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Gaara Of The Desert
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 has specific meanings with the characters that write the name. Gaara has a Kanji, a Japanese character, on his head. It’s the second Kanji character in his name and it means Love. His name also has the characters for carnage and self in it. So his name overall means self-loving carnage or, by some interpretations, carnage loving self (guy who loves carnage.)
Gaara of the Desert fits the name, he loves to kill. Gaara killed a man just for passing him on the road when he was six, thus his father became very worried. His father hired some assassins to kill Gaara, but Gaara killed them. His father then tried to send Ninjas, even more deadly assassins, but Gaara proved to much for them. He killed the Ninjas and escaped death a second time.
Gaara of the Desert is around 12 when Naruto first starts. He had been genetically engineered by his father to be an unstoppable killing machine. His father placed a demon inside the boy, which is what gives him his hyper violent nature and the powers he has to kill. Gaara is doomed to always stay awake or the demon will control him.
In the beginning Gaara of the desert was Naruto’s enemy. Both were born in similar circumstances. But they took different paths in life. Naruto became a force for good while Gaara became the wild killer, a force for evil. They have many battles. Gaara eventually dies when Naruto removes the demon. Eventually though, Naruto restores Gaara to life.
Without a good villain no hero is truly a hero. Gaara of the Desert has filled this role throughout the Naruto narrative. Fans love him, and consider his battles with Naruto some of the best there are.
If you ever meet him, don’t make Gaara of the Desert angry. You wouldn’t like him when he’s angry.