Upper Moon Three Akaza is one of the most popular upper-rank demons who made his first appearance in Kimetsu no Yaiba, The Movie Mugen Train. He was the one who killed Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku with his bare fists. We have witnessed him in action, and the fans are pretty impressed with his powers and abilities. Akaza is a very competitive guy with a nasty personality; he does not tolerate the presence of the other upper-rank demons.
Upper Moon Three Akaza’s sole mission is to climb up the rank and eventually become Upper Moon One. Upper Moon Three Akaza has made its appearance in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc episode 1, and viewers are hyped up to see him in action this season. Upper Moon Three Akaza left quite an impact on the viewers after his battle with Flame Hashira Rengoku, as Akaza enjoys fighting with worthy opponents.
Akaza was well aware of Flame Hashira Rengoku’s skills, so he enjoyed putting him to death. Viewers are already familiar with his powers and abilities. In this season, we will find out what kind of powers and abilities are still hidden from viewers when we finally see Akaza in action. Let’s find out Upper Moon’s Three Akaza Powers and Abilities and other details related to his techniques and battle skills.
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Upper Moon Three: Akaza’s Powers
Upper Moon Three Akaza is extremely strong, and he has even broken the Nichirin swords of two Hashira, including Flame Hashira Rengoku and Water Hashira Tomioka. Muzan assigned Upper Moon Three Akaza to kill Tanjiro; however, Rengoku came to his rescue and protected Tanjiro with his life. Akaza respects powerful individuals, and he is very impressed with Renoku’s abilities. Akaza even offered to turn him into a demon when he took his last breath, but Rengoku declined his offer.
Upper Moon Three Akaza always remembers his worthy opponents, and he always asks their names before every battle. During Akaza and Water Hashira Tomioka’s infinity castle battle, Akaza breaks Tomioka’s sword, and he is about to kill Tomioka, but Tanjioro rescues Tomioka and cuts off Akaza’s hand. Upper Moon Three Akaza has extremely good speed, reflexes, and strength; he ranks third among the upper-rank demons, so he is the most powerful upper-rank demon after Doma and Kokushibo.
Upper Moon Three: Akaza’s Abilities
Upper Moon Three Akaza’s Blood Demon Art technique is shockwave art; viewers have already witnessed this attack during his fight with Rengoku in Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Movie Mugen Train. Akaza uses this attack by hitting the air with his bare fist, which creates a spectrum of blue lights. During this attack, he moves extremely fast, and within a blink of an eye, he lands many hits on his opponents.
One of Akaza’s other Blood Demon Art techniques is Destructive Death; he utilizes his master martial arts techniques with Shockwave Art to make it impossible for his opponent to recover from his hits. Akaza lands various punches and kicks on his opponents and recovers in a fraction of the time. Akaza hates weak people and even hates his human for not being able to save his father, teacher, and fiance.
Akaza can sense his opponent’s motives and attacks; he can easily figure out the direction where a hit is coming from, so it is hard for demon slayers to attack Akaza without knowledge. Upper Moon Three Akaza’s Blood Demon Art techniques are closely related to the martial techniques that he learned when he was a human.
Most of his skills are aligned with his powers and abilities that come after becoming a demon, especially for someone like Akaza, who has heightened his skills after turning into an Upper Moon Three demon among the 12 Kazuki.
Akaza’s most powerful Blood Demon Art technique is Compass Needle, in which he forms a light blue snowflake marked with numbers from one to twelve. Akaza uses it as a compass to measure his opponents fighting spirit and their attacks beforehand. So to fight against Akaza, his opponents have to take control of their emotions so he can figure out their moves.
