Akaza

• Demon
• Human/Hakuji

“	You're misunderstanding something, Tanjiro. The only people I hate are weaklings. I only spit in the faces of the weak. Yes. I’m repulsed by weaklings. They make me vomit. The laws of nature dictate that they will be eliminated.	„
	~ Akaza to Tanjiro Kamado

“	Go ahead and cut them off then! You cut them off, I'll still have my feet! And I'll pickpocket with those! Either way, you're not getting me next time!!	„
	~ Human Akaza

Summary

Akaza (猗窩座あかざ, Akaza) is a major antagonist of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba. He is a demon affiliated with the Twelve Kizuki, holding the third highest position, Upper Rank 3 (上じょう弦げんの参さん, Jōgen no San). As a Kizuki, Akaza is one of the closest servants of the King of Demons, Muzan Kibutsuji, whose main purpose is to find the Blue Spider Lily so that Muzan can gain immunity from the sun.

Over a century ago, Akaza was a human by the name of Hakuji (狛はく治じ, Hakuji), a prodigious martial artist who trained under Keizo while nursing his daughter, Koyuki, who would later become Akaza's fiancée.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 9-C | Low 7-B

Key: Human | Demon

Name: Akaza, Hakuji, Hakuji Soyama (Kimetsu Academy)

Origin: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba

Gender: Male

Age: 18 years old as a human, at least over 133 years old as demon

Classification: Human (Formerly), Criminal, Martial Artist, Demon, Twelve Kizuki member, Upper Rank Three

Powers and Abilities:

• Human Abilities
• Demon Abilities
• Resistances

• Peak Human Physical Characteristics
  • Acrobatics
  • High Pain Tolerance (Took several beatings that would have killed grown men)
  • Bodily Weaponry (Conventional [Hands]; Mangled 67 Kendo users with his bare hands causing them to miss eyeballs, chins, brains and other limbs)
• Skilled Hand-to-Hand Fighter (Trained in the Soryū Dojo. Beat up a group of adults when he was only 11 and mutilated 67 adult swordsmen all at once when he was 18)
• Social Influencing (Social Position; Known as the "demon child" even before turning into a demon)

• Demon Physiology (Standard Kizuki Abilities)
  • Enhanced Adaptation (Adapted to being beheaded by a Nichirin Sword which would normally kill a demon. Can make himself immune to poisons he didn't experience by being telepathically informed about its properties.)
  • Greater Battle Spirit (Similar to Zohakuten, who can cause opponents to completely freeze in fear, sapping strength from limbs and causing heart pain)
  • Blood Demon Art
    • Weakness Detection, Strength Perception, Analytical Prediction, Reactive Power Level, Enhanced Instinctive Reaction, Enhanced Awareness & Enhanced Accuracy (Akaza's Destructive Death: Compass Needle allows him to accurately sense a person's Battle Spirit, allowing him to predict their movements, discern their location in his surroundings [even from his blind-spots], and find and instinctively aim for their weak points and vitals with such high accuracy that his attacks are described as "being attracted by magnets" and "clinging" to his opponents. Can tell someone's strength just by looking at them, was able to discern that Kyojuro was a Hashira at first glance. Can instinctively respond to attacks with an appropriate counter, was stated by Giyu to learn to anticipate his every move and strike back with equal accuracy as the fight went on. He can effectively fight and discern his surroundings and track his opponents without a head [deaf and blind] solely through detecting Battle Spirit.)
    • Shockwave Generation (Akaza's Blood Demon Art allows him to generate and manipulate blue shockwaves that take on multiple forms, such as nigh-invisible air pressure, cannon-shaped spikes, or flowing streams)
      • Danmaku (Akaza can unleash dozens of shockwaves at once. Can surround his opponent with a hundred blows striking everywhere at the same time with Chaotic Blue Metal Afterglow)
• Master Martial Artist (Is a martial arts prodigy and has over a century worth of bare-fisted martial arts experience)
  • Acrobatics (All-Terrain Mobility, Hypermobility & Self-Momentum)
• Supernatural Willpower (Through his sheer will to constantly become more powerful to "protect Koyuki", Akaza was able to regenerate his head being decapitated from a Nichirin Sword.)
• Limited Sound Manipulation (His screams were able to hurt Tanjiro's ears from a distance)

Resistance to:

• Pain Manipulation (Was unbothered by wounds made by Tanjiro's Hinokami Kagura techniques, which were stated to be especially painful by Daki.)
• Regeneration Negation (Up to High-Mid; Could regenerate from Tanjiro's Hinokami Kagura techniques which nullify regeneration)
• Fear Manipulation & Paralysis Inducement (Despite being paralyzed in fear by Muzan's aura, he's immune to the aura of Lower and Upper Ranks that cause a similar effect but on a much lesser scale)

Attack Potency: Street level (Defeated 7 adults at a young age, mangled 67 Kendo users with his bare hands causing them to miss eyeballs, chins, brains and other limbs.) | Small City level (Overwhelmed Marked Giyu while holding back and broke his sword, matched Rengoku repeatedly and eventually killed him, casually kept up with Post-Hashira Training Tanjiro)

Speed: Superhuman | At least Sub-Relativistic, likely higher (Comparable to Marked Giyu, who should be significantly faster than Unmarked Mitsuri who could dodge lightning and Tengen who could cut numerous bombs before they even explode at once.)

Lifting Strength: At least Peak Human (Singlehandedly killed 67 people and is able to physically tear them apart) | At least Class K (Superior to Kyojuro and Marked Giyu)

Striking Strength: Street level (his strikes were strong enough to mutilate the bodies of Kendo practitioners) | Small City level (Punched a hole straight through Kyojuro's chest.)

