Gyomei Himejima

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==Summary==
 is a major supporting character of Kimetsu no Yaiba. He is a Demon Slayer of the Demon Slayer Corps and the current . Gyomei also serves as the mentor of Genya Shinazugawa.
He used to live with nine children who were orphans and raised them in a temple. One night, one of the nine children disobeyed the temple rules and traveled beyond its borders. He is accosted by a demon and tells the demon to eat the other children as well as Gyomei in exchange for sparing him. After night fell, the child invited the demon into the temple. Only the youngest of the remaining eight children listened to the blind and seemingly frail Gyomei to let him protect them and was the only one to survive due to Gyomei beating the demon's head until sunrise.
Gyomei was later imprisoned and charged with the murder of the seven dead children due to people misunderstanding the traumatized surviving child but Kagaya Ubuyashiki the head of the Demon Slayer Corps intervened and released him before he would've been executed. Later on, Gyomei became a Demon Slayer and after only two months, the Stone Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with Demon Slayer Mark and Bright Red Nichirin Sword
Name: Gyomei Himejima
Origin: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Classification: Human, Demon Slayer, Hashira, Stone Hashira
Powers and Abilities: 
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*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
**Acrobatics
**Body Control & Regeneration (Low - With Total Concentration Breathing, one can stop hemorrhages and can manipulate their blood flow)
**Enhanced Hearing (Despite getting blind as a child, he had a keen sense of "sight" that caused people to accuse him of lying about being blind. Able to judge the speed of Muzan's regeneration from sound. Could tell Kokushibo was lying while he was talking. Gains situational awareness from the echoes of swinging his weapon)
**Extrasensory Perception (Able to sense the presence of others and malicious intent. Was able to figure out that Shinobu and Kanae are sisters judging by their aura, this can be used to differentiate humans and demons, determine how strong someone is to a certain extent or detect an enemy in the vicinity, Muzan stated that Hashira could in the Entertainment District right away)
**Perception Amplification, Information Analysis, Enhanced Sight, Analytical Prediction & Precognition with Transparent World (Transparent World makes his perception of time slow down and makes the user directly see their opponent's muscles, blood flow and movements which allows them to predict their next moves. Gyomei is capable of exactly imagining the opponent instead of seeing him, and can sense them)
*Supernatural Willpower
*Battle Spirit, Limited Fear Manipulation & Paralysis Inducement (Overwhelming Aura that causes the opponent fear and paralysis with them feeling the air getting heavier, and can even cause internal bleeding and external lacerations)
*Statistics Amplification (Total Concentration Breathing increase the user's speed and power to match demons. The Demon Slayer Mark drastically boosts his speed and power)
*Instinctive Reaction (Superior in reflexes and skill to Kyojuro, Mitsuri, Sanemi, and Giyu who can react instinctively)
*Master Spiked Flail and Axe Wielder (Is one of the strongest and most skilled combatants in the entire Demon Slayer Corps. Can match Kokushibo, who has nearly 5 centuries worth of swordsmanship experience)
**Sunlight Absorption (The ore of his katana (Scarlet Crimson Ore) absorbs sunlight. The amount of sunlight his weapon has absorbed is so great that Kokushibo's katana would burn and break off before it could cut through)
**Perception Manipulation (Users of Breathing Styles can create seemingly elemental effects)
**Shockwave Generation (Breathing Styles allow sword forms to strike from a longer distance)
**Air Manipulation (Rotating his weapon draws air in)
**Heat Manipulation & Regeneration Nullification with Bright Red Nichirin Blade (Bright Red Nichirin Blades emit heat and are capable of inflicting wounds that burn on the cellular level)
*Rage Power & Awakened Power (Becomes stronger and faster through his Repetitive Action technique of reciting a prayer and summoning a memory of anger or pain)
*Reactive Power Level & Accelerated Development (Became a Hashira after 2 months of training while a normal person would take around 5 years to become a Hashira. Was stated by Kokushibo to grow at a rate that rivals demons and can continually surpass his limits)
*Invisibility and Stealth Mastery with Yushiro's talisman (Used the paper talismans to mask his presence and become invisible)
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Resistance to:
*Fire Manipulation, Water Manipulation & Heat Manipulation with Demon Slayer Corps Garbs (Demon Slayer Corps Garbs protect against fire, water and cold)
*Poison Manipulation (Total Concentration Breathing grant resistance to poison and the ability to slow its circulation)
*Biological Manipulation (Users of Total Concentration Breathing are resistant to Muzan's blood which can immediately transform normal humans into demons with a scratch, leading them to require a few days to willingly transform. Can resist Muzan's injected blood which rapidly attacks and destroys cells leading to quick melting and vaporization, especially with the Demon Slayer Mark)
*Pain Manipulation (Was willing to continue fighting after suffering crippling injures and intense damage)
*Fear Manipulation & Paralysis Inducement (Unaffected by the aura of Lower and Upper Ranks which caused intense shuddering and lack of air)
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Attack Potency: Building level+ (Superior to Sanemi and Giyu. Impressed a casual Kokushibo and parried his attacks, even breaking his sword. Decapitated a weakened Muzan, albeit he easily regenerated), higher with Demon Slayer Mark (Stronger than before. Crushed Muzan's arm whip when most of the Hashira were unable to cut it. Nearly decapitated Kokushibo) and Bright Red Nichirin Sword
Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Could keep up and dodge many attacks from Kokushibo who later praised his speed and reflexes), higher with Demon Slayer Mark, even higher with Transparent World
Lifting Strength: Class 50 (Pushed a giant boulder across town)
Striking Strength: Building level+, higher with Demon Slayer Mark and Bright Red Nichirin Sword
Durability: Building level+ (Withstood hits from a casual Kokushibo), higher with Demon Slayer Mark
Stamina: Superhuman (Superior to Tanjiro who endured extremely taxing training for seven days non-stop with no food, no sleep, and only a small amount of water from rain, later drained for even greater stamina, was also getting injured frequently during the training session. Far superior to Inosuke who can hunt for 3 days. Hashira can train for months through training that almost puts them on the verge of death. Fought Lower Rank-level demons in the Infinity Castle for nearly 5 hours on top of fighting Kokushibo. Didn't seem tired at the end of his long fight with Kokushibo)
Range: Several Meters with his Chained spiked flail and axe and Breathing Styles.
