Tōtōsai

named Mō-Mō (猛々). Tōtōsai spends most of his time at his forge, located within a volcano, where he works to create and repair his customer's swords.

Tōtōsai, whose name translates to "Sword Ceremony-Preparer", is the old man who created both Tetsusaiga and Tenseiga, the swords which belong to InuYasha and Sesshomaru, respectively. He was a friend of InuYasha's and Sesshomaru's father (Inu no Taishou), who entrusted Tōtōsai with helping his two sons master their respective swords. He knows very well the techniques that the swords are capable of and he is somewhat disappointed it takes InuYasha so long to realize and control the Tetsusaiga, while amazed how Sesshomaru masters both them on a single attempt. He is often absent-minded and will abruptly forget what is happening, much to InuYasha's rage and annoyance. He occasionally argues with InuYasha on how he uses the sword, and scolds him for his misuse of it and for throwing it away at times in battle. When he first meets InuYasha, he battles him to test if he should be the one wielding the sword.

Tōtōsai, much like Myōga, comes off as a cowardly old man; however, this may be because he simply wants to avoid a needless fight. This is shown in a specific manga issue where Sesshomaru and InuYasha are battling. In order to save InuYasha, Tōtōsai distracts Sesshomaru by breathing fire at him, right after telling Kagome and the others to get InuYasha to safety (though he manages to escape unscathed as well). He also assists the group many other times, telling them useful information and repairing the Tetsusaiga and Sango's Hiraikotsu when they break; he can also be seen fixing Miroku's holy staff during the credits of the second movie. However, his loyalty lies more with his swords than with the group itself. During one occasion, he strengthens Sesshomaru's Tenseiga and makes it into a usable (and very powerful) weapon.

His age is currently unknown, although he is estimated to be over 1000 years old since he was around even before InuYasha and Sesshomaru were born, which makes him a very old man. It is very possible that he is, in fact, a fire demon because of his ability to create fire and his notable long life, not to mention the fact that he chooses to live in a volcano even though he doesn't use it in his weapon making due to his fire abilities. Jaken once calls him a "devious badger," though it could have been meant as a comment on his personality and less to his demon-heritage.

Abilities

* Pyrokinesis--Tōtōsai is a pyrokinetic and has a rather long hammer which he uses, along with his pyrokinesis, to make swords or repair them.

Voice actor

*Japanese seiyū: Jōji Yanami
*English voice actor: Richard Newman
*Latin-American voice actor: Paco Mauri (who also voices Hakushin)