Tōkotsu

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Tōkotsu
Nihongo	檮杌
Biographical information
Status	Deceased
Death	Banished to the afterlife by Towa and Setsuna
Physical information
Species	Boar yōkai → Specter
Gender	Male
Eye color	Red
Hair color	Dark brown (formerly)
Skin color	Brown (formerly)
Family
Jakotsumaru (son) †
Affiliation
Team	Shikyō Yotsume †
Loyalty	Kirinmaru
Debut
InuYasha Anime	Episode 5 (Hanyō no Yashahime)
Voice Actors
Japanese Seiyū	Taro Kiuchi
English VA	Imari Williams

“

I'll reclaim my Red Pearl and rip your head from your body, as was my fate!

”

—Tōkotsu to Moroha

Tōkotsu (檮杌) was one of the Shikyō.

History

600 years ago, Konton, Kyūki, Tōtetsu, and Tōkotsu are on Kirinmaru's Ship as he has returned with his broken right arm and left antler and his daughter Rion.

Tōkotsu was a member of the Shikyō, and entrusted with the red Rainbow Pearl by his master Kirinmaru. One day, he was suddenly decapitated, presumably by Moroha, who took the red pearl for herself. When Jakotsumaru saw what happened, he desperately started gathering bones to revive him.

When Moroha, Setsuna, and Towa Higurashi found him and Jakotsumaru; they attacked with an army of red skeletons. Moroha used the Beni to become Beniyasha. Tōkotsu warned his son to be careful since that was the demon that decapitated him.

Jakotsumaru attacked Moroha, who quickly dispatched him with her Sankon Tessō attack. Tōkotsu raged at Moroha for killing his son, and bit into her shoulder. Moroha took some of her own blood and used her yōkai energy to turn it into Hijin Kessō.

Tōkotsu exploded and was set ablaze, but he was still alive. Setsuna used her Muretachi no Tsubame attack which exploded against Tōkotsu, and separated his head from his skeletal body. Towa then used her sword to banish Tōkotsu to the afterlife, destroying his remains in the process.

Kyūki reported Tōkotsu and his son's death to Kirinmaru, who didn't remember Tōkotsu until she told him he entrusted him with the red pearl. Kirinmaru praised the strength of the girls and Tōkotsu since he would have been pretty powerful to serve under him.

Physical description

Tōkotsu's full body artwork

Apparition: He is a wild boar demon with light brown fur, dark brown hair, red eyes and red marks in his arms and legs. He wears an armor and goes barefoot.

True Form: In his true form, Tōkotsu has his huge tusks and horns on his head, legs, and huge claws.

As a specter, he has a red skeleton body, with his huge tusks and teeth.

Equipment

• Red Rainbow Pearl (formerly): Tōkotsu was given the pearl by Kirinmaru until Moroha stole it.
• Red skeleton armies: While being a scepter, he was able to freely control and manipulate bones by moving them around, until they were melted by Moroha since she used her Beni to become Beniyasha.

Trivia

• Tōkotsu is based on the taowu from Chinese mythology.
• His story is similar to the Bone Demon's father's.
• He's the only member of the Shikyō to have a child.
• His seiyū also voiced Bakeneko, Birds of Paradise, Mizuchi, Rock Fiend, Yukinyudo and Prison Guard Tanuki.

Media appearances

• Episode 5 (Hanyō no Yashahime) (First appearance)
• Episode 6 (Hanyō no Yashahime) (Corpse)
• Episode 28 (Hanyō no Yashahime) (Appears in a flashback)