Character: Miroku

Name: Miroku

Race: ningen ( human )

Origins: Mushin's Temple

Relatives:

Father - unknown ( deceased )

Guardian - Mushin

Age: 18 ( beginning of anime )

Occupation: houshi ( Buddhist monk )

Abilities: taima ( Demon Expulsion )

Weaknesses: Wind tunnel ( sucks up everthing, eventualy Miroku too if Naraku isn't killed), Naraku's Saimyoushou ( Hell's Insects ), beautiful women.

Love interests: Sango

Retainer: Hachiemon

Enemies: Naraku and his minions ( for his family's revenge and friends ), and other powerful youkais ( that try and hurt his friends, especially Sango and innocent people )

Weapons: Wind Tunnel, Staff, Spell Scrolls

Attacks/ Skills/:

Kazaana ( Wind Tunnel )- Acts as a mini-black hole that can suck anything in. Miroku's grandfather was cursed by Naraku with the Hole in his right hand, and it has passed on to his father and now him. If Naraku is not destroyed in time, Miroku will be drawn in sharing the fate of his father and grandfather. One advantage of this curse is that it gives Miroku a deadly weapon which puts him on level ground with hordes of demons. There are a few weaknesses of this attack, such as Naraku's hell wasps called the Saimyoushou, which will kill Miroku with their poison if an excess number of them are drawn in, and anything that may expand the hole (a knife, etc.) and cause the curse to spread faster. The Saimyoushou have been near to killing him several times as Miroku seems determined to rather die of the poison than let his friends be harmed.

Superspeed: In short bursts, Miroku can run swiftly enough to keep pace with Inuyasha; even if carrying extra weight (i.e., another person) on his back. Whether this speed is granted by spell or by inate ability is unclear.

fuda ( Spell Scrolls ): Can be used to paralyze youkai and create barriers. Most are thrown and then bind to the youkai.

Invisibility: Miroku can mask objects (both living and inanimate) from the eyes of evildoers, by going into a state of intense meditation.

kekkai ( Force Field/ barrier ): With the assistance of his staff, Miroku can create and temporarily sustain small protective force fields of reasonable strength.

Staff: Miroku's staff, known as a Shakujo, is a wooden staff with a circular golden charm on the top. The charm is a circle with a pattern through the center of spheres and double crescents. On each side of the circle, there are three thin gold rings. Even though his Wind Tunnel and holy abilities are very powerful, Miroku is shown to be a formidable opponent when using the staff.

Personality: Miroku seems superfluous and flaky, but he constantly worries about the curse in his hand, and feels that time is running out. He has a good sense of humor, cares for the others in the Yasha gang, and makes great sacrifices if he feels it will help them. And he is a flattery, lecherous monk, ofthen / always gets slapped for it.