Shinobu Kocho

== Shinobu Kocho ==
=== Status ===
Alive
Shinobu Kocho was the Insect Hashira for a large part of the first years of the ongoing war against The Separatists, before retiring and becoming a large role in the medical department for The Republic, mainly specialising in poisons. 
After the Fall Of The Republic, Shinobu went into hiding for a while, using her swordsmanship and other learned skills to get by as an outlaw Eventually Kocho heard word of The New Republic and its home base on Bogano; a safe place from The Empire. She decided to join, working to destroy The Empire alongside The New Republic. Shinobu is also the younger sister of Kanae Kocho along with her adoptive younger sister Kanao Tsuyuri. After a demon killed her parents, Shinobu joined the Demon Slayer Corps along with her sister in order to protect others from suffering the same fate as her. This is what drove her to work alongside The Republic.
== Relationships ==
=== Leo Teich ===
Shinobu became extremely fond of Leo and his sister, acting as a mother figure to them alongside Tengen Uzui who acted as a father. She took a liking to Leo's charm, although acting unbothered all the time, he had a softer caring side that slipped out every now and again. After several months of training, she taught him Insect Breathing, which became extremely useful.
=== Nezuko Teich ===
Shinobu became extremely close with Nezuko throughout their time together working in The Republic. She was an active mother figure for both Nezuko and her brother, and cared deeply for them. Since her death, she's wore her old hair clips.