Character Profile: Shukaku
Fields |
USA Info |
Japanese Info |
Image |
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Name |
Shukaku | Shukaku |  |
Alias |
One Tails | One Tails | |
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Demon Racoon | ||
Race |
Demon | Demon | |
Gender |
Male(probably) | Male(probably) | |
Age |
Immortal | Immortal | |
Hair |
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Eyes |
Tan | Tan | |
Height |
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Weight |
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Status |
Sealed in Gaara | Sealed in Gaara | |
Quote |
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Voice |
Kirk Thornton | ||
Debut |
Invasion during exams | Invasion during exams | |
Anime |
Naruto | Naruto |
Character Description: Shukaku
The One-Tailed Shukaku is a giant sand tanuki (racoon dog) who cares for nothing more than to satisfy his bloodlust. Said to have been the rage-full spirit of a priest sealed in a kettle, Shukaku was sealed into the body of Gaara, his father hoping to use Shukaku's power for the Villiage Hidden in Sand. Though Shukaku provides Gaara protection and power over sand, the monster drove Gaara into becoming a sleep-deprived sadist, as if Gaara sleeps, the Shukaku takes total control of his body while shattering Gaara's mind even further.
Naruto and Gamabunta are forced to fight the fiend during the Invasion of Konaha using the sand-based replica Gaara created in the Bijuu's image as a vessel before Naruto manages to wake Gaara up to stop Shukaku and convince his host to stop killing.
Eventually, the Akatsuki came to the Village Hidden in the Sand to abduct Gaara, and succeed in removing Shukaku from Gaara's body, sealing the Bijuu into a statue.
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Character Description: Shukaku
Shukaku is a giant sand tanuki (which is a dog-raccoon type creature common in Japan) who has been sealed into a boy when the boy was born. This boy is Gaara of the Sand. His other container was a high priest. If you contain Shukaku, you cannot sleep or it will take over.
Some of the time it will awaken and take over on its own. It usually starts to awaken when there's blood near you. It is one of the nine bijuu "# of tails demons", just like Kyuubi.
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Flag[admin]#8 - Posted by Spirit and Luna on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 at 11:13am:
**SPIRIT** No, he calls the sand in his gourd mother because it has his mothers blood in it... or something like that...
Flag[admin]#7 - Posted by MLAAH! on Sunday, September 27th, 2009 at 3:45am:
it sez 'male (probbly)... but duznt gaara call it 'mother' at sum point? i dont remember... X l
Flag[admin]#6 - Posted by Spirit and Luna on Saturday, September 19th, 2009 at 12:35pm:
**SPIRIT** Nice going sarah. thats rather nice.
**LUNA** We can hug shukaku without getting killed, see?
**SPIRIT AND LUNA** *hugs shukaku and runs*
**SPIRIT** see? XD
Flag[admin]#5 - Posted by Sarah on Sunday, September 6th, 2009 at 10:24am:
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE TANUKIS!! *hugs Shukaku and is killed rather gorily*
Flag[admin]#4 - Posted by Spirit and Luna on Saturday, September 5th, 2009 at 3:31pm:
**SPIRIT** Shukaku? Cute? HA! Thats prolly one of the funniest things I've ever heard!
**LUNA** I thought the funniest thing youd ever heard was joystick?
**SPIRIT** XD *dies of laughter*
**LUNA** Oops, i killed her... *evil grin*
Flag[admin]#3 - Posted by JessiWolf on Friday, July 3rd, 2009 at 3:54pm:
I love Shukaku. He's cute... in his own ways...
Flag[admin]#2 - Posted by Saburo on Friday, June 12th, 2009 at 3:27pm:
Raccoon dogs in most legends are said to have transformation abilites all their own. Naruto has a way with words, when he had stated Gaara to have "raccoon eyes" in the manga. Naruto probably didn't know, at the time, how right he was about that statement. Humorous.
Flag[admin]#1 - Posted by Masina on Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at 2:21pm:
Wow, raccoon dog. Fascinating!