{"id":35805,"date":"2023-08-15T16:42:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T14:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1873501"},"modified":"2023-08-15T18:53:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:53:55","slug":"who-is-zohakuten-in-demon-slayer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-zohakuten-in-demon-slayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Zohakuten in Demon Slayer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Think twice before messing with this guy. <\/p>

By Sabastian Astley\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 15 August 2023 at 14:42 PM<\/p>

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Though the anime adaptation of <\/span>Demon Slayer<\/span><\/a> has only been around since 2019, it\u2019s quickly become a fan favourite.<\/span><\/p>\n

The series follows Tanjiro as he becomes a <\/span>demon slayer<\/span><\/a> after his family is slaughtered and his younger sister Nezuko is turned into a <\/span>demon<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now into its <\/span>third season<\/span><\/a>, the 11-episode arc is a faithful retelling of the original manga, though fans are yet to get to the end of the story for Tanjiro Kamado and his friends. The arrival of season 3 also introduced a character that is integral to the series moving forward, and is one that fans have been waiting to show up in the anime: Zohakuten.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read on to learn everything there is to know about Zohakuten, what his role is in season 3, and how it changes the show moving forward.<\/span><\/p>

Who is Zohakuten?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

To answer that question, we have to tell you who Hantengu is first. He\u2019s a man who quickly unveiled himself to be not quite what he seems. After Tanjiruo, Nezuko and Muichiro behead him, two new demons Karaku and Sekido reveal themselves out of Hantengu\u2019s body. Even when <\/span>they\u2019re <\/span>defeated, two <\/span>more <\/span>demons Urogi and Aizetsu appear \u2013 giving the team more grief.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, Tanjiro goes after the now tiny, skeletal Hantengu, but fails to cut through his neck \u2013 and it\u2019s then when Zohakuten appears. He is the manifestation of Hantengu\u2019s hatred, and is actually the combination of Karaku, Urogi and Aizetsu after being absorbed by Sekido. So essentially, it\u2019s a demon with the power of 4 different demons in one; quite the powerful adversary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Zohakuten first appeared in chapter 98 of the manga, and technically debuted in episode 45 of the anime (as that\u2019s the first appearance of Hantengu), but his actual first appearance was in episode 51. Zohakuten essentially serves as the defence system for Hantengu\u2019s body and, complicatedly, sees himself as the hero of Demon Slayer and Tanjiro and his friends as the villains for attempting to take down someone smaller than them.<\/span><\/p>\n