Izanagi

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Izanagi
Name
Kanji	伊弉諾イザナギ
Romaji	Izanagi
Aliases	Creator God
Personal Description
Species	Semi-Primordial God
Age	Eons
Gender	Male
Pantheon	Japanese Pantheon
Origin	Chaos of the beginning
Status
Status	Alive
Affiliation	Primordial Gods (Formerly) Gods Amaterasu Okami Tsukuyomi no Mikoto Susano'o no Mikoto
Relatives	Amaterasu Okami (Daughter, 1st child) Tsukuyomi no Mikoto (Son, 2nd child) Susano'o no Mikoto † (Son, 3rd child)
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 90

Izanagi is a god in the Japanese Pantheon, one of his known exploits is that he ordered his children, the "Three Precious Children" (三貴神, Sankishin) to rule over the world. He is venerated as the God of Creation in the Japanese Pantheon, he is also the former leader and Supreme God of the Japanese Pantheon.

Appearance

Izanagi is dressed in a traditional robe with large billowing sleeves that give a grand appearance. His robe has multiple layers, with a inner, more fitted layer and an outer robe that drapes loosely over his shoulders. His lower garment is long and tied at the waist, flowing down to cover his legs completely. He wears an ornate necklace with hanging charms, creating a delicate chain over his chest. At the center of the necklace is a pendant. His hair is styled into two large and rounded loops on either side of his head. He has bangs that fall slightly off-center and fall over his forehead in thick angled strands.

Personality

When he was introduced as having instructed his children to rule over certain domains before seemingly disappearing, it can be assumed that he doesn't seem very responsible as he had his children take care of his duties for him. However, none of them seem to mind this and upon watching Susano'o's fight in the tenth round of Ragnarok, he and his children appear to be on amiable terms.

Also, for a supreme god, he seems to be very unusual as he willingly gave up his title and position to his daughter to lead the Japanese Pantheon and even display intrigue regarding his son's fight instead of trying to fight himself.

Izanagi was shocked and saddened when Susano'o was defeated and killed by Soji Okita. Nonetheless, Izanagi he chooses not to hate Humanity for killing his son, but rather ends up respecting them and Soji for giving meaning to his son's existence, and to honor him he saves Soji from death and bows before to him and the other members of the Shinsengumi, leaving all the other Gods astonished at the sight of a Supreme God bowing before Humans.

Plot

The Original Ragnarok

Izanagi, alongside the other 77 Primordial Gods, chose to fight against Yggdrasil, which consisted of Odin, Satan, Chaos, and Ymir, as well as seven other Primordial Gods. This conflict began when the 11 Primordial Gods decided to kill the other lower gods, deeming them "unnecessary". Their actions sparked a war among the Primordial Gods that would later become known as the Twilight of the Primordial Gods: Ragnarok.

Izanagi survived the onslaught with a handful of his allies, however, realizing they have no chance against Yggdrasil and the 7 others, Izanagi and the survivors decided to seal them using the forbidden technique: Glepnir - Weave Of Sealed Gods, which was partially successful. While they managed to get rid of the 11 Primordials, the members of Yggdrasil managed to sneak their weapons (which contails their souls) in time and hide in differents parts of the world, hoping to get revived one day.

Izanagi survived the strain of said technique, leaving him a scar on his right palm.

Relinquishing his position

At an unknown point in time (eons ago) he fathered Amaterasu Okami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano'o no Mikoto. He gave his position of supreme god to his oldest daughter and instructing her to govern Takamagahara, the heavens while instructing Tsukuyomi and Susano'o to govern Aounabara No Shionoyaoe, the ocean and Ashihara No Nakatsukuni, the lands respectively.

Ragnarok

Gods's Council

Izanagi was present in the current Council of Gods, where the fate of humanity was decided. He witnessed Brunhilde's proposal of Ragnarok.

Tenth Round

Izanagi, together with Amaterasu Okami and Tsukuyomi no Mikoto, watched the battle between Susano'o and Soji Okita in the tenth round of Ragnarok, cheering his youngest son on. He was stunned when Soji injured Susano'o and destroyed his Divine Weapon at the same time. He later witnessed the death of Susano'o at the hands of Soji. Initally saddened, he mourned the death of his youngest son. Upon seeing Soji on the brink of death, he willingly healed him to the point where his life isnt in danger with Onogoro as a way of honouring Soji for allowing Susanoo to attain the peak of swordsmanship, thanking them as well.

Abilities

Overall Abilities: As both a god and the former leader and Supreme god of the Japanese Pantheon, it can be assumed that Izanagi is one of the most powerful gods of Valhalla and on par with Zeus, Shiva, Hades and Odin.

Physical Abilities

Godly Durability: Izanagi, as a god, is immensely durable. He is able to withstand the immense vacuum of the Gleipnir, which is so powerful that even time is compressed in it, and has managed to get away with only a wound to his right hand (which was the closest to the vacuum itself), despite that the most of his fellow Primordial Gods were gravely injured or straight away killed by it.

Godly Endurance & Stamina: Izanagi has great endurance, being able to uphold such an immensely powerful technique as the Gleipnir along with the other Primordial Gods, or to keep fighting against the Yggdrasil's constant onslaught without showing any visible signs of fatigue. Izanagi has high pain tolerance as well, as he didn't even flich and remained seemingly calm when his body started to disintegrate under the pressure of the Gleipnir's vacuum.

Supernatural Abilities

Divine Physiology: As a god, Izanagi possesses physical abilities far greater than any ordinary Human. His body cannot be harmed by mortal weapons. However, he can still be harmed by unarmed attacks from individuals with superhuman strength and Divine Weapons.

Semi-Immortality: As a god, Izanagi has a limitless lifespan and will not die of old age.

Fabricakinesis: As a god, Izanagi possesses the power of creation which allowed him to give life to his 3 children Amaterasu Okami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano'o no Mikoto.

Healing: Izanagi is able to heal a human by chanting a spell. This technique is powerful enough to bring Soji Okita who is about to die to a point where his life is not in danger.

Techniques

Gleipnir (Weave of Sealed Gods) (封神織グレイプニル, Gureipuniru): A forbidden technique used by Izanagi and the other primoridal gods to seal the Yggdrasil. It opens a large rift where time is seemingly compressed. It creates a vacuum strong enough to suck in powerful primordials like Odin and cause the movements of Ymir to slow down. However, this technique caused many of the primoridial gods casting it to suffer severe wounds or die. The seal is strong enough to withstand the power of the Four Treasures of Calamity as stated by Nostradamus.

Onogoro (Self Condensing) (淤能碁呂オノゴロ, Onogoro): A healing technique used by Izanagi. Izanagi initiates it by extending his scarred right hand forward, then a circle of energy surrounds the target of the technique. Izanagi chants "Churn, churn, the water below, and thus arise our land and heavens. Arise, Onogoro! (こをろこをろ おしてるや なにはのさきよ, いでたちて わがくにみれば あまつちの. いでよ, おのごろ!, Kōrokōro oshiteruya naniwa no sakiyo, idetachite wagaku ni mireba amatsuchino. Ideyo, Onogoro!)". In response to this, the energy circle shines with blinding light and envelops it's target, healing them, then it disperses. The Onogoro is powerful enough to bring back someone from the brink of the death to a point where their life isn't endangered anymore, though, they may still need further medical care depending on their status. It was able to stabilize Soji's condition, despite that he had dire internal wounds from Susano'o's Musoken, the bones of his left arm and leg were literally cut in half, and he was already in mortal danger since the use of the Demon Child: Release put an intense strain on his body.