Muzan Kibutsuji,

appearance

Muzan generally dresses in a businessman's suit, using Western clothing that was quite sophisticated for the time, highlighting a white fedora hat and a red tie. Regarding his physical appearance, Muzan has the appearance of a young man whose age ranges from approximately 20 years; He has short hair styled in curls with a few strands hanging on his forehead. Like all Demons, Muzan has eyes similar to those of a feline, in his case, plum red. When he was a human, Muzan dressed in the style of the Heian Era using a traditional hitatare, his hair was longer to the lower part of his back, and his eyes were completely dull. Muzan has the quality of changing his physical appearance to dress up, appearing either as a woman with black hair dressed in a kimono or a small child. His ability to disguise himself was so perfected that he could even change his presence and confuse his own subordinates. It is later revealed that Muzan has a series of scars all over his body due to the wounds inflicted during his first battle against Yoriichi, which were burns caused at a cellular level which never fully healed despite the hundreds of years that passed. since their confrontation. These wounds are not visible to the naked eye and come to light as you weaken.

Personality

The most prominent trait that Muzan possesses is extreme narcissism, his megalomania, and an obsession with becoming the perfect being possessing immortality. This last behavior is derived from his own Thanatophobia, having experienced closeness to death literally from his own birth, both in his days as a human and in his subsequent encounter and confrontation with Yorīchi Tsugikuni, the first Demon Hunter to use the Breath of the Sun; encounter which almost ended his life and ended up leaving Muzan with a strong post-traumatic stress disorder, causing him to react violently when he remembers his own near-death experiences. As he has had almost 1000 years to live and observe, along with almost no real challenges, his extreme self-centeredness is almost expected. He considers almost nothing to be his concern except overcoming his inability to walk in the sun, which is his main drive. His long life and main obsession with achieving immortality have led him to want every plan he devises to be absolutely perfect, and his megalomaniacal behavior prevents her from seeing his own failures. His belief that he is the closest thing to a perfect being causes him to have zero tolerance for any failure, brutally punishing those who fail him or those he considers weak, even if the failures are minor.

personality

Muzan is callous, ruthless, and exceptionally intelligent. He sees no value in any humans he has encountered and shows little value in his own subordinates. Rarely annoying or visually happy, he appears completely monotonous and distant on most occasions, even when he callously murders his own subordinates. The only times he shows emotion is when his vision of perfection advances or when his subordinates completely submit to his will. The manga shows that he is more expressive, particularly when he is enraged and his facial features are exaggerated to show it as such.

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His egocentrism and delusional sense of self-worth are so great that he cannot bear to be mocked or corrected in any way, believing that others only exist to serve him. It also means that he rarely takes any opponent or threat seriously. He brutally killed a couple of drunken men simply for being rude to him, and killed the woman accompanying them when she had done nothing, while she proclaimed her own perfection and superiority over them. This event hints that Muzan has unpleasant memories of his weaker human past, and is acutely aware of his unnatural sickly appearance, immediately after a long denial that he is not healthy, sick, much less on the brink of death. death. In all likelihood, a bitter reminder that he is still imperfect. When he finally managed to confront Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the man responded to Muzan in a tone of pity and sadness for the life he had led. In Muzan's mind, this only registered as insults and threats, which usually justified his hatred towards humanity and Demon Hunters.

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As someone so obsessed with the idea of ​​perfection, Muzan despises the very concept of change; whether it be a change in circumstances, physical, emotional or change of any kind. He equates change with decay and therefore with evidence of imperfection. In his own words, he loves things that remain immutable, constant and in a state of permanence. At the same time, he views humanity itself as a sign of weakness, believing that Gyutaro had lost because he was still attached to his sister Daki, even mocking the Upper Moons, stating that they were now ranked in order of how much humanity they had. remained. Gyutaro's defeat at the hands of the Demon Hunters noticeably angered Muzan as he saw how the Upper Moons' status quo was altered after 113 years causing him to lash out and demand more self-sacrifice from the remaining Upper Moons. This could also help explain his brutal execution of the Lower Moons, as his membership was in a constant state of flux and he grew tired of managing them. On the contrary, he is pleased every time he sees progress, and is happy for Nakime's growth after becoming the Upper Fourth Moon.

