Nobara Hanahaki

(Non-cannon)

Three unnamed siblings

**Nobara Hanahaki** (花 (はな) 菜 (はき)  野 (の) 原 (ばら) , *Hanahaki Nobara*?) was a Demon Slayer and the Rose Hashira (薔 (ば) 薇 (ら) 柱 (ばしら) , *Bara Bashira*?) of the Demon Slayer Corps.

## Appearance

Nobara is a tall, young woman with a curvaceous figure and a pale complexion. She has long, white, and wavy hair, tied up into pigtails that reaches just below her waist, turning into a crimson-red color as it reaches her chest, with ear-length bangs on either side of her face. Her eyes are scarlet in color, slanted towards the sides of her face and are remarked to be very gentle, though in a bloodlust state, her pupils disappear. She has dimples on both sides of her cheeks, thick eyebrows, and natural red lips.

Nobara wears a purple-tinted version of the standard Demon Slayer uniform layered with a maroon flower-patterned haori with a short pleated skirt in place of the usual hakama pants. Additionally, she wears a pair of thin thigh-high socks which appears similar to a stocking and a pair of white zōri with gold-colored straps.

While posing as an oiran, Nobara wore a rose-patterned kimono.

During her and the other remaining Hashira's fight against Muzan, she lost her left arm.

## Personality

Nobara has a devious personality. Due to her having a cute appearance, she is able to use this in her advantage, such as when she is infiltrating, getting what she wants or acting innocent. Though in truth, she is a strong and self-confident woman with a strong sense of tenacity and justice. She appears friendly most of the times but is actually reticent; not one to open up thoughts or feelings readily. Having been traumatized at such a young age, she shows great determination in wiping of all the demons to avenge her clan and her childhood bestfriend, Naoto Ichika.

However, Nobara is also kind, affectionate, selfless, does not hesitate to lay down her life saving a friend or comrade, as seen when she had risked the loss of her left arm after trying to save Saeko Ichika from Muzan's attacks and when she had chosen to knock out Naoto instead of killing him in hope of returning him back to being human.

She also exhibits sadistic tendencies towards demons which are evident in her way of combat and enjoyment in inflicting them pain. In a state of bloodlust, it is noted by Saeko that Nobara tends to turn into a complete psychopath, to the point of smiling when presumably killing someone, though she reverts back once she calms down. Another instance of Nobara's sadism is the maniacal laughter and mocking directed at Daki while the latter was agonizing, or when laughing even after Muzan had taken her arm off.

Nobara is exceptionally observant with her surroundings and is able to sense ones intentions by just looking at them. According to Mitsuri Kanroji, Nobara is also a bit of an imaginative romantic, which was shown when she quickly jumped to the conclusion that Saeko and Muichirō Tokitō were dating.

She also tends to have violent outbursts when she is left out in conversations, or when she is being ignored. She also displays a humorous side, shown when she had teased Giyū Tomioka with Nobara wearing a goofy expression on her face the whole time. She is also very talkative during battle, belittling and verbally sassing her opponents even when being on the verge of death.

## Abilities and Powers

**Overall Abilities:** As a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps and the cultivator of the Rose Breathing, Nobara is a very powerful swordswoman and is considered to be one of the strongest Hashiras in all history of the Demon Slayer Corps. Due to her being a member of the Hanahaki Clan and raised in the mountains, she possesses rare abilities such as strong resistance to poison, high tolerance to the cold, and enhanced physical strength. She is able to defeat high-caliber demons easily, even being able to show the huge difference in terms of strength she has against Daki, Former Upper Rank #6, on their first meeting.

### Physical Abilities

* **Total Concentration Breathing** (全 (ぜん) 集 (しゅう) 中 (ちゅう) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) , *Zen Shūchū no Kokyū*?):Nobara started mastering the technique while cultivating the Rose Breathing. At such a young age, she got to master the **Total Concentration: Constant** (全 (ぜん) 集 (しゅう) 中 (ちゅう) ・常 (じょう) 中 (ちゅう) , *Zen Shūchū Jōchū*?) by applying it every day during her training, other daily activities, and even as she sleeps.
* **Enhanced Strength:** Hailing from the Hanahaki Clan known for their inhuman strength, Nobara has always been very powerful. After becoming a hashira, her strength was further developed, to the point of being able to create a large crater on the ground with a single punch. It is also shown that her strength increases when she is in a state of bloodlust.
* **Immense Speed and Reflexes:** Though not as fast as Shinobu Kocho, Nobara possesses incredible speed. She is fast enough to knock out multiple targets without them noticing and strike Doma various times before he could react and even disappeared out of sight.
* **Immense Stamina and Endurance:** Due to extremely harsh training, Nobara has attained superhuman stamina and endurance, Nobara seemed unfazed after Muzan cutting of her left arm and is able to sustain multiple blows all around her body, even maintaining her sassy personality.

