Denji

Kanji: デジ

Number: denji

Species: hybrid

Age: 17

Gender: male

Family: Nayuta (adoptive sister)

Affiliation: Demon Hunters of Public Security Tokyo Division Special 4 (former) Fourth High School

Occupation: Lumberjack (ex) Private Demon Hunter (ex) Demon Hunter of Public Security Student

As a child, he inherited his father's debts to the Yakuza; after meeting Pochita, he became a demon hunter for the Yakuza in an attempt to pay off the debt.

When the Yakuza betrayed him, taking control of the Zombie Demon and dying in the process, Pochita transformed his heart, giving him the ability to transform into the Chainsaw Demon by pulling the cord in his chest. After meeting Makima, he adopted the profession of Public Security Demon Hunter.

He currently attends Fourth East High School while caring for Nayuta and plying his trade as a demon-hunting hero.

Denji is a teenage boy with scruffy blond hair, brown eyes and dark circles under his eyes, making him look tired, and his teeth are noticeably sharp and angular; due to malnutrition in his childhood, he is very thin and even has prominent ribs. Before fusing his heart with Pochita's, Denji was missing his right eye which was covered by an eyepatch and several other non-essential organs, including a testicle and a kidney. [1] During this time, he also wore a Loose white sleeveless undershirt, a green jacket, and black pants.

After Denji's heart fused with Pochita's, a chainsaw cord appeared in the middle of his chest and he regained his lost organs.[2] He spends much of his time wearing the standard Public Security Demon Slayer uniform, consisting of a white shirt, tie, and pants, but dresses with the shirt wrinkled and the sleeves rolled up.

If the chainsaw's cord is pulled while Denji has enough for the transformation, his head will blood transform into a demonic mechanical form with long, jagged fangs and a chainsaw handle on the back of his head, large chainsaws will emerge from his forehead, arms, and legs if he wishes.[4] But if Denji's chainsaw cord is pulled while he does not have enough blood, then a chainsaw blade will partially emerge from his head.[5] When Denji leaves this form and returns to his human form, the changes that occurred turn into a liquid-like layer and melt away.

Denji is rejected and naive due to living in extreme poverty and not having an education or proper nursing when small, which is why he appears gross and harsh in a childish manner. However, he has a good sense of empathy towards other people, willing to save those who are in danger as much as he can, showing that he is a person with a good heart despite his flaws. Although Denji does not necessarily possess the highest intelligence, he is capable of devising intelligent strategies to defeat the demons, such as the time he caught fire and used light to weaken Santa Claus enough to incapacitate him. Despite converting into a Demon Hunter for Public Security and satisfying his basic needs, Denji was not sure of what he wanted in life and lamented that the satisfaction of his dream had evaporated, recounting what seemed to be the most exciting chases, fearing that he lost his empathy and Makima was for Denji his romantic and affective interest, being the first woman with whom he had an embrace, as well as proposing a life of his cherished comforts, which led him to propose to her, to follow his leadership without hesitation, and to be more interested in the physical-affective acts with the women that he had been gradually increasing since before the fusion with Pochita. According to the author, Makima also fulfilled a role close to a maternal figure for Denji.

According to Makima, Aki and Power fulfilled the role of elder brother and younger sister respectively for Denji, revealing the reason why he did not feel lewd desire towards Power while being naked and in physical contact with him, while also recalling why it had hurt him emotionally so much that he had ended Aki's life and watched as Power was murdered by Makima before his eyes, while it did not matter before both of them died. Desperate for love and being loved, Denji became emotionally dependent on Makima as a survival mechanism, even going so far as to say that his desire was to be his dog senseless and to obey his orders, although he bowed to the mistakes, had no desire to follow her even after she ended the life of Power, he revealed to him his deepest trauma, broke into Risa Burlona and confessed to the entire plan he had made to break his contract with Pochita; Denji in the process mentally broke into a state similar to a dog obedient to Makima.

Denji's mental disturbance took him to such a degree that he not only proposed to kill Makima, but also became one with her, which ultimately helped him to deduce that he would be capable of killing as an act, albeit tortured, of love. Currently, Denji's mentality shows to be more stable, maintaining his dismissive attitude, his lust and his talk recognized by Himeno, however, he agrees with his conversation with Asa to rescue him, shows that he has a point of view of life that is both pessimistic and realistic, but unlike her, he maintains a goal that keeps everyone relatively out of falling into depression, and he maintains sexual relationships a large number of times, although Asa's comments make him retreat and fall below. the effects of the Demon of the Fall. Denji has no repairs at the time of Saving people from demons, however, leads to having a marked greater appreciation for women, being much more cruel or even free to worry about.

