The Ban of Seven (七人隊, Shichi'nintai?) are seven mercenaries in the manga and anime series InuYasha. They are referred to in Viz's English dub as The Band Of Seven or The Band Of Seven Men but in Animax's English dub in its original Japanese form, the Shichi'nintai. Naraku brought them back to life as bōrei (亡霊, zombie, spectres in the US dub) with shards of the Shikon Jewel, in an effort to delay his powerful enemies seeking his destruction, while becoming a full demon. All of them (with the exception of Ginkotsu) bear marks on their faces which represent something. Ginkotsu might have had a mark (as his left eye has markings on it) but with the mechanical enhancements, it is now impossible to tell. All of their names end in "kotsu" 骨 meaning "skill". It is often mistaken for meaning 'bone' because the kanji 骨 is also read as 'hone'. But in this case it is read as 'kotsu' meaning 'skill'