* **Muscle and Joint Control:** Nobara is able to dislocate her joints at will in less than a moment.
	+ **Claws:** One of the few offensive techniques passed by the Hanahaki Clan is the altering of their hand; Nobara fingernails are able to turn into claws that are more honed than knives. She is able to tear apart her opponents and inflict serious injuries by injecting her poison through their body. Even being able to kill lower-ranked demons without the use of her Nichirin Blade.

* **Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant:** At a young age, Nobara has been taught a few offensive and defensive techniques to be able to fend for herself. She has displayed her prodigious abilities in various forms of close ranged combat and is able to intuitively create her own fighting style.

* **Aikidō** (合 (あい) 氣 (き) 道 (どう) , *Aikidō*?): A combat art of using throws and wrist-locks to take an opponent down without harm.

* **Bloodlust** (血 (ち) 塗 (まみ) れ, *Chimamire*?): Nobara possesses massive amount of bloodlust. She can enter a state of heightened concentration in which she focuses fully on killing the enemy without any hesitation. When Nobara's bloodlust is released or directed at someone, it immobilizes her opponents due to the cold and negative aura.

### Mental Abilities

**Tactical Intellect:** As a Demon Slayer with incredible talent, Nobara possesses incredible deduction abilities and is able to see through her opponent's plan with minimal information. She has moreover appeared to be extremely adaptable to any opponent she has ever confronted, knowing absolutely what to do to counter their strategies or Blood Demon Arts and discover ways to defeat them.

### Supernatural Abilities

**Demon Slayer Mark:** During her battle against Doma, Nobara awakens her Demon Slayer Mark, appearing as a red rose pattern on her left cheek, complementing her breathing style, Rose Breathing. When activated, this triggers an incredible increase in physical strength, speed, endurance, and sensitivity on the things around her.

* **Bright Red Nichirin Blade** (赫 (あか) く日 (にち) 輪 (りん) 刃 (とう) , *Akaku Nichirin Tō*?): During the fight against Muzan, Nobara forcefully clashes his sword together with Saeko's turning both of their blades temporarily red, which grants them 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*?): She was able to access "Transparent World" after the awakening of her mark on their rematch with Akaza along with Giyū Tomioka, Tanjirō Kamado, and Saeko Ichika where she was able to anticipate attacks further and gain hyper-perception, giving her the ability to perceive the world around them at a faster pace, making it feel as if the world was in slow motion.

### Miscellaneous Abilities

* **Indomitable Will:** Due to the loathing she harbors towards demons and the absolute determination to win the fight, Nobara displays incredible tenacity; being unable to back out once she grips unto something firmly.
* **Poisonous Fingernails:** With the help of Shinobu, Nobara was able to concentrate Wisteria-based poison on her fingernails, in case she were to break her Nichirin blade.
* **Enhanced Sense of Awareness:** Nobara possesses a keen sense of awareness of the things around her which, gives her the ability to sense the location of a life force, predict attacks and other movements. With this technique, she could also tell if someone is lying based on there tone, body language, eye movement, and breathing.
* **Cold Tolerance:** Upon living in the mountains almost all of her life, Nobara is used to the cold climate. This ability was seen when battled against Dōma, Upper Rank 2, and was able to withstand his Blood Demon Art.

### Swordsmanship

* **Master Swordsman:** Being a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Nobara is undeniably one of the most powerful and skilled swordswomen in the entire organization.

**Rose Breathing** (薔 (ば) 薇 (ら) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) , *Bara no kokyū*?): A breathing style derived from Flower Breathing and a personal creation of the Hanahaki Clan which is passed down from the clan elders and later learned and cultivated by Nobara Hanahaki. In the past, Rose Breathing used to have only three forms, though currently it has ten forms.

The Rose Breathing combat style mimics the elegance of roses, which charms the user's opponent and inhibit their senses. The color of the roses are also innate to each user, making each user unique. Out of all the rose colors, the red rose is the most powerful among all of them. Nobara is the first person to wield the red rose in the last hundred years.

