CSM: How Are Quanxi And Other Hybrids Still Alive?

Tue Jul 23 10:10:32 IST 2024

Quanxi easily turned out to be a much loved character in Chainsaw Man within the short span of time she was present in the manga. And rightly so! Definitely stood out for her badassery!

But then, Quanxi, just like Reze, was killed by Makima at the end her arc. It was certainly hard hitting and a lot of people mourned her loss (Kishibe mourned the most though), and came to hate Makima’s ( and in extension Fujimoto’s) brutality.

However, the sorrow was short-lived thankfully, as Quanxi was seen towards the end of Chainsaw Man Part 1 itself. The only downside? She, along with other hybrids, was suddenly acting as Makima’s minions.

Even bigger surprise was when Quanxi made a dashing appearance in Chainsaw Man Part 2, confirming that she indeed was alive!!

Confusion surrounding Quanxi and the Hybrids:

Initially, there was some confusion regarding whether Quanxi, Reze and the other hybrids had actually come back to life. I am talking about the end of part 1 here!

And it was only natural for such a doubt to arise. Why? Because Makima was there in the picture.

If you are familiar with her powers, you’d know that Makima can use the abilities of even dead people via ante-mortem contracts. We saw this happen when she utilized Aki’s Future Devil and Akane Sawatari’s Snake Devil abilities.

And so the question remained. Were the hybrids just a manifestation of Makima’s powers? Or did they actually come back to life?

Well, they did actually come back to life.

There is a clear differentiating factor between being alive and under Makima’s control and being dead and under Makima’s control, atleast when it comes to the art.

If Makima is using the abilities of characters who are dead, then Fujimoto depicts them as being connected to Makima with a chain. Even in death, they are not free!

When we see Quanxi and the other hybrids fighting against Chainsaw Devil towards the end of the manga, notice that they do not have the said chain connected to their bodies. Meaning, they are not a manifestation of Makima’s powers and they were actually present there.

The story, however, doesn’t end here!

Denji defeated and killed Makima at the end of Chainsaw Man part 1. If these hybrids were under Makima’s control, did they die too? And if they did, how did they come back in Chainsaw Man part 2.

Well, Reze is yet to make an appearance, but going by what we saw, all the other hybrids including Quanxi are alive.

That aside, let’s tackle the important aspect of our question – the ‘how’ of it!

How are Quanxi and other Hybrids still alive?

Quanxi and other hybrids are still alive because in the Chainsaw Man universe, hybrids are said to be immortal. Meaning it’s not very easy or nigh impossible to kill them.

This was first mentioned by Kishibe while he was training Denji and Power.

Now, think back to when Quanxi cut off Denji’s head. He had no trouble regenerating then. He survived it.

While fighting Reze, at one point only the top half of his body was left. But he was able to regenerate with a little amount of blood.

On top of that, we have seen Quanxi herself survive after being chopped into pieces by the Darkness Devil.

Quanxi chopped up by the Darkness devil

Going by that logic, Makima was never actually able to kill Quanxi. She only impaled (very badly) and defeated her. For real, we never see the hybrids dead do we. Just in a very bad state with a lot of blood loss. For them, that’s probably nothing.

And thanks to the powers of the control devil, once they were defeated, Quanxi was under Makima’s control. That’s why see them alive and well, but as Makima’s minions during the final arc of Chainsaw Man part 1.

So no, Quanxi and the other hybrids were definitely not reanimated corpses. They were perfectly healthy and living!

But that only clears up one part of the problem.

What happened to them after Makima died?

Based on what happened in Chainsaw Man part 2, once Makima died, it only undid the control she had over the hybrids.

Denji killing Makima actually liberated the hybrids, including Quanxi and Barem. They were free to do what they wanted after that.

This was confirmed by the sword hybrid Miri Sugo (also known as Sword Man), in chapter 139. Barem too mentions later that he was freed from Makima’s control. However, that fool had fallen hard for her!

Till now, most hybrids like Quanxi, Flame, Katana and others, excluding Reze, have shown up. And I believe Reze’s appearance probably isn’t far behind, that is unless Fujimoto does a Nobara on her.

What kind of role do you think Quanxi will play in Chainsaw Man part 2? Let me know in the comments below!!

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