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Tamayo

"You still use... the term "person'... to refer to even a transformed demon. And you're trying to save him. Allow me, then, to lend you a hand."from Wyvern

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Tamayo (珠たま世よ, Tamayo?) is a major supporting character of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. She is a demon, a skilled doctor, and a close ally of Tanjiro Kamado.

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Tamayo is a demon, a skilled doctor, and a close ally of Tanjiro Kamado. Tamayo is a gentle, wise, and incredibly intelligent individual. Having devoted most of her life to the researching of demons is human transformation into one, she was one of the most knowledgeable individuals on the subject. Despite the generally antagonistic and virulent relationship between humanity and demons, she shows a great deal of kindness towards humans. She made it a part of her mission to assist injured or sick individuals with her expansive medical knowledge. Tamayo has a strong preference against violence: instead of killing humans for their blood, she chooses to buy blood from consenting donors to survive. She is adamant in teaching her assistant, Yushiro, against violence and often reprimands him for his habit of hitting others. She is one of the few demons who, after her transformation into one, was able to regain and retain her human emotions. However, despite her usual kind, caring, and considerate disposition and personality, Tamayo has displayed a more cruel and vicious persona upon confronting Muzan Kibutsuji. Tamayo's stark change in demeanor is only triggered when being with Muzan due to the great hatred she bears for him. Tamayo hates her identity as a demon and would prefer to be thought of as a human. She had no intentions of becoming a demon and simply wanted to survive her illness and be with her family, showing that Muzan had tricked her into undergoing a transformation without speaking of the consequences. The accidental murder of her beloved husband and children burdened Tamayo with lifelong sorrow and regrets, so much she sought death to atone for her sins.

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