1. **First Form: Blossoming Luminance** (壱 (いち) ノ型 (かた)  開 (かい) 花 (か) の明 (あか) るさ, *Ichi no kata: Kaika no Akaru-sa*?) - The user remains in place, unleashing numerous slashed around themselves to block incoming attacks and defend themselves.
2. **Second Form: Rose Wisps** (弐 (に) ノ型 (かた)  薔 (しょう) 薇 (び) 小片, *Ni no kata: Shōbi Shōhen*?) - Utilizing their own innate speed, the user dashes towards their opponent in a patternless path with a flurry of curved slashes, utilizing after-images to further throw off the opponent.
3. **Third Form: Rose Spring** (参 (さん) ノ型 (かた)  薔 (ば) 薇 (ら) の春 (はる) , *San no kata: Bara no Haru*?) - This particular form is used to disorient their opponent by cloaking themselves with a storm of petals and also by manipulating their own movement
4. **Fourth Form: Falling Petal That Never Reaches The Ground** (肆 (し) ノ型 (かた)  地面に届かない散る花びら, *Shi no kata: Jimen ni Todokanai Chiru Hanabira*?) - The User will swing their blade, allowing it to slowly arc as they move with the breeze beheading the target in one clean silent slice.
5. **Fifth Form: Swirling Focus** (伍 (ご) ノ型 (かた)  渦巻くフォーカス, *Go no kata: Uzumaku Fōkasu*?) - The user kneels down to the ground before springing upwards, moving in a spiral motion upwards to unleash a deadly and deep cutting slash.
6. **Sixth Form: Burst of the Rose Petals** (陸 (ろく) ノ型 (かた)  薔 (ば) 薇 (ら) の花びらのバースト, *Roku no kata: Bara no Hanabira no Bāsuto*?) - A series of rotational strikes that surround the user, it may be used as an offensive or defensive stance.
7. **Seventh Form: Crimson Rose - Focus** (漆 (しち) ノ型 (かた)  真紅の薔 (ば) 薇 (ら) ・フォーカス, *Shichi no kata: Shinku no Bara-Fōkasu*?) - The user charges towards their opponent, making use of small yet rapid steps to hastily cover ground in order to approach their opponent. As the practitioner finally gets within their preferred range of attack, they will rotate their body while unleashing two devastating slashes- essentially becoming a spinning embodiment of death.
8. **Eighth Form: Roselet Descent** (捌 (はち) ノ型 (かた)  薔 (そう) 薇 (び) , *Hachi no kata: Sōbi-kei*?) - The user leaps in their air above their opponent, quickly positioning themselves above their opponent before unleashing a descending slash to strike. Alternatively, this form can also be used to gain directional control if the user finds themselves in free fall.
9. **Ninth Form: Focused Petals** (玖 (く) ノ型 (かた)  集 (しゅう) 中 (ちゅう) した花 (はな) びら, *Ku no kata: Shūchū Shita Hanabira*?) - The user unleashes a one hundred and eighty degree slash around their side before promptly utilizing their weapon to unleash a broad and circular slash around themselves as they rotate their body.
10. **Tenth Form: Rose Spirit** (拾 (じゅう) ノ型 (かた)  薔 (そ) 薇 (う) 霊 (だま) , *Jū no kata: Sōbidama*?) - The user unleashes a horizontal slash, promptly raising their weapon into the air before unleashing three downwards slashes, this technique aims to allow the practitioner to channel their full strength into the downwards slashes as to easily cleave through whatever they may be aiming at.
11. **Eleventh Form** (拾 (じゅう) 壱 (いち) ノ型 (かた) , *Jū Ichi no kata*?):
	* **Eleventh Form: Red Rose - Flowering Plumage of Clarity** (拾 (じゅう) 壱 (いち) ノ型 (かた)  赭 (あか) 薔 (しょう) 薇 (び) ・開 (かい) 花 (か) 透 (とう) 明 (めい) の羽 (はね) , *Jū Ichi no kata: Akashōbi - Kaika Tōmei no Hane*?) - A form created by Nobara that can only be utilized to it's maximum potential by a wielder of the Red Rose; The user will preform a rapid series of rotating sword slashes that act as a shield and defend them from any attacks whether they be ranged or physical and close ranged. When preforming this form, the user’s eyes work hand in hand with their arms with more focus placed onto them which allows the user to see attacks slower and prepare when they actually come and their arms move at fast rates to where it doesn't even seem like they have moved their arm at all from one position and due to the speed and strength being placed behind the form, wind slashes form along the blade and surround the user like a barrier, slicing through any limbs that are used in a physical attack and blowing ranged attacks away.
	* **Eleventh Form: White Rose - Rose Eminence** (拾 (じゅう) 壱 (いち) ノ型 (かた)  白 (し) 薔 (しょう) 薇 (び) ・薔 (ば) 薇 (ら) の隆 (りゅう) 起 (き)  , *Jū Ichi no kata: Shishōbi - Bara no Ryūki*?) - A form created by Saeko that can only be utilized to it's maximum potential by a wielder of the White Rose. The user inhales deeply and flexes their muscles as mist surrounds them and the enemy, concealing her presence while placing focus onto senses so she can vividly sense every move and predict it, dodging and counter slashing with every step as she essentially moves unseen at rapid paces continuously. This form was created with the help of Muichiro Tokito.

