the hashira’s loved ones come back to life! Except they aren’t really their loved ones. It is a monster who would take the form of a loved one and say things that they wouldn’t. The only way to kill them is to cut off a body part and then they’d disappear.

Shinobu’s loved one is Kanae her older sister that died from douma, Sanemi his mother, Rengoku his mom, Tengen his three brothers who he had to kill, Obanai his dead family who tried to kill him, muichiro his twin brother who died saving him, and Your loved one was (type who here)

Fake Kanae: Shinobu sister how have you been? Still useless.

Shinobu: YOUR NOT KANAE. She’s dead she wouldn’t say that to me.

Fake Sanemi’s mom: Sanemi why did you kill me you stupid idiot?!

Sanemi: y-you turned into a demon I had to!

Fake Obanai’s mom: Obanai you killed 50 people when you escaped that night are you proud?!

Obanai: you’re not real.