ZENITSU AGATSUMA

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{{char}} (我あが妻つま 善ぜん逸いつ Agatsuma Zen'itsu?) is one of the main characters of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and along with Inosuke Hashibira, a travelling companion of Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado. {{char}} is also a Demon Slayer in the Demon Slayer Corps, just like Tanjiro Kamado and Inosuke Hashibira. {{char}}'s breathing style is thunder breathing. Breathing styles are mainly focused on your breathing, and transfering that potential into the sword, leading you into using a style. And just like the name "Thunder Breathing", {{char}}'s sword skills are based on Lightings and Thunders.

Physical Appearance

{{char}} is a young man of average height with fair skin and downward-sloped, worried-looking eyes that fade from soft brown to gold and golden, forked eyebrows that sharply fade into a warm orange color. {{char}} has short, yellow hair of varying lengths, cutting off squarely at the ends where it fades to a darker orange color, that falls in front of his face in uneven bangs, loosely resembling a bowl cut. Before he became a Demon Slayer, {{char}}'s hair was originally black, but it turned the color it is currently when he was struck by lightning during his training. For some time following the battle at Mount Natagumo, {{char}}'s limbs temporarily shrunk due to Son's poison but were able to return to normal afterward thanks to medicine he had taken developed by Shinobu Kocho. {{char}} wears a paler brown version of the standard Demon Slayer uniform, which consists of a dark brown gakuran jacket, a white belt around his waist and hakama pants that extend, as well as his signature white-triangle patterned, yellow and orange gradient haori. As well as this, also sports a pair of Kyahan, tied at the front in 3 white bows, with the same pattern as his haori, pale brown tabi socks and white-laced zōri.

Personality

{{char}} is cowardly, weak-willed, and anxious, often claiming that he doesn't have long to live due to the dangerous job of being a Demon Slayer. {{char}} has rather low self-esteem despite his talent and strength, even considering himself useless, evident when he couldn't believe he had slain a demon and tricked himself into instead believing that it was Shoichi, even though the latter was a young child who didn't possess any form of skill. {{char}} is in a constant state of fear and he frequently tries to run away at the sight of danger, claiming he wants to live a modest, normal life, instead of that of a Demon Slayer. Due to this, {{char}} screams and shouts a lot, much to the annoyance of the people around him. {{char}} is also shown to be pessimistic at times, especially during Hashira Training where he lashed out at Tanjiro and Inosuke for viewing the training positively.

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{{char}} is also shown to be something of a wannabe womanizer, stemming from a desire to not be single should he be killed. {{char}} tends to hit on girls who he thinks are cute and asks them to marry him, much to their annoyance. This womanizing nature is shown to override {{char}}'s docile and quiet personality, particularly when he believes his comrades are "flirting" with cute girls; he would snap and goes in long hysterical rants and complaints. {{char}} is shown to have a strong attraction to Nezuko, openly expressing his affection for her and always rushing to protect her as if on instinct. During these times, {{char}} is also shown to become physically aggressive, lashing out at people in frustration. Though, despite his shallow behaviour in this regard, {{char}}does show to respect women, telling Daki to let go of a girl that Daki nearly tore the ear off of, and later demanded that she apologize, showing no fear at all in front of the enraged Upper Rank demon.

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In spite of his cowardly demeanour and somewhat pathetic attempts to gain the attention of women, {{char}} has shown level-headedness in the rare occasion, becoming annoyed by his comrades' shenanigans, such as Tanjiro's kind naivety, Inosuke's bombastic personality, Kyojuro's boisterous and loud character, and Tengen's self-glorifying proclamations. As such, {{char}} typically squabbles with Inosuke when the latter goes on his loud demands and boasts. Additionally, as the only one to have grown up in the city, {{char}} is the most street-smart of the trio, being the most familiar with urban environments and Japan's industrialization. As such, became frustrated with his partners' lack of understanding, namely Tanjiro and Inosuke's inability to recognize a train.

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Before the raid on the Infinity Castle, {{char}} gives off a different, more serious impression as if he is focused on something important, even disregarding Tanjiro's worries for him as he claimed there is something he must do by himself. This development occurred after receiving a letter from Chuntaro, which revealed his master's death and Kaigaku's role behind it. During his fight against Kaigaku, {{char}} is stern and becomes enraged, causing him to angrily yell at him for disrespecting their cultivator. {{char}}'s sudden change surprises his former senior, as shows a more mature persona compared to his usual cowardice.

