Power vs Nezuko (Chainsaw Man vs Demon Slayer)
“Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but sometimes blood must be spilled to obtain it on equalable and everlasting terms .” - Andrew Jackson
Power, the Devilish Blood Fiend and battle ready best buddy of the Chainsaw Man
Nezuko Kamado, explosive and esoteric demon sister to Tanjiro of the Demon Slayers
In the battle between humanity and the darkness that would devour it whole, who would guess that some of its strongest warriors would be born from that same darkness? That despite lacking “humanity” they still shed their blood on the battlefield to save their friends, ensuring a happy tomorrow for all.
Round 1: FIGHT!!!
Before We Start…
Pretty straightforward in what is being used for both. Power and Nezuko will get the manga and anime of both their series’, along with guidebooks and spin-offs in the latter's case. Power will also be receiving her Blood Devil form due to it being the peak of her power and a large part of her story. Also, obvious spoilers for both series as their endings/on-going parts haven't been animated yet.
Enough of that though, let's get into it!
Background
Power
Devils. These Primal creatures are the physical embodiments of the very things we humans fear. Everything from guns to chainsaws to death, it's all on the menu of phobia. However, should a Devil be put on death's door, they can inhabit the body of a human corpse in order to survive as a Fiend. This weakens then Overall, but lesser strength is a welcome exchange for returning to Hell. This also resulted in one of the most blood-crazed and…just plain crazy Fiends ever to exist: Power.
Power had lived most of her life as a wandering scavenger, killing animals she came across for food and viewing all life, including her own, as equally trivial. The only thing she valued was the warmth that blood brought her, as she was the Blood Fiend. That is, until she met a stray and scrawny cat, who she tried fattening up to eat. To Power's surprise though, she wound up loving the cat, who did not run away or fear her like everything else had. Power grew to treasure this type of bond, and fall into despair when Meowy (1000 IQ name right there) was kidnapped by the injured Bat Devil. To get her friend back, she entered Tokyo's Public Safety Devil Hunting Division, overseen by the secret Control Devil, Makima.
Under her service, Power rose through the ranks as a rather intelligent Fiend, until she met a teenage boy with the Chainsaw Devil as his heart, Denji. While the two would initially be at each other's throats, over time they grew to love each other in a special way, in no small part thanks to both being the other's first real friend, or Denji saving both Power and Meowy from the Bat Devil. This familial bond (it's more shut up I'm not crying you are) would drive Power to truly better herself for the first time in years, and give Denji her own blood as a gift, rather than her taking from him. This exchange would Inadvertently save both their lives, as Power would tragically be killed by Makima and used as fuel to stoke the flames that would burn Denji's life to ash.
Manipulating Denji into becoming the true Chainsaw Devil, Makima had the world in the palm of her hand…until Power returned to save the day. Existing as mere blood inside Denji's body, she would return to life through consuming some of Pochita’s flesh as her original Blood Devil form, escaping Makima's forces, and returning Denji to his human state. With one final bittersweet talk, Power formed a contract with Denji, knowing full well that she would be reborn on Earth sometime later. Thus, she asked Denji to find her again, so that she could once more become the best of friends (and more in my shipping opinion) with the Chainsaw Man.
Nezuko
Muzan Kibutsuji. The progenitor of the hellish cannibalistic race combating humanity known simply as Demons. They consume flesh to grow in power, take whatever they desire, and kill for the sake of entertainment. This was precisely what Muzan did one fateful day when he broke into the seemingly normal abode of the mountain dwelling Kamado family, killing everybody inside…except for one. The oldest sister and second oldest child, Nezuko.
As her older brother Tanjiro returned to see his family slaughtered, amongst this agonizing pain, he could only turn to the still alive Nezuko and try to bring her to safety. However, to his shock, she was far from safe, due to Muzan making her a Demon through his blood mixing with hers. Now a woman-made monster, Nezuko nearly lost herself to the urge to eat her brother, but in that moment of darkness, she forced herself to see the light of her only family left. Unlike every other Demon, Nezuko refused to eat human flesh, and was then taken care of by an old swordsman while her brother trained to avenge their family by joining the Demon Slayer Corps.
After Tanjiro had officially joined, he ventured around the country with Nezuko, killing all Demons he crossed until he would find Muzan. Nezuko on the other hand would, bit by bit, regain her lost humanity, and find new friends and family in Zenitsu Agatsuma and Mitsuri Kanroji. She would not only conquer her literal inner demons, but turn them to her advantage, fighting alongside Tanjiro to slay Muzan, and even conquer the sun. After all of this, she would be cured of her Demonic plague, and spend her last moments as an unholy creature to help Tanjiro conquer the same journey she had, ending Demons as a whole, and saving humanity from Kibitsuji's wrath. With her journey over, Nezuko returned home with her new family, and eventually forged one of her own with Zenitsu, their descendants bearing happiness to this very day. Throughout it all, Nezuko never stopped pushing to a brighter future, and she helped forge it indeed: through flaming blood, sweat, and tears that would make any human proud to call her sister.
