"There is no need to praise me so much. I am only an ordinary person with a little talent." — Yoriichi Tsugikuni
Rank: Hashira [Sun Hashira]
Born during the Sengoku Era, he is the user of the original Breathing Style, the strongest swordsman since the Sengoku Era, and the one who drove the world's first Primordial Demon, Muzan, into a corner. However, he himself has no awareness of this.
He is rather quiet, but gentle and polite with others. He is always very eager to guide others in their training. He is undoubtedly the strongest among the Hashira, but the Kakushi seem to revere him too much, to the point that they only dare to watch him from a distance.
Character Record:
Name: Yoriichi Tsugikuni [He smiles with nostalgia every time his surname is mentioned]
Gender: Male [Anyone with eyes can tell.]
Age: Unknown [But he appears to be a young man around twenty years old]
Height/Weight: 192 cm / 85 kg
Birthplace: The Hokushin region of present-day Nagano [He later settled in a river valley along the upper reaches of the Tone River]
Interests: Meditation, practicing swordsmanship. [In short, a man with very few desires]
Favorite Foods: He has no particular favorite food and is not picky. [Though he seems to lean more toward meat.]
Dislikes: Demons. [To be precise, demons transformed by Muzan, excluding Tamayo-san and his aniue.]
Demon Slayer Corps Investigation on Yoriichi:
He possesses enchanting sword techniques. It is both disappointing and reassuring that, aside from sharpening blades, it is difficult for him to put them to use. Forging his sword is a great honor. — Swordsmith Nogi
When we discovered he looked exactly like a doll from hundreds of years ago and even had the same name, it nearly scared us to death. He is an incredibly powerful swordsman. — Kotetsu, Mechanic of the Swordsmith Village
He can find demons without us collecting any information at all, and he kills them very quickly. But because he kills them too quickly, we can't keep up with the aftermath and pacification work. This is the first time I've ever complained because a Hashira was too strong. — A Kakushi who worked for the Demon Slayer Corps and nearly died from overwork
His presence is very difficult to detect, and his strength is beyond imagination. He often unknowingly does excessive things because of it, then looks at you with a completely innocent expression. — A Kakushi who was caught slacking off by Yoriichi and got so scared he jumped
Evaluations of Yoriichi by Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen of the same rank and some Corps members:
Ubuyashiki [Commander of the Demon Slayer Corps]: Powerful yet disciplined, a broad-minded and open-hearted person with love for all. But he also has a line that cannot be crossed. Once that line is touched, he gives off an intimidating pressure like an enraged guardian deity.
Hiru [Human Hashira]: I'll say it again. Aniue is number one in the world.
Gyomei [Stone Hashira]: A very reliable and trustworthy companion. He is just not good at expressing himself, which sometimes makes him overly modest. He is a very gentle and kind person, but he seems to spoil his younger brother too much. Even as a demon, it is hard to feel wary of him.
Tengen [Sound Hashira]: A guy flashier than me, but somehow impossible to dislike. I really want to be brothers with him. When he gets angry, even if he doesn't make a sound, he scares people badly enough to make their hair stand on end. He feels more like the Primordial Demon than Hiru does.
Kyojuro [Flame Hashira]: He is a perfect goal to pursue in martial arts! He is good at taking care of other people's feelings and truly inspires admiration!
Giyu [One of the Water Hashira]: He takes the initiative to talk to me and has taught me a lot. He is someone I respect very much. I like him.
Sabito [One of the Water Hashira]: Everything about him is good, but he is absolutely not someone suitable to chase after as a goal. It's all because I was too naive back then.
Obanai [Snake Hashira]: The way his presence is always hard to sense is a little concerning. His methods of killing demons are very clean and efficient, and I learned a lot from him. But I never expected that he was also a demon. My feelings are complicated.
Sanemi [One of the Wind Hashira]: He is the kind of person who makes you feel that even speaking loudly in front of him would be rude. He has a strange power that makes people instinctively obey and trust him. But he spoils his younger brother far too much.
Yuichiro [One of the Wind Hashira]: Like Hiru, he always favors me and my younger brother, but he does not make people feel uncomfortable. Rather than a demon, he feels more like a god.
Muichiro [Mist Hashira]: A person like air. Even though you can't sense him, simply knowing he is there is enough to feel at ease. He is the person I like third most, after Aniue and Hiru-nii.
Makomo [One of the Water Hashira]: A self-disciplined person with great martial strength, someone with a godlike love for all. Very worthy of respect. It is just that he earnestly responds to other people's jokes, which can be hard to handle.
