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| “ | Hyo hyo! What a childish provocation! Did you think I, Gyokko, would be undone with such prattle? You seem desperate. It's embarrassing. | „ |
| ~ Gyokko's response to Muichiro's insults. |
Gyokko (玉壼 Gyokko) is a major antagonist in the manga/anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, being the secondary antagonist of the Swordsmith Village Arc. He is a member of the Twelve Kizuki, holding the position of Upper Rank Five.
As a human, Gyokko lived over a century ago as a fisherman by the name of Managi (益魚儀 Managi) who had a morbid and grotesque sense of art along with an disturbing obsession with fish and human corpses. After killing a boy who made fun of him for his repulsive behavior and nearly dying after the boy's parents subsequently stabbed him with a fishing spear, he was saved by Muzan Kibutsuji and transformed into a demon, allowing him to indulge his twisted obsession until he was finally slain by the Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokiko, after he and Hantengu attempted to destroy the Swordsmith Village.
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Portrayals[]
He is voiced by Kōsuke Toriumi (who also voiced Szayelaporro Granz in Bleach and Acnologia in Fairy Tail) in Japanese and Brent Mukai (who also voiced Scratchmen Apoo in One Piece and Kaiju No. 10 in Kaiju No. 8) in English.
In the Japanese live-action stage play, he was portrayed by Yusaku Kawasaki.
Appearance[]
Out of every demon, Gyokko has the most grotesque physical appearance. His design takes the form of a pale white, abstracted and grotesque humanoid figure with scales all over his body. He has an upper torso that has no arms and resembles that of an armless statue growing from a porcelain pot; similar to a djinn. He has multiple infant-like hands that line his back.
Gyokko's face is somewhat even more disturbing. The position where the eyes are supposed to be are displaced by large green mouths and bare teeth, and his actual eyes are located vertically from one another on his face; One eye appears in the constantly open bottom mouth and the other is seated at the center of his forehead.
As the Upper Rank Five, the Kanji for number five is printed on both pairs of his dark honey-brown eyes.
Personality[]
At first sight, Gyokko is a very excitable demon, over what he deems as his "art". Gyokko is a self-proclaimed "artist" with a sadistic streak, being arrogant, egomaniacal and short-fused, especially when people didn't appreciate his so-called "art".
Gyokko is also extremely petty and jealous, as exemplified when he attacked Hotaru Haganezuka for ignoring his presence and jealous of his concentration and dedication to his work.
History[]
Past[]
In the past, Managi lived alone on the outskirts of a fisherman village. His parents had passed away from a drowning incident, something that he was fascinated by and found beautiful when he saw their bodies. He was known for collecting fish carcasses, among other strange activities that led him to be disliked by others and kept their distance from him.
At one point, a child approached and teased him, causing him to lash out and murder the child by stuffing them in a jar. The child's parents had found out and in a fit of rage, proceeded to stab Managi and left him to die. He was eventually approached by Muzan Kibutsuji and became his minion, turning into the demon Gyokko that later became Upper Rank Five. Since then, he would prey on the flesh of humans, specifically children, and modify his body to his very own liking.
Red Light District Arc[]
After the death of Gyutaro and Daki, the Upper Rank Six duo, Gyokko was summoned to the Dimensional Infinite Fortress alongside other Upper Ranks in a meeting. He claimed to Muzan that he already gathered the information about the Blue Spider Lily. Unconvinced, Muzan beheaded Gyokko, and then ordered Gyokko to leave for Swordsmen's Village alongside Hantengu.
Swordsmen's Village Arc[]
After arriving at the Village, Gyokko decides to devour an innocent swordsmith then hides in one of his pots just to spit him back out, stating that he wasn't edible. After this incident, Gyokko and Hantengu decide to go different ways in order to cause as much death and destruction as possible, which would be a fatal mistake for Gyokko.
Meanwhile, Muichiro Tokito was going to a shed alongside two villagers looking for a new sword. After arriving, Gyokko ambushes them from a ceramic pot. Gyokko introduces himself and shows Muichiro his new piece of "art". He then presents "L'Agonies des Forgerons" a morbid piece made of various mutilated swordsmiths' bodies stitched together with swords sticking out of them, the worst part being that all the innocent swordsmiths screamed every time Gyokko stabbed them with the swords, implying that they were still alive. Finally, Gyokko states that he will recreate the piece on a larger scale.