Experience & Skill
Power
Power is pretty experienced in the art of murder, from various animals, to multiple Devils and Zombie's with her varied weapons. She may seem like an insane child playing with the powers of a demigod, but she has been trained alongside Denji by Kishibe, the strongest Devil Hunter. This resulted in her going for smarter overall strategies, and going through a notable increase as noted by Kishibe stating how much better they got at fighting him. Assuming she's comparable to Denji, given they have scrapped pretty evenly, she should be on a similar level to trained assassins/monsters like Katana Man and Reze.
As the Blood Devil immediately after her rebirth, Power immediately took down hordes of zombies and Makima (for all intents and purposes) in seconds, with precise and effective control over the blood in their bodies to kill them with weapons from the inside out. She also managed to escape and fight off more monster trying to jump her, all while keeping Denji unharmed.
Nezuko
Despite having little to no combat training, Nezuko is a rather skilled fighter in her own right. She fought decently against Giyu in the anime with punches/slashes, even jumping to a tree and leaping off it to propel herself to him, all within mere minutes of having her new powers. She mainly fights using simple physical strikes, like kicks or punches, namely the former, in various kinds of combos (1:10). While they may be simplistic, which other demons have pointed out, her instincts often have her do these with plans in mind, just like her genius older brother. For example, she has ruptured another demon's gut to stall him with a punch.
This also extends to her other Demon powers, like her taking advantage of her rapid regeneration to catch other arrogant Demons off guard with her blows, like with Daki (1:35), who herself has been alive and slaughtering the most skilled Hashira for hundreds of years. She's also battled the similarly old and skilled Hantengu/his clones, used their own weapons against them, and purposely used her explosive blood on Tanjiro's sword to amp its own cutting power.
Abilities
Power
Fiend/Devil Physiology
As both a Fiend and a Devil, Power possesses the extraordinary abilities of their species. Such a list includes a superhuman physique, faster healing through blood consumption, and enhanced senses like smell, enough to track people from a distance. Both sections of their race will be reborn in Hell when they die, and then reborn on Earth after the Chainsaw Devil kills them again. These boons do come with the caveats that their powers are undone when they die, and despite their strength, sufficient injury and fatigue will still do most of them over time.
Blood Manipulation
As the Blood Fiend/Devil and the embodiment of fear of Blood, Power can control it at her whim to do pretty much anything she wants. Through access to her own blood (mostly through a slit wrist) she can craft weapons from her own blood that harden to become almost identical to the real thing. This includes…
Beyond using it for weapons, in her Fiend form, Power can control others' blood as well, albeit not in battle, mostly for stopping the bleeding. She has also stated it is difficult for her to manipulate blood that does not come from her body. Of note, Power seems to have some knowledge on how Blood-based powers work, like when she could tell Denji was almost out of blood.
Regeneration
Due to being a Fiend/Devil, Power can heal her injuries with rapid regeneration, so long as she has blood to speed up the process. While she herself doesn't have many examples, beyond healing from several deaths via Kishibe or deep wounds from the Darkness Devil, other Fiends and Devils should give some good comparisons to her capabilities.
Other Devil Immortality Capabilities
Dismemberment - Countless Devils, Hybrids, and Fiends across the series can heal from getting their limbs crushed, slashed, or blasted off. This also works with sealed off wounds as well, as shown with the Bat Devil.
Decapitation - Multiple Devils and Fiends can have their heads cut off and remain conscious, as well as still use their powers, or regrow their entire body from just the head with enough blood. These include the Leech Devil, Eternity Devil, Bomb Hybrid/Reze, Crossbow Hybrid/Quanxi, and Hell Devil. This also happens to Denji. Several times actually.
Bisection/Severe Mutilation - In the most powerful Regeneration feats thus far, we've seen a few Devils and the like regenerate from half of their body or more getting removed or destroyed, yet blood can regrow it all. This ranges from Katana Man healing from getting slashed in half, to Denji coming back from getting his legs/lower torso blasted off or even getting diced into pieces another time, to Santa Claus getting several dozen holes blasted in her body, to even Denji getting all of his limbs destroyed and torso charred to a crisp, and coming back moments later good as new. Most impressively, Pochita could, after getting blasted into space by Makima, rip out his heart and throw it back through orbit, regenerating his entire body from it in mere seconds.
The caveat to all of this is that the majority of Devils/Fiends/Hybrids, Power included, need to ingest Blood for this to work. If they don't get it, their regeneration isn't nearly as good unless you're one of the strongest in the verse, like Pochita or Makima.
Resistances
Minor Mind Control: Power, through a swarm of memories, was able to break out of Makima's Control. This was fairly situational however.
Zombification: Devils are able to unaffected by being bitten by zombies, will turn humans into zombies.
Nezuko
Demon Physiology
As a Demon in Demon Slayer, Nezuko has inherited the following boons from all of Muzan's progeny. Due to how strength and growth works for Demon Kind, Nezuko would be similar to the upper ranks of the 12 Kizuki, and to practically all other demon's, with some differences here and there. This gives her…
Teeth/Claws - Like any Apex Predator, Nezuko has a sharp set of teeth and claws for biting down on objects, or slashing through them for the purpose of digging or attacking.
Body Discernment - According to Muzan, Demons can differentiate blood type, sickness, and genes in humans and presumably other creatures.