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In addition, of all the above, his megalomania and his feeling of considering himself an indestructible omnipotence is such that it is compared to natural disasters, that is, something that is far beyond what humans can compare and combat. As a result of this, he believes that the Demon Hunters are a group of deviants who cannot accept the natural order of things and resume their lives as normal when other people simply move on after a tragedy. His analogy evidences her complete inability to feel sympathy or remorse for his actions, given that none of the murders he committed (directly or indirectly) were the result of an accident, but rather carefully organized acts of pure evil.

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Despite the many facets of his personality that he displays throughout the play, completely offsetting his insatiable ego and desire for perfection, Muzan is incredibly cowardly. He always avoids conflict whenever possible, as evident in his encounters with Giyu Tomioka and Tanjiro Kamado. He states that the duo who managed to survive should already be enough and that they should only live to earn their wages and stop the cycle of revenge. This trait also complements his manipulative nature, bending many demons to his will to do his bidding while he doesn't get his hands dirty. In the final confrontation between him and the Demon Hunters, Muzan attempted to escape on numerous occasions, either by splitting up or simply fleeing, even demanding several times that the remaining Hunters simply die and stop fighting, once again cementing the cowardly nature of him. . However, upon seeing himself completely defeated, in the last moments of his life as he was consumed by the sun's rays, Muzan showed a more vulnerable side of his personality. It is revealed that Muzan's true fear of dying and immense desire to live and survive was due to him being "stillborn", where his heart constantly stopped in his mother's womb and he was assumed to be stillborn until he fought to survive. breathe before cremation. Muzan's desire for "life" and his almost constant struggles while human built his obsessive ambition to survive, and he truly felt vulnerable whenever he was reminded of his human frailty. However, even when he is on the verge of death, he still does not regret having murdered and devoured humans for a thousand years, stating that he could not remember a single person he has killed.

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When he is not hiding behind a facade, his malice and overflowing violent intent are so great that others can perceive them. In particular, Yorīchi Tsugikuni described him as resembling boiling magma coming out of an erupting volcano ready to consume everything. As proof of his high level of cruelty, he curses his subordinates in a terrifying manner so that none of them can speak his name, or else they will be killed instantly in a rather merciless manner by whatever Demons he creates, even those who They become his subordinates, including the Higher Moons. They refer to him as that man, carefully measuring their words when referring to the progenitor Demon for fear of being cruelly murdered. Interestingly, this almost paranoid sense of self-preservation contrasts with his megalomania. When cornered, the collapse of Muzan's typically calm, arrogant and superior posture paves the way for panic and fear to take hold as he desperately fights for his life, adopting more drastic measures to protect himself, being described by Obanai Iguro as someone who does not possess any sense of honor similar to that of the samurai, but rather as a despicable being capable of doing anything to stay alive during his final confrontation. This obsession with survival could well explain the brutal murder of three civilians after meeting Tanjiro the first time, as she was reminded of her sick past with the former, and her encounter with Yoriichi with the latter, due to her hanafuda earrings. , the two important events where he almost lost his life.

