Besides Muzan, can demons turn humans into demons?

Warning: The following contains spoilers for the Demon Slayer manga. Demon Slayer is now streaming crispy roll.

One of the things that prevents demons from demon slayer to be an even bigger one The threat they currently have is that they cannot reproduce super fast. Muzan, the demon king, can turn humans into demons using his blood, but the demon curse is not like a zombie virus where all the other demons can just bite or scratch a human and spread the disease. And sometimes, not even Muzan can turn a human he loves into a demon, as some people are apparently immune to his blood. It’s never really explained why some people are immune to their blood or what special properties they need to have to be immune, but Kokushibo makes it clear that there are people like that.

So the demon curse isn’t as easy to spread as the average zombie virus, but is Muzan really the only person who can turn humans into demons? Well, although there are events in demon slayer where humans were turned into demons without Muzan being directly present, the answer is a little more confusing than a simple yes or no.

It is possible, but only with the help of Muzan

Muzan’s blood and permission are essential for most

Technically, any demon can turn humans into demons, as long as they come prepared and Muzan allows that human to turn. To convert people, a demon must give a human some of Muzan’s blood to ingest. It is unknown if demons always have Muzan’s blood flowing through them and can use it to convert others, or if they have to receive something specifically from Muzan. Either way, it seems like at least the higher-ranking demons have access to some of that, as they’ve been shown a couple of times creating demons without Muzan present.

After giving some blood to a human, they don’t turn into demons right away, as Muzan has to approve that human first. Either the demon present or the blood itself tells Muzan that a human wishes to become a demon, and if he meets Muzan’s standards and his body is not immune to the blood, then the transformation will be complete. The only other thing to keep in mind is that if the human knows Full Concentration Breathing, he will need more blood to transform than a normal human.

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Cases of demons other than Muzan creating more demons

Doma is the one who turned the 6 higher rank brothers

The first higher ranks Tanjiro and his friends encountered, the higher rank 6 demons Gyutaro and Daki, did not personally encounter Muzan when they were still humans. Instead, they encountered a wandering Doma, who, at the time, was still the top rank 6 demon. Doma found the two on the brink of death after the series of misfortunes they suffered and offered them a chance for revenge. turning into demons. He provided them with his blood (although he didn’t make it clear, it should have been Muzan’s blood), and after Muzan accepted them, their demonization was complete. Eventually, Gyutaro and Daki rose through the ranks and became Senior Rank 6 Demons, while Doma became even stronger and became the Senior Rank 2 Demon.

Kokushibo turned Kaigaku, who became the new top rank 6

After the deaths of Gyutaro and Daki, a demon named Kaigaku soon stepped forward and took the mantle of Upper Rank 6 of the Kizuki Twelve. Not all viewers will remember it, but Kaigaku has been shown several times behind the scenes of demon slayer. His first appearance was during Zenitsu’s flashback in season 1, episode 17 “You Must Master Only One Thing”, as one of Jigoro’s protégés along with Zenitsu. However, they did not fully reveal his face, only showing the lower half and some scenes of him with his back to the camera. Kaigaku’s second appearance was during season 4, episode 7, “Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima” in another flashback. The events of the flashback took place before Kaigaku’s time with Jigoro and Zenitsu, revealing that Kaigaku was actually one of the orphans Gyomei took care of before joining the Demon Slayers. Not only that, Kaigaku was the boy who allowed the demon to enter the temple by extinguishing the Wisteria incense that protected it.

As of the end of the Hashira Training Arc, Kaigaku has made no other appearances, but the letter Zenitsu received in season 4, episode 7 referred to him. Although it has not yet been shown, the letter was about the news that Kaigaku had become a demon. At some point, Kaigaku encountered the top rank 1 demon, Kokushibo, and knowing that he had no chance of winning, he surrendered to him. Seeing potential in Kaigaku, Kokushibo offered him some of Muzan’s blood, which Kaigaku hesitantly accepted, turning him into a demon and eventually the new Higher Rank 6.

Tamayo turned Yushiro into a demon

This case is unique because Tamayo did not have Muzan’s permission to carry out the act. Tamayo is a demon who managed to free himself from Muzan’s control and avoid consuming human blood by modifying his body. After the modification, he only needed to occasionally drink human blood to survive. Apparently, the modification she made to herself can also be applied to humans to turn them into demons that are not under Muzan’s control like her. in a flashback demon slayerseason 1, episode 10, “Together Forever”, Tamayo remembers how she was once a doctor and met the bedridden Yushiro. Knowing that he would not last long, Tamayo offered him the option of living a longer life as a demon, which Yushiro accepted.

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Demon Slayer is now available to stream on crispy roll and netflix. The release date of the next season of Demon Slayer, Infinity Castle Arc has not yet been announced.

Release date

April 6, 2019

Study

ufotable

Japanese title

Kimetsu no Yaiba

Creator

Gotoge Koyoharu

MyAnimeList Score

8.26 (Hashira Training Arc)