The Truth About Cursed Techniques in Jujutsu Kaisen (they’re CRACKED)
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In the world of Jujutsu Kaisen cursed techniques are easily one of the most important aspects of a character. They’re the main method of fighting and throughout the story many fans have gotten the idea that being stuck with a bad cursed technique means you’re essentially doomed as a sorcerer. However I don’t quite think that that is the case and in this video I’ll be going over how & why cursed techniques aren’t the actual problem.
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00:00 Intro
01:23 Chapter 1: Cursed Energy
03:44 Chapter 2: Mindset
09:24 Chapter 3: Knowledge
13:29 Chapter 4: Creativity
15:52 Chapter 5: Combination Cases
17:22 Chapter 6: Good Cursed Techniques being used mediocrely
26:12 Conclusion and closing thoughts
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I completely agree on the Geto stance, he was depressed and practically suicidal. He never improved on himself he honestly just held himself back.
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Kenjaku shows how strong a fully realized geto might’ve been (minus his own ct and domain expansion off)
@@quanesshatheseventeenth8617it also helps that kenjaku can capture literally any cursed spirit pretty easily and probably knows a lot of the more special ones. While geto still is at risk when trying to absorb high tier special grades.
@@mattimeikalainen6963 geto has almost 0 risks absorbing any cursed spirits besides rika at his jjk 0 power level, i doubt any cursed spirit at that point could beat him in a 1v1 hell not even the disaster curses could beat his uzumaki
@@deardoue69 using uzumaki in order to capture cursed spirits doesnt seem like something geto would do.
Especially given that he seemingly hadn't learned how to control the size and power of his uzumakis.
And again, capturing some extremely high tier spirits would probably require geto to waste multiple spirits in order to actually beat them. Meanwhile kenjaku has multiple techniques at his disposal to use in order to neutralize any curse.
This especially applies to the current Gojo vs Sukuna fight. Not pure cursed energy but the simple creativity and application of Jujutsu as a whole.
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They are able to do what they have been doing because they were both enlightened and had a deeper understanding of cursed energy to the core.
Also explain why Mahito, despite in theory having more energy then Jogo, who he claimed to possess energy comparable to about half of Sukuna's total (iirc), was seen as a complete joke by the portion of Sukuna in Yuuji during their first fight, who (again iirc) at the time, didn't even have a quarter of his full power. While Sukuna undoubtedly had less power at the time, his far more matured mindset combined with his sheer skill with actually applying his power more then made up for the difference.
Who's being creative n who has better application?? 🤔
@@Atlas9766 yes
I think this is known as a counterpart to power-scaling, called strategy-scaling. Where instead of comparing the raw power and physical potential of certain characters, you compare their intelligence and creativity. The exact way they fight, not just how hard.
RCT of power-scaling fr
Fight smarter not harder
Like in JoJo, powers are so absurd and powerful that the creativity on how they use them makes the difference
jjk people smart as hell at using their powers bruh
The way to improve one's cursed technique is basically "f*ck around and find out!"
For example,Mahito f*cked around a LOT!That's how he improved and if he wasn’t used by Kenjaku,then he would've probably got around Sukuna and Gojo's level pretty soon!
LOL YUPPP
thats incredibly optimistic
nah he wouldnt cuz yuji smoked him and woulda killed him
@@AurtayKenjaku was right there. If his objective was to save Mahito and let him grow, Yuji wouldn't have died but Yuji wouldn't have been able to kill Mahito
@@AurtayYuji would be smoked without sukuna in him against mahito.
4:20 Mai was able to craft that blade by using a binding vow with her life as the price + taking away Maki's curse energy complited the heavenly restriction, so she was no longer affected by it.
That's the thing, I think cursed weapons ARE jujutsu sorcerers transformed into weapons... Cursed techniques are all derived from people, I feel like imbuing an item with a technique would require your life to trade off for it. So yea I think Mai and Yorozu couldnt make cursed weapons because its impossible without imbuing a technique into it, and you can't "construct" a technique
Overall agreed
@@whirlwind872 could be, the science to craft new special grade cused tools -like playful cloud of inverted spear of heaven- are lost to time, maybe Kenjaku know how, sinse he helped Sukuna turn his fingers into a cursed objects.
@@whirlwind872Or you can literally curse them; Mai already did it with Maki before she killed the entire Zen’in clan.
