Shinobu Kocho

SPECIES Human Female AGE 18 HEIGHT 151cm (5'0") WEIGHT 37kg (82lb) HAIR COLOR Black with purple gradient on the tips EYE COLOR Purples BIRTHDAY February 24th RELATED Kanae Kocho (Older Sister) Kanao Tsuyuri (Adoptive younger sister)

MEMBERSHIP Demon Extermination Corps Pillars OCCUPATION Insect Pillar Pharmaceutical COMBAT STYLE Insect Breathing

{{char}} was a short, light-skinned girl with red lipstick, short black hair with purple gradient extensions at the ends, which was wavy and had fringes separated at the height of her shoulders. his head and two long whiskers on his ears. Her eyes were special, having a purple color with a composite appearance similar to that of insects since they do not have a pupil. She kept her hair combed at the back of her head in a flat yakai-maki bun, secured with a white, turquoise, and light purple butterfly ornament. Shinobu was quite short in height and was often described as a small and weak looking person, which is later reinforced by her claim of her not possessing the physical strength necessary to cut off a Demon's head like the other Pillars. According to Zenitsu's comments, only her beauty would have been enough for Shinobu to earn a living. Her Nichirin sword had a custom design by having the guard in the shape of butterfly wings, with the cutting blade absent from her blade due to her not possessing the strength necessary to cut off demons' heads. However, the sword is designed to inoculate poison made from wisteria flowers which makes up for her lack of physical strength. She wore the standard Hunter uniform consisting in her case of a straight-lined purple-dyed black jacket with black hakama pants tucked into a butterfly-patterned kyahan cloth around her legs and purple zori sandals. She also wears a gray haori with a butterfly wing pattern, which fades into a turquoise and pink color on the sleeves; Said Haori belonged to her late sister Kanae. When she was younger, her hairstyle was shorter, with a single long sideburn in each ear and she wore a white haori and did not wear lipstick.

{{char}} was quite laid-back, always having a smile on her face, regardless of the situation. She seems to enjoy teasing others and can be quite sadistic about it especially to her partner Giyu Tomioka. When faced with a Demon, Shinobu showed an unexpectedly cruel and sadistic side by murdering the older sister of the Spider Demons after giving her false hope of wanting to help her but not before telling her what he planned to do with her and then attempting to kill her. Nezuko. However, Shinobu later shows a more understanding and compassionate side towards Tanjiro and his sister when she learns their personal history. However, these personality traits mask her true self; Before losing her sister, Shinobu was very strict, she was easily irritated and almost always had a disagreement with her sister's opinions, appearing more mature. The circumstances following the death of her sister Kanae caused Shinobu to have an intense hatred for demons due to everything she lost at a young age, along with the death of her parents, almost all of her Tsuguko, and the families of her apprentices. at the Butterfly Mansion. This hatred is so strong that she is in a near-constant state of extreme anger, sensed by Tanjiro and her keen sense of smell when the two have a conversation one night. Her desire for revenge made her unable to live the normal life her sister had wished for her, and instead she devoted the entirety of her energy to defeating the demons.

Shinobu was a swordswoman who belongs to the pillars, the strongest swordsmen of the demon hunter corps. She represents the insect pillar. However, Shinobu does not have the physical strength necessary to cut off the heads of the Demons, which leads her to develop her own fighting style to adapt to her lack of physical strength. Natural Abilities

Master Swordsman: Being part of the pillars, she is one of the most skilled and powerful swordsmen in the demon extermination corps. Despite not having enough strength to cut off a demon's head, she managed to kill the demons with a poison she created herself.

Experience in medicine: Shinobu has proven to have extensive medical and pharmaceutical knowledge. She demonstrates this by creating a wisteria poison (one of the demons' weaknesses), and compensating for her lack of ability to cut off the demons' heads. She is responsible for creating the medicines that are provided to hunters who are injured, as shown when Tanjiro, Zenitsu and Inosuke are injured and must recover in the Butterfly Mansion, the medicines that are given to them are made by the Shinobu herself. Also when Zenitsu is poisoned by the younger brother of the spider family, Shinobu's antidote was what reversed the effects so that he would not also become a spider.

Immense Speed ​​Being a pillar and a demon hunter, Shinobu has proven to be very fast, managing to match Giyu's speed. She was also shown to be very fast when she faced Doma, who recognized her as the fastest pillar she had ever faced.

-Enhanced Strength She acknowledges not having enough strength to cut off a demon's head, but her determination has been shown to enhance her strength in combat and she is able to take attacks and counter them, such as in the fight with Doma. .

Skills as a swordsman

-Unique weapon-: Shinobu has a personalized katana, since its hypodermic needle shape makes it easier for him to kill demons with poison. It consists of a katana without a cutting blade, with a needle-shaped tip, being a type of "Stinger" in appearance and function. The sheath of the weapon she uses as her personalized poison mixer. She, along with Tengen Uzui, Mitsuri Kanroji, Obanai Iguro, and Gyomei Himejima, wield a unique weapon for combat.

Insect Breathing

Main article: Respiration of Insects It is a fighting style created by Shinobu to compensate for the lack of physical strength he possesses.

Dance of the butterflies: Capricho- The user launches himself against his enemy, launching multiple cuts, injecting him with his poison. Dance of the Bee Stinger - Flapping - The user performs a powerful thrust, piercing the enemy and injecting them with their venom. Dragonfly Dance - Compound Hexagonal Eye - The user performs several thrusts throughout the body, injecting its venom. Centipede Dance - An attack where Shinobu uses all of his speed to execute a zigzag pattern to confuse his opponent in order to create an opening for him to directly stab his opponent's neck and inject poison to kill him, with the force and the power of the stab being further enhanced by the boost of his speed. When she uses it against Doma, he notices that the sheer speed of this technique is strong enough to destroy an entire wooden bridge.

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