Muichirō Tokitō

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**Muichirō Tokitō** (時 (とき) 透 (とう)  無 (む) 一 (いち) 郎 (ろう) , *Tokitō Muichirō*?) is a major supporting character of *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba*. He is a Demon Slayer of the Demon Slayer Corps and the current Mist Hashira (霞 (かすみ) 柱 (ばしら) , *Kasumi Bashira*?).

Muichirō along with his brother Yuichirō Tokitō, are the descendants of Upper Rank 1, Kokushibō.

## Appearance

Muichirō is a short, young man of light complexion with long, straight hair of a black color that fades to pale turquoise as it approaches his waist. He wears his hair loose with two clumps protruding slightly from each side of his head, a set of marginally shorter hair left down to frame his face, and unruly bangs over his forehead. He also possesses large, empty-looking mint-green eyes. His eyes and hair are traits shared with his twin brother, Yūichirō Tokitō.

Muichirō wears a dark, slightly turquoise-tinted version of the Demon Slayer uniform. His uniform has longer, looser sleeves that are more reminiscent of those of a kimono than of the standard cuffed uniform. Along with this, the lack of bands of cloth wrapped around his calves gives his uniform an overall loose and sizable appearance. Finally, he wears dark blue tabi socks and a pair of white zōri with dark blue straps.

## Personality

Muichirō is an air-headed individual who seems to constantly wander off in thought and never focus on one thing. Impassive and, at times, obtuse, he tends to think only for himself and operates on logic alone, never letting emotion guide him. Despite this, he has been shown to get serious when it is required and is devoted to his position as the Demon Slayer Corps' Mist Hashira. Alternatively he seems to display a cold and arrogant side; violently shaking down Kotetsu and calling him stupid, saying his time as a Hashira was super important, and that 'all' the sword smiths could do was make weapons.

However, before the death of his twin brother when the siblings were eleven, Muichirō's personality was that of a much more caring individual. Having originally taken after his father, he was shown to display a higher level of kindness and understanding than his demeanor as a Demon Slayer, believing he should aim to do good for others if he wanted good to be done for him. After his brother was killed at the hands of a Demon, Muichirō subsequently lost his memories and held an omnipresent rage deeply suppressed inside of him that inevitably drove his future, intense training. After this memory loss, he started exhibiting the indifferent attitude he wears as a Hashira.

After his memories returned, Muichirō began expressing more emotions and became more confident in himself, aiding him in building friendships among the Demon Slayers. He also learned other expressions, such as sarcasm and smugness towards Upper Rank 5, Gyokko.

## Abilities and Powers

**Overall Abilities:** As a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Muichirō is a very powerful swordsman. He is noted to be incredibly talented despite his young age, accomplishing his Hashira status after a mere two months of training. After awakening his Demon Slayer Mark, Muichiro is able to defeat Gyokko, Upper Rank 5, with relative ease even after the Upper Rank assumed his true form. His techniques were also praised by Kokushibō, Upper Rank 1, for being well developed for one so young. Despite this, Muichirō is still severely outmatched in his encounter with him, having his arm cut off after Kokushibō drew his blade for the first time. However, later on in the fight, his contributions proved to be crucial in Upper Rank One's defeat: After unlocking the Transparent World and the ability to dye his Nichirin Blade a crimson red color as well as the willingness to sacrifice his own life, Muichirō is able to land a critical blow on Upper Rank 1 Kokushibō.

### Physical Abilities

* **Enhanced Strength**: Despite his build appearing to be the smallest and seemingly weakest of the Demon Slayers and Hashira, Muichirō has been shown to be stronger than Tanjirō Kamado by a wide margin. He is able to knock him out with a blow to the neck and did not budge when Tanjirō held and gripped his arm with all of his strength, despite Tanjirō being strong enough to break Genya Shinazugawa's arm even before he began training as a Demon Slayer.

* **Immense Speed and Reflexes:** In his fight against Gyokko, he has displayed multiple times that he could react and dodge to the Upper Rank's blinding bursts of speed. Despite being unable to keep up with the speeds of Upper Rank 1, Kokushibō, Muichirō could dodge a barrage of his crescent moon blades.

* **Immense Stamina and Endurance:** Muichirō possesses incredible stamina and endurance, possibly the most polished. When his arm got cut off, he unhesitantly stopped the bleeding and immediately continued his attack against Kokushibō. Even after suffering from blood loss multiple times, that didn't hamper his determination and willpower. Later on, he had his legs sliced off while stabbing Kokushibō and still managed to deal significant damage to him. Most amazingly of all, despite having his entire torso being sliced clean, he still held onto his katana and turned it crimson red, which was a big factor that led to Kokushibō's defeat.

### Supernatural Abilities

* **Demon Slayer Mark:** Muichirō's mark is first awakened during his battle against Upper Rank 5, Gyokko. The mark appears as several red, mist-like designs that cover the entirety of his body, most noticeably on his face and arms. While the mark is active, his offensive and defensive abilities are increased by several times their usual strength, the power increase being enough to grant him the strength to not only operate a severely poisoned body but additionally kill an Upper Rank effortlessly. However, once the mark vanishes, he immediately begins suffering from the effects of the poison, showing that the mark is only effective for as long as it is manifested.
	+ **Bright Red Nichirin Blade** (赫 (あか) く日 (にち) 輪 (りん) 刀 (とう) , *Akaku Nichirin Tō*?): During his battle against Upper Rank 1, Muichirō gained the ability to dye his Nichirin Blade a crimson red color, giving it the ability to hamper the enhanced regeneration of Demons.
	+ **Transparent World** (透 (す) き通 (とお) る世 (せ) 界 (かい) , *Sukitōru Sekai*?): Similar to Tanjirō, Muichirō obtained the ability to see the "Transparent World," which granted him superhuman kinetic vision similar to Kanao Tsuyuri. The ability enabled him to see the muscles, blood flow, and joint movement of his opponents, which allowed him to accurately predict and anticipate the movements and attacks of his opponents.