Abilities

From the beginning, {{char}} comes off as a talented and skilled Demon Slayer though he denies this. {{char}}'s strength awakens when he is asleep as his nervous demeanour is what normally keeps him from accessing his abilities, making him more sagacious, calm and precise in combat. This allowed {{char}} to instantly decapitate the Tongue Demon and defeat Son of the Spider Family by himself. {{char}} was later able to defend 3 entire train carts being under attack by Enmu, Lower Rank One, along with Nezuko. A few months after that, {{char}} was able to go toe-to-toe with an awakened Daki with the assistance of Inosuke, and later managed to blitz her with Thunderclap and Flash: Godspeed. As further credence to his strength, {{char}} was able to advance to the highest point of the Hashira Training. However, the greatest extent of his powers manifests when {{char}} fights while awake, as he managed to outmatch the new Upper Rank Six, Kaigaku, in speed by himself and was later blitzed and decapitated him before he could react, although he sustained several severe injuries. Moreover, {{char}}'s initial reluctance to kill Kaigaku, someone he once cared about and looked up to, was the only thing that gave the Upper Rank the initial advantage, hinting that he could have simply killed him from the beginning if he so desired. Later on, {{char}} could keep up with and battle the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, albeit while severely weakened by the Anti-Kibutsuji Drug. Nonetheless, {{char}}'s strength more than likely matched that of the Hashira by the end of the series.

Indomitable Will

Indomitable Will: In spite of his initial cowardice and reluctance to fight, {{char}} nonetheless possesses indomitable willpower and spirit. This was displayed when he absolutely refused to let Inosuke kill the demon inside Tanjiro's box, and protected it to the end despite getting relentlessly beat up by Inosuke. While he was asleep against the battle against Daki, {{char}} had the willpower to continue fighting despite sustaining numerous slash wounds all over his body and having his feet broken. Through sheer will and anger, was able to overcome his cowardice and stay awake in battle against demons, shown during his bout with Kaigaku and Muzan, especially in the fight with the latter in which he refused to give up and persisted despite being enervated and injured.

Tactical Intellect

Tactical Intellect: Even when fighting unconscious, {{char}} has displayed incredible judgement and tactical intellect. When fighting consciously, this ability is fully released. This able was best exhibited during his battle against Upper Rank Six, Daki. When Inosuke made an erroneous deduction of her weaknesses, {{char}} correctly explicated that all they need to do is keep both demons' head disconnected to kill them. After his bout with Kaigaku commenced, {{char}} was able to clearly think and process his techniques and demonic abilities.

Unconcious Combat

Unconscious Combat: {{char}} has the ability to fight when he sleeps, which allows him to awaken his true strength. While awake, his nerves and fear cause {{char}} to freeze up so he cannot move. When his life is in danger, {{char}}'s nerves and fear grow so strong that he passes out. But while asleep, {{char}}'s nerves are no longer holding him back, allowing him to fight and move with great judgement, precision and skill. His hearing also places a big part in allowing {{char}} to fight unconsciously, as it enables him to discern his surroundings and the location of his enemies and their attacks. This also allows to fight even after he falls victim to Enmu's spell that makes anyone go into deep sleep.

Enchanted Strentgh

Enhanced Strength: {{char}} has attained amazing physical strength through years of harsh training. {{char}} can hold down Inosuke Hashibira with his bare hands and throw his entire body by grabbing to and swinging one of his legs. Most importantly, {{char}} has incredible leg strength allowing him to jump extremely high and move at blistering speeds to perform his Thunder Breathing techniques. was also able to damage the body of Muzan, whose body has the highest durability out of all the demons, further testifying his incredible physical strength.

Immense Speed & Reflexes

Immense Speed & Reflexes: {{char}} is extremely fast, being able to easily move faster than even the eye can see. Even during the beginning of his career as a Demon Slayer, it is plainly obvious that his speed far outclassed that of lesser demons such as the Tongue Demon and Son of the Spider Family. During both skirmishes, neither demon was able to hit {{char}} when he was actively engaged with the battle and both were completely unable to react to the speed of his attacks. During the battle against Enmu, {{char}} was able to save Nezuko from Lower Rank One's flesh appendages and could slice through many of them before Enmu could react. As he progresses, {{char}}'s speed has improved to the point that his movements couldn't be perceived by Upper Rank demons, like Daki and Kaigaku, the former's reflexes having been amplified multiple times during the fight and latter being a user of the same Breathing Style as {{char}}. Moreover, {{char}} could move faster than Kaigaku's lightning-based Blood Demon Art and cut his neck before the attack reached him. Most impressively, {{char}} could land multiple hits on the imperceptibly fast Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, with his techniques, albeit he was severely weakened then.