Muichiro tries to attack Gyokko, but he evades him and shows his ability to transport himself into his ceramic pots then he comments that these pots are his pride and work and he hates when they get damaged. Gyokko then summons several fishes from a pot using his Blood Demon Art: Thousand needle fish to attack the mist Hashira. Gyokko wonders what art he should make to Muichiro, but the young Hashira told him that is worthless. Upset again, he traps Muichiro with his Water Prison Pot technique to give him a "stylish death by suffocation".
Gyokko leaves Muichiro to drown, then enters the shed and sees Hotaru Haganezuka working on the blade extracted from the training doll and didn't notice the horrific demon who is behind him. The idea of another artist being more concentrated on his craft enrages Gyokko who summons fishes to attack the swordsmith. Hotaru's mask is broken, but his dedication remains intact. After seeing this, Gyokko decides that instead of just slaughtering him, he would torture Hotaru until he breaks his concentration.
Gyokko is desperate to break Hotaru's concentration and he even gouged out one of his eyes, but the swordsmith was still undeterred, which caused the sadistic and prideful demon to enrage even more and some moments later he was surprised by Muichiro Tokito, who not only managed to escape from the pot but also awakened his Slayer Mark. Gyokko responds attacking him with his Octopus Vase Hell technique and Muichiro counters with his Sea of Clouds and Haze technique. Gyokko evades the attacks by hiding and reappearing from his multiple pots. Tokito insults Gyokko's pots, which enrages the demon like never before and attacks the Hashira with his Ten Thousand Gliding Slime-Fish technique. After Muichiro deflects two of his attacks, Gyokko reveals his true form, which boosts his strength and speed and gives him the ability to turn everything into fishes with his fists.
Gyokko gloats about his transformation, but Muichiro comments that he is not impressed. After a short fight, the mist Hashira decides to end the fight and beheads Gyokko without effort. The demon spends his last moments insulting Muichiro just to get decapitated in order to speed up his dishonorable death.
Quotes[]
| “ | I'm impressed that you noticed me! But wait, you're a Hashira! | „ |
| ~ Gyokko notices Muichiro nearby before his duel with the Hashira. |
| “ | Behold: "Death Throes Of The Smiths!" | „ |
| ~ Gyokko shows his Death Throes of the Smiths artpiece. |
| “ | Death by suffocation is rather stylish. Beautiful! | „ |
| ~ Gyokko taunts Muichiro after he traps the latter in a water bubble. |
| “ | Decapitated, decapitated, decapitated!? | „ |
| ~ Gyokko reacts in horror after his head is chopped off. |
| “ | You vulgar little maggots have no taste! | „ |
| ~ Gyokko screams his last words before Muichiro slices the severed head to pieces. |
Trivia[]
- Unlike other deceased members of Upper Ranks, Gyokko had no on-screen flashback describing his backstory in the anime or the manga. His past as human was only revealed in the second official fanbook.
- His name literally means "jade pot" in Japanese and Mandarin.
- The fish-like creatures that Gyokko could summon are reminiscent of Junji Ito's fish monsters from "Gyo", which is also the first letter in his name.
- Gyokko is the only one of the original Upper Ranks to be slain in single combat by a Hashira.
- Among the four Upper Rank demons who perished before the final battle with the Demon Slayer Corps, Gyokko is the only one who Muzan never found a replacement for.
- Gyokko was one of Muzan's favorites among the Upper Ranks, as his pots could be sold for high prices.
- In his "true form," Gyokko resembles a lamia, albeit male and with webbed hands.
- In the Kimetsu Academy spinoff, Gyokko is a ghost called the Biology Room Vase who haunts the high school department of Kimetsu Academy at night. He often says "Hyo hyo" to those who encounter him and announces that he'll drag them into his beautiful vase. Interestingly, both he and Hantengu are the only Upper Moons to retain their demon forms in the spinoff.
- Gyokko can be said to represent the sin of pride. Gyokko’s vanity and arrogance over his artistry is so intense that even the slightest disagreement with his perception of beauty is considered an insult to his ego, which enrages him to the point of losing all rationality. Gyokko believes himself a work of art that no one can compare to, not even his fellow demon kin.
External Links[]
- Gyokko on the Kimetsu no Yaiba Wiki
- Gyokko on the Pure Evil Wiki
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