Top 20 Strongest Demon Slayer Characters Ranked

in this video we'll be ranking the top 20 characters in demon slayer we will start with the weakest upper moon daki and by the end of the video we'll be covering some of the most powerful characters daki is a very powerful demon that is more than 100 years old she along with her brother is the main antagonist in the entertainment district arc daki has been personally acknowledged by muzan himself as being a special demon it's been noted that daki was able to kill and eat seven hashidas in the past further exemplifying her strength and if you think that's crazy just remember that there are 19 more characters stronger than her her flesh detachment in the form of a sentient obisash was strong enough to hold off the combined efforts of zenitsu inosuke makio and suma the former two being seasoned demon slayers while the latter two being shinobis even a weaker form of daki was already too much for tanjiro who had begun to actively use the hinokami kagura in combat after her obi spread across the entire city returns to her daki's power dramatically increases so much though that her speed in this form was incomparable from before in this form her sashies also become more durable allowing them to slice nezuko's body in half and destroy buildings with ease furthermore once gyutaro's eye is implanted in her daki's power is amplified once again giving her improved speed and reflexes that can outclass the likes of zenitsu's thunderclap and flash technique this also allows daki to coordinate her attacks with her brother drastically increasing their offensive output even though she held the lowest number for the upper ranked demons she showed immense power proving just how strong the upper moons are let's continue this list with one of the fan favorites number 19 inosuke hashibita we first saw him at suzumi mansion and he quickly became a very important part of the show inosuke is a very skilled and talented swordsman as he was able to learn total concentration breathing on his own and developed his very own breathing style known as beast breathing based on his own instincts and upbringing in the mountains by wild boars he passed final selection and became a demon slayer without any formal training inosuke is more than capable of hunting and slaying demons on his own as he easily killed the horned demon in a tsuzumi mansion without any trouble he has shown on multiple occasions to be able to hold his own and contribute in fights against upper ranked demons including upper rank 6 gyutaro and daki as well as the much stronger upper rank 2 doma he is also incredibly gifted possessing inhuman senses and superhuman flexibility as well as natural aptitude in combat most impressively inosuke was able to fend off the demon king muzan along with his fellow comrades showing the skill that is equal to a hashida number 18 zenitsu agatsuma even though it was never officially stated that zenitsu is stronger than inosuke we rated him higher on the list due to the massive potential of his breathing style from the beginning zenitsu comes off as a very talented demon slayer though he denies this zenitsu's true strength awakens when he is asleep as that's when his nerves that normally keep him from accessing his true strength give out making him more sagacious calm and precise in combat which allowed him to instantly decapitate the tongue demon and defeat the spider demon by himself he was later able to defend three entire train carts that were being under attack by enmu a few months after that he was able to stand on equal grounds with an awakened daki with the assistance of inosuke and later managed to blitz her with thunderclap and flash his signature ability as further credence to his strength zenitsu was able to advance to the highest point of the hashida training however his true strength seems to manifest when zenitsu can fight while awake as he managed to match the new upper rank six kaigaku in power by himself and later decapitated him using his own seventh form flaming thunder god by the end of the series zenit2's strength more than likely matched that of the hashida the first hashida on our list is obanai iguro coming in on the 17th spot as a hashida of the demon slayer core obanai is a very powerful and skilled swordsman 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 core with one functioning eye this combined with his small physique and subpar physical strength makes it especially impressive that obani managed to attain hashida's status during the infinity castle arc obanai was able to quickly decapitate numerous demons and hold back the newly appointed upper rank 4 nakime when engaging in battle with the demon king obani was able to land a lot of hits on him slashing off limbs and nearly beheading him over the course of the battle after he and the rest of the demon slayers were heavily injured by muzan's attack obanai was the first one to regain consciousness and aid tanjido despite having his eyes clawed out during the earlier attack since muzan was severely weakened by the drugs in his system obani and tanjido managed to fend off and push the demon king into a corner by themselves displaying incredible stamina and endurance despite getting directly hit by muzan's shockwave technique he still took a hit for tanjido when muzan was able to bite his head off even though obanite lost his life at the end of the battle he was undoubtedly one of the