Kesshū Ōtsuka

**Kesshū Ōtsuka** (大 (おお) 塚 (つか)  血 (けっ) 州 (しゅう) , *Ōtsuka Kesshū*?) is a Demon Slayer and the Blood Hashira (血 (ち) 柱 (ばしら) , *Ki Bashira*?) in the Demon Slayer Corps.

## Appearance

Kesshū is a large man with a wide-set build and pale skin. He has pale brown spiky hair with multiple bangs covering his forehead along with golden earrings.

Kesshū wears a dark grey sleeveless version of the standard Demon Slayer uniform, consisted of a Sleeveless gakuran jacket and hakama pants. His hakama pants are baggy and then tucked in where his calves are with incredibly dark burgundy cloth, with said cloth wrapped around his forearms strapped by his middle fingers. As well as this, he wears dark tabi socks with a pair of white zōri with same colored straps.

## Abilities and Powers

### Natural Abilities

* **Master Swordsman:** Being a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kesshū is one of the most powerful and skilled swordswomen in the entire organization.
	+ **Nōdachi Proficiency:**
* **Enhanced Physical Prowess:** As a member of the Hashira, Kesshū's physique has been increased to superhuman levels through years of harsh training combined with the use of 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*?). The members of the Hashira in general have incredible movement speed, all of them have displayed the capability to use blinding bursts of speed that make it seem like they teleported to even talented swordsman like Tanjirō Kamado. The Hashira also possess incredible physical strength, shown when a severely weakened Kyōjurō Rengoku could hold down a an Upper Rank Demon with his bare hands, Giyū Tomioka and Shinobu Kochō who can leap great distances effortlessly and Gyōmei Himejima who can move gigantic boulders with his bare hands. They also possess superhuman stamina and durability, being able to fight for nearly hours with severe injuries.
* **Demon Slayer Mark:**
	+ **Crimson Red Nichirin Blade:** During the fight against Kokushibo with Muzan, Kesshū forcefully strikes -'s sword with his own, turning both of their Nichirin Blades temporarily red, allowing them to hamper the enhanced regeneration of demons.
	+ **Transparent World** (透 (す) き通 (とお) る世 (せ) 界 (かい) , *Sukitōru Sekai*?):

### Swordsmanship

**Blood Breathing** (血 (ち) の呼 (こ) 吸 (きゅう) , *Chi no kokyū*?):

1. **First Form:**  (壱 (いち) ノ型 (かた) , *Ichi no kata:*?) - Kesshū .
2. **Second Form:**  (弐 (に) ノ型 (かた) , *Ni no kata:*?) - Kesshū .
3. **Third Form:**  (参 (さん) ノ型 (かた) , *San no kata:*?) - Kesshū .
4. **Fourth Form: Heavenly Ichor** (肆 (し) ノ型 (かた)  天来 (てんらい) 生命 (せいめい) , *Shi no kata: Tenrai Seimei*?) - Kesshū .
5. **Fifth Form:**  (伍 (ご) ノ型 (かた) , *Go no kata:*?) - Kesshū .

## Trivia

**Dual Nichirin Cleavers:** Befitting Kesshu flamboyant personality, he carries an equally flamboyant set of weaponry, wielding two gigantic Nichirin cleavers that are amber in color. The blades each have a notch in the cutting edge and are held together at the hilt by a metal chain, making it very reminiscent to nunchucks. The weight of his blades enables them to generate immense explosive force, as seen when they create a blast upon making contact with Gyutaro's blood blades or when kesshu struck them on the ground to propel himself. It is stated that, until Kesshu fight with Upper Rank Six, no demon had ever survived a blow from them. His hilt is circular shaped with 4 slight indentations and gold in color, there's a maroon ring that connects to the center; it has an outer green border. His blades are engraved with the phrase **Destroyer of Demons** ( *Akki Messatsu*?). Due to his swords' huge size, Kesshu doesn't use a sword sheath and instead carries them on his back, having them wrapped in cloth.