Zenitsu Agatsuma

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## Base Breaking Character

### Powers/Skills

Total Concentration
Lightning Breathing
Sleep Combat
Enhanced Strength
Enhanced Speed
Enhanced Reflexes
Enhanced Hearing
Enhanced Stamina
Enhanced Endurance

### Family

Nezuko Kamado (wife)
Tanjiro Kamado (brother-in-law)
Kanao Tsuyuri (sister-in-law)
Toko Agatsuma (great granddaughter)
Yoshiteru Agatsuma (great grandson)
Two Unnamed Granddaughters
Unnamed Parents (most likely deceased)

### Allies

Tanjiro Kamado
Inosuke Haishibira
Nezuko Kamado (love interest)
Tengen Uzui
Genya Shinazugawa

### Enemies

Muzan Kibutsuji
Daki
Gyutaro
Kaigaku (arch-nemesis; victim)
Enmu
Son Spider
Tongue Spider

### Goals

Gain affection from Nezuko
Kill Kaigaku to avenge his master (both succeeded)

### Why Do Some People Hate The Character?

His cowardliness and constant screaming can come off annoying and irritating because he is scared of everything
Him flirting around women can be rather uncomfortable

### Why Do Some People Love The Character?

He is a well written, relatable character who gets character development over time and becomes more badass without falling asleep and becomes less cowardly
He is a very kind person who cares for others, such as defending Nezuko in the box

### Type of Base Breaking Character

Developed Coward

**Zenitsu Agatsuma** is one of the main characters in the anime/manga fantasy horror series *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba*. He is a Demon Slayer in the Demon Slayers Corps and is partners with Tanjiro Kamado and Inosuke Haishibira.

## What Makes Him a Base Breaking Character?

#### What Do People Like About Him?

* Zenitsu has gained a very vocal fandom in the Japan side of the fanbase.
* Zenitsu is a very relatable character for his fearfulness since he's literally fighting Demons so its a pretty normal reaction to have when fighting Demons.
* Instead of using Shoichi as a shield, he instead tells him to leave him behind when his knees fail the demon slayer.
* While he comes off as a coward who is constantly scared of everything, he is a very well-written character who develops into a stronger and braver individual who can fight without being knocked out.
* Zenitsu is a very kind person who did give off a bad impression but ends up being a good natured person.
* He protects Nezuko's box while Inosuke kept attacking him.
* He is considered to be one of the Comic Relief characters in the series and is actually shown to be funny.
* Zenitsu is extremely strong and has very cool breathing technique and is able to fight whenever he is sleeping. This changes his personality to an annoying screaming coward into a cool badass.
* He is very competent in his final battle with Kaigaku, an Upper Rank Six, which actually helped his popularity to increase.

#### What Do People Dislike About Him?

* Zenitsu has many detractors in the Western side of the Fandom because of his loud and annoying personality and his constant screaming.
* His detractors doesn't like his desperate attitude towards women in wanting to marry them all the time.
* His cowardliness doesn't make any situation better for his fellow partners and can be very stressful since he often complains and whines throughout many mission.
* When he's not sleeping, he pretty much couldn't face a Demon and did nothing but scream, making him only cool when he's sleeping.
* Because all of these traits are portrayed of when he was first introduced, western fans believe that his character introduction is bad for newcomers of watching the anime.

## Trivia

* Ironically, his foil Inosuke is also a base breaking character.

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