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We shall return to the heaven... To you, I give my everlasting gratitude... |
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—Datara[src]
Datara (ダタラ) was the God of Storms who fell in love with Tsugumi, a human girl whom he had a daughter with.
History[]
During the Heian period, Datara had manifested violent storms and severe drought due to him being angry. The people of Shinonome Village wished to appease Datara by offering him some of the villagers. When Tsugumi was chosen, Datara began to fall in love with her and he became much more calm. The two of them had a daughter, the first demigod between a human and a kami, at some point and were planning to get married. Unfortunately during their wedding ceremony, a cat hanyō Gorai, the Lord of the Northern Lands threatened Datara by using her daughter's life and forced him to wear the demon mask to became the God of Demons. Tsugumi used her Lightning Sealing Arrow to kill her daughter and seal Datara. He was placed inside his shrine to prevent his seal from being broken.
500 years later, Janis and her friends managed to arrive at Datara's shrine with the hope of returning Janis' kamuitama to him. Monk Sen appeared before them inside the shrine and explained that in order unseal the doors of entering Datara's whereabouts, they would need Datara's servants Mitsurugi and Sugagaki. They located Datara's servants and successfully opened the doors. Janis then pulled out the Arrow of Sealing from Datara's chest. It was then revealed that it was all a trap set up by Gorai. He was controlling Sen with the Demon Blood Binding Spell in order to trick Janis into breaking Datara's seal and to resume control over him while he was wearing the demon mask. Gorai knocked out Janis and her friends as he, Monk Sen, and Datara left. Mitsurugi and Sugagaki appeared when Janis and the others woke up. The two deities transported them back in time to show them what led to Datara being sealed in the first.
They confronted Gorai's forces after they returned from the past. Naraku's puppets were also there and fighting against Gorai's forces. It was revealed that Naraku did this to convince Gorai to take Datara's kamuitama so that Naraku, in turn, could steal it from Gorai.
Janis and the others confronted Gorai and Datara at Tempest Tower. It was revealed that Gorai still did not take the kamuitama from Datara because he was too afraid of its power. Janis and the others were successful in destroying both of them, but Datara was able revive since he was a god. Janis approached Datara and talked a bit about her relationship with him and her father from the modern era. She returns her kamuitama to him and breaks the spell of the demon mask. Datara tells her that she has his everlasting gratitude while he ascends to the heavens to be reunited with his wife and daughter.
Personality[]
During the Heian period, Datara strongly contains Ara-mitama. In other words, he is a fierce god who gets angry easily and often using his Kamuitama to summon storms and severe drought. When the people of Shinonome Village send Tsugumi as an offering for Datara, he starts to behave calm and kind to others. Everyone knows that Datara is not a fierce god like before. Gorai is able take advantage of Datara's calm nature and controls him to invade the region for him.
Powers and abilities[]
- Teleportation: Datara can teleport from one place to another.
- Kamuitama: Datara possess a powerful kamuitama. He is able to create violent storms with this power if he gets angry.
Weapons[]
- Sword: Datara possesses a large red sword in the shape of flames. It may be imbued with his powers as well.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Tsugumi is his human wife.
- His daughter
His daughter is a demigod.
- His mother-in-law
His mother-in-law is a human.
Allies[]
Mitsurugi is one of his deity servants.
Sugagaki is one of his deity servants.
Izayoi is a good friend of his, as she attended of his and Tsugumi's wedding at the Shinonome Village.
Enemies[]
Gorai a cat hanyō, the Lord of the Northern Lands who threatened him, killed his mother-in-law and kidnapped his daughter.
Trivia[]
Susanoo-no-Mikoto vs. Yamata-no-Orochi.
- The god of lightning, thunder and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shintō religion is Raiden-sama.
- Datara is the only known god in the Inuyasha franchise to have conceived and fathered a half-god child before Goro, son of Mayonaka/Mahiruma and Oharu in Hanyō no Yashahime.
- It's possible that Datara may have been at least partially based on Susanoo-no-Mikoto, the Japanese god of storms in Shintō mythology, due to holding a similar position and also being prone to destructive rampages when angry.
- Datara's primary weapon is a double-edged sword, much like the one Susanoo-no-Mikoto is often depicted with, even if with a drastically different design.
- The fact Susanoo-no-Mikoto is directly mentioned by Grandpa Higurashi in InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler and that Amaterasu plays a role in the Hanyō no Yashahime manga makes the comparison and possible relation to Susanoo-no-Mikoto tricky, though based on Susanoo-no-Mikoto's stories in the Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, and Fudoki, as well as Amaterasu's ability in the Yashahime manga to cast off her malice, it's possible Datara could be a manifestation of Susanoo-no-Mikoto casting off his own anger after making amends with his sister, Amaterasu.
- If the above would be considered true, it is interesting then that Datara would eventually calm down in the presence of Tsugumi, a human who would eventually become his wife. This could suggest that even an embodiment of one's negative aspects can change and become more peaceful.