

When Inuyasha used a Shikon Jewel Shard he became a full demon and was
dangerous to all of those who were close to him (probably because of the
hatred and anger of his corrupted shard) but Kagome stopped him.

Also Inuyasha has become a full demon in the past even without the help of a
Shikon Jewel Shard.

My question is: If Koga (or anyone else who is a full demon) can control his
emotions and his temper, even when regularly using the Shikon Jewel Shards,
why can't Inuyasha do the same?


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Why is Koga so different from Inuyasha?


I believe it's mainly because it's those hatred and anger feelings which drive
him into his full demon state in the first place.

This theme of transformation over anger is visible in many animes: Naruto,
Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, etc.

The reason is because he's already angry/hateful, and the extra "evilness" the
transformation gives him make him lose control entirely.


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From what I understand (and it has been a while since I watched but its a fav
of mine) no one other that Kagome or Kikyo are the only ones who can safely
handle the shikon no tama without befoming corrupted. Kaede explains to Kagome
early on in the first season that the Jewel will corrupt even men who mean
only to use its power for good, not just demons; that only in Kaygome's
position are the shards safe.

um Inuysha is half human and his father was one of the most powerful demons.
Koga is just a wolf demon, I assume inuysha is much more powerful because of
his father.


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A major difference between Inuyasha and several others when it comes to the
jewel shard's effects is that Inuyasha is heavily influenced by his human
side, having been raised by his mother until her death and without a full
blooded relative around to teach him control of his demon side. I've noticed
that half demons in the show can lean towards either being more like their
human side or demon side. Jinenji and Inuyasha would lead towards their human
sides with their love for their human mothers whom raised them.

Naraku on the other hand chose his demon side through and through which is
only displayed so surely whenever we see him try to suppress or throw away
Onigumo's human feelings for Kikyo. As such, his becoming full demon in power
has little effect on his mind because he's already using that side's state of
mind to begin with.

Because Inuyasha's demon blood was never trained properly and said blood is so
potent to begin with, his more baser instincts are what come out when it over
powers his human side. (This potency and his expected death is actually why
Inuyasha's father had Tetsaiga passed on to Inuyasha because he knew the
results that would come if his demon blood overpowered his human blood in life
or death situations) Demons are much more blood thirsty than humans,
paticularly those lower class and weaker demons who have not developed a
higher order of thinking which is why they are often referred to a little more
than "savage beasts". Sesshomaru has had centuries training and controlling
and evolving those instincts and power with the supposed assistance and
overview of both parents.

Koga too is very in tune with his wolf-ish animal instincts before he even
gains his shards, and everyone else who does not seem to have major effects
mentally seem to already know their place in the world and do not have
questions on where they stand like Inuyasha who is constantly torn from his
years of shunning in both races to wanting the jewel at all just so he can fit
in to one category.

Now Kagome and the crew have thrown him for a huge loop with their ease in
accepting every part of who he is now, which completely throws off everything
he's learned about his kind in the eyes of just about everyone else in Feudal
Japan. (And that's about 150 years of being rejected by everyone but his mom
and Kikyo)


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