Dokuro

## Portrayal

**Dokuro**, more commonly known as the **Bone Demon**, was an infamous demon that invaded and resided in Mount Fujikasane, being regarded as incredibly dangerous, wiping out an entire squadron of Demon Slayers, with the only two survivors escaping because they were specifically told to not join the fight, and run away on sight.

## **Appearance:**

Dokuro was a tall, lean pale man that appeared to be incredibly thin, with his skin color being white as a chalk, and hairs seeming like they belong to a corpse. Dokuro wore the uniform of a deceased Demon Slayer Squadron Leader, which has been torn and ragged, even if it maintained most of its original integrity.

Dokuro was usually seen wearing a smug, if not elated expression in his face, and he often felt ethereal, and as if he didn't truly belong anywhere he stood.

## **Personality:**

Dokuro was a sadistic, ruthless creature with no mercy whatsoever for any sort of opponent. He did not feel remorse for any of his actions, rather enjoying his actions of cruelty as a quick means of gaining a thrill. He lived off of the reaction he causes out of others, often going out of his way to make the fight longer to throughoutly break his opponent.

Dokuro had no major ideology, much less a belief system. His life was entirely driven by his desire to cause suffering, and then get the reaction he wanted from it. Pure, simplistic amazement was the only true drive he carried. Dokuro similarly had no sense of loyalty. He had no qualms with killing and consuming other demons, finding just as much enjoyment in mentally scarring them, but finding it significantly harder and less rewarding to do so considering their inherent insanity.

Dokuro was incredibly confident in his own abilities, despite how mismatched they are. He made fights harder on himself for the sake of prolonging it and making his enemy suffer more, when he could have just as easily wiped everyone out. Despite it being barely an inconvenience, it was his desire to mock and see Ryo suffer that led to his downfall, as it gave enough time for Shinku to hold him off until both Ryo and Iwajima to join in the fight, ultimately leading to his death.

Dokuro was not immune to fear, however. He only faced death once, and against Ryo, upon realizing none of his attacks worked, he began to panic, attempting to run away, but by that point, it was too late for him.

## **Abilities:**

**Enhanced Strength:** Dokuro, while not having any showings on the strength department, can be inferred to be very physically powerful.

**Enhanced Speed and Agility:** Dokuro was shown to be incredibly swift, appearing and reappearing from sight out of his own desire to catch his opponents off-guard. He was able to easily blitz both Ryo and Kaguya with barely any difficulty.

**Regeneration:** Dokuro, much like any other demon, could regenerate his body, as long as his Core was still intact.

## **Blood Demon Art:**

**Osteokinesis:** Dokuro's Blood Demon Art allowed him to manipulate his own bones, and the bones of others as long as his blood made contact with them. The ability itself was mismatched, as Dokuro cannot transmit his blood via bone growths, therefore, he needed to make direct contact before truly being capable of manipulating someone's bones.

### **Techniques:**

* **Skeleton Removal:** Dokuro could force out someone's skeleton, instantly killing them and leaving behind an immensely gruesome corpse. This was able of killing both Seiteki Kojiro and Hiroto Kazan. However, he disliked this ability since it effectively made it impossible for him to get a reaction he desired from his prey. Notably, the skeleton maintained its ability to move as it if had a full body, and even use techniques of their original owner.
* **Bone Whirlwind:** Using bone fragments left behind by either destroyed skeletons or spawned manually, Dokuro could force the tiny shards to spin around like a tornado, causing immense damage to anyone caught in its radius

## **Battles:**

* Dokuro vs Ryo and Kaguya
* Dokuro vs Ryo, Iwajima and Shinku

## **Trivia:**

* Dokuro is named after, and based on the Gashadokuro, a Japanese spirit that is composed of a gigantic skeleton. Notably, the Gashadokuro is formed from the spirits of people who died on the battlefield. Such is reflected on his outfit, as he wears a Demon Slayer uniform from a deceased Squad Leader. The Gashadokuro can also turn invisible at will, which is reflected on Dokuro's naturally stealthy nature, only revealing himself when he found it to be appropriate
	+ Dokuro's name has the simpler meaning of "cranium"
* The final things Dokuro heard were Ryo rambling on about the two being the same, but even he knew that was nonsense, and Ryo was delusional. Perhaps that added to the fear he felt in the moment.