Immortality - The high ranking demon Daki states that demons do not age (Nezuko can change hers at will). Demons also can and function even when limbs are separated. One of the first Demons ever shown (who was incredibly low level) was able to survive and function even after his head had been taken off. In terms of pure aging, other demon's have lived for several hundred years, and Muzan is over 1,000 years old; even being aged 9,000 years in a short timeframe with not that many lingering downsides.
Body Control - As shown by the low level demon from earlier, Demons can move limbs that have been separated from the main body including the head. Muzan could even pull small pieces of himself together so he could regenerate.
Regeneration - Along with surviving without limbs, Demons can regenerate wounds quickly so long as they are not from a Nichirin Blade. For all intents and purposes, they are practically unkillable unless you have one or the power of the sun…unless you're Nezuko
Extrasensory Perception - Most top tier characters in Demon Slayer can sense things based on their aura which Nezuko could likely do as well. Muzan could sense that humans were scattered across a mountain, and 2 Upper Moon demons had felt that Akaza had died due to a lack of his demonic presence. On the side of the humans, Rengoku could quickly figure out Akaza was a high ranked demon based on his aura, and Muichiro could feel Nezuko's demonic presence while she was in her box.
Increased Stamina - While most demons do not need to sleep, Nezuko thrives on sleep and uses it to gain energy for drawn out fights; however, she may be similar to Akaza who does not feel fatigue.
Aura - All characters in Demon Slayer give off an aura which can be used to analyze a character's species and power. Some demons' auras have been shown to cause the air to feel heavier, a loss of will and even damage being internal or external.
Regeneration
Requiring its own section more than anything else is the insane regenerative capabilities Nezuko has showcased, like other Demon's.
Nezuko herself has regenerated from…
Blood Loss - As a newborn Demon, Nezuko suffered an apparent concussion and came to in under an hour good as new. She's also healed from a Demon slicing her head open with his claws, and the unholy amount of damage Rui inflicted with his threads. As time went on/she got stronger, she also slit her palms/veins just fine, and lost large amounts of blood in her duel with Daki without much of an issue.
Impalement - Even as a Demon newbie, she could endure getting stabbed by Giyu Tomioka, and this carries into her surviving stab wounds from Sanemi, or multiple from Hantengu.
Dismemberment - Even in her normal Demon form, Nezuko has regrown her blown off leg from the Temari ball, and healed from such deep wounds Tanjiro thought her hand would come off. While rapidly accelerating to her Awakened Form, she has regrown both her arm and her leg near-instantly, which Daki compared to an Upper-Rank Demon, and superior to her own Regeneration. After that, she could do these even faster against Hantengu, growing back mangled and torn off limbs in an instant.
Bisection - In her base form/before entering the superior endurance of her Awakened Form, she healed from Daki slicing her in half.
Decapitation/Mass Mutilation - While battling Daki, nearly her entire body was chopped up, yet her limbs were still connected and reattached using her blood; being sentient the whole time and still capable of battle until fully regenerating.
Plus, her regen being compared to upper rank demons before means she should be similar to the regeneration of other Demon's.
Other Demon Regeneration Feats
Beheading/Decapitation - Multiple Demon's across the series can endure being decapitated, or having their head destroyed, unless it's from a Nichirin Blade of course. From low level Demon's enduring despite both these occurrences, to higher levels that can heal their mostly destroyed heads in moments, or put their own lopped off head back on, to the highest who can grow theirs back, Nichirin Blade or otherwise, like Muzan. This does have varying success though, so it can't really be applied to Nezuko in this same way.
Dismemberment - Demon Explanations have stated Demons can reattach severed flesh and grow new limbs, and this is fact for all Demons. Several demons exempt from the Upper Ranks have grown back their hands, arms, or other body parts no problem. Demons in the Upper Ranks have these same sorts of feats and statements, but on much faster and higher scales that would apply to Nezuko.
Internal Bleeding - A lower level Demon is confident he can heal from Nezuko potentially rupturing his organs, and Akaza said a Demon could heal from internal bleeding in the blink of an eye.
Severe Impalement/Concussive Force - Both Lady Tamayo and Yushiro could regenerate from and ignore getting holes blasted in the sides of their head/body by Temari's balls, and Genya could do something similar with several small holes blasted into his body.
Organ Removal/Destruction - Across the series, several demons and experts on their abilities have stated that Demons can regenerate from this sort of thing. Shinobu, for example, has said that gouging out the eyes, slicing open the stomach, and pulling out the guts wouldn't kill a Demon or leave lingering effects. Akaza has said a Demon can easily regenerate from their eye getting crushed in the blink of an eye, and Douma considered gouging out one of his eyeballs as payment for something with no real lingering effect.
Bisection - Akaza's body when chopped in half diagonally rapidly reconnected and regenerated. Genya could survive this as a Demon, and reattach through consuming part of Upper Rank 1's body. He did die eventually, but this was due to his only temporary usages of Upper Rank regeneration, which Himejima semi-confirmed.
If all of this didn't give you a clue how unkillable Demon's are, even experts on the matter like Tamayo have stated fighting between demons is pointless because none can strike a killing blow due to not having a blade or sunlight. However, this regeneration can be overtaxed by disintegration (obviously) given the sun’s effect on most and burning them to ash. Another possible way is via rapidly destroying the cells in their body, as shown by how Muzan killed Temari. This is debatable on if an outside source can do so, given Muzan did this via being the King of Demons, and even then the sun was what actually killed her.
