Upper Moons & Lower Moons

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Kokushibo Rank: Upper Moon One Appearance: Kokushibo is a tall man with a muscular build, and a pale skin complexion. He possesses long, spiky black hair with red tips that he keeps in a ponytail, along with two shoulder-length, flowing, wavy bangs on each side that reaches to his collarbone. His most notable feature is the three sets of eyes on his face with yellow irises and red flesh sclera that have black, straight lines diverging from each iris. His middle set of eyes has the kanji of "Upper Rank (上じょう弦げん Jōgen?)" on engraved on his left eye, and daiji for "One (壱いち Ichi?)" on his right. His other sets of eyes feature black pupils and a cracked pattern in the irises. His top set of eyes replaced his eyebrows. Kokushibo also possesses a Demon Slayer Mark that resembles flames on the top left side of his forehead that extends down to his left temple, and the bottom right of his cheek down to his right side of his neck. His appearance is described as profound and majestic by Muichiro Tokito. Kokushibo wears a purple-and-black hexagonal-patterned nagagi kimono and black umanori-styled hakama pants tied with a white uwa-obi. He also wears a pair of zōri with purple straps, and white tabi socks. He carries a fleshy katana at his waist that has eyes in the space between the tsuka ito wrapping of the handle of his sword. The tsuba and blade are shown to have eyes and veins. The scabbard is also fleshy in appearance. Personality: Kokushibo is reserved, silent, and aloof, maintaining an aura of unnerving tranquility and mystery that complements his position as Upper Rank One. He rarely speaks; when he does, he talks in a slow and emphatic manner that gives more gravitas and authority to his words. He is an adamant, punctual rule-follower and shows deep respect to the hierarchy of the Twelve Kizuki, as seen at the Upper Ranks Meeting. Kokushibo is shown to be humble as well, and isn't hesitant to admit his failure or complain of any difficulty. He demonstrates unwavering loyalty towards Muzan Kibutsuji, as he carries out his actions solely to fulfill his objectives. However, his outward displays of reservation, dignity, and humility hide a cold and unforgiving side to his personality. When reprimanding individuals, his words are harsh and firm, bordering on cruel and disdainful, and his threats are severe and demand absolute obedience. Blood Demon Art: Crescent Moon Blades: Complementing his Moon Breathing, Kokushibo's Blood Demon Art allows him to create and manipulate dozens of sharp blades shaped like traditional crescent moons from his flesh katana. They are implied to have been created from his blood and can be either a bright yellow or a bright blue in color. These crescent moon blades are innately chaotic, constantly changing in size, direction, and speed, making Kokushibo's attacks extremely unpredictable and unreadable as they have no set pattern at all. This Blood Demon Art greatly enhances the power of his techniques, making every single one of his sword swings extremely deadly and dangerous. He also seems to be capable of using his Blood Demon Art as long as his katana is unsheathed, allowing him to create crescent moon blades even without swinging his sword or unleashing a technique. The volatile nature of his Blood Demon Art makes it extremely challenging for Demon Slayers to circumvent; Sanemi stated that if not for his years of experience in the field of demon hunting, he wouldn't have been able to defend himself from Kokushibo's attacks. Skills: Extrasensory Perception: Kokushibo possesses honed sensory abilities that allow him to detect the presence of others outside his normal range of perception, as shown when he dodged Genya's gunshots and appeared directly behind him despite Kokushibo looking in the opposite direction. Kokushibo also seems to be able to keep track of the locations of his peers around the Infinity Castle, evident as he no longer felt Akaza's presence when he died. Menacing Aura: Kokushibo possesses a menacing and overwhelming presence that startled even Akaza, the holder of Upper Rank Three and an extremely vindictive and aggressive demon, into silence and temporarily made Muichiro Tokito, a Hashira who has faced and defeated an Upper Rank on his own, lose the will to fight, causing his body to tremble uncontrollably.

