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Jul 16, 2024 · Whether in the Lower Ranks or an Upper Moon, demons like Muzan Kibutsuji and Enmu have proven extremely powerful or pathetically weak in Demon Slayer.
- Demon Slayer: Every Main Character Ranked From Weakest To ...
Demon Slayer: Every Main Character Ranked From Weakest To...
- Demon Slayer: Every Main Character Ranked From Weakest To ...
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- 1 The Stone Hashira - Gyomei Himejima. Debuted in Chapter of the Manga and Episode of the Anime. Stone Breathing. August 23rd. Age 27 Gyomei Gimejima is the name of the Stone Hashira, who acts as mentor to Genya Shinazugawa, the Wind Hashira's younger brother.
- 2 The Flame Hashira - Kyojuro Rengoku. Debuted in Chapter of the Manga and Episode of the Anime. Flame Breathing. May 10th. Age 20 The main Hashira in the Mugen Train arc of the Demon Slayer series, the Flame Hashira, whose name is Kyojuro Rengoku, shows incredible poise and strength in battle...
- 3 The Water Hashira - Giyu Tomioka. Debuted in Chapter of the Manga and Episode of the Anime. Water Breathing. February 8th. Age 21 The Water Hashira, Giyu Tomioka, is incredibly poised in battle and shows calmness and restraint that is unmatched among the Hashira, especially when he allows Nezuko to live in the first episode of Demon Slayer.
- 4 The Wind Hashira - Sanemi Shinazugawa. Debuted in Chapter of the Manga and Episode of the Anime. Wind Breathing. November 29th. Age. 21.
- Overview
- Appearance
- Transformation
- Origin
- Status
- Abilities
- Weaknesses
Demons (鬼 (おに) , Oni?) are an ancient race of monstrous and malevolent beings and the central antagonists of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
Indistinguishable
These demons are identical to normal humans at a glance, and mostly resemble their human forms, only with slight, sometimes unnoticeable, alterations to their physiology, including but not limited to: paler skin, pointed nails, strange pupils and specialized markings that resemble birthmarks or tattoos that appear somewhere on their bodies (that may or may not be due to their demonification).
Humanoid
These demons have humanoid bodies, but with prominent alterations to some aspect of their physiology that make them appear unnerving or noticeably alarming. The majority of lesser demons fall in this category, sharing common physical traits including but not limited to: curved horns, prominent fangs, discolored veins around the forehead, elf-like ears, unnaturally colored sclera, and sharp claws.
Inhuman
These demons are heavily mutated and bear little resemblance to humans. Their appearance are akin to beasts, yōkai, and traditional oni. These demons can have mutations that range from multiple appendages, disfigured bodies, and morphed faces. Some demons are more monstrous and animalistic, while some are more abstract and eldritch.
Creation
Demons are not born naturally; they are all originally humans who have been transformed into demons later in life. The very first demon, Muzan, underwent an inadvertent transformation when his doctor administered him an experimental medicine containing the primary component of the Blue Spider Lily, in an effort to cure his terminal illness. After becoming a demon, he discovered his enhanced physiology and, while he enjoyed the power that it gave him, he also discovered his vulnerability to sunlight, which caused severe burns upon exposure. Throughout his thousand-year existence, Muzan sought to create more demons, driven by the hope that one of them would undergo a mutation that would grant them the ability to withstand sunlight. This pursuit was not aimed at increasing the overall number of demons, but rather focused on finding the Chosen Demon whom he can absorb to grant him the power to overcome his vulnerability to sunlight. As the progenitor of demons and the source from which nearly all demons originate, Muzan is the only person in the world who possesses blood that has the unique power to transform humans into demons. His cells permeate within all the demons he creates, serving as the foundation of their existence. Consequently, when Muzan is eliminated, all the demons he has spawned will cease to exist. New demons are created by exposing humans to Muzan's blood, which triggers a transformative process, provided the individuals can withstand the resulting mutations. It should be noted that this is not a mystical process, but a biological one, performed at a cellular level, which suggests that Muzan's blood and the Blue Spider Lily medicine have mutagenic properties. There are three primary methods by which demonification is accomplished: 1.Forceful