As the first Demon, Muzan's powers surpass anything seen before. Muzan is so strong that he was able to withstand confrontation with Five Pillars and Tanjiro at the same time. He is so strong that he was able to leave Tanjiro on the verge of death, as well as several pillars, if it were not for the timely intervention of Chachamaru and the antidotes he provided to the pillars and Tanjiro so that they could survive the effects. of the poison present in his blood. After 30 minutes of combat, Muzan manifested whips from his legs, which increased his attack speed exponentially, to a point where he instantly defeated five exhausted pillars: Gyomei, Giyu, Sanemi, and Obanai, as well as Zenitsu and Inosuke at the same time, while leaving Kanao paralyzed by fear and with her sword broken. [9] It is later revealed that Muzan was becoming increasingly slower, this due to the effects of the aging medicine provided by Tamayo, which accelerated his age massively. Despite everything, he was able to subdue the pillars that confronted him, as well as Tanjiro who was just learning to use the Breath of the Sun. [10] His strength, speed, resistance and regeneration capacity are superior to any conventional demon, also adding to his exclusive amount of unique abilities that he has; Below is a list of his powers.

Biological Absorption: Muzan has shown the ability to absorb, assimilate, and dissolve organic and inorganic objects. This was first seen when Muzan absorbed the Flesh Seeds that pierced his skin to nullify their effects. [37] He later also accidentally absorbed Tamayo's arm, as well as a drug that turns demons into humans. [38] This is also seen in how he planned to eat and assimilate Nezuko Kamado in order to gain her immunity to the sun. He is also seen absorbing the bodies of Kamanue and Mukago during the meeting of the lower ranks. Combat Form: In his final confrontation with the Demon Slayer Corps, Muzan takes on a more monstrous, battle-like form, with a dark red scale-like mass covering most of his body (prominently on his limbs, his forehead, and the entirety of his lower body), wide mouths with sharp teeth all over his body, and longer pale white hair. The jaws with sharp teeth located all over his body in this form not only serve as his main form of offense in battle, but also serve the purpose of helping him recover faster, as he can use the jaws to tear apart his opponents and eat their flesh, simultaneously killing his opponents and recovering his strength at the same time.

Arm Whips: Muzan can drastically elongate both of his arms, growing red or white spiked coverings around his outstretched limbs and transforming his hands into blade-like protrusions, which he swings like whips to slice his targets into pieces. Each of these whips range from 90 centimetres (3 ft) to 10 metres (32.8 ft) in length. When swung with killing intent, they were extremely fast, precise and accurate, with even the extremely powerful Yoriichi Tsugikuni commenting that seeing them nearly hit him was the first time he felt fear, and that even a single scratch could kill him. [40] He can also spin his arm whips at immense speeds to slice up anyone in their attack area. [41] [42] Due to their extreme reach and lack of a set shape and length, it is very difficult for his opponents to discern how he will attack. Muzan can also further increase his width and size, even developing mandibles throughout his arm to bite his targets in combination with slashing them.[43] Mouth Suction: Muzan's arm whips also possess numerous mouths filled with sharp fangs all over them. Muzan primarily uses these mouths to inhale with immense suction force, causing anyone near them to be sucked into his sharp jaws and sliced ​​into pieces. This also further increases his attack range. These abnormal mouths will prove to be very detrimental to his targets as avoiding them will consume much more stamina.

Back Whips: Upon arriving outside of Infinity Castle, Muzan grew nine thin extensions, each four meters (13 ft) long, similar to spine-like protrusions from his back that extend into bladed whips. With these, Muzan can increase the number of attacks he can unleash in a single moment, allowing him to slaughter dozens of Demon Slayers in an instant and contain the combined power of 5 Hashira. [18] Furthermore, they are fast and it is difficult to read their trajectory, making it unpredictable. Thigh Whips: After the Demon Slayers began to gain the upper hand, Muzan unleashed eight new whips, four on each side of his thigh, each of them seven meters (23 ft) long, in order to easily overpower them. [22] Muzan was able to accomplish this as unlike his back whips, they are much faster and can be projected from his body and retracted. This also allows him to attack from his target's blind spots, making him extremely difficult to counter. These thigh whips alone were able to overpower four Marked Hashira and three Hashira-level Demon Slayers in a single attack.

