One of the most unrepentant demons out there. Gyokko is so sick in the head that he doesn’t even kill people before turning them into “art”. That scene where he just shows a literal child the mangled and fused bodies of his fellow swordsmiths and then twists the sword embedded in them to make them scream is all sorts of screwed up. I admit that he didn’t feel nearly as strong as he should have, but in the end it was still satisfying watching Muichiro shut him up for good
That doesnt make him a good character tho😂, you can't call him well written for being different. Hell you could say the same about kaigaku, hes also a one-dimensional badguy
Also this makes 2 Bastards among the Upper Moons, difference is Doma atleast has the excuse he was born incapable of feeling emotions, Gyokko is just an asshole.
@@ColinGruver-p3q Hantengu is possibly suffering from a mental illness due to the massive growth on his head so he can somewhat be excused. Gyokko was just crazy.
@@thefanwithoutaface8105that is very possible but when aligned with the symbolism of the cyst on his head and the pattern of the Hantengu's that have them, I think he was just a genuine liar
@@bigpoof3349 i think lying so much can be considered a mental illness in it of itself Then again, i think hantengu is just an asshole too. Because it seems like he actively lies, rather than it just being a passive trait
@@EmmanuelMarin07Hantengu knows he's a liar, a thief, a murderer, and pathetic. But he blames everyone and everything else, and expects everyone and everything else to cater to him. His only saving grace is his Emotion Demons. Gyokko is the other side, he accepts his traits, he knows he's a monster, that he doesn't blame others, he wants the recognition. Gyokko would've had a more interesting fight if he was at the actual hot springs or river. All his attacks, summoned demons, and true form are aquatic, yet he fought on land. It would've been cool to see if he had the power to teleport through bodies of water too, no matter how deep and could instantly disappear in even the reflections of water. Would've also helped if a more impressive Hashira fought him or if he fought the Love Hashira instead
In the flood of villains created to be sympathetic and somewhat relatable Gyokko is such a refreshing antagonist, especially in Demon Slayer. It's just unfortunate he was killed so quickly. He had the potential to be an amazing standalone villain for an arc. And I'm gonna say it, his design is the best in the series. It's one of the best designs in anime period.
Think it's kind of disappointing even with extended content in the anime we never got Gyokko's backstory showing that even as a human he was a scumbag. It's weird since all the other Moons get their backstories yet he doesn't. Felt like a waste.
As far as i know, Gyokko is not the only Moon whose backstory did not shown. Lower Moon 2-4 and 6 slaughtered by Muzan right after they introduced, Enmu's backstory never shown even though Mugen Train arc had extented content and two adaptation *SPOILER* it feels like to me Nakime's backstory won't shown too. When i asked a Japanese person The reason why didn't Enmu's backstory didn't shown in the movie and anime, he/she said in his/her opinion the anime faithful to manga, which is questionable to me because the studio added anime original scenes to Daughter Spider Demon's backstory and made completely anime original episode that dedicated to Rengoku.
Gyokko is such a cool and unique demon in my opinion ! I really liked his design and abilities, as well as his twisted personality. I wished we saw a bit more of him before his death, as perfectly hateable as he is.
The scene I think is interesting with him was when he encounter that one swordsmith, he attacks him while he's making a sword and the guy doesn't flinch or pay attention to him, focusing on his craft, he attackins him again to the same effect, and then he comments on how the swordsmith is so focused on his craft that he's oblivious to the world around him, so Gyokko stops attacking him and watches him work. I think he even comments that he would have liked to have his level of dedication. I'm only really half remembering the scene since it's been a while since I read it.
Haganezuka, Tanjiros swordsmith. He was using his family's secret technique to define the Sun Breathers original sword for Tanjiro to use. Gyokko only feeds on the artists, so he can become a greater artist. He has high respect for them also, but also jealousy on how much focus they put in their art. He was amazed by the levels of commitment Haga was putting, which is why he stopped attacking, wishing he could reach that level of focus.
