Kyojuro Rengoku
Kyojuro Rengoku is a male anime and manga character who features in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
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Biography
Kyojuro Rengoku (Japanese: (煉れん獄ごく 杏きょう寿じゅ郎ろう, Hepburn: Rengoku Kyōjurō?) was the eldest son of Shinjuro Rengoku. His father was known as the Flame Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps until his unexpected retirement. Kyojuro also had a younger brother who trained alongside him until their father ceased to teach them. His mother, Ruka Rengoku, passed away after battling an untreatable disease some time after giving birth to Senjuro.
Later on, he was present with his fellow Hashira when Tanjiro Kamado awakens. Shinobu Kocho notes that Tanjiro is on trial, for which Kyojuro sees no need for as he was protecting a Demon, which is a clear violation of conduct; he states that it was a matter they could deal with themselves. He then agrees with Gyomei Himejima's idea to kill Nezuko Kamado, witnessing shortly afterward Tanjiro's coughing fit, and remains silent when Mitsuri Kanroji asks if they should be dealing with their subordinate's trial without Kagaya Ubuyashiki's input. After Tanjiro headbutts Sanemi Shinazugawa, Kyojuro looks at Mitsuri when she laughs with a neutral expression.
Afterwards, Kyojuro was sent to investigate a series of brutal attacks plaguing a small village, believing it to be related to the incident surrounding the disappearance of forty passengers aboard the Mugen train. He meets with another demon slayer at a ramen shop and they discuss their next plan of action, to which he is informed the Mugen Train is being held at a maintenance facility after being put out of service. After finishing their meal, they set off to a nearby train station. They encounter a young girl, Fuku, saddened by the lack of customers buying her bento boxes as the news of the attacks is scaring everyone into staying inside after dark. Kyojuro unabashedly tells her he is looking for a demon, to which she angrily hurls her bean bun and retorts that demons don't exist. However, he is unfazed by her actions. After being calmed by her grandmother, Fuku apologizes and asks if he would like to buy some bento boxes. He happily buys them all and gives them to his companion, telling him to return to the Demon Slayer Corps as the bentos will make great gifts. Kyojuro, carrying a crate of bento boxes, boards a train headed for maintenance, believing he will be taken to the same facility as the Mugen train. After being confronted by a train conductor and told the Mugen train's actual location, he leaps off the train and heads to the repair shed. There, he sees the train and senses the faint scent of a demon, confirming a demon is responsible for the disappearances. He is met by a worker, to whom Kyojuro claims he was sent to the facility and give the workers the bento boxes. As the workers eat, Kyojuro is told the train is being repaired and will be put back into service again, unnerving him. Suddenly, a scream is heard, forcing Kyojuro to confront the situation. A marked demon appears, responsible for the attacks reported, clutching a young worker in his claws and causing him to bleed heavily. Kyojuro tells the culprit to surrender him, but the demon tells him human food disgusts him now, stepping on a bento box, to which he adds that he only eats humans he find palpable and killed the ones he did not.
The demon activated their Blood Demon Art, enabling him to speed around the Hashira and taunt him. Kyojuro would acknowledge his speed but warned the demon to not get cocky facing him. He informed the demon the woman he attacked was slated to make a full recovery, angering him. Seeing the destroyed bento box, the demon decides to kill the bento vendors to spite Kyojuro. He tries to kill the worker, but Kyojuro slices off both his hands and forces him to retreat. After treating the boy's injuries, he is met with other demon slayers, telling them to take charge here while he confronts the demon. Kyojuro heads towards the demon's trail and follows the train tracks, using his Total Concentration Breathing to accelerate him to incredible speeds. The demon found Fuku and tried to kill her but was momentarily distracted by Fuku's grandmother. Fuku tries to escape but he catches her outside and tries to crush her throat. Kyojuro arrives in time, slices the demon's achilles and saves Fuku. He confronts him again as he tries to kill Fuku's grandmother, repeating his words not to get cocky. The demon tries to challenge him over who was truly faster; if he is able to kill him before he kills her. To which Kyojuro responds that the challenge was unnecessary. He mocks the demon for being slow and rushes forward instantly, decapitating the unsuspecting demon with his Flame Breathing, First Form: Unknowing Fire. The scene reminds Fuku's grandmother of when she herself was saved by the Flame Hashira, recognizing Kyojuro's haori and manner of sheathing his blade. To this, Kyojuro states that it was likely his father Shinjuro who saved her; he is simply following in his footsteps to save people from demons. As Kakushi arrive on the scene, Kyojuro confirms the demon is dead and the Mugen train will be repaired for service the next day. When his companion expressed relief that the situation finally over, the Hashira adds that it was likely a more powerful demon that what he just faced that is responsible for the train's disappearance. As the sun sets, Kyojuro boards the Mugen train for his investigation when he meets Fuku and her grandmother again. They offer beef pot bento boxes in gratitude for his heroic actions, to which he happily accepts and takes Fuku's entire stock. The two bid him good luck on his mission and the train leaves the station.
