Tanjiro Kamado

## Introduction

Tanjiro is very kind by nature and has been described by others as having very gentle eyes and a compassionate persona. He exhibits a great deal of determination and will not give up once he has a goal to achieve; the best example of this being his relentless quest to find a cure for Nezuko. Even though he is relatively strong on his own, Tanjiro isn't opposed to asking others for help when he needs it. He is very protective of his friends and even more so of his younger sister. However, despite his kind and understanding nature, Tanjiro does have a limit to his tolerance and has a distaste for rudeness and cowardice as he easily becomes annoyed by Zenitsu Agatsuma's constant whining, and angered by Inosuke Hashibira's barbaric actions.

Tanjiro is direct and very honest, taking everyone's words with sincerity and seriousness. Upon hearing Tengen Uzui claim he is a god, he asked what area is he the god of. He has difficulty lying and doing so causes his face to contort severely, as his honest nature clashes with the insincerity of his words. Having grown up in the countryside of Japan, Tanjiro has no experience of life in large urban areas. During his missions to Asakusa and Yoshiwara, he stared in wonder at the bright lights enveloping the cities. He naively believed the Mugen train was perhaps the land's guardian spirit and, just like Inosuke, he does not know what a red-light district is.

### Character Details

Tanjiro possesses an extremely sharp sense of smell. Before becoming a Demon Slayer, Tanjiro was known in a village as a boy who has an extremely strong sense of smell. He is able to pick up even the most subtle of scents and track their location with terrifying accuracy over long distances. It is strong enough for him to smell the 'opening thread', the slight pause in an enemy's movement which allows him an opening in which to strike. His sense of smell is so keen that he can perceive his surroundings through scent alone.

Through his heightened sense of smell, Tanjiro can perceive things outside the normal range of perception like the intentions, feelings, and thoughts of other creatures, even of animals such as insects and birds. He can also sense the aura and presences of demons and even tell their strength level at a glance through how disgusting and rotten their scent is.

## Powers and Stats

Tier: **8-D**, easily up to **8-C**, **8-B** (With Sun breathing)

**Name**: Tanjiro Kamado

**Series**: Kimetsu no Yaiba

**Age**: 13 (First Appearance), 15 (End of first timeskip), 16 (End of series.)

**Classification**: Human, Demon Slayer, Demon, Demon king

**Powers and Abilities**: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Skilled Hand-to-Hand Combatant (Slayers are capable of taking down demons who fight at close quarters with usually superior physical capabilities), Weapon Mastery (To become a slayer you must pass an exam that forces you to be proficient and even have mastered swordsmanship.) Acrobatics (Slayers must be able to match highly agile demons.) Statistics Amplification (Total Concentration Breathing makes the user become much stronger and faster) Accelerated Development (To become an official slayer you need to be able to adapt quickly to demons that are shown in final selection) Shockwave Creation (Breathing Styles can allow swordsman to create small shockwaves in the area.) Pain Suppression, Regeneration (Low; Total Concentration Breathing can stop hemorrhages) Enhanced Senses, and Clairvoyance (Can recognize and smell things normally impossible, such as the smell of the demon who killed his family years after the event or the intention of others.) Telepathy (Is able to smell the thoughts of others, and attempts having conversations with animals and insects) Air Manipulation (able to create a whirlwind that drags his opponents.) Supernatural Willpower, Awakened Power (Becomes stronger after remembering Rengoku's Last words.) Stealth Mastery, Rage Power (Used his rage to burn life force surpassing his limits.) Reactive Power level (Was stated to be able to adapt when fighting upper 6 being able to adapt to power and speed.) Precognition (Can predict his opponents movements via his sense of smell.) Perception Amplification, Information Analysis, Enhanced Sight, Analytical Prediction (Transparent world makes time appear to slow and allows the user to directly see blood flow, and muscle function allowing to predict future movements.) Power Nullification (Crimson Red Nichirin emits heat that stops demons ability to regeneration.) Immortality ( Types 1, 2, and 3 after absorbing the powers of Muzan becoming the Demon King.) Fear Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement (Uses an intimidating Aura that causes people to feel heavy and collapse.) Biological Manipulation (Inherited Muzan's blood, which if injected into a human will result in rapid mutation causing cellular destruction and quick melting and vaporization of the human's body)

**Attack Potency**: **Small Building Level** (During his training with Saobito was able to cut a boulder clean in half while imagining a fight.) **Building Level** (Was stated to get stronger past the point where he fought Upper 6) **Multi-City Block Level** (Absorbed the remaining power of Muzan becoming the new Demon king, The same Muzan who can simulate earthquakes.)

