Ubume

**Ubume** (姑獲鳥, *Ubume*?) is the primary antagonist in the Signs from the Wind Arc of *Kimetsu no Yaiba Reishoki: Meiji Stories*. She was a demon affiliated with the Twelve Kizuki, having formerly held the position of **Lower Rank One** (下弦の壱, *Kagen no Ichi*?).

## Etymology

* The name, **Ubume**, is composed of the kanji for "woman, mother-in-law" (姑, *u*?), "to catch, to obtain, to harvest, seize" (獲, *bu*?) and "bird, inferior" (鳥, *me*?).
	+ Her human name, **Yae**, contains the kanji for "distant, overflowing, full" (彌, *ya*?) and "glory, honor, to flourish" (榮, *e*?).

## Appearance

Ubume is a petite woman whose long, black hair was styled in a braided bun. She had crimson red eyes.

## Personality

When she was a human and a mother, Ubume was a kind parental figure who cared immensely for her loved ones, especially her only daughter, Sae. But after she became a demon, Ubume started becoming a more wicked and twisted person, displaying a kind and compassionate disposition on the outside, but an extremely merciless and cruel one when she fights.

## History

Multiple decades ago, Ubume was a human by the name of **Yae** (彌榮, *Yae*?) and lived a normal life along with having a husband before being turned into a demon personally by Muzan Kibutsuji.

## Abilities

As Lower Rank One of the Twelve Kizuki, Ubume was the strongest Lower Rank at the time and the closest to matching the strength of the Upper Ranks. She was able to stand her ground against both Sanemi Shinazugawa and Masachika Kumeno (who were Kinoe-ranked at the time), two powerful Demon Slayers trained with their respective Breathing Style, Wind Breathing, even killing the latter before she died.

**Enhanced Speed & Reflexes** As a member of the Twelve Kizuki, Ubume possesses excellent speed and reflexes which allowed her to dodge Sanemi's and Masachika's attacks with relative ease.

## Fighting Style

### Blood Demon Art

**Illusion Manifestation:** Ubume can cast powerful illusions at will. She initially uses it to change a room in a mansion into fleshy walls of her stomach. The illusions are so powerful that even a Kinoe-ranked Sanemi failed to sense he was under its spell and continued to struggle against Ubume but to no avail. He only escaped this illusion through Masachika, who broke the demon-dispelling mirror, which greatly weakened her illusions.

## Battles

Ubume Battles

* Sanemi Shinazugawa and Masachika Kumeno vs Ubume

## Trivia

* Ubume is **not** Yae from Giyu Tomioka's Story, as the kanji for each of their names are completely different.
	+ The timelines of the events that the two characters are too far apart for it to be the case as well.
* She has stated that Muzan is the one who gave her this name.
* Ubume are mythical creatures in Japanese folklore that are believed to be the spirits of women that died during childbirth or before being able to properly care for her child. The spirit remains on earth, still concerned for the welfare of her child and seeking a proper caregiver.

## Quotes

* (To Masachika Kumeno) "*I have abandoned that name ages ago. I am called Ubume. Other than this beautiful demon form of mine, that lord also bestowed me with this precision name.*"