Near-Absolute Regeneration: As the Demon King, Muzan possesses the fastest and most advanced regeneration of all the Demons, recovering so quickly that it seems as if attacks pass through him and he was never injured in the first place. He displayed his impeccable regenerative ability on multiple occasions. Most prominently, Muzan has overcome the weakness of decapitation by Nichirin swords, as shown when he fully regenerated his head moments after it was pulverized by Gyomei's spiked flail. [45][46] After being caught in a large explosion orchestrated by Kagaya Ubuyashiki, Muzan was able to instantly regenerate his body after it was extensively damaged and also manages to bypass the metal spikes added to the explosion meant to slow down his healing speed.

Later, in their battle against Obanai, Mitsuri, and Giyu, they landed multiple slashes on the Demon King, but seemingly to no avail, as Muzan had regenerated the moment his body was cut, making it seem as though their attacks had not landed in the first place. [48] Furthermore, his regenerative power was still functioning even when he was slashed by the Hashira with their glowing red Nichirin Blades, though the recovery process was slower than usual. Muzan's greatest feat involving his regeneration was when he completely recovered his body from a chunk of flesh the size of a human's head, [49] even after being slashed by Yoriichi Tsugikuni's glowing red Nichirin Blade which burned him at a cellular level. Furthermore, Muzan stated that normal glowing red Nichirin Blades and slashing attacks would have no effect on him due to his advanced regenerative ability. [50] Demonic Blood: After the experimental treatment gave him a new body and physiology, Muzan's blood develops special mutagenic properties that can transform humans into creatures known as Demons. His special blood also seems to give rise to a plethora of special abilities to those who assimilated his blood, such as powerful and rapid regeneration, the power to control their flesh, immortality, an accelerated growth rate, enhanced physical prowess, and even supernatural abilities called Blood Demon Arts.

Demon by giving him more of his blood, enhancing his pre-existing abilities. [51][52] However, this is limited to how much blood the recipient can handle and adapt to. If a human were to take too much of Muzan's blood, their body would mutate faster than it could handle, causing it to self-destruct into a giant mass of flesh before disintegrating into ash. [53] The same would also presumably happen to a Demon if they were unable to withstand the effects of the blood, as implied by Muzan. [52] It was later revealed that Muzan had learned to weaponize this particular trait of his blood. By coating his whips in his blood, he can inject an opponent with blood when damaged. [54] The high potency of the blood means that even small doses would be too much to handle, and would instead act as a poison to destroy the cells of the human body soon after they enter. It is later implied by Kokushibo that users of Total Concentration Breathing resist the effects of Muzan's blood more than normal humans. [55] Those who have awakened the Demon Slayer's Mark further resist the cell-destroying effects of the blood, though Muzan himself stated that it will take no more than five minutes for their bodies to disintegrate.

Blood Memory Transfer: In his final fight for survival, Muzan is able to transfer the remainder of his blood along with his memories into a suitable body, turning his new host into a Demon and exerting his influence. [31] He successfully did this with Tanjiro when he was on the brink of death, reviving him after his death. Additionally, this technique also allows the host to transfer their abilities, as seen when Tanjiro makes use of Muzan's whips and regeneration. This transfer, however, is not perfect as Tanjiro was reduced to a feral state, only attacking as per Muzan's wish to kill the Demon Slayers. Muzan is also known to have unknowingly used this ability whenever he created another Demon or shared his blood with them, as seen when the Upper Ranks, Daki, and Hantengu were able to glimpse Muzan's memories of Yoriichi Tsugikuni during his battles against Tanjiro Kamado.