Gyokko is one of the best villains, simply because of how evil he is, demon slayer creates many amazing characters, from ones you are meant to show sympathy for, to bastards like doma, muzan and gyokko
A little surprised most of the Upper Moons aren't completely malicious individuals like Gyokko and I mean people who were always evil from the start. Gyutaro and Daki were violent due to desperation Hantengu was either Mentally Ill or just a weak willed coward Akaza became a monster due to tragedies he had no control over Doma was literally born incapable of feeling emotions and raised by opportunistic parents Kokushibou became a monster due to a combination of an inferiority complex and fear he'd die before he turned 30 again due to something he couldn't control. Gyokko is just an asshole.
Gyokko's so underrated imo, he's a very enjoyable villain and character. Really great video! Always love learning a lot of the Japanese background behind these things from them.
Something fun about the water pot, and about "The Great Waves of Kanagawa," is that both seemingly invoke a calm air about them. We see that the pot's victims become submerged in a way that they cannot fight back. To the outside looking in, this is a very calm situation, but from the inside it's absolutely deathly and terrifying. The same thing is true for the painting it draws inspo from. The waves seem to represent an aspect of nature that is calming to us. They look beautiful and anyone can hear the splashing of waves in their head as they view this piece. But if you look closer you see that this is not just a wave, It's a tsunami. There are people in those boats and the scale of the water is too big for them to survive. They truly are Great Waves. I don't know if this was an intentional parallel, but this is a well known theme of this painting in the art world. The masses view this work as a calming piece to be hung in the foyer, but it's not when you actually take a closer look. I would not be surprised if the execution of the water pot is a homage to this dichotomy.
I always like a villain that fancies themselves an artist: Deidara and Sasori from Naruto, Tserriednich from Hunter x Hunter, and of course Gyokko all of which have a “unique viewpoint” of what art is. Good video, waiting on the Building a Bastard video for Hantengu
Honestly one thing I always thought of when I saw Gyokko's walking fish connected to the pots was Junji Ito's "Gyo" The theming of fish that walk on land that dont die unless you destroy the thing attached to them keeping them going, and the general horror aspects. Especially with the one with the sharp claws reminding me of the claws of the fish in "Gyo"
Please Meti, can you do a " the beauty of mario zucchero " ?, I think it was the only character in part 5 that you didn't make a video about, I love this style of video.
In the anime I was laughing at his presentation of his artwork (that one with fusion of multiple smiths). It was so over the top that I simply couldn't resist.
when you first said geb referring to jjba I thought you were talking about gebura for a sec and got really confused before remembering that is not exclusively used to refer to her I blame the lor music in the bg for my brain not working
His back story being from a normal village is strange, because the way he talks, his obsession with arts and even shape his attack to resemble his form of arts, is like that of those are from the higher class up brining, from the Heian period, so Noble with artisan skills. Also isn't odd how the Demon king is, actually "poor" and need financing? Like isn't the guy a former nobles during the Heian period? With his power, he could had easily migrates his family wealth elsewhere and uses them as investment assets to buy up business and profits from other people run business that he owns for him, without they ever knew who he is, consider he switch bodies, hick, he could had taken over dozen of warlord bodies during the Sengoku periods and profits from their sacked wealth. Some thing about the writing in accord to economic relationship make no sense. Like how the Family that sponsored the Demon core, realistically would be under financials insecurity, because what they are doing is not profitable, nor Benefitting to Japan Elite.
Fun fact: apparently Gyokko favors eating babies. It makes sense, but I forgot where I read it and am not sure if that was confirmed by gotoge, so take that with a grain of salt
I think Gyokko was cool but I feel like he wasn’t nearly as much as a threat as he should’ve been. It only took Muichiro to take him dow, but Hantengu needed literally everyone else
While Gyokko was a pretty disappointing in terms of the showings he was in, he’s still a interesting character and I do like blood art and his concept of personality
Oh my gosh the worst upper moon I kid u not I believe this is weaker then gyutaro and tengen can beat no question I’m not even joking I hate with a passion I wish rui was the upper 5 instead of
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One of the most unrepentant demons out there. Gyokko is so sick in the head that he doesn’t even kill people before turning them into “art”. That scene where he just shows a literal child the mangled and fused bodies of his fellow swordsmiths and then twists the sword embedded in them to make them scream is all sorts of screwed up. I admit that he didn’t feel nearly as strong as he should have, but in the end it was still satisfying watching Muichiro shut him up for good
I mean in a series that has the 'empathy at a funeral' theme, there had to be a couple would wouldn't waste the beer it'd take to pour one out for.
