Spoiler warning: This article contains heavy spoilers for the Jujutsu Kaisen manga.
Sukuna is one of those anime villains that can terrify anyone even in their dreams with his frightening aura. Yes, Gege Akutami, author of Jujutsu Kaisen, made him that powerful. That’s what I believed until his final encounter with our beloved hero Yuji Itadori, which resulted in his defeat in the manga. In my opinion, Geiz has failed Sukuna as a villain, and if you think so, bear with me as I tell you why I think so.
Did Gege Akutami fail Sukuna in Jujutsu Kaisen?
There is no universal opinion regarding Jujutsu Kaisen. However, as an avid fan of the popular series, I feel that Gege did not do Sukuna justice. From the very beginning of the series, the author has led us to believe that there is no other villain as terrifying as Sukuna in this entire universe.
The King of Curses uses Yuji’s body and causes massive destruction, especially in the Shibuya Arc (aka Season 2) where he destroys half of Shibuya and kills many innocent people in a matter of minutes. Gives. The curse that terrorized humanity and even the most powerful magicians of Jujutsu High saw him as the most significant threat. So, obviously, the ending to Jujutsu Kaisen’s juggernaut feels quite disappointing.
Sukuna had immense potential that was never utilized in JJK
Sukuna was from the Heian era, and was an exceptionally strong magician who could easily defeat anyone, no matter how powerful the opponent was. His powers and abilities enabled him to become someone whom the people of the Heian era would worship. There is no doubt that even after death he could have arranged for his return.
he made a deal Kenjaku And divided his cursed energies into twenty fingers, allowing him to live on earth for many centuries. On an individual level, each finger has great cursed energies that can overcome even special category curses.
A person who consumes any of his fingers allows Sukuna to take over his body and make him do whatever he wants. After Sukuna takes possession of the ship’s body, he can use his innate techniques to defeat the opponent. During his final conflict with Gojo, Sukuna initially assured us that he will lose This time. However, what we didn’t know was that he had saved his trump card for the last moment.
Half of the conflict in the manga saw Gojo dominating the fight; The magician also attacks the curse with his powerful technique, Hollow Purple. Sukuna survived the attack and killed gojo By finally using Megumi’s Shikigami once and for all, General Mahoraga,
Of course, whenever Sukuna was on screen, he was overpowering the strongest magicians. However, let’s rewind a bit – to the time when Yuji was Sukuna’s ship.
When Yuji was Sukuna’s host, the boy was constantly making fun of the King of Curses. Most of the time, Yuji was able to take control back from Sukuna whenever he wanted, which sukuna kind of made us laugh Many times. Of course, some would argue that Sukuna was most powerful when she took over Megumi’s body.
In fact, this was the time when he was able to defeat the most powerful magician, Gojo. However, there is one thing worth noting – Sukuna was able to defeat Gojo Megumi’s Ten Shadow TechniquesHe could only weaken or distract the magician using his own techniques. In the end, it was Megumi’s body that helped Sukuna stand against the magicians.
Sukuna gets a brutal death
Sukuna, the series’ main antagonist, deserved a gruesome death, but sadly his ending came as a huge disappointment. He defeated opponents such as Gojo Satoru and his disciple Yuta Okotsu, considered two of the most powerful magicians, but in the end, died at the hands of Yuji Itadori, who is nowhere in comparison to the above magicians.
In fact, Gojo once explained this to Yuji Apart from him, no other magician matches Sukuna’s level.So, this clearly means that only blindfolded magician Had the ability to kill the king of curses. However, Gege couldn’t let this happen since Yuji was the main protagonist after all.
Yuji received a lot of training behind the scenes, such as Simple Domain, which allowed him to expand his domain during the final battle. Well, in my opinion, it doesn’t make any sense. Additionally, several instances during the conflict felt rushed, such as him copying the techniques of Sukuna, who had previously taken the boy as a puppet, or overwhelming the king with back-to-back Black Flashes. We have a dedicated guide Yuji’s powers and abilities Which you can see for more details.
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Furthermore, Sukuna always showed interest in taking Megumi as his host, and he somehow managed to achieve his goal in the Shinjuku Shodown arc. She made Megumi do many bad things such as killing her sensei and her sister as well as many other magicians. But, as the manga moves towards the final showdown, Megumi begins to fight the curse from within. Well, if Megumi could eventually do it, why didn’t she take action when Sukuna killed Gojo?
Anyway, that’s a discussion for another day. What’s even more disappointing is that Sukuna wasn’t even at his full potential. He could not hold all 20 of his fingers, meaning he was so weak that he was in the Heian era.
My question is, Why promote Sukuna so much if we can’t even see her at her full power? In the end, Sukuna is like a parasite who takes control of Megumi’s body and uses the boy’s techniques to defeat even his strongest rival, Gojo Satoru. It was cunningness and planning that made him JJK’s strongest villain, not power.
Was Sukuna one of the greatest villains in anime history? Yes. Could Gege have written a better arc and a more satisfying ending for Sukuna? Definitely yes.