biggest contributors in subduing the demon king and if you're strong enough to hold the ground against muzan you're definitely deserving a place on our list in 16th place is another hashida tengen uzue the sound pillar even though we only got to see him fighting in the entertainment district arc he showed incredible skill as he was fighting two upper moon demons tengan has displayed incredible physical feats of strength and speed being the second physically strongest hashida in the current generation as well as being the fastest runner of all the hashida as he was raised by shinobis and trained ruthlessly to become a true shinobi himself he had developed other great qualities as well skills wise he could match the combat proficiency of both daki and gyotaro both of which are upper ranked demons that have fought and killed exactly 22 hashidas in the past tengan was also able to effortlessly decapitate daki without her even realizing it impressively he was able to fend off the combined efforts of daki and gyotaro while being infected by a poison that would kill someone instantly under normal circumstances tengan has also showcased great skill and precision in using explosives minimizing damage dealt to the surroundings and maximizing the damage dealt to his opponents due to his shinobi training tengens has great technical skills and sharper senses especially his sense of hearing which helped him greatly during the course of his battles even after losing his left arm to gyutaro tengan was still able to keep up with the upper ranks movements further exemplifying his extraordinary combat proficiency number 15 gyutaro as the true upper rank 6 gyutaro is an incredibly powerful demon with over a century worth of combat experience under his belt making him an extremely deadly individual having killed a total of 15 hashida in the past his immense skills and abilities were evident as he possessed the means to easily combat both tengen and tanjuro at the same time even when the battle turned in the favor of the demon slayers yutaro and daki quickly managed to take control of the situation and overwhelm them another testament to his power is the fact that despite being killed in battle yutaro was still capable of severely injuring and meimin tengen tanjiro and inosuke and would have likely killed them if not for his own arrogance getting the better of him muzan kibutsuji later stated that he regretted not letting yudaro fight from the start and that if he did he would probably be victorious against demon slayers number 14 gyoko as the holder of the fifth highest position in the 12 kazuki gyoko is an extremely powerful demon his unique blood demon art and techniques allow him to easily outclass the average demons and give him the necessary edge to overwhelm and kill even the most skilled and powerful swordsmen in the demon slayer core as upper rank 5 gyoko is more powerful than gyutero and daki although we can't be sure since we never saw them fight each other in the case of the emergency yoko can molt in and transform into his true form boosting all his abilities and liberating him from his vase allowing him to move freely without needing to teleport gyoko's true body is extremely durable the upper rank remarked that the scales that cover his body are harder than diamonds furthermore whatever dyoko touches is transmuted into fish making him extremely dangerous to fight in close range most notably in his duel with muichiro gyoko was able to overpower and hold the hashida back for the majority of their fight even managing to bring him to the brink of death if not for gyoko's inherent egotistical nature and muichiro awakening his demon slayer mark the upper rank would probably be able to kill him number 13 tanjiro kamado throughout the series tanjiro slowly becomes more and more powerful with each of his encounters and battles against the demons even from the very beginning of his training tanjido has always been a sword fighting prodigy starting out with skills rivaling sabito and avenging his death by defeating the hand demon despite being mizonotu ranked his skill with the sword was superior to many of his seniors he was able to go toe-to-toe with many lower-ranked demons and defeat them kanjido's first big transition in power came when he was struggling to inflict any damage on lower moon demon rui he was then able to use a secret technique called hinokami kagura a type of sun breathing with this new power tanjido could easily slice through rui's threads and finally manage to injure him after going through rehabilitation and learning total concentration breeding tangido became strong enough to stand on equal ground against an upper moon demon daki he was able to use hinokamikagura again during the battle and was very close to beheading the demon all by himself even after being physically exhausted from his fight against daki he was able to assist tangent in his battle against gyutero and later awakened his demon slayer mark and beheaded the demon tanjido was even able to defeat the upper rank 3 akaza whom he had a great hate for after akaza killed his friend and hashida rengoku both he and yu struggled against upper moon but in the end kanjido was able to behead him after accessing the transparent world and selfless state after the fight tanjido and gyu encountered the demon king himself tangido managed to hold him off despite losing one of his eyes and being poisoned almost losing his life as a