Akaza | Demon Slayer

Name: Akaza. Gender: Male. Race: Demon.

Height: 173 cm. Weight: 74 kg.

Eye Color: Yellow with Blue Sclera. Hair Color: Pink.

Affiliation: Twelve Kizuki. Combat Style: Destructive Death.

Appearance: Akaza was a very muscular young man of average height with skin so fair it appeared bright green-tinged white, decorated by a pattern of thick blue lines, which resembled the criminal tattoos. Akaza have short, cerise hair that fluffed out around his head and inward-tilting yellow eyes with cerise eyelashes and blue sclera that somewhat resembled cracked glass. The kanji for Upper Rank was etched into his right iris, and the daiji for Three was etched into his left. The lines on his face curved through each of his eyes from below his ears to over his temples, another blue line running from the center of his hairline to the bridge of his nose, with two more lines running around his neck, three others branching off the lower one to his torso. The middle line ran directly down his chest to halfway down his stomach, and the other two branched off to the sides over each side of his chest to join the two other lines. This same three-line pattern also repeated around his waist. On his arms, lines were running down the front of his shoulders that ran into two more, which went around his biceps before continuing to run down to his wrists, below which each of his fingers was also dark blue with an orange fingernail. His toes and toenails also sharing this unusual appearance as his fingers and fingernails. Akaza wore little and only sported a short, sleeveless dark purple-pink haori cut off at his waist, left open to expose his chest, and decorated by a square pattern on his back. Below this, he sported a pair of baggy white pants that he rolled to just below the knee with a turquoise rope belt to secure them at his waist, with bright pink tassel ornaments hanging on the front and the back of the rope belt. Akaza preferred to go barefoot but wore a pair of chains of large, round, red pearls around his ankles.

Personality: Akaza a headstrong, stubborn, and battle-crazed social Darwinist who enjoyed fighting, especially against strong Demon Slayers. He purposefully drew out fights to savor every moment of it; the Upper Rank tended to become enthralled whenever he was hit by a powerful opponent, not due to masochism but out of a genuine admiration for their skills. Akaza always complimented his opponents when they unleashed powerful techniques or landed blows on him, usually remarking that their techniques and swordsmanship were magnificent and intriguing. Akaza looked down on anybody he deemed weak, so much so that his skin would crawl at the sight of them. He genuinely respected those who were strong in his eyes, demanding to know their names, and would not stop until he found out; he remembered all the names of strong opponents of the past and committed them to memory as a tribute to their strength. Akaza also presented an opportunity for those he recognized the strength of to become demons, believing that preserving their refined techniques and skill was right and feeling pain watching the deterioration of those blessed with extraordinary gifts as they age, and going so far as to kill them to preserve their magnificent skill himself should they decline his offer to become a demon. He also did not discriminate against strong warriors who were weak before. Akaza believed strongly in social Darwinism, believing that the law of nature dictates that all weaklings shall be eliminated. Akaza had a deeply rooted psychological need to become stronger, and while he usually respected the strong, he did not get along with his fellow Upper Ranks, seeing them as his rivals. He was especially antagonistic towards and somewhat jealous of the two Upper Ranks above him, Douma and Kokushibo, lashing out at Douma and vowing to kill Kokushibo. He refused to eat or kill women, despite knowing it would make him stronger if he did so. This juxtaposes him with Douma, who was very enthusiastic about eating women due to their nutritional value. He does not hate those people who are weak due to illness, and he also does not hate children, because they are also not to blame for their weakness, so for the most part he just let them be.

Abilities:

Indomitable Will: Akaza demonstrated extraordinary willpower and unwavering determination. He defied death even after being beheaded by Nichirin Sword, refusing to succumb and instead continuing to fight with his headless body. His powers of regeneration evolved to the point where he could regrow his head, driven solely by his refusal to accept defeat.

Decapitation Immunity: Akaza temporarily gained the ability to be immune to decapitation through willpower. This made him the first known demon for overcome what should've been a fatal decapitation without relying on contingencies, unlike Muzan whom relied on his multiple hearts and brains, Daki and Gyutaro who relied on each other not being beheaded, and Hantengu's clones who relied on the survival of the main body, Hantengu himself.

Immense Regeneration: As Upper Rank Three, Akaza possessed one of the most extraordinary regenerative abilities as a result of assimilating a massive amount of Muzan's blood, giving him the capacity to instantly recover from both minor and severe slash wounds, and even regenerate lost limbs with minimal effort.

Tactical Intellect: Akaza possessed over a century of combat experience and martial arts training, enabling him to fight with exceptional foresight and tactical intelligence.

Immense Strength: Akaza possessed incredulous physical strength, which had been showcased multiple times, most notably when he punched or kicked, which were strong enough to break the ground and easily kill people. Every one of his strikes was strong enough to cause cuts, shatter ribs, smash eyes, and pierce the body.

Immense Durability: As an Upper Rank demon of the Twelve Kizuki, Akaza possessed exceptional durability due to the extremely high concentration of Muzan's blood in his body. Even the powerful Hashira, had difficulty inflicting significant damage on Akaza during their intense battle.

Unlimited Stamina & Endurance: Like all demons, Akaza possessed infinite stamina and vitality, never tiring and remaining in optimal physical and mental condition indefinitely, enduring waves of onslaught as if it were nothing. Throughout all his battles, he had never showed signs of pain or agony, even after getting his limbs sliced off or when he was inflicted with numerous slash wounds and injuries.

Extrasensory Perception: Akaza possessed supernaturally enhanced sensory abilities that allowed him to perceive things beyond the normal range of human perception. In addition to sensing the auras of demons and humans, Akaza could also detect what he referred to as "Fighting Spirit", which encompassed a person's will to fight and their intent to kill. With this ability, he could assess the strength or weakness of individuals with just a glance, anticipate his opponents' attacks and weaknesses, and sense their presence within the environment, enabling him to react to attacks from unexpected angles and blind spots.

Blood Demon Art: Destructive Death — Akaza's Blood Demon Art revolved around martial arts, merging the manipulation of his destructive shockwaves and the Soryu-style martial arts he mastered as a human. The shockwaves he controlled appeared in a striking blue hue (that occasionally flashed red) and could manifest in various forms, such as nigh-invisible air pressure, circular energy-like shockwaves, or cannon-shaped spikes. He could generate them at will, from any distance, and seemingly any part of his body. In combat, Akaza infused his own punches and kicks with his shockwaves to amplify their destructive capabilities, enveloping his every strike in a faint blue light. Using the shockwaves of his Blood Demon Art and the Soryu Style, Akaza could attack his targets with destructive long-ranged barrages and precise short-ranged strikes. His Blood Demon Art also included his crucial Compass Needle technique, essentially an advanced form of extrasensory perception that allowed him to sense a person's will to fight. With this information, he could instinctively aim for their vitals and weak points, determine their strength at a glance, predict his opponents' next moves, sense their location in his vicinity, enhance the lethality and accuracy of his punches and kicks, and evolve and adapt to their attacks over time. In addition, when in a dire predicament, Akaza could even temporarily will several energy clones of himself with Compass Needle, in order to multiply the already plentiful amount of shockwaves he can produce.

Small Facts:

• Akaza can converse with demons telepathically and share visions with demons who rank lower than himself (to the extent Muzan will allow).

• Akaza was the only demon of the Twelve Kizuki who refused to eat or kill women, and was given special permission to do so by Muzan, although he did tease Akaza for his choice and urged him to drop it.