injection by Muzan: This method involves Muzan personally injecting a controlled amount of his blood into a human, achieved through attacks or by taking advantage of an injured person. The contact of the victim's open wound with his blood initiates the transformation. Muzan's attacks can be swift and inconspicuous, such as when he swiftly slashed the neck of a passerby in a bustling Asakusa street without anyone even noticing. Notable examples of successful transformations through this method include Nezuko Kamado, the Asakusa Demon, Akaza and Enmu. 2.Recruitment by Muzan: This method involves Muzan seeking out vulnerable humans he deems worthy to become a demon and convince them to willingly accept his invitation to become a demon, though on some occasions, he would not tell his victims that he was planning to transform them. He then shares his blood with them, which triggers the transformation. Notable examples of successful recruits through this method include Tamayo, Kokushibo, Hantengu and Rui. 3.Recruitment by an Upper Rank: This method involves the Upper Ranks of the Twelve Kizuki providing their blood to humans they deem strong enough to become a powerful demon. The blood of these Upper Ranks alone does not possess the power to convert humans into demons. Instead, it serves as a signal to Muzan that they intend to transform the recruited individual. Once Muzan grants his approval, the blood undergoes a transformation, becoming capable of turning humans into demons. This invitation can only be extended by the Upper Ranks. The recruited individual who receive the blood should be immensely grateful and are strictly forbidden from spilling even a single drop of the blood. Unlike Muzan himself, the Upper Ranks must find individuals who willingly accept the invitation and cannot force a victim to transform. Notable examples of successful recruits through this method include Daki and Gyutaro, who were recruited by Doma after Gyutaro requested him to save the former, and Kaigaku, who was recruited by Kokushibo after he decided to betray the Demon Slayer Corps to save himself. Over the course of his many centuries of existence, Akaza attempted to recruit several Hashira he encountered in battle, including Kyojuro Rengoku and Giyu Tomioka, but each one rejected his offer without exception.
Restoration
Although not known at large, a demon's transformation is not permanent and can in fact be reversed. A drug that can reverse the transformation into a demon was developed by Tamayo after hundreds of years of research using the blood of many strong demons that have high concentration of Muzan Kibutsuji's blood for testing. The drug's effectiveness seems to depend on the target, as a demon as powerful as Muzan was able to resist the effects, although it took massive biological effort to do so. Nezuko Kamado is the most prominent example of a demon who has been successfully turned back to a human.
The first demon that is said to have existed was Muzan Kibutsuji. The one who turned him into a demon was a generous doctor from the Heian Period, who wanted to save Muzan from death since, at the time, he was diagnosed with a disease which would kill him before he turned twenty. Out of frustration and thinking that the treatment would be useless and only cause him more suffering, Muzan killed the doctor before the latter could finish the treatment by letting Muzan consume the final part of his Blue Spider Lily medicine.
Shortly after, Muzan came to realize that the treatment had in fact worked and the effect was just delayed, prolonging his life and strengthening his body. However, it left him with a new, more serious problem; he was unable to walk in sunlight anymore, as doing so would burn him severely, realizing it would even kill him. He soon regretted killing the doctor, now forced to spend the rest of his life avoiding sunlight during the day and having to go out at night.
Following an arduous operation carried out by the Demon Slayer Corps in which they found themselves trapped in the Infinity Castle, the vast majority of the demon population was destroyed. Muzan was also successfully eliminated during a struggle until dawn which ended with the Demon King burning to ash under the sunlight. Although Muzan would attempt a final push for survival by turning the Demon Slayer Tanjiro Kamado into a demon, this ultimately failed, and with Muzan's defeat, all demons created through his blood died out, leaving Yushiro and Chachamaru as the only demons to have survived.
With no demon bodies to preserve, as well as recording historical documents of demons to be made, the knowledge of the demon race eventually fades into obscurity, mythology, and folklore.