While being fused with the Demon Chainsaw, Denji possesses all the general abilities of a demon, as well as the distinctive abilities of himself and a hybrid, such as immortality and hybrid transformation.

Hybrid Transformation: Pulling the cord from his chest, Denji can transform into a Demon Chainsaw based on blood [4]. Improved Force: Denji has enough force to catch an auto launched in the air without tumbling and return it with force.[10] He could also launch his own heart strong enough to penetrate Earth's atmosphere and avoid getting lost in space.[11] Improved Durability: Denji sustained an explosion that knocked down the Demon Murciélago which destroyed the building behind him, knocking him to his feet to continue fighting.[12] You have survived multiple explosions and have been in flames for long periods of time. Manifestation of Chainsaw: As part of his transformation, Denji develops fully functional motorbikes for his arms, legs and head, being extremely effective at cutting down demons, and is even capable of manifesting motorbikes that cut under his legs, able to cling to walls and even walk on them. Like a complete demon, his four arms hold motorcycles. Retraction of the chainsaw: If you need full use of your arms and legs, Denji's chainsaw automatically retracts towards your body.[13] However, he has not been seen in his demon form. Entanglement of chains: Denji can disconnect his chains from his motorbikes to engulf his opponent's body and bring them closer to him.[14] Since Denji's arms are branched off, but still connected to his body, he can still use his chain as body tissue to engage his enemies. Demonic Transformation: After resigning from his contract with Pochita, Denji transformed into the Demon Chainsaw, displaying incredible speed and strength, easily defeating multiple Hybrids.

Body to body combat: Even without transforming, Denji is a fighter capable of being armed with no weapons.[15] His abilities improved even more after training with Kishibe, learning to rely more on strategy rather than brute force.

At the beginning of the series, Denji is forced to do odd jobs and kill demons for the Yakuza in order to pay off the debt for his deceased mother's medical expenses that his father did not pay before he passed away.[1] His best friend is a demon dog named Pochita whom Denji saved by giving him some of his blood to heal, forming a contract with the demon.[2] When the Yakuza betrays Denji and he sacrifices his master, the Demon Zombie, Pochita transforms into Denji's heart and revives him as the Demon Chainsaw, or wants to continue watching Denji's dreams;[3] in order to then defeat the Demon Zombie or his army of zombies.

Denji, upon getting to know Makima, gives him two options: mother him like a demon or keep him like a human, but feed him like his pet; Knowing only what to eat, Denji chooses this last option.[4] Denji reveals that he is in love with Makima with the least amount of kindness he can muster;[5] after he is detained for eating videos and that a civilian asking him for help in saving his daughter from a demon, Makima orders Denji to take charge of the matter, or else he will become an assassin.[6] Denji, then running towards the forest, tells Makima where he is and realizes that he has fallen in love with her and treats her like a dog; [7] At that moment, he comes across the lord's daughter and the demon playing together, where upon Denji watches him disappear. However, the Demon Muscle was controlling the girl in order to capture and kill Denji, but Denji transformed and managed to assassinate the demon and save the girl. After returning with Makima, Denji tells him how he has transformed into him, whereupon Makima confesses that he does not know his condition but with little background, in addition to confirming that he can kill the Pochita inside his heart, which is why Denji is very happy to know this.

Arriving at the Demon Hunters' Central Headquarters in Tokyo, Makima hands over his uniform to Denji and introduces him to his new work colleague, Aki Hayakawa, lamenting that he will not be able to work with Makima.[10] Aki, annoyed by the romantic interest Denji has towards Makima, hits him to convince him to leave his job; Denji, in response, hit Aki repeatedly in the testicles, ending the fight with both of them.[11] Returning to the seat, Makima assigns Denji to Aki's brigade, and he could be assassinated if he does not obey the orders; Denji has since come to live in Aki's apartment despite his negativity.

Days later, Denji is called by Aki for his first mission together with the aim of taking charge of a male demon, with the final result being that Denji cuts off the head of a male demon so that he can no longer handle the pornographic magazines and can bring them back.[12] After that moment, Denji begins to question whether there is something more that he wishes to accomplish, to realize that his objective and motivation are those of his father.[13] To end the day, Makima presents Denji or Aki with her new work colleague, Power, a female demon, and Denji falls in love with her while telling her that she has breasts.

While patrolling with Power, he gets into many problems due to his impulsive attitude before combat, causing many problems for himself as well. Time later, Power tells her how she had a cat that had been kidnapped by a Demon Murciélago who was keeping her captive, and Denji agreed to help her on the condition that he would not let her touch his breasts.[15] However, Power betrays Denji and offers it as an exchange between him and Nyako before the demon,[16] in order to then take his blood with the aim of recovering and losing people.

