Akaza[]
Akaza is Upper Rank 3 of the Twelve Kizuki in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. He first appears in the Mugen Train Arc where he encounters the Flame Hashira: Kyojuro Rengoku and Tanjiro after they defeated Lower Rank 1: Enmu. Akaza was sent by the Demon King: Muzan Kibutsuji in order to kill Tanjiro to stop him from reaching his potential. Akaza tries to do it right away, but Kyojuro slices his arm and saves Tanjiro. Akaza engages in a battle with Kyojuro, but the results end up with the Flame Hashira getting killed by Akaza.
Later on, Tanjiro Kamado and the Water Hashira: Giyu Tomioka encounter Akaza. Soon after, Akaza engages in battle with Giyu Tomioka, but kicks the Water Hashira away with powerful shockwaves (due to the latter not telling Akaza his name). Akaza then starts overwhelming Tanjiro and eventually almost breaks his sword, until Giyu arrives with his Demon Slayer Mark unlocked. Giyu slices Akaza's hands to save Tanjiro and then almost decapitates Akaza. Seeing the increase in Giyu's speed, Akaza uses his Compass Needle to match Marked Giyu's. The Water Hashira and Akaza then fight on par, but Akaza ultimately starts overwhelming him as Marked Giyu has limited stamina, unlike Demons, who have unlimited stamina. However, Tanjiro is able to save Giyu and soon decapitates Akaza using Selfless State. However, Akaza's strong willpower stops him from dying and becomes immune to decapitation. Akaza then prepares to finish off Tanjiro, but Giyu saves him. Giyu then prepares to engage in battle with Bloodlusted Akaza, but the soul of Akaza's wife from when he was a human stops him. Akaza then uses his Blood Demon Art to kill himself.
Akaza's abilities:
- Immense Strength & Speed: As an Upper Moon Demon, Akaza has a huge amount of physical strength. He is able to create harsh wind pressure by casually fighting. He is also too fast to be seen by a normal human eye, even by lower-ranked Demon Slayers.
- Regeneration: Like all Demons, Akaza possesses the ability to regenerate any wound, no matter how damaged he is. As an Upper Moon, Akaza's limbs can regenerate in a second.
- Decapitation Immunity: Demons can be killed by the Sun, or by being decapitated by Nichirin Blades. However, Akaza's raw willpower allowed him to regenerate his head even though he had been decapitated.
- Martial Arts: When Akaza was a human, he had learned Soryuu Style and mastered it.
- Blood Demon Art: Compass Needle: Akaza's Compass Needle allows him to see his opponents' weak spots, as well as being able to predict their moves. The Compass Needle also allows Akaza to get stronger or faster to match their opponent's own strength and speed.
- Destructive Death techniques:
- Air Type: 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: Punching rapidly at the target, Akaza creates a barrage of large shockwaves, destroying anything in front of him. This attack was capable of overpowering Kyojuro's Flame Tiger technique.
- Annihilation Type: 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. This technique was strong enough to go through Kyojuro's most powerful attack, Rengoku.
- Leg Type: Crown Splitter: A reverse, rising axe kick that produces a shockwave once it connects with the target.
- Leg Type: Explosive Flurry: 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 Giyu an extremely far distance.
- Leg Type: Flying Planet Thousand Wheels: A kick that utilizes a flowing motion which strikes Akaza's target from below and launches them upward.
- Eight-Layered Demon Core: 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: A powerful downward punch that delivers a large shockwave into the ground which expands outward.
- Final Form: Blue Silver Chaotic Afterglow: Akaza's ultimate technique. Akaza unleashes an omni-directional barrage of countless thin and sharp shockwaves that deliver a hundred blows to his target coming from everywhere almost at the same time. This attack was so powerful that it could negate Giyu's Dead Calm technique, a move known for its immense defensive capabilities.
Akaza's feats:
- Killed 67 swordsmen with his bare fists when he was a HUMAN.
- Casually defeated the Flame Hashira: Rengoku.
- Gave a good fight against Upper Moon 1: Kokushibo (It's stated that Kokushibo is scales much higher than other Upper Moons).
- Destroyed a building casually with his own raw strength.
- Easily overwhelmed Tanjiro Kamado (a Sun Breather with a Demon Slayer Mark and is a Hashira-level Demon Slayer) as well as Base Giyu (the Water Hashira).
- Fought on equal grounds against Marked Giyu.
- Managed to survive decapitation.