Accelerated Growth Rate
Demons grow at tremendously rapid rates, dependent on the number of humans they have consumed and the amount of Muzan Kibutsuji's blood they have assimilated. This allows even the weakest humans, like Rui, once a frail and weak young boy, to become one of the most powerful demons in mere months. As a result, demons are able to reach further heights that are impossible to attain when human as long as they keep assimilating Muzan's blood and consuming humans. Some demons, however, have a limit to how much they can use to grow stronger, and they might be not compatible with a higher amount of Muzan's blood and die if they don't consume enough humans.
Biological Absorption
Some demons have displayed the ability to absorb biological matter into their bodies through physical contact, mainly as an alternative method for consumption. It is also implied that demons can kill other demons by absorbing them into their bodies, as Kokushibo absorbed the demons that lost to him in Blood Battles. Muzan also used this ability to nullify a Blood Demon Art that pierced his body.
Enhanced Senses
Due to their predatory nature, demons possess very sharp sensory abilities. Most notably, demons can discern normal blood from marechi blood. Even a low-level demon like the Slasher was able to trace the smell of a bento box back to its maker from a great distance.
Sunlight: The greatest threat to demons is sunlight, which burns their skin, ignites their cells, severely limits their regeneration, and fatally turns them into ashes. Even with his powerful regeneration, Muzan himself is not except from this weakness. As a result, demons could only go out at night or when there's low sunlight such as rainy, cloudy, and overcast days.
Nichirin Swords: Nichirin Swords are blades composed of a special alloy made of Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand and Scarlet Crimson Ore, which has absorbed sunlight to such an extent that a decapitation with such a weapon can instantly kill a demon. There are exceptions, however, as Muzan, Akaza, and Kokushibo overcame this weakness and survived decapitation by these blades. In the case of Daki and Gyutaro, both had to be decapitated before the other reattached their sibling's head. Hantengu is an unusual case in that initially beheading him will result in his Blood Demon Art, the manifestations of his primal emotions, being used as a defense mechanism against the threat. These emotions cannot be killed whilst Hantengu is alive, and he himself was only killed when he used the last of his power to summon his last emotion to defend himself. Only once weakened and vulnerable was he able to be killed.
Wisteria: Wisteria is a plant that is poisonous to demons, and releases a scent that can repel demons. Extract from the plant can be used to create deadly and highly potent poison to easily kill lesser demons in small amounts, and later contributed to the death of Upper Rank Two Doma, though he had to ingest over 700 times the lethal dosage.
Starvation: A demon needs to eat human flesh (or at least drink human blood) to survive, if not, they will die of starvation. The sole exception to this is Nezuko, who derives power through extensive sleep.
Curse of Kibutsuji: Every demon that assimilated Muzan's blood is also inflicted with a curse which activates if they call out divulge any information about him, even something as minor as his last name. When activated, their regeneration will cease and the cells belonging to Muzan inside the demon will kill them. It has been shown to work both automatically, as seen when one demon was immediately killed upon accidentally saying his last name and was killed through demonic arms manifesting from within their body and crushing them until all that remains is a puddle of blood and their clothes, or by Muzan himself remotely, such as when he killed another demon on his own accord by causing their head to explode.
Because of this, many demons regard Muzan with great fear and respect, simply referring to him as "that Man" or "Him" in order to prevent the curse from being activated, while demons within the Twelve Kizuki refer to him as "Lord" or "Master".
Yes they are weaker than the original demon slayers in the golden era when they first learned the first breathing styles (like koku said)
They aren't necessarily weak. The thing is, our frame of reference is skewed because the story focuses on literally the top 1% of 1% of demon slayers (the main chars and Hashiras) so of course everyone else would look weak in comparison.
Jul 5, 2024 · When it comes to pure strength, Shinobu Kocho is the weakest Hashira in Demon Slayer. She doesn’t even have enough power to decapitate a demon’s head, and she makes up for it by using poison.
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