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Tanjiro Kamado’s most important fight is coming fast in theDemon Slayer: Infinity Castletrilogy. It’s about timefor Tanjiro, the Hashira, and the many demon slayers to finish what Muzan started years ago. Blood has been shed, and many lives have been lost in the war, but Muzan is still alive and kicking, appearing in different forms to fulfill his long-desired goal—overcoming the sun.
Demon Slayerfans have seen Muzan in different forms in previous seasons. He once appeared as a beautiful and elegant woman before the lower demon moons and later as a child for an old human couple. However, Muzan is fated to debut his strongest as well as his weakest form in the Infinity Castle trilogy under one condition: if the Sunrise Countdown arc will be covered by the upcoming Infinity Castle movies.
Muzan Kibutsuji’s Different Forms in Demon Slayer
Why Muzan Changes His Appearance
As theprogenitor of all demons, Muzan Kibutsujipossesses extraordinary abilities, including the ability to manipulate his body through biokinesis. This blood demon art allows him to shapeshift instantly at will. From growing whip-like appendages on his arms to simply changing his appearance, Muzan’s ability to manipulate his flesh and body is at a completely different level than other demons.
As mentioned, Demon Slayer fans have seen Muzan appear as a beautiful woman in front ofhis lower demon moons. He was unrecognizable from his usual appearance, as he wore a long black yukata while sporting a chignon hairdo. At that time, Muzan was in the middle of investigating and searching for the Blue Spider Lily, which he believes would solve his problem with the sun.
Does my complexion look unhealthy to you? Is my face pale? Do I look sickly to you? Do I look like I’m not long for this world? Do I look like I’m about to die? Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. I’m a living being who’s infinitely close to perfection.
-Muzan
Then, Muzan appeared as a sickly child for an old human couple to continue his search, as well as to throw off the demon slayers, especially the Hashira, on their hunt for him. His form looked like a younger version of his current appearance, just with shorter hair and a smaller body. He also appeared like this in front of Akaza when the upper demon reported about his deadlyencounter with Tanjiro and Rengoku.
The Demon Slayers Will Expose Muzan’s Weakest Form
Muzan’s Weakest Form Is a Giant Demonic Infant
If and when the Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle moviesadapt the Sunrise Countdown arcof the original manga series by Koyoharu Gotouge, fans will finally see Muzan Kibutsuji’s weakest and perhaps ugliest form. Fans have never seen him at his weakest point, since he has never fought a real battle with Tanjiro Kamado or any other demon slayer in the anime, except Yoriichi Tsugikuni in the past. The anime has been doing a very good job of maintaining Muzan’s charisma until his head was blown off by Gyomei’s spiked flail in the Hashira Training arc.
By the end of Demon Slayer, Muzan will lose all his hard-earned aura points once he reveals his weakest form. In a desperate attempt to survive the sun, Muzan will shrink his main body and protect it with an armor of flesh. As revealed in the manga, the outcome of this transformation looks like a giant demonic infant with Muzan’s body swelling in front of the remaining demon slayers.
Just turn into dust already! -Sanemi to Muzan
This giant demonic infant form looks exactly like the “still baby Muzan” as depicted in the Demon Slayer manga. The only difference is the size, as Muzan’s weakest form might be a hundred times larger than the original. Of course, Muzan would still try his best to save himself from the sun, but the remaining demon slayers would use everything, including bookshelves and cars, to drain his stamina and prevent him from moving to a shed.
Is This Muzan’s Final Form in Demon Slayer?
Muzan’s Dream Lives on in Tanjiro
Muzan’s final form in Demon Slayer looks like a giant demonic infant. But from the perspective of the demon slayers fighting Muzan, his final form might simply look like a giant lump of flesh with arms and legs. It was Muzan’s final attempt at survival, as the demon slayers finally pinned him down after almost two hours of fighting on the surfaceafter the Infinity Castle collapsedand before the sun came out.
Tanjiro Kamado… You will conquer the sunlight and become the strongest demon- the king of demons! -Muzan
But even after Muzan disintegrated and turned into dust because of the sun, he managed to pass on his dream to Tanjiro by pumping him with all his remaining blood and power. That’s the reason whyTanjiro temporarily turned into a demon king, as Muzan kept on clinging onto him even after death in the belief that Tanjiro would become the strongest demon king capable of overcoming the sun, as well as wiping out every demon slayer in sight.
While many fans are already aware Muzan will cease to exist inDemon Slayer, the events leading to this moment will be gut-wrenching and heartbreaking. The longer Muzan lives on in the series, the more lives will be lost, which will surely bring many fans to tears.
