Nightmare Devil

Name Japanese ヨル Romaji You Pseudonym(s) War Fiend War Devil War (by Fami & Makima) Biological Information Species Devil (formerly) Demon Gender Female Place of birth Hell Status Alive Professional information Occupation High school student (cover) Private Devil Hunter (formerly) Wild Fiend Affiliation Asa Mitaka (through coercion) Four Horsemen The Devil of Nuclear Weapons † Fourth East High School Demon Hunter's Club (formerly) Chainsaw Man Church Relatives Asa Mitaka (presenter) Fami & Death Devil (Older Sisters) Makima (sister) † Nayuta (younger sister) † But... I want to defeat Chainsaw Man! I want to defeat him... and prove that I'm the most fearsome devil! I'd give anything for that...! Yoru (ヨル, Yoru? ) is the deuteragonist of the Academia Saga. She is the Devil of War (の, Sensō no Akuma? ) or せん争そう悪....魔ま who personifies the fear of war. She is a member of the Four Knights, who now occupies Asa Mitaka's body as a Devil. After taking over Mitaka's body, Yoru sets out to locate Chainsaw Man, who secretly attends Fourth East High School with them. She also coerces Asa into searching for a target to seduce and turn into a weapon. They choose Denji, however, they eventually fail and lose their memories. After an encounter with Fami, she becomes a secret member of the Chainsaw Man Church.

Appearance Near-death state After the battle with the Four Knights and the Weapon Demons, Yoru was also reduced to a "near-death state", due to Pochita consuming most of her body. In this state, she appears to have a bird-like body, resembling a dark-colored owl or potoo with a piercing gaze. While her bird form is similar to Pochita's dog form, her true form is still unknown. The recognizable ringed knight eyes are also present in this form. Demon After taking over Asa's body and occupying half of his brain, the War Devil took on his appearance, but with additional facial scars on the center of his face and left cheek, which are in the same spot where Mitaka's face was cut by the Class President. When Yoru takes over, his eyes have multiple rings, similar to Makima's, who was his sister and another Knight. His hair is also usually worn down instead of in ponytails like Mitaka, and his posture is slightly more straight and confident compared to the shy and reserved Asa. Yoru always wears the same clothes as Asa, most commonly a school uniform, since they share the same brain and only need to switch control between each other.

Personality Yoru is first shown to be very confident and prideful, treating her opponents as mere warm-ups and confidently vowing to retrieve Chainsaw Man's nuclear weapons. This may be a sign of her overconfidence, as she lost to him previously while at full power and is significantly weaker now. However, she is aware of her limitations and will back down from a fight if she believes the odds are against her.[1][2] Yoru has little sentimental value or attachments to humans and is mostly indifferent to Mitaka's feelings, as evidenced by her blatant disregard for Mitaka's feeling of friendship for Yuko, repeatedly asking Mitaka to kill Yuko to use as a weapon or when she goes as far as to physically hurt Asa to forcibly regain control, albeit with the intention of saving them both. She has been shown to be very cold and logical, which clashes with Asa's highly emotional personality. Since she is unaffected by the Fallen Devil, this means that she easily overcomes highly traumatic events, such as nearly being killed by Pochita and losing her power. Due to her predisposed nature as the Devil of War, she continues to get into conflicts with everyone around her, sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally. Ironically, these conflicts usually serve to hurt her. Later, Yoru devastates an entire city while using her powers and laughs maniacally as she looks at the destruction she caused, reminding Asa that she, at her core, is still a devil.

Unlike her fellow Knights Makima and Fami, who are almost always calm and composed, Yoru is more "human", as in flawed, immature, and naive. She is prone to losing her temper and was embarrassed and angry at being unintentionally rescued by her arch-nemesis, Chainsaw Man. In her anger, she sometimes throws childish tantrums by punching and screaming at the pillows on Asa's bed. She is very insecure and becomes deeply offended whenever her strength or intellect is questioned. Yoru is also worried about losing her power and being forgotten, showing a more sensitive side. Adding to this, she seems to show signs of sympathy, at least towards Asa. Yoru is capable of forming emotional attachments with others, such as her "comrades" whom she wants to rescue from Pochita's stomach, and the Gun and Tank Devils whom she considers her children and hesitates to turn into weapons, even though she eventually does. She is quite content to eat basic foods like plain bread, showing that she is not very picky when it comes to physical pleasures. She does not have a good understanding of human society or relationships and takes things literally, is easy to provoke and often threatens Mitaka with death. Although over time she warms up to her and seems to understand and adapt more to human society, though she is still quite inept and often unintentionally worsens her relationship with Asa because of it. Despite her apparent social ineptitude, she is very cunning in dangerous situations, such as when fighting demons, and is easily able to keep a cool head, unlike Asa. Although in the most extreme circumstances Yoru will panic and scream in fear, such as when Asa was caught by the Fallen Devil.

