Ashitaka is the last prince from the Emishi's clan. He's one of the few young people from his village and he's a great warrior whose skills and strength will only increase with the progression of his curse.

When he was forced to kill a Tatari Gami (cursed god) in order to protect his people from it's wrath, he was cursed by it and had to leave his village to never come back. The wise woman from his clan had said that if he understood the curse maybe he could survive it so he started a journey toward east, where he knew the boar god had been turned into a demon, to 'see with eyes unclouded by hate' what had happened.

This young warrior will come to a place where the balance between nature and humans has been broke and, because he came from a land where this equilibrium still worked, he will do everything he can to restore it. After all, he is very respectful toward the spiritual world and he still has a pure heart, doesn't believing war and battles resolve anything.

Ashitaka is a very controlled person too and has a high sense of honor, accepting and understanding his expulsion from his clan. This, of course, doesn't mean he hasn't emotions, he becomes really angry when Eboshi tells him she wants to kill the very center of the forest (he tells her that he would kill her if it would help him to achieve his cure!) and  we know the love he shares with San is not from a emotionless person... ^^

Actually, he is a very courageous, not hesitating to stand between all the different factions of this strange war. He doesn't fear demons, emperors, armies or women - anything if that can stop an eventual confrontation.

He is also very tolerant and comprehensive, like we can see at the final when he, although loving the young princess, let her go free because understood she wasn't prepared yet to come back among the humans, promising her he will come to visit her (how cute!).

At the end, he returns to Iron Town to help reconstruct it. Because he can't go back to his village again, even cured, he will probably stay there, near San, the people and the Nature.

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