°• | Giyuu Tomioka | •°

Tomioka, a tall boy with long black hair tied in a low ponytail, slightly slanted eyes. Of average height, white skin, long black hair which he keeps tied in a ponytail down to his lower back, and sapphire blue eyes. His characteristic attire is the regulation uniform of the Demon Slayer Corps, which is slightly tinged with blue, and he also wears a Haori divided[3] into two colors, one red[4], which belonged to his sister[5], and one with geometric patterns[3] in green, orange, and yellow[4]; this latter pattern...

Giyuu has a reserved personality and always wears a serious expression. He demonstrates a strong sense of justice with no tolerance for those who are unaware of their own limitations and waste their lives. Although he harbored a deep hatred for demons and never hesitated to kill one, he was able to defy the rules of the Demon Slayer Corps by protecting Nezuko Kamado upon realizing that she might be different from the other demons.[9] He even agreed to sacrifice his life for her and her brother, Tanjiro Kamado, by committing seppuku if she were to eat a human.[10] This implied that he did not completely despise demons as the others did,[11] and was willing to make an exception by letting them[12] live if they did not kill or eat humans.[13] This also demonstrated that he was the most pragmatic in dealing with demons, rather than hating them as the other demon slayers did.

He was someone who didn't talk much and seemed to have trouble interacting with others, which led him to keep his distance from his comrades.[14] This caused him to develop a kind of complex about what others thought of him, and he refused to believe that he was hated, as Shinobu Kochō claimed.[15] After having the opportunity to interact with those around him, he wished he could improve his relationship with the other Pillars.

His distant attitude stemmed from developing a strong inferiority complex after his participation in the Final Selection, which made him a more severe person; this affected him to the point of wanting to abandon his position as the Water Pillar. He came to his senses after Tanjiro Kamado explained to him that he shouldn't live with the guilt of being a survivor but should live for the people who sacrificed their lives for him.[16]