Demon hunter

[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.

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.

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.

Zhong Kui is a Chinese deity who was considered to be a vanquisher of ghosts and other evil beings.