Demon Slayer: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Akaza

1. Before turning into a demon and changing his name to Akaza, he was named Hakuji Soyama.

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2 He was raised in an impoverished neighborhood and was marked as a criminal due to his behavior of pickpocketing.

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3 Akaza became a demon at the age of 18, after murdering all sixty-seven other dojo members with his fists alone in retaliation to his daughter and mentor's deaths.

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4. Anything that reminds Akaza of his former humanity is an instant psychological trigger for him.

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5 Despite his utter disdain for his former humanity, it appears that he has retained many of the traits he had as a human.

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6 Koyuki inspired Akaza's Compass Needle technique, which is a martial arts method that he uses.

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7 Akaza's personality has numerous complexities and contradictions that define him, and he is exceptionally polarizing in the fandom.

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8. His backstory explains what motivates him, even after becoming a demon, and he is perhaps the most tragic villain in all of Demon Slayer.

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10 While he was a human, he was willing to take desperate measures to ensure his family's wellbeing.

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