Douma Rank: Upper Moon Two Appearance: Doma is a tall young man of muscular build. He has an extremely pale skin complexion and possesses long, pointed nails that appear to be stained with a pale purple. He possesses long platinum blond hair that he wore parted to his right, the shorter parts around his face seeming to flare out to either side around his head, curving backwards with one lock slanting down to the right of his face to fall between his eyes, while the longer parts were left to drape centrally down his back in a thinning spiral. Due to his appearance, he was seen as a divine being, and as such, he was made into a cult figure. His eyes have been described to be incredibly rare and beautiful, as, in color, they appeared to be made up of an array of rainbow pastel tones, fading into one another as they circle his irises. This unusual appearance even caused people to believe Doma is a blessed being who could communicate with the gods. The kanji for Upper Rank (上じょう弦げん Jōgen?) is etched across his left eye, and the daiji for Two (弐に Ni?) or Six (陸ろく Roku?) at the time when he first met Gyutaro and Daki on his right, with thick eyelashes and a set of notably thick black eyebrows acting to frame them above. Doma wore a blood-red turtleneck of a design that made it appear that the section between his neck and upper chest is covered by a black substance that looks like it is dripping slightly down his body. This same design is repeated at his wrists and down his hands, as well as on the small, circular red and black "stain" that adorned the top of his head. Below this, he wore a pair of straight, tan-colored hakama pants of a pinstriped design, their cuffs visibly loose, which he secured with a pale green-tinged golden belt (originally colored black, and colored white in the anime), its buckle a bright silver. He also only wears plain black tabi socks on his feet. Personality: Doma is outwardly friendly and cheery, possessing an approachable and charismatic air. Kanae Kocho describes him as talking and acting in a calm and carefree manner. However, in truth, he has psychopathic tendencies and adopts twisted beliefs and habits, such as devouring his cult's followers with the belief he is saving them from their suffering and pain by letting them live inside his body. Because of his carefree and waggish persona, he was prone to facetious and inappropriate behavior. Even amongst his fellow demons, he was disliked by Muzan Kibutsuji and Akaza for his casual and childish behavior, along with his indifference to the strict hierarchy that showed complete and total obedience towards the Demon King, demonstrated by him speaking in the same merry cadence during Muzan's rants. Even Gyokko, a demon with an amicable relationship with Doma due both sharing morbid tendencies, was perturbed when the Upper Rank attempted to accompany him and Hantengu to the Swordsmith Village without Muzan's explicit permission. Blood Demon Art: Cryokinesis: Doma's Blood Demon Art grants him extremely powerful cryokinesis. He can generate ice, freezing mist, and frost from his flesh and blood and can spawn it anywhere in his vicinity, as well as manipulating it at will, allowing him to unleash incredibly potent ice techniques. Additionally, the ice created from his Blood Demon Art is extremely lethal to those that inhale it, causing the cells of the victim's lungs to die and rendering them unable to breathe very quickly. His ice and frost have also been noted to be extremely cold, as shown when the air around Doma's frost was cold enough to make Shinobu's lungs feel as if they were about to burst and nearly freeze Kanao's body and surroundings just by coming into contact with it. Skills: Extrasensory Perception: Doma possesses extraordinary sensory abilities which allow him to detect things outside the normal range of perception, as shown when he could perceive attacks even from places he is not looking at, allowing him to nullify the effectiveness of sneak attacks. Later, Doma was capable of detecting Akaza's transformation into a demon immune to decapitation by Nichirin Swords despite being extremely far away from him. He was also able to suddenly sense Akaza's presence was gone when he was defeated.

Akaza Rank: Upper Moon Three 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 he had as a human. Akaza had 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 (上じょう弦げん Jōgen?) was etched into his right iris, and the daiji for Three (参さん San?) 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 was 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, as shown when he praised and complimented Tanjiro Kamado despite initially attempting to kill him over how weak he was during their first encounter, even going so far as to thank Kyojuro for Tanjiro's growth. Akaza believed strongly in social Darwinism, believing that the law of nature dictates that all weaklings shall be eliminated. Blood Demon Art: Destructive Death (破は壊かい殺さつ Hakai Satsu?): 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. At the start of a battle, Akaza initiated his Blood Demon Art by deploying a special technique called Technique Development (術じゅつ式しき展てん開かい Jutsushiki Tenkai?). Akaza started by going into a stance unique to the Soryu Style, which had two versions. He performed the first stance by bending his knees in a half-crouch position, extending his right arm with a half-clenched fist facing his body, and bending his left arm with an open palm; the second version was nearly identical, except he opened his palm on his right arm while fully clenching his fists in a downwards bend on his left arm. 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. During his battle with Kyojuro Rengoku, he could keep the Flame Hashira at bay with his shockwaves, forcing him to close the gap and putting him in range of his bare-handed fighting style, which was to the Upper Rank's advantage. The shockwaves generated from his Blood Demon Art were extremely powerful, once being able to smash Kyojuro's ribs and even internal organs after he took a barrage of larger shockwaves head-on, the same Hashira who survived explosions being rained down upon him with insignificant injuries. Akaza could also use his Blood Demon Art in his kicks to generate additional destructive force to launch his opponents extremely far. More impressively, he could create countless shockwaves that surrounded his target with a hundred blows that struck them everywhere almost simultaneously. 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. Skills: 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 (闘とう気き Tōki?)", 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.

