In Demon Slayer, the Hand Demon is the demon that murdered 13 of Sakonji Urokodaka’s students during the Final Selection, including Sabito and Makomo.

APPEARANCE Hand Demon Demon Slayer

The Hand Demon is a huge and clumsy demon, sporting red fingernails and olive-green and yellow eyes. He used to appear like an ordinary demon. In addition, he had clothes and hair; however, once he began feeding on large quantities of people, he began to expand considerably in size. Also, he developed many arms, and his mouth got larger than it was before, and sharp teeth began to appear. The arms grew to such a size that he not only stopped wearing clothes and using his hands to protect and cover himself, but he also put down his feet and stopped walking around with his hands.

PERSONALITY Hand Demon Demon Slayer

The demon was extremely brutal to human beings; he killed them without hesitation. He was furious at Urokodaki Sakonji because of placing him in a wisteria trap.

The demon revealed his dark side by discussing how he had killed one hunter after another. However, he was terrified of dying, as he was so terrified after his head was severed that he refused to close his eyes. He could not imagine that he was actually dead.

Being a human, he had the habit of holding his brother’s hand, and when he lost and was defeated, he requested Tanjiro to follow suit. When Tanjiro accepted his request and thanked him with tears, he thanked him.

HISTORY

As a weak demon, he lost his battle against Sakonji Urokodaka, who imprisoned him in wisteria and caused him to constantly be on Fujikasanejama.

He started to dislike him and made a vow to himself to eat every one of Urokodaka’s followers. He ate 50 people, which included his 13 followers.

STORYLINE

The Hand Demon targets several potential Demon Hunters, killing one and pursuing another. Utilizing his body’s limbs to manipulate his body, the aforementioned Demon is able to extend a limb in order to capture the Hunter. However, it’s taken away by Tanjiro employing his Water Wheel technique. Noticing the intrusion, the Demon notes that he is a “cute tiny Fox.”

He asks the potential Demon Hunter what year of the Meiji era it is and is told that the Taisho era is now in progress, and he is enraged. While cursing Sakonji for having him caught in the wisteria-saturated Fujikasanayama region, the Demon is furious and tells Tanjiro why he was snatched by his teacher in the Keio period that was part of his Edo period. The first victim he claims is accused of lying because of the character of demons that were captured in the final round of selection; however, the Demon affirms that he ate fifty children. He then explains that Tanjiro is the 14th disciple of Sakonji who he came across, who was killed, then devoured his entire meal. He relates the two that he remembers best: a boy with peach hair and a mark in the corner of his mouth, and a woman who was dressed in floral patterns, and swift, effortless moves. When explaining the significance of the fox’s mask Sakonji handed to Tanjiro, the Demon mocks the general situation of those he killed, focusing on Makomo’s initial reaction.

The fury of Tanjiro responds by cutting up the different legs with which the vicious creature has at him. One of the demon’s limbs, however, passes through Tanjiro’s attack line, unleashing a devastating punch that knocks the angry victim unconscious. The Demon extends some of his limbs at Tanjiro; however, Tanjiro managed to evade his limbs at the last moment. After severing these appendages, the cunning Demon is determined to catch his opponent by surprise by launching an attack that is aimed at him from below the ground. The Hunter is also able to avoid the attack, but the brave mutant leaps out with an enormous limb at the person who has fallen and is repelled by a powerful hit on the forehead. Contemplating that he can no longer use his arm, the determined Demon decides to build up the neck’s defense and Tanjiro within a matter of minutes.

The blow hits, and the Demon notices that his voice is making the exact sound as Sakonji and, in a rage, he shouts Sakonji’s name. The strike completely dislodges the head of the enemy with multiple weapons. The Demon panics over his fast-approaching death. Thinking that Tanjiro will treat him in a mocking manner after his death, he’s amazed by the young man’s eyes filled with sadness. The Demon hands out his hand to his foe and then holds it in his hands, hoping that he won’t turn into the Demon again following his resurrection. While crying, thinking about his previous life and his past, The Hand Demon disappears.

SKILLS AND POWER Hand Demon Demon Slayer

It is believed that the Hand Demon was by far the most powerful of Fujikasaneyama and was much more powerful than the average man of 1-2 and all the other demons found in the region. Thirteen of the people who were killed were under the tutelage of Urokodaka, which indicates his superior fighting skills.

NATURAL SKILLS

• Body Manipulation: The demon can manipulate his body and extend various arms up to several meters. It is possible to do this using multiple arms simultaneously and can either strike with a deadly weapon or assemble his flesh into an arm. He could also use his arms to make strategic decisions, having the ability to submerge them beneath the ground to attack an uninvolved victim.

• Improved Resilience The demon was famous due to his neck muscles which enabled the demon to crush blades pointed at him. Decapitation is often the preferred method for defeating demons; this attribute is a way to minimize the demon’s main weaknesses. However, he’s not immune to attacks with blades since a forceful attack could actually kill him.
• Regeneration As with other demons, a demon is able to regenerate forever if not placed in sunlight. Regenerative power seems to be above average, given that it is possible to instantly regenerate his arms that were severed and fight.
• Immunity to pain: The Hand Demon’s pain threshold is massive, as shown by the fact that he didn’t even blink despite the numerous legs he lost during the fight. He even scratched his body in anger and despair until he started bleeding, but all that he felt was rage and not pain.