Murata

**Murata** is a member of the Demon Slayer Corps.

## Appearance

Murata possesses plain and unremarkable features; straight jet-black hair parted down the middle, similarly colored eyes, and possesses an athletic build.

Murata wears the black standard Demon Slayer uniform, consisting of a gakuran jacket and hakama pants.

## Personality

Not much about Murata's personality is known, however, he does seem braver than most, continuing to fight atop Natagumo Mountain even after his entire group was wiped out.

## History

Murata's history before his mission to Natagumo Mountain is unknown, however he, much like most of the first Demon Slayers sent to the mountain, was fairly low in rank.

## Synopsis

Having been sent to Natagumo Mountain to exterminate the Demons living there, Murata is approached by Tanjiro Kamado and Inosuke Hashibira. He explains to them how the Demon Slayers sent to the area started killing each other as soon as they arrived. He is then startled by the arrival of another group of these puppet soldiers. Locked in combat with one of them, he is saved from a sneak attack by his two juniors, hastily introducing himself while resuming his fight. The senior officer urges them to leave the puppet soldiers to him, despite Inosuke's insults, warning them of the possibility of stronger controlled people up ahead.

Sometime later, Murata gets ambushed by the Daughter Spider Demon and wrapped up in her Acid Cocoon technique, which he couldn't cut out of. He was freed by the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho, and asked whether it was a good decision to have let the Older Sister Demon live. The Hashira explains that she had used Wisteria poison to kill their opponent, before pointing out his lack of clothes, much to Murata's embarrassment.

### Rehabilitation Training Arc

Murata visits Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu Agatsuma at the Butterfly Mansion. He complains about the hellish situation of being summoned to the Hashira Meeting to report what had happened on Natugumo Mountain but hastily leaves when Shinobu comes to visit.

## Abilities

### Swordsmanship

**Water Breathing**: Murata is a user of Water Breathing, however, for Murata, the water is too faint to be able to be seen.

Although not on par with the likes of Tanjiro or Inosuke, Murata's prowess is superior to that of his squad, as evidenced by being its only survivor (albeit with the aid of multiple characters). His assistance in dealing with his manipulated comrades was vital in buying time for Tanjiro and Inosuke to defeat the Mother Spider Demon. Since the puppets had their powers augmented because of the Demon's Blood Demon Art, his ability to hold them back was a testament to his above-average performance.

## Trivia

* After his run-in with the Daughter Spider Demon and his subsequent rescue by Shinobu Kocho, Murata acts highly awkward around her, most likely because of his lingering embarrassment from the event.
* Murata is one of the few background characters to repeatedly appear again in other arcs besides the one he was introduced to.
* Murata considers himself fairly "normal" compared to Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu, serving as an example of an average Demon Slayer.
* He was in the same Final Selection as Giyu and Sabito.
* After his first love complemented his hair, Murata has devoted himself to grooming and regularly applying camellia oil to it, resulting in its silky look.
* When Tanjiro and Inosuke first met him on Natagumo Mountain, his rank was Kanoe.