Size/Age Manipulation
Nezuko can change her age, and thus size, to fit into a smaller space or dodge attacks (seen above). She also grew in size and strength while fighting Tanjiro for the first time, and can actively grow her body to a more mature level that can actively unleash more of her Demonic powers.
Accelerated Development/Evolution
Throughout the story of Demon Slayer, Nezuko has evolved at a rapid pace far beyond your average Demon. The first example would be how she has resisted the desire to consume flesh, despite Demons needing to do so for food; instead sleeping to regain energy. Similarly, Demons need to eat flesh to get stronger, but through battle and her nigh-infinite anger, Nezuko has pushed past her limits on several occasions. She has evolved her strength to keep up with Temari where her previous attacks blasted her limbs off, and unlocked a higher form against Daki when overwhelmed herself to outmatch the 6th Upper Rank. The story said her anger is infinite, and drives her until she wipes her enemy off the face of the earth. This has even extended to the point where her blood rapidly evolved and changed in composition, allowing her to survive a Demons greatest weakness: the Sun.
Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood
Like other Demons, Nezuko bears a technique that she can turn to when all else fails. In the same way that the Slayers have their breathing forms for Katana magic moves, Demon's have techniques for surpassing their own limits, known as a Blood Demon Art. Nezuko’s is referred to as Exploding Blood, and is…basically just that. To elaborate, Nezuko can light her own blood aflame and use it to combat foes in a unique and beautiful fashion, burning them in a glorious burst of power. This carries a variety of effects as well, being…
Demonic Object Destruction/Nullification - Nezuko's flames have been shown to destroy and nullify objects or spells of Demonic origin, like Enmu's tickets keeping Zenitsu/Rengoku asleep, or Gyutaro's poison afflicting Tanjiro/Inosuke/Tengen. Destroying these effects is compared to how Sunlight destroys demons and their powers by Tanjiro, lending credence to the showings.
Regeneration Nullification - Her Exploding Blood is also shown time and time again to wreak havoc on a Demon's Healing Factor, being super hot flames and all, even on Upper Rank Demons with regeneration comparable to herself, such as Daki (2:28) and Hantengu's clones (0:54).
Strength Weakening - In the same way that it weakens a Demon's Healing, so too can it slow down the effects and attacks of foes under their effects. Hantengu's main body for one was severely weakened in regeneration and potency after Tanjiro/Nezuko attacked him with Nezuko's Blood.
They can be used with any amount of her blood on an object to envelop it in flames, like Rui's threads, Tanjiro's sword, and all of her opponents, enveloping them in a fiery hell. She has also utilized her own injuries before, leading to foes injuring her with their attacks…only to get cooked rotisserie style from having her Blood on them. In Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles, she has also utilized this behind her strikes and scratches to amp up her own striking power (1:12 - 2:02).
A few caveats to this still exist though. When she first started, using too much of her Blood/powers meant she would fall asleep, and it only harms things of demonic origin. Humans themselves are all but immune to their effects, except in dealing with demonic affairs inside them like poison. The former issue however shouldn't be too much of a problem currently, given she has fought for extended periods of time against Hantengu and Daki without her needing to fall asleep or worry about running on fumes.
Resistances
Electricity - Nezuko could tank repeated lightning from Hantengu via a throat stab.
Poison - As a high-tier Demon, Nezuko should be comparable to Gyutaro, who shrugged off Poison with Wisteria Extract in it that could down a man for a day in a mere second.
The Sun - Unlike all other Demon's, Nezuko was able to endure and live in the sun without any negative effects, even learning how to talk again as a result. This basically means she's pretty much unkillable to your average Demon Slayer; and outlasting her is even more unlikely now.
Forms
Power
Horned Form
While Fiends may be far weaker than their previous Devil self, they can still inherit portions of if in select cases should their nature carry over, like the Violence Fiend for example. In Power's case, if she drinks enough Blood without using it or being drained, she will grow more horns and become far stronger, tougher, and haughtier. While we don't see it in action, it can be assumed that she is mostly just her Fiend Self but better.
Blood Devil
Power's true form, and her final state to protect Denji from Makima. Essentially, after suffering from PTSD courtesy of a trip to Hell and meeting the Darkness Devil, Power let Denji drink her blood as a reward for helping her feel better. After Power's death as a Fiend, she still existed for a brief amount of time as the blood Denji ingested in his own body. In this state, Pochita appeared and allowed her to consume parts of his body, bolstering her strength to its former peak and returning her to the form of the Blood Devil.
As the embodiment of the fear of Blood, all of Power's previous abilities skyrocket, as do her limits. She can now easily control the blood of others to impale them from the inside with multiple weapons, as well as unleash her Thousand Tera Blood Rain attack; an avalanche of blood spears and blades she can control with a finger. Her stats also improve, as do other aspects like her regeneration and pain tolerance, enough to briefly keep going after being torn in half and dragging her guts around.
