Pippi is a spunky girl whom harsh desert life and constant scuffles with the humans has toughened into a force to be reckoned with. With a firm hold on reality she has a sharp tongue and is more than able to become the leader when it is required of her. She does this twice during the manga, the first time when she orders Gojyo, Hakkai and Goku about in the marketplace, and the second when she and Goku take charge of the youkai children whose parents have left to fight the humans. In paralleling her character to another's, Gojyo remarks that she is, "Not cute." Goku disagrees, saying, "Y'think so? She's pretty good looking up close." Gojyo sighs and replies with "I mean she's a jerk, Goku. Like a certain priest." In the end, it is the resolve in her nature and in her beliefs that leads Pipp