Standard Equipment: Nichirin Chained Spike Flail and Axe (Made from metals that absorbed the light of the sun, they cause demons to completely disintegrate if they are decapitated with them, as they are weak to sunlight, which in the case of demons which have assumed a form where they don't have a neck or head in the traditional sense can be done by slicing something that's equivalent enough to the neck, demon limbs that are sliced off and constructs created through Blood Demon Arts that are bisected through a Nichirin sword are also subject to the disintegration, Stabs and slashes with a Nichirin sword can dispel the effects of Blood Demon Arts and can temporarily weaken a demon's power and abilities if directed at the neck), Demon Slayer Corps Garbs (Protects from the claws and slashing attacks from weaker demons, and has resistance against fire, water and cold)
*Optional Equipment: Yushiro's talisman (Can mask his presence and become invisible)
Intelligence: Gifted (When fighting against Kokushibo, he realised that the Upper Rank was overpowering him in a way that was supernatural but still could be obtained or countered somehow. When he gained access to the Transparent World, he surmised that his eyes gave him the ability to access this special world as well and instinctively learned how to use this to his advantage, even going as far as to manipulating his own blood flow and breathing to disrupt Kokushibo's attacks. Upon seeing Muzan's special constitution, he immediately deduced that he needed to attack all twelve of his vital organs simultaneously to deal significant damage to him)
Weaknesses: Is blind, though he makes up for it with his superhuman hearing and ability to use the Transparent World.
Notable Attacks and Techniques:
Strong Wind, Tengu Gale & Serpentinite - Twin Poles.jpg|First Form: Serpentinite, Bipolar
Celestial Surface Smash.jpg|Second Form: Upper Smash
Igneous Reflection.png|Third Form: Stone Skin
Rhyolite - Rapid Conquest & Moonlit Pearl Flowers.jpg|Fourth Form: Rhyolite, Rapid Conquest
Stone Wheel of Justice.jpg|Fifth Form: Arcs of Justice
*: A Breathing Style that mimics earth and stone and replicates it with the user's movements, techniques and abilities. Most, if not all, known techniques and forms utilize the ground beneath the user and the vast surroundings to generate powerful and sturdy attacks that specialize in both offense and defense.In his own version of this Breathing Style, Gyomei incorporates his superhuman sense of hearing and physical strength to utilize a spiked flail and axe to use its techniques. As the Stone Hashira, Gyomei is his generation's most skilled Stone Breathing user. He displayed mastery of this Breathing Style in his battle against Kokushibo, where he was able to unleash attacks that were able to match the demon's Moon Breathing techniques.
**: The user throws both the flail and axe towards their intended target and manipulates the chain by rotating it thus causing the axe and flail to also rotate in order to drill and grind right through his target.
**: The user throws both his axe and spiked flail for a pincer move before smashing down on the chain to cause the flail to then rebound and smash his target from afar.
**: The user unleashes a series of slashes with his axe deflecting nearby attacks.
**: The user manipulates both the flail and axe weapons at both ends of the chain by swinging the chain on both sides in order to strike his opponents using a two pronged wide ranged attack.
**: The user utilizes a powerful barrage with his flail and axe, doing a great amount of damage. The axe is destined to hit first with the trajectory of the flail following from the opposite side and slamming into the opponent.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Obanai Iguro (Kimetsu no Yaiba) Iguro's Profile (8-A Keys were used. Speed was unequal. Both had access to Demon Slayer Mark, and bloodlusted. They both had access to Bright Red Nichirin Sword.)
Losses:
Akaza (Kimetsu no Yaiba) Akaza's Profile (Both were 8-A. Speed was unequal. Gyomei had access to Transparent World, Demon Slayer Mark, And Bright Red Nichirin Sword.)
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