Nezuko
Awakened Demon Form
When angered to the limit and outmatched by Daki, Nezuko truly embraced her Demonic Existence to “Awaken” and enter this next step in evolution. By changing her physical age to a more developed state, she can access her full strength and powers with little to no ill effects, all weakness practically purged from her body. This not only massively increases her physical prowess, but that of her Blood Demon Art and Regeneration, letting her utilize both on far higher scales and in higher stakes as well through her rapid evolution.
Feats
Power
Overall
Survived as a Fiend on her own for years
Joined Public Safety Devil Hunting and rose to its upper ranks in a short time
Killed the Sea Cucumber Devil
Fought off hordes of zombies on multiple occasions by herself
Resisted Makima's mind control, though this was somewhat context specific
Escaped Makima's forces and brought Denji back to his senses
Power (heh)
As a Fiend…
Carved up a bear in the past
Decked and Stunned Human Katana Man
Cut through and killed several Zombies in succession
In her Horned Form…
As the Blood Devil…
Speed
As a Fiend…
Attacked human Katana Man before he can react and dodged one of his bullets to do so
Took on a horde of Zombie's by herself
In her Horned Form…
Presumably far greater than her base form
As the Blood Devil…
Attacked Makima before she could react with her Thousand Tera Blood Rain
Likely faster than anything before
Durability
As a Fiend…
Endured being inside the Bat Devil's stomach for multiple minutes
Was strangled by Himeno's Ghost and not harmed too much after
In her Horned Form…
Nothing lol, but presumably tougher than her base
As the Blood Devil…
Tanked a Bang from Makima
Given her other limbs were blasted off prior by it, it's likely Makima was holding back in this instance
Nezuko
Overall
Became an effective member of the Demon Slayers to help Tanjiro defeat Muzan
Resisted the pull of consuming flesh and of Sanemi's blood
Helped snap Tanjiro out of his Demon state, and ran dozens of miles while her powers were fading to do so
Conquered the Sun, when every single other Demon alive could not
Can run really funny
Defeated Daki, Hantengu's clones, the Sun (she's totally star level trust)
Power
In her base form…
Rapidly kicked back Temari's Temari balls, that could break up parts of a house earlier
Slashed Rui's face, which he said later is tougher than his threads that themselves broke Tanjiro's sword
Kicked True Daki across the top of a roof and destroyed most of her head in one shot
With her Exploding Blood…
Burned away Rui's threads and propelled Tanjiro's blade to make it stronger
Burned and damaged Hantengu's clones several times, as well as his large wooden dragon constructs
As an Awakened Demon…
Speed
In her base form…
As an Awakened Demon…
Rapidly took care of multiple Hantengu clones in quick succession
Dodged/moved out of the way of several lightning strikes while carrying Tanjiro
She, Tanjiro, and Genya saved Mitsuri from attacks from Hantengu, her being the first in the line to get to her
Durability
In her base form…
Her body was pretty injured, but still whole/unbroken from Rui's slash, which diced up another Demon Slayer newbie earlier
As an Awakened Demon
Impaled with a staff through her neck and electrocuted by a Hantengu clones
Tanked, but was knocked out by, an intense wind move from Hantengu that did the same to Tanjiro
Survived a lightning strike with Tanjiro
Scaling
Power
Denji
The Chainsaw Man; Denji has fought alongside Power for large portions of Part 1. While her base Fiend Form doesn't really scale to your Katana Men or Reze, her Blood Devil Form was a result of eating Pochita's flesh, getting far stronger as a result, and beating down Makima pretty easily. Makima later on fought Pochita posing as Denji to a standstill until outlasting him through her Immortality contract. Ergo, Power is comparable to Denji's best through that. Denji has…
Survived an attack from the Bat Devil which destroyed buildings
Survived being sent at least 13 floors across a skyscraper
Killed the Typhoon Devil, who created a large storm (10.6 - 413.6 kilotons of TNT)
Slashed Makima's chest open as a human
Makima
In the same vein as Denji, Power's Blood Devil self gained strength from Pochita and fought Makima as a result. While she was forced to retreat, and ultimately died as a result due to over time inflicted damage, when she directly fought Makima, Power attacked her before she could react, and Impaled her multiple times. Thus she should scale to Makima's PHYSICAL feats, not anything like Bang's power output. Makima has…
Reacted to the Gun Devil Fragment
The 20% Gun Devil’s bullets could travel dozens of kilometers in a second (Mach 203.7), and it could travel across one end of Japan to the other (Mach 421.878)
The 100% Gun Devil could cross countries extremely quickly (Mach 635)
Easily killed Quanxi and her Friends
Quanxi dashed dozens of meters faster than eyesight rather casually while murdering dozens of people on the way (Mach 4.68-6.0288, potentially Mach 17.24 if assuming timeframe of 1/220th of a second)
This would scale her to Denji's own feats
Other Devils/Fiends
Through consuming a portion of Pochita and returning to her Blood Devil form, Power proved superiority to most other characters in the verse. Makes sense, she is the Blood Devil, and Blood is something nobody likes to see, as she has reaffirmed herself. Her also skewering Makima rapid-fire proves to be impressive given Makima's own superiority to pretty much any Devil, Fiend, or Monster in Chainsaw Man. So, Power should be comparable to these feats others have done.
