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Demon hunter

Character in fiction who hunts and destroys demons From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Demon hunter
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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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Zhong Kui, a Chinese deity, a slayer of various evil beings.

The character type has diverse roots in myths, Abrahamic religions, African magic, Christian media, Classic Chinese Novels, and Japanese urban legend.[4][5]

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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.

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