Nakime Rank: Upper Moon Four Appearance: Nakime is a pale woman with a grayish complexion, who has sharp, blue-stained nails and notably dark pink lips which sharply contrasted the tone of her skin. She has glossy, hip-length hair of a black color, which she wore falling down her back in slight waves that cut off sharply at the ends, with two chin-length strands left to frame her face and long bangs that obscured her large eye set in between them, swept to either side of her nose. Nakime dons a plain-loose black kimono with a white loose yuban underneath, secured with a striped pale brown-striped obi, white socks and no shoes or clogs. She was always seen holding a four-stringed wooden biwa with a large bachi pick. Since becoming an Upper Rank, Nakime took to wearing her bangs as to not obscure her face, showing that she possessed a single large, pink-colored eye with the daiji for "Four" (肆し Shi?) engraved into its iris. The upper portion of her face was also revealed, and appeared to be a darker gray color than the rest of her pale skin with prominent veins surrounding her one eye. In addition, her hair would grow extensively and resembles roots on a nearby wall. Personality: Unlike most demons, Nakime was not particularly violent or sadistic, and instead is aloof and taciturn, almost never speaking and displaying little to no emotion or will outside of obeying orders. She was extremely loyal to Muzan, listening and following his every order faultlessly which was something he appreciated; in fact, her unwavering loyalty to him marks one of the very few instances Muzan ever complimented an individual, though it seemed more likely that he was satisfied to have a powerful tool to use at his disposal. Despite this outwardly one-sided relationship, Nakime graciously accepted his words and told her master she was honored to be of great use to him. Blood Demon Art: Infinity Castle: Nakime's Blood Demon Art is an alternate dimension that houses a fortress of immense scale called the Infinity Castle. As its owner, Nakime possesses complete control over the space, being able to manipulate and alter it at will by simply strumming her biwa. In her fortress, there are countless rooms with seemingly endless variety, like an open room filled with giant pillars where the fight against Kokushibo took place, a small garden where the fight against Doma took place, and a corridor leading to several other rooms where the fight against Akaza took place. Nakime sits at the center of the Infinity Castle, with the entire space being distorted around her. Teleportation: Nakime can also teleport individuals within or out of the Infinity Castle. She first demonstrated this by transporting the Lower Rank demons in order to face Muzan at his behest during the Lower Ranks Meeting, with Kamanue being caught off-guard by his sudden presence inside the dimension. After the meeting concluded, she instantly took Muzan from deep within the Infinity Castle to the surface. The same occurred during the later Upper Ranks Meeting when it concluded, as Nakime teleported Gyokko and Hantengu to out of the castle after being assigned by Muzan to destroy the Swordsmith Village; she also teleported Doma back to his domain within the castle when she became annoyed by his invitation to be with him. Tatami Door Portals: Nakime can also spawn portals to transport people outside her fortress or to anywhere within it in the form of tatami sliding doors. She can use her portals for offensive and defensive purposes as well, displayed when she created a portal to negate Mitsuri Kanroji's attack. One of her main duties was to act as a mode of transport for the other Upper Ranks when they are sent on missions and presumably assist Muzan in moving around the country undetected. During the first major confrontation between Muzan and the Demon Slayers, Nakime spawned her portals beneath the attacking Hashira to trap them inside the Infinity Castle. She would do the same to the rest of the active members of the Demon Slayer Corps. Skills: Extrasensory Perception: Being able to teleport anyone she wants to wherever she is directed to, Nakime is able to sense the presence of anyone inside the Infinity Castle. This can be used to either help give demons easier transport, like controlling the castle to escort Akaza to the Upper Ranks Meeting. Offensively however, Nakime can also force Demon Slayers into the presence of powerful enemies, best shown when she manipulates the Infinity Castle offscreen to both forcefully separate Muichiro Tokito from Gyomei Himejima and bring the Mist Hashira into the presence of Kokushibo, and later escorts Muzan so he could personally face Tanjiro Kamado and Giyu Tomioka. Nakime can also keep track of hundreds of individuals with her eyeball familiars at once as she was able to trap every single Demon Slayer within her Infinity Castle, even as they were scattered throughout the mountain.