It was never hinted that your theory was slightly true.
his wording is so weird there he makes it seem like because twins are a bad omen Mai should be stronger than she is.
@@whirlwind872Doesn't yuki's shikagami act as a cursed tool that has her technique.
It's not that Toge has little CE reserves, it's Yuta having even more CE than freaking Gojo
Lol true!! Yuta is just that guy, built like a beast
Besides toge could affect geto and hanami, both having way more energy than him
So your only counter is someone inhumanely more loaded
Its a jogo vs sukuna type where the enemy could one tap u
Otherwise u could still do it
That's cause of queen rika
In the whole series he got the most potential which if use properly he will surpass gojo and sukuna by far
He already have 50% of sukuna ct that's really a big feat for both of them .
@theend3941 he hasn't gotten most potential
Heck potential aint even matter if its not reached
Has less than half of sukuna yet ran out of all his CE after fighting kurorushi and healing twice from kuro and uro...
@@blu3d3vil97Yuta fought 4 high grade 1 sorcerers back to back, 2 of which had a domain while copying a technique
Mai and Yorozu are peak example of "No bad curse technique." Mai was really bad at using her technique, where as Yorozu is insanely powerful. Possibly special grade with perfect sphere.
100% agree!!!
Your comment perfectly encapsulates why I think the sorcerers are the problem here, not the techniques lol
Mai was bad because of low CE mainly
@@marcioamaral7511 she also had 0 motivation to get better.
@@MrBuns-yi2hkbut how would she even get better tho
@bloodwolf6818 she could start by creating cursed tools instead of bullets which are consumable. Practicing martial arts and hand to hand combat.
This got me thinking what gojo was telling Megumi in the beginning, your limit is yourself. Megumi got stronger when he actually wanted to win. This makes me think yuji’s CT will be amazing
Exactly!!
@@ShinyNumber1 He's got Sukuna's CT, as Gojo said in S1. Plus, when he fight's Sukuna in Megumi's body you can see a small cut on Sukuna's finger in one panel.
Yep, that’s why episode 21 was the pinnacle of the season.
Megumi was always thinking about putting yourself in danger to die instead of putting yourself in danger to live and become stronger thanks to it.
That’s why initially Itadori started growing so fast. He was always in those dangerous situations to basically live and become stronger.
Megumi instead, was always thinking of using Mahogara.
@@TipoIrritableNo, Yuji stated his Grandfathers dying words turned him into a different person. He's risking his life for others, like when he ate Sukunas finger to save Megami.
Megami was risking his life to win. Not protection.
I also think that there is something to be said about the creativity aspect of using sorcery. Wasn't the whole of the upper class of Jujutsu society about how things could only work or be taught in a certain way? It would make sense then that people who let themselves 'flow freely' and embrace new ideas and ways to manipulate cursed energy (Hakkari's IDG, Higaruma's Judgeman, Reggie's Receipts, etc) are the ones that are most often seen as special grade. It's also ironic that the 'traditional' Zen'in family gets undone because they clung to those values.
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I 100% agree
Zenin didn't get murdered for that
If they held to traditional ct then projection sorcery would not be seen as good
With the case example of Yuta using cursed speech. For all of the harsher commands, he uses a cursed tool, hence no negative feedback. He issues less harsher commands when using it on his person (i.e. like Inumaki). For example, he would say "Don't Move" instead of simply "Die!".
nah he feels it the 1st time probably uses RCT now tho
It also depends on who you use it on, yuta used it on weak pack curses (remeber the more a curse roams as a group the weaker they are) so the backlash wasn't that much even for stronger words like die
I think Yorozu & Mai really show the difference that the user has on the technique, yes Yorozu had far more cursed energy, but she also studied and overcame the heavy energy burden through implementation of biomechanics. SPOILER AHEAD, PLEASE BE WARNED:
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Sukuna's usage of ten shadows really shows how megumi's rigidity was holding him back, focusing on fluidity and The shikigami as extensions of the shadow as opposed to creatures created way more versatility. We see in the culling games arc early on and in chimera shadow garden, megumi starting to realise this aspect, hiding in shadows focusing on fluidity to increase his potential.
It's also straight up untrue that a sorcerer is doomed with a bad CT or no CT. Between simple domains, special grade cursed tools, binding vows, and maybe even reversed curse technique (not to mention so many fights coming down to physical brawls), pretty much anyone with a half decent amount of CE can get to at least grade 2 with training, probably grade 1 with a good teacher.
