Explanation of the differences in the colors of Nichirin swords

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• Nichirin swords featured in Demon Slayer come in a variety of colors that represent the wielder’s breathing style, with black blades being associated with the Sun Breathing technique.

• Some characters have special styles with distinctive colors, such as the light purple sword that represents Insect Breathing, a subset of Water Breathing.

• Nichirin swords can have patterns or engravings that contribute to their color-changing ability, and some characters are equipped with weapons other than swords, such as Mitsuri’s pink whip-like blade and Genya’s shotgun that fires Nichirin cannons.

fan Demon slayer We all know a lot about Nichirin swords and that these swords come in a variety of colors, but what we don’t know as much about is what exactly these colors mean and what they say about the sword’s owner.

in Demon slayerThe Nichirin sword is a special type of sword made from a fictional substance called scarlet iron sand and scarlet ore, which absorbs sunlight and gives the sword the ability to change color. It is said that when a Nichirin sword’s true owner first picks it up, the blade will change to a specific color suited to the individual.

To Tanjiro, that meant the sword would turn black. To the swordsmith who had delivered it, it was a rare color that was unfamiliar to him. Black swords were said to be unlucky, but that was a superstition born out of their rarity.

Sunflowers come in many colors, but black is the strongest.

The black Nichirin sword is linked to the most powerful breathing technique.

The color of the Nichirin sword is actually Breathing Style It is the technique that the Demon Slayer is most skilled at. Swords associated with Water Breathing are generally turned blue, while the swords of those who use Fire Breathing techniques turn red. Going down the list of elements, Thunder Breathing is yellow, Stone Breathing is grey, and Wind Breathing is green. These five are the most common styles, and therefore cover the vast majority of Nichirin swords known to exist.

But some characters are even more specialized, like Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Pillar. Shinobu Kocho’s style is technically a subset of Water Breathing, so her sword is a pale purple or lavender color, closer to water blue, but as unique as her style is. Tanjiro’s black blade is secretly linked to the Sun Breathing technique, the ancestor of all breathing styles.

Nichirin swords have various characteristics other than their color.

Nichirin swords don’t necessarily look like swords

Nichirin swords don’t have to be solid colors either. Several Demon slayer Each character has a unique blade pattern. Or there is marking on it, which could also be part of the color-changing properties – Zenitsu’s sword, for example, does not turn yellow. Demon slayerInstead, they have branching lightning bolt-like patterns dyed yellow, for reasons that aren’t made clear, but since the colors are consistent it’s not a big deal.

Some characters carry weapons that are not exactly swords, especially Demon slayer Powerful pillars. For example, Mitsuri Kanroji wields a deep pink whip-like katana, while Shinobu wields a katana that is more like a rapier than a sword to suit her poison-based fighting style. Snake-like swords, giant twin kitchen knives, and chain-attached axes are also used by Demon Slayers. Genya also wields a shotgun that fires Nichirin Cannon bullets made from the same material as the katana.

Which character has what color Nichirin sword?

Nichirin swords come in a variety of colors

every Demon slayer Characters who wield Nichirin swords are associated with a color that corresponds to their breathing technique. Many characters have unique colors not listed above, as they specialize in very specific breathing techniques.For example, Uzui Tengen’s Nichirin sword is an orange-ish color, consistent with his training in the Sound Breathing style, of which he is the only person to do so. Tsuyuri Kanao has a pale pink Nichirin sword due to her specialization in Flower Breathing. It is unclear whether these weapons changed color as a result of the user’s training or if they were always an unusual color.

Of course, there’s nothing wrong with having a base color Nichirin sword, and unique colors don’t necessarily indicate special strength. Kyojuro Rengoku wielded a red Nichirin sword that matched his Flame Breathing style, and Giyu Tomioka wielded a dark blue sword that matched his Water Breathing style. As these Pillars show, it’s entirely possible to reach the top ranks of the Demon Slayer Corps using any of the five base colors.

The Nichirin sword also changes color depending on who is holding it. For example, the sword that Tanjiro and Tokito found in the Lucky Charm Zero Type was not sky blue like the sword Tokito had, but a dull gray color to match the stone’s breathing. When Tanjiro had the same sword, it was black. It’s rare for a character to have a sword other than their own, but Demon slayerThis seems to indicate that the swords can react quite differently from one another.

Why are Nichirin swords dangerous to demons?

The Nichirin sword controls the power of the sun.

Nichirin swords are not made from ordinary metals like other swords, but instead are made from two legendary materials: scarlet iron sand and scarlet ore, both of which are said to be harvested from the top of a mountain where they can absorb abundant energy from the sun and take on demon-slaying properties. Demons are weak to sunlight, so these materials that store sunlight are the perfect materials to create weapons to fight demons.

These materials also give the sword the ability to change color, suggesting that there may also be a more mystical element to its use. The sword is said to only react if the person drawing it possesses a certain level of skill, so the sword must be judging its user in some way. The Nichirin sword undergoes a further transformation when the slayer reaches the rank of a Hashira, at which point the inscription “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” is inscribed on the blade, a tradition that has continued for hundreds of years.

The color of a person’s Nichirin sword can have a big impact on their career. Demon slayerIt’s always interesting to see what color blade each character ends up getting.

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