Shinobu Kochō
Nezuko Kamado is a female character who features in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
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Biography
Shinobu Kochō (Japanese: 胡蝶 しのぶ, Hepburn: Kochō Shinobu) was a female human born centuries ago in the lands of Japan. She was the youngest daughter of the Kocho family where she lived alongside her mother, father and her older sister Kanae. Shinobu was said to had lived a loving and caring life until her parents were slaughtered at the hands of demons in front of her alongside her sister. They were only saved by the intervention of Gyomei Himejima who was one of the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. The death of their parents led to the surviving Kocho volunteering to join the ranks of the Demon Slayers where the sisters vowed to protect one another along with preventing others from experiencing the same loss as themselves. Her along with Kanae managed to pass the test of moving a boulder and convinced Himejima to introduce them to a cultivator. Years later, she accompanied her sister on a trip where they encountered a young girl being led away as a slave on a bridge. This attracted Kanae's attention and she went to investigate where she decided to take the girl back to their home at the Butterfly Estate. The young girl was purchased by Kanae and given the name Kanao Tsuyuri where she was trained to become the next Tsuguko. Shinobu came to quickly realise that Kanao's upbringing had led to the girl only following orders and that she would not even eat unless she was commanded to do so. Despite these setbacks, Kanae had the young girl stay with them and trained to become a Demon Slayer.
She along with Giyu Tomioka were dispatched to the Natagumo Mountain following the death of a number of Mizunotu Demon Slayers with the two Hashira sent to reinforce the warriors there that were beset upon by demons.
Overview
Personality and attributes
She ultimately looked to bring out her sister Kanae's dream of living in a world peacefully with demons.
Shinobu was shown to be capable of manipulating people such as when she used Inosuke's pride and flirted with Zenitsu in order to get them to partake in training.
It was revealed that despite her smile that there was a deep-seated anger hidden beneath the façade. This was because she felt hatred for demons for the losses she experienced in her life. However, she maintained a caring and smiling outlook following her sisters demise with Shinobu wanting Kanae's dream to become fulfilled.
After meeting Tajiro, she made a request of him to help fulfil the dream of a world where humans and demons could live in peace with one another.
Powers and abilities
Kocho was knowledgeable in the use of poisons with her able to create a variety of them that could even kill Demons.
In time, she came to be a skilled Demon Slayer where she rose to the position as one of the Hashira (柱はしら, Hashira?).
As a Demon Slayer, she came to utilise a breathing technique to enhance her fighting potential with this being the Breath of the Insect (蟲むしの呼こ吸きゅう, Mushi no kokyū?) that had branched out from the Flower Breath and itself branched out of the Water Breath.
Her katana was notable in that it was apparent that the blade along with Shinobu's lack of strength made it incapable of cutting off the head of a demon. However, it was modified with a stinger designed to inject Wisteria poisons into her quarry thus allowing her to circumvent this issue.
She maintained a home at the Butterfly Mansion that served as a place for rest and recovery for those under Kocho's care.
Notes
- Shinobu Kochō was created by Koyoharu Gotōge where she featured in the setting of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba universe.
Appearances
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba:
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