Name: Gaara Of The Desert
1st Appearance: Chapter 35
Country: Wind Country; Hidden Sand Village
Age: 13
Height: 148.1 CM
Weight: 40.2 KG
Birthday: January 19th
Bloodtype: AB
Rank: Genin
Acquaintances: Baki, Kankurou, Yondaime Kazekage, Temari
Voice Actor: Akira Ishida
Techniques:
Sand Shuriken (Suna Shuriken), Armor of Sand (Suna no Yoroi), Desert coffin (Sabaku kyuu), Desert graveyard (Sabaku SouSou), Sand Clone (Suna bunshin no jutsu), Shield of Sand (Suna no Tate), Sphere of Sand (n/a)
Born as an experiment from the Hidden Village of Sand, Gaara was combined with the spirit of a demonic sand priest known as Shukaku, not unlike Naruto and the Nine Tails. Gaara grew up without knowing love. For a long time he tought being spoiled equals love, but when he met Rock Lee that opinion changed.
Unfortunately, Gaara became unstable around the age of six years. Consequently, his father, Kazakage, ordered numerous assassination attempts upon him, all failing miserably. This betrayal caused Gaara to become hateful and deeply suspicious of everyone, including his siblings, who he regarded as "lumps of meat linked together by hatred and murderous intent."
The tattoo on Gaara's forehead means love, which combined with his name means, "I Love Death." Since he only feels alive when he kills, he believes that killing is his reason for being.
