Doma emerges as one of the most formidable new villains in Demon Slayer season 3 premiere, instantly setting up new benchmarks regarding the might that the protagonists have to contend with moving forward.
Warning: This article contains heavy spoilers
Upper Rank Two of Muzan’s mighty Twelve Kizuki, Doma serves as one of the eeriest new villains in Demon Slayer, and his arrival is marked by a pressure that’s felt not just by Akaza but also the audience.
Sporting a smiling and charismatic face in all of his interactions, he also knows how to stab with words and come across as a formidable foe through unconventionally disarming behavior.
The third strongest
In terms of power, Doma is only second to Muzan and Kokushibo. This makes him the third strongest demon in existence.
Following his beginning as one of the Twelve Kizuki, he quickly rose to the heights of power and ranking, surpassing the older member, Akaza, in terms of power in under a century.
Akaza feels frustrated and envious of Doma’s climb to power and during the first moments the audience sees of the two together, Akaza deals two fatal blows on Doma in a short amount of time.
However, Doma doesn’t mind it, as he stays aloof and light-hearted during all of it. Even Kokushibo intervenes and warns Akaza, but Upper Rank Two asks Kokushibo to spare him, saying that he doesn’t mind Akaza’s behavior and that he treats it like friendly banter.
He also states, however, that Akaza can’t beat him or Kokushibo no matter how much he tried, reaffirming his status as the third strongest demon in all of Demon Slayer.
Cult leader who can’t emote
Doma is the leader of Eternal Paradise Faith, a cult mostly comprising of women who are utterly devoted to the leader who routinely kills and brutalizes many of them at his whims.
He comes off as a rather playful, nonchalant individual who acts so because of his the confidence his sheer strength inspires. And while that may be true to an extent, his general laidback attitude to things is also a result of his apathy and psychopathic tendencies that he’s had since his childhood.
One of the crucial connections he shares with one of the core characters in Demon Slayer is that with Inosuke’s late mother. She was one of the followers of Doma’s cult but when she tried to flee the insanity, Doma killed her. Later on in the story, it’s going to come around as a major element that lends to his arc’s conclusion.
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