result after muzan defeated all demon slayers that were attacking him kanjido was able to fight against him single-handedly muzan expressed feelings of unease towards tanjiro due to the similarities between him and yorichi the strongest demon slayer and swordsman to ever exist with the help of obanai tanjido managed to drive the demon king into the corner and stall him until sunrise putting an end to muzan once and for all number 12 muichiro tokito muichiro tokito often referred to as the chosen one is missed hashira of the demon slayer core and arguably the member with the most development potential as muichiro was the descendant of the upper rank 1 kokushibo the former demon slayer who used moon breathing muichiro was born with special abilities like him he joined the demon slayer corps at a very young age by harsh training and already present strength he became a hashida in only two months leaving everyone shocked he could easily overpower demon slayers older than him like tanjido inosuke and zenitsu after awakening his demon slayer mark muichiro is able to single-handedly defeat gyoko upper rank 5 with relative ease even after the upper rank assumed his true form demonstrating just how powerful he really was his technique was also praised by kokushibu for being well developed for one so young later on in the fight his contributions proved to be crucial in upper rank 1's defeat after unlocking the transparent world and the ability to turn his nietzsche and sword into a bright red color moichiro was able to land a critical blow on upper rank 1 which played a pivotal role in his defeat number 11. nakime nakime is actually the first upper moon we see in anime but at that time she was not officially a member of the 12 kazuki she was granted the title after form upper rank 4 hantengu was killed by tanjiro upon obtaining the rank and presumably receiving more blood from muzan she displayed the new ability to create and detach several eyeballs from her body this allowed her to spy on others from a long range with this new ability she was able to successfully find and locate the positions of nearly all members of the demon slayer corps as well as the hidden mansion of kagaya ubuyashiki who had gone to extreme lengths to hide its location from even the highest ranking members of the demon slayer corps despite not displaying much in terms of fighting ability as the holder of the fourth highest position in the organization nakime is an extremely powerful demon she was capable of using unorthodox blood demon art to deny the efforts of obanai and mitsuri at beheading her and stalled the two hashida for most of the infinity castle arc with neither of the two skilled combatants being able to so much as scratch her her signature ability was the creation of the infinity castle nakime's blood demon art takes the form of an extra dimensional space that houses a fortress of infinite scale as the owner of this infinite fortress nakime also possesses dominion over the space being able to manipulate and alter it at will by simply strumming her biwa in her fortress there are countless rooms with seemingly endless variety like an open room filled with giant pillars where the fight against kokushibo took place a small garden where the fight against doma took place and a corridor leading to several other rooms where the fight against akaza took place nakime sits at the center of the infinity castle with the entire space being distorted around her with such a unique ability we think that nakime definitely deserves her position of upper rank 4 and 11th place on our list number 10 hantengu hantengu is the main antagonist in the swordsmith village arc and one of the most interesting demons in the whole demon slayer world he has seven different forms where each one is spawned after the previous one is killed as the holder of the fourth highest title in the twelve kazuki hantengu is one of the most powerful demons in the series with his blood demon art he's able to create four clones of himself all of them possessing the same caliber of strength as an upper ranked demon these clones were able to hold off and overwhelm the combined efforts of tanjiro nezuko and genya genya stated that hantengu was particularly difficult to defeat as demon slayers would have to play cat and mouse looking for the main body while being chased down by four upper ranked level demons as another testament to his strength when the four clones fused into one form zohakuten he was once again capable of fending off all three demon slayers as well as the love hashida mitsuri even after the love hashida awakened her demon slayer mark she could only evade and dodge zohakuten's attacks and stall until the demon slayers defeated the main body hantengu as zohakuten and tanjiro stated mitsuri would have run out of stamina and died if not for the sun rising and hantengu being killed number 9 kyojiro rengoku when it comes to hashida's kyojiro is one of the fan favorites apart from his goofy personality he's extremely dedicated to his job and has slain many demons while being flame hashira he became a hashida by single-handedly defeating lower rank ii haido who even appraised his swordsmanship before he died moreover his father the previous flame hashida stated that after he stopped teaching his son kiyojiro trained himself by learning from the guidebook of the flame breeding style a book which only had three volumes one of rengoku's greatest abilities