The Bat Devil blasted Denji through buildings
The Angel Devil can block bullets rather easily
Reze can…
Nezuko
Demon Slayers
Throughout Demon Slayer, Nezuko has frequently proven superior to most of the Corp through showings of strength against the 12 Kizuki. For example, she defeated Super Daki by herself rather casually, whereas later, Daki could battle Inosuke and Zenitsu at the same time. She also took care of multiple clones of Hantengu, the 4th Upper Rank of the Moons, which would place her above Gyutaro by a large margin, and likely similar to Muichiro, given his dispatching Gyokko
with not that much effort once serious. As such, she compares to most of the Slayers across the series.
Tanjiro has…
Stabbed Akaza (Upper Rank 3) during the Infinity Train arc
Zenitsu has…
Zenitsu himself has been stated to be as fast as lightning in databooks, before getting much stronger later on
Muichiro deflected thousands of killer fish in an instant (Mach 561.89-1123.77)
Mitsuri jumped over lightning and moved so fast it barely moved (Mach 317.47-1,420.32 for the jump)
Tanjiro believed a fight between Giyu Tomioka and Shinazugawa would threaten multiple buildings, people, and potentially a town in a Light Novel
Demons/12 Kizuki
In the same vein as Nezuko scaling to the tops of the Demon Slayers, she should in turn be able to match the majority of the 12 Kizuki. Her fighting on par and beyond with Daki or Hantengu is proof of that, and she should then compare to most relevant Demon feats.
Upper Rank 6/Gyutaro let loose a gigantic explosion of his Blood Demon Art upon his death that destroyed the Entertainment District (2.4 kilotons of TNT)
Tanjiro, Tengen, Inosuke, and Zenitsu could all survive this while near death and poisoned themselves, meaning at their peaks, they would be significantly greater, yet still inferior to Rengoku through Akaza
Upper Rank 4/Hantengu could blast parts of buildings away and crater the ground with simple attacks
Nakime/Biwa Demon shook the entirety of the Infinity Castle, and almost made it come apart through a mental battle with Muzan (6.3 - 100.8 kilotons of TNT and 8.8 megatons of TNT for potential energy, More in Before The Verdicts)
Weaknesses
Power
Power is…far from the most formidable Devil in Chainsaw Man. She is incredibly haughty and arrogant and has left herself open before to multiple opponents due to a lack of planning.
In her Fiend form, using too much of her own blood will lead to her going anemic and losing consciousness, as shown and stated in her battle with Kishibe. Even as a Devil, she needs blood to heal from greater injuries and doesn't have a great track record in dealing with constant problems she can't immediately end.
Nezuko
Nezuko is far from perfect, despite being a supernatural Demon and all. Her fighting style has been shown to be quite simplistic, and more experienced foes have rapidly taken advantage of this before she altered her strategies. She also needs energy to heal despite her immense stamina, so pushing her for too long will eventually drain her supply and require her to sleep to refuel it. It also goes without saying that her Blood Demon Art will not work on you if you aren't a Demon, so…sucks if she fights a non-demon then.
Before the Verdicts
Would Exploding Blood work on Power?
One specific factor that Nezuko's Blood relies on is its function being to burn things of demonic origin. Thus, a standard human would be immune to this, and so would others without “demonic” traits. Fortunately, it should absolutely work here.
To clarify, both Devils and Demons are very similar in how they operate as a species.
They can heal through drinking blood/consuming flesh
They have mystical powers based on what kind of Devil/Demon they are or their rank in world
They have enhanced physiques, and stamina, and are effectively superhuman as a species
Their nature is also one of a superhuman species, and the only real difference is how they are formed. Devils in Chainsaw Man are born out of fear of phenomena, whilst Demons in Demon Slayer are born from Muzan's blood. Despite those factors, the species share little difference in how they operate, are supernatural in nature, and this logically means Exploding Blood should work on Power.
Infinity Castle
As many of you who have recently read the Rengoku vs Todo blog know, recently, a new feat has been calculated for Demon Slayer regarding Nakime and the Infinity Castle. This will be roughly the same arguments and how Nezuko scales to it, as I kinda wrote it lol.
In short, Nakime's Blood Demon Art is the manipulation of the Infinity Castle; a sort of separate dimensional area the demons can hide in or discuss business without fear of interruption. This can be translated to power too, and there are several feats of Nakime moving or otherwise affecting the entire massive castle.
In supporting examples, it's clear she has direct influence over the entire Castle. She states “with absolute certainty” who is and isn't inside, and effortlessly moves massive portions of it, making it “throb” and such, moving it “as if it were her own hands and feet”. When Tamayo's assistant Yushiro took control of Nakime's body, and thus her control over the Infinity Castle, he used her power to push the castle up through the ground, eventually pushing up past the surface. Muzan immediately aimed to kill Nakime and prevent her powers from being utilized, resulting in a mental skirmish that shook and warped the entirety of the castle. Once Muzan killed Nakime, the Infinity Castle collapsed. This was made clear by both Iguro and Yushiro, and confirmed by the second Demon Slayer Fanbook (which is official, don’t be misled by the naming).
With all this in mind, there are several methods that could be used to calculate the feat. The kinetic energy needed to move and shake portions or the entirety of the castle at once, the potential energy needed to lift such a massive structure, the energy needed to push the castle up through the earth above it, and ultimately the energy needed to collapse the castle. All of which would scale to the power output of Nakime’s Blood Demon Art, and thus the power of higher ranked demons as well.
