Gyomei Himejima, the Stone Hashira from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, is widely regarded as the most powerful member of the Demon Slayer Corps. Standing as a towering, heavily muscled giant, he is blind and constantly shedding tears due to a deeply compassionate and sorrowful soul. Before joining the corps, Gyomei lived a tragic life caring for orphans, where a horrifying demon attack scarred his past and unlocked his immense physical strength. In battle, he wields a massive spiked flail and axe using Stone Breathing.

Sanemi Shinazugawa, the Wind Hashira from Demon Slayer, is famous for his abrasive, volatile, and deeply aggressive personality. His body is heavily scarred from countless battles with demons, reflecting his ruthless, uncompromising combat style. Sanemi possesses a rare, intoxicating blood type (marechi) that severely disorients demons, which he uses to his tactical advantage. Despite his harsh treatment of his younger brother, Genya, Sanemi is secretly motivated by a fierce, protective desire to keep him safe from harm.

Giyuu Tomioka, the Water Hashira, is a stoic, reserved warrior who serves as a vital anchor in the Demon Slayer Corps. He spared Nezuko, and leads Tanjiro to become a demon slayer. Giyuu wears a distinctive split-pattern haori, honoring both his late sister Tsutako and his fallen best friend Sabito. Despite his immense skill—even creating an exclusive eleventh form for Water Breathing called Dead Calm—he suffers from deep survivor's guilt and initially believes he is unworthy of his rank. Behind his cold exterior lies profound compassion and absolute loyalty to his allies.

Obanai Iguro, the Serpent Hashira, is a harsh and strictly disciplined warrior within the Demon Slayer Corps. He is recognizable by his striking heterochromia—a yellow right eye and turquoise left eye—and the bandages wrapping his lower face to conceal severe childhood scars. A white snake named Kaburamaru is always wrapped around his shoulders, reading enemy movements and acting as his guide in battle. Driven by deep self-loathing from a dark past where his family sacrificed infants to a snake demon, Obanai fights with absolute ruthlessness. He utilizes Serpent Breathing, slithering unpredictably with a unique, wave-shaped Nichirin blade.

Kyojuro Rengoku, the Flame Hashira, is a fiercely passionate and charismatic warrior who radiates unwavering optimism and duty. Instantly recognizable by his flame-streaked hair and piercing golden eyes, he possesses an indomitable will and a deeply instilled moral code to protect the weak. As a master of Flame Breathing, Kyojuro’s technique is explosive, precise, and visually spectacular. Despite no demon slayer mark, many young slayers look up to him.

Muichiro Tokito, the Mist Hashira, is a fourteen-year-old prodigy who achieved Hashira status just two months after picking up a blade. Initially appearing blank-minded, detached, and deeply forgetful due to severe childhood trauma, he possesses an undercurrent of intense, quiet fury against demons. As a descendant of the legendary Sun Breathing lineage, his raw talent is unparalleled. Using Mist Breathing, Muichiro blends blinding speed with obscured movements to disorient foes.

Mitsuri Kanroji, the Love Hashira, is a joyful, passionate warrior celebrated for her superhuman strength and unique physiology. Her muscles are eight times denser than an average human's, allowing her to deliver devastating physical blows despite her slender appearance. Driven by a desire to find a husband stronger than herself, Mitsuri created Love Breathing, a style requiring extreme flexibility. She wields a highly unique, whip-like Nichirin blade that bends and slithers at blinding speeds.

Tengen Uzui, the Sound Hashira, is a flamboyant and eccentric warrior who proudly proclaims himself the "God of Festivals." Standing as a towering, heavily muscled former shinobi, he uses his intense charisma, strategic intellect, and three devoted ninja wives to gather covert intelligence. Tengen utilizes Sound Breathing, an explosive combat style complemented by massive twin cleaver-like Nichirin blades connected by a chain. His signature ability, the Musical Score, allows him to deconstruct an enemy's attack patterns into rhythms to deflect them flawlessly.

Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Hashira, is a highly intelligent warrior who overcomes her inability to decapitate demons through masterful pharmacology. Despite her petite frame and lack of raw physical strength, she is one of the deadliest Hashira, utilizing blinding thrusting speed and a stinger-like Nichirin blade to inject lethal wisteria poisons into her targets. She masks a deep-seated, burning rage over the loss of her sister, Kanae, behind a perpetually calm and smiling exterior.

Tanjiro Kamado, a kind-hearted boy with a distinct forehead scar, becomes a Demon Slayer after a brutal demon attack massacres his family. To revert his turned sister, Nezuko, back into a human.