<p>Muzan is a very cold individual, the lower moons consistently disappointed him, and Enmu showed no fear while Muzan killed the other lower moons, which impressed him.</p>
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<p>The wiki does a very good job of explaining Muzan's personality, and how he feels about humans, and his subordinates:</p>
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<p><em>Muzan is cold-hearted, ruthless, intimidating, and exceptionally intelligent. He sees no value in any humans he has encountered and <strong>shows little value in his own subordinates</strong>. Rarely ever visually upset or happy, he appears completely monotone and detached on most occasions, <strong>even when he callously murders his own subordinates</strong>.</em></p>
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<p>He tends to be very short-tempered too; he once killed two men and their female companion for simply being rude:</p>
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<p><em><strong>He brutally killed a pair of drunk men simply for being rude to him, and killed their female companion when she had done nothing</strong>, all while proclaiming his own perfection and superiority over them, displaying his pettiness as he won't settle for any mockery and will do anything he pleases until the humiliation is remedied.</em></p>
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<p>Killing the lower moons helps to solidify just how cold and heartless Muzan is. When he killed the lower moons, he did so because he had become frustrated by their constant failures, as he began killing them, two, three, four, and six all showed great weakness in the eyes of Muzan by begging for blood, fleeing, denying his opinion, and attempting to flatter him:</p>
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<p><em>After the demise of Kyogai and later Rui, the Lower Rank Five, <strong>Muzan was frustrated by the Lower Ranks constant failures</strong>. He called the Lower Rank One, Two, Three, Four and the current Six to a meeting, rebuking them and believing he no longer needed the Lower Ranks. As a result, Muzan started to kill the Two, Three, Four and Six one by one, <strong>as they respectively were begging for Muzan's blood, trying to flee, trying to deny Muzan's opinion and trying to think about flattering his master</strong>.</em></p>
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<p>During this entire event, Enmu showed no fear and demonstrated a more sadistic demeanor which impressed Muzan, subsequently saving his life:</p>
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<p><em>Enmu, the Lower Rank One, was the only Lower Rank left. However, unlike others, <strong>Enmu showed no fear over the brink of death and even nonchalantly accepting it for pure excitement. Enmu's sadistic streak impressed Muzan, and he sent Enmu on a mission</strong>.</em></p>
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<p>Feel free to do some further reading on the <a href="https://kimetsu-no-yaiba.fandom.com/wiki/Muzan_Kibutsuji" rel="nofollow noreferrer">official wiki</a>, and on the <a href="https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Muzan_Kibutsuji#Demon_Slayer:_Kimetsu_no_Yaiba" rel="nofollow noreferrer">villains wiki</a>, which are the sources that support my answer.</p>
<p><sub><em>Emphasis mine.</em></sub></p>

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2022-05-06T13:04:40.057Z
I see. I thought this was a writing flaw of him.
Crimsoir
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@Crimsoir, I wouldn't really call it a flaw, just part of his character IMHO.
Taco
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someone once criticized how the writing in demon slayer feels lackluster. That's why i asked here, to get more answers before calling it a writing mistake.
Crimsoir
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@Crimsoir, I've honestly read much worse. I believe they did a good job representing Muzan as a cold and heartless narcissist. Additionally, I don't think having Tanjiro or the others killing the lower moons, plus the upper moons would've been a good decision. I think they went in with an end goal, and a way to achieve it in a decent number of volumes.
Taco
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Taco
<p>So after Rui's death, why did Muzan kill the lower demon moons, with the exception of Enmu? Muzan gave Enmu some more of his blood which caused him to become even more powerful.</p>
<p>However, I can't help but feel that Muzan killing the lower demon moons was a bad writing decision. So are there any other reasons for him to kill the lower moons?</p>

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2022-05-07T02:39:34.610Z
Because they are incompetent.
Fumikage Tokoyami
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Agree that it's a bad plot and a disappointing course of events. However, it may be used to show how cold and cruel Muzan is.
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Why did Muzan kill the lower demon moons?
# Why did Muzan kill the lower demon moons?
Posted by: username_0 on 2022-05-06
So after Rui's death, why did Muzan kill the lower demon moons, with the exception of Enmu? Muzan gave Enmu some more of his blood which caused him to become even more powerful.

However, I can't help but feel that Muzan killing the lower demon moons was a bad writing decision. So are there any other reasons for him to kill the lower moons?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Because they are incompetent.  
> **username_2**: Agree that it's a bad plot and a disappointing course of events. However, it may be used to show how cold and cruel Muzan is.  
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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-05-06. Score: 1
Muzan is a very cold individual, the lower moons consistently disappointed him, and Enmu showed no fear while Muzan killed the other lower moons, which impressed him.

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The wiki does a very good job of explaining Muzan's personality, and how he feels about humans, and his subordinates:

> *Muzan is cold-hearted, ruthless, intimidating, and exceptionally intelligent. He sees no value in any humans he has encountered and **shows little value in his own subordinates**. Rarely ever visually upset or happy, he appears completely monotone and detached on most occasions, **even when he callously murders his own subordinates**.*

He tends to be very short-tempered too; he once killed two men and their female companion for simply being rude:

> ***He brutally killed a pair of drunk men simply for being rude to him, and killed their female companion when she had done nothing**, all while proclaiming his own perfection and superiority over them, displaying his pettiness as he won't settle for any mockery and will do anything he pleases until the humiliation is remedied.*

Killing the lower moons helps to solidify just how cold and heartless Muzan is. When he killed the lower moons, he did so because he had become frustrated by their constant failures, as he began killing them, two, three, four, and six all showed great weakness in the eyes of Muzan by begging for blood, fleeing, denying his opinion, and attempting to flatter him:

> *After the demise of Kyogai and later Rui, the Lower Rank Five, **Muzan was frustrated by the Lower Ranks constant failures**. He called the Lower Rank One, Two, Three, Four and the current Six to a meeting, rebuking them and believing he no longer needed the Lower Ranks. As a result, Muzan started to kill the Two, Three, Four and Six one by one, **as they respectively were begging for Muzan's blood, trying to flee, trying to deny Muzan's opinion and trying to think about flattering his master**.*

During this entire event, Enmu showed no fear and demonstrated a more sadistic demeanor which impressed Muzan, subsequently saving his life:

> *Enmu, the Lower Rank One, was the only Lower Rank left. However, unlike others, **Enmu showed no fear over the brink of death and even nonchalantly accepting it for pure excitement. Enmu's sadistic streak impressed Muzan, and he sent Enmu on a mission**.*

Feel free to do some further reading on the [official wiki](https://kimetsu-no-yaiba.fandom.com/wiki/Muzan_Kibutsuji), and on the [villains wiki](https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Muzan_Kibutsuji#Demon_Slayer:_Kimetsu_no_Yaiba), which are the sources that support my answer.

*Emphasis mine.*
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2022-05-06): I see. I thought this was a writing flaw of him.  
> **username_3** (2022-05-06): @Crimsoir, I wouldn't really call it a flaw, just part of his character IMHO.  
> **username_0** (2022-05-06): someone once criticized how the writing in demon slayer feels lackluster. That's why i asked here, to get more answers before calling it a writing mistake.  
> **username_3** (2022-05-06): @Crimsoir, I've honestly read much worse. I believe they did a good job representing Muzan as a cold and heartless narcissist. Additionally, I don't think having Tanjiro or the others killing the lower moons, plus the upper moons would've been a good decision. I think they went in with an end goal, and a way to achieve it in a decent number of volumes.  
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