Relationships Mitaka Wing Yoru was resurrected and inhabited Asa's body, transforming her into the War Fiend, but left half of Asa's brain intact, keeping her alive. With the two now sharing a body, Yoru was originally planning to use Mitaka as a way to blend into human society, as she is unfamiliar with it. At first, she is very hostile, threatening to kill Mitaka if she does not cooperate. However, she did not follow through on her threat to kill Mitaka when Mitaka refused to go to school,[6] and despite making such threats several times throughout the story, they all seemed to be nothing more than saber rattling with no real weight behind them. Yoru is tolerant of Asa's antics, frequently compromising with her and has offered to do favors for Mitaka, such as "taking care" of the children who were bullying her and providing the easier name of "Yoru" when Mitaka complained that "War Fiend" was too difficult to use as a name. Her vendetta against Chainsaw Man means she will tolerate anything as long as her ultimate goal is still being achieved.

After the fight with Yuko, Yoru's perception of Asa changes, no longer seeing her as just a means to blend in, but realizing that Asa is extremely good at making strong weapons.[7][8] Because of this, Yoru sees Asa as indispensable, as she cannot defeat Chainsaw Man without his help. A hint of this is the fact that she told Asa to "stay back" after encountering the Fallen Devil, suggesting that she may have taken over not only with the intention of protecting herself, but also Asa specifically. Another example is when Yoru did not take over the rest of Asa's brain (which would kill her) even while Mitaka is actively putting them both in grave danger. Yoru has created her mental image of Asa's personality; despite being perplexed that someone would feel guilty about destroying an aquarium, she comments that this is typical of Asa. His mental image of Asa is quite flawed, as Yoru miscalculates Asa's behavior in a life-or-death situation, becoming very confused when Asa becomes scared and angry at Yoru for cutting off his hand.

Over time, Asa has grown accustomed to Yoru's presence to the point where she attempts to talk to her, having forgotten that they were separated.[9] However, despite growing accustomed to Yoru's presence, she still does not feel entirely comfortable around her and does not trust her in the slightest. Yoru, on the other hand, being a devil, still does not understand Asa and is frustrated by her perceived irrational behavior; it is likely that she does not understand the concept of depression and assumes that Asa's sadness came entirely from the Fallen Devil's influence. In tense moments, Yoru, especially if Asa's fear is preventing her from taking control, will resort to cruel measures to save herself, such as self-harm. Yoru does not even consider that there may be a better way to deal with Asa's stress, such as simply calming her down, as she is not used to pain and struggle. Although her cruel measures do not seem to be done out of malice, but purely out of a logical and survival mindset, Asa does not appreciate this at all. Yoru was confused and angry at Asa's emotional response to this, as she thought she was only trying to help her. Whether due to her lack of humanity or a misunderstanding of Asa's character, she continues to try to convince her using cold and logical arguments, despite the latter being emotionally distressed. Ignoring Yoru's unsympathetic comments, she becomes frustrated that Yoru still doesn't understand her feelings despite being able to read her mind and continues to break down in front of her, perhaps seeing comfort that Yoru unfortunately still doesn't provide.

Yoru will occasionally mention when she thinks Asa is being too self-deprecating and will half-heartedly try to comfort her, which may be a sign of genuine sympathy.[10] However, Yoru may simply be putting on a mask to make Asa more likely to continue cooperating with her. Yoru still greatly values ​​her own goals over Asa's feelings, as shown by her deciding to kill Yuko despite Asa's protest or trying to turn Denji into a weapon after Asa falls in love with him. She has also been shown to be manipulative towards Asa, such as trying to get her to kill Yuko[11] or morally justifying murder as a "necessary evil".[12] As Yoru became more and more powerful, her relationship with Asa only worsened further, and as such, she was increasingly shown to be oblivious to her host's emotions. One example is how, despite being aware of her traumatic experiences with controlling parental figures, Yoru still justifies turning her "children" into weapons by telling her that a child is only the property of their parents. Another is how Yoru failed to take Asa's feelings into consideration when she shared an intimate moment with Denji; something that made her angry enough to force the War Demon to harm himself in retaliation, which surprised Yoru, who said that she was acting on Asa's feelings at the time. When Yoru finally reveals herself to Denji as "Asa's other personality", she jokes about how Asa is on the verge of a mental breakdown from all the lives he has killed in his rampage against Chainsaw Man, and still goes on to kill a few more people. Despite the incredibly manipulative and toxic nature of their partnership, Yoru is the closest thing Asa has to a friend.