Durability: Street level | Varies (The durability of demons fluctuates depending on what parts of their body they reinforce, with their necks most often prioritized), At most Small City level (Tanked an explosion when clashing with Rengoku. Survived Death Amp Rengoku attacking his neck for an extended period of time and has blocked Marked Giyu's normal attacks and Constant Flux.), likely higher (Demons can reinforce a part of their body above the extent of their own Blood Demon Art.)

Stamina: Peak Human (Defeated 67 Kendo users and mutilated all of their bodies beyond recognition.) | Infinite (Demons don't tire)

Range: Standard Melee Range physically, Tens of Meters with his Blood Demon Art

Standard Equipment: None notable

Intelligence: Above Average | Gifted (With over a century of combat experience and martial arts training under his belt, Akaza is able to fight effectively with foresight and tactical intelligence. This even surprised Giyu, who stated that Akaza could instantly evolve and adapt to any attack or technique that he uses, to the point that he can predict when his opponents will strike and how to counter them with equal power. Before he became a demon, Akaza has displayed natural aptitude in martial arts, shown when he was capable of beating up trained swordsmen from neighboring dojos while still in the midst of learning Keizo's Soryū Style. This is further exemplified when he could fight and defeat grown men without martial arts training)

Weaknesses: None notable. | Standard Demon Weaknesses. When reminded of his days as a human, and his late fiancé, he loses the will to fight and allows himself to die. He refuses to fight women, even if they're members of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Notable Attacks and Techniques:

Technique Development: Compass Needle Air Type Disorder Annihilation Type Crown Splitter Explosive Flurry Eight-Layered Demon Core Ten Thousand Leaves Flashing Willow Flying Planet Thousand Wheels Blue Silver Chaotic Afterglow 1/10 Technique Development (術じゅつ式展開しきてんかい, Jutsushiki Tenkai): . Compass Needle (羅ら針しん, Rashin): Akaza manifests a light blue snowflake-shaped compass underneath him with numbers ranging from 1 to 12. This technique allows Akaza to sense a person's "Battle Spirit (鬭とう氣き, Tōki)", a person's will to fight, which he uses to achieve numerous effects while in combat. Firstly, he is able to determine the strength of anyone at a glance, such as when he discerned that Kyojuro was a Hashira just by looking at him. Secondly, Akaza is able to detect the presence of his opponents in his immediate surroundings (even in his blind spots) and can use this to predict where and how his opponents will strike him. This technique also allows Akaza to tell where his target's weaknesses are located and instinctively aim for them. Furthermore, the precision of Akaza's attacks are greatly enhanced, to the point where Tanjiro stated that it was like magnets were pulling his fists towards his vitals, and even described them as having "unparalleled precision". This is hinted at when a slight scrape from his kick (even while his sword had blocked it) caused Tanjiro to bleed. Moreover, Tanjiro also stated that Akaza was able to pierce through any opening in his attacks without fail. Another trait of his Compass Needle allows him to reactively adapt to his opponent's attacks, learning to anticipate their techniques and attack forms and even strike back with equal accuracy over time. Additionally, the stronger a person's Battle Spirit, the stronger the response of his Compass Needle. His Battle Spirit detection is so accurate that he can find the location of Tanjiro in his surroundings and fight and overpower Giyu without a head, meaning that he is performing those feats while basically being deaf and blind. Air Type (空式くうしき, Kūshiki): Akaza punches the empty air in front him, creating a shockwave that flies towards his enemies 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 (乱式らんしき, Ranshiki): Punching rapidly in front of himself, Akaza creates a barrage of large shockwaves. This attack was capable of overpowering Kyojuro's Flame Tiger technique. Annihilation Type (滅式めつしき, Messhiki): 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 (脚きゃく式しき, Kyakushiki): . Leg Type: Crown Splitter (脚きゃく式しき　冠かむろ先割さきわり, Kyakushiki: Kamuro Sakiwari): A reverse, rising axe kick that produces a shockwave once it connects with the target. Leg Type: Explosive Flurry (脚きゃく式しき　流りゅう閃群光せんぐんこう, Kyakushiki: Ryūsengunkō): 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 (脚きやく式しき　飛遊ひゅう星仟輪せいせんりん, Kiyakushiki: Hyūsei Senrin): A kick that utilizes a flowing motion which strikes Akaza's target from below and launches them upward. Eight-Layered Demon Core (鬼き芯しん八重やえ芯しん, Kishin'ya Eshin): Akaza unleashes eight powerful punches, each strike creating large and strong shockwaves in a similar fashion to his Disorder technique. Crushing Type (砕式さいしき, Saishiki): . Crushing Type: Ten Thousand Leaves Flashing Willow (砕式さいしき　萬葉閃まんようせん柳やなぎ, Saishiki: Man'yōsen Yanagi): A powerful downward punch that delivers a large shockwave into the ground which expands outward. Final Form: Blue Silver Chaotic Afterglow (終しゅう式しき　青銀乱残光あおぎんらんざんこう, Shūshiki: Aogin Ranzankō): 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.

Notable Matchups

• Victories
• Losses
• Inconclusive

• Sanemi Shinazugawa (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba) Sanemi's Profile (Both were 8-C. Sanemi had the Mark; Speed was equalized)

• Goku (Dragonball Evolution) Goku's Profile (Both were 9-C; Speed was equalized)

• Garou (One Punch Man) Garou's Profile (Hero Hunter Garou was used; Starting distance was 100 meters; Battle took place near a crashed Mugen Train; Sunrise was in 2 hours and 30 minutes; Speed was Equalized)

• Gyomei Himejima (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba) Gyomei's Profile (Akaza was in his "Demon" key; Gyomei had access to the Transparent World, Demon Slayer Mark and Bright Red Nichirin Flail; Speed was not equalized)

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