Amaterasu (Ōkami)

Amaterasu
Ōkami character
Amaterasu as seen in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
First game	Ōkami (2006)
Created by	Hideki Kamiya
Designed by	Hideki Kamiya

Amaterasu (Japanese: アマテラス^?), also known as Ōkami Amaterasu (Japanese: 大神天照^?), is a fictional character from Capcom's video game Ōkami. She is a white wolf based on the actual Amaterasu (天照大御神^?, Amaterasu-ōmikami) in Japanese mythology. Amaterasu also appears in the Marvel vs. Capcom series. Since debuting in Ōkami, Amaterasu has garnered mostly positive reception from both video game publications and fans, often included among the top Capcom characters, best canine characters in games, and greatest video game protagonists overall.

According to the character's backstory, Amaterasu originally existed in the Celestial Plains, ruling over the Celestials and the mortal world as a protector deity. Alongside Waka, she battled Orochi, the eight-headed serpent who attacked and wreaked havoc upon the Celestial Plain. Waka told Amaterasu that Orochi could only be defeated by the Chosen One, a human named Nagi. Hearing this, she dragged Orochi down to the human world to wait for Nagi's birth. Meanwhile, Waka and the remaining Celestials fled into the Ark of Yamato, where all except Waka perished to an ambush of demons led by Yami, the Emperor of Eternal Darkness.