Family Fami, who sees Yoru as her "little sister", claims to be willing to do anything to help her, often without Yoru's consent, such as when she trapped Asa and Denji in the aquarium. Despite his apparent affection for her, Yoru does not reciprocate these feelings, as he describes her as crazy and wants to stay away from her. Fami's contradictory behavior described below may be the reason why Yoru called her crazy. Despite her apparent care for Yoru, she contradictorily does not seem to care about her safety and frequently puts her in danger, such as when she put her under attack by the Eternity Demon or later when she sent the Fallen Demon after her. It turns out that Fami's main goal is to starve Yoru so that she can brainwash her and use her to stop Nostradamus' Prophecy.

Skills As a Fiend, Yoru cannot make contracts. However, she still has all the other standard Devil abilities, such as reviving in Hell after being killed, restoring her health by consuming blood, fear empowerment, and enhanced physical prowess. Despite being quite weak at first, Yoru has the potential to become one of the strongest Horsemen, even strong enough to stop the coming apocalypse. Exclusive Currently, Yoru has taken possession of Asa Mitaka's body, after his head was cut in half by the Class President. The War Demon, however, only took over half of his brain, leaving Mitaka's consciousness intact, though she was still able to take control of Mitaka's body at any time she wanted, unless Asa was overcome by fear. Adding to this, if Yoru is already in control but Asa becomes afraid, she will lose control and will not be able to regain it until Asa calms down. Thanks to this unusual circumstance, Yoru is able to feel human emotions despite being a demon. Whoever is not in control of their body will appear as a hallucination to the other and can even communicate with them. Furthermore, Yoru is able to read Mitaka's thoughts and access her memories, while the latter is unable to do the same.

Supernatural abilities Although he is part of the Four Horsemen, Yoru claims that his Devil power weakened after his body was partially devoured by Chainsaw Man. This, combined with the long absence of wars in the human world (the concept of which has only been relegated to films and video games), greatly diminished his original strength. Adding to this, his strength was further reduced upon becoming a Devil. Combining all these factors, his current strength is only a fraction of his full power and is by far the weakest among the knights. During the events of the Chainsaw Man Church arc, Yoru experienced a significant increase in power due to the fear of war rapidly increasing. Physical prowess Enhanced Speed: Yoru is able to move very quickly, easily jumping and dodging attacks from the contracted Class President and Yuko's Devil form. As the public begins to fear war again, Yoru's speed exceeds Quanxi's infamous speed; she moves so fast that Yoshida, who was able to keep up with Quanxi, has a delayed reaction. Enhanced Strength: Yoru was able to pull Tanaka's head from his shoulders and spinal cord out of his body, requiring a great amount of strength, and is able to easily carry objects as large as herself with one arm over her head. Her strength increased significantly after she experienced a tremendous increase in power due to her growing fear of war. Enhanced Durability: Yoru is capable of taking blows that would kill an ordinary person, as during her battle with Yuko, she took a serious blow that threw her across a classroom and into a wall, but was able to get up moments later without any injuries. Later, Yoru's durability increases even further; Yoshida's sword, which was previously capable of cutting through her arm, was only able to make a small, deep cut in her skin.

Weapon creation Yoru has the power to transform anything she owns into a weapon, be it an object or a living being. Initially, to activate the weapon transformation, Yoru had to touch the thing she owns and say the weapon's name, but as her power grew, she and Asa became able to create a weapon without even touching the related object and telekinetically summon them regardless of distance, without even calling their names verbally. The strength of the weapon is proportional to the amount of guilt Yoru and/or Asa feel when creating said weapon. There is no objective measure of when something belongs to Asa or Yoru, but the greater the guilt (such as Yoru's familial attachment to the Gun Devil and Tank Devil), the more powerful the weapon will be. So far, the only types of weapons that have been created are melee weapons such as swords and spears, or explosives such as hand grenades. It is unknown if Yoru can create more advanced weapons such as modern firearms. Flesh Weapon Creation: Yoru is able to transform anyone she "possesses", including humans, Demons, and Fiends, into a variety of deadly weapons almost instantly, simply by touching them. This does not appear to kill the human immediately, as they can still scream in agony. To make a flesh weapon, Yoru must either: take a limb from the victim which she can then turn into a weapon, kill them and turn their remains into weapons, or form a relationship with someone where they "belong to her". She can also make weapons from her own body parts that will violently tear themselves off of her if she does so. The flesh weapons created by the War Demon so far are:

Tanaka's Spinal Cord Sword ( , Tanaka Sekizuiken ? )田...Chineseなかsimせき髄ずい剣けん : A long, crooked sword that the War Devil created using Tanaka's head and spinal cord that are ripped out of his body. The blade is sharp enough to easily cut through Devil-enhanced flesh. Meat Hand Grenade ( , Shuryūdan ? ) 手e榴りゅう弾だん : A hand grenade that the War Devil created using the arm of the contracted Class President. It is shown to be capable of detonating like a normal grenade. Yuko's Leg Sword (ユウコ足....剣けん, Yūko Ashiken? ): A katana-like blade made from one of Yuko's legs that was cut off by the Devil Hunter Club, presumably it had no unique abilities due to Yoru's lack of guilt, but never managed to be used. Left Tank Gauntlet ( , Tanku Refuto Gantoretto ? )Noタンク左腕鎧レフトガントレット : A tank-themed arm gauntlet formed from the Tank Demon after he arrived to help Yoru fight the rampaging Chainsaw Demon. Yoru is able to fire bullets using the gauntlet. Right Gun Gauntlet ( , Gan Raito Gantoretto ? )銃ガン右腕鎧ライトガントレット : A gun-themed arm gauntlet formed from the Gun Devil during Yoru's rematch against the rampaging Chainsaw Devil. Much like the Left Tank Gauntlet, Yoru can fire bullets strong enough to pierce the Chainsaw Devil's body and tear off some of its arms.

Weapon Object Creation: Yoru has demonstrated the ability to transform objects that belong to her into weapons. Objects that belong to her can be things she has purchased or things she has picked up. The weapons created by the War Demon so far are: Pencil Spear (の, Enpitsu no Yari ?) 鉛えん筆ぴつ noやり: A wooden spear made from a school pencil. This weapon changes shape with each pencil, some being three-pronged spears approximately two meters long, others a one meter long spear with four smaller prongs along the side. This weapon is sharp enough to easily kill a human, though Yoru calls them weak weapons. Ruler Sword ( , Jōgi Ken ? )定じょう規ぎ剣けん : A sword made from a measuring ruler found in Asa's backpack. It is a rectangular sword approximately one meter long with a hole in the base for a hilt. Scalpel Sword (メス剣けん, Mesu Ken?): A sword made from a nearby scalpel that Yoru uses when fighting Quanxi. It is a curved-shaped sword that resembles a larger scalpel. Soap Sword (の, Sekken no Ken ?)石せっ鹸けん剣けん: A soap-themed sword made from a bar of soap. Yoru formed this weapon by telekinetically bringing a bar of soap towards him. Straw Knife: A knife made from discarded straw that Yoru tried to use to cut off Denji's penis. It resembles a pocket knife, though in some panels it resembles a combat knife. Sushi Sword: A sushi-themed sword made from a sushi plate. Yoru used this blade in an attempt to strike Pochita from above when confronting him alongside Katana Man, but it proved useless against the Chainsaw Devil's power.

Contract Trigger: When Yoru transforms a Devil she "possessed" into a weapon, she can go in and activate any contracts associated with that Devil and use them for herself. Yoru demonstrated this by activating the contract the National Pistol Association of America has with the Gun Devil and using it to activate an ability. Gun Goddess (の, Jū no Megami ? )銃じゅう女...神がみ: After sacrificing the index fingers of approximately 40,000 of the 3.5 million members of the National Pistol Association of America, Yoru transforms the Statue of Liberty into a grotesque crowned creature holding a rifle capable of firing giant bullets shaped like severed fingers. This creature was capable of destroying buildings and severely damaging the Chainsaw Devil under Yoru's command (presumably killing hundreds of lives with the bullet fired across the world), but not enough to affect a demon equal to a Primal Fear. Skillset Swordsmanship: Yoru is a skilled swordswoman, being able to easily take down the hired Class President with her sword. Spear: Yoru also demonstrates his skills in using a spear during his fight against the reincarnated Eternity Demon. Strategic Intelligence: Yoru prepared a rather elaborate setup in preparation for fighting Yuko, such as setting up traps and hiding weapons throughout the school. This, however, was not of much use due to Yuko's contracted mind-reading ability.

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