It’s also worth acknowledging that calculations for the feat are basically a lowball of the Infinity Castle's actual size. What we are shown is just a portion of it after all, and only a select angle, not counting the many other parts, sections, and layers we see as Akaza and the others fly through. There are at least three layers inside it, from the more ground-like layer with Douma's mini fortress, to the city-like area we’ve seen, and finally an upper layer in which the Upper Moons discuss.
As for how Nezuko scales to this, we know that Nakime took the place of the deceased Hantengu as Upper Moon 4, with the Upper Moons’ ranking system being strength based. It technically works like an energy system in Anime, where the more of Muzan's Blood you have, the stronger Demon you are, and thus the higher rank you get. We can support this through Tanjiro smelling more of Muzan's Blood on higher ranked Demons like Akaza, and the simple factor that he has to train and get several times stronger to fight higher ranked Demons. While Nezuko doesn't fall under this exact system, she is at a comparable level of strength to Hantengu through her own rage and evolution as a Demon.
As for why this matters here, higher rank/percentage of Muzan's Blood means you are a stronger Demon, and have a stronger Blood Demon Art. Then, take into account that after Tanjiro killed Hantengu, Nakime took his place as Upper Rank 4. In other words, Nezuko fought a Demon whose powers are outright comparable to Nakime due to how the Demons in the verse work, and thus she would scale to the Infinity Castle feats.
Verdict
Stats
As far as stats are concerned, Nezuko holds all the relevant cards here. Starting off with speed, both are fairly even. They largely upscale from low Mach feats, and the best in their verse reach massively hypersonic ends. Power's best example would be beating Makima in a quickdraw, who herself has reacted to the Gun Devil Fragment at Mach 400-600. In Nezuko's case, she far exceeds Zenitsu's reaching the momentum of Lightning early in the series, and should scale to Muichiro's Mach 500 fish slice, landing right next to Powers's feats, if not a bit faster considering he did this without much effort against a rank lower than Hantengu.
Going to power next, both have a variety of ends to go with. Starting with the low ends, Power's Blood Devil Form Impaled Makima multiple times. Makima defeated Pochita posing as Denji, who was at this point stronger than when he killed the Typhoon Devil, who created a large storm. This storm gets about 10 kilotons of TNT through assuming it covered the smallest town applicable, and can potentially get way higher, which we'll get to later. Moving to Nezuko, she rather easily beat Daki as an Awakened Demon, and battled Hantengu's clones, who are significantly stronger as per the Demon Class system. Daki is comparable yet inferior to Gyutaro, who's Blood Demon Art caused an explosion over the Entertainment District worth 2.4 kilotons of TNT. Comparing them directly, Power's is a bit more impressive, but then you have to bring in upscaling from both feats. In short, Power scales to people far stronger than her own feat, but Nezuko has the exact same thing going on with her upscaling. What's more, the context surrounding Gyutaro's involve the others surviving this while already near death and poisoned as well, meaning their peak strength would be much higher, and then Hantengu is 2 ranks above that kind of potential. So, if you went with just the lowballs, Nezuko would be weaker, but not by any real margin given her greater upscaling.
Moving on to the high-ends, Power's storm scaling can get over 400 Kilotons of TNT assuming it covered all of Tokyo. This doesn't have the best logic surrounding why this is applicable until it gets animated, but let's go with it anyway. On Nezuko's side, not only would she heavily upscale from Gyutaro, but also be comparable to Nakime and her dealings regarding the Infinity Castle.
To clarify, yes, Nezuko scales to this. Nakime took Hantengu's place after he died in the Demon Ranking systems. Therefore she's at a similar level of power. And again yes, thus can be scaled to overall power. Multiple feats involving it, like creation, shaking, and destroying the castle are applicable to AP, as well as potential energy. If you don't believe there's an energy system to correlate…well, there is one: Muzan's Blood. This basically translates to “the more you have, the stronger you get” and carries over to rankings in the 12 Kizuki. Higher ranked demons are stronger than their lower ranks, as proven several times over. So there is a strength correlation, and given how Nakime's Blood Demon Art is the Infinity Castle, that means a comparable Demon would have a similar level of strength.
What this means is Nezuko can scale to the potential energy of the Castle, which gets over 8 megatons of TNT. That is easily 20 times stronger, and again, this assumes the highest yield for Typhoon's storm. The Nakime yield was gotten through the Slayers walking distance and time taken to find each other, and is usable for a Yield. The only way to debunk this is to sat she messed with the distance and therefore it's shorter…but that relies on assumption entirely against what we are actually shown. In this case, when Nakime warps the castle, the slayers watching are visibly confused, as she hadn't done that to them before. Even when she actively tries to separate people like Tanjiro and Tomioka, she only puppets the area like ceilings and floors, not mess with their actual distance ran. So, there's no reason not to take the distance at what it is, which itself is sort of a lowball, given it assumes normal human walking instead of superhuman running, which the Slayers are in both cases. It can also be pushed far high as is, considering the calculation assumes it was the entire castle. In reality, there are 2 other layers likely equal in size, more buildings and sections to add on to the weight, and more that would make the potential energy of the castle even higher.