Agreed, been saying it for months but most of the fandom has been disagreeing with me even though we have perfect examples like Kusakabe
@@ShinyNumber1 And Kusakabe isn't even that driven, he's kind of a coward. Someone with Maki's or Kashimo's mindset could get much higher still.
there's also simple shikigami. If the sumo guy can do timey wimey bullshit with a simple domain and binding vows, then simple shikigami have untapped potential.
I realized this when seeing the Zenin massacre. They’re family is a perfect example and shows a lot of political world. I realized that the jujutsu world put a lot of importance or being innately strong through your curse techniques. Meaning that if your technique isn’t strong in itself then you aren’t considered strong.
Which is why I think the modern sorcerers are so weak but when we look at the dead sorcerers. They’re all specialists within they’re own techniques. Specifically Sukuna of course. Which is why I think they’re able to figure out others techniques so easily bc they’re experienced in examining they’re own and pushing the limits. I compare to one piece how one devil fruit isn’t really weak ever. It’s how you use it.
But with jujutsu it often takes real battles and training that force you to think out of the box on the fly. Like how Gojo. Knew about red but only awakened it when he was literally experiencing death itself. He was experiencing the moment of which the technique would be need. He knew how it felt so he now understands how the technique should feel or should be applied down to the cell so he would heal himself
I think that’s why Kenjaku and Sukana love the heion period so much. It was an explosion of curse energy knowledge and creative thinking.
On the geto stance. I agree. I saw a video that basically said. He was too focused on being a by the books duty bound sorcerer relying solely on his technique for a sense of strength. His duty being eliminate curses. He gets depressed when he fails. Thus causes him to instead of trying to become stronger like gojo. And believing his crush technique is terrible. He focus more on how to easier eliminate curse spirits from the source and fulfill his duty bout ideology while expressing his hate for human due to them being the root of curse energy and the cause of his own major failure.
This is an excellent explanation, on how the Jujutsu Kaisen world is just wrong, if they had focused on training and polishing what you have to its peak alot could have happend for many failed shamans.
Damn bro I was gonna let you slide but after seeing you do it twice I stopped reading .
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This also perfectly encapsulates how and why sukuna became so powerful. He refused to let anything hold him back, he always saw himself as the strongest, his mindset and creativity is insane! Selfishness isn't always a bad thing.
After the latest episode , I think sukuna had a moment like gojo had on the verge of death, but instead of keeping in the psychotic impulses to kill everyone around him , sukuna lost it and went on a murderous rampage which led to his evolution
@@andrew-rn9ui that honestly would explain a lot
someone who always thinks theyre the best has no reason to improve but ok
@@ratmations8306 which is why sukuna hasn't evolved further than his prime... Gojo evolves when he is forced to accept that he isn't the strongest... Which is kinda the whole point of this fight... "Are you the strongest because you're gojo? Or are you Gojo because you're the strongest?"
Wanting to improve yourself isn't selfishness...
The fact you can control anything from atoms to bad hair with cursed energy should tell you how cool and diverse the JJK universe is
FACTSS, it's easily one of my favorite magic systems in fiction!
We also don't know what the range of Mai's technique was.
If it were big enough, she could have maybe summoned something like a tiny particle of Oganesson, which has a half-life of less than a millisecond, inside her opponent.
This would near-instantly obliterate them in a miniature nuclear explosion.
Or, if she had learned reverse cursed technique, she might have even been able to summon antimatter for an even greater effect!
YOOOOO THIS IS GENUINELY THE MOST BIG BRAINED COMMENT I’VE SEEN THUS FAR
and it should technically be possible since her limit was the amount of mass/size she could create! In terms of range it should also be possible considering Yorozu constructs the perfect sphere almost ~3 meters in front of her. It even goes back into what Sukuna was saying that Yorozu was a one trick pony, relying too much on the liquid metal. If she used nuclear constructs they could’ve been even crazier!
One problem with this, though, is that these created objects might not be effective against cursed spirits, since they are stated to require cursed energy infused objects/effects to be hurt.
I mean Yorozu controls her metal with cursed energy and Mai coats her bullets in it too so its not out of the realm of possibility of doing the same to a particle with probably requires far less cursed energy to coat it.
I just remembered:
Mai would, depending on range and shielding, likely suffer extreme radiation poisoning.
This however wouldn't necessarily be that deadly, if she can find a reverse cursed technique user soon after.
