Fubuki Tokan

## Portrayal

Fubuki Tokan is one of the main characters of the story Demon Slayer: Blade of the Night. She is a Demon Slayer that is more often than not flung onto situations far out of her control. Fubuki is one of the travelling companions of Ryo Yorunoha, Taro Tokito, Iwajima Takeyama, Shinku Mono and Kanjuro Rengoku.

## **Appearance:**

Fubuki is a short, young girl with a notably pale completion. Her hair sprouts from her head as white, but slowly becomes darker until reaching black. This is entirely due to stress, and the black bits will be lost when she cuts her hair. However, trying to keep her normal hair color, Fubuki's hair is incredibly long, though she ties it in a bun.

Fubuki wears a blue-tinted Demon Slayer Uniform, with a heavy, white fur coat that usually covers her entire body from neck to ankle. She does not seem to feel any sort of heat or discomfort with the coat, even if she tends to shed it during combat.

Fubuki also is always seen shivering, regardless of the temperature, and also she has a mole under her lip on the left side of her face.

## **Personality:**

Fubuki is incredibly shy. Almost impossibly so. She isn't exactly a coward as to where she will fight whatever poses a threat with her, but Fubuki herself still bends over backwards to avoid having to fight, or rather do, anything dangerous. This often makes her panic and have a brief moment of sheer and utter desperation before picking herself back up.

Fubuki has gone through some development when it comes to being approached. On her first appearance, she screamed at Ryo over any minute movement he made, since she was scared that he was a possible threat, despite having the power to dispatch him, should he actually be an enemy. After this, she was seen crying in fear when she had been called by Umirashi, ended up sorely disappointed that his proposition wasn't an office job as much as it was fighting alongside demons.

Seeing Shinku as the most trustworthy person there due to his intense honesty, Fubuki chose to travel with him until the duo met up with Ryo, Taro, Kanjuro and Iwajima, and the group formed. This was something Fubuki disapproved vehemently, but had no arguing power, and she didn't want to be alone. And eventually, she grew more and more attached and open to the group as a whole, dropping her cowardice when around them.

This doesn't mean that crippling personality trait doesn't remain. Fubuki has a tendency to hide in bushes when surrounded by people or when a hostile person she thinks she can't beat appears. That said, Fubuki is good with children.

Fubuki, despite her shy attitude, is a well-meaning girl. She found herself loving her time with her friends, even if she can't express it well. This is better shown when she rushed to the opportunity of reuniting the group with Shinku's letter, beelining to the Stone Pavilion to meet them as quickly as possible. She is also shown to care about Kanjuro, and did not judge him for not sending letters during the timeskip, since she knew he was probably unwell

Fubuki, despite appearing otherwise, is generally one of the most mentally solid people in the group, only really suffering with the pressure that she receives as a prodigy. As she is incredibly strong for her age, she was always revered and looked up to in the Snow Sect, despite her personality, and this pressure to succeed and to be come a powerful slayer while having the strong non-confrontational personality she has leads to an amount of stress that is inordinate, and even makes her hair gray. However, other than that, she remains mostly unshaken by events that usually deeply scar her fellows, seeing as she was obviously taken aback by Akaza's appearance, but she herself did not grow any more unwell from the event.

Fubuki, in reality, never wanted to be a Slayer, but as time went on, and her talent became more and more evident, she began to feel pressured into remaining as a Slayer. When combining that with the fact that she has no surviving family and no significant education, she finds herself having no life prospects other than merely being a Slayer, and that is yet another source of stress

Fubuki is however, not overrated when it comes to her power. She might not be innovative in her fighting style, not creating a single Form for her Style, which up to now is par for the course of her group, but she is still a formidable fighter, and after picking herself back up from a panic attack or whatever ails her in the battlefield, Fubuki grows serious, strategic and cold. She can force herself into ignoring anything that isn't the battle, like a crude Selfless State. This is something she doesn't control all too well, as she later apologized to Taro for using too much power during a sparring match, when he was clearly holding back himself.

## **Synopsis:**

Not much is known about Fubuki's backstory, only that she had a family, and lost it during a demon attack.

## **Abilities:**

**Superhuman Strength:** Fubuki, while being physically the second weakest of the group, only being above Ryo, is quite powerful in her own department, even if she does lack feats.

**Superhuman Speed:** Fubuki is the fastest member of her group, being capable of delivering attacks near instantaneously, and her nimbleness is one of her biggest strengths, using her techniques as swiftly as a Thunder Breathing user.

**Tactical Intellect:** Fubuki has displayed on numerous occasions her ability to think on her feet and act fast in the battlefield, strategizing to beat a few of her more complicated foes with little worries. Fubuki may not verbalize her tactics to her friends compared to Ryo, but she is quite capable.

**Total Concentration Breathing:** Fubuki has mastered her Breathing Style, and is therefore capable of using Total Concentration Breathing, putting her on a realm of power far above the average Slayer.