During the journey, while devouring his eleventh bento box while shouting 'delicious', Tanjiro, who was told to meet him, introduces the Hashira to Inosuke Hashibira, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Nezuko, who he recognizes during Tanjiro's trial with the Master. After he finishes his food and Tanjiro explains his question about Hinokami Kagura, Kyojuro energetically answers that he doesn't know what Hinokami Kagura is and that this is his first time hearing about it. He says that he was delighted that Tanjiro applied his father's dance to his fighting style, then swiftly changes the subject and tells Tanjiro that he should become his Tsuguko. Tanjiro tells him to slow down and asks if he can at least try and help a little more to answer his question. Kyojuro says that Flame Breathing has a long history, and says that there has always been a Hashira in every age who uses Water Breathing and one who uses Flame Breathing. He explains that the other Breathing Styles were derived from either those two or Wind Breathing, Stone or Thunder. Kyojuro then asks Tanjiro what color his Nichirin Sword is, to which the latter responds that it was black, and Kyojuro laughs out and says that that must be unfortunate. Tanjiro asks why that is, and, as the train starts to take off, Kyojuro explained that he had simply never seen a swordsman with a black blade become a Hashira before, and that he's heard people whose blades turn black don't even know which Breathing Style to master. Seeing Tanjiro's face, he tells him not to worry and that he would train him up back at his house. The Train Conductor then comes over to the four of them to stamp their tickets. Tanjiro smells something unusual, and Kyojuro appears to sense it too as he asks the conductor to step aside, simultaneously preparing his sword. A large-bodied demon appears at the other end of the carriage, and Kyojuro wonders if it was hiding with its Blood Demon Art unbeknownst to him ,before darting forward to behead it with the Flame Breathing, First Form: Unknowing Fire. The demon's dead body falls to the floor, only for Kyojuro to add that a second one is nearby, prompting Tanjiro and Inosuke to follow him. As the frightened crowd flee to another carriage, they find the demon cornering a single passenger, leading Inosuke to charge ahead and ignoring the two. When he is nearly hit by its long arms, Kyojuro rushes forward to save Inosuke and the passenger, before using his Flame Breathing, Second Form: Rising Scorching Sun to kill it. An amazed Tanjiro, Inosuke and Zenitsu all declare they would love to be his Tsuguko, leading him to laugh and state that he would gladly train them all.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Kyojuro Rengoku was a young human adult male of tall stature and muscular-athletic build with long bright yellow hair with red streaks akin to flames along with two shoulder-length bangs and two chin-length bangs on the side of his head, black forked eyebrows, and golden eyes that fade to red with white pupils.
Kyojuro was greatly enthusiastic in regard to his duties as a Hashira, and often came across as cheerfully eccentric. He was amiable, pure of heart, and boasted extraordinary technique and swordsmanship stemming from strict practice and discipline. He was an honorable warrior who adhered to his code of morals and principles that was instilled into him by his mother at a young age—the most significant being his belief that those who were born strong have a duty to protect the weak.
Kyojuro also loved his family immensely, displaying great respect and worry towards his father, Shinjuro Rengoku, despite him growing slowly more aggressive and apathetic towards Kyojuro. He is incredibly encouraging and optimistic towards his little brother, Senjuro Rengoku, believing in him and wishing him the best no matter what. This is further accentuated during his death where his final words for his father and his little brother were "take care of your body" and "follow your dreams no matter what". Kyojuro also believes that if someone lacks immense skill, their hard work towards their dreams and desire to help people doesn't count for nothing.
Powers and abilities
Kyojuro Rengoku
Though his father stopped training him, Kyojuro began to train himself to become a Hashira by learning from the guide book of the Flame Breathing style, a book which only had three volumes.
As a Hashira, Kyojuro was a very powerful and skilled fighter. He had incredibly honed senses, such as when he was able to sense and perceive Akaza's immense presence and demon aura which he uses to discern that he was an Upper Rank.
As a Demon Slayer Corps Hashira, Kyojuro was one of the most powerful and skilled swordsmen in the entire organization.
He was trained in the art of Flame Breathing (炎ほのおの呼こ吸きゅう Honō no kokyū?) that was a breathing style taught to Kyojuro by the previous Flame Hashira, Shinjuro Rengoku. He had later mastered by reading the instruction books left behind by previous Flame Hashira in the Rengoku Family. As the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro was his generation's most skilled Flame Breathing user. He became evidently proficient in fighting with this Breathing Style, being able to singlehandedly defeat former Lower Rank Two, Hairo and later hold his own against Upper Rank Three, Akaza.
Notes
- Kyojuro Rengoku was created by Koyoharu Gotōge where he featured in the setting of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba universe.
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Appearances
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