was his extra sensory perception as seen when he was capable of sensing demonic presences faster and more accurately than tanjido he detected two demons on the train before anyone else did kyojiro was also able to perceive tanjiro's injuries and torn blood vessels accurately which allowed him to teach the boy how to stop the bleeding preventing him from dying as another testament to his strength even the fourth most powerful demon of all time akaza acknowledged kyojito's strength he even went as far as to offer to turn kyojiro into a demon so he could surpass his human limits and become stronger something he only offered to swordsmen whose abilities were trained to their absolute limits akaza also complemented his battle spirit and stated that it's getting close to the realm of the highest which implied that he was incredibly close to obtaining the transparent world and the selfless state even though rengoku died in his battle against akaza he showed just how strong he really is and was almost able to kill upper rank three all by himself number eight you tomiyoka gyu is the first hashida we got to see in anime is the current water hashira and the main reason for tanjido's joining the demon slayer corps as he was the one to send him to trainer sakonji during his fight against akaza upper moon said himself that giu is the strongest demon slayer that he has fought in a long time because of this fact we had to put him higher on the list than rengoku from the beginning giu showed just how powerful hashidas truly are he was able to easily defeat the father spider demon in his transformed state and rui lower rank five something tangible and inosuki failed to accomplish gyu was also shown easily beating dozens of demons equal to that of the lower ranks of the 12th kazuki during his fight against akaza he was able to hold his own the demon was amazed by gyu's skills to the point where that he offered to transform the hashida into a demon the same proposal he made to ringoku when he first awakened his mark view was able to momentarily overpower akaza repeatedly cutting his arms slicing his body and even cutting his neck when he encountered the demon king muzan eu was able to hold him off for a decent amount of time along with tanjido and later played a pivotal role in his defeat moreover after tanjiro became a demon eu was the first to act and fend him off defending zenitsu and akakushi while fighting evenly with him long enough for him to be turned back to a human the seventh character on our list is sanemi the wind pillar we can't be sure if he is actually stronger than gu because in a sparring match both pillars were able to hold their own it is sanami's wind breathing and its attacking characteristics that made us rank him higher than giu sanomi has displayed his extraordinary abilities and proficiency in combat on multiple occasions in the infinity castle arc sonomy was shown to be capable of annihilating dozens of demons comparable to lower ranked demons and later could hold his own against upper rank 1 kokushibu according to kokushibo sanemi's physical abilities and techniques have reached their absolute maximum kokushibu also commented that sanomi and gyome were highly skilled even among the ranks of the hashida one of his signature abilities is actually his own blood sanomi's blood was revealed to be one of the rarest blood types making it incredibly intoxicating to demons it's also unique due to its intense potency even the smallest width of his blood immediately causes demons to salivate and lose focus as his blood was able to affect even the strongest of the upper ranks kokushibo however its effects waned after a while and was proven to be completely ineffective against muzan despite his blood's potency nezuko was shown to be able to resist it due to her own strong conviction and will he is also thought to be a hashida with the best stamina his incredible stamina and pain endurance also shone through during his battle with kokushibo where he could keep up with the upper ring demon for an extended period of time by himself without the demon slayer mark and upon receiving numerous severe injuries from one of kokoshibu's techniques still continued to fight which left demons in shock number six akaza when it comes to demons and their backstories akasa surely has a unique one as a child without martial arts training akaza could defeat and knock grown men unconscious on his own at the age of 18 after learning the martial arts from kaizo he was capable of single-handedly annihilating 67 trained adult swordsmen with his bare fists a feat which even muzen couldn't believe was performed by a mere human even after muzan transformed him into a demon he continued fighting barehanded as the holder of the third highest position in the 12 kazuki akaza is an extremely powerful demon and combatant having been able to defeat rengoku and numerous hashida as well as countless demon slayers in the past akaza possesses incredible abilities and attributes most notably his martial arts prowess which can outmatch the swordsmanship of even the most skilled demon slayers and his ability to sense fighting spirit which allows him to predict his opponent's attacks and discern their weaknesses making him highly unbeatable during the infinity castle arc he was able to fight and overwhelm both tangido and giu during their fight despite them both being hashida level swordsman with the demon slayer marks akasad was