Kaguya (Inuyasha)

Kaguya (神久夜, かぐや, "Goddess of Eternal Night") is the main antagonist of the second Inuyasha movie, The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass. Her character is known from the popular Japanese classic ''The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. In the Inuyasha'' adaptation, Kaguya is a yokai who absorbed the powers of a celestial being, thus gaining her powers. Her Celestial Robe, which gave her her power, was stolen from her, and so she began killing nearby villagers out of vengeance. This attracted the attention of Miyatsu, Miroku's grandfather, but because of his feelings for attractive women, he did not kill her with his Wind Tunnel; instead, he sealed her within the Mirror of Life and placed it in the Forest of Illusion. Sometime before her incarceration, Kaguya encountered and made enemies with Naraku, and apparently feared his power.

50 years after she was sealed, she was discovered by Kagura and Kanna. Sensing Naraku's apparent death, she decided that now was the time to act on her ultimate goal: to stop the flow of time and extinguish all life. Kaguya sensed Kagura's insatiable desire for freedom, telling her that even though Naraku appeared to be dead, she was not yet free, and promised her true freedom if she helped to free her from her imprisoment. Kagura agreed, and with Kanna's assistance, obtained the items required to free Kaguya. One of these items happened to be Inuyasha's Robe of the Fire Rat, thus sending Kaguya on a collision course with Inuyasha and his allies. When Kagura retrieves all five items, she demands the meaning of the "true freedom" she was promised, but Kaguya revealed that she had one task left to complete: to return her Celestial Robe.

The Celestial Robe was in the possession of Akitoki Hojo, who was traveling with Inuyasha's group at the time. When Kaguya confronted Inuyasha's group, they claimed not to know of the existence of the robe, but Kaguya did not fall for the ruse and sensed it was in their possession. After effortlessly defeating Inuyasha, she kidnaps Kagome, finding her spiritual powers useful. She sensed Inuyasha's wish to become a full-fledged demon, and promised him this if he became her servant, which he refused. Before leaving, Kaguya bid Inuyasha to go to her Dream Castle if he still wished to rescue Kagome.