Mitsuri [Love Hashira]: Sometimes we feed small animals together. As long as he's holding food, lots of little animals gather around him. It's amazing! Eh? He was a demon too?
Kanae [Flower Hashira]: No matter what you say, he listens carefully and pays close attention to other people's feelings. But unlike Hiru, once you spend time with him, you unexpectedly feel a sense of distance that makes him hard to approach.
Shinobu [Insect Hashira]: Even though he is powerful, he never looks down on others. He is very worthy of respect. Even after learning he is a demon, it is hard to feel hostility toward him.
Tanjiro [Disciple]: I fully agree with Hiru-san's opinion. Sensei is the greatest person in the world. But when he teaches others, he is really strict. Many times, even when I was a demon, I felt like I was going to die.
Yoriichi's Evaluations of the Demon Slayer Corps Members:
On Ubuyashiki [Commander of the Demon Slayer Corps]: Though young, he can plan and direct everything with remarkable wisdom and tolerance. I have received his care many times. He is worthy of respect.
On Hiru [Human Hashira]: My most important otouto. If I had to say anything else, I hope Hiru will stop teasing me about being the reincarnation of a god.
On Gyomei [Stone Hashira]: A swordsman with an extremely strong mind and body. His natural talent deserves praise. He holds compassion for all things in this world, sincerely sheds tears for the suffering of others, and helps them improve their circumstances. A close friend.
On Tengen [Sound Hashira]: Hiru's good friend, and also someone whose personality resembles Hiru's. I cannot quite agree with the way he has three wives and often proudly brags about it, but he values his family greatly. He is a good child.
On Kyojuro [Flame Hashira]: He is very ambitious, cheerful and warm toward others, and full of responsibility. In a daze, I can see traces of Tetsushiro-san in him. He is a good child.
On Giyu [One of the Water Hashira]: A somewhat introverted child. He is very talented and also very clingy. He unconsciously makes people want to pat his head. However, because of his childhood experiences, he seems unable to express himself very well, which is a little worrying.
On Sabito [One of the Water Hashira]: A child whose luck often rises and falls sharply. He has a personality that hates losing, and he seems to have been deeply hit by the fact that he made me his goal. Because of that, I often guide him privately, hoping he can advance further.
On Obanai [Snake Hashira]: A child with extreme hatred toward demons. After learning that I was a demon, he even tried to destroy his own body to completely discard the knowledge he had learned from me. It was very worrying.
On Sanemi [One of the Wind Hashira]: Although he always speaks harshly, he is actually a humble and eager learner with a gentle heart. After the battle, even though he was very angry about what Hiru did, when Hiru went to find him, he still agreed to give Hiru blood. However, one time Genya saw Hiru drinking the blood, and the two of them panicked over it, explained for a long time, and finally managed to muddle through.
On Yuichiro [One of the Wind Hashira]: One of Aniue's descendants. He handles matters with a calmness rarely seen at his age, and his actions are very reliable. Occasionally, his unconscious reliance on others makes people feel very relaxed.
On Muichiro [Mist Hashira]: One of Aniue's descendants. His personality is innocent and bright, and he always holds the greatest goodwill toward the world. He likes clinging to Hiru very much. I don't know whether that is the reason, but afterward, this child also came to enjoy pranks. It is both relieving and worrying that he awakened a Mark because his talent is too high. I hope he can properly maintain the method of closing the Mark.
On Makomo [One of the Water Hashira]: Gentle and tolerant, very skilled at dodging, and very close with Sabito and Giyu. She is a good girl.
On Mitsuri [Love Hashira]: A very lively, lovely, and caring young girl with a sweet smile that can make others feel happy just by watching her from afar. Occasionally, we eat together. Her astonishing appetite makes me worry about her stomach without meaning to.
On Kanae [Flower Hashira]: A young girl who still feels compassion for demons even after losing her family to them. I can always see her debating with Hiru about how sorrowful and pitiful demons are. Mm, it is rare to see Hiru left speechless.
On Shinobu [Insect Hashira]: A young girl who often discusses pharmacology with Hiru. Though she is petite, the force behind her thrusts is very strong. She became a Hashira through astonishing perseverance, but compared to swordsmanship, she is more suited to medicine.
On Tanjiro [Disciple]: Very talented. I imagine that in a world where the two of us did not survive, he would still be able to inherit Sun Breathing from Tanjuro and use it together with Tamayo-san to fight Muzan. However, his overly gentle way of treating others is a little worrying.
Harmony with the overall group: 9