Denji, after seeing the Demon Murciégalo come to power, enters a battle incarnate against him in which he ends up defeating the demon, only to be attacked later by a Demon Leech, the counterpart of the Demon Murciélago, which he cannot face due to having lost too much blood. When he was about to be devoured, Aki appeared with the rest of the division to save him.

Once recovered, Power moved with them and allowed Denji to touch their breasts as a reward for saving Nyako, but Denji remained a little dissatisfied.

While Denji's joy at the experience slowly turns into melancholy, Makima tells him that if he manages to kill the Demon Pistol, she will grant him any wish. To find him, the Division of Public Security has to collect pieces of the flesh of the Demon Pistol given to other Demonios.

During the victory celebration, her teammate Himeno meets Denji before vomiting into her mouth during her first kiss and then offers to sleep with him, refusing but deepening their friendship with him.

Denji along with Aki, Power and Himeno meet while walking in a restaurant, the group hears a loud noise but only he is ignorant.[17] A stranger from the other side begins to talk about the poor quality of the ramen, Denji tells him that he knows it well, the man comments that he has a bad taste and begins to talk about his Yakuza grandfather, proceeding to show a photo of himself next to the leader of the mafia, Denji immediately recognizes him while the man says that the Demon Pistol wants his heart and shoots it at Denji's head.[18]

Denji remains unconscious while a battle between Aki and the Katana Man ensues.[19] The demon Phantom manages to trap Denji's cord and transforms it into the Chainsaw Man, Denji tells Katana Man that he loves all the bad guys or that when no one dies he starts jumping towards Katana Man.[20]

While Denji and Katana Man fight, two reinforcement agents approach, who begin shooting at Denji.[21] Although nonsense, he is capable of deriding both, and takes one as his own.[22] Enraged, Katana Man rushed at both of them, cutting them in half at a speed that Denji could not register.[23] Recognize the middle of Denji and the escape.[24]

While carrying Denji several mercenaries are killed by an ability unknown to Makima.[25] While Katana Man and Akane Sawatari try to process what happened, Kobeni arrives and quickly incapacitates Katana Man while using Denji's metal head as a shield to block Akane's shots and allowing both to escape. Kobe asks to forgive Denji after hearing that he had tried to kill him earlier.

Denji and Power are at the hospital while Aki recovers. They get into an argument over an apple and leave because Makima summoned them.[28] Denji goes back to retrieve his manga but notices Aki crying. Denji leaves, before suddenly realizing that despite his attachment to Himeno, her death hasn't caused him any real sadness. He thinks that even if Aki, Power, or even Makima were to die, he wouldn't feel much sadness.[29] He wonders if giving his heart to a Demon has truly robbed him of his humanity.[30] Denji decides to stop thinking about such depressing things and leaves with Power. Denji and Power arrive at Makima's, and she introduces them to Kishibe, who immediately begins intense training for them.[32] Kishibe wants Power and Denji to be able to defeat him, as he is the strongest demon slayer and will not stop killing them until they succeed.[33] In order to defeat Kishibe, Power and Denji initiate the "Super-Genius Strategy," which consisted of an elaborate plan to attack Kishibe once he arrived at the apartment, using Power's strategically placed blood spears and a direct attack by Denji, trying to catch him off guard; but even so, it all ended with an anemic Power and Denji with a knife in his head.[34]

After a while, Denji and Power manage to scratch Kishibe, who tells them their training will become weekly and also tells them that tomorrow they will attack Katana Man and Akane Sawatari's hideout, which will be the debut of the "New 4th Division," and in case they fail, he will be forced to kill them.[35] Denji happily comments that if they had to fight, he would forgive Kishibe as thanks for making him stronger and bringing him closer to his goal of dating Makima.

Denji, now inside Katana Man's lair, is riding the elevator with Power, who criticizes him for eating zombie flesh, saying it's wrong and not the same as animal meat.[37] The duo separates, and Denji encounters Katana Man with a couple of agents.[38] Katana Man asks him to pause so she can ask him some questions.[39] She explains the group's desire for compensation for the old man's death, and Denji explains with frustration that the old man was zombified when he killed him.[40] Katana asks if Denji truly felt nothing when killing the zombies, reminding him that they were once human. Denji repeats that he felt nothing.[41] Katana then reveals that, despite having given his heart to a Demon, he still feels guilt for killing zombies, explaining that Denji is the only hybrid without a sense of human consciousness.[42] She asks Denji to accept death as a form of merciful demise, but Denji casually replies that he "doesn't want to."[43] An irritated Katana Man transforms.[44]

The two, now transformed, pass through a wall together and begin falling towards the streets below, their swords clashing in combat.[45] Denji lands on top of a train and Katana falls on top of him, breaking through the train's roof.[46] A stampede of passengers flees, and Denji notices one of the remaining passengers, an injured young woman, lying on the ground.[47] When Katana Man launches an attack, Denji blocks it, protecting the woman but losing an arm.