**Speed**: **Supersonic** (in a weaker state Tanjiro is capable of dodging high speed demons from close range.) **Hypersonic** (After surpassing his previous self shows dominance over people like Tengen who previously blitzed him.) **Hypersonic+** (Tengen showed relativity to the likes of upper 6, each of the demons above him would be vastly stronger.)

**Durability**: **Small Building Level** (During his training with Saobito was able to cut a boulder clean in half while imagining a fight.) **Building Level** (Was stated to get stronger past the point where he fought Upper 6) **Multi-City Block Level** (Absorbed the remaining power of Muzan becoming the new Demon king, The same Muzan who can simulate earthquakes.)

**Stamina**: **Superhuman** (Can keep fighting while severely injured always pushing himself to stay in the fight even when his body gives.)

**Intelligence**: **Genius** (Tanjiro is capable of using his intelligence and areas that he has dominance to create openings despite being weaker than his opponent. Although Tanjiro may get outclassed physically or quantitively he will always prevail in the sense of creating a strategy on spot which allows him to beat his opponent.)

**Weakness**: Isn't as proficient in water breathing due to his natural affinity to sun breathing. | During his S;ayer Mark activation he gets much stronger but it starts to effect his stamina after too much usage.

**Notable Attacks and Techniques**:

* **First Form: Water Surface Slash** (ノ　り *Ichi no kata: Minamo Giri*?) - The user generates enough momentum to create a powerful single concentrated slash.

* **Second Form: Water Wheel** (ノ　 *Ni no kata: Mizu Guruma*?) - The user leaps and vertically spins forward in the air while releasing a flowing attack in a circular motion.
	+ **Second Form: Improved, Lateral Water Wheel** (ノ・　 *Ni no kata kai: Yoko Mizu Guruma*?) - An alternate variation of **Second Form: Water Wheel** created by Tanjiro Kamado that unleashes a horizontal spin instead of a vertical one.

* **Third Form: Flowing Dance** (ノい *San no kata: Ryūryū Mai*?) - The user swings and bends their blade in a winding motion along with their body and dances in a flowing pattern, slicing everything in its path.

* **Fourth Form: Striking Tide** (ノち *Shi no kata: Uchishio*?) - The user makes multiple consecutive slashes while twisting their body and sword in a flowing fashion to deliver multiple blows simultaneously.
	+ **Striking Tide: Turbulent** (ち・ *Uchishio - Ran*?) - An improved version of the **Fourth Form: Striking Tide**. The user increases the quantity of consecutive strikes and slashes along with improving its accuracy in order to contact a specific target during a chaotic situation.

* **Fifth Form: Blessed Rain After the Drought** (ノの *Go no kata: Kanten no Jiu*?) - The user changes the grip on their sword and decapitates the opponent in a single flowing strike that causes little to no pain. It is a “sword strike of kindness” used when the enemy willingly surrenders.

* **Sixth Form: Whirlpool** (ノねじれ *Roku no kata: Nejire Uzu*?) - The user fiercely twists their upper and lower body, creating a whirlpool of air that cuts anything caught in it. Its effect and efficiently is enhanced underwater, where the user can draw water around their weapon to enhance their slashes.
	+ **Whirlpool, Flow** (ねじれ・ *Nejire Uzu - Ryūryū*?) - A combination of **Third Form: Flowing Dance** and **Sixth Form: Whirlpool** created by **Tanjiro Kamado**. The user combines the footwork from **Flowing Dance** and the twisting movements of **Whirlpool**, resulting in the swordsman to perform an attack around the user and conjure a twisting, swirling, vicious flow of water to redirect projectiles from multiple angles.