Consciousness Implantation: Muzan can implant a portion of his consciousness into a demon he creates using his blood, provided he injected it with gigantic amounts of his blood during its creation. As seen, a portion of his mind was still present within Tanjiro's mind despite being killed by sunlight, and he later attempted to influence, control, and persuade Tanjiro to "inherit" his will and remain a demon. [60] However, one clear difference between his power to "control" a demon and "possess" it is the fact that he could no longer forcibly take control of a demon and make it do what he wants and must instead convince them to do his bidding, giving his victims a chance to resist him and escape his grasp. Demon Manipulation: Muzan can control demons to a certain extent, as seen when he was able to take control of Nakime's body to try and force an absorption of Yushiro's cells to stop his interference when he attempted to usurp control of the Infinite Castle. However, this ability requires great concentration as Muzan immediately lost control of it the moment he lost focus due to needing to defend himself while in the midst of battle. Other demons are also able to regain control of him. The Curse of Kibutsuji: Kibutsuji's curse affects Susamaru

Muzan places a curse on all demons who have assimilated his blood. If any demon divulges his surname "Kibutsuji" out loud, the curse activates, causing their bodies to stop regenerating and allowing Muzan's cells within the demon to take over and kill them, regardless of their original intent. This was seen with Susamaru, who had accidentally said his name despite having no malice or ill intent towards him and was still destroyed by the curse, implying that the curse is automatic. [61] However, the curse can also be intentionally activated by Muzan. This was seen when he killed Nakime, who was manipulated by Yushiro. [16] Because of this, many demons regard Muzan with great fear and respect, simply referring to him as "That Man" or "Him" so as to not activate the curse, while demons within the Twelve Kizuki refer to him as "Lord" or "Master". However, it has been shown that if Muzan is weakened or someone has enough willpower, demons can break free from the curse, which has been seen with Tamayo, Yushiro, and Nezuko. Accessing the daemon's memory: Muzan reviews Tamayo's memories

Muzan can "see" the memories of the demons he absorbed, as seen when he was able to "ask" Tamayo's cells that he had obtained from absorbing her for information on what kind of drug he had injected her with. [62] Upon being denied and insulted by Tamayo's surviving consciousness, he also displayed the ability to forcibly reveal desired information by "watching" her memories, as seen when he was able to see her memories of her developing the drug alongside Shinobu Kocho and Yushiro. [63] Demonic Power Nullification: As explained by Tamayo, as the creator and progenitor of the Demon Race, Muzan is the only known Demon capable of inflicting life-threatening wounds capable of completely destroying the cells of other Demons without the need for Nichirin Swords or sunlight. [64] This was demonstrated when he punished Akaza by causing his cells to break down throughout his body without the Upper Rank being able to regenerate from it like he would with any other wound. [65] Telepathy: Muzan has the ability to read the thoughts of those he has shared his blood with by looking at them. [66] It was later shown that he could also send telepathic messages and have full conversations with other demons, as seen when he appeared in Akaza's mind to convince him to continue fighting, [67] as well as communicate with Kokushibo to check how many Hashira he had defeated and order him to hold them off until he finished recovering from Tamayo's poison. [68] Muzan has also stated that he can sense the location of all demons. However, the further away they are from him, the harder it is for him to interact with and track them. [66] Muzan can also see through the senses of other demons. [69] However, this ability is strictly limited to what is in his perception, so if a demon's senses are fooled, Muzan is also unable to discern the difference.

Immeasurable Speed ​​and Reflexes: Muzan is unfathomably fast, possessing movement speed and reflexes that surpass even the upper ranks of the Twelve Kizuki. His immense speed was first displayed at the Lower Rank Meeting, where Muzan decapitated a fleeing Wakuraba from a great distance away, even returning to his original position before Wakuraba processed what had happened. [70] He later decapitated his pretend mother when she was in her child form without the maid beside him realizing what had happened. [71] After awakening from his flesh cocoon, Muzan instantly annihilated dozens of Demon Slayers before they had a chance to react. [72][12] Furthermore, Muzan was so fast that Tanjiro Kamado, who could keep up with Akaza, and Mitsuri Kanroji, who could keep up with Zohakuten, could not even perceive his attacks and could only rely on pure luck and instinct to evade them. [15][20] He was also able to constantly damage and outspeed Giyu, Obanai, and Mitsuri, and later Gyomei, Sanemi, who kept up with Kokushibo, Zenitsu, who attacked Kaigaku, and Inosuke, and Kanao, who fought Doma. After being cornered, Muzan unleashed hidden thigh whips so quickly that all of the aforementioned Demon Slayers, with the exception of an already injured Mitsuri, were completely unable to react in time and were easily overpowered and injured.

