Shippo
Name Information:
Sometimes translated as Shippou, his name means "seven treasures".
Character Description:
Shippo is a shape-shifting kitsune youkai (fox demon). He is only a young boy, and even though he is a full demon, his powers are very limited. They mainly involve illusions.
He has the power to transform into a floating pink balloon, leave a trail of Naki Kinoko (weeping mushrooms), and he can also change his appearance, but not perfectly. Once he transforms into Kagome to tease Inuyasha, but his tail is still visible! He is also able to perform the Tsubushi Goma (spinning top attack), and Kitsune Bi (fox fire).
Shippo is first seen trying to gather the shards of the Shikon Jewel to gain enough strength to avenge his fathers death at the hands of the Thunder Brothers. He joins up with Inuyasha and the others in their quest.
During their adventures, Shippo gets scared easily, but he still tries hard to help out when he can. Sometimes he is an unexpected savior of the group.
Once, while travelling through a village, he meets a girl called Satsuki who is looking for her own two-tailed cat that looks very much like Kirara. Shippo instantly falls for her, but he has leave her village soon after to continue their journey.
