Domon
Ishijima
The brawns of the
Hokage team, Ishijima Domon is also a 16-year old first year high school
student like Recca. The name Domon means Rock Door while Ishijima stands
for stone bird (my, is he hard or what?). Domon's birthday is on May 5
and his blood type O. Domon represents the elemental power of earth.
Domon was formerly
Recca's enemy. Recca had told Domon if the latter could beat him, he'd
be Domon's personal ninja. But since Domon couldn't do it, they became
best buddies instead (remember Yusuke and Kuwabara?). Recca calls Domon
affectionately "Franks," short for Frankenstein...rather obvious ne? Another
"nickname" he christened this behemoth is..."pig-nose." Most would liken
him to Kuwabara of YYH fame. Biggest in body mass, but not the brightest
of the group. Domon is also the most underrated of the Hokage ninjas. He
is constantly being taunted as the weakest member of the team, and he is
under constant pressure to prove that he isn't. He serves as the comical
relief of the series though he develops into a more mature individual in
the manga.
Physical strength
is Domon's biggest asset. He became even stronger when Kage Houshi granted
him the madugou of Saturn's ring/Dosei in the form of a nose ring. It multiplies
a person's strength many times and an already strong punch can turn into
a more powerful one. If I'm not mistaken, he first used this during the
battle against Sekioh in Kurei's mansion. A second madougu he has obtained
is the kuchibashi which he got from one of the Three Fools/Three Brothers.
It is in the form of an iron claw with a chain. Domon uses the kuchibashi
for grasping and anchoring things. He rarely uses this though and prefers
to utilizing his brute strength. He once used this to save Fuuko from falling
into the cliff during her match with Mikoto. A third madougu is the tetsugan,
a small madougu in the form of a marble. Swallowing it will make the owner
have a body made of solid steel. Domon used this to beat the hell out of
Noroi in the final round of the Urabutousatsoujin.
The opponents Domon
has faced include Sekioh (Uruha Jyusshinsuu), Minamiyo (Team Kuu), Ahki
(Uruha Oto), Magensha (Uruha Ma), and Noroi/Bakuju (Uruha Kuranei). Domon
won against Sekioh, Magensha and Noroi. His match against Minamiyo was
declared a draw while his battle with Ahki resulted into a no-contest because
he interfered in the match of Recca-Tokiya vs Neon-Miki.
Domon has got to
be the biggest Fuuko fan ever ^_^. He's had this hopeless infatuation over
her since day 1! When Yanagi came into the picture, Domon became closer
to Fuuko than to Recca. They even trained together in the mountains for
a whole month using their newly-acquired madougu (courtesy of the Three
Idiots). Domon is crazy about the Hokage maiden (And who wouldn't? She's
everything a man would be wanting!) and is willing to give life and limb
for her. He shows his affection for her directly and indirectly. He asks
her out on dates and tries to protect and save her from harm. Now whether
he and Fuuko are going to end up a pair is beyond me. Let's wait and see
in the manga (though all you know I'm not pro-Domon/Fuuko *_*). If you
want to see more of my take on the Domon-Fuuko relationship, click
here. Or you could go to Fuuko's shrine.
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