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Canon: Yu Yu Hakusho
Character: Kuwabara Kazuma
Timeline: End Series
Personality:

From first impression, he's usually seen as an aggressive, underachiever who gets in to fights often.

Kuwabara was the kind of guy that liked to handle his problem with his fists. He was a hot headed middle school student, who was seen starting fights with Yusuke Urameshi. Kuwabara wasn't an ideal student. He often got bad grades and struggled to pass his classes. Kuwabara is a rash idiot who doesn't think before he acts. If he he wanted to punch somebody's face in then he would do it. He often never thought about the consequences. He usually dived head first into any situation recklessly. Even so, Kuwabara persevered through all of it with a strong heart and mind. He's got a short fuse, and he was easily set off by insults, or any form of prudish behaviour against him. With that aside, he was also a generous and kind teenager. Besides being a delinquent looking young man, he actually is a huge soft hearted idiot. He's rather protective of family and friends. Kuwabara would go through whatever necessary pain, broken bones and bloody sweat in order to protect what was important to him. His loyalties knew no bounds. He is the type of guy who will gladly sacrifice himself to defend all that justice. (He would go as far as faking his death to help out a friend, for example, helping Yusuke unleash his powers through his supposed death.)

Even though he is a brash character, Kuwabara runs on his emotions. There is no doubt that whatever he does, he always manages to survive because of his strong will to continue on. His strong will and his spirit to keep fighting, even if it should be impossible, he tries to make it possible. It is because of this that Kuwabara is a tough opponent to take down. Risho had a hard time trying to win against Kuwabara when wanted to impress Yukina, a demon that he had fallen in love with. Kuwabara was then charged with the ‘Power of Love,’ and ended up being able to summon his spirit sword, and sent Risho flying. Kuwabara secured a win all for the sake of his love.

Kuwabara loves his world and he will do what he can to protect it. In the Yu Yu Hakusho series, there are three worlds that were mentioned. They are the: Ningenkai, the Human World, Reikai, the Spirit World, and Makai, the Demon World. These worlds co-existed with one another, but in human world, humans are not aware of the existence of Demon World or Spirit World. The only way someone would be aware of these worlds would be those who have a spiritual sensitivity or a level of spiritual awareness that allows them to see demons. Sometimes in Reikai there would be missions sent out to Yusuke and Kuwabara would do what he could to help Yusuke protect the human world from invading demons, or people who wanted to destroy it. Kuwabara lived by his righteousness and often saw things differently from his friends. Kuwabara lived by codes and morals, such as not fighting girls and protecting the weak. He didn't care if they were his enemy, or if they were demons. Kuwabara refused to fight girls, and refused to hurt them in any way or form. He wanted to be the ideal gentleman, so that meant treating girls delicately. Yusuke and many of his friends did not approve of his ways, but Kuwabara was too stubborn to be stopped. No matter what anyone had to say, he refused to hurt girls. He often scolded Yusuke for doing perverted things and treating girls too roughly.

Kuwabara also valued his comradeship with Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei. They had been through a lot together as a team, and no matter what, he would have their back. He wouldn’t abandon them, and would sacrifice himself for their safety. Kuwabara is aware that he is not the strongest member of Team Urameshi, but he still strives to be strong for the sake of his friends. No matter what anyone has to say, Kuwabara won't have it. He will do his best to show that he is an acceptable member of Team Urameshi and he's proved it throughout the series many times. Even when they departed during the Demon Kings Arc, Kuwabara definitely did not abandon his resolve. He strives to be stronger, but also balances out studies for his sister. Shizuru, his older sister holds a strong place in Kuwabara's heart. He would never defy her and does what she wants him to do. He studies and tries his best so that Shizuru can be proud of him. In many ways, Shizuru is the maternal and sisterly figure that Kuwabara has in his life. Despite kicking his butt on a daily basis, she cared about her baby brother and forced him to better himself, so he could make a better life for his future. She didn’t want him to be the way she was and Kuwabara followed what she wanted without a fight, because he understood that in order for him to reach the level of other students, he had to study much harder.