Gyokko Rank: Upper Moon Five Appearance: Gyokko had a very bizarre and grotesque physiology, taking on the form of a pale white, abstracted, grotesque humanoid figure with a muscular upper torso that has no arms. His form resembles that of an armless statue growing from a white porcelain vase that is decorated with branch of green leaves and red, yellow, and dark green with purple leaves, similar to a djinn. His midsection is a red-violet color while his lower-half, or his tail is black. He had multiple underdeveloped and infant-like hands with red fingernails; four on his head that replaced his ears and were always present, and several lining up his body and tail which he can retract at will. He also possessed thin fins on the top and back of his head that were akin to hair, which were of a blended hue of purple and a blue-violet color and shaped in the style of cornrows and a ponytail. Gyokko's face was even more distorted, with large green-lipped mouths located where one would expect his eyes sockets to be located, which always displayed his hyperrealistic teeth and sometimes had one of or both of his tongues sticking out, along with a sharp nose. His actual eyes were located vertically from one another on his face; one eye, golden yellow iris with a honey brown center and visible veins, appeared in the constantly open bottom mouth and the other, similarly golden yellow eye with a honey brown center and visible veins, was seated at the center of his forehead. Three brown dots were on top of the latter eye. The kanji for Upper Rank (上じょう弦げん Jōgen?) was engraved on his forehead's eye and the daiji for Five (伍ご Go?) was engraved on his mouth's eye. In addition, his twin green mouths are generally expressionless and only move when speaking or eating, while the mouth that displays his lower eye is the one that contorts to display Gyokko's emotions. Personality: Gyokko was shown to be an easily excitable demon, constantly fawning over new inspirations for what he deems his "art" or what he finds to be sublime, sometimes even going against his initial impressions. He was easily swayed into euphoria whenever Muzan Kibutsuji was involved, trying not only to please him, but finding joy in being decapitated and having his head held by Muzan. Although he was dismayed he would have to work together with Hantengu, he nonetheless reasoned it was fine since Muzan ordered it. He also seemed to be somewhat sardonic and condescending; upon sensing Akaza's presence within the Infinity Castle, he almost let out his inner feelings to the demon about being glad he believed him to be dead before correcting himself mid-sentence, even if Akaza was not fooled by his false support. Blood Demon Art: Porcelain Vase Spells: Gyokko's Blood Demon Art revolved around his porcelain vases. He was able to spawn them anywhere within his vicinity and create multiple pots of varying sizes at once. Gyokko first displayed the ability to freely teleport from one pot to another instantaneously, offsetting his lack of legs and allowing him to travel far distances with minimal effort as well as to evade attacks easily.Gyokko could also trap objects (such as people) inside his pots. If the object he wishes to seal is too big, the pots can simply compress them to fit inside. The pots also seem to give Gyokko liberty of whatever was inside, which he uses to merge the swordsmiths together in impossible ways and allows him to create whatever he pleases inside them. During his attack on the Swordsmith Village, Gyokko spawned numerous gigantic fish-like amalgamations to terrorize the village and kill its inhabitants. They were unable to be killed by regular means and only die when the pots on their back are destroyed. These creatures all possessed unique traits and characteristics, some had sharp claws, some had multiple humanoid legs or even monstrous teeth. They also seemed to be decently powerful, as these amalgamations were able to kill the Demon Slayers that were meant to guard to village. However, their strength still paled in comparison to the Hashira, as Mitsuri and Muichiro swiftly subdued these spawn with ease. Gyokko's Blood Demon Art was notably themed around the sea and aquatic lifeforms, as his techniques were based on summoning non-sentient creatures that resembled fish from his pots. These fish monsters similarly possessed differing abilities and characteristics: some of them could shoot out a barrage of poisonous needles at his targets or leave behind dangerous poison once they are killed.[36] He also summoned goldfish-like monsters with scythe-like appendages to threaten Hotaru Haganezuka. Gyokko could also summon giant octopus tentacles from his vases to restrain his enemies or destroy the surroundings. Lastly, Gyokko could also manipulate and create water from his porcelain vases, which he can use as a cannon-like attack in which he shoots out powerful streams of water or shape water into sharp, high-pressure tendrils to cut targets like a sharp whip or even suffocate his targets by trapping them inside an extremely durable vase made of water.

