Jousuke Kurayami

**Jousuke Kurayami** (倉闇定助, Kurayami Jousuke) is a Demon Slayer and the Shadow Hashira (影柱, Kage Bashira) of the Demon Slayer Corps.

## Appearance

Jousuke is a young man with a tall, muscular build. He has a pale complexion and what seem to be black markings on his face. He has black, medium length hair with a couple white strands of hair. His eyes are black with white irises and slightly red eye bags. His body is covered in scars from past fights.

Jousuke wears the standard Demon Slayer uniform without sleeves, similar to Tengen Uzui, but slightly baggier hakama pants, white, gray and black leg-wraps with black zōri sandals. He wears a haori that fades from white to black. It has a trimming with black and white horizontal lines. He completes this with black fingerless gloves and white bandages

## Personality

Jousuke is considered closed-minded and reckless young man due to his past with a certain demon. He won't think twice to kill as many demons as he can. This lack of empathy for demons was born after the slaughtering of his parents.

He is also known to be jealous and protective when it comes to his love interest Etsumi, not wanting Tanjirō or Zenitsu to be anywhere near her.

Although, he's not completely heartless. At times, he is shown to be listening and open-minded, understanding of the situation the Kamado siblings were going through, both Tanjirō and Jousuke sharing almost similar circumstances.

## Abilities and Powers

### **Physical Abilities**

**• Enhanced Physical Prowess**: As a member of the Hashira, Jousuke'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.

### **Swordsmanship**

• **Master Swordsman:** Being a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Jousuke is one of the most powerful and skilled swordsmen in the entire organization.

### **Mental Abilities**

• **Enhanced Mental Prowess:** As a seasoned swordsman who underwent incredibly harsh and intense training, Jousuke possesses above average mental capabilities. He could process information and think clearly at supernatural speeds, proven by fighting Upper Rank Demons, who can think at equally or slightly faster speeds. As another testament to his mental capabilities, he has incredible concentration abilities and wits. With an arsenal of techniques at his disposal, Jousuke has to be really decisive and sagacious when using them, proven when he could hold his own against "an Upper Rank."

**Shadow Breathing**: A Breathing Style derived from Sun Breathing and perfected by Jousuke himself.

1. **First Form: Dark Pierce** - Jousuke lunges and stabs through his opponent.
2. **Second Form: Shadowed Path** - Jousuke runs towards his opponent slashing through multiple places.
3. **Third Form: Obscure Umbra** - Jousuke jumps high and slashes his opponent as quickly as possible.
4. **Fourth Form: Faded Gloom** - Jousuke moves around his opponent and stabs through them.
5. **Fifth Form: Dusky Night** - Jousuke moves his sword in a circular motion, deeply slashing through his opponent.
6. **Sixth Form: Perpetual Darkness** - Jousuke swings his sword in a grid-like motion indefinitely.
7. **Seventh Form: Beauty of a Dark Cloud** - The personal creation of Jousuke after Etsumi’s death. He combines the former techniques but moves in a much quicker speed.

## Battles

Jousuke Kurayami Battles

**Infinity Castle Arc**

* Jousuke Kurayami, Riko Kurayami, Inosuke Hashibira, Kanao Tsuyuri vs Doma

**Sunrise Countdown Arc**

* Demon Slayers vs Muzan Kibutsuji and Kokushibō