That doesnt make him a good character tho😂, you can't call him well written for being different. Hell you could say the same about kaigaku, hes also a one-dimensional badguy
@@jamesjoe1690he didn’t even say he was a good character
@@jamesjoe1690you know, I could let that slide, honestly... if you didn't word it as if you're laughing at the person making the comment.
@@The_og_moonwalker that's what he implied
Gyokko couldn't even get Haganezuka to look at him. 😂
Also this makes 2 Bastards among the Upper Moons, difference is Doma atleast has the excuse he was born incapable of feeling emotions, Gyokko is just an asshole.
Don't forget Hantengu
@@ColinGruver-p3q Hantengu is possibly suffering from a mental illness due to the massive growth on his head so he can somewhat be excused. Gyokko was just crazy.
@@thefanwithoutaface8105that is very possible but when aligned with the symbolism of the cyst on his head and the pattern of the Hantengu's that have them, I think he was just a genuine liar
@@bigpoof3349 i think lying so much can be considered a mental illness in it of itself
Then again, i think hantengu is just an asshole too. Because it seems like he actively lies, rather than it just being a passive trait
@@EmmanuelMarin07Hantengu knows he's a liar, a thief, a murderer, and pathetic. But he blames everyone and everything else, and expects everyone and everything else to cater to him. His only saving grace is his Emotion Demons.
Gyokko is the other side, he accepts his traits, he knows he's a monster, that he doesn't blame others, he wants the recognition. Gyokko would've had a more interesting fight if he was at the actual hot springs or river. All his attacks, summoned demons, and true form are aquatic, yet he fought on land. It would've been cool to see if he had the power to teleport through bodies of water too, no matter how deep and could instantly disappear in even the reflections of water. Would've also helped if a more impressive Hashira fought him or if he fought the Love Hashira instead
In the flood of villains created to be sympathetic and somewhat relatable Gyokko is such a refreshing antagonist, especially in Demon Slayer. It's just unfortunate he was killed so quickly. He had the potential to be an amazing standalone villain for an arc.
And I'm gonna say it, his design is the best in the series. It's one of the best designs in anime period.
Think it's kind of disappointing even with extended content in the anime we never got Gyokko's backstory showing that even as a human he was a scumbag. It's weird since all the other Moons get their backstories yet he doesn't. Felt like a waste.
As far as i know, Gyokko is not the only Moon whose backstory did not shown. Lower Moon 2-4 and 6 slaughtered by Muzan right after they introduced, Enmu's backstory never shown even though Mugen Train arc had extented content and two adaptation *SPOILER* it feels like to me Nakime's backstory won't shown too. When i asked a Japanese person The reason why didn't Enmu's backstory didn't shown in the movie and anime, he/she said in his/her opinion the anime faithful to manga, which is questionable to me because the studio added anime original scenes to Daughter Spider Demon's backstory and made completely anime original episode that dedicated to Rengoku.
Enmu's past wasn't addressed in the anime either tho'.
@@Gazing-09 Was mainly referring to the Upper Moons.
Gyokko is such a cool and unique demon in my opinion ! I really liked his design and abilities, as well as his twisted personality. I wished we saw a bit more of him before his death, as perfectly hateable as he is.
The mouth-eyes and eye mouth are a great monstrous detail
@@andymcclurg9916 agreed
The scene I think is interesting with him was when he encounter that one swordsmith, he attacks him while he's making a sword and the guy doesn't flinch or pay attention to him, focusing on his craft, he attackins him again to the same effect, and then he comments on how the swordsmith is so focused on his craft that he's oblivious to the world around him, so Gyokko stops attacking him and watches him work.
