Helen

**Helen** (碧恋 (へれん) , *Heren*?) is a Demon Slayer and the Gravity Hashira (重力 (じゅうりょく) 柱 (ばしら) , *Jūryoku Bashira*?) of the Demon Slayer Corps

## Appearance

Helen is a petite girl with a snow-white skin complexion and large, gentle-looking eyes with the pupils in the middle of her eyes shaped like a lotus flower—her eyes also has a light lavender tint to them, that makes them appear glossy and incredibly color-reflective—her eyes are a startling crystal blue; a rare color among Helen`s clan and is believed to be a color indicating wisdom. She has thick crystal blue, worn styled into a complex bun at the back of her head, secured with a crystal blue and white butterfly ornament, given to her as a gift by the Kochō sisters (as a birthday present)—unlike the other butterfly ornaments, it is much smaller and has a secondary function as a backup weapon—when she is unable to use her katana due to circumstances such as: police officers, people panicking, disbelieving locals, and foreign visitors.

Helen wears a slightly crystal blue-tinted version of the standard Demon Slayer uniform just with a knee-length pleated skirt in place of the usual hakama pants. Underneath her knee-length pleated skirt, she wears slightly crystal blue-tinted knee-length shorts. Over her uniform, she wears a crystal blue haori that previously belonged to her mother, which has a crystalline pattern that fades into a light sky blue then a light ocean blue on the sleeves, into a deep sapphire, and ending in a dark cloudy blue on the bottom edges, which are cuffed with an intense dark blue trim. On top of her haori, she wears a short dark crystal blue-tinted cloak, fastened on one side by a metal button, with her also sporting knee-high lace-up white boots with tan soles, heels and toes.

Making her reappearance after the events of the Entertainment District Arc, Helen is depicted without her haori and her hair having become significantly longer since then—her hair now styled into a ponytail hairstyle—she is only seen wearing her plain dark crystal blue-tinted cloak and her standard Demon Slayer Uniform. She has also acquired a scar, which runs down the entire length of her back—believed to be inflicted from a fight she had with a demon, during one of the most recent chapters of the manga.

During the events of the Infinity Castle Arc, the color of Helen`s hair changes as the ends of her hair now appear tinted slightly crystal blue before fading to a smoky blue around halfway down her ponytail. As a result of her battle with Dōma, Helen gains a long scar running down her arm—in addition, she also loses the ability to feel pain, as her pain receptors were ruptured as a result of the battle against Dōma, resulting in the dangerous condition known as 'Congenital insensitivity to pain'.

## Personality

Helen is timid, quiet, and overall very prone to becoming scared—this leads many people to assume that she is not a good Slayer and that she runs away from any fights that involve Demons in them—overall, she is considered somewhat of a coward, as she holds an understandable fear of demons, finding them "creepy" and "scary" to the point where she even starts hyperventilating simply thinking about fighting a demon. This fear of demons came about from her childhood, where she and all of her friends were stalked by a horde of demons due to the "sweet" taste of their blood—while her friends were killed, Helen was the only one that survived. That experience and subsequent others scarred her mentally and made her into a timid person—however, she has been shown very occasionally overcoming her fears in order to help her comrades fight demons; showing that she can overcome her fears, even if it is only temporarily. She also holds a immense amount of thinly-veiled disdain towards a specific Upper Rank, Hantengu—even reputably insulting his intelligence and asking him whether he was a coward or not—he is the only Upper Rank that Helen is seen battling without a large amount of assistance. Underneath her timid nature, she is shown to be rather dark-humored and a hardcore realist, remarking that Hantengu was "delusional and thus unable to see the truth of the world"—given that she said this when heavily angered, it is unknown whether the statement is true or not. She is mentioned to have PTSD [post traumatic stress disorder] and a phobia of blood due to her traumatizing events during her childhood years during which she had an encounter with several demons.

However, she also shows a disciplinary side as shown in her interactions with Kyūko Songenshi, where she is often scolding the latter, belittling her tendency to track mud everywhere in their shared abode and often yelling at her, when the opposite happens.

## Abilities and Powers

Even among the Hashira, who are the elite of the Demon Slayer Corps—Helen is a rare case, being unusually gifted and incredibly powerful—even before she became a Hashira, she was quite unusually powerful for her rank and excelled as a Demon Slayer, easily killing two Lower Ranks singlehandedly, becoming a Hashira due to this accomplishment. Furthermore, she created her own Breathing Style, many years before becoming a Hashira—a feat that was also accomplished by Inosuke Hashibira (a lower-ranked Demon Slayer) and Shinobu Kochō (Helen's fellow Hashira).

### Natural Abilities

* **Master Swordswoman:** As a member of the Hashira, Helen stands at the pinnacle (alongside her fellow Hashira) as one of the most skilled and powerful sword wielders in the entire organization.
* **Enhanced Physical Prowess:** Due to her intense training as well as her singlehandedly defeating Upper Rank 4, Hantengu by herself, it can be assumed that Helen is incredibly powerful especially when combined with the use of the **Total Concentration Breathing** (全 (ぜん) 集 (しゅう) 中 (ちゅう) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) , *Zen Shūchū no Kokyū*?) and the **Total Concentration: Constant** (全 (ぜん) 集 (しゅう) 中 (ちゅう) ・常 (じょう) 中 (ちゅう) , *Zen Shūchū Jōchū*?) after being taught it by one of her senior Demon Slayers.
	+ **Enhanced Strength:**

### Swordsmanship

**Gravity Breathing** (重 (じゅう) 力 (りょく) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) , *Jūryoku no kokyū*?) Helen is the main Hashira of this breathing style, with it being considered one of the most powerful breathing styles in existence. Gravity Breathing has been passed down in Helen`s family bloodline since before the Sengoku Era but was kept from the public archives of the family due to the difficulty and problems with refining the breathing style to it`s utmost potential before the Sengoku Era. It is a unique breathing style, as it deals with complex formulas, understanding with physics and both book and war intelligence. It mimics real-life gravity and with it, the user is capable of shifting their own gravity or their enemy, in some cases the gravity can be reversed on their sword to make it lighter - which is required for some of Gravity Breathing`s techniques. Gravity Breathing was not established from any unknown breathing style but was rather developed from samurai warrior techniques [for usage during the Warring States Period in Japan] before evolving into it`s current form as a breathing style.

* **First Form: Separation** (壱 (いち) ノ型 (かた) 分離 (セパラティオン) , *Ichi no kata: Bunri*?) - The swordsman dashes forward towards the enemy before running around them at their top speed, creating a "crushing" effect that forces them to the ground; once the demon is kneeling against the ground, then a sword slash at their neck area ends the technique.

## Trivia

* Helen`s motto is "perseverance in strength; strength in overcoming obstacles. Never look back and regret anything, always look forwards towards the future."
* Helen is one of the author`s favorite characters, as she emphasizes with her and her struggles with her mental illness are extremely similar to that of the author`s.

## Quotes

* (To Kyūko Songenshi) "*Kyūko I don't care if you don't want to do it! You're filthy! Stop tracking mud everywhere! Bathe yourself! Are you an animal or a human?!*"