only defeated when tanjido awakened the selfless state which directly countered his extra-sensory perception even after being decapitated akazan managed to regrow his head through sheer willpower and his extraordinary regenerative abilities if akazad didn't lose his will to continue fighting he would have certainly killed both demon slayers as he had already rendered them extremely fatigued number 5 doma as the holder of upper rank 2 doma is the second highest ranking member in the 12 kazuki and the third strongest demon in existence his combination of combat skill and his powerful cryokinetic blood demon art in battle is powerful enough to overwhelm and defeat the insect hashida shinobu without any difficulty and he also noted to have defeated kane kocho the late flower hashira in the past doma was also able to take out inosuke and kanau who were on par with the hashidas simultaneously without much effort either according to doma akaza who holds the rank of upper 3 would have no chance of defeating him in battle as further credence to doma's immense power he rarely fights seriously and instead adopts a casual and carefree attitude even in life and death situations against the most powerful demon slayers only ever becoming serious when his life is in serious danger such as when the deadly effects of shinobu's poisons became apparent his cryokinesis blood demon art is what actually makes him upper rank too he can generate ice and frost from his flesh and blood and can spawn it anywhere in his vicinity as well as manipulating it at will allowing him to unleash incredibly potent ice techniques additionally the ice created from his blood demon art is extremely lethal to those that inhale it causing the cells of the victim's lungs to die and rendering them unable to breathe normally his ice has also been noted to be extremely cold as shown when the air around doma's ice was cold enough to make shinobu's lungs feel as if they were about to burst and nearly freeze kanawha's body and surroundings just by coming into contact with it even though doma was defeated in the end we think that if he took the fight more seriously from the start he would definitely be able to kill all three of his opponents number four giome himejima gyome is the stone pillar and one of the strongest humans to ever live he is stated by both tanjido and inosuke to be the strongest demon slayer in the entire organization as remarked by tengen uzui guiome climbed to the rank of a hashida in a mere two months this is further given credence by kokushimo who noted that guillemet's physical abilities have been trained to their absolute maximum and also stated that in the last 300 years he's not encountered a warrior as strong as guillemet he was able to put up a fight against the strongest upper rank without the use of his demon slayer mark further showing the extent of his skill later during his battle he revealed that he too had awakened his mark appearing as cracked earth fissure-like patterns on both of his forearms when activated it drastically increases his physical abilities such as his strength speed and stamina allowing him to fight the upper rank for an extended period of time due to being blind guillemet has compensated and alternated his senses to adapt to his condition effectively developing a superhuman sense of hearing his sense of hearing was so acute that gilman could accurately discern and interact with his surroundings normally even engaging in high speed combat with demons without trouble guillemet uses the sound of his change rattling to tell the exact position the chain is in and he uses that to guide his axe and flail during combat after the fight against kokoshibo geome who was injured and slightly fatigued was able to contribute to driving muzan into a corner gyome is definitely the strongest out of all the hashidas in the demon slayer core and that's why he's ranked so high on this list number three kokushibo kokushibu formerly known as michikatsu tsukikuni is the brother of yorichitsukuni the original creator of breathing styles jealousy and hate towards his brother led him to accept muzan's offer to become a demon believing that he will become stronger than his brother and that he will never die kokoshibo was an extraordinarily powerful demon proven to be the strongest of the 12 kazuki and the second strongest demon in existence just behind the demon king muzan kibutsuji himself as one of the oldest demons in the series he had battled numerous demon slayers and obtained vast experience and knowledge of combat he was able to easily decipher the techniques and skills of the hashidas and overwhelm them in battle his physique is one of the most polished and immense in the existence as not only is he a user of total concentration breathing but also a marked individual as well as a member of the 12 kazuki who possesses the highest concentration of muzan's blood he created his own breathing style moon breathing but is still to this day one of the most powerful breaths in the world these overall abilities and skills allowed kokushibu to defeat to hashira with minimal effort and then fight against both sanemi and gyome the latter of which was considered to be the most powerful among hashidas even when guillemet and sanemi awakened their demon slayer marks which increased their physical abilities way above their normal limits he was still capable of holding his own against both of them simultaneously as a