San


 * This article is for the character. For the film, see Princess Mononoke.

"I'm not afraid to die! I'd do anything to get the humans out of my forest!
 * —San to the dying Ashitaka"

San, otherwise known as Princess Mononoke or the "wolf girl" is a character in Princess Mononoke and the primary protagonist along with Ashitaka. She acts, behaves, and resembles a wolf due to the fact that she was raised by wolves themselves. San is the Princess of the Wolf Gods. As a baby she was thrust at the feet of Moro, the wolf god. Instead of leaving the child to die, Moro decided to raise San at her own wolf cub and San is evermore very wolf-like. She is angry, determined and stops at nothing to achieve her goal. Her enemy is Lady Eboshi, who she tries to kill in her first attack in Iron Town. San never thinks of herself as human and says she hates all humans, even Ashitaka. San dresses in a purple sleeveless dresss with a white sleeveless top over this. She has a wolf fur cloak attached to a wolf-tooth necklace. She also sometimes wears a headress consisting of red clay mask with a ghoulish pattern on it. This initialy covered her whole face however it was smashed by a bullet when she attacked Iron Town and wears and half covering one for the rest of the film. This mask is attached to a piece of wolf fur with red ears on it. She has round white stones on her ears and a black band round her brown hair. She also has red paint on her cheeks and forehead. When in full costume San appears very wolf-like. San uses a spear normally although she also has a smaller dagger which she uses to fight one on one with Lady Eboshi. San owes Ahitaka her life as he protected her from the humans in Iron Town. However San then saves Ashitaka after he is shot by taking him to the wolves home in the forest.