## Equipment

* **Sanjiegun:** Before becoming a demon slayer, Nobara owned a three-section staff connection by three rings in between the joins of the weapon. Each staff being decorated with a rose-like pattern near the ends by the metal which connects to the chains. This weapon was used by means of self-defense in case something happens. Nobara shows mastery over the weapon and uses this during training to develop her swinging precision.
* **Standard Nichirin Blade:** Like the majority of Demon Slayers, Nobara harbors a standard Nichirin Blade. Her katana is scarlet in color, complementing her breathing style, Rose Breathing. Her katana's hilt is flower shaped and his scabbard is divided in black and white. On the side of her katana, the words **Destroyer of Demons** (惡 (あっ) 鬼 (き) 滅 (めっ) 殺 (さつ) , *Akki Messatsu*?) are carved.

## Battles

Nobara Hanahaki's Battles

**Natagumo Mountain Arc**

* Nobara Hanahaki vs Spider Demon (Daughter)
* Tanjirō Kamado and Nezuko Kamado

**Mugen Train Arc**

* Demon Slayers vs Enmu

**Entertainment District Arc**

* Nobara Hanahaki vs Naoto Ichika
* Nobara Hanahaki vs Daki

**Swordsmith Village Arc**
**Hashira Training Arc**

* Nobara Hanahaki vs Giyū Tomioka
* Nobara Hanahaki vs Saeko Ichika

**Infinity Castle Arc**

* Demon Slayers vs Muzan: Part 1
* Nobara Hanahaki, Saeko Ichika, Kanao Tsuyuri, and Inosuke Hashibira vs Dōma

**Sunrise Countdown Arc**

* Demon Slayers vs Muzan: Part 2
* Demon Slayers vs Tanjirō Kamado

## Trivia

* Nobara's name contains the kanji for "wilderness" (野 *no***?**) and "rose" (薔薇 *bara***?**). The literal meaning being, Wild Rose. Her surname, Hanahaki, contains the kanji for "flower" (花 *hana*) and "willpower" (はき *haki*).
* Her last name, Hanahaki, also known as Hanahaki Disease, is an illness born from unrequited love, where the patient’s throat will fill up with flower, they will then proceed to throw, and cough up the petals, (sometimes even the flowers). One of the only ways for the disease to ‘disappear’ is if, the said person returns the feeling (it can’t be resolved with friendship, it has to be genuine feelings of love). The infection can also be removed through surgery, though the feelings disappear along with the petals.
* She shares the same VA as Ichiyō Higuchi from Bungo Stray Dogs and Nobara Kugisaki(the name "Nobara" being inspired from her) from Jujutsu Kaisen.
* Nobara named her Kasugai Crow **Hanami** which means "flower watching". Also because the crow wears a mini flower crown in her head.

## Quotes

* (To Saeko Ichika) "*There are only three options when in battle, give in, give up, or give it your all... I usually go for the third option.*"
* (To Naoto Ichika) "*I already lost you once... I'm not going to lose you again!*"
* (To Tanjiro Kamado) "*My family was once stolen from me... All of them... Killed...And eaten. I don't want that to happen again! Now that I found my new family... I won't risk losing anyone of you!*"
* (To Nezuko Kamado) "*Don't worry Nezuko-chan... I know your intentions are pure, I've met demons worth sparing... But still... that doesn't put out the raging fire in my heart... But, I assure that I won't hurt you... I'll help your brother turn you back to human.*"
* (Referring to her friends) "*I've always hated the fact that I was given a traumatizing childhood... But on top of that, I'm glad that I'm blessed with good friends.*"
* (To a dying Daki) "*You can run away you know... If you can even move, that is... What's wrong? I thought your body was indestructible.*"