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Despite their success in routing the inhabitants of the island, the priestess Kanade sealed their Spheres of Power into a comb box and leapt into the Cauldron of Resonance. Unable to leave the island without their power, the Four War Gods took over Hōraijima and sacrificed half-demons in the cauldron to release a portion of their power to sustain themselves, since they scarred the mark of the Shitōshin on the half-demons.
They were eventually defeated by Sesshōmaru's Sōryūha (Kyōra), Sango's Hiraikotsu (Jūra), and Inuyasha's Bakuryūha (Ryūra and Gōra). Their spheres survived to make their true forms, until they were destroyed forever by Inuyasha using Adamant Backlash Wave.
Trivia[]
- The Four War Gods were created specifically as the main antagonists of the fourth InuYasha movie, Fire on the Mystic Island.
- They were based on the Four Celestial Animals. The members and their respective animals are Ryūra (Dragon), Kyōra (Phoenix), Jūra (Tiger), and Gōra (Tortoise), based on the four Chinese constellations.
- Each of the War Gods names end with the kanji '羅' (Ra), which translates to 'Compass'. This is a reference to them being based on the Four Celestial Animals.
- They are the second group to follow the four celestial animal trope. The other group is a clan of demon ninja named after them: Genbu, Seiryū, Suzaku, and Byakko.
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Dog Yōkai | |
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Daiyōkai | Tōga • Sesshōmaru • Sesshōmaru's mother |
Hanyō | Inuyasha • Towa Higurashi • Setsuna • Moroha (quarter) |
Allies | Bokusenō • Hōsenki I • Higurashi family • Kaede • Jaken • Kohaku • Myōga • Rōyakan • Saya • Sea God • Seiten • Kujaku • Tōtōsai • Mō-Mō • Miroku • Shippō • Kirinmaru (formerly) • Zero (formerly) • Riku • Rion • Spirit of the Tree of Ages • Akuru • Hisui • Nanasuke • Rokuta |
Enemies | Hyōga clan (Hyōga • Menōmaru) • Naraku • Panther tribe (Panther King) • Ryūkotsusei • Shishinki • Shitōshin • Takemaru • Shikyō • Kirinmaru (currently) • Zero (currently) |
Locations | Kagome and Inuyasha's house • Sesshōmaru's mother's manor • Stone tomb • Tōga's tomb |
Unique Items | Bakusaiga • Black Pearl • Meidō Stone • Robe of the Fire-Rat • Sō'unga • Tenseiga • Tessaiga • Hoshikiri no Fue • Rainbow Pearls • Kyūyōkon Root • Kikujūmonji • Kurikaramaru • Kanemitsu no Tomoe • Windmill of Time • Pinwheel • Yukari no Tachikiri • Zanseiken |