I think he even comments that he would have liked to have his level of dedication.
I'm only really half remembering the scene since it's been a while since I read it.
Haganezuka, Tanjiros swordsmith. He was using his family's secret technique to define the Sun Breathers original sword for Tanjiro to use. Gyokko only feeds on the artists, so he can become a greater artist. He has high respect for them also, but also jealousy on how much focus they put in their art. He was amazed by the levels of commitment Haga was putting, which is why he stopped attacking, wishing he could reach that level of focus.
Just looking at his vase attacks, perhaps water breathing might ironically be his hardest counter
Gyokko is one of the best villains, simply because of how evil he is, demon slayer creates many amazing characters, from ones you are meant to show sympathy for, to bastards like doma, muzan and gyokko
Is being evil all you need to be the best 😂!?!? By that logic Kaigaku is top 5 best characters in the show
@@jamesjoe1690 1. They said "villains" not "characters"
2. Yes, sometimes that's all you need
A little surprised most of the Upper Moons aren't completely malicious individuals like Gyokko and I mean people who were always evil from the start.
Gyutaro and Daki were violent due to desperation
Hantengu was either Mentally Ill or just a weak willed coward
Akaza became a monster due to tragedies he had no control over
Doma was literally born incapable of feeling emotions and raised by opportunistic parents
Kokushibou became a monster due to a combination of an inferiority complex and fear he'd die before he turned 30 again due to something he couldn't control.
Gyokko is just an asshole.
Its kinda disapointing tbh
And (spoilers) is an asshole too; a welcomed addition to the upper ranks
Gyokko's so underrated imo, he's a very enjoyable villain and character. Really great video! Always love learning a lot of the Japanese background behind these things from them.
Love your content! His art was monstrous
Something fun about the water pot, and about "The Great Waves of Kanagawa," is that both seemingly invoke a calm air about them. We see that the pot's victims become submerged in a way that they cannot fight back. To the outside looking in, this is a very calm situation, but from the inside it's absolutely deathly and terrifying. The same thing is true for the painting it draws inspo from. The waves seem to represent an aspect of nature that is calming to us. They look beautiful and anyone can hear the splashing of waves in their head as they view this piece. But if you look closer you see that this is not just a wave, It's a tsunami. There are people in those boats and the scale of the water is too big for them to survive. They truly are Great Waves.
I don't know if this was an intentional parallel, but this is a well known theme of this painting in the art world. The masses view this work as a calming piece to be hung in the foyer, but it's not when you actually take a closer look. I would not be surprised if the execution of the water pot is a homage to this dichotomy.
I always like a villain that fancies themselves an artist: Deidara and Sasori from Naruto, Tserriednich from Hunter x Hunter, and of course Gyokko all of which have a “unique viewpoint” of what art is.
Good video, waiting on the Building a Bastard video for Hantengu
0:41 your alliteration is one of my favorite parts about this series. Keep cooking, chef 🔥🔥🔥
gyokko is honestly my favorite demon moon and im glad that hes getting more attention after being overshadowed by hantengu
Honestly one thing I always thought of when I saw Gyokko's walking fish connected to the pots was Junji Ito's "Gyo"
The theming of fish that walk on land that dont die unless you destroy the thing attached to them keeping them going, and the general horror aspects. Especially with the one with the sharp claws reminding me of the claws of the fish in "Gyo"
Keep up the great work And I really look forward to seeing Kokushibo one day in all of his glory
Gyokko really is an example of how to do a deliberately unlikable character correctly.
Please Meti, can you do a " the beauty of mario zucchero " ?, I think it was the only character in part 5 that you didn't make a video about, I love this style of video.
It’s been too long since I’ve seen a Meti video. Good to see you in the feed again!
This was something I didn't expect to see from you none the less entertaining video, goodwork my friend
In the anime I was laughing at his presentation of his artwork (that one with fusion of multiple smiths). It was so over the top that I simply couldn't resist.