This is because the early stages of radiation poisoning can likely be healed through the use of reverse cursed technique.
Radiation poisoning works by damaging the cells heavily enough as to trigger their self-destruct function.
So, it could be argued that reverse curse can reverse the damage to the cells, preventing the later stages of radiation poisoning from occurring.
Also: Since radiation exposure itself only generates negligible amounts of radioactive material in the body, lasting effects would probably be non-existent.
Daaaaaaaaaamn I kind of want to create a character with similar powers and limitations now JUST so I can use this idea lmao
I rationalised Yuta receiving no damage from using cursed speech as due to him imbuing the cursed symbols of the technique on his megaphone instead of having them on his body. I think the marks act as the technique itself, which is why its always active for Inumaki. The recoil of the technique was still activated, but it destroyed the megaphone because thats where the technique was activated, not in Yuta's throat
Ngl I used to think the same thing until I saw Yuta use the technique without the megaphone in the fight against Uro Takako in the sendai colony and take 0 damage from it
@@ShinyNumber1 ahhh, that's true, so maybe it really is just a cursed energy thing? I wish we saw more cursed speech users because it's by far one of the more creative abilities in the series. Reminds me of Koichi's stand from Jojo's
@@ostrichlord9097 i think i read somewhere though that that the inumaki clan were intended to die out
@@ShinyNumber1 He imbued the technique into the megaphone to use stronger words without backlash.
I say RCT because I just finished the past arc in s2 and Gojo said he would constantly be using it to keep his infinity up
One thing I find interesting is that Kusakabe doesn't have an innate technique, and yet he was able to reach 1st Grade. He's got a very diverse pool of knowledge about barrier techniques to make up for it, but the fact remains that even lacking an innate technique doesn't have to lock you out of being a successful sorcerer. If he applied himself, Ijichi might have been able to attain a similar feat.
I'm hoping that the deaths of Mai and Kokichi will have inspired Momo and Miwa to start applying themselves more. The crazy thing about Momo is that she would be a hard counter to Toji, if she can choose a battlefield with no way to let him leap up to her (assuming she's using the broom and can manipulate multiple cursed tools) by just taking whatever he pulls out of his arsenal and then using it against him. A forest or a crowded city would give Toji ways to reach her, but in an open field, she might just be able to beat him.
Among everything else you mentioned, one of the things I love about Jujutsu Kaisen's power system is that it also allows for the total chaos and unpredictable outcomes of real fights. Sometimes you get a matchup between two masters who can go all fifteen rounds without giving in, like what we're seeing in the manga right now. And sometimes the stars align, and someone with a very specific set of skills can overcome an opponent who's much stronger on paper if they apply themselves and use every advantage at their disposal - including a little luck.
Mai was able to create the weapon because of the amp that a sorcerer gets on the verge of death.
At the moment of death, even a normal person gets a sudden surge of cursed energy. With this, dying sorcerers are able to "curse" other people at the moment of death.
But with Mai, instead of cursing her father who beat her. She chose to bless her sister with a great weapon. But she did trust her sister with something. A huge task. She cursed her to "Destroy everything." It's also important to mention, that even Yorozu with the same CT couldn't create cursed weapons.
But I do believe Yorozu did a similar act with Sukuna during her moment of death.
Gaining a boost in cursed energy on the verge of death is an angle I forgot about. Thanks for reminding me! I wonder if Yorozu would've been able to replicate that power boost by having a self imposed binding vow to shave off years of life of her host, Tsumiki
@@ShinyNumber1we’ll definitely see “verge of death” CE amp in the sukuna v gojo fight soon
@@ShinyNumber1There could probably be some elements of a binding vow too and twin debuff could have been weakened to because she was giving up her life
I always said that ppl focus too much on one's strengths and not one's capabilities and willpower. It makes a difference in each fight. You did a great job showing that it's not the tool, but the user
Thank you! I agree, I have this incredibly crackpot theory that at their very peaks Blood Manipulation, Limitless Six Eyes and 10 Shadows should all be equally powerful. I doubt we'll ever get to see it but I really think so because they come from the big 3 vengeful spirits of Japan.
It really makes you think how much untouched potential cursed techniques actually still have!
@@ShinyNumber1 that crackpot theory seems sound. I'm here for it man. Good stuff
Yeah Gojo stated himself that the last Ten Shadows and Six eyes users killed each other I also wouldn't be surprised in the right hands blood manipulation would be busted. Choso kinda shows how powerful Blood manipulation although he doesn't come from the clan.
