Demon Slayer Characters: Upper Rank Demons of the Twelve Kizuki

The upper-level members of the Twelve Kizuki. Every one of them has lived for a century at a minimum and killed dozens of Hashira. Some of them mutated their bodies to the point that they can’t be killed simply by decapitation, in contrast to alternative demons.

1 — Kokushibo

In Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Kokushibo plays a key supporting antagonist character. He is the highest rank, Upper Rank One, among the demons affiliated with the Twelve Kizuki. In the Sengoku Era, about five centuries ago, Kokushibo was a human by the name of Michikatsu Tsugikuni. He was a former Demon Slayer and the elder twin brother of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the most powerful Demon Slayer ever. The person who transformed Zenitsu Agatsuma’s senior, Kaigaku, into a demon and joined the Twelve Kizuki is Kokushibo, who is also the ancestor of Muichiro Tokito and Yuichiro Tokito.

2 — Doma

In Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Doma appears as a major supporting enemy. He holds the second-highest rank among demons, Upper Rank Two, and is a member of the Twelve Kizuki. As a child, he was seen by his elders as an ideal, blessed kid, so they started a spiritual cult around his figure. After his parents’ deaths, he assumed management of the cult, and once being reworked into a demon by Muzan, he started to feed his followers on the notion that those he devours can live forever within him. One member of his cult was Inosuke’s mother, whom he ate up once she ran away from him upon learning of his true nature. He also killed Shinobu’s older sister Kanae. To defeat him, Shinobu injects a large amount of wistaria into her body and allows herself to be consumed by him. Later, Kanao and Inosuke kill Doma.

3 — Akaza

Holding the position of higher rank 3, he’s a demon who despises whoever he considers weak and offers those he considers robust enough to possess his respect the prospect of becoming demons. He was once referred to as Hakuji, who wore a scarf as a toddler to worry for his sick father before he committed suicide to free his burdened son. Hakuji was adopted by a martial artist and trained under him, while falling in love with his master’s female offspring, Koyuki. Hakuji loses his new family after they were poisoned by a rival dojo who were unable to beat him in a very truthful fight, slaughtering them single-handed before being changed into a demon by Muzan throughout their battle, regains his human reminiscences and commits suicide by voluntarily ceasing his regeneration and dying from his wounds.

4 — Hantengu

On the face of a weak demon who holds the position of higher Rank Four, Hantengu shows his true strength upon dividing himself into multiple incarnations that denote totally different emotions, each with totally different appearances, personalities, and skills. He’s killed by Tanjiro but lives long enough to tell Muzan concerning Nezuko’s new resistance to daylight, much to his master’s joy.

5 — Nakime

A biwa-playing demon is accountable for dominating the eternity castle that Kibutsuji created as his base of operations. She was once a troubled musician who developed a worrying habit of murdering before a performance, as she associated her killings with clapping. She killed her husband for marketing her things. She gave up meeting Kibutsuji once she tried to kill him, solely to earn his respect for following him and grant her a new life as a demon. Nakime is later promoted to Rank Four after Hantengu’s death. Nakime confronts Mitsuri and Obanai till she is restrained by Yushiro, prompting Muzan to kill her to forestall his enemies from taking management of the defensive structure. Read More…