## **Fighting Style:**

**Skilled Swordswoman:** Fubuki is quite powerful in terms of swordsmanship, and is one of the most capable and technique-savvy members of her group, as she was shown to be able to briefly overwhelm Taro during their sparring match, even if he was holding back.

### **Breathing Style:**

**Snow Breathing** *(Yuki no Kokyu)*: Fubuki is incredibly capable with her Breathing Style, learning it directly from Seiji Kosetsu, the Snow Pillar. She is poised to be his successor due to a level of talent that is above the Pillar himself when he was at her age.

#### **Techniques:**

* **First Form: Hail Wheel** *(Ichi no Kata: Hyo Hoiru)* - The user spins their body around, swirling the sword in a quick wheel, the movement doesn't stop until the user deems the movement complete.

* **Second Form: Frostbite Weave** *(Ni no Kata: Tosho Ori)* - The user will jump around surfaces in a round pattern, and upon finding an opening, will dash forward to attack

* **Third Form: Blizzard Tide** *(San no Kata: Fubuki Shio)* - The user will slide through the ground, slicing through the opponent's legs to destabilize them

* **Fourth Form: Hailstorm** *(Shi no Kata: Hyo Arashi)* - The user will jump up and dash downward directly atop the enemy, slashing them in half vertically, or simply using the Form to break their fall, or perform a single, powerful attack.

* **Fifth Form: Frozen Lake** *(Go no Kata: Kotta Mizumi)* - Similarly to the Water Breathing's Eleventh Form, the user will be perfectly still. However, this form is designed to counter, over simply defend, meaning it is, however, more lacking in defensive capabilities.

* **Sixth Form: Below Zero** *(Roku no Kata: Rei Ika)* - The user dashes sideways, sliding across surfaces and changing bases constantly to confuse the enemy, hitting at a random point among those accessible to the user

* **Seventh Form: Snowfall** *(Shichi no Kata: Kosetsu)* - The user slowly repeatedly strikes a descending opponent from multiple angles

* **Eighth Form: Unthawable** *(Hachi no Kata: Kaito Dekinai)* - The user will strike the opponent's chest, before slicing through them in an upwards movement

* **Ninth Form: Freezing Hell** *(Ku no Kata: Itetsuku Jigoku)* - The user will rapidly slice through the enemy's body, more specifically limbs with the intent to incapacitate

* **Tenth Form: Evaporating Hail** *(Ju no Kata: Hyo no Johatsu)* - The user will slash upwards with all their strength. This is meant to be used when crouching or on the ground

* **Eleventh Form: Rain of Ice** *(Ju Ichi no Kata: Kori no Ame)* - The user will slash downwards with all their strength, this is meant to be used when the target is directly below the user.

* **Twelfth Form: Icicle Drop** *(Ju Ni no Kata: Tsurara Otosu)* - The user will fall directly on top of the opponent, piercing their skull in one downwards jab with all their weight

## **Equipment:**

**Standard Nichirin Katana:** Fubuki, as is common for a Demon Slayer, carries a baby blue colored Katana, as is expected from a Snow Breathing user. She has never broken, nor chipped the blade, and Fubuki uses a hexagonal handguard with a dark blue border and black innards.

## **Familiars:**

**Tsurara:** Fubuki's Crow, Tsurara, is quite

**Yorumaru:** Shared with his group, Yorumaru is a demon serpent that has displayed at the very least affection for the main group, while also providing support in battles with its abilities.

## **Battles:**

* Fubuki vs Duck Demon
* Fubuki and Mizushi vs Kujirashi
* Fubuki and Yorumaru vs Koriru
* Fubuki, Ryo, Taro, Iwajima and Shinku vs Hisame
* Fubuki, Kanjuro and Hibitaro vs Hyoshi
* Fubuki vs Ryori and Kishu
* Fubuki, Kanjuro, Ryo, Taro, Iwajima, Shinku, Aya, Gikuro and Yushibo vs Akaza
* Fubuki vs Taro (Sparring)
* Fubuki, Kanjuro, Ryo and Yorumaru vs Koriru

## **Trivia:**

* Fubuki's name is very straightforward in meaning, [Fubuki] meaning "Blizzard" and [Tokan] meaning "Bitter Cold". It is fairly obvious what these names mean when it comes to her.
* Fubuki's favorite food is watermelon
* Fubuki originally would just be an on-and-off comedic relief character that wouldn't have much relevance, but the author found her personality endearing enough to promote to protagonist, while also adding a female character to bounce off of the otherwise all male main cast
* Fubuki's openness level is, on a good day, 0,5%
* Fubuki's favorite color is red.
* Fubuki would be seen as attractive by most if not by her face being always contorted by stress or discomfort.
* If Fubuki was in Kimetsu Gakuen she would be a popular, but shy girl, and would constant reject boys not because of a distaste for them but because she'd be too embarassed and end up being rude on accident.