Warning: SPOILERS for Episode #2 of the Demon Slayer Village ArcIn the second episode of Arc of Demon Slayer Swordsman Village, Tanjiro collects the first clue to the identity of the most powerful warrior in the history of the Demon Slayer Corps, who surprisingly isn’t one of the Hashira: Yoriichi. The training doll Tanjiro found in the Blacksmith’s Village takes his name and appearance from a swordsman of unparalleled skill, whose history is the key to defeating Muzan once and for all.
In episode #2 of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, Tanjiro discovers a powerful secret weapon while he waits for his Nichirin katana to be repaired at the hidden Swordsman’s Village. Tanjiro meets Muichiro, Hashira of the Mist, who has heard about an ancient mechanical doll preserved in the village and wants to use it for training. The doll, called Yoriichi Type Zero, had the appearance of a man, and upon seeing it, Tanjiro immediately felt a sense of familiarity. The doll also wears a pair of hanafuda earrings that are identical to those worn by Tanjiro, further showing the connection between the series’ young protagonist and a legendary warrior from the past.
Yoriichi is the key to unlocking Demon Slayer’s strongest style
Yoriichi’s story is probably familiar to anyone who’s read the Demon Slayer manga, but anime fans must be wondering about the doll’s origins and who inspired it. According to the young swordsmith Kotetsu, during the Sengoku Period, members of the Swordsman Village created a combat doll to train Demon Slayers. This was modeled after a mighty warrior of that era, and it was supposed to reflect his style of swordsmanship, but the doll-makers realized that it required no less than six arms to regenerate. Create warrior’s speed and technique. The doll was then passed on to the descendants of its creator, with its newest owner being the orphan Kotetsu, who was forced by the evil Muichiro to activate the doll, and then willingly let Tanjiro be good. belly train it.
The mysterious warrior of the past is the same one who appears in the strange flashbacks that Tanjiro sometimes has. In this episode, Kotetsu reveals that people can sometimes experience memories of their ancestors as dreams, which explains why Tanjiro is familiar with Yoriichi. The truth about this character will be revealed later in the story, but it can be said that he is the strongest Demon Hunter that ever lived, and the ancestor of the Breathing Style of the Sun that the Fire Hashira, Rengoku, mentioned to Tanjiro before his death. This is the original Breathing Style from which all other styles are used by Hashira and the Demon Slayer, and it has a mysterious connection to the Dance of the Fire God passed down through all generations of the family. Tanjiro.
The reason why not a single Hashira uses the Sun Breathing Style is because no one after Yoriichi can copy his techniques. This led to the development of other Breathing Styles, which, while still granting superhuman abilities to the user, still pale in comparison to the original. To defeat the strongest demons, including the first demon Kibutsuji Muzan, Tanjiro will soon have to uncover the secret of Yoriichi, the strongest. demon slayer who ever existed.
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