Elder Toguro is one of the great antagonist that appeared in YuYu Hakusho. And one of the enemies that appeared frequently but in the series.
Personality[]
Elder Toguro unlike his brother, he had a sense of honor, but later when he became a demon, he literally corrupted himself that resulted in a totally distorted legginess. Elder Toguro came to have no sense of honor, and became a cruel, sadistic psychopath who loves to torture his openers, as he did so much with Kuwabara, Akarenjya and Gourmet, he was also very insensitive seen when insulting Genkai in front of Kuwabara, who left Young Toguro upset about it. From Chapter Black, Toguro was utterly vindictive since he had been keeping up with Team Urameshi since the end of the Dark Tournament, he was also totally psychotic and aggressive when it was revealed that he controlled Gourmet's actions. Elder Toguro was also very arrogant always seen mocking and mocking the weaker than him, seen when he did with Momorenjya, Akarenjya, Aokerenjya, Kuwabara and Kurama, and because of that was his defeat in the end being locked to by Kurama's power of Sinning Tree forever.
Appearance[]
Toguro has a gray skin, medium height and long gray hair and unkempt, he also wears an all blue outfit.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Shapeshifter Combat: He could also change both the sharp as a sword, Elder Toguro could also some human tissue when he did with Kuwabara. He could also make own replicas.
- Elasticity: Toguro was also able to extend his fingers and stretch them and also make them sharp to attack.
- Regenaration: Since he was immortal, Toguro could regenerate and be immortal and could only be killed if he rechead the heart.
- Possession: For some reason, but not like Raizen, Toguro proved to possess someone like Makihara, when he ate it, then Toguro gained his powers.
- Power Absorption: When Elder Toguro took over Gourmet's body, he also absorbed the powers of others as Gourmet.
- Telepath: After taking over Gourmet's body, and gaining his abilities, he could read the minds of people later when Makihara devoured Murota.
- Immortality: Toguro was immortal and regenerate from anything, the only thing that could kill was to reach his heart.
History[]
Background[]
Fifty years ago, brothers Toguro and Genkai built a dojo together where they trained many students. And one day a demon named Kairen appeared who into the dojo and killed all his students. After the attack, Young Toguro, Elder Toguro and Genkai went to the Dark Tournament. On the way they faced Karasu and Bui and defeated them without much difficulty and made a proposal of them to go to their team that both agreed. Shortly thereafter, Young Toguro managed to complete his revenge and killed Kairen which request was accepted. Then the Toguro brothers would work for Sakyo.
Spirit Detective[]
Elder Toguro appears along with his brother working for Gonzo Tarukane. They were group leaders of demon mercenaries. Tarukane assigned them to make Yukina cry and make ice and crackle, as physical torture was usseless as Yukina got used to it, Elder Toguro then killed two birds who were visiting her in her room. And feeling unable to save herself and helpless, Yukina begins to cry, and Tarukane collects the ice stones that have been given. After they defeat Apparition Gang and its unit. Young Toguro and Elder Toguro are forced to act, Elder Toguro turns into a sword, which his brother uses at half his stregth, eventually Young Toguro lets Urameshi win on purpose. With this Koema soon see a video where it shows that Young Toguro had survived, and it is revealed that the Toguro brothers were working for Sakyo, and that Sakyo give Young Toguro orders for him to kill Tarukane, which he then kills Tarukane making his head fly to out of body.
Dark Tournament[]
Elder Toguro makes some minor appearances during the tournament, although he never spoke. He was first seen fighting the Gorenja team in the semifinals, and Toguro teases them that it is very easy to deal with this class and compliments them by saying that they will be a miracle if they beat him. With his Momorenjya, Aorenjya and Akarenjya, they are upon him multiplying. However Toguro attacks all three and Momorenjya dies, leaving only Aorenjya and Akarenjya, Toguro then decides that he will save only one. But when Aokenjya begins to beg for his life, Toguro kills him only to find him a coward. With that Akarenjya tells Toguro if he didn't kill him, one day he would take revenge. Toguro then tells Akarenjya a story that Karasu and Bui did the same thing he and Aokenjya did, but then Toguro soon ends by saying that he has a habit of breaking promises and kills Akarenjya while laughing at his death in a sinister way.
Arriving in the final round of the Dark Tournament, Elder Toguro faces Kuwabara, he had the advantage against him from the start. Even he even fooled the Kuwabara, and even nearly killed him a few times, he later offended Genkai using his power to take on the form of Genkai where he mocked her and his death, angry Kuwabara with him, and even nearly killed him a few times, he later offended Genkai using his power to take on the form of Genkai where he mocked her and his death, angry Kuwabara with him, and attacked him unprepared with his Sword of Trials and attacks him by defeating Toguro. After Toguro is shown to have survived Kuwabara's attack, he tries to convince his brother to use him as a weapon, but Young Toguro furious that his brother offended Genkai, who kicked him out of the tournament.
Chapter Black[]
At the beginning of the series, Toguro is seen in the rubble after the Dark Tournament Stadium was destroyed after his younger brother Yusuke Urameshi's fight. After Shinobu Sensui is seen walking towards him, apparently Toguro joins Sensui to take revenge on Yusuke's gang, but as his body is destroyed, he is forced to recover in an aquarium. After intending to destroy humans, Sensui gathered some humans with supernatural powers to help him in his plan, being one of then Gourmet. Then when Kaname Hagiri takes Gourmet to devour Toguro on Sensui's orders. He does so and Toguro soon manages to dominate Gourmet territory, and to torture him psycholagically out of revenge for eating him alive, after which Toguro began to control his thoughts.
After that, Toguro in Makihara's body captures Kuwabara along with Tsukirito Amanuma. They then take him to the cave along with Sensui who was fighting Yusuke in the crowd, who meanwhile Hagiri decided to attack Yusuke to allow Sensui time to lead Kuwabara to the cave. After Hiei defeats Hagiri with just one blow. They decide to go to the cave. And in the beginning they are forced to play with Amanuma, and in the final strecht Kurama is forced to kill him cruelly. Shocked Kurama will soon follow. Meanwhile Toguro still appears on Makihara's body on the boat with Kuwabara as Yusuke's crew arrives, the monsters want more than ever to devour him, but are prevented by Sensui who stop them with a ball of energy. Soon after, Sensui offers that they fight Gourmet, and Kurama accepts. Gourmet plays mental games with him, telling him if he felt Amanuma's death. Just after the clock hand marks the time, Kurama then pulls out his whip and kills Makihara in seconds.
After some time, it is revealed through Kurama that Toguro was inside Makihara controlling his mind, which shocked everyone but Sensui. Before the fight begins, Toguro said that he always wanted to take revenge on the Urameshi team for his defeat in the Dark Tournament and that he always sent telepathic waves to people who were very evil at heart and that one of them was Sensui, and that he became a member of Sensui's turn, after that Sensui, and that he became a member of Sensui's turn, after that Toguro comments on how easy it was to dominate Makihara's body, and whenever he could he would come into his body and torment him. Kurama then cuts Toguro, who Toguro mocks Kurama, who Kurama then uses his smoke screen and sets a trap for Toguro, when finally Toguro thought he had caught Kurama, he was trapped in infinite hallucination thanks to Sinning Tree a supernatural ability that Kurama used to trap Toguro forever.
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Trivia[]
- Elder Toguro along with Young Toguro, Hiei and Sakyo, are the only villains of YuYu Hakusho to appear more than a season.