12 Kizuki

The **12 Kizuki** *(Junikizuki)* is an organization of the twelve most powerful demons in existence who are under the direct command of Muzan Kibutsuji.

## **Overview:**

The 12 Kizuki is an organization composed of the twelve strongest demons under Muzan's command. They are selected at hand, and are therefore ranked as such. Each member of the Twelve Kizuki has received a large portion of Muzan's blood, greater than any other demon, thus exponentially increasing their power. As a testament to this, every member of the Twelve Kizuki can use Blood Demon Arts, supernatural powers and techniques manifested through their blood that only significantly powerful demons have access to.

The Twelve Kizuki are divided into two groups, the six **Upper Ranks**, and also the **Lower Moons**, who exist in equal number. The Lower Ranks have their numbers and ranks engraved only into one eye, whereas the Upper Ranks have their numbers in one eye and the kanji for "Upper Rank" in the other.

While the exact relationships between the two groups are unclear, it is known that the Upper Ranks used to despise the Lower Ranks. After the 25 year timeskip, that distaste seems to have grown weaker.

## **Objectives:**

The 12 Kizuki have been given two tasks to complete by Muzan's command:

* To find the Blue Spider Lily (the key ingredient of the experimental medicine that made Muzan a demon), but since Muzan's discovery (via Hantengu) that Nezuko Kamado is immune to the sun, he has decided that the Upper Ranks' first focus is to capture her and bring her to him. However, upon Nezuko returning to humanity, the task returned to finding the flower, as consuming Nezuko would provide no additional benefit that any other human would have.
* The destruction of the Demon Slayer Core. As part of their Mission to destroy the Core, Muzan gave the 12 Kizuki specific orders to hunt down and eliminate the Ubuyashiki Family, as they are the Core’s leaders and backers, and are ultimately what keeps the Core alive and enables them to rebuild the organization again and again no matter how many times Muzan and the 12 Kizuki try to destroy it.

## **Ranking:**

The 12 Kizuki initally had a system where Blood Battles would be allowed, so that a demon may progress through the ranks, and the winner had the right to either consume the loser, or spare them, and therefore, swap ranks if the winner is the challenger, or maintain the status quo if the winner was the challenger.

This system has since been abolished, and now only Muzan dictates the ranks. It entered disuse due to potentially useful demons having a high chance of dying in the Blood Battles.

## **Privileges:**

As the Twelve Kizuki are deemed by Muzan to be the twelve most powerful demons (second only to himself), he is known to constantly give favor and special attention to all twelve members of the group. As seen when he would give several of the group's members special privileges normally not given to average demons. One of these privileges is that he would empower all members of the group with huge amounts of his blood in order to increase their power and strength in acknowledgement of their achievements and further strengthen them in order to be of further use in his plans.

Moreover, Upper Rank demons have the authority to transform humans they view as worthy into demons by giving them blood, and upon receiving permission from Muzan, their blood will transform into Muzan's. This is seen with Gyutaro's and Daki's case where Doma was able to turn the siblings into demons by giving them his blood. This is also seen with Kaigaku, where Kokushibo was also able to turn the Demon Slayer into a demon by giving him his blood.

Furthermore, Muzan was shown to have given Gyutaro and Daki the special privilege of sharing the position of Upper Rank Six. His favouritism towards Daki's older brother, Gyutaro, allowed her to also have the rank and share it with him despite her being notably weaker than him and the other Upper Ranks.

In the case of Akaza, he was given special permission by Muzan to not eat women. Akaza was noted by Doma to have an unusual aversion to eating or even hurting women despite the immense power he could gain by devouring them due to their stronger nutritional value to a demon's development.

## **Known Members:**

### **Active 12 Kizuki:\***

\*Nakime isn't a known member of the Twelve Kizuki, but she has the same privileges as if she was one.

## **Candidates:**

Muzan has set up a series of potential 12 Moons. At this point in time, it is unknown if any of them have been promoted in Rui's demise. The full number of candidates is unknown, since the hallucinations Akaza suffered through were far too fast for him to properly gaze onto any of the others.

* **Haragiri:** Haragiri has been recruited by Akaza, and as of now, his position within the organization is unknown, but he is at least a candidate. Haragiri has the devastating ability to project force.
* **Unknown Lab Demon:** In the first hallucination Muzan induced in Akaza, he is shown a lab filled with odd types of fetuses. Nothing is known about this demon, nor the purpose of the fetuses
* **Unknown Fire Demon:** In one of Akaza's hallucinations, a charred up house is displayed. Other than the ability to manipulate fire, while also seemingly being competent at martial arts.
* **Unknown Snow Demon:** The second to last of the induced hallucinations displayed a snowy forest, entirely empty, but having oddly shaped footprints. Nothing is known about this demon.
* **Unknown Demon:** A final demon, seemingly residing in a hilly area, where multiple slashes were seen cleaving a large mountain. Nothing is known about this demon.

## **Trivia:**

* Gyokko and Gyutaro aren't directly shown, but are heavily implied to have been revived along with Rui and Enmu.