Yusuke was someone that was very important to him and vice versa. Yusuke was like his brother in arms. Kuwabara wouldn’t stop at anything to protect Yusuke, just like Yusuke would punch a guy in the face for Kuwabara. Their friendship was that deep. Kuwabara was often beaten by Yusuke in the past and was also his punching bag, but it developed a friendship that neither party could break from. It was shown most during the Sensui Saga, when Kuwabara awakened to his dimension cutting ability based on his strong feelings to protect Yusuke. Kuwabara injured Itsuki and sliced through the barrier he had created to get to Yusuke. He cried when Yusuke died a second time, and took Sensui straight to Makai. There, he struggled with Kurama and Hiei to defeat Sensui, whose power surpassed the three of them joined together. Their relationship was unique and worked purely on their emotions and trust for one another.

Kuwabara would always have Yusuke’s back no matter what. When Yusuke died the first time around, Kuwabara fought his way through his friends to pay his respects for Yusuke and to rip the teenager out of his tomb, so he could beat him up. Kuwabara and Yusuke were not friends then, but Kuwabara always wanted him to remember Kuwabara’s name. After Yusuke’s awakening, Kuwabara was very much part of his life as a genuine friend. He hung out with the teenager more often and Yusuke even saved his cat from a bunch of hooligans. Kuwabara joined Yusuke on a few of his earlier missions unwanted, but eventually, he became a huge asset of the team. It shows how stubborn Kuwabara can be when it comes to people like Yusuke.

Kuwabara had also shown that he was quite in love with Yukina, Hiei’s younger twin sister. Yukina was always quite ignorant of his pick-up lines, and often nodded and smiled at him as if she truly understood his antics. Kuwabara’s unrequited love for Yukina knew no bounds. She was the source of his energy and his happiness. Yukina was a delicate and gentle ice demon, and Kuwabara would always find ways to protect her from harm. He might not be good at it most of the time, but he tried. Hiei often did the work for him. Kuwabara also didn’t know that Yukina was Hiei’s sister. He did hope that one day Yukina would return his love confessions and his feelings. Kuwabara would be the happiest man if that were to happen.

Kuwabara was easy going and enjoyed a good fair fight. He would be against all forms of fights that people took cheap shots on. He was righteous and his emotions of justice drove him to do things that not many people could do. He was capable of surviving near death fights, and even fights that were clearly not in his favour. Kuwabara cherished his friends a lot, so he would do anything for them if he could. That included Hiei, even though they occasionally fought over small matters. Kuwabara is also kind of a flirt, but clearly not many were after his looks. When he was at his high school, he had a bad feeling that something was going to happen, and it did. After that, he gained much respect from the female population. It seems that his spiritual awareness saved a lot of people from getting hurt or injured. Ultimately, Kuwabara is a self sacrificing idiot, who will do anything in order to make sure that things will always be okay.

There is one more important thing about Kuwabara that makes him different from his companions. He had an unhealthy love for cats, and he even owned one. He once got on his knees and begged so that his cat would not be injured. He could go through any form of hell for beating cats, especially his. If his cat were ever injured in any way or form, he would probably lash out and beat someone up for it. His cat means a lot to him and it was something that he would definitely humiliate himself over. Eikichi is his baby, and he isn't afraid to protect her. This also shows how gentle and soft Kuwabara can be under his rough exterior. Kuwabara was also moralistic, and his virtues could never be overwritten.

He was also very loyal to his regular friends, Sawamura, Kirishima, and Okubo. They were his buddies and he would do anything to keep them safe and unharmed. He's quite empathetic of others and as mentioned does put himself in great danger for others. He likes a group called Megallica. He had ditched Yusuke when they were trying to figure out a mission during the Sensui Saga to go see them himself. It angered Yusuke but Kuwabara also had his own priorities.

Background:

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I've also summarized the main events that Kuwabara was involved in canon. I will provide more if there is a requirement for more. :)

Kuwabara is one of the main characters of Yu Yu Hakusho world. His main role at the beginning of the story was the delinquent who started fights with others, and often always getting into conflicts with Urameshi, Yusuke, the number one delinquent of Sarayashiki Junior High. Kuwabara wants to one day be able to beat Yusuke to a bloody pulp and humiliate him, but that never really does happen, since Kuwabara was always prone to being beaten every time he tried to win a fight against Yusuke.

