Miroku

Miroku is a monk who is travelling with the protagonists on their quest to defeat Naraku, find Shards of the Shikon Jewel and the Raibow Pearls.

Appearance
Miroku has black hair with thick bangs tied in a small ponytail on the back of his neck, dark blue eyes and wears golden earrings.

He is called handsome by some people (usually women).

He is of average height, though slightly shorter than Inuyasha.

The robes of most wandering monks are actually quite poor and ragged - often stitched together out of whatever pieces of cloth a person might give them on their travels.

Miroku's robes are quite extravagant and expensive compared to those of most itinerant monks.

However, this is consistent with his tendency to loot the wealth of greedy merchants whose homes he rids of yōkai and ghosts.

Personality
If he failed to defeat Naraku, his life would be cut short by the Wind Tunnel curse set upon by Naraku in his right hand.

The threat of dying on his head, he forged under heaven's command in the face of his cruel destiny which was later reverted due to Naraku's death.

He has a strong spirit that allows him to conduct himself in an easygoing manner, not showing his weaknesses and hiding his true feelings.

As his body is in the service of Buddha, his soul is well-balanced.

Miroku is very brave, willing to sacrifice his own well-being in order to protect the lives of innocents and those he cares for, as seen when he willingly sucked up many yōkai and saimyōshō to allow Inuyasha to go rescue Kagome and Sango, even though he knew he would be badly poisoned by the saimyōshō.

That being said, running away from someone he feels he's no match against is not something he's shameful about if he feels it's the most reasonable option (Unlike that of Inuyasha, whose pride and stubbornness often causes him to still fight even if the odds are against him).

However, when it comes to protecting his friends and loved ones, he will risk his life without a second thought.

Repeating such acts (which he had done many times over to almost all of his companions, especially to Sango) caused Miroku's life to be threatened even more so than usual.

But he is not just being reckless, he's demonstrating his bravery and sense of justice.

Basically, he is kind and friendly, but he does not have a lot of patience and can be somewhat short-tempered if others think ill of him.

He sometimes shows a completely different facial expression than his usual calm one.

When he meets someone who is adverse in his advice or questions, he becomes a bad monk, verbally criticizing and becoming violent without hesitation.

He'll punish anyone with his foul language, even if it's the first time he's met the person.

Miroku's temper has been shown to arise, towards Inuyasha, especially Hachiemon, and on one occasion, he even violently beat up Jaken (An event that left Jaken being terrified of the monk).

Powers & Abilities

 * Great Spiriutal Power: Miroku has received great spiritual power from his monk ancestry. His grandfather's spiritual power was potent enough to incur Naraku's fear and because of this, Naraku cursed his paternal line with the Wind Tunnel; with Naraku's demise this curse has since been broken. Miroku is trained in the spiritual arts, and proficient in the use of his spiritual power to exterminate malevolent demons and spirits. He has become accustomed to fighting demons and can normally eliminate the average demon with little difficulty.
 * Barriers: Miroku can concentrate his spiritual power into spirit shields or barriers. His barriers allow him to avoid his enemies and mask his scent from demons, making demons unable to detect Miroku. However, his barriers cannot avoid physical assaults and are not as strong as Naraku's or Kikyo's. If the formation collapses or his concentration is broken, then Miroku's barrier dissolves.
 * Purification Abilities: Miroku can sweep away troublesome demons using his spiritual powers as a monk. While he cannot repel demons by purification alone, this can serve as a charm and maintain his sutra's power.
 * Spiritual Awareness: Miroku can perceive the auras surrounding the divine or demonic. He can also see a person's time of death in advance.
 * Above-Average Physical Condition: Due to his monk training, Miroku's body and mind have been refined to the peak of human condition. He has displayed impressive speed, stamina, and endurance because of his dedication to his monk ancestry, even at a young age.
 * Above-Average Speed: Miroku's natural ability to move is so extraordinary that he seems almost inhuman. He can even move at speeds that rival that of demons such as Inuyasha.
 * Above-Average Stamina: Miroku seemingly possess great stamina, as he often kept up with Inuyasha's normal running speed without losing breath for extended periods of time.
 * Above-Average Endurance: Miroku can endure more physical stress than the average person. He has tolerated large amounts of poison being administered from either Naraku himself or other poisonous yōkai; most ordinary humans would otherwise be incapacitated or outright killed from such exposer. He even took little time to rest after being cured of the Saimyosho's poison when first used by Sesshōmaru, and quickly returned to the ongoing battle. He was also able to keep up with Inuyasha and Kōga on foot.
 * Expert Staff Specialist: Miroku has shown impressive use of his Shakujō staff as a weapon, using it to even fend off Inuyasha wielding the Tetsusaiga during their first fight. Miroku is also seen using it as a blunt weapon, as seen when he managed to take out a few undead warriors resurrected by Sō’unga.
 * Expert Manipulator: Perhaps the most astounding skill Miroku has is that he is a skilled con artist and orator. Several times throughout the journey for the Shikon Jewel shards, Miroku has often used his status as a monk to sway the hearts of the human populace to gain benefits for both him and his friends. He does so by often lying that the richest dwelling in the vicinity has a yōkai for him to exorcise. He does this so often that his own friends were astonished that he spoke the truth when there really was a yōkai in the house that he exorcised.

Weapons

 * Staff
 * Wind Tunnel (Formerly)

Family

 * Unnamed Grandfather (Deceased)
 * Unnamed Father (Deceased)
 * Sango (Wife)
 * Three Children

Voice Actor
Kirby Morrow.