Kyojuro Rengoku

## Introduction

Kyojuro was greatly enthusiastic in regard to his duties as a Hashira, and often came across as cheerfully eccentric. He was amiable, pure of heart, and boasted extraordinary technique and swordsmanship stemming from strict practice and discipline. He was an honorable warrior who adhered to his code of morals and principles that was instilled into him by his mother at a young age—the most significant being his belief that those who were born strong have a duty to protect the weak.

Kyojuro also loved his family immensely, displaying great respect and worry towards his father, Shinjuro Rengoku, despite him growing slowly more aggressive and apathetic towards Kyojuro. He is incredibly encouraging and optimistic towards his little brother, Senjuro Rengoku, believing in him and wishing him the best no matter what. This is further accentuated during his death where his final words for his father and his little brother were "take care of your body" and "follow your dreams no matter what". Kyojuro also believes that if someone lacks immense skill, their hard work towards their dreams and desire to help people doesn't count for nothing.

### Character Details

As a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kyojuro was a very powerful and skilled combatant. Before he took his father's place, Kyojuro was already shown to be an amazing fighter. He successfully avenged the death of the 9 Demon Slayers that died to the Flute Demon by himself and later managed to singlehandedly defeat Lower Rank Two, Hairo, who even appraised his swordsmanship before he died. Moreover, his father, Shinjuro Rengoku, stated that, after he stopped teaching his son, Kyojuro trained himself to become a Hashira by learning from the guide book of the Flame Breathing style, a book which only had three volumes.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier**: easily **9-A**, up to **8-C** with Flame Breathing

**Name**: Kyojuro Rengoku

**Series**: Kimetsu no Yaiba

**Age**: 20

**Classification**: Human, Demon Slayer, Hashira, Flame Hashira

**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) Extrasensory Perception (Capable of sensing people throughout the area including discerning between Shinbou and her sisters.)

**Attack Potency**: **Small Building Level** (Superior to a weak Tanjiro who was capable of cutting boulders bigger than himself) **High-Rise Level** (Hashira are the peak of the slayer corpse easily able to dispatch high level demons.) **Far Higher** (Hashira must defeat 50 regular ranked demons or one of the twelve Kizuki requiring the highest Status in power)

**Speed**: **Supersonic** (Being able to take down multiple Lower moons with enough ease to save the people in the immediate area.) possibly **Supersonic+** (Could take down an amped Lower 1 who had been powered up by the train.)

**Durability**: **Small Building Level** (Superior to a weak Tanjiro who was capable of cutting boulders bigger than himself) **High-Rise Level** (Hashira are the peak of the slayer corpse easily able to dispatch high level demons.) **Far Higher** (Hashira must defeat 50 regular ranked demons or one of the twelve Kizuki requiring the highest Status in power)

**Stamina**: **Superhuman** (Hashira train for months almost killing them to succeed.)

**Intelligence**: **Gifted** (Was able to make a plan to save all of mugen train while fighting Enmu.)

**Weakness**: *None Notable*

**Notable attacks/Techniques:**

* **First Form: Unknowing Fire** (*Ichi no kata: Shiranui*?) - The user charges towards their target at high speeds and unleashes a singular slash that aims to decapitate them.

* **Second Form: Rising Scorching Sun** ( *Ni no kata: Nobori En Ten*?) - The user releases an arching sword slash upwards.

* **Third Form: Blazing Universe** (*San no kata: Kien Banshō*?) - The user swings their blade downwards in an arc.

* **Fourth Form: Blooming Flame Undulation** ( *Shi no kata: Sei En no Uneri*?) - The user swings their blade in a circular motion that is used to defend from incoming attacks or slash multiple targets in one swoop.

* **Fifth Form: Flame Tiger** ( *Go no kata: Enko*?) - The user performs a series of powerful sword slashes that seemingly takes the form of a flaming tiger.

* **Ninth Form: Rengoku** (*Ku no kata: Rengoku*?, lit. Ninth Form: Purgatory) - The most powerful **Flame Breathing** technique. The user takes a high stance with their sword before dashing forward at high speeds. The technique is powerful enough to completely carve out the ground in its wake. In the movie and anime adaptation, this technique seemingly took the form of a flaming Japanese dragon that envelopes the user as they are charging towards the target.