* **Seventh Form: Drop Ripple Thrust** (ノ　き *Shichi no kata: Shizuku Hamon Tsuki*?) - The user performs a fast and accurate stab, capable of reducing the impact of a moving target.
	+ **Drop Ripple Thrust, Curve** (き・ *Shizuku Hamon Tsuki - Kyoku*?) - A modified strike that hits from a specific angle corresponding to the sword's structure which nearly nullifies the impact and momentum of a moving object.

* **Eighth Form: Waterfall Basin** (ノ*Hachi no kata: Takitsubo*?) - The user cuts the target vertically in a flowing motion which is most effective when they are falling downward.

* **Ninth Form: Splashing Water Flow, Turbulent** (ノ・ *Ku no kata: Suiryū Shibuki - Ran*?) - The user changes their footwork in a way that minimizes the landing time and surface needed when landing, allowing the user to move without limits. Ideal when fighting in a place with no solid foothold.

* **Tenth Form: Constant Flux** (ノ*Jū no kata: Seisei Ruten*?) - The user performs a continuous flowing attack which seemingly takes the form of a water dragon that increases in strength and power with each rotation due to momentum.

* **Dance** ( *Enbu*?) - The user delivers a single high-powered vertical slash.
	+ **Dancing Flash** ( *Enbu Issen*?) - A modified version of **Dance** developed and utilized only by **Tanjiro Kamado**. The user infuses the **Thunderclap and Flash** technique of Thunder Breathing into the high-powered slash of **Dance** by inhaling huge amounts of oxygen, increasing the pumping of blood through the entire body, focusing it on the legs, and releasing it all to assault the target with a slash. This technique was capable of out-speeding Genya Shinazugawa, Nezuko Kamado, as well as the fleeing Hantengu.

* **Clear Blue Sky** (の *Heki-ra no Ten*?) - The user spins their body horizontally to deliver a 360° slash.

* **Raging Sun** ( *Retsujitsu Kōkyō*?) - The user unleashes two horizontal slashes to hit or defend from incoming attacks.

* **Burning Bones, Summer Sun** ( *Shakkotsu En'yō*?) - The user unleashes a large circular slash that defends from imminent frontal attacks.

* **Setting Sun Transformation** ( *Shayō Tenshin*?) - The user backflips into the air to deliver a powerful upended sword slash that aims to decapitate their target.

* **Solar Heat Haze** ( *Hirin Kagerō*?) - The user charges towards the target, unleashing a horizontal slash seemingly covered in haze that fails to land, but actually does hit the target.

* **Beneficent Radiance** ( *Kiki Onkō*?) - The user spirals into the air and delivers a powerful slash that surrounds the enemy.

* **Sunflower Thrust** ( *Yōkatotsu*?) - The user unleashes a single thrust attack with the point of the blade.

* **Dragon Sun Halo Head Dance** (の・い *Nichiun no Ryū Kaburimai*?) - The user unleashes a continuous fast and powerful sword attack that seemingly takes the form of a Japanese dragon made of solar flames. This technique is capable of decapitating multiple targets at once.

* **Fire Wheel** ( *Kasha*?) - The user leaps behind the opponent and spins in the air downward, releasing a sword attack in a circular motion.

* **Fake Rainbow** ( *Gen'nichi Kō*?) - The user performs high-speed twists and rotations, thus creating afterimages used mostly to evade attacks. The afterimages work most effectively on enemies with good vision.

* **Flame Dance** ( *Enbu*?) - A two-combo strike which starts with a vertical slash and then a horizontal one right after.

* **Thirteenth Form** (ノ *Jū San no kata*?) - The user continuously performs all twelve forms of **Sun Breathing** in repetitive succession to increase the accuracy and agility of his movements while reducing fatigue. This form was created solely for the purpose of killing Muzan Kibutsuji, since the repetition of all twelve forms aims to destroy Muzan's twelve vital organs (seven hearts and five brains) that move freely inside his body.