Demon hunter
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]
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]
References
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
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