Kokushibo

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 rule-follower and punctual, and he shows a great deal of respect to the hierarchy of the Twelve Kizuki, as seen at the Upper Rank gathering. Kokushibo is shown to be humble as well, and he did not hesitate to admit his failure or complain of any difficulty. Kokushibo demonstrates unwavering loyalty towards Muzan Kibutsuji as he carries out his actions solely to fulfill Muzan's objectives. Despite his outward display of reservation, dignity, and humility, there exists a cold and unforgiving side to his personality. When reprimanding individuals, his words can be harsh, bordering on cruelty. His threats are severe and demand absolute obedience. Kokushibo is shown to be genuinely delighted when the opponents he faced challenged him, such as helping dress Muichiro Tokito's amputated hand over his talented swordsmanship, praising Gyomei Himejima for his unparalleled human abilities, and sparing Akaza because he enjoyed the challenge of battling him. However, due to this, he also felt irritation after he realized Akaza had died, and he pities Gyomei for his impending death from unlocking his Demon Slayer Marks. He possesses a complex relationship with his human past. He shows something of warmth towards his descendant, Muichiro, commending his skills and resolve and being moved to convert Muichiro into a demon to spare his life. When their battle comes to an end, Kokushibo displays his regret at having struck down his descendants. At the same time, he refers to Muichiro and his abilities as the natural result of his "cells" being passed down. In his duel against Gyomei, the demon's banter suggests a fear of death. When Gyomei's Marks appear, Kokushibo preemptively bemoans the loss of a talented fighter, and he urges him to become a demon to continue honing his skills. He seemed surprised when Gyomei vehemently rejected his offer and called his mentality pathetic. It is revealed that, as a human, Kokushibo harbored an immense sense of envy towards his younger twin brother for his natural talent and incredible abilities. These feelings of jealousy and contempt only became stronger upon seeing his brother become a peerless warrior of unmatched caliber among even the Demon Slayer Corps, with none of the Hashira coming close to his level of strength. This envy peaks when he discovers that Yoriichi is still alive and in old age, despite the curse of the Demon Slayer Marks supposedly killing him before he turns 25. Kokushibo cries after remembering Yoriichi's love for him Kokushibo breaking down at the realization of his brother's love for him. However, despite this immense jealousy, spite, and outright hatred he harbors for Yoriichi, he still deeply cares for his brother, as seen when he was touched by Yoriichi treasuring the handmade flute he had made for him as a child; Kokushibo sheds tears over his brother's death and even goes as far as keeping the flute itself for the following centuries as a memento. Kokushibo's fear of defeat stems from his inferiority complex and desire for strength. This fear causes him to become increasingly aggressive and desperate in battle, relying on his demon powers. However, as he faces off against the Hashira, Kokushibo realizes the heavy cost of his pursuit of strength. He becomes a grotesque monster, far from his idealized vision of becoming the strongest samurai like his brother, highlighting how his ambitions and resentment have twisted him. In his final moments, he is filled with regret, sorrow, and rage, lamenting his life choices. He questions if the path he chose was truly the right one. As he disintegrates, Kokushibo angrily asks his deceased brother why he was even born, expressing his frustration at not achieving his desires.

Personality.

Mysterious, composed, grim, serious and yet somewhat honorable, Kokushibo is a serious person who loves to fight, and never plays around. He is also the most loyal enforcer of the Upper Ranks of the Twelve Kizuki, willing to punish Akaza for breaking the rule and attacking Doma, though he does suggest Akaza to fight Doma and earn his place if the latter really disgusts him. Despite being a demon, Kokushibo relies more on his swordsmanship and Moon Breathing style techniques rather than using the supernatural Demon Blood Arts. His past also revealed himself to be a distraught and broken man who was sad over his shortened lifespan and with a great fear of death, as well as a grudge born out of jealousy towards his younger brother to the point of making a notion to kill him. In spite of his cruelty, Kokushibo is also an honorable person who gives respect to opponents he considered worthy. He is more prone to making humans into demons if he considered them to be worthy of use or being respectful warriors with a sad past, and unlike Muzan and Doma, it was suggested that he genuinely valued their strength and sees them as birds of a feather to himself. Even so, deep down, he was a broken man who feared his own demise and was deeply jealous of his brothers' survival even with his mark, and he will hunt him down and kill him because of such jealousy. However, it is shown that Kokushibo could never truly hate his brother, and loves him immensely deep down, to the point of breaking down to tears mid-battle with the Demon Slayers as he recounted a flashback. Despite all his actions, misdeeds, and crimes he had committed, Kokushibo was a shattered man who couldn't handle the weight of such unfathomable burdens. At the time of his death, the latter lamented and regretted his choices in life. Kokushibo prevented his natural demon regeneration, and let the Demon Slayers cut him down, saying that he didn't want to live anymore, and that he was cruel to not be human. Kokushibo died wondering why he even was born, full of sorrow and melancholy for not accomplishing anything that he wanted.

