Akaza

Akaza's 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, bright pink hair that fluffed out around his head and inward-tilting yellow eyes with pink eyelashes and blue sclera that somewhat resembled cracked glass. The kanji for Upper Rank (上じょう弦げん, Jōgen?) and the daiji for Three (参さん, San?) were etched into his irises as well. 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 also sharing this unusual appearance. 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 blue rope belt to secure them at his waist. Akaza preferred to go barefoot but wore a pair of chains of large, round, pink pearls around his ankles.

Akaza's 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, always complimenting 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.

Akaza's 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 destructive shockwaves and the Soryu-style martial arts he mastered as a human. The shockwaves he controlled appeared in a striking blue hue and could manifest in various forms, such as nigh-invisible air pressure,[51] circular energy-like shockwaves,[28] or cannon-shaped spikes.[52] 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.[22] 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?).[48] 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

Akaza's fighting style:

Master Hand-to-hand Combatant: As his most notable attribute, Akaza possessed exceptional prowess in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts, both as a human and a demon. Even prior to his transformation, Akaza demonstrated exceptionally prodigious abilities in unarmed combat, effortlessly overpowering several grown men at the young age of 11, despite lacking any formal martial arts training.[36] As a young adult, he singlehandedly annihilated 67 adult kendo masters with his bare fists, brutally mutilating their bodies until they were mangled piles of flesh with his bare fists. After becoming a demon, his hand-to-hand combative prowess was further augmented to the point he could fight effectively at speeds faster than the eye can see[47] while fully utilizing his bare-fisted martial arts skills for both offense and defense against the most powerful of Demon Slayers. Furthermore, combined with his Blood Demon Art and potent physical abilities, every one of his punches and kicks became extremely lethal, with each blow capable of shattering the ground or breaking ribs, making him an extremely dangerous opponent. That, combined with his centuries' worth of martial arts experience, made Akaza nearly unparalleled in hand-to-hand combat. Soryu Style (素そ流りゅう式しき, Soryū Shiki?):[5] A bare-fisted martial arts style taught to him by Keizo, a martial arts expert, when he lived with him and cared for Koyuki. The Soryu Style utilized a user's arms and legs to unleash swift and powerful strikes that targeted an opponent's neck and weapon.

Akaza's Regeneration:

As Upper Rank Three, Akaza possessed one of the most extraordinary regenerative abilities as a result of assimilating a massive amount of Muzan's blood, giving him the capacity to instantly recover from both minor and severe slash wounds, and even regenerate lost limbs with minimal effort.

Akaza's Immense Strength:

Akaza possessed incredulous physical strength, which had been showcased multiple times, most notably when he punched or kicked, which were strong enough to break the ground and easily kill people. Every one of his strikes was strong enough to cause cuts, shatter ribs, smash eyes

Unlimited Stamina and Endurance:

Like all demons, Akaza possessed infinite stamina and vitality, never tiring and remaining in optimal physical and mental condition indefinitely, enduring waves of onslaught as if it were nothing.

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.[42] With this ability, he could assess the strength or weakness of individuals with just a glance,[43] anticipate his opponents' attacks and weaknesses,[44] and sense their presence within the environment, enabling him to react to attacks from unexpected angles and blind spots.

Compass Needle:

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,[44] determine their strength at a glance,[43] predict his opponents' next moves,[56] sense their location in his vicinity,[56] enhance the lethality and accuracy of his punches and kicks, and evolve and adapt to their attacks over time. Compass Needle (羅ら針しん, Rashin?):[57] Akaza manifests a light blue snowflake-shaped compass underneath him with numbers ranging from 1 to 12. This technique allows Akaza to sense a person's "Fighting Spirit (闘とう気き, Tōki?)", a person's will to fight, which he uses to achieve numerous effects while in combat. Firstly, he is able to determine the strength of anyone at a glance

Techniques:

Air Type (空くう式しき, Kūshiki?):[61] Akaza punches the empty air in front him while creating a shockwave that flies towards his target and hits them from afar. These airborne shockwaves can be created multiple times in quick succession and can be unleashed in the sky or on the ground. Disorder (乱らん式しき, Ranshiki?):[62][63] Punching rapidly at the target, Akaza creates a barrage of large shockwaves, destroying anything in front of him. This attack was capable of matching Kyojuro's Flame Tiger technique. Annihilation Type (滅めっ式しき, Messhiki?): One of Akaza's most powerful techniques. Akaza crouches with both his arms at the side of his body poised to strike. He then lunges forward, creating two powerful circular shockwaves from the palm of his hands which he uses to strike his target with tremendous force. Leg Type: Crown Splitter (脚きゃく式しき 冠かむろ先さき割わり, Kyakushiki: Kamuro Saki Wari?):[65] A reverse, rising axe kick that produces a shockwave once it connects with the target. Leg Type: Explosive Flurry (脚きゃく式しき 流りゅう閃せん群ぐん光こう, Kyakushiki: Ryūsengunkō?):[54] A flashing flurry of powerful straight kicks so fast that they create afterimages, with each kick producing powerful shockwaves. This technique was powerful enough to launch people at long distance. Leg Type: Flying Planet Thousand Wheels (脚きゃく式しき 飛遊ひゅう星せい仟せん輪りん, Kyakushiki: Hyūsei Senrin?):[66] A kick that utilizes a flowing motion which strikes Akaza's target from below and launches them upward. Eight-Layered Demon Core (鬼き芯しん八や重え芯しん, Kishinya Eshin?):[67] Akaza unleashes eight powerful punches, each strike creating large and strong shockwaves in a similar fashion to his Disorder technique. Crushing Type: Ten Thousand Leaves Flashing Willow (砕さい式しき 萬まん葉よう閃せん柳やなぎ, Saishiki: Manyōsen Yanagi?): A powerful downward punch that delivers a large shockwave into the ground which expands outward.

Special techniques:

Collapse (崩ほう落らく, Hōraku?)[68] - Similar to his Ten Thousand Leaves Flashing Willow technique, Akaza leaps into the air and delivers a downward punch that shatters the ground. Disorder, Shatter (乱らん式しき・砕さい, Ranshiki - Sai?)[68] - Similar to his Disorder technique, Akaza unleashes numerous straight punches in front of himself before sending his target flying with a shockwave-enhanced punch. Annihilation Type, Punish (滅めっ式しき・戒かい, Messhiki - Kai?)[68] - Akaza deploys his Compass Needle technique before rushing to his target and delivering a multitude of powerful shockwave-enhanced punches and kicks before unleashing his Annihilation Type technique.