Hoyoku Kocho

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> *This is too tiring, this job is too tiring. I'd like to quit, too many people already died and failed to defeat Kuro so why should I even try? Whatever, I'll just get this job done.*
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Hoyoku Kocho is one of the Hashira in Demon Slayer: Eighth Generation and is the current cultivator of Magma Breathing taught by his former master from the Yukiame Clan. He Is actually one of the main characters of Demon Slayer: Eighth Generation.

He is the descendant of Kanae and Shinobu Kocho, with his two sisters being Kaname and Yumiko Kocho.

## Personality

Hoyoku appears as a cold-hearted and crude person, who appears to be unshakable. He resorts to passive-aggressive behavior, and if not all times, he resorts to sarcasm and crudeness. This was evident when he sarcastically clapped at Etsuko's immaturity, and also mocked it. He always seems laidback and nonchalant about his surroundings, always showing a smile and a bright behavior and not showing any signs of interest. Hoyoku also resorts rather crude and unshakable, not really caring about the level of insensitivity his words possess. Despite initially respecting Bai Uzui's strength as one of the thirteen Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, he is on thin ice with Bai Uzui due to the contrast between his own nonchalant demeanour and Bai's overly flashy demeanor.

Despite possessing tremendous amounts of combat-talent, it was revealed in his fight against Umeiso that Hoyoku simply wished to be a meaningful influencer and writer, and never desired to become a demon slayer. In fact, at first, he possessed no care for this, as he had more passion and talent in the field of an influencer and writer rather than his talents of a fighter. This was the very reason that he despised Yumiko who left their clan to become one, despite not being a "Pride" of their clan. Hoyoku also appears to be somehow frustrated, passive-aggressive, rude and has a very low frustration tolerance to others due to his lack of passion and is unwilling to open up to others because he doesn't find a reason to be passionate about demon slaying and would rather get his duties straightforward which he was known as the most emotionally distant Hashira. He often expresses fake joys and happiness, something a young slayer and swordsman like Uchiya was able to sense. He still struggles to actually open up to others causing him to be more distant than what his friendly and nonchalant nature would say. He also wants to quit and end his life of demon slaying due to being only forced upon it, but has a great fear of being looked down and mocked for choosing a less significant job.

## Abilities

**Overall Abilities:** As the Magma Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Hoyoku is one of the strongest combatants of the Demon Slayer Corps and was said to be one of the most talented swordsmen in the entire history, even surpassing the Hashira of the Taisho Period. Hoyoku's physical prowess and skills have raised to such an unimaginable degree that he was able to effectively fight against Umeiso Jimekatsu and aid in the battle as one of the main contributors. Despite mainly lacking agility and flexibility like Toji and not achieving the perfect level, he did not let that hinder his progress to becoming the third strongest Hashira in Eighth Generation. He also was able to defeat fifteen Lower Ranks and fifty demons in a swift series of strikes in the Yoshia Village Arc, all while searching for Hajime Homura. A reasonable explanation to his skill was his immensely rigorous and harsh training he went through since the age of 4, alongside his rigorous demon slayer training and many years of hardwork, strategy, and logic to achieving this level. However, despite being the third strongest Hashira in Eighth Generation, he was still very much inferior to Hikaru Chibana, the reincarnation puppet of Toji Chibana, the Legendary Hashira of the Taisho Period.

**Immense Strength:** Hoyoku possesses immensely enhanced amounts of strength as evident when he broke the Meteor Demon's necks which were as difficult as meteors. Hoyoku possesses hundred times the strength of an average sumo wrestler albeit not like Hikaru who has superior raw strength. However, Hoyoku ripped apart and shred to pieces Kuro's arms even with Kuro's consistent strategy and was able to combine the force of the rip. Hoyoku also fiercely performed a close-ranged grappling attack on the fifteen Lower Ranks and fifty demons in the Yoshia Village nonchalantly and was able to defeat them without sweat. He can also slice off the heads of demons whose necks are the most durable and thousand times tougher than the diamonds and the most durable objects while ripping the durable organs off. He also accomplished an extraordinary feat of swinging his bows and curved axe with the maximum force which allowed him to kill a hundred demons inna single series of hits.

**Weapon Flexibility:** Hoyoku is actually very flexible in levels of weapon flexibility because he could switch and interlock bows, arrows, katanas, axes, Kusarigama, daggers, axes and bombs to his fighting style, Magma Breathing. However, his skill in weapon adaptability doesn't really match Hikaru Chibana.

**Immense Reflexes:**

**Unique Bone Composition:** Like Hikaru, Hoyoku possesses a unique bone composition which allows him to have the most immense muscle mass

**Master Swordsmanship:**

## Quotes

*"Unlike my ancestors, I didn't really have that drive*

## Trivia

His personality was inspired from Jujutsu Kaisen's Kenjaku and Mai Zenin.

Hoyoku is actually inspired from one of the male characters in one of the author's series, Sorceress and the Sea albeit executed differently and had a different concept. That character, Gabriel is a user of Frost Style.