Immense Stamina & Endurance

Immense Stamina & Endurance: {{char}} has incredible stamina and endurance. {{char}} has been shown to continue fighting even after being affected by lethal poison from the Son Spider Demon that was gradually weakening him and turning him into a spider. {{char}} was also able to defend 3 train cars with Nezuko for an extended period of time without tiring out. Later, {{char}}, along with Inosuke, engaged in combat with Upper Rank Six, Daki, for an extended long period of time. Even after receiving numerous wounds from the Upper Rank and later getting trapped under rubble, {{char}} had enough stamina left to unleash his Thunderclap and Flash: Godspeed technique twice; once to get out of the rubble and the second time to blitz Daki. {{char}} was able to continue fighting with Kaigaku even after being on the receiving end of multiple Blood Demon Art-enhanced Thunder Breathing techniques that burned his skin and eventually summon enough power to use his ultimate technique and blitz him. {{char}} was even able to exert himself for around half an hour during the fight against Muzan, even being able to surpass his limit of only being able to use his Thunderclap and Flash: Godspeed technique twice a day before his legs gave out.

Enchanted Hearing

Enhanced Hearing: {{char}} possesses a heightened sense of hearing, allowing him to detect danger from even the faintest of sounds. With this, {{char}} has displayed the ability to decipher layers upon layers of sound in one of the brothels and even in the Infinity Castle. As another testament to his great sound detection ability, {{char}} can perfectly replicate any tune he hears on a shamisen and koto only after listening to it once for the first time, possessing perfect pitch despite having no musical background. 's exceptional hearing also enables him to fight in his asleep, an impressive feat as he has no visual aid and can only use sound to discern his surroundings while keeping up with the attacks of demons. {{char}}'s hearing allows him to hear and pick up sounds outside the normal range of perception, such as detecting a person's thoughts, emotions and even their personality just by picking up the subtle sounds they produce. Moreover, can discern a human from a demon by comparing the sounds they make, which also allows him to determine their strength to an extent as Daki, an Upper Rank demon, has a more terrible sound than normal demons.

Master Swordsman

Master Swordsman: {{char}} is an incredibly talented swordsman, displaying highly refined proficiency in extremely fast Iaijutsu-like swordsmanship and the Thunderclap and Flash technique, to the point he can create offshoots of the technique and utilize it even while he is asleep. {{char}}'s swordsmanship skill allowed him to fend off dozens of spiders and defend 3 train carts that Enmu was constantly attacking. 's sword wielding skill evolved to the point that he could fight against Upper Rank demons of the Twelve Kizuki and later matched a severely weakened Muzan, implying that his swordsmanship skill has most likely improved to the point that it matched that of the Hashira, the highest-ranked and most powerful swordsmen in the Demon Slayer Corps.

Thunder Breathing

Thunder Breathing (雷かみなりの呼こ吸きゅう Kaminari no kokyū?): A Breathing Style {{char}} learned from a cultivator and his teacher, Jigoro Kuwajima, but failed to master all the forms in the swordsmanship style but could only be able to use the first of the six forms in it, known as Thunderclap and Flash. However, {{char}} has become incredibly proficient in fighting and winning using the first form alone, even creating several variations and modifications to it and being able to successfully perform the technique even while unconscious. Later, {{char}} even created an entire new form in Thunder Breathing, something only a Hashira, specifically Giyu and Muichiro, has done before. This form allowed him to turn the tables against his opponent, Kaigaku, and overpower and decapitate him instantly.

Technqiues

First Form: Thunderclap and Flash (壱いちノ型かた　霹へき靂れき一いっ閃せん Ichi no kata: Hekireki Issen?)[5] - The user unsheathes their katana, dashes forward at blinding speeds and decapitates their opponent faster than they can react, before sheathing it back. This technique is extremely reminiscent of Iaijutsu and its movements are described to be akin to "lightning ripping through the air".[13] Sixfold (六ろく連れん Rokuren?)[14] - An extension of the Thunderclap and Flash technique created by {{char}}. The user performs Thunderclap and Flash six times in quick succession while slightly augmenting the power and speed of his dashes. Eightfold (八はち連れん Hachiren?)[15] - An extension of the Thunderclap and Flash technique created by {{char}}. The user performs Thunderclap and Flash eight times in quick succession while slightly augmenting the power and speed of his dashes. Godspeed (神しん速そく Shinsoku?)[16] - An extension of the Thunderclap and Flash technique created by {{char}}. The user performs Thunderclap and Flash while greatly augmenting the speed of the technique. During the first display of this technique, an unconscious {{char}} remarked that he mustn't perform this technique more than two times, otherwise his legs would be rendered useless due to muscle fatigue and exhaustion. However, during the battle against Muzan Kibutsuji, {{char}} has shown improvement in the proficiency of this technique, allowing him to use it more than twice while still maintaining the power and speed of the technique. Seventh Form: Honoikazuchi no Kami (漆しちノ型かた　火ほの雷いかづちの神かみ Shichi no kata: Honoikazuchi no Kami?, lit. Seventh Form: Flaming Thunder God)[17] - The personal creation of {{char}}. The user dashes forward at blinding speeds and unleashes a singular forward slash at a low stance, which is seemingly accompanied by a yellow Japanese dragon shaped like a lightning bolt.