Shiranui
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Shiranui is the wolf that saved Kamiki Village from the Orochi 100 years ago. She is Amaterasu's previous incarnation, thus she is a more powerful version of Amaterasu and only with the faith of the people can Amaterasu hope to one day regain this power.
Her signature weapon is Solar Flare.
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History
Every year at the same time the Orochi would choose his sacrifice, Shiranui would appear. The villagers named her Shiranui for her's pure white coat, however they believed her to be the Orochi's familiar. Not wanting any more tragedy to befall the village, Nagi tried to fight her but Shiranui would use her grace and agility to escape from him.
One year, Nagi's love interest Nami was chosen to be the Orochi's sacrifice but Nagi did not want to see the woman he loved killed. Nagi dressed up like a sacrificial maiden in the hopes of entering the Orochi's cavern. However Nagi was unable to defeat the Orochi as he was covered in rock hard armour. Nagi sistained massive damage but before he could die Shiranui appeared and fought the Orochi for him.
Shiranui faired no better in the fight. Shiranui was brutally injured buy the Orochi's poison, however just as he was about to deal the final blow, Shiranui howled at the moon (Crescent). The appearance of the moon gave Nagi a new lease of life and he was able to defeat the Orochi once and for all by sealing him in his sword Tsukuyomi. Nagi realised that the wolf that saved him and the whole village was dying, he carried her back to the village where she died peacefully. The villagers then erected a statue in her honour, the very statue that Amaterasu was revived from.
Role in the plot
Amaterasu heads back through the Spirit Gate to aid Nagi in fighting the Orochi, she is mistaken for Shiranui during this time. Just as Nagi is about to be crushed by a falling boulder Shiranui appears and pushes him out of the way, Amaterasu in turn saves Shiranui from being hit by that very boulder. After the Orochi's defeat Amaterasu must attack Lechku and Nechku, during this battle Shiranui appears and helps her battle them. However Shiranui is mortally wounded in this fight and after the Twin Demons have been defeated she returns to the past to die from her wounds. This is completely different from the legend that says the Orochi killed her.
During Amaterasu's final fight with Yami, Issun gathers up enough people's faith in the God's to restore Amaterasu back to her true power and form. She then takes up the appearance of Shiranui.
Gender Disputes
In the original PlayStation Version, Shiranui remains genderless. However as Amaterasu is based off the Shinto Sun Goddess and Shiranui is a past incarnation of Amaterasu, it is said that Shiranui is a girl. However in the Wii version Shiranui is said to be a boy even though Amaterasu is referred to as a girl by other characters. This causes a lot of confusion with fans choosing to call them what they want to.
Trivia
One of the Karmic Transformers gives Amaterasu the appearance of Shirnaui but not her power.