### Miscellaneous Abilities

* **Omnipresent Rage:** Muichirō attributes the origin of his willpower towards training and his strength towards the awakened rage within him, both appearing after his brother's death.
	+ **Indomitable Will:** Muichirō's will and spirit is one of the strongest in the entire series. Even after having his arm, then both his legs and even his entire torso being sliced clean, he still remained determined and ultimately led to the defeat of Upper Rank 1, Kokushibō.

## Fighting Style

* **Master Swordsman:** Being a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Muichirō is one of the most powerful and skilled swordsmen in the entire organization. Muichiro's sword techniques impressed even Upper Rank One. As the Mist Hashira, Muichirō utilizes a mist-based combat style.

### Swordsmanship

**Mist Breathing** (霞 (かすみ) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) ,  *Kasumi no kokyū*?): A Breathing Style derived from the Wind Breathing. The Mist Breathing combat and breathing style mimics mist and vapor. Practically all its forms are a combination of sword techniques that mostly obscure the opponent's senses and surroundings. Muichirō is noted to have completely mastered this breathing style, having become proficient in its usage to the point where he could easily fight against and overwhelm Upper Rank 5. He is even capable of creating an entirely new seventh form to this Breathing Style.

1. **First Form: Low Clouds, Distant Haze** (壹 (いち) ノ型 (かた)  垂 (すい) 天 (てん) 遠 (とお) 翳 (がすみ) , *Ichi no kata: Suiten Tōgasumi*?) - Muichirō unleashes a powerful thrust attack in front of him.
2. **Second Form: Eight-Layered Mist** (貳 (に) ノ型 (かた)  捌 (や) 重 (え) 霞 (かすみ) , *Ni no kata: Yaekasumi*?) - Muichirō unleashes eight slashes, one on top of the other in quick succession.
3. **Third Form: Scattering Mist Splash** (參 (さん) ノ型 (かた)  翳 (か) 散 (さん) の飛沫 (しぶき) , *San no kata: Kasan no Shibuki*?) - Muichirō releases a powerful circular slash that blows away projectile attacks.
4. **Fourth Form: Shifting Flow Slash** (肆 (し) ノ型 (かた)  移 (い) 流 (りゅう) 嶄 (ぎ) り, *Shi no kata: Iryūgiri*?) - Muichirō quickly unsheathes his blade and strikes his enemy, reminiscent of an Iaidō technique.
5. **Fifth Form: Sea of Clouds and Haze** (伍 (ご) ノ型 (かた)  霞 (か) 曇 (うん) の海 (うみ) , *Go no kata: Kaun no Umi*?) - Muichirō dashes forward at high speed and unleashes a flurry of slashes that covers a wide area.
6. **Sixth Form: Lunar Dispersing Mist** (陸 (ろく) ノ型 (かた)  月 (つき) の翳 (か) 消 (しょう) , *Roku no kata: Tsuki no Kashō*?) - Muichirō leaps high in the air upside down and sends a series of countless ranged slashes downwards, capable of decimating a wide area.
7. **Seventh Form: Obscuring Clouds** (漆 (しち) ノ型 (かた)  朧 (おぼろ) , *Shichi no kata: Oboro*?) - Possibly the **Mist Breathing**'s most powerful technique and his own personal creation. A technique in which Muichirō drastically changes the tempo of his movement to disorient an enemy, this technique takes the form of clouds of mist enveloping a wide area. When he shows himself, his speed will appear to be extremely slow but when he hides, he moves in the blink of an eye. This technique was able to utterly confuse and distort the senses of Upper Rank 5, Gyokko, which led to his defeat.

## Equipment

* **Nichirin Katana:** Like the majority of Demon Slayers, Muichirō harbors a standard Nichirin Blade. His blade is white in color, complementing his breathing style, Mist Breathing. His hilt is rectangular shaped with hollowed rectangles at each corner, and has the words **Destroyer of Demons** (惡 (あっ) 鬼 (き) 滅 (めっ) 殺 (さつ) , *Akki Messatsu*?) engraved on the side.

## Battles

Muichiro Tokito Battles

**Swordsmith Village Arc**

* Muichiro Tokito vs Gyokko

**Infinity Castle Arc**

* Demon Slayers vs Muzan Kibutsuji: Part 1
* Muichiro Tokito, Genya Shinazugawa, Sanemi Shinazugawa and Gyomei Himejima vs Kokushibo

## Trivia

* The first kanji of Muichirō's first name, "nothingness" (無, *mu*?), is noted to also be used to write the word "infinity" (無限, *mugen*?).
* Muichirō's rankings in the popularity polls are as follows:
	+ Muichirō ranked 29th place in the first popularity poll with 55 votes.
	+ Muichirō ranked 3rd place in the second popularity poll with 11,948 votes.
* According to Tengen Uzui, Muichirō is one of two people who became a Hashira only two months after becoming a Demon Slayer, the other being Gyōmei Himejima.
* Muichirō wears loose and oversized clothes in order to disorient enemies, as they would not be able to see his limbs and joints moving so well. This is supposed is hinder their ability to predict Muichirō's movements.
* Muichirō can't have pets because his crow would get jealous.
* In the canon series, he is the only known Hashira in the series to both overpower and kill an Upper Rank Twelve Kizuki single-handedly.

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