Muzan Kibutsuji, the main antagonist in “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,” is one serious and evil character. He’s the original demon, the one who started it all, and his change from a weak human to an immortal demon is important to the whole story. Muzan’s story is all about his intense fear of dying and his desperate need to stay alive.
Muzan as a Human
He was born way back in Japan’s Heian Period into a rich family. But he was really sick from day one. He was so sick that doctors didn’t think he’d even make it to adulthood. It was too painful living like that, Knowing he might die any day.
This whole situation messed Muzan up pretty badly. He was desperate, always looking for some way, any way, to keep himself alive. It’s like he was running from death his whole life, and that desperation is what set him on the wrong path.
People thought he wouldn’t live past 20 years old. He tried many treatments to get better, but nothing worked. He was terrified of dying, and it made him crazy. He was obsessed with finding a cure for his illness. It’s like he couldn’t think about anything else.
The Experiment
Muzan sought out a physician who attempted to give the dying young man a few more years of life by experimenting on him. This physician doctor made a new medicine using a rare blue spider lily flower. But the treatment didn’t work right away. Muzan got angry and killed the doctor. After he killed the doctor, Muzan realized the medicine was starting to work. His body began to change a lot.
Becoming a Demon
The medicine cured Muzan’s sickness, but it also turned him into a demon. He became immortal and very strong. But being a demon also made him crave human blood and unable to go in sunlight.
As a demon, Muzan became insanely powerful. His new demon life came with some major downsides. He could no longer live a normal life or interact with society as he once did. More critically, he developed an insatiable hunger for human blood that constantly tormented him. This never-ending hunger for blood made Muzan do many terrible things, turning him into a real monster inside and out. As time went on, he became more and more violent and cruel. He fully accepted his new demon self and gave in to all the awful urges that came with it.
The Blue Spider Lily
The blue spider lily flower was very important in Muzan’s change to a demon. He kept looking for this flower, thinking it could help him go in sunlight. His search for the blue spider lily and his wish to overcome his weaknesses drove many of his actions in the story.
Conclusion
Muzan Kibutsuji became a demon because he was trying to cure his deadly sickness. The experimental medicine from a doctor saved his life but also turned him into the first demon. This change gave him great power and made him immortal, but it also made him a monster who always needed human blood.