Muzan Kibutsuji, also known as the Demon King in the Demon Slayer, is one of the most powerful antagonists in the animeverse.
He is one of the most well-written characters in the manga, has a superior intellect and is the smartest character in the entire series.
His strengths and abilities outmatch the other demons by multi-folds.
He is so strong that he single-handedly fought 5 Hashiras and 4 other demon slayers, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Kanao.
Not to mention the fact that normal nichirin blades and breathing techniques cannot even slice his head off, which generally works on every demon, including the Upper Demon Moons.
There are only a few ways to defeat the Demon King and exploit his weaknesses.
So let’s see the powers and abilities of the Demon King Kibutsuji Muzan in Demon Slayer.
Muzan Kibutsuji Powers and Abilities Explained: What are the Powers and Abilities of Kibutsuji Muzan in Demon Slayer?
The Demon King possesses many supernatural abilities.
He is much stronger and faster than any demon, let alone a human.
His physical abilities are off the chart.
His super-intellect makes him more dangerous. His 7 hearts and 5 brains add more to his immortality.
Demon King Kibutsuji Muzan is the strongest demon in Demon Slayer. Muzan’s adult male form is known to the Hashiras as Tanjiro encountered him disguised as a human. (Image Credit: Netflix)His experience of over 1000 years and cunning personality makes him one of the most powerful antagonists in the anime world.
Also, he is the only demon capable of turning humans into demons by his blood.
Muzan’s regeneration abilities are much more awesome than any other demon.
His body regenerates the instant it is cut or wounded. So even normal attacks with Nichirin Blades are useless against the most powerful Demon in Demon Slayer.
So let’s look into some of his specific abilities that make Muzan Kibutsuji the Demon King!
1] Telepathy:
The Demon King Muzan can read the minds of all demons and relay orders to them telepathically. This can be seen when he summoned the Lower Demon Moons and read their minds before killing them off.
2] Demon Curse:
This ability is the primary reason why the Demon King has never crossed paths with a Hashira.
Muzan’s blood has a curse in it.
Any demon who speaks his name, regardless of the reference, is instantly killed as its body is destroyed completely.
The body explodes as numerous powerful arms tear the body into bits from inside.
This was seen when Tanjiro met Tamayo after suddenly running into Kibutsuji Muzan.
Muzan sent demons after Tanjiro to kill him, and when one of them spoke his name, he was killed by the Demon Curse.
Kibutsuji Muzan disguised as a child. He was powerful enough to bring the Upper Demon Moon Three Akaza to the brink of death by just pointing one finger at him. Muzan can control all the demons he has created. (Image Credit: Netflix)As a result, the secrets of his powers and his whereabouts are always secret, and he cannot be found.
That’s why all the Hashira were surprised when they heard that Tanjiro had met Kibutsuji Muzan during the Hashira meeting arc.
3] Biokinesis:
This is the most dangerous ability of Kibutsuji Muzan, and it resulted in the death of most of the Hashira and demon slayers.
This ability allows Muzan to manipulate his cells and create various extensions or change the shape of his body.
During the final battle, Muzan used this ability to procure many whip-like structures with large mouths on them that had sharp teeth to tear off the demon slayers.
The whips land powerful and quick attacks which are hard to dodge.
This long-range offence gives Muzan an edge over the Demon Slayers in battle as they must come close to him to land a strike with their blades.
4] Shockwave scream:
This is another one of Muzan’s dangerous abilities.
It causes internal destruction of the body, paralysis, and tremendous pain.
When the Upper Demon Moon Three Akaza failed to bring the Blue Spider Lily and kill the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, Muzan left him vulnerable by just pointing a single finger at him.
This ability is very dangerous, and even the Upper Demon Moon Three, whom even the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, could not defeat, was vulnerable and on the brink of death.
5] Ability to change form
The Demon King, Kibutsuji Muzan, has the ability to change form.
He can disguise himself as an individual and thus can mix in the crowd like a normal human.
So far, we had seen the Demon King as an Adult Male with a daughter and a wife, a young male child with skin problems with sunlight, and a beautiful adult woman (when he killed all the Lower Demon Moons).
Kibutsuji Muzan as an adult woman. He read the minds of Lower Demon Moons with his telepathic ability and instantly killed them. (Image Credit: Netflix)The other two forms of Muzan Kibutsuji are not shown in anime yet, but according to manga, he has his Final Demonic Form where he uses his Biokinesis ability to fight demon slayers at long range and his giant infant Form where he tries to shadow some part of his body by turning into a giant baby when exposed to sunlight in the Final Battle Arc.
Does the strongest demon Kibutsuji Muzan have any weakness?
The strongest demon in Kibutsuji Muzan is also vulnerable to three things.
Those are the only ways to defeat him, but unlike other demons, it takes a lot even for those techniques to affect him because of his superhuman abilities.
The Demon King is vulnerable to Sunlight. Like any other demon (except Nezuko), Muzan Kibutsuji cannot withstand sunlight, and his cells start to burn.
Sunlight is the only way to defeat the strongest demon, as its regenerative abilities can heal any wounds instantly.
Crimson Red Nichirin Blade is another way to fight the strongest demon.
A Nichirin Blade turns crimson red when the Demon Slayer unleashes his Demon Slayer Mark, and the temperature of the blade rises due to the friction created while fighting.
It has the most power of sunlight and can momentarily stop cell regeneration.
Lastly, complex poisons are another way that can weaken the demon king.
But his supernatural abilities can wear off the poison in a short span of time and make him immune to it.
So, if large quantities of complex unknown poison are used, it can weaken even the strongest Demon to ever exist.
So, what do you think about the Demon King Kibutsuji Muzan? Isn’t he the strongest demon to ever exist? And what abilities of Muzan Kibutsuji did you find the most dangerous?
Let us know in the comments below. Also, check out how Muzan Kibutsuji turned into the first demon over 1000 years ago.
