Demon Slayer’s most twisted backstory wasn’t shown in the series

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• Unlike other well-drawn antagonists in Demon Slayer, Tamatora’s backstory is almost nonexistent, leaving viewers to wonder about his motivations for becoming a demon.

• Gyokko’s twisted past, revealed in the official fan book, reveals his morbid obsession with death and lack of human empathy for others.

• Gyokutora’s demonic form reflects his disturbing obsession with the vase and the child, emphasizing his twisted nature and disconnect with humanity.

Demon slayer Demons represent the fall of humanity, and the Demon Slayer Corps presents a clear moral system in which they must bring justice for their crimes. Demon slayer In their most prominent storylines, there are special scenes revealing their pasts, which become a trademark of the story. Some are inherently evil, while others have sad circumstances in their human lives, which gives the characters complexity and a degree of sympathy. Upper month 5, TamamitsuHowever, his background is never mentioned in the series.

Gyokko is Demon Slayer: Swordsmith VillageDemon Slayer, along with Hantengu, the Upper Rank Three, is different from other demons as his past is never depicted in either the manga or anime during his battle with Tokito Muichiro, the Mist Pillar.

With little backstory given to Gyokutora, viewers were left wondering about his motivations for becoming a demon. Luckily, author Koyoharu Gotouge provided an explanation for Gyokutora’s character in the official fanbook. Demon slayerhe is revealed to have the most complicated background in the series.

Before becoming a demon, Gyokuko was obsessed with death.

Upper Moon 5 ignored other living things, even humans.

Gyokko’s past was officially revealed Demon slayer Fan Bookhis name is revealed to be Managi. He lives in a seaside village where he was exiled due to his abnormal behavior which began after his parents drowned while fishing. This was a breaking point for Gyokko, as he saw the disfigured corpses of his parents washed up on the shore and thought they were beautiful.

Managi began to show obvious signs of mental instability, such as killing animals, obsessively collecting fish carcasses, sewing together different kinds of fish and storing their scales and bones in a pot. This continued until a child in the village mocked him, at which point Managi killed the child and stuffed his body into a vase. He was then harpooned by the child’s parents as punishment and left to die, suffering for 12 hours. Muzan found him..

Compared to other demons who turned into monsters due to tragic pasts or suffering, Gyokutora’s history shows that despite the tragic death of his parents, instead of showing pain or sadness, he developed a morbid interest in death and his bizarre behavior of collecting corpses confirms his contempt for other living beings, ultimately turning him into a murderer and displaying a lack of remorse or morality.

Gyokutora’s lack of humanity becomes apparent in his demon form.

Kozuki 5’s Blood Demon Art is connected to his past

After transforming into a demon, Tamamitsu’s disturbing appearance reflects his obsession with vasesHe is the least human of the Upper Moons, with an abstract face and a scaly body resembling a monstrous aquatic creature, in addition to being partly human and partly distorted in nature and disconnected from humanity. He has short, childlike arms growing from his body, symbolizing his obsession with children ever since he killed them. Demon Slayer Fan BookIt is stated that Gyokko liked to eat children and later modified his own body.

Gyokko’s fascination with death is seen as art, and is amplified in his appearance and Blood Demon Arts, turning his body and attacks into living manifestations of eerie aesthetics. Gyokko’s Blood Demon Arts include not only using vases for attack and movement, but also His expression of trapped and distorted humanityHe also shows a connection with fish, as his parents died in the sea, and he can summon a variety of deformed and monstrous fish and cephalopods from his vase to attack his enemies.

Kozuki 5 wants recognition because of his past.

Gyokko takes pride in his unique take on art.

Gyokuko has a sadistic aesthetic sense, as he considered the work he made by mixing human bodies into vases to be art. He enjoys having people look at his work and wants to be recognized, proudly showing his work to Tokito, Kotetsu and Kanamori. This is due to Gyokuko’s obsessive behavior and the rejection and disrespect he faced from the village as a human, also proving why he became angry when Haganezuka ignored his presence and focused on his work.

Tamatora’s past shows him as a symbol of how humans can be monsters without becoming demons. His soul became warped, he lost empathy for others, was unable to appreciate people and only saw them as mere parts for his creations. Even if rejection contributed to his madness, his past reflects that his lack of humanity did not stem from Muzan’s corrupted blood. Gyokko has the most twisted backstory. Demon slayerUnlike other demons, he cannot be given mercy.