Inosuke Hashibira

## Portrayal

**Inosuke Hashibira** is a secondary supporting character in Demon Slayer: Blade of the Night, having grown into the first Beast Pillar since the original Demon Slayer story.

## **Appearance:**

Inosuke is a muscular man of tall stature, donning a handful of scars in his originally feminine face. Inosuke keeps his black and blue hair fairly long, reaching about to his shoulders.

Inosuke wears a blue tinted Pillar Uniform, while keeping the top entirely unbuttoned. To compensate for the aged boar head that won't fit any longer, Inosuke wears fur shoulder pads, similarly made from boar hide.

## **Personality:**

Inosuke is a generally wild, and seemingly insensitive manchild that prefers to have fun fighting rather than doing anything remotely mature. Inosuke does not help his case, as that is only partially correct.

Inosuke isn't as insensitive as he displays himself to be, being proven when he expresses his condolences and sadness over Tengen Uzui's depression and subsequent passing, appearing uncharacteristically serious and melancholic, revealing that his outward behavior is more or less a choice of his, as he isn't incapable of being civilized, he just prefers to be the way he is.

Regardless, Inosuke can be civilized, but when angered, he more often than not ends up letting emotions take over, such as when he directly insulted Muichiro Tokito during a trial without any regard for how out of place such a thing was.

It is implied that Inosuke is at least competent enough to run a Sect by himself, and raise Kotori to be a well-behaving girl.

## **Synopsis:**

Inosuke was born into a family with an abusive father and escaped from his father with his mother Kotoha while he was still a toddler.

Afterwards, Inosuke—who was still an infant at the time, his mother were taken in by Doma into his Paradise Faith cult. Kotoha loved to sing to Inosuke but would apparently change the song lyrics each time. However, after finding out that Doma ate his worshippers, Kotoha fled with her son. Running aimlessly for a human village, Kotoha eventually ended up at the top of a cliff. Seeing no escape route, she made a last-ditch effort to save Inosuke by dropping him into the river below the cliff. She was then devoured by Doma. Later on, Inosuke was discovered and raised by boars.

## **Abilities:**

**Monumental Strength:** Inosuke is immensely physically powerful, as he is a Pillar.

**Monumental Durability:** Inosuke, despite fighting shirtless, was able to tank a handful of hits by Doma. His reckless fighting style also went notably unpunished in his overall body.

**Monumental Speed:** Inosuke, as a Pillar, is immensely fast, being able to contend with Muichiro Tokito on two separate occasions.

**Enhanced Touch:** Inosuke possesses extremely sensitive skin, allowing him to feel the movement of their air around him and even act as a sort of radar. The drawback to this is that he feels more pain than others.

**Total Concentration Breathing:** Inosuke has mastered Total Concentration Breathing on his own, being one of the few people to develop a Breathing Style without having prior knowledge on their very existence.

**Repetitive Action:** Inosuke

**Demon Slayer Mark:** Inosuke hasn't displayed it yet, but as a Pillar, he is confirmed to have unlocked his Demon Slayer Mark.

### **Breathing Style:**

**Beast Breathing** *(Kedamono no Kokyu)*: Inosuke

#### **Techniques:**

* **First Fang: Pierce** *(Ichi no Kiba: Ugachi Nuki)* - The user stabs the target's neck with both blades.

* **Second Fang: Slice** *(Ni no Kiba: Kirisaki)* - The user unleashes a double slash with two blades in an X-shaped cut.

* **Third Fang: Devour** *(San no Kiba: Kuizaki)* - The user releases simultaneous horizontal slashes towards the target's throat to decapitate them.

* **Fourth Fang: Slice 'n' Dice** *(Shi no Kiba: Kiri Komazaki)* - The user delivers multiple diagonal double slashes with both swords.

* **Fifth Fang: Crazy Cutting** *(Go no Kiba: Kuruizaki)* - The user slices everything in all directions while in mid-air.

* **Sixth Fang: Palisade Bite** *(Roku no Kiba: Ranguigami)* - The user releases simultaneous slashes with two swords from both directions in a saw-like movement.

* **Seventh Fang: Spatial Awareness** *(Shichi no Kiba: Kukan Shikikaku)* - The user utilizes their sense of touch to identify the position of enemies and their weaknesses by feeling small disturbances in the air.

* **Eighth Fang: Explosive Rush** *(Hachi no Kiba: Bakuretsu Moshin)* - The user charges towards their opponent at blinding speeds while swinging both their swords.

* **Ninth Fang: Extending Bendy Slash** *(Ku no Kiba: Shin - Unerizaki)* - The user dislocates the joints of their arm to increase the range of their attack, and then unleashing a fast swinging forward strike.

* **Tenth Fang: Whirling Fangs** *(Ju no Kiba: Enten Senga)* - The user rapidly spins their swords in a circular motion, deflecting enemy attacks such as projectiles.

* **Eleventh Fang: Sudden Throwing Strike** *(Ju Ichi no Kiba: Omoitsuki no Nagesaki)* - The user throws both of their blades in a spinning motion at an enemy.

* **Twelfth Fang: Pig Assault** *(Ju Ni no Kiba: Buta no Shugeki)* - The user will curl themselves in a ball, kicking the ground below them and breaking any sort of defence.

## **Equipment:**

**Dual Serrated Nichirin Swords:** Inosuke carries around

## **Familiars:**

**Dongurimaru:** Inosuke's crow Dongurimaru is very intelligent, this is best shown as it does not approach its own owner whatsoever, in fear of being eaten.

## **Battles:**

* Inosuke vs Horned Demon
* Inosuke vs Tanjiro
* Inosuke and Tanjiro vs Spider Mother
* Inosuke and Tanjiro vs Spider Father
* Inosuke, Tanjiro and Zenitsu vs Enmu
* Inosuke and Zenitsu vs Daki
* Inosuke, Kanao and Shinobu vs Doma
* Inosuke vs Muichiro (Sparring)
* Inosuke and Aki vs Muichiro (Offscreen)