Katana Man attacks again, severing Denji's other arm.[49] He demands that, since Denji can no longer fight, he apologize for killing the old man and accept death.[50] Denji refuses, stating that as long as he has the chainsaw in his head, he can continue fighting.[51] The two clash again, but the impact shatters the blade of Denji's head saw.[52] Katana Man again demands an apology in exchange for a quick death; however, Denji reveals that Katana Man was so distracted that he didn't notice being cut in half by Denji.[53] Denji repeats the words Kishibe told him: "Prey should never trust what a hunter says." Denji traps Katana Man, tying him up with ropes. Denji is surprised by his rapid regeneration.[55] Katana Man starts insulting and threatening him. Denji calls him a loser and can't accept the fact that he killed such a pretty girl as Himeno, realizing that he's still not satisfied with his revenge.[56] At that moment, Aki arrives, and Denji tells her that he's planning a "tournament" as revenge.[57] Denji asks Aki if he'd like to participate in the tournament, since he was the one who shot Himeno.[58] He then reveals the rules of his "tournament": Take turns kicking Katana Man in the testicles, and whoever makes him scream the loudest before the police arrive will be crowned the winner. Aki is very hesitant to participate since that's not his job.[60] However, after looking at the cigarette the Phantom Demon gave him, he asks about the reward for the winner. Denji replies that they'll keep what's left of his testicles.[61] Denji and Aki enthusiastically begin hitting him in the testicles while Katana Man writhes in agony.

Makima checks on Power and it appears she drank a lot of blood during the battle against the zombies. Makima asks Denji if she can take her, and Denji agrees.[63] In return, Makima brought Beam, who was eager to see Denji and obeyed his every command.[64] Makima notices Denji is in a bad mood, so she invites him on a date for tomorrow.[65] Denji eagerly awaits her arrival, which happens several hours early.[66] Makima appears and reveals that they are going to have a movie marathon at a local theater, going nonstop until midnight.[67] During the first movie, Denji notices he isn't laughing with the rest of the audience. Looking at Makima, he sees that she isn't laughing either.[68]

The couple attends the next movie, and Denji again notices that he and Makima are the only ones who don't react to the film. This cycle continues throughout the day, and Denji becomes increasingly bored.[69]

Before entering the final film, Denji remarks that none of the films have impacted him, commenting that perhaps he "just doesn't like movies." Makima responds that she feels the same way, but that the few she did react to "changed her life."[70] While watching the next film, Denji is surprised to find himself crying at a seemingly "trivial" scene.[71] Looking at Makima, he sees that she is also crying silently.[72]

The two leave the movie theater in good spirits, talking about how much they enjoyed the last film.[73] Denji asks Makima if she thinks he has a heart. In response, she leans down and listens to his heartbeat before telling him that he does. She smiles and walks away, leaving Denji blushing in the middle of the street.

While on patrol, Denji takes refuge from the rain in a nearby phone booth, followed by a girl named Reze who is also seeking shelter. After a brief conversation, Reze invites him to the café where she works and gives him a cup of coffee, causing Denji to develop feelings for her, as he begins visiting her there regularly. Eventually, Reze invites Denji to a local festival, and she kisses him during a fireworks display. However, during the kiss, she bites his tongue, revealing that he is a Bomb Demon hybrid. Beam quickly intervenes, rescuing Denji and escaping to the Second Division headquarters.

Pursued by Reze, Denji and Beam are briefly assisted by the Second Division, but are ultimately killed by their attacks. While being chased by Reze, they encounter the Typhon Demon, and after a long battle, Denji finally ends up atop a building overlooking the ocean, facing Reze. Using his chains to grab her, believing she can't use her powers underwater, he jumps into the ocean, taking her with him. Later, the two wake up on the beach, rescued by Beam, now unconscious. After a brief conversation, Denji asks Reze if her feelings for him were genuine and if she wants to run away with him. She rejects him, and Denji lets her go, telling her he'll be waiting for her at the café at noon.

Within this arc, assassins from all over the world are hunting Denji and his heart. He, Special Division 4, and the rest of their allies must defend themselves against these assassins so they don't take Denji's heart.

During this arc, Special Division 4 and some other divisions are told the truth about the Gun Demon and what is really about to happen on their mission until they are interrupted by the President of the U.S., signing a contract with the Gun Demon to kill Makima by causing terror through the Japanese citizens with damages.

Within this arc, Makima reveals her true interests as she leads to the death of her team by crushing the people she loves, which leads to her death along with the deaths of the members of Special Division 4, excluding Denji and Kobeni.