As the series progresses, Kuwabara participates with Yusuke in a tournament at Genkai's Temple for special training by her. Kuwabara doesn't win the prize, but he eventually gains something more than lessons with Genka-sensei. He was able to develop a spirit energy created weapon, called the Spirit Sword (Rei Ken). It emits an orange-yellow glow shaped as that of a sword. At first, he could not call upon that energy without an amplifier, or the small block of wood that was shaped like a hilt of a sword. Being beaten by the demon Rando with broken limbs, Kuwabara recovers from the event pretty easily.

Kuwabara like his sister also has a strong sixth sense. He begins to experience odd things. At some point, he insisted on joining Yusuke in the mission of the Four Saint Beasts, claiming to want to protect his home world from the take over of the Four Saint Beasts hidden in the dark depths of the Makai. He eagerly forced himself to go on the mission with Yusuke and claiming that he can very well take care of himself, and showing off his Rei Ken. During the Four Saint Beasts Arc, Kuwabara also was able to transfer spirit energy to Yusuke, to save him. Yusuke was on the brink of death, having to use his life energy against Suzaku the leader of the Four Saint Beasts.

Kuwabara's also participated as a fighter during the Ankoku Bujutsukai against the many demon and human teams on Hanging Neck Island to win the championship and take down Toguro, a demon who threatened to annihilate the Reikai Tentai and Sakyou who wanted to create a hole to Makai and unleashing the powerful demons that resided on the others side. Kuwabara’s semi-finals fight revolved around him and Shishiwakamaru. Despite, the odds against Kuwabara, he struggled to win the fight for his team against Shishiwakamaru. Even when the demon sent him away, he still came back. This shows how stubborn he could be about doing things for the sake of his teammates. The loss was inevitable but Kuwabara proved his Kuwabara goes through a whole lot of hardships with his companions and he himself, was almost killed during the finals, where he faked his death to help Yusuke unleash his full powers on Toguro.

During the Sensui Saga Kuwabara's Spirit Energy became dormant within his body, and he could not summon it. Being forced down to a regular guy, he becomes slightly depressed and instead of helping Yusuke, he went to a concert that was more important to him with his normal friends. During that event, Seaman one of Sensui's men approached Kuwabara and attempted to kill him by threatening his friends. Diving into the water encased barrier, he successfully destroys from the inside with his new found power, the Jigen Tou, or the Dimension Breaking Sword. Having found the person that he wanted, Kuwabara was then kidnapped by Sensui and his men during an ambush at Kuwabara's apartment.

Kuwabara was then captured and almost eaten up by Gourmet, his friends came in time to save him, but Yusuke died in the process. Kuwabara finally summoned his new power in desperation to save his best friend, but was too late and Kuwabara enraged, chased after Sensui through the Makai hole that he and Itsuki had created. He successfully destroys the barrier that kept the A and S Class demons from entering the Ningenkai, succeeding Sensui's ultimate goal of destroying the barrier to let the S and A Class Demons through

Kuwabara then after that did not play much of a role in the Makai Tournament or events that were in Makai revolving around Yusuke, Hiei and Kurama. He instead remained in Ningenkai and waited for their return after feeling betrayed that his friends had left him for Makai. He didn't want to be left behind, but in the end agreed to do so. In the end, Kuwabara successfully makes it into the High School he wanted with a lot of beatings from his sister, and leading a rather normal life. In the manga he and his friends do little missions for Koenma every now and then from time to time like the Reikai Terrorist Chapter. In the manga also, Yukina is currently residing with his family thanks to his dad. She's studying as a student and what not.

(This section is not considered Canon, but I would like to add it for reference, because it is an official movie) - In the movie Poltergeist Report,' Kuwabara along with his friends fight for the Ningenkai. The Fallen Meikai (Meikai means Netherworld) King, Yakumo has brought his wrath upon Reikai and aiming to make the Ningenkai his 'Meikai'. The team has to go through trials and cover these orbs of power in order to give Reikai back its powers. Kuwabara ends up battling one of the powers of Meikai, a demon by the name of Majari who can copycat his moves. Kuwabara was kept away from his shrine, retrieving one of the power orbs but in the end he used his fists beat Majari. It was a futile end since the shrine was blasted as well and then Ningenkai was almost leveled. It's the typical fight until the death situation. In the end Kuwabara and his friends saved the Ningenkai by combining their powers and terminating the King of Meikai.