He's so unique amongst the upper moons I'm so sad he didn't get more time to shine 😢
It’s kind of funny that all of Gyokko’s pot attacks are based on some form of art
This looks like a JoJo Stand
The beauty of Dr toru.
I would have loved to see him interact with Enmu, those two would get along so well.
Thanks for the video.
Meti, I just gotta say, I am loving your recent thumbnails, This one and Jogo’s look really good! Keep up the good work!👍
I voiced him in a fandub so knowing how fucked up he is is quite fun
when you first said geb referring to jjba I thought you were talking about gebura for a sec and got really confused before remembering that is not exclusively used to refer to her
I blame the lor music in the bg for my brain not working
His back story being from a normal village is strange, because the way he talks, his obsession with arts and even shape his attack to resemble his form of arts, is like that of those are from the higher class up brining, from the Heian period, so Noble with artisan skills.
Also isn't odd how the Demon king is, actually "poor" and need financing? Like isn't the guy a former nobles during the Heian period? With his power, he could had easily migrates his family wealth elsewhere and uses them as investment assets to buy up business and profits from other people run business that he owns for him, without they ever knew who he is, consider he switch bodies, hick, he could had taken over dozen of warlord bodies during the Sengoku periods and profits from their sacked wealth.
Some thing about the writing in accord to economic relationship make no sense. Like how the Family that sponsored the Demon core, realistically would be under financials insecurity, because what they are doing is not profitable, nor Benefitting to Japan Elite.
I really enjoyed how he was handled, love a great "bastard" character
Fun fact: apparently Gyokko favors eating babies. It makes sense, but I forgot where I read it and am not sure if that was confirmed by gotoge, so take that with a grain of salt
goddamn its the skibidi toilet demon
If Muichiro was serious from the start, then Gyokko could've been defeated a lot sooner.
I think Gyokko was cool but I feel like he wasn’t nearly as much as a threat as he should’ve been. It only took Muichiro to take him dow, but Hantengu needed literally everyone else
Muichiro was serious from the start, but he didn’t have the mark before he almost died. Muichiro without a mark wouldn’t have won 😅
No. muichiro would have been DESTORYED if he didn't have a demon slayer mark. lets all be for real
Super Nice
u should do a bastard vid for naoya from jjk
Can't wait for more Demon Slayer vids! This one is great!❤
When you make deidara sympathetic
Make the video Revolver Ocelot
Next
Kind of unfortunate how the most interesting backstory of a season 3 characters never made it into the anime or drawn in the Manga
Plz to God and the Buddha
Do hantengu, akaza and kokushibo as well
Gyokko is one of the most repugnant and despicable demons in the series. He reminds of a demonic version of Deidara.
He's the Diavolo of KNY.
The character with not many cosplay of.
Another absolutely disgusting fact is that gyokko only eats Little kids fear the only thing that tastes good to him
Call Muchiro the pot smoker they he destroyed him
Do one for Hantengu next.
You should do video on Shaman King Iron Maiden Jeanne.
Who's the green figure surrounded by gold in that clip?
Meti, just a question but can Tokyo revengers ever have a video? I’d like that honestly
DO KOKUSHIBO NEXT PLEASE!!!!!!
After seeing his fight, I understood why Muzan said that Daki was a hindrance to Gyutaro. He was not weaker than this creep.
Gyokko just fought a stronger hashira.
Idk man, having a fishy midas touch is kinda better than poison.
If we're talking about murderous "artists" who make "art" out of humans I much prefer Ryoshu
While Gyokko was a pretty disappointing in terms of the showings he was in, he’s still a interesting character and I do like blood art and his concept of personality
Can you do video about Nier and Drakengard
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since he didn't get a backstory in the anime, i found him far less interesting than other demons.
he kinda hot tho
Theres no WAY that Pokemon is real
Oh my gosh the worst upper moon I kid u not I believe this is weaker then gyutaro and tengen can beat no question I’m not even joking I hate with a passion I wish rui was the upper 5 instead of
Umm. did we read the same manga... Gyokko would DESTORY tengen
@@ioanemumladze2949 no