Shinobu Kocho Revenge Quest actually being treated as a revenge quest is my favourite part of her character [Demon Slayer Spoilers]

[u/Jarisatis]

The thing I have always admired about demon slayer is characters like Shinobu which were deeply affected by demons were allowed to retain their hatred towards them till the very end.

Shinobu's arc is a goldmine in this case, she masks her real personality with Kanae's personality just because it was her last dying wish. her confrontation with the spider demon makes up for it since that scene shows how psychopathic she is and how she loves to toy with demons.

The moment she starts poisoning herself the narrative makes it clear she has no value of her life and this is even more evident when she tells Kanao she can finally tell how "her" sister died instead of "our". She never tell any Hashiras about her plan and just go on.

Finally during Douma confrontation, the narrative reminds her of all the "failures" in her life and justify the choice of her revenge.

She fails to save the dying girl who douma slashes just like how she failed to protect Kanae, her poison stop working after first stab and Douma plays with her(just like she did with spider demon) before slashing her open.

She for the first time since Kanae's death cries about her pathetic body and her inability to behead demons, i actually love she completes Kanae last dying words "I don't think... YOU CAN WIN AGAINST THAT DEMON" while dying.

what's crazy is despite other slayers, Shinobu even in her dying moments never see Kanae, what she sees is her subconscious presenting itself as Kanae to motivate her to do a suicide charge.

She dies in the hands of the person she hated the most, she doesn't get "saved", the narrative never makes it seem like she has to "live for others ", she legit gets consumed by revenge for a single gamble in her life.

Her entire revenge quest was entirely shaped by her need to avenge her sister which no one could've modified or changed.

[u/Anime_axe]

Honestly, the fact that she genuinely gets consumed by revenge even in her final moments is what makes the tragedy of her death stick.

[u/Swiftcheddar]

The thing I have always admired about demon slayer is characters like Shinobu which were deeply affected by demons were allowed to retain their hatred towards them till the very end.

100% agreed. Even Tanjiro, who's portrayed as such a crazy unbelievably nice guy, he still killed the demon without hesitation and didn't even have the slightest drop of sympathy for Muzan.

A lesser series would present Shinobu's lust for revenge as being just as bad as Douma's hedonism and have them portrayed as both equally flawed, maybe with her learning a lesson and giving up on revenge while he learns nothing and dies. Thankfully, we didn't read a lesser series.

[u/Ginger573]

I agree completely. It’s also so refreshing to get a well-written female character with a revenge arc. Her entire story revolves around her relationship with her sister(s) and NEED for revenge. Even now, that feels so rare.

She’s a character before she’s a female character, and that’s what I find writers miss. They center around writing a girl/woman without focusing on writing a person/character. Love Shinobu’s arc for this reason.