Sango is a youkai slayer ("youkai taijiya") from a village of professional yōkai slayers. As the only member of Inuyasha's group without supernatural powers, she relies on the Hiraikotsu, a massive boomerang crafted from yōkai bones, along with a wide array of tools and tricks for fighting yōkai. Sango is also a victim of Naraku's malicious schemes; her family was killed and her entire village destroyed by Naraku's yōkai so that he could blame Inuyasha and manipulate Sango into attempting to kill him. When that ploy failed, Naraku used a shard of the Shikon Jewel to revive and control her younger brother, Kohaku, forcing him to fight Inuyasha and his companions, and using him as a means to manipulate Sango. She seeks vengeance against Naraku, but her primary goal is to rescue Kohaku from Naraku's influence and somehow save his life, although it remains uncertain whether she will succeed, as Kohaku's life is tied to the jewel shard. She has obvious feelings for Miroku, although she is offended by his constant groping and lechery. ("Sango" means "coral")
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