Immeasurable Strength: As a Demon King, Muzan's physical strength is superior to that of all Demons in existence. Even the strongest among the Twelve Kizuki, such as Akaza, who can punch through buildings with his bare fists and knock a Nichirin Sword into pieces, Doma, who can form true blizzards by waving his fans at high speed, and Kokushibo, who wields an immense katana in a manner that is imperceptible even to marked Demon Slayers, all paled in comparison to Muzan. His immense physical strength is first displayed when he casually killed a grown man with a single punch to the face, causing him to fly backwards, hitting a building and causing cracks to form in it. [73] He also managed to kill a larger man simply by kicking him. [74] Even after being significantly weakened by the Anti-Kibutsuji Drugs, he still possessed enough physical strength to destroy large sections of buildings, create massive craters in the ground, and lift the rubble of buildings that trapped him with relative ease. In his infant form, he could crush vehicles and could only be restrained by the combined efforts of Gyomei Himejima, the Hashira with the greatest physical strength, and dozens of other Kakushi, and still had trouble keeping him from moving. [75] The force he exerted was also able to break Gyomei's chain which not even Kokushibō's katana was able to cut through.

Unlimited Stamina and Endurance: Like all Demons, Muzan possesses infinite stamina and endurance, never tiring or feeling pain. [77] This was shown when he did not flinch or show any signs of pain or agony when a sword was pierced through his head. [78] Even after being cut and pierced by the Hashira's bright red Nichirin Blades, which were shown to cause pain even to Kokushibo, Muzan did not show any signs of discomfort. [79][80] The only time Muzan showed any evidence of exhaustion was during the later stages of the final showdown against him, but even then, the drug developed by Tamayo and Shinobu had been in effect for nearly five hours and his body was biologically aged by over 9,000 years. Despite this, he continued to press on and maintain the upper hand as he pushed the Demon Slayers to the brink of death.

Extrasensory Perception: Muzan possesses extremely keen senses that even allow him to perceive things outside the normal range of perception, which he demonstrated by easily discerning the presence of humans instantly even when they were scattered around a mountain,[47] and detecting injured Demon Slayers regaining consciousness despite being far away from them.[81] This was also demonstrated when Muzan was able to discern the locations of Zenitsu, Kanao, and Inosuke with great accuracy solely by the rising clouds of dust and the sounds they made.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki (Muzan's enemy and the girl's brother)

Kagaya was a kind person with a calm temperament. He always showed genuine care and appreciation for all members of the Demon Extermination Corps, even to the point of considering them as his own children [14]. He was able to handle criticism well and was honest about his weaknesses; one of them was his inability to become a hunter despite being his main leader. To compensate for this, he remembered each member of the body and visited the deceased members [15] in his graveyard daily until the day he could no longer move due to the curse [16]. While he might seem indulgent, he gave due consideration to reason; without prejudice, shown when he voluntarily accepted Tanjiro and Nezuko Kamado's situation (through a letter from Sakonji Urokodaki) and even defending his cause when there were others who thought otherwise. His manner of speaking, though generally fluent and gentle, was extremely discreet; using words and intonations in a way that the person he is speaking to would hear. His tactful and charismatic speech was even capable of making people like the initially passive Muichiro Tokito and the impulsive Sanemi Shinazugawa listen to what he has to say without saying or conveying anything that upsets them [17]. Towards his own relatives, such as his children, Kagaya was quite strict due to his family's curse. However, he displayed the same gentle aura and behavior towards them [18].