Daki Rank: Upper Moon Six Appearance: Daki was a tall, curvaceous woman with lime green eyes with a dark orange center, long eyelashes, and very pale skin, complemented by neon pink lips. Her initially black hair was styled in a full, long ponytail with kanzashi hairpins (three on each side on the top, and two on each side on the bottom) holding up the ponytail, along a small, golden comb on the back left side of her hair. The kanji for "Upper Rank" (上じょう弦げん Jōgen?) was engraved in Daki's left eye and the daiji for "Six" (陸ろく Roku?) was engraved on the right. Her fingers ended in sharp, dark purple nails. She had a pink obi with black hexagon patterns on all of it, along with light grey blue flower with darker on the center and light orange three length lines on it wrapped around her waist, used as her Blood Demon Art. Her toenails shared the same dark purple color as her fingernails. She sported two pink flower-like demon crests on her face and light purple on the center, one on her cheek and another on her forehead. She also wore a pinkish-red makeup on each sides of the corner of her eyelashes and eyes. Personality: Daki was a very arrogant, dismissive, and sadistic person, taking enjoyment in toying with her victims before killing them and not showing the slightest bit of guilt or remorse for taking the lives of her victims. She dismissed all non-Hashira Demon Slayers as not worth her time and got incensed when Tanjiro Kamado spoke to her, because she looked down on him. This was also shown when Daki said that she might spare Tanjiro if he told her how many Demon Slayers are present in the Entertainment District, and when Daki openly expressed how slow the Demon Slayer's techniques were and her boredom, which further showcased her dismissive personality. She even preferred to only eat people that she viewed as beautiful or strong, choosing to kill those who got on her nerves without eating them and leaving their bodies behind, which people often mistook as suicide. Blood Demon Art: Obi Sash Manipulation: Daki's Blood Demon Art allowed her to create flower-patterned obi sashes from her flesh, freely manipulating them at will. Daki often created these sashes from her back and retracts them back into her body when not in use. She has also displayed the ability to exert control over her obi from extremely far distances. Her sashes are noted to be soft like silk yet as sharp as a Nichirin Sword. In combat, Daki used her obi sashes as powerful and fast tendril-like whips to unleash long-ranged interweaving attacks while also being able to use it to form a shield around her body if need be, making her Blood Demon Art an extremely effective blend of offense and defense. Her sashes were so powerful that they could repel and block attacks from Tengen's explosives and slice up buildings with ease. Furthermore, they are especially difficult to cut because of their soft properties, and can further loosen the effectiveness of slash attacks by bending and weaving. Skills: Extrasensory Perception: Daki had the ability to share her senses and mind with her elder brother, and also allowed him to control her body by implanting one of his eyes into her forehead. Through this eye and the link, she can send him logistical information in order for them to better coordinate their attacks. Furthermore, through her sentient obi sashes, Daki can gain information from multiple places at once, even being able to telepathically communicate with it. As her obi sashes were able to tell that Tengen was a Hashira from his presence alone, it can be assumed Daki can do so as well.

Gyutaro Rank: Upper Moon Six Appearance: Gyutaro was a tall man of pale gray complexion speckled with black blotches. His anatomy was quite strange in that his upper torso, arms, and legs were all defined with musculature, whereas his waist was incredibly skinny to the point of looking skeletal, with his pelvis jutting out at an unnatural angle. His spine was prominently visible through his back, and he was usually shown being hunched over. Gyutaro possessed thin eyes that were slanted drastically downwards at the sides, giving him a permanently haggard gaze. His miotic irises were green with a dark orange center, and his sclera was a bright yellow-orange with visible veins. The kanji for "Upper Rank" (上じょう弦げん Jogen?) is carved across his right eye, and the daiji for "Six" (陸ろく Roku?) carved on his left. During his fight with the Demon Slayers, he lends his left eye to Daki and spends the rest of his battle with said eye shut, giving him a permanent wink. Personality: Gyutaro was cruel, ruthless, petty, and envious of anyone blessed with a better life than him, owing to a life of near-constant poverty and the harsh tragedies he experienced whilst human. He developed a habit of sarcastically complimenting a person's best traits before vindictively killing them afterwards, as he did to the samurai who tried to kill him and attempted to do the same to Tengen Uzui after seeing his appearance. Because of the hardships he faced as a human, Gyutaro attained a personal belief that to take from those who have a better life than he had as a human was justified. A habit that developed from this belief was the penchant to inflict harm to himself whenever he was angry, frustrated or jealous, as seen when he scratched himself hard enough to tear deep wounds into his own flesh when he grew jealous of Tengen. A more tragic result of his upbringing was his habit of insulting those he deemed weak and pathetic, using the same demeaning labels given to him as a child. Blood Demon Art: Haemokinesis: Gyutaro's Blood Demon Art allowed him to manipulate his own body's blood in various ways. He was shown to generate them from his flesh kama, from open wounds on his body, or release blood at will from his veins. It was implied that Gyutaro doesn't run out of blood due to his regenerative abilities, giving him a virtually infinite source of blood to fuel his techniques. In combat, he usually created barrages of solidified sickle-shaped projectiles as sharp as blades that can travel at immensely fast speeds to attack his opponents. Gyutaro was capable of freely manipulating these blood slashes at will, altering their movements until they hit his opponent or shaping them however he pleased. Furthermore, his blood sickles were coated in poison, making them even more dangerous as the damage they cause was worsened by the effects of the poison.