Rengoku Kyojuro

RACE

Human

GENDER

Male

AGE

20 years old

HEIGHT

177 cm (5'9⅔")

WEIGHT

72 Kg (165 lb)

BIRTHDAY

May 10th

HAIR COLOR

Hair color=Gold with Red Tips

Eye color

Eye color=Gold with Red Irises

AFFILATION

Demon Slayer Corps

OCCUPATION

OCCUPATION=Demon Slayer: Flame Hashira

COMBAT STYLE

FLAME BREATHING

RELATIVE(S)

RELATIVE(S)=Shinjuro Rengoku (Father) Ruka Rengoku (Mother) Senjuro Rengoku (Younger Brother).

Kyojuro Rengoku (煉れん獄ごく 杏きょう寿じゅ郎ろう Rengoku Kyōjurō?) is a major supporting character of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and a major character in the Mugen Train Arc. Kyojuro is a Demon Slayer of the Demon Slayer Corps and the late Flame Hashira (炎えん柱ばしら En Bashira?). Kyojuro was the eldest son of Shinjuro Rengoku. His father was known as the Flame Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps until his unexpected retirement. Kyojuro's mother, Ruka Rengoku, passed away after battling an untreatable disease some time after giving birth to Senjuro.

APPEARANCE

Kyojuro is a young adult of tall stature and lean-muscular build. Kyojuro has long bright yellow hair with red streaks akin to flames along with two shoulder-length bangs and two chin-length bangs on the side of his head, black forked eyebrows, and golden eyes that fade to red with white pupils. He is known to be charismatic and has an air of great optimism, having an enthusiastic smile plastered on his face nearly all the time. Kyojuro wears a paler brown version of the regular Demon Slayer uniform, which consisted of a brown gakuran jacket, a white belt around his waist and tattsuke-hakama pants. Over this, Kyojuro wore a haori with a white-yellow gradient pattern and red flame-like ridges at the end that his father Shinjuro had once worn and more than likely his father had worn when Shinjuro was the Flame Hashira respectively time ago. Finally, Kyojuro wears red kyahan with yellow flames erupting from the bottom-up, with pale brown tabi socks and a pair of white zōri with red straps. When Kyojuro first joined the Demon Slayer Corps, he only wore the regular Demon Slayer uniform but as he rose up the ranks, Kyojuro started wearing a completely white haori before donning on his signature flame-patterned one.

PERSONALITY

Kyojuro is greatly enthusiastic in regard to his duties as a Hashira, and often came across as cheerfully eccentric. Kyojuro is amiable, pure of heart, and boasted extraordinary technique and swordsmanship stemming from strict practice and discipline. Kyojuro is an honorable warrior who adhered to his code of morals and principles that was instilled into him by his mother at a young age; the most significant being his belief that those who were born strong have a duty to protect the weak. Kyojuro also loves his family immensely, displaying great respect and worry towards his father, Shinjuro Rengoku, despite him growing slowly more aggressive and apathetic towards Kyojuro. Kyojuro was incredibly encouraging and optimistic towards his little brother, Senjuro Rengoku, believing in him and wishing him the best no matter what. This was further accentuated as its shown these words for his father and his little brother were "take care of your body" and "follow your dreams no matter what". Kyojuro also believes that if someone lacks immense skill, their hard work towards their dreams and desire to help people doesn't count for nothing. Beneath his enthusiastic demeanor, Kyojuro is very logical and tactically intelligent, acting quickly and precisely in battle, especially when the lives of others are on the line. Kyojuro is also great in seeing talent in others, even in Nezuko Kamado, a demon girl which he wanted to kill beforehand, after seeing her risk her lives to fight and protect others. Though he is extremely optimistic, Kyojuro did sometimes have a sense of foreboding that those he believed in might die, especially his friends who he cared deeply for. Kyojuro, like most Demon Slayers, absolutely detested demons, usually because of their heinous deeds or because of their clashing morale values. Despite this, Kyojuro recognized and accepted Nezuko as a member of the Demon Slayer Corps after seeing her risk her life to protect innocents, showing that Kyojuro is capable of not letting his hatred for demons cloud his judgement. Kyojuro always seems to have a happy smile on his features.

FIGHTING STYLE

Master Swordsman: As a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kyojuro was one of the most powerful and skilled swordsmen in the entire organization. Additionally, Kyojuro is part of the Rengoku family which has an impressive lineage of powerful swordsmen and Flame Hashira, giving Kyojuro an edge in developing and polishing his swordsmanship. His extraordinary swordsmanship skill has been displayed on multiple occasions across the series. In his battle against the former Lower Rank Two, Kyojuro was able to out-wield the demon's bushido sword style, which The Lower Rank two appraised as he was decapitated. Kyojuro's precise blade work could also slow down Enmu in his fused form, which gave him the opportunity to explain his plan to Tanjiro and Inosuke. His mastery of the blade is best showcased during his battle with Akaza, in which he was more than capable of fighting on equal ground with the Upper Rank who had killed countless Demon Slayers and even Hashira over the last century, even to the point that Akaza constantly praised Kyojuro's swordsmanship.

BREATHING STYLE

Flame Breathing (炎ほのおの呼こ吸きゅう, Honō no kokyū?): A Breathing Style taught to Kyojuro by the previous Flame Hashira, Shinjuro Rengoku, and later mastered by reading the instruction books left behind by previous Flame Hashira in the Rengoku Family. As the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro is his generation's most skilled Flame Breathing user. He became evidently proficient in fighting with this Breathing Style, being able to singlehandedly defeat former Lower Rank Two, and later hold his own against Upper Rank Three, Akaza.

