with Kikyo, and some fans speculate it bordered on romantic attraction.

When his evil side is in control, he has six green tiger-like markings on the edge of his face. The markings are strikingly similar to what a general evil character has painted on their face in Japanese opera.

Death
In both the anime and manga, Suikotsu dies after a battle with Kikyo and Sesshomaru, the latter of which decided to fight him after he kidnapped and threatened to kill Rin. After suffering a fatal attack, he asks Kikyo to remove his jewel shard from his neck so that he can die peacefully. Sadly however, Jakotsu removes the shard instead.

Abilities
In his good self Suikotsu is a skilled healer while in his bad self he has athletic attributes that rivals that of Bankotsu.

Trivia

 * In his "killer" appearence, Suikotsu's hair looks like Goku's from Dragon Ball Z.
 * The evil Suikotsu's eyes look much like slits.
 * It is highly referred that Suikotsu's second appearence looks like that of a demon, making him the scariest.
 * Suikotsu bears a resemblance to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, as the good half is a doctor while the evil half is a mad killer.
 * The evil Suikotsu's "claws" look similiar to Wolverine's claws from X-Men.