#1
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Yoriichi Tsugikuni
The first user of Sun Breathing, said to be the only swordsman Muzan ever feared.
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#2
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Kokushibo
Also known as Upper Moon One
Upper Moon One, the strongest of Muzan's demons, who fights with a sword and Moon Breathing.
#3
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Muzan Kibutsuji
The first demon: his blood creates new demons and his body regrows from almost any wound.
#4
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Doma
Also known as Douma, Upper Moon Two
Upper Moon Two, a smiling demon whose golden fans make him one of the deadliest fighters in the series.
#5
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Akaza
Also known as Upper Moon Three
Upper Moon Three: his Destructive Death compass senses the fighting spirit of everyone around him.
#6
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Gyomei Himejima
Also known as Gyomei, Stone Hashira
The Stone Hashira, seen by many as the strongest Hashira, with a flail and an axe joined by a chain.
#7
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Giyu Tomioka
Also known as Giyu, Water Hashira
The Water Hashira, whose Dead Calm stops every attack that enters his reach.
#8
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Sanemi Shinazugawa
Also known as Sanemi, Wind Hashira
The Wind Hashira, whose rare blood makes demons dizzy before his Wind Breathing cuts them down.
#9
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Obanai Iguro
Also known as Obanai, Serpent Hashira
The Serpent Hashira, whose winding sword strikes bend around any guard.
#10
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Tanjiro Kamado
Also known as Tanjiro
Combines Water Breathing with the Hinokami Kagura dance passed down in his family.
#11
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Mitsuri Kanroji
Also known as Mitsuri, Love Hashira
The Love Hashira, with a whip-thin sword and muscles eight times denser than normal.
#12
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Muichiro Tokito
Also known as Muichiro, Mist Hashira
The Mist Hashira, who became a Hashira just two months after picking up a sword.
#13
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Kyojuro Rengoku
Also known as Rengoku, Flame Hashira
The Flame Hashira, whose Flame Breathing slashes burn through demons like wildfire.
#14
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Hantengu
Upper Four: each of his clones carries a different emotion and a different power, from wind fans to lightning.
#15
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Tengen Uzui
Also known as Uzui, Sound Hashira
The Sound Hashira, who reads an opponent's rhythm with his Musical Score and fights with twin cleavers.
#16
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Gyutaro
Throws poisoned blood sickles that spin through the air and keep cutting.
#17
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Gyokko
Upper Five: teleports between his vases and summons fish and needles from them.
#18
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Inosuke Hashibira
Also known as Inosuke
Beast Breathing and a body so flexible he can dislocate his joints to dodge.
#19
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Shinobu Kocho
Also known as Shinobu, Insect Hashira
The Insect Hashira, too small to cut off demon heads, so she kills them with poison instead.
#20
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Zenitsu Agatsuma
Also known as Zenitsu
Thunder Breathing's First Form, used at lightning speed, often while he is asleep.
#21
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Nezuko Kamado
Also known as Nezuko
A demon who grows stronger by sleeping and burns other demons with her Blood Demon Art.
#22
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Genya Shinazugawa
Eats demon flesh to borrow their powers for a short time.
#23
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Kanao Tsuyuri
Flower Breathing and eyes sharp enough to see an opponent's next move.
#24
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Daki
Fights with living sash belts that slice like blades.
#25
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Rui
Spins steel-hard threads that can cut through a sword.
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