- "You can call me 'Dante the Demon Killer'. Has a nice ring to it, don't you think?"
- ― Dante (DmC: Devil May Cry)
- "He wore the crown of the Night Sentinels, and those that tasted the bite of his sword named him... the Doom Slayer."
- ― Slayer's Testament I, Doom (2016)
The power to kill demons/demonic entities. Variation of Slayer. Opposite to Divine Slayer.
Also Called
- Devil/Demon/Satanic Slayer/Hunter/Killer
- Demonic Hunter/Killer
Capabilities
The user can kill demons/demonic entities of any form, being able to go toe-to-toe with even the strongest of demons and gain resistance to their demonic powers and demonic corrupting effects.
Applications
- Death Inducement; to demonic beings.
- Demonic Power Immunity
- Demonic Power Negation
- Demonology Intuition
- Enhanced/Supernatural Combat
- Immortality Negation
- Greater Damage Effectivity
Variations
- Demonic Power Absorption
- Divine Conduit
- Divine Empowerment
- Divine Weaponry
- Paranormal Expertise; on how to kill demons.
- Smite
Associations
- Archangel Physiology
- Demon Manipulation
- Demon Physiology
- Divine Combat
- Omnislayer
- Transcendent Blade Proficiency
- Supernatural Hunter
- Supernatural Priest Physiology
- Supernatural Shrine Maiden Physiology
- Supernatural Weapon Proficiency
- True Hero
- Unavertable Death
Limitations
- Transcendent Demons may be difficult to slay, or need special weaponry.
- May need different skills/powers to kill some types of demons.
- Alien Slayer for alien demons.
- Undead Slayer for undead demons.
- Transcendent Demonic-Undead may be difficult to slay.
- Divine Slayer for divine demons.
Known Users
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Guts (Berserk)
- Devil Hunters (Chainsaw Man)
- Demon Slaying Corps. (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Haruka Mano (Devil Hunter Yohko)
- Yohko Mano (Devil Hunter Yohko)
- Demon Busters (Devilman)
- Devil Slayers (Fairy Tail)
- Exorcists (Highschool DxD)
- Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling)
- Sango (Inuyasha)
- Negi Springfield (Negima)
- Users of Ra Tilt (Slayers)
- Ushio Aotsuki (Ushio and Tora)
Cartoons/Comics
- Jason Blood/Etrigan The Demon (DC Comics)
- John Constantine (DC/Vertigo Comics)
- Sebastian Faust (DC Comics)
- Gary (Gary and his Demons)
- Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD)
- Exterminators (Hazbin Hotel)
Folklore/Mythology
- Angels (Mythology)
- Archangels
- Gods (Mythology)
Literature
- Shadowhunters (The Shadowhunter Chronicles)
Live Television
- Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Witches (Charmed)
- Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
- Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
- Castiel (Supernatural)
Tabletop Games
- Knights of Saint Adrian (Chronicles of Darkness); via Ink
- Impilturan demonslayer (Forgotten Realms)
- Seraphon (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar)
- Ordo Malleus (Warhammer 40,000)
- Heavenly Successors Of The Demon-Eater (World of Darkness)
- Tal'Mahe'Ra (World of Darkness)
Video Games
- Miriam (Bloodstained series)
- Zangetsu (Bloodstained series)
- Dante Alighieri (Dante's Inferno)
- Chosen Undead (Dark Souls)
- Bearer of the Curse (Dark Souls II)
- Ashen One (Dark Souls III)
- Slayer of Demons (Demon's Souls)
- Dante (Devil May Cry)
- Vergil (Devil May Cry)
- Nero (Devil May Cry)
- Trish (Devil May Cry)
- Lady (Devil May Cry)
- Demon Hunters (Diablo)
- Jahan (Divinity: Original Sin)
- Dante (DmC: Devil May Cry)
- Vergil (DmC: Devil May Cry)
- Doom Slayer (DOOM)
- The Inquisitor (Dragon Age: Inquisition); via anchor
- Minamoto no Raikou (Fate/Grand Order)
- Rama (Fate/Grand Order); via Brahmastra
- Demon Busters (Megami Tensei)
- Garcia Hotspur (Shadows of the Damned)
- Player (Terraria)
Known Objects
- Dragon Slayer (Berserk)
- Nichirin Blades/Bullets/Weapons (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Crucible Blades (Doom Eternal)
- Demon-Slaying Runes (Dragon Age: Inquisition)
- The God-Killer (Drive Angry)
- Light-based weapons (Final Fantasy XV)
- Dominator
- Durandal
- Orichalcum
- Radiant Lance
- Holy Swords (Highschool DxD)
- Anti-Niskaru Weapons (Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning)
- Angel Blades/Archangel Blades (Supernatural)
- The Colt (Supernatural)
- Demon-Killing Knife (Supernatural)
- The First Blade (Supernatural); when empowered by the Mark of Cain
- The Lance of Michael (Supernatural)
Gallery
Users
Before being branded by the God Hand during the Eclipse, Guts (Berserk) fought and defeated the sadistic Apostle known as Wyald and has only grown more powerful in killing the demonic monsters.
Witches like the Charmed One (Charmed) are powerful demon slayers due to their magic.
Dante Alighieri (Dante's Inferno) is a powerful and courageous human that can slay demons with his Holy Cross, a true relic, and Death's Scythe, a demonic weapon.
Being the eldest son of Sparda, Vergil (Devil May Cry series) is more than a match against lesser demons, allowing him to match and even surpass his twin little brother Dante in battle.
As the son of Vergil and nephew Dante, Nero (Devil May Cry series) is a demonic-human hybrid that possesses great demonic powers which allows him to slay the strongest of demons who gained an increase in power from the Ascension Ceremony and even hold his own against his uncle Dante.
Dante, and Vergil (DMC: Devil May Cry) are powerful demon slayers due to their nephalem heritage.
The most feared being in all of Hell, The Doom Slayer (Doom) can single-handedly defeat even the strongest of demonic creatures...
...wielding powerful strength, he can kill demons with his bare hands by tearing them apart.
Impilturan demon slayers (Forgotten Realms) are rangers who utilize dual weapons and dabble in arcane magic in order to fearlessly hunt the demonic or plaguechanged enemies of Impiltur's people.
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The Demon Slayer Corps (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is an organization dedicated to protecting humanity from Demons and slaying them.
Archangels (Mythology) are said to be powerful demon slayers because of their divinity.
Michael (Mythology) is said to be the most fearless archangel general, who has slain many fallen angels/demons in the war for heaven and is destined to fight the final battle against Satan/Lucifer and his remaining hordes.
Exorcist like Dulio Gesulado (Highschool DxD) is specifically trained to slay devils and fallen angels.
The Shadowhunters (Shadowhunters) are powerful demon killers sworn to protect mundanes from the shadow world.
Sam and Dean Winchester (Supernatural) have held their ground and even killed very powerful demons, something that many hunters before them claimed to be impossible.
Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling)
Angels like Castiel (Supernatural) are natural demon killers with and without their angel blades.
Hellboy (Hellboy/BPRD) has single handily killed many demons throughout his career.
Weapons
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The Dragon Slayer (Berserk)
Nichirin Blades (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
The First Blade (Supernatural), when empowered by the Mark of Cain, can kill any demon, including Knights of Hell.
The Demon-Killing Knife (Supernatural) is a mystical weapon forged by the Kurdish people, able to kill most demons and hellhounds with a single stab to a vital area.
The Colt (Supernatural) can kill any supernatural creature with one shot including demons of all kinds.
The Beast Spear (Ushio and Tora)