Abilities/Additional Notes:

HIGH SPIRIT AWARENESS (霊感 |Reikan | literal translation is Spirit Intuition) - Genkai described his Spirit Awareness as being unparalleled. Both Kuwabara and his sister possess a strong talent with this ability. Earlier in the series was listed as being able to hear and feel the presence of the ghosts, and could only see them in his dreams. He was also able to communicate telepathically, but that was only twice. The first time was with Yukina when they were performing the rescue mission and the second time with his teammates during the fight with Risho. It was later revealed that he could see visions of future events and of surrounding circumstances. A good example was when he was able to see the events around the human fighters that were part of the Dr. Ichigaki team during the Dark Tournament.

SUPERHUMAN PHYSICAL STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE - Kuwabara possessed raw physical brawling strength to a degree beyond normal human's. We could use the examples of the Dark Tournament when he took on Risho's blow with very little Reiki (Spirit Energy) left in his body. He was also known to take most of the physical beatings compared to his companions, but he was able to get up and continue fighting as if nothing happened. At times, he would run purely on his strength and endurance alone. His stubborn personality did add to this ability as well. His strong will to win or move on was unparalleled against many of his opponents.

SPIRIT KICK - This ability, is an Anime exclusive attack where he was seen surrounding his foot with energy and strength to knock out the Third Ogre with Yusuke. The manga stated that it was a regular kick. It was also carried to the GBA game as a counterpart to Yusuke's Spirit Punch.

SPIRIT TRANSFUSIONS - Kuwabara was skilled at manipulating his Reiki. He managed to transfer some of his Reiki to Yusuke's body so that Yusuke didn't die. After transferring such a large amount, Kuwabara ended up passing out as well. He was also shown to reabsorb his reiki in small amounts, such as the event with Byakko where he was able to maintain his Rei Ken (Spirit Sword) after the fight was over.

BRAWLER TYPE FIGHTING ABILITIES (with influences from Martial Arts/Adaptable Weapons) - Kuwabara was known for his brawler type of fighting, street fighting. He was one of those fighters that would rush into the situation clumsily and considered that his greatest defense to be a good offense. He was later seen using that veracity of his Spirit Blades to find unique ways of fighting his opponents in the appropriate setting. (such as a bat for Rando, whip sword for Rinku and a fly swatter for Ani Toguro.) His sixth sense plays role in this: he was known to use to avoid danger or at least sense the danger. He was the moral core of his team so he was more prone to become even stronger when his friends and innocents are threatened compared to Yusuke. His winning round with Risho proved that he was able to be victorious when the people he cared about was around him.

SPIRIT SWORD (霊剣 |Rei Ken | Aura Sword in the Viz translation) - This was Kuwabara's signature ability. He could manifest a sword out of his own Reiki (Spirit Energy) and manipulate it into a shape of an energy sword. The strength of the weapon depended on how much Reiki Kuwabara puts into it. We could use the example of his mess up when Gokumonki took Botan hostage. He was terrified of hitting Botan while she was being held captive thus not using enough energy in the weapon. In the end the weapon broke. He first harnessed this ability during Genkai's Tournament where he fought Musashi. He took a broken piece of the man's specially made spiritual wooden sword and channeled his energy into it, creating the Reiken for the first time. After intensely training, Kuwabara was able to harness it at will. He no longer needed a piece of wood to channel his energy through. Kuwabara was not a trained swordsman, so he lacked the gracefulness of Hiei's sword strikes, and his swings were rather clumsy and full of force, rather than with fluid movements.

ENERGY DEFLECTION - The sword could also be used to repel energy based techniques when he swung it like a baseball bat. For some unknown reason, it was able to be blocked by Hiei's sword. We could use the example of the Genkai tournament where he was facing Shorin who used his own technique, Circles Inferno. Kuwabara deflected it back at him when it was sent Kuwabara's way.