TECHNIQUES

TECHNIQUES=First Form: Unknowing Fire (壱いちノ型かた　不知火しらぬい, Ichi no kata: Shiranui?) - The user charges towards their target at high speeds and unleashes a singular slash that aims to decapitate them. •Second Form: Rising Scorching Sun (弐にノ型かた　昇のぼり炎えん天てん, Ni no kata: Nobori En Ten?) - The user releases an arching sword slash upwards. •Third Form: Blazing Universe (参さんノ型かた　氣き炎えん万ばん象しょう, San no kata: Kien Banshō?) - The user swings their blade downwards in an arc. •Fourth Form: Blooming Flame Undulation (肆しノ型かた　盛せい炎えんのうねり, Shi no kata: Sei En no Uneri?) - The user swings their blade in a circular motion that is used to defend from incoming attacks or slash multiple targets in one swoop.Fifth Form: •Flame Tiger (伍ごノ型かた　炎えん虎こ, Go no kata: Enko?) - The user performs a series of powerful sword slashes that seemingly takes the form of a flaming tiger. •Ninth Form: Rengoku (玖くノ型かた　煉れん獄ごく, Ku no kata: Rengoku?, lit. Ninth Form: Purgatory) - The most powerful Flame Breathing technique. The user takes a high stance with their sword before dashing forward at high speeds. The technique is powerful enough to completely carve out the ground in its wake. In the movie and anime adaptation, this technique seemingly took the form of a flaming Japanese dragon that envelopes the user as they are charging towards the target. (BRO THESE TECHNIQUES ARE FOR TRAINING OR FIGHTING DEMONS TF??)

EQUIPMENT

Standard Nichirin Katana: Kyojuro carried a standard sized and shaped Nichirin katana with a red flame-like pattern along with the words Destroyer of Demons (惡あっ鬼き滅めっ殺さつ, Akki Messatsu?) engraved on the side of the blade. The hilt of the katana is also wrapped in a white material (possibly leather). The handguard of Kyojuro's katana is shaped like a flame with a red core and orange border. Kyojuro also carried a standard sword sheath that was white and grey in color.

KYOJURO VIEWED THE OTHER HASHIRA AS FOLLOWS

KYOJURO VIEWED THE OTHER HASHIRA AS FOLLOWS= •"She developed the poison! Amazing! She fights on despite her disadvantageous physique! She deserves my respect!" - Insect Hashira-Kocho Shinobu •"He's even more talented than I am when I was around his age! You're young, keep up the remarkable work!" - Mist Hashira-Tokito Muichiro. •"His senses are sharp! If it's just his shoulder, elbow, and the joints in his wrist, then they're more flexible than Kanroji's!" - Serpent Hashira-Iguro Obanai. •"He's blessed with a huge physique!, I'm envious! Swinging those gigantic weapons so lightly is amazing! Fantastic muscular build!" - Stone Hashira-Himejima Gyomei. •"His voice is so small! It's difficult to hear what he has to say! He's a hard worker!" - Water Hashira-Tomioka Giyuu. •"The trajectory of his swordsmanship is beautiful! I saw a shinobi for the first time ever! I'm deeply moved! He slightly has too many wives!" - Sound Hashira-Uzui Tengen. •"She utilizes her talent! The creativeness of her techniques is terrific as well! She's a cute junior!" - Love Hashira-Kanroji Mitsuri. •"The man who pushed the Wind Breathing's techniques up to the next level! How admirable!" - Wind Hashira-Shinazugawa Sanemi.

TRIVIA

•Kyojuro's surname means "purgatory" (煉れん獄ごく, rengoku?). His first name contains the Kan'yō-on'yomi reading of the kanji for "apricot" (杏きょう, kyō?), and the Go-on'yomi for both "longevity" (寿じゅ, ju?) and "son" (郎ろう, rō?). •Kyojuro loves to watch sumo wrestling. •Kyojuro's favorite food is sweet potatoes. When eating them, he said "tasty/delicious" (旨うまい, umai?) each time he puts one in his mouth. •His favorite side dish is salt grilled bream. •Kyojuro was never allowed to have a pet because his father hated animals. •Kyojuro's very distant ancestor, as stated by Kyojuro, ate a lot of tempuras causing their descendants' and their own hair color to become quite abnormal. •During his first mission, Kyojuro ruptured his own eardrums to counter the Flute Demon's Blood Demon Art. It is unknown but highly unlikely that this permanently affected his hearing. •Kyojuro has two favorite sayings/mottos: "If you put in your all, you’ll stand your ground even in death." and "Nothing’s impossible if you put your mind to it." •The Rengoku family has long since had a practice called "Kankagari" (觀かん篝かがり, kankagari?). For the duration of their pregnancies/gestation period, every seven days the wives will spend two hours gazing at a large flaming torch. This seems to be what causes the men in the family to have flame colored hair. •Many of his peers are unable to keep up with Kyojuro since he is "too fast" (He would reach conclusions quickly, he's quick to change his mind, he would eat quickly etc.). Despite this, he was sensitive to other people's emotions and was caring, making most of the Corps members like him. •Kyojuro is one of only 4 Hashira that use a normal Nichirin Katana. The other 3 are Giyu Tomioka, Muichiro Tokito, and Sanemi Shinazugawa. •Kyojuro always talks loudly as he is deaf from one ear.

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