Demon hunter Last updated August 23, 2025 Character in fiction who hunts and destroys demons
Zhong Kui , a Chinese deity, a slayer of various 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 typically wields religious text , holy water , and relics . [ 3]
The character type has diverse roots in myths , Abrahamic religions , African magic , Christian media , Classic Chinese Novels , and Japanese urban legend . [ 4] [ 5]
In fiction Some fictional demon hunters and slayers are Hellboy , Buffy Summers , [ 6] Dante , [ 7] Doomguy , [ 7] Guts , [ 8] Illidan Stormrage , Nezuko Kamado , Tanjiro Kamado , [ 9] Spawn , Dean Winchester , Sam Winchester , [ 10] Bayonetta , [ 11] and Huntr/x from KPop Demon Hunters .
References ↑ Netton, I.R. (2011). Islam, Christianity and the Mystic Journey . Edinburgh University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7486-8813-5 . Retrieved July 16, 2022 . ↑ 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 . ↑ Demon hunter's handbook . Bellevue, Washington. 2013. ISBN 978-1-60125-554-9 . OCLC 841673121 .{{cite book }}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link ) ↑ Linden, Sheri (March 6, 2014). "Review: 'Journey to the West' a rollicking tale of demon hunters" . Baltimore Sun . Retrieved July 16, 2022 . ↑ Voigt, Andrew (June 8, 2021). "Heaven's Metal: An Oral History Of The Genesis Of Christian Metal" . HM Magazine . Retrieved July 16, 2022 . ↑ Genz, S. (2009). Postfemininities in Popular Culture . Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-230-23441-3 . Retrieved July 16, 2022 . 1 2 Lee, Jonathan (August 28, 2020). "Doom Eternal's first expansion, The Ancient Gods: Part One, announces release date" . Yahoo . Retrieved July 16, 2022 . ↑ Kogod, Theo (November 16, 2019). "10 Best Fight Scenes In Berserk" . CBR . Retrieved July 16, 2022 . ↑ Kemner, Louis (October 25, 2021). "Demon Slayer: 10 Most Fearless Characters, Ranked" . CBR . Retrieved July 16, 2022 . ↑ 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 . ↑ 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 }}
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