SPIRIT SWORD JAVELIN (伸びろ | 霊剣 | Nobiro | Rei Ken [Spirit Sword] Extend! | Aura Sword Extend in the Viz translation) - Kuwabara's spiritual ability seems to be derived from a form of materialization; aka an act of manifesting one's Reiki into a shape of a blade. After he was able to control it, he could extend it at will. Thanks to Kurama's personal training, Kuwabara was also able to bend and lengthen his sword at will. (making it closer to a whip or a sword.) This allowed Kuwabara to fight from a distance with his opponents, giving him somewhat of an upper hand. (I.E. fight with Rinku.) It could also act as a pole vault to leap great distances or survive falls that were from great heights. (I.E. fight with Byakko.) Kuwabara activated this move in the Anime by saying: "Sword, get longer!"

SPIRIT SWORD MONSTER BEAST DONUT - With this ability, Kuwabara lured the chained beasts chasing him into a circular formation on an upper platform of Maze Castle. He proceeded to twist and seal the two ends of the Reiken, creating a donut like shape out of the sword in which immobilized the beasts that were chasing him. That move forced Byakko to destroy them with rage.

DOUBLE SPIRIT SWORD (霊剣二刀流 | Rei Ken Nitōryū | translates as Spirit Sword Two Blade Style | Double Aura Sword in the Viz translation) - Before the Dark Tournament, Kuwabara participated in both Hiei and Kurama's intensive training. He developed this specific technique where he could materialize two Reikens at will. The Anime only showed it once when he was fighting Rinku during the Dark Tournament. The Manga version however, he used it against the demons on the boat that led to the Hanging Neck Island. It is believed that he was able to manifest this technique due to the fact that he wanted to expand his ability to defend against simultaneous attacks from multiple directions. It also assisted with increasing his offensive capabilities.

SPIRITUAL STRIKE - He used his Spiritual Awareness ability to manipulate the flexibility of the weapon so that it was able to create a tracking feature in order to attack his target. The first time he exhibited this ability was against Rinku in the Dark Tournament.

SPIRITUAL SWORD SHARDS (霊手裏剣 | Ri Shuriken translates as Spirit Throwing Knives) - An ability that allowed Kuwabara to produce small bolts of energy from his hands similar to the shape of a large Shuriken. It shot spirit blades at the opponent. This could be considered an analogue of the Spirit Shotgun, since it was a multi-projectile attack. It was much weaker than the Reiken, however.

During the Movie 'Poltergeist Report,' Kuwabara summoned this attack in which he called his Reiki to form a giant sword that resembled a large column of Reiki. He then struck his opponents with this. It was also very similar to Yusuke's Spirit Gun Mega because it was an attack that took all his remaining Reiki, and focused it all in one final attack. It will leave the user drained of Reiki and resorted him to use his fists in the fight with Majari

THE TRIAL SWORD (試しの剣 | Tameshi No Ken translates as Sword of Trials |The Trial Sword in the English Dub) - Kuwabara was given a sword handle from The Beautiful Suzuki. It was the sword handle that Shishiwakamaru used. Suzuki then explained to Kuwbara that it would absorb his Reiki and change into a form that was unique to him. Kuwabara tested that out, and was able to produce a massive prismatic blade made purely of Reiki. It generated a unique and almost electrical aura that crackled and surrounded his entire body. It improved his offense and defense.

SPIRIT FLYSWATTER (巨大霊気棒 | Kyodai Reikibō | translated as Giant Spirit Energy Staff) With this ability, Kuwabara lured the chained beasts chasing him into a circular formation on an upper platform of Maze Castle. He proceeded to twist and seal the two ends of the Reiken, creating a donut like shape out of the sword in which immobilized the beasts that were chasing him. That move forced Byakko to destroy them with rage.