Yeahh just look at Sukuna 😅
FR Though
A soldier armed with cursed technique would be powerful considering that he's forced to apply it in combat within a fraction of a second thus he has to train to act on instinct. Sadly we don't have such a character.
TRUE!! I really thought we were gonna get some culling games chapters with the US Army becoming sorcerers in the process of their fights. It’s a cool concept
Todo has always been my favourite character and I always say Boogie woogie has never been used properly because Todo could effectively cut people in half by swapping them with a small object placed inside of something I.e. a rock in a vent, as the target would spawn into/overlapping the vent.
If Todo simply dug a finger size hole in the ground, dropped a rock with CE into it and then clapping, Todo is a very powerful character with a powerful technique never used at it's maximum
YOU SEE THE VISION
Todo is the Okuyasu (Jojo part 4) of Jujutsu Kaisen. Completely busted, broken, bonkers ass power, but wielded by someone who would never use it to it's upmost potential because that's just not who they are
@@NoConsequenc3 It's also possible todo's cursed technique has an inbuilt limitation that disallows him from swapping objects when there isn't sufficient space for one of the objects. Another more plausible example of how he can use it would be like minato, where he chucks out objects infused with cursed energy and uses them as teleportation points.
We see that a lot of techniques require a certain level of visualisation to be used for example it is near impossible to visualise yourself enclosed in a barrier smaller than yourself even though it is possible the only one able to do it is gojo, so it's probably near impossible for him to visualise someone being teleprted into a hole smaller than them
@@NoConsequenc3 Todo is not okuyasu. At the very least Todo is not a character with 0 brain cells like the latter. His technique was just not used to its maximum, that's all.
I think the reason why Heavenly Restrictions and Twins being taboo in the JJK world is due to how insanely powerful people who have those traits are to everyone else.
Since Toji could have Deleted the Zenin whenever he wanted as we see with Maki, and Mai being able to create an incredible weapon from nothing while she was nowhere near her peak in CT.
Everyone is terrified of how much power these people had and did everything to make sure they wouldn't become rulers and treated them like outcasts from the beginning.
There was a theory on Sukuna being a conjoined twin and you know the rest
@@diamonshade7484 Bro ate his twin fr
twins are normally bad because they share ce pools which is why mais reserves were so horrible
Mai did a binding vow to make the sword , and by takin makis CE with her
I love the JJK universe and its mechanics. Even if you have a broken technique with hacks you can still be a terrible sorcerer which will limit your techniques growth and versatility. It just goes to show that being a sorcerer is more than just being a power house or infinite hacks. You have to be able to push yourself, adapt, and gamble in order to keep growing as a sorcerer.
For hair manipulation it could be handy, in that if you can enhance the growth of your hair and control it remotely with some planning you could set some nasty wire traps or use them as small, near imperceptible needles. Itd be funny if the domain expansion let her control all the hair of anybody inside it. Also fucking brutal depending on how its applied
The pube's be wildin'
Gojo : Some cursed techniques are bad, and you will never amount to anything.
Jojo : HOLY SHIT THAT DUDE CAN SHIFT THE POSITION OF BUBBLES BLOWN THE 14th AT 2PM, WE'RE DOOMED
LMFAO IKR
you know people always says jojo has hyper specific abilities, but I cannot name a single one that is hyper specific, the closest I get is "if you're asleep", "if you touch the stand" or "If you lose at a game"
Okay but what if Yuji’s Cursed Technique is actually Bungee Gum where Bungee Gum has the properties of both rubber and gum
… hold this L
Bro got that gum gum fruit 💀💀💀
I think there’s a good reason why the Heian era was the Golden era of Jujutsu, it’s because people weren’t being protected from curses from someone as powerful as Gojo back then, so the bar for strength was way higher, and they were forced to be more creative with their cursed techniques.
I really like the idea that what is holding a sorcerer back from being strong is their mindset. For example, mai and Yorozu. Yorozu was sly, cocky but incrediby confident and fearless, obsessing over a goal, no matter how sussy that goal was.
We also have Maki. Before her fight with cursed spirit Naoya, she actually wasn't as strong as Toji but once she had achieved the state of mental freedom where she learned to let go of all her tensions and bad past, she SKY ROCKETED in strength, easily avoiding Cursed Naoya and slicing him up.
