The A Class (A クラス, A kurasu) is the second to highest class of the Spirit Classes. Beings of this class are almost exclusive to Demon World while the Barrier is up; the only exceptions are if a human attains this strength, a demon achieves this level in Human World, or if the barrier is removed. Prior to the barrier's removal, A Class demons could not move between the worlds without aid. While exceptionally powerful and rare in the Human World, they are relatively common in the Demon World. However, compared to the power of an S Class individual, they are very weak; so weak that they are used as mere foot soldiers of the Three Kings.
Outline[]
From the demons of this class seen in the series, A Class individuals are the traditional depiction of demons, with some being humanoid with various inhuman features such as horns, fins, eyes, etc.; to very humanoid beings. From what is observed in the series, A Class individuals do not react to instinct, but instead, will use their brains and "senses" in order to judge how strong an opponent is and observe before taking action. This is shown when the first true A Class demons shown in the series are seen watching a huge number of C Class and/or D Class demons gather en masse at the opening the Barrier to enter the Human World, and commenting on the simplicity of their lesser brethren. After sensing the overwhelming powers of Sensui, Kuwabara, Hiei, and Kurama in his Yoko form, they choose to leave before they become involved in the conflict. Further evidence of their intelligence is in the buildings they have created. In Mukuro's realm, it is a spider-like structure with hellish rooms, healing chambers and altars to ancient gods. Raizen's realm is a huge tower with a separate building in which the king resides, and Yomi's realm is an advanced, futuristic city structure with cloning technology, visual aids that display stats, tearooms, a throne room, corridors and large buildings. They also displayed a system of government prior to the Tournament to decide the next King of the Demon World. Raizen's was a large training center for the monks that served him and a resting quarters for himself, Mukuro's was a mafia-like militarized state that had healing chambers to restore fallen warriors, and Yomi's was similar to a monarchy, where the nobles would discuss with him the future state of affairs, while keeping his good graces. Likely due to his ability to hear everything in the kingdom, Yomi's territory was relatively peaceful, although there were some political assassinations for certain positions. In conclusion, the A Class demons were comparable to civilized human beings in their culture and ways of thinking. In terms of society, A Class demons would compose of the upper middle class and are still considered exceptional even in the Demon World.
In terms of power, a single A Class demon could cause immeasurable destruction in the Human World and nothing short of a nuclear weapon could destroy one of them. The strongest A Class demons were capable of putting out power far beyond the strongest nuclear weapons of mankind. King Enma is considered to be a high A Class individual, capable of unleashing earthquakes that could surpass the Great Kanto Earthquake. The Great Kanto Earthquake was a magnitude 8.0 earthquake, equivalent to a 1 gigaton-yield explosion. King Enma would be capable of putting out that much energy with maximal exertion, meaning that even the strongest nuclear warheads would have no effect on him.
Notable Members[]
Demons[]
- Kurama - Former (Yoko Kurama); Alive (Shuichi), Promoted to S class
- Hiei - Former, Promoted to S class
- Genwaku Kyoushu - Deceased
- Yomi - Former, ascended to S-Class and currently one of the Three Kings.
- Kuronue - Implied, Deceased
- Touou - Alive
- Seitei - Alive
- Younger Toguro - Deceased, (ascends to lower A Class at Full Power)
Residents of Spirit World[]
- Great King Enma - Implied (Manga) and (Movie 2)
- Shunjun - Alive
- Ootake - Alive
- Members of the Special Defense Force - Alive
Humans that have level equivalencies with A Class[]
- Shinobu Sensui - Former, Promoted to S class (Deceased)
- Kazuma Kuwabara - Former, Promoted to S class (Manga)
- Asato Kido - Connoted
- Tsukihito Amanuma - Connoted
- Yuu Kaito - Connoted
Trivia[]
- According to Sensui, A Class demons have power roughly equivalent to the gods of various religions and myths (in the dub, he states that they are on par with the Titans of Greek mythology).