Top 5 Strongest Character in Demon Slayer

March 25, 2023

Rijan Shrestha

Demons certainly are powerful in this world of demon slayer but some humans also outrank them in terms of strength. Well read this to checkout the top 5 strongest character of Demon slayer verse.

Demon Slayer

5. Doma - Upper rank 2

Doma is one of the smartest demons on Muzan’s team. Unlike others, he is extremely involved in human affairs and even runs a cult. This cult acts as a worshiping place where Doma resolves the problems of his followers but actually, it is a feeding ground where he gets to eat humans without much effort. The fame and appreciation are the cherries on top.

He is the third strongest demon in the world so battling him, for most people, is going to be a deadly choice. According to Doma, even Akaza stands no chance in front of him because of his superior fighting skills. He uses Tessenjutsu in direct combat and double-wields war fans to slash his opponents. When compared to Hashiras, he is faster, more powerful, and potentially more skilled than almost all of them.

When it comes to Demon Blood art, Doma uses cryokinesis which allows him to generate ice that is lethal to the ones who inhale it and makes it extremely hard for his opponents to move. Furthermore, he can even make sharp shards and structures with the same which act as defensive tools and also strong weapons.

4. Gyomei Himejima – Stone Hashira

Physically, Gyomei is clearly the strongest Hashira in the anime, and popular characters like Tanjiro and Inosuke consider him to be the strongest member of the Demon Slayer corps altogether. He became the Stone Hashira in just two months and his muscular body makes this achievement appear not surprising at all. In the Infinity Castle arc, Himejima stood his ground against the Upper Rank One demon, without even using the Demon Slayer mark.

Not to forget, he even helped in weakening Muzan, even after suffering several serious injuries. In terms of abilities, Gyomei has highly advanced hearing that allows him to overcome his blindness. He was able to determine the power level of Muzan just by hearing his flesh regenerating. Furthermore, he uses chains to determine the position of his enemies and drives his axe and flail while attacking.

Unlike other members of the Demon Slayer Corps, Himejima doesn’t use a Nichirin sword. Instead, he relies on a version of Kusarigama, which has an axe attached to a heavy chain with a spiked flail on one end. He uses it in combination with Stone Breathing, allowing him to launch long-range, destructive attacks. Each of his attacks is much more destructive than a Nichirin sword’s slash.

3. Kokushibo - Upper moon 1

Kokushibo is one of the strongest demons in the anime, only second to Demon King Muzan. Before turning into a demon, he was a part of the Demon Slayer Corps alongside his brother Yoriichi Tsugikini. Thanks to his unique background, he was able to use Total Concentration Breathing techniques in combat, access the Transparent world, and bear the Demon Slayer mark.

In terms of demonic abilities, Kokushibo can manipulate his flesh to create really powerful weapons and even modify the form of his sword. He also has unmatchable strength, speed, and stamina that even Himejima couldn’t keep up with. Furthermore, he doesn’t even have to fight to win his battles; his aura alone was enough to make a Hashira lose the will to fight while facing him.

Moreover, towards the end of the manga, he underwent a massive mutation that turned him into an even more terrifying creature, one that could only be harmed by sunlight. Not to forget, with his Blood Demon Art, Kokushibo uses Moon Breathing and moon-shaped blades that are as powerful as Nichrin swords. Furthermore, the Moon breathing technique has fourteen forms, which is more than almost all the Hashiras and even Yoriichi, demonstrating his exceptional skill set.

2. Muzan Kibutsuchi

Muzan, the King of Demons, is the strongest and also the primal demon in the world of Demon Slayer. Consuming his blood is enough to turn you into a powerful demon. He can control all the demons in existence, with only people with strong willpower like Nezuko being an exception. He heals instantly and doesn’t even let his opponents get near him, thanks to his Demon Blood Art’s massive reach. During the final battle, he was weakened by a drug but still managed to kill hundreds of demon slayers within a few minutes.

Muzan can also absorb any type of object near him, which was the basis of his plan to absorb Nezuko and become resistant to the sun. In terms of other demon abilities, Muzan has too many powers to comprehend. These include his long, flexible, and sharp whips to attack opponents, using his fangs to pull enemies in and slash them, and turning humans into demons with his blood.

He can also transfer his consciousness into another being in the form of blood and has full control over most demons, including telepathy and command over their actions. So, it is more than surprising to consider that even the strongest demon was once afraid of someone else, and that was the original Sun breathing user, Yoriichi Tsugikini.

1. Yoriichi Tsugikuni

Yoriichi Tsugikuni is the strongest demon slayer character to have ever existed in the series. He is also the only person that Muzan was ever afraid of. He invented the original breathing styles that later branched out into the ones that Harshiras use to date. While all demon slayers have to work hard to awaken the Demon Slayer mark, access the transparent world, and the selfless state, Yoriichi was born with all of that. This allowed him to overwhelm the demon king with a single breathing technique.

He died from the only inevitable human weakness, which is old age. But even before his death, he was easily able to overpower Kokushibo, his brother and the second-strongest demon in existence. In a way, his weakened vision and advanced age had no impact on his skills. His swordsmanship, strength, and speed were not comparable to any other human.

Even Muzan narrowly survived his attack and escaped death by running away. Unfortunately, that turned out to be the biggest error on Yoriichi’s part, as we see in the manga. Yoriichi is the creator of the Sun Breathing style, which Tanjiro has since inherited. He relied on this breathing technique to unleash some of the most powerful moves demons have ever seen. If Yoriichi hadn’t passed away or prevented Muzan from fleeing the scene, the demons would have never reached their strong state.