Demon Slayer: Gyokutsu’s Bad Taste and Horror Art

In Demon Slayer, Gyokutsubo (original name: Yiyugi) is undoubtedly a chilling character. From his cruel artistic views to his desecration of life, every detail shows how he became a ruthless demon king. As one of the upper five demons in the Twelve Demon Moons, Gyokutsubo has not only a terrifying power behind him, but also a twisted upbringing and a morbid pursuit of “art”.

From a fishing village orphan to a ghost: The past of Yu Hu

Yu Hu’s story begins with a tragic childhood. Born in a fishing village near the coast, Yu Hu lived in the love of his parents. However, fate was not kind to him – his parents never came back after going out to sea to fish, and their bodies were severely decomposed when they were found. This incident deeply hit the young Yi Yuyi, and his life has since embarked on a path of no return.

With the death of his parents, Yi Yuyi began to exhibit unusual behavior. He frequently played pranks, brutally killed animals, and sewed together different types of fish, a behavior that was completely incomprehensible to the villagers. He placed these fish scales and bones in pots, viewing them as “art,” and often called himself an artist. Because of these strange and horrific behaviors, the villagers began to distance themselves from him, and he fell into isolation.

One day, Yi Yuyi killed a child who came to laugh at him and put his body into a pot. The child’s father was furious when he found out and stabbed Yi Yuyi with a double-toothed harpoon. Although he was seriously injured, he survived half a day later. At this time, the demon king Muzan Kibutsuji appeared and chose Yi Yuyi as his subordinate and transformed him into a demon. From then on, he changed his name to Yuhu and became one of the upper strings of the twelve demon moons.

The Pride and Artistic Pursuit of the Jade Pot

After becoming a ghost, Yu Hu retained his former “artistic” pursuit, but in a more horrifying form. As a ghost, he no longer just sewed fish together, but began to use humans as his “artworks”. He cruelly sewed humans together to create all kinds of weird “artworks”, and regarded them as his own understanding of aesthetics.

Tamahuro has a unique understanding of art, believing that only the “works” he creates are the most elegant. He is angry at anyone who destroys or fails to understand his “art”. Especially in the battle with the swordsmith village, Tamahuro showed jealousy of other “artists”, especially the blacksmith Kontaraka, who was always forging swords. He believed that his artistic skills were inferior to Kontaraka.

In addition, Yuhu is also extremely arrogant, believing that all other creatures except the Demon King Muzan are not worthy of his attention. In his eyes, humans are just stupid creatures, and his art and strength are the most noble existence. Yuhu finds those who want to protect the weak (such as Tokito Muichiro’s behavior) extremely ridiculous and ridicules them.

Yu Hu’s terrifying abilities and combat skills

As an upper-ranked member, Yuhu is not only extremely powerful, but his blood magic also gives him extremely strong combat power. His abilities are mainly focused on summoning various monsters and teleporting through the pot. In battle, Yuhu is almost always hidden in the pot, using different pots to attack and defend, and can even store or transmit items through the pot.

Yu Hu’s blood vampire magic includes many terrifying skills, some of which include:

The Thousand Needlefish Killing
Jade Pot uses a pot with waterweed patterns to summon two goldfish, which can spray poisonous needles from their mouths, quickly paralyzing the nerves of the target being stabbed. No matter how powerful the opponent is, it is difficult to avoid these attacks.

Blood Demon Art: Water Hell Bowl
By taking out the wave pattern pot, the Jade Pot can spray a large amount of viscous liquid from the pot, which can form a water hell bowl similar to a cage to trap the enemy. The trapped enemy will gradually suffocate, and its breathing method will also be restricted.

Octopus Hell
Jade Pot uses a spotted pot to summon giant octopus tentacles that can grip and crush enemies tightly and are extremely elastic, making them almost impossible to cut with swords.

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of slime fish. The slime fish have sharp teeth that can quickly bite off the enemy and attack with highly toxic body fluids. Even if the enemy cuts the slime fish, they will still spray venom before turning into dust.

Blood Demon Art: Array Killing Fish Scale
Jade Pot uses the fish scales covering his entire body to bounce at high speed. At this time, his movements are difficult to predict and it is difficult for the opponent to react in time.

These abilities make Gamatsubo nearly invincible in combat, allowing him to constantly switch tactics and force his enemies to fight back. His duel with Tokito Muichiro is a classic example of this, as despite Gamatsubo’s exceptional combat skills, he was ultimately defeated by Muichiro’s swift attacks.

End and Extinction

In the end, in the battle with Muichiro, although Yuhu showed all his powerful abilities, he still failed to withstand Muichiro’s attack. Muichiro beheaded Yuhu with his superhuman reaction speed and fighting skills. Although Yuhu died, he was still unwilling to accept it after death, and cursed Muichiro in his mouth until he was completely chopped to pieces.

Yu Hu’s death marks the end of a story full of artistic fantasy and cruelty. His tragedy is not only the continuation of his bad taste in reality, but also an extreme way of morbid pursuit of beauty.

Summary: The meaning and role reflection of the jade pot

Yu Hu is not only a terrifying villain, but also a profound reflection on the distortion of art and human nature. His extreme pursuit of “art” and contempt for the lives of others reveal the darkest side of the human heart. Although Yu Hu has powerful abilities, his evil deeds ultimately doom him to destruction.

Through the character of Yu Hu, we can think about a question: Does art create beauty or destroy beauty? The extreme aesthetics he expresses allows us to see that behind the excessive pursuit of aesthetics, there are often hidden the darkest desires in human nature.

In the world of Demon Slayer, Gyokutsu represents the morbid image of a “creator”, and his death is the inevitable punishment for this distorted idea.