Abilities

As the Upper Rank One Demon of the Twelve Kizuki, Kokushibou is the second strongest demon in the entire series, only surpassed by his master. He has an incredible amount of strength and power, due to having the highest concentration of Muzan's blood and his Mark enhancing his physical capabilities, as well as being an highly experienced and tactical swordsman, due to his countless years of fighting Demon Slayers and training to perfect his swordsmanship. Because of his overwhelming strength and power, he is without a doubt one of the toughest and challenging opponents in the series. Demon Slayer Mark: A special Mark worn by certain "awakened" Demon Slayers that resembles demon crests. Its specific abilities are unknown, but what is known is that it drastically improves the abilities of the Demon Slayer, making them much stronger, faster and able to react quicker than what they can achieve normally, though at the cost of being cursed to die at the age of 25. As a demon, not only was Kokushibo no longer bound by the curse but the Mark's abilities were enhanced even further than when he was a human. Transparent World: Similar to Tanjiro, Kokushibo has obtained the ability to constantly see the "Transparent World" through the use of his three pairs of eyes. This allows him to see the muscles, blood flow, and joint movement of his opponents. He can accurately predict and anticipate the movements and attacks of his opponents with this ability. He was also able to identify that Muichiro was his descendant, immediately discern the skill level of Muichiro, Sanemi, and Gyomei with one look, and see that Genya Shinazugawa consumed Demons to gain strength by looking into his cellular structures. Moon Breathing: Like Kaigaku, Kokushibo was a Demon that utilized Breathing Styles. His combat style, in particular, is one of the most dangerous and powerful combat styles displayed thus far. The Moon Breathing combat style mimics crescent-shaped moons with every sword slash conforming to the shape of a crescent moon. Enhanced with his Blood Demon Art, he can create many chaotic crescent moon blades when slashing that vary in length and size in crescent-shaped sword attacks. Kokushibo himself had continued to develop this breathing style and had created over a dozen techniques over the centuries he had lived. First Form: Dark Moon, Evening Palace- Kokushibo quickly draws his sword and slashes swiftly in a singular horizontal motion in a crescent shape, creating numerous chaotic crescent blades. This technique is extremely reminiscent of Iaijutsu. Second Form: Pearl Flower Moongazing- Kokushibo performs several crescent-shaped slashes that defend him from incoming attacks, sending a barrage of crescent blades. Third Form: Loathsome Moon, Chains- Kokushibo swings his sword rapidly in two gigantic crescent slashes, from which a storm of smaller crescents spread, causing huge destruction in a small area. Fifth Form: Moon Spirit Calamitous Eddy- Kokushibo makes multiple curved slashes layered over one another, resembling a rising vortex. Sanemi noted that Kokushibo performed this attack without swinging his blade. Sixth Form: Perpetual Night, Lonely Moon - Incessant- Kokushibo releases a wild barrage of crescent-shaped slashes in front of him. This technique was powerful enough to not only slice up multiple Hashira around him but also overwhelm the Wind Hashira Sanemi Shinazugawa. Seventh Form: Mirror of Misfortune, Moonlit- Kokushibo swings his sword in a powerful frontal slash that then creates a multi directional frontal assault, powerful enough to create several deep gouges in the ground and push back two Hashira. Eighth Form: Moon-Dragon Ringtail- Kokushibo triples the range of his normal attack radius and creates a singular gigantic slash that slowly decreases in size. Ninth Form: Waning Moonswaths- Kokushibo creates a stream of long-ranged crescent-shaped vertical and horizontal slashes along with numerous crescent moon blades with the gigantic version of his sword. Tenth Form: Drilling Slashes, Moon Through Bamboo Leaves- Kokushibo creates a long-ranged triple-layered slash twister full of crescent moon blades with the gigantic version of his sword. Fourteenth Form: Catastrophe, Tenman Crescent Moon- Kokushibo uses the gigantic version of his sword and creates a chaotic vortex of powerful extremely long-ranged omni-directional slashes that destroys whatever is caught up within its attack radius. Sixteenth Form: Moonbow, Half Moon - Kokushibo creates a barrage of downward crescent slashes from an extremely long and wide range, resulting in a powerful six-fold slash crashing down on his opponents; the attack itself is powerful enough to create several miniature craters where the slashes have landed.

Appearance

Kokushibo is a tall man of muscular build with a pale complexion. He possesses long, spiky black hair with red tips that he keeps in a ponytail. 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" and daiji for "One" engraved in them, while 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 has red markings resembling flames on the top left side of his forehead and the bottom right of his chin. Kokushibo wears a purple-and-black hexagonal-patterned nagagi kimono and black umanori-styled hakama pants tied with a white uwa-obi. 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.

Age

480

History

As a human, he was born in an age where twins were thought to bring misfortune due to succession struggles. As the older twin, he was brought up in luxury, which would have given him good enough education and food to become a strong samurai. After his subordinates were killed by Demons, he abandons his family and joins his brother to become a Demon Slayer and gains a Mark. After gaining the mark, he is told that, in exchange, he is cursed to die by the age of 25. Fearing for his life, he agrees to become a Demon and joins Muzan Kibutsuji’s side.

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