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- What most fans may not know, however, is the real reason why mangaka Koyoharu Gotouge decided to perpetually draw Urokodaki with a Tengu mask. Having roots in both Buddhism and Shintoism, "Tengu are fearsome demi-gods that would protect mountainous areas" (per Eiyo Kimono).
www.looper.com/1036978/the-real-reason-demon-slayers-sakonji-urokodaki-always-wears-a-mask/The Real Reason Demon Slayer's Sakonji Urokodaki ... - Looper
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Nov 13, 2023 · Urokodaki Sakonji, a former Hashira in Demon Slayer, wears a distinctive Tengu mask. Urokodaki's role as a mentor to Tanjiro connects him to the Demon Slayer Corps. Urokodaki's obscure background hints at a complex past, likely tied to the dangerous work of the Hashira.
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Sakonji is a reasonably tall elderly man, as noted by the countless number of students he has trained, along with his silver-colored hair. His face has never once been revealed or depicted throughout the entire completed manga; he is always seen wearing a tengu mask that covers his entire face although Tanjiro states through a Taisho Secretthat Sak...
As a trainer and former Demon Slayer, Sakonji is pragmatic, strict, and vigilant, while simultaneously sympathetic and understanding. When first meeting Tanjiro, he was quick to criticize him for his weak resolve and innate kindness, harshly telling him the solution to when Nezuko eats someone is to kill her and then himself. He possessed a no-nons...
Sakonji was a capable Demon Slayer trained with the style of Water Breathing, and was solely responsible for capturing the Hand Demon and imprisoning him on Mount Fujikasane. He would then go on to become the Water Hashira for an undisclosed period of time, before retiring to become one of the cultivators of the Water Breathingstyle to Demon Slayer...
Having received a letter from Giyu Tomioka requesting that he train Tanjiro Kamado, explaining the boy and his sister's circumstances, Sakonji set forth from his home to find the two. Upon finding them, he stops Tanjiro from attempting to kill a demon with his knife, stating that he will be unable to kill the creature with such a weak weapon.Admonishing the youth for his question of how to properly defeat the beast, Sakonji watches as Tanjiro struggles to come up with a way to dispatch the cr...
After Nezuko's existence was discovered by the Demon Slayer Corps, Sakonji sends a letter to Kagaya Ubuyashiki. In it, he requested Tanjiro Kamado be forgiven for harboring a demon and explained Nezuko's unique circumstances. He further wrote that if Nezuko were to ever kill a human he, Tanjiro, and Giyu will all commit seppukuto repent.
While Tanjiro and the remaining Hashira engaged Muzan and the remaining Kizuki in the Infinity Castle, Sakonji was summoned to the Butterfly Mansion to protect Nezuko, whose newfound resistance to sunlight Muzan now seeks. He also gave her the cure developed by Tamayo, which would turn her back into a human and thus ruin Muzan's plans. While tending to her as she fell ill as a result of taking the cure, Sakonji thought about everything that happened since he met her and Tanjiro and told both...
Overall Abilities
Sakonji is a very powerful and capable swordsman. As the former Water Hashira, he was once one of the Demon Slayer Corps' most powerful fighters. He singlehandedly captured and imprisoned the Hand Demon on Mt. Fujikasane, a notable feat considering the presumed challenge of disabling the powerful demon without killing it. As the cultivator of Water Breathing, he is both incredibly knowledgable and an accomplished teacher, having trained at least 14 students in the art. Even in his old age, a...
Physical Abilities
Enhanced Speed:Sakonji is shown to be incredibly fast; during his confrontation of the Hand Demon, he was able to catch the demon off-guard and slice it several times, despite the demon already having consumed several victims. He was ultimately able to appear behind it and end the battle with its capture.
Supernatural Abilities
Enhanced Smell: Sakonji has a heightened sense of smell, revealed when Giyu Tomioka writes to Sakonji asking for him to train Tanjiro, citing that he also possesses the same ability as the cultivator. This was shown during his first meeting with Tanjiro during his battle against the Temple Demon, where Sakonji was able to smell out Tanjiro's emotions and detect the scent of sympathy and consideration even when considering to kill the demon. Later, he also informs Tanjiro that should his sense...
Water Breathing(水(みず) の呼(こ) 吸(きゅう) , Mizu no kokyū?): Sakonji is the primary instructor of this Breathing Style. He has taught ten breathing techniques to both Tanjiro Kamado and the successor of his former position as Water Hashira, Giyu Tomioka. The user can increase the amount of oxygen in one's blood by controlling their breathing pattern. Doing this increases his strength and agility to equal a demon's. It is currently unknown what his level of skill while utilizing this style is, but it...
Techniques
1. First Form: Water Surface Slash(壱(いち) ノ型(かた) 水(みな) 面(も) 斬(ぎ) り, Ichi no kata: Minamo Giri?)- The user generates enough momentum to create a powerful single concentrated slash. 1. Second Form: Water Wheel(弐(に) ノ型(かた) 水(みず) 車(ぐるま) , Ni no kata: Mizu Guruma?)- The user leaps and vertically spins forward in the air while releasing a flowing attack in a circular motion. 1. Third Form: Flowing Dance(参(さん) ノ型(かた) 流(りゅう) 流(りゅう) 舞(ま) い, San no kata: Ryūryū Mai?)- The user swings and bends their bla...
Game Exclusive Techniques
1. Eight Form: Waterfall Basin, Destruction(捌(はち) ノ型(かた) 滝(たき) 壼(つぼ) ・壊(かい) , Hachi no kata: Takitsubo - Kai?)- The user leaps forwards towards their enemy in a spinning motion and slashes them as they past. They then turn around and leap behind the enemy to slash them with a curved strike, before uppercutting them while leaping high into the air and then falling down with great force in a overhead strike, smashing the enemy to the ground and unleashing multiple gargantuan waterfalls that pul...
Sakonji was ranked in 14th place as of the first character popularity poll with 213 votes.Sakonji's surname, Urokodaki, contains the Kun reading of "fish, scales"(鱗, uroko?) and the rendaku reading of "waterfall, cascade, rapids"(滝, daki?). His given name, Sakonji, consists of the kanji...Sakonji doesn't drink alcohol and has a very low alcohol tolerance.In Kimetsu Academy, Sakonji is the school janitor.(To Tanjiro Kamado about Nezuko) "Your sister must never take the life of an innocent person!"(To himself regarding Tanjiro and Nezuko Kamado) "Tanjiro... when I think about it, ever since you brought your younger sister, who had become a demon I've felt as thought large cogs have been turn...Sakonji is a kind man with a broken spirit, and a strong heart, but his mask covers all of that. You can’t see his emotion therefore you can’t judge what type of person is in front of you. I’m not sure if it’s been revealed why, but that’s just my theory.
May 1, 2024 · Many fans have speculated the reason for him wearing the said mask. Some say it is because most of the students have died and Sakonji is an ardent believer that a warrior should not show his emotions and that he wears the mask to hide his feelings from the world.
May 30, 2022 · Urokodaki Sakonji was the first former Hashira to be introduced at the beginning of the series. The only thing that every Demon Slayer fan is curious about is why he wears a mask.
Jul 12, 2022 · Not to be confused with the popular Oni Mask, Urokodaki Sakonji's Tengu Mask does not symbolize demonic forces but a protective entity instead.