DIMENSION SWORD (次元刀 | Jigen Tō | translates as Dimension Blade | Dimensional Sword in the Viz translation) - This ability was a more enhanced version of his Reiken. It literally would allow him to cut through dimensional barriers and psychic territory. A large amount of Reiken was put into the manifestation of the Jigen Tou, which increased his strength tremendously. This was also because during most of the Chapter Black Saga, Kuwabara's spiritual awareness felt the threat of the Makai opening up in Ningenkai, and had refined itself in order to change into the form of the Jingen Tou. Kuwabara still had trouble summoning it at will and will only appear at dire situations. It is an ability that would not be easily called upon. Eventually, however, he was able to summon it at will. This specific ability was rare, and Sensui himself was searching for the person that was able to use the dimensional breaking ability. He first acquired this ability during his struggle with Seaman (AKA Mitarai) but was not able to fully call it until the fight with Sensui.

In the Manga, this ability could half distances, such as the time the team was trying to stop a terrorist attack on Reikai, suggesting that it was able to generate a space-time tear as a type of wormhole almost. It appeared to be seal itself afterwards, giving the hint that it did not scar reality when it was used.

First-Person Sample: Link to Test Drive Thread. If it isn't sufficient enough, I can provide an actual first person entry.:3
Third-Person Sample:

Kuwabara woke up in some weird wasteland that appeared to be devoid of much life. It takes him a moment to realize he was not dreaming about any of this. It only took a pinch to his cheek to make him understand. The teen stared at the Wasteland while suddenly getting rather cold and dreadful vibes. There was something about this strange post apocalyptic land that made his body uneasy. His spiritual awareness was screaming at how uncomfortable it felt to be here. Kuwabara was gifted with this spiritual awareness since he was born. He had never been able to avoid the countless of spirits that stalked him or the voices he heard.

Hell, he couldn’t eat a meal comfortably without feeling a ghost hover over him and giving him cold chills. Kuwabara made a face but stepped over the debris carefully while walking. He didn’t know where he was, but he was not happy. He wanted to survey his surroundings first. He learned that during his journey. It was something that he had gotten from his friends and fighting. He knew how to fight much better right now, but this wasn’t home. He couldn’t assume that he would be okay fighting everything. The teen was also dressed for summer and it was winter in Adstring at the moment.

He stuffed his hands into the pockets of his sweatpants as he walked barefoot, since he was sleeping when he last remembered anything. He didn’t even know who would do something so cruel. They could have spirited him away with some decent clothes! The orange head shivered even more as he felt the cold air around him. He shuffled his hands around his pockets until he found something unfamiliar to him. The orange head immediately pulled it out to find that it was some sort of communication device. He didn’t think they were from Reikai, but there’s a big chance he could get some serious help if he used it. He started shuffling through the thing to find the on button and it started recording.

“Oi! I ain’t sure if anyone’s getting this, but I’m kinda lost and I’d like ta at least know where I am. Tis ain’t Ningenkai, Reikai or Makai! Something feels off and I ain’t seen anyone around. Also, guys, this ain’t funny if it’s some stupid joke! It’s cold!”

He shouted into the device for a few minutes before slamming it shut. His eye then glazed over to the fluffy rabbit that wasn’t too far from him. What the hell was a cute little thing doing in such a dreadful place? Kuwabara shifted over to it and knelt down to pet it, “Hey little guy, are ya lost?”

Before he could even pet it though, the thing bit his hand. Kuwabara recoiled and shouted back to it, “OW What the hell was that-- oh shit.”

He saw it, the huge teeth that the thing bit him with with and it was enjoying the blood that dropped off his hand. The teen then realized he was not really facing a normal rabbit, “Hehe, hey, take it easy now. I ain’t here ta fi--- GAH!” he jumped away as another came from his back, “Hey I said I ain’t here to fight ya or anything!”

He shouted back but they didn’t stop. Another one came and another one. Kuwabara stared wide eyed and shocked for a moment before he ran.

“What the hell is this place damn it!!! URAMESHI, KURAMA, HIEI! GUYS SOME HELP HERE!!! GUYS!!!” he shouted as he flailed the device around. He didn’t want to kill things because it wanted to eat him. It didn’t really try to kill him completely. It didn’t take long before Kuwabara decided this was not working, so he skidded to a halt with his damaged feet and glaring at the things.

“Fine, if ya want a piece of me, then go ahead and Try!!” he shouted before forming his Spirit Sword, “Spirit Sword!!!”

Then the fighting commences.