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Zhong Kui is a Chinese deity who was considered to be a vanquisher of ghosts and other evil beings.

Demon hunter or demon slayer is a demonology-related historic occupation or folkloric character which specializes in killing demons, monsters, or undead creatures. [1] [2] A demon hunter typically is involved with a deity and angels, and they typically wield religious text, holy water, and relics. [3]

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The character type has diverse roots in myths, Abrahamic religions, African magic, Christian media, Classic Chinese Novels, and Japanese urban legend. [4] [5] Variants include other monster hunters, such as the dragonslayer and the vampire hunter.

In history

A demon hunter was a specially prepared or instructed clergy, typically a priest, nun, monk, pastor, imam, rabbi, fangxiangshi, or kannushi. This occupation continues to exist, and is referred to as an exorcist.

In fiction

Some of the most popular fictional demon hunters characters are Hellboy, Buffy Summers, [6] Dante, [7] Doomguy, [7] Guts, [8] Illidan Stormrage, Nezuko Kamado, Tanjiro Kamado, [9] Spawn, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester. [10] and Bayonetta. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ MacRae, C.D. (1998). Presenting Young Adult Fantasy Fiction. Twayne's United States authors series (in German). Twayne Publishers. ISBN   978-0-8057-8220-2 . Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  3. ↑ Demon hunter's handbook. Bellevue, Washington. 2013. ISBN   978-1-60125-554-9. OCLC   841673121.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Linden, Sheri (March 6, 2014). "Review: 'Journey to the West' a rollicking tale of demon hunters". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ Voigt, Andrew (June 8, 2021). "Heaven's Metal: An Oral History Of The Genesis Of Christian Metal". HM Magazine. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ Genz, S. (2009). Postfemininities in Popular Culture. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 159. ISBN   978-0-230-23441-3 . Retrieved July 16, 2022.
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  9. ↑ Kemner, Louis (October 25, 2021). "Demon Slayer: 10 Most Fearless Characters, Ranked". CBR. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ Kripke, Eric; Thompson, Robbie; Drum, Nicole (July 14, 2022). "Jensen Ackles Reveals if He'd Consider a Supernatural Reboot". TV Shows. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ Cook, Caleb D. (2014). The eyes of Bayonetta 2 : Bayonetta 2 official art book. Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. ISBN   978-1-77294-084-8. OCLC   1078895556.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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