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There is a total of 18 playable characters in Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles, including variations with small tweaks. Most of them are unlocked by playing the Main Story Mode and finishing the chapters. Others require completing some specific objectives.
Follow IGN's guide to learn how to get all the Demon Slayers in your roster.
How to Unlock All Characters
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How to Unlock the Regular Characters
There are 12 characters that you will unlock by just completing the story chapters.
Characters Unlocked After Completing the Prologue
The first four playable characters are unlocked by completing the Prologue. This is the first thing you'll do when starting the game, as it functions as the tutorial for the whole game.
Characters Unlocked After Completing Chapter 2
Nezuko will be automatically unlocked after you finish Chapter 2 - The Swamp Demon. Follow our guide in case you are having trouble with the boss fight.
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Characters Unlocked After Completing Chapter 4
Tanjiro's partners and friends can only be unlocked after you play as them in the story and you complete Chapter 4 - Echoing Drums.
Characters Unlocked After Completing Chapter 5
Murata is a secondary character that you'll meet during your mission in Chapter 5 - Hinokami. You will unlock him by finishing that chapter.
Characters Unlocked After Completing Chapter 6
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Tomioka is a member of the Hashira, the group of most powerful Demon Slayers. While you have seen him in previous chapters, you can only unlock him by completing Chapter 6 - Hashira Meeting.
Characters Unlocked After Completing Chapter 7
Kocho is another member of the Hashira. To unlock her, you need to complete Chapter 7 - The Butterfly Mansion.
Characters Unlocked After Completing Chapter 8
Rengoku is the third playable member of the Hashira. You'll play as him during the final battle of Chapter 8 - Mugen Train. Finish that chapter and he'll be unlocked.
Hinokami Tanjiro is a variation of the main protagonist, but his whole movements are changed. You will also unlock him by completing the last chapter of the Main Story Mode.
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How to Unlock the Academy Characters
The six remaining characters are unlocked by completing certain tasks across the whole story mode. You can check your progress in those objectives by going to the "Rewards" menu and selecting the "Kimetsu Academy" board.
Characters Unlocked After Viewing Memory Fragments
To unlock the third version of the main protagonist, you need to view 40 Memory Fragments.
The Academy version of Nezuko requires you to view 53 Memory Fragments — this is the total amount of fragments available in the game.
To know more about this collectible, please visit our Memory Fragments Guide.
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Characters Unlocked After Completing Reward Missions
This more fashionable appearance of the "timid" swordsman can be unlocked by completing Reward Missions. You need to complete 15.
Academy Inosuke also requires you to complete Reward Missions. More exactly, all of them — 19.
Reward Missions are secondary objectives that you have while you explore the game in the Main Story Mode. Check our Walkthrough to know all the items locations.
Characters Unlocked After Completing Special Missions
The variation of Giyu Tomioka can be unlocked after completing seven Special Missions on normal difficulty. The rank you get doesn't matter: you just need to win the battle.
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To unlock this version of Shinobu and the final playable character, you need to complete the seven Special Missions on hard difficulty. You only need to finish them, the rank doesn't matter.
Use our Special Missions page for more information.
