Even as a child with no training, Yoriichi was known to be exceptionally skilled. It isn't a surprise that he was skilled enough to create Sun Breathing and that he perfected the art in such a way that even the Demon King and all the Upper Rank Demons stood no chance against him.
As a sun breathing user, Yorichi will eventually conquer the sun. and become immune to sunlight. After that, Muzan will just absorb him.
Though Tanjiro succeeds in making use of Water Breathing throughout the early parts of his adventure, he eventually discovers that he's better suited for Sun Breathing instead. Sun Breathing was the first Breathing Style utilized by Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
The last user of Hinokami Kagura is Tanjiro Kamado, who learned the Breathing Style from his father Tanjuro Kamado. Other people can learn this technique if taught by a Kamado descendant. Yoriichi performing all twelve forms of the Sun Breathing.
"Breath of the Sun: Thirteenth Style") is the thirteenth form the Sun Breathing and the pinnacle of all Breathing techniques in history. This technique was created by Yoriichi Tsugikuni himself in order defeat Muzan Kibutsuji.
Yoriichi lived till old age, likely due to him having been born with the mark and thereby avoiding the curse altogether. Gyomei on the other hand did not activate his Mark until he was already older than 25. It was speculated that when he awoke his Mark during battle that he would likely die within hours.
But if we are talking about the human form, then it's a big fat NO, because Tanjiro has just mastered the Sun Breathing whereas Yoriichi is the inventor of it, also he's way more powerful and holds an unfathomable battle intellect, larger than any Demon Slayer in history, so in conclusion, no one is remotely close to ...
Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the first demon slayer, is the founder and also the first user of Sun Breathing.
Moon Breathing is the demonic form of the primal Sun Breathing in Demon Slayer anime and manga. Developed by Kokushibo, aka Michikatsu Tsugikuni, this is the second most powerful breathing technique in the series that no human can use.
1 Yoriichi Tsugikuni
Yoriichi was the very first user of the Breathing Styles and he came up with Sun Breathing, a powerful breathing form that is known to be the most effective against demons. It's through Sun Breathing that all the other Breathing Forms have been derived.
Tanjiro's connection to Yoriichi is not through blood relation, but through their similar appearances, which is due to the divine nature of Sun Breathing. (Also Read: Did Demon Slayer hire a Bollywood director for Season 3? Fans speculate!)
The only known Demon Slayer who is capable enough to have two Breathing Styles at his disposal is Tanjiro Kamado. He initially started without any knowledge of Breathing Style and had no prior training in swordsmanship.
Many Kimetsu no Yaiba fans deduce that Yoriichi is Tanjiro's father, but that isn't the case. However, Yoriichi is responsible for teaching Tanjiro's ancestors the Hinokami Kagura, which has been passed down for generations.
Rimuru Tempest becomes a God towards the end of the series and can travel back in time and travel between worlds. His space-time abilities alone would be enough to beat Yoriichi.
5) Yoriichi
That being said, there is no doubt that he is the strongest character in the series. Case in point: he was the only one who could single-handedly take on Muzan and drive him to a corner. Yoriichi would be able to defeat every single Hashira on this list without breaking a sweat.
Shortly before his death of at least 85 years in age, he battled his older twin brother, Kokushibo who turned into a demon.
12 Yoriichi Created The First Breathing Style
After Yoriichi saved the Kamados from demons back in the Sengoku Era, he taught the Hinokami Kagura to Sumiyoshi Kamado, one of Tanjiro's ancestors. There have been four known users of the Hinokami Kagura, three of whom belong to the Kamado family.
Stone Breathing is considered to be the strongest Breathing Style in Demon Slayer.
The Thirteenth Form of the Sun Breathing Style is unique in the sense that it doesn't really have a name of its own. Rather, it's a combination of all the twelve forms present in this style, used in succession to maximize their power.
11. Eleventh Form:Dragon Sun Halo Head Dance (Juichi no Kata: Nichiun no Ryū Kaburimai?, lit. "Solar Halo Dragon Dance") - Possibly the Sun Breathing 's most powerful singular technique.
On the other hand, Sun Breathing can, presently, only be performed by Tanjiro Kamado. Though its techniques can be taught to others provided they have the guidance of a Kamado, there are no other known users who are currently alive.
In episode two, we saw Tanjiro battling against the Yoriichi Type Zero mechanical doll, which was built by Kotetsu's ancestors more than 300 years ago during the Sengoku era.
It was Yoriichi's sword, he found it inside Yoriichi Type Zero doll when he destroy the head. And then hotaru took the sword to fix it. Tanjiro also use Kyojuro's tsuba in this sword.