Gyokko is one of Muzan Kibutsuji’s subordinate demons in the series. Demon Slayer. He is the main antagonist during the “Swordsmith Village Arc”, a demon who attacks the Swordsmith Village alongside Hantengu.
All characters with important roles always get a special section that discusses their past, including the demons as antagonists. However, Gyokko’s background is never discussed at all in the manga or anime.
This raises a big question regarding why Gyokko became a demon in Demon Slayer. Curious? Check out the following discussion!
1. Gyokko, the Upper Moon Demon 5
Gyokko (doc. Ufotable/ Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc)The Moon Demons aka 12 Kizuki are Muzan’s subordinates who work directly under his command. The group is divided into 2, the Upper Moon Demons (Upper Rank) and the Lower Moon Demons (Lower Rank).
Gyokko himself occupies the top position, precisely Upper Moon Demon 5. He appears in his abstract demonic form and usually hides in a collection jar which is also his power.
2. Gyokko’s past
Gyokko (doc. Ufotable/ Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc)Even though it is not told in the manga or anime Kimetsu no Yaiba, The truth about Gyokko’s past can be known by fans through fanbook-his.
It is said that Gyokko was once a human named Managi. He lived with his parents who were small fishermen in a coastal village.
One day, as usual, young Gyokko was left alone by his parents to go fishing. However, Gyokko’s parents never returned afterward. They drowned.
3. Why did Gyokko become a demon?
Gyokko’s true form (doc. Ufotable/ Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc)Gyokko Kimetsu no Yaiba became a devil because of the blood Muzan gave him.
Continuing from the events after the death of Managi’s parents, where he saw their bodies washed up on the beach. Managi’s strange personality is immediately revealed.
Managi had his own interest in corpses. After that day, Managi often went to the beach just to look at the fish carcasses. People around him thought that Managi was deeply traumatized by the loss of his parents. They avoided him.
One day, Managi killed a little boy who was bothering him. Not only that, he put the victim’s body in a fish tank.
Of course, the two parents of the unnamed child were furious and turned on Managi with spears.
When he was dying, Muzan approached him. That was when Muzan gave Gyokko his demon blood and transformed him.
Well, that’s the explanation of why Gyokko became a demon in Demon Slayer. What do you think about this Upper Moon Devil 5?
The first article was published on October 1, 2023 and republished on August 10, 2024.