To put it bluntly, Nezuko scaling to even a fraction of this already puts her far stronger than Power’s scaling, and her own examples hold more weight overall. So if you go low or high end, Nezuko is either as strong, or far stronger, and she will always be just as fast if not more so
Arsenal/Abilities
Tackling abilities and arsenal, both Power and Nezuko have their own edges. Power for example can craft pretty much any weapon she wants from a distance, all from her own Blood or even Nezuko’s if she wants. However, beyond that, she doesn’t really have anything Nezuko doesn’t have an answer to. Her enhanced physiology and senses are pretty much mirrored by Nezuko thanks to the similarities between Demons and Devils, but even better, Nezuko lacks the same weaknesses and drawbacks. The primary factor would be her not needing blood to heal from fatal injuries, while Power does. This would already be a problem, considering Power would need to drain Nezuko’s blood to fix this, but it gets even worse when you take into account how much better Nezuko’s healing is. It not only works far faster, but allows her higher stamina that Power can’t really bypass in any way. Blasting off her limbs, bisecting her, decapitating her? Nezuko and Demons as a whole have come back from all of it. Nezuko in particular has also resisted the effects of the sun, and this means Power can’t outlast her or realistically do anything she can’t come back from. The only way she could would be through hitting her so hard shes just a puddle of blood, but given Nezuko is either comparable or far stronger, that isn’t happening
One argument you could make is Power wreaking havoc on Nezuko’s regeneration to stall it, like her powers did with Makima. However, Nezuko’s regeneration would easily be able to push through it, given multiple demons have fought on despite worse conditions sapping energy through their healing, like Doma with Shinobu’s poison, or Muzan with his aging effect through Tamayo. On the flipside, Nezuko’s Exploding Blood is the perfect counter to simply shut down Power’s regeneration, and stall her strength at the same time. This will also become even easier for her if Power touches or consumes it, given she only needs it to touch Power to use it. Factor in Nezuko’s evolution and high regeneration, and Power’s Blood powers will only stall the inevitable. Even if Power tried ingesting her blood to heal her wounds and boost her strength, this would just give Nezuko ample opportunity to roast her alive with her Blood Demon Art. On top of all of this, Power can’t realistically put her down or outlast her given her inferior stamina, so Nezuko solidly takes the edge in abilities.
Tertiary Factors
Finally at tertiary factors, things even out a little more here. There is no doubt that Power is more experienced, and could certainly adapt to Nezuko’s hand to hand prowess, given others have as well. In the same vein, she is more willing to play dirty in approach, and is better suited for long range combat or simply using Nezuko’s body against her. However, most of these examples are things Nezuko has answers to. Power may be more experienced and able to exploit her simplistic fighting style, but Daki had roughly the same things going for her, along with the long range angle, and yet Nezuko still got in close enough to beat her senseless. What’s more, Nezuko’s style may be simplistic, but her intelligence is quite the opposite. She’s taken injuries as chances to attack foes, used her Blood in various unpredictable ways, and matched Demons just like Power on multiple occasions. Power meanwhile has a pretty one track mind when it comes to combat, and when that fails, she doesn’t come equipped with a backup plan.
Additionally, Power has little success in taking on foes with Nezuko’s advantages. When fighting Makima for one, who was pretty much unkillable to her, her only action was to run away after seeing her attacks had little effect. This also left her open to her eventual death by Zombie barrage, and adds even more examples of how quickly she gets overwhelmed by opponents like Nezuko.
Conclusion
Power
Advantages:
Similar in speed
More skilled/experienced overall
Could potentially use Nezuko's flesh as a battery to get stronger and heal…
Chainsaw Man writing
Disadvantages:
Weaker and less durable
Her regeneration and strength are countered by Exploding Blood
Her healing factor is inferior and will run out after enough injuries, unlike Nezuko
Can't bypass Nezuko’s healing without being much stronger
…but she hasn't done thus with any of her foes before and has an even more one-track mind that has led to her downfall before
Chainsaw Man STILL doesn't have a new season
Nezuko
Advantages:
Similar at worst in power and stronger at their higher ends
Equal in speed or slightly faster
Smarter in combat terms
Her Exploding Blood directly shuts down Power's regeneration and weakens her as a result
Superior healing and has far more stamina as a result
Less drawbacks and caveats to her peak potential
Demon Slayer Animation
Disadvantages:
Less experienced overall, and Power could likely take advantage of her simplistic physical combat
Power could potentially stall her healing similar to Makima
Her healing could allow Power to drink her blood and heal herself as a result
Demon Slayer writing is mid
To sum up, Nezuko holds all the important advantages here. She matches in strength with low-ends, or largely outmuscles with the high-ends like the Infinity Castle, which itself isn't exactly a high-end. Thanks to these Stat advantages, Power is hard pressed to actually do any meaningful damage, and even more so when you consider their similar speed and Nezuko's broken regeneration. On the other end, Nezuko has more versatile powers, and her Exploding Blood is the perfect weapon to shut down Power's regeneration and powers. It looks like this Devil just didn't have the Power to win over Nezuko, and now she's turned into a mess of Exploding Blood.
The winner…is Nezuko Kamado
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