Obanai Iguro

## Introduction

Obanai is a very harsh and strict individual who shows no concern for those who do not abide by the Demon Slayer rules. His expectations for his fellow Demon Slayers are nigh-unrealistic, berating Tengen Uzui for suffering heavy wounds against the "weakest" Upper Rank and telling him to "fight to the death" when Tengen insists on retiring. Tengen's retirement also highlights Obanai's devotion to the future of the Demon Slayer Corps, often at others' expense, such as when he ties up lower-ranked Demon Slayers and uses them as obstacles during Hashira Training for relatively petty reasons. He also sees the newer Demon Slayer recruits as weak and incapable of improvement, expressing surprise when Tengen informs him that Tanjiro Kamado survived the battle with Daki and Gyutaro. Obanai has a rather prominent habit of pointing at people with his finger while berating them or talking badly about someone.

Despite his merciless personality, there are two people he cares deeply about: Kagaya Ubuyashiki and Mitsuri Kanroji. He has a crush on Mitsuri, which is most of their companions have detected save for Tanjiro and Mitsuri herself. He often lets his feelings shine through by sharing meals with her and giving gifts, like the green socks she wears with her uniform. Obanai seems to let his overprotectiveness of Mitsuri show at times, such as when he threatens Tanjiro for growing too close to her. It was implied that he has a crush on Mitsuri because of her cheerful personality that didn't let any of the hellish training she had gone through to radiate in the slightest. Talking with her also made him forget all the strife and conflict he had encountered during his past and made him feel as if he was an ordinary young man. Like all the Hashira, Obanai has a great deal of respect for Kagaya too.

### Character Details

As a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Obanai is a very powerful and skilled combatant. It was revealed that he was more or less blind in his right eye, meaning he ascended to the highest rank in the Demon Slayer Corps with one functioning eye. This combined with his small physique and subpar physical strength holding him back (most likely due to his harsh upbringing) makes it especially impressive that Obanai managed to attain Hashira status.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier**: easily **9-A**, up to **8-C** with Serpent Breathing, **8-B** with Slayer Mark

**Name**: Obanai Iguro

**Series**: Kimetsu no Yaiba

**Age**: 21

**Classifications**: Human, Demon Slayer, Hashira, Serpent 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) Enhanced Senses Perception Amplification, Information Analysis, Enhanced Sight, Analytical Prediction (Transparent world makes time appear to slow and allows the user to directly see blood flow, and muscle function allowing to predict future movements.) Animal Manipulation (Obanai went blind and he uses his snake to be able to read attacks when fighting Muzan.)

**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) **City Block Level** (Was capable of harming Muzan and even able to cut part of him.)

**Speed**: **Supersonic+** (Far greater than the likes of Zenitsu who can casually blitz Kaigaku the replacement upper 6.) **Hypersonic** (Greater than the likes of Mitsuri who can fight upper moons.) **Higher** (Was capable of fighting on par with a weakened Muzan even forcing him into bad spots with his speed.)

**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) **City Block Level** (Was capable of harming Muzan and even able to cut part of him.)

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

**Intelligence**: **Gifted** (Should be Comparable to Sanemi and Giyuu)

**Weakness**: Blind most of his life needing his snake to guide him in battles

**Notable Attacks/Techniques:**

* **First Form: Winding Serpent Slash** ( *Ichi no kata: Idagiri*?) - The user moves like a slithering snake and releases several slashes in a winding pattern.

* **Second Form: Venom Fangs of the Narrow Head** ( *Ni no kata: Kyōzu no Dokuga*?) - The user dashes behind their opponent at blinding speed and aims to swiftly slice off their head.

* **Third Form: Coil Choke** ( *San no kata: Toguro Jime*?) - The user circles around their opponent while using their sword to slice them from all directions.

* **Fourth Form: Twin-Headed Reptile** (*Shi no kata: Keija Sōsei*?) - The user leaps forward and performs a horizontal slash that slices through the target.

* **Fifth Form: Slithering Serpent** (*Go no kata: En'en Chōda*?) - The user curves their sword in multiple directions and slices their opponent, making it capable of decapitating multiple enemies at once.