If we look at someone like Toge and Yuta, when Yuta uses cursed speech he does it with ease where as Toge clearly struggles at times. We dont know much about Toge but if he was to practise and train more and gain more confidence, I'm sure that he could reach levels of special grade.
The thing is, literally everyone is capable of reaching the levels of special grade, no matter the cursed technique. With enough training and the right mindset, people can achieve high supplies of cursed energy, speed, strength and many other factors.
my headcanon for cursed speech is that depending on your cursed energy ratio vs enemy that’ll change the drawback’s power along with the strength of the words, thats why against hanami inumaki was at his limit quickly because hanami has a ton more cursed enegy than inumaki (i think)
Lowkey I think the same thing, it would perfectly explain why it’s regarded as such a powerful ability but Inumaki himself has so much more trouble with it than Yuta
For Mimiko and Nanako we really don't know anything about both of their techniques but, well first of all they are twins, meaning that they are cursed in some way so there is that, but they seem to be tied to common horror tropes with the camera trapping your soul and the voodoo doll. But think about it, Nanako can apparently teleport with her camera, can she transport people to a place she took a photo of ? It's pretty powerful. We also know she can use her camera to attack in some way, meaning she may have a way to link peoples to still images, either to trap them or idk, using the common horror mythos as reference, she may be able to "trap someone's soul in a photo" whatever that means. For Mimiko, we know she can hang peoples and we know she use a doll, can she link someone to her doll and when she kill her doll it affect her target ? If her power is to link people to object so she can transfer something from that object to her target, it can be really powerful, and that would make sense since her sister's power is basically the inverse (to transfer someone to an object).
I like this breakdown, well put together! I never realized that their techniques were opposite to each other in a way, smart observation.
Though unlike Maki and Mai, Nanako and Mimiko are fraternal twins.
Mai’s technique could’ve been so versatile if she wasn’t held back by maki and wanted to be strong (creation is a really broad CT)
I really do wish Gege just went ahead and made more characters really strong. It'd just be fun to see more reversals and maximums
Agree 100%
Like why does Eso of all people get a maximum technique LOL
I don't think he wants to create a Naruto type situation tho where everyone becomes city scaling powerhouses / borderline godly entities 😂😂😂
Gege took all the aspects that made the popular Shonen popular, and made it better and the pacing is unmatched
I don't think he should change anything about the series
It's pretty much perfect, if the ending ties everything together well it'll be a masterpiece better then the likes of aot imo
@@andrew-rn9uiNah I won't call it a masterpiece, the culling games aren't that good
We've seen the upper boundaries of each side. Sakura(curses) and Dojo(sorcerers)
If Maximums and Domains or hell even just RCT was used more often I'd think you'd look at somebody like Nanamin, Todo, and such with less of a "Wow theyre strong" and more of "Damn. Ever tried NOT being bad?"
Put simply: :[ Power creep
Correct me if im wrong but the sad thing about megumi getting sealed is that im pretty sure sukuna even said about how he only had a minute and he couldnt hurt anyone with the correct mindset i think he could have evaded for a minute especially with the shadows and rabbit escape
Yeahhhh.... That's the part the had me in shambles the most... I get it from Megumi's perspective though cause he didn't know the conditions of Sukuna's binding vow at all, so in his mind he has no reason to run away for 1 minute 😢
This guy deserves more attention in the JJK community!
Very well thoughtout video!👍
Wow thanks!! ❤️❤️
Mai just proves that you can have a completely broken ability and still suck as a character and be super unlucky to top off. I somehow wish she made a pair of nanami's knives instead.
This is being applied in the current fight considering how Gojo completely experiments with his domain expansion and changes the rule and his creativity of shrinking it helps him destroy sukunas domain.
Jujutsu is all about negativity. Strife. Conflict. Hatred. A battle between two sorcerers is basically them trying to impose their feelings onto one another. A sorcerer’s strength is based around creativity, yes, but it’s the SOURCE of the energy that’s important. It’s why Kenjaku tells Yuji “I have high hopes for you,” when they first meet - since Kenny is the one who made a seemingly indestructible vessel, used as a center point in this world of misery. And Yuji doesn’t even have a technique yet.
