Demon Slayer: Muzan’s Most Underused Demon Could Have Singlehandedly Solved His Centuries-Long Quest Had He Not Turned Her Into a Gatekeeper

SUMMARY

• Despite his unmatched power, Muzan's one critical error in judgment drastically affected his quest for eternal life.
• Nakime held the ultimate solution to achieving Muzan's elusive goal of conquering the sun!
• The way the Demon Slayer narrative would have unfolded if Muzan had strategically utilized Nakime's powers.

Demon Slayer has kind of settled itself now in the wide landscape of shonen animation, with a captivating world of demons and heroes. Studio Ufotable has outdone themselves, while the source material, orchestrated by Koyoharu Gotoge, has captured a beautifully designed manga at its core. Despite this grand success of the series, people still try to come up with plot holes or poorly explained scenarios if there have been any in the series.

Kibutsuji Muzan from Demon Slayer | Credits: Studio Ufotable

One such question is what if Muzan could actually unleash Nakime’s full potential? Could this mysterious demon single-handedly bring an end to the Dark Lord’s centuries-long quest for immortality? As we look further into the intricacies of this ‘what if’ scenario, the surprising effects of Nakime’s underutilized power come to the surface in the narrative of Demon Slayer.

Nakime Could Literally be The Solution of Muzan’s Life-Long Quest

Nakime from Demon Slayer | Credits: Studio Ufotable

Nakime, the Upper Rank 4 demon of the Twelve Kizuki, is the strongest female demon in the series of Demon Slayer. Her talents and abilities are unmatched by anyone since she can almost become invincible in several aspects. Nakime’s skills in being a recon demon are also unmatched. Owing to her spatial awareness and manipulation abilities could prove such a powerful asset for Muzan’s forces.

As huge as potential Nakime had, Muzan hardly did much about unlocking them. Nakime was confined to the simple functions of opening entrances and closing the exits to Infinity Castle, with his skills being essentially ingrained as just that of a gatekeeper.

Nobody knows what could have been achieved if Muzan pushed Nakime’s reconnaissance strategies. The self-imposed limits that Nakime had bestowed upon herself raise further questions like, what would have happened if Muzan tapped into her abilities to forge ahead with his intent for eternal life? The possibilities are endless, and the implications of this underutilization are fascinating to explore.

What Could Have Changed The Course of Demon Slayer If Nakime Was Used Properly by Muzan?

Nakime meets Muzan | Credits: Studio Ufotable

Imagine if Muzan had unleashed the full potential of Nakime. As this YouTube short video also explained, if Nakime was sent to track down Kagaya’s mansion and the Hashiras, with the kind of recon skills she owns, nothing could stop her. This would have changed the course of Demon Slayer history as crucial characters falling to Muzan’s ruthless ambitions came about.

Also, Nakime’s eye clones could have been the key Muzan needed. Had he sent those clones to investigate Blue Spider Lilies, then Muzan would have gained information on Demon Slayers‘ greatest stronghold in a way that couldn’t be achieved by any one in this world.Throwing these eye clones across vast lands of Japan in record time, Nakime could have led Muzan all into unexposed secret areas across the world and opened ways for attacking the demon slayer corps.

Without sunlight resistance, the Nakime clones can be used to spy on the Demon Slayers’ daylight activities, as depicted in Muzan’s flashbacks. The after-effect of this fan-scenario is quite frightening indeed. If it happened, Muzan would have easily destroyed the Demon Slayer Corps with his immortality and had Japan under an eternal shadow.

Demon Slayer is available to watch on Crunchyroll.

Written by Diganta Mondal

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