Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 3: Swordsmith Village Arc will introduce a fighting doll named Yoriichi Zeroshiki. The existence of the mechanical doll immediately caught Tanjiro’s attention who felt familiar with its form.
Tanjiro’s encounter with Yoriichi Zeroshiki began when Tanjiro wandered around the forest of the Swordsmith Village in search of the secret weapon that Kanroji had mentioned. That’s when he saw the Mist Hashira with the little boy and the fighting doll.
What exactly is this Battle Doll? What is its function? Find the answers in the discussion of Yoriichi Zeroshiki facts Kimetsu no Yaiba Next, let’s go!
1. Sengoku era Battle Doll created by Kotetsu’s ancestors
Yoriichi Zeroshiki (doc. Shueisha/ Kimetsu no Yaiba)Yoriichi Zeroshiki is a very old fighting doll, because it was created since the Sengoku era, to be precise around 300 years ago before the Tanjiro era.
This mechanical doll was created by the ancestor of Kotetsu, a 10-year-old boy who was a resident of the Sword Maker Village. He is the successor responsible for maintaining the fighting doll.
According to Kotetsu, Yoriichi Zeroshiki is a complex technology. For hundreds of years, only his ancestors were able to create a fighting doll as powerful as Yoriichi Zeroshiki.
That’s why Kotetsu was so afraid of the doll being damaged, because he felt that he was not yet capable of repairing this precious inheritance.
2. Imitation of a legendary Demon Slayer
Yoriichi Tsugikuni (doc. Ufotable/ Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc)It’s only natural that Tanjiro feels familiar with the Yoriichi Zeroshiki doll when he first sees it. The reason is, this fighter doll is indeed made based on the strongest Demon Slayer ever in the Sengoku era, namely Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
Yoriichi’s figure himself once appeared in Tanjiro’s dream.
3. Used as a training medium for Demon Slayers
Yoriichi Zeroshiki (doc. Shueisha/ Kimetsu no Yaiba)Yoriichi Zeroshiki is indeed a clone of Yoriichi Tsugikuni. However, Kotetsu’s ancestor created him with six arms, each armed with a katana.
This was because Yoriichi Zeroshiki’s two arms would not be able to match the abilities of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who was his model.
Yes, Yoriichi Tsugikuni’s abilities are so absurd that his puppet had to be made with six arms to more closely approximate the figure’s powers.
In addition to being equipped with six arms, this fighter doll also has 108 different movement patterns, adapting the movements of the fighter who inspired it.
That is why Yoriichi Zeroshiki is used as a training medium for Demon Slayers.
4. The Mist Pillar destroys Yoriichi Zeroshiki
Muichiro Tokito took one of Yoriichi Zeroshiki’s swords (doc. Shueisha/ Kimetsu no Yaiba)Because he is hundreds of years old, it is no wonder that Yoriichi Zeroshiki’s condition is very fragile and does not show the same performance as in his old era. His facial appearance is half damaged.
The physical damage worsened after Muichiro Tokito, the Pillar of Mist, managed to seize the key to activate Yoriichi Zeroshiki and used it to train. As a result, Tokito managed to break the left shoulder guard and one of the right arms of the puppet.
Not only did he manage to damage it, Tokito also took one of Yoriichi Zeroshiki’s katana because his own was damaged.
5. Help Tanjiro improve his abilities
Yoriichi Zeroshiki helps Tanjiro train (doc. Shueisha/ Kimetsu no Yaiba)Unlike Tokito who looks selfish because he forces Kotetsu to lend Yoriichi Zeroshiki, Tanjiro has the intention of helping Kotetsu from the start.
Kotetsu repairs the damage caused by Tokito, then lets Tanjiro use the fighting doll to train.
Under Kotetsu’s supervision, Tanjiro undergoes rigorous training for 7 days without eating or drinking. Thanks to intensive training, Tanjiro has improved his ability to predict the direction of an opponent’s attack using his sharp sense of smell.
6. Katana in Yoriichi Zeroshiki’s body
Katana in Yoriichi Zeroshiki’s body (doc. Shueisha/ Kimetsu no Yaiba)Tanjiro manages to subdue Yoriichi Zeroshiki and slashes the puppet’s neck. However, both Tanjiro and Kotetsu are shocked to see a worn-out katana inside Yoriichi Zeroshiki’s body.
Kotetsu then invited Tanjiro to take the katana as his own. Then, Haganezuka who was responsible for Tanjiro’s nichirin took the katana from Yoriichi Zeroshiki’s body to be re-polished using the Haganezuka family’s signature art.
Is the 300-year-old katana the ‘secret weapon’ that Tanjiro is looking for and a legacy of Yoriichi Tsugikuni?
7. The number of arms is a representation of Asura
Yoriichi Zeroshiki (doc. Shueisha/ Kimetsu no Yaiba)Yoriichi Zeroshiki is a fighting doll with six arms, each holding a katana as its weapon. It turns out that these six arms are a depiction of the Buddhist Demon God, Asura.
In addition, the katana owned by Yoriichi Zeroshiki could represent Asura’s weaponry when fighting against the Gods.
Those are some facts about Yoriichi Zeroshiki Kimetsu no Yaiba, a fighting doll created since the Sengoku era, a copy of a legendary Demon Slayer named Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
What do you think about this doll?
First published April 12, 2023, republished July 28, 2024.
