Tengen Uzui

Tengen Uzui is a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, standing as the Sound Hashira of the Taisho era. Tengen is an eccentric and flashy individual, always wanting to be "flamboyant", possessing a need for everything to be flashy and outstanding, even proclaiming that he is the god of flashiness and festivals. As a result of his exuberant and flamboyant personality, Tengen is very demanding of others. Furthermore, he also abhors the idea of unflashy things, as shown when the Hashira openly expresses his hate for plainness. He is usually seen talking boastfully, proclaiming that he is "god" in front of Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke, even calling them trash and declaring that if he tells them to become dogs, they must become dogs, and if he tells them to become monkeys, they must become monkeys. Tengen even demands for the trio to always humor and stoop down to him, imploring him for favours and always doing their best to flatter him. However, Tengen does possess an extremely caring side that is masked under his flamboyant façade, one he only shows to those that are extremely close to him, most notably his three wives, Makio, Suma, and Hinatsuru, who Tengen is shown to truly love and care for. Furthermore, Tengen also declares that they must value their lives above all others as they are precious to him. Although he can be very boastful and expressive, Tengen also shows a side of modesty and humility. He openly denies statements that he was blessed with any talent, comparing himself to the other Hashira and especially Kyojuro Rengoku. This implicates a sort of inferiority complex, further proven by the fact that he told himself that he could never become someone as great as Rengoku. Tengen is also shown to harbor regret over the fact that he has let so many lives slip through his fingers over the years. Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, praised Tengen for the hard path he chose and for facing forward and fought to protect human lives despite carrying all of his conflicts and contradictions he hides behind his loud and confident façade, which caused Tengen to deeply respect Kagaya from that moment on. Tengen has exceptional compassion with strong morality, which Kagaya acknowledged. Despite being a shinobi that has traditionally valued completing the mission over all else, Tengen has rejected that ideology after seeing its brutal effect on his family, despising his father for forcing him and his siblings to endure through brutal training and even pitting them against each other in a final lethal test. He believes that his subordinates, whether they be his wives or the Demon Slayers under his command, should value their lives and the lives of innocents over their missions or his own. Tengen especially hated the idea of becoming like his brother or father, who were apathetic towards human lives, wanting to desperately abandon what he was taught by them; even then, he choose to simply cut his ties instead of killing them due to his morality. He also chose to be a Demon Slayer to protect innocent people from being harmed by demons. Tengen's family practices polygamy, so when someone turns 15, they must have 3 wives. The clan head is the one who chooses the wives, but they always try to take chemistry into consideration when picking. Tengen’s favorite food is Fugu-Sashi. Tengen's hobbies are his wives and visiting secret onsens. Tengen had eight siblings, making 9 children in total. Three of his siblings died due to their father's overzealous training. The remaining six was then placed on death battles against each other while being masked. Tengen only realized this fact after killing two of his brothers, which enraged him and caused him to have an argument about his father's foolish ideals. Tengen's remaining brother then killed two more of their siblings, leaving him and Tengen as the survivors. Tengen turned his blade away and left the clan with his wives. For some time, it became Tengen's habit to say that he was going to hell. This stopped after seeing his wives' reaction: with Makio getting angry with him, Hinatsuru crying for him, and Suma biting him. He would occasionally think of exterminating his entire clan, but he couldn't bring himself to kill his father and brother. Tengen viewed the other Hashira as follows: "She's serious And a tad flashy. With good hips for giving birth." - Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Hashira "He's always spacing out. He's young. And definitely not flashy." - Muichiro Tokito, the Mist Hashira "He's got flashy eyes! Are different-colored eyes possible?! I'm jealous! But he's too fastidious and serious." - Obanai Iguro, the Serpent Hashira "He's the first guy I ever met who's bigger than me. And he's freakishly strong." - Gyomei Himejima, the Stone Hashira "He's somber. He always looks like he's at a funeral and it bugs me." - Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira "He's a great guy – and flashy! He stands out more than me!" - Kyojuro Rengoku, the Flame Hashira "She's weird. And her flashiness aggravates me. Good hips for giving birth though." - Mitsuri Kanroji, the Love Hashira "He's dangerous. With a bratty side." - Sanemi Shinazugawa, the Wind Hashira