testament to his might it ultimately took a combo of attacks from guillaume sanemimuichiro and genya all of which who were exceptionally strong individuals to even land a significant injury on him he was so strong the only way that the demon slayers had a chance at winning was to immobilize him which took the lives of muichiro and genya the latter needing to use a blood demon arc in order to do so meaning that normal attacks wouldn't work against kokushibo at all toward the end of their fight he even acquired the ability to regenerate his severed head leaving the sun as his only weakness ultimately kokoshibu's loss was mostly a result of his resolve wavering upon realizing that his lust for power had turned him into a monster causing him to stop regenerating rather than the skills of his opponents finally the next one on our list is demon lord himself muzak kibutsuji before we start with explaining muzan's powers we think that muzan should share this place with tanjido's demon king form although we only see this form of tangido briefly near the end of the manga it's clear that his strength was outstanding we don't want to make a separate entry for this form since there isn't enough information about it so if you wondered where we put it it's the second place now let's go back to explaining muzan as the first demon to exist and as the progenitor of all demons muzan is the strongest demon in existence and possesses tremendous power and attributes far superior to all of the 12 kazuki after consuming the blue spider lily muzan developed supernatural blood with special properties that can transform humans into demons once ingested his special blood also seems to give rise to a plethora of special abilities unique to demons such as powerful regeneration the power to shape shift immortality an accelerated growth rate enhanced physical prowess and even supernatural abilities called blood demon arts muzan can control demons he created to a certain extent as seen when he was able to take control of nakeme's body in order to try to force absorption of yushido's cells in order to stop his interference when he attempted to use sir power of the infinity castle during the course of the series we could see muzan in many forms but his combat form is where his power really lays in this form he's strong enough to create massive craters in the ground or destroy entire chunks of buildings the sharp two jaws located all over his body in this form not only serve as his main form of offense in battle but also have the purpose of helping him recover faster since he could use the jaws to tear apart his opponents and eat their flesh his immense abilities were best displayed when he was able to hold his own against five hashidas he was later able to put tanjido in a state of near death in a single attack and would have nearly killed mitsuri had she not been rescued by fellow demon slayers geomet yu sunemi and obanai would have also succumbed to his poison and died if they didn't receive antidotes after approximately 30 minutes of fighting against the hashida muzan manifested leg whips which increased his attack speed exponentially to a point where he instantly defeated the exhausted demon slayers however it was later revealed that muzan was gradually becoming slower due to tamayo's aging medicine which has been affecting him for the entirety of the battle despite this he was still able to easily defeat the demon slayers and hold the advantage over tanjido who mastered sun breathing although muzan was a demon lord with seemingly infinite power there's one character who is even stronger than him and that's none other than yorichitsugikuni who takes a top spot on our list yorichi is the strongest known demon slayer in history being born with the demon slayer mark transparent world and selfless state as well as possessing a godlike physique and innate swordsmanship talent as a child who has never picked up a sword before he was able to defeat a trained sword instructor effortlessly and he was referred to as a miraculous prodigy beyond compare after training as a demon slayer yorichi could defeat multiple demons to where his older brother stated that he as a child couldn't even compare to him as an adult he alone was able to corner muzan kibutsuji and overpowered him in an instant and handed him on the verge of death until he managed to escape despite having avoided death muzen was deeply scarred by that encounter referring to him as a monster and even the side of his earrings made him tremble in shock and the mere memories of yorichi caused the bodies of other demons who have never met him to tremble shortly before his death of at least 85 years in age he'd battled his older twin brother kokoshibo who turned into a demon despite both his old age and apparent blindness he quickly gained the upper hand in the battle with a single move sillating his throat before he finally died standing up unscathed kokoshibu himself admits that if yorici launched a second swing before dying he would have killed him while commenting yorichi's power was still in his prime yorichi's strength is not even comparable to anyone else in the entire story he was the first breathing style user and the only one who got muzan to his knees therefore he is deserving of first place on our list click on this video where we explained all breathing styles in demon's lair

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Published: Tue Feb 15 2022