Gaara Of The Desert

June 18, 2009 by AlphaMan  

are you familiar with Gaara of the Desert? Is it some kind of desert buffalo? Or is it some nomadic race of men who ride giant camels through the dark of night? The truth is even stranger. He’s a person in a Japanese cartoon and comic book called Naruto

Gaara Of The Desert

Gaara of the Desert is a very meaningful name in Japanese. Gaara has a Kanji, a Japanese character, on his head. It means love, and is the second character in his name. The first Kanji character in his name means self, and the last means carnage. Therefore his name can mean carnage loving self, or boy loves to kill.

The name fits well with the character because Gaara of the Desert is a killer. At six years old he murdered a person who passed him in the streets. That concerned his father. Gaara then killed some assassins his father sent to finish him. Gaara even killed some ninjas his father sent against them.

Gaara of the Desert is around 12 when Naruto first starts. He was created by his father, yes the same one who tried to kill him, as a perfect fighting machine. He was infused with a demon which makes them violent and powerful. Gaara is doomed to always stay awake or the demon will control him.

In the beginning Gaara of the desert was Naruto’s enemy. Their creations were similar. But they took different paths in life. Naruto became a force for good while Gaara became the wild killer, a force for evil. The two fight throughout the series. Naruto eventually kills Gaara by removing the demon from inside him. Later in the series, however, Naruto resurrects Gaara.

It’s said that no hero can exist without an arch villain, an antagonist who can push him to his limits. For Naruto, that villain was often Gaara of the Desert. He is very well liked by fans of the series, and his battles with Naruto are considered the high points of both the Manga and the Anime.

Gaara Of The Desert

The bottom line is don’t cross Gaara of the desert.

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