I love this analysis! Very core to what the power system stands for and it perfectly synergizes with the motivations and motifs of the cast
For the hair control technique you could cut your hair then using reverse curse technique, (if necessary) to attach the ends of the cut hair to the ends of your living hair that you re grew with RCT or time, with this you could get hair as long as you’d need, and with dozens of meters of hair you could create a hair mech or use the hair like doc oc uses his arms, and since regular hair is as strong as copper it would be a very strong defense especially against attacks from behind, you could also manipulate individual hair strands to go between the skin and deposit hair inside your enemies lungs making it hard for them to breathe, a domain could manipulate the hair and body hair of your enemy allowing you to control the movements of people trapped in the domain.
Whaaaaaat this is a crazy idea! Love it!!
It's kinda like the same route Yorozu took to become a powerful fighter using the bug suit
Oh. So Bayonetta?
@@mono6158 Or sunny from Toriko
@@ShinyNumber1 Pretty much just like the same thing I said except I added a couple of more
@@ShinyNumber1 another thing most people fail to realize is that hair is essentially another organ from the body shit you could probably have your finish strand of hair actors tripwires and traps to pretty much set off explosives or basically in trap people within a web of it or thick enough to basically cut someone’s head off and thin enough to basically kill someone without them even knowing it And versatile enough to pretty much get into anywhere and do some real serious damage and take on the applications of other hair usage throughout all of anime so she has plenty of room to grow and all honesty she has the most potential
Junpei could low key be overpowered because poison is one of the only way to get around basic regeneration usage and you would need an incredibly durable body until you figure the poison or know the poison from the get go. I wonder how his domain expansion would be the only one we got from a shikigami user was megumi, Dagon I don't really count since his shikigamis are the sure hit effect but maybe that's what a domain expansion would be for a shikigami user ? it's hard to say
Yeah it’s hard to say but I definitely think he could’ve been up there since like you said poison is harder to heal. So much lost potential🥲
Many of these sorcerers have techniques that would benefit from them having a better understanding of CE application like todo who’s technique would be of a honestly mediocre sorcerer given to anyone else also does anyone think there is a reverse black flash? But yes it’s been displayed many times that CE amount and CE understanding play a role in how they think to apply and manipulate cursed techniques even gojo and sakuna who have reached enlightenment on CE are still finding ways to manipulate it and their abilities.
Agreed, and yeah a reverse black flash would be insane!! A white flash...
Yuji will get such an insane power boost with the reveal of his CT and Domain.
I HOPE SO!!!!! That’s my boy, idc how bullshit the power jump is, I just need him to get his revenge against Sukuna
Yuji can’t have a special CT other than Sukuna’s that’s what gojo told us.😢
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@@1sosukeaizen1yes, true but right after saying that he says that he might get some of sukuna’s abilities.
and right now it hasnt been explicitly explained as to why or how yuji became stronger against sukuna, he just did.
Our hair is almost entirely made of keratin. The same can be said for scales, claws, feathers, nails, horns, hooves, and the outer layer of skin among vertebrates. If the ability to control hair is linked to the "soul" than you can't control the objects mentioned above. If its simply because the material it's comprised of then that opens up a myriad of uses. If it's limited to your hair alone than you could weave your hair into a thin yet durable material and make a net of it. You could also take a single piece of hair and link it end to end with another piece, do that until you have the desired length. Hair is extremely durable for its width. If you could make it perfectly straight, with multiple linked end to end, you could use it as a needle to pierce your enemy through vital spots or tie them up with an almost invisible net. Hair also produces and is covered in a natural oil. Can you control that separately from the hair or is it just the hair.
I love this because it goes back into how the limits of your technique lie in your own interpretation. Like Megumi says, if you think broader you can achieve more
I love the ideas for Momo's ability expansion. But (anime only) she was only shown in a fight against other students. Perhaps that's the reason she wasn't using/given anything stronger, only what she could make, such as the broom. Perhaps when on a mission she would have access to cursed tools.
Actually the hair technically is very strong if you chop up little hairs and get your opponent breath in over the battle can cause an inverted porcupine
Best jjk breakdown I’ve ever seen, you’re analysis flows so good keep it up!
Thank you so much I appreciate that!!
bro that is solid af content you made there, eager to see and hear more from you
Thanks I appreciate that! More to come soon 😁
I wanna see videos of you breaking down ways characters can level up (or reach special grade sorcerers) with the skills set they have now
For example Choso gets a domain and can control other people’s blood 🩸 you could get so creative with it!
Good idea, I'll note that down thanks
Yes that would be so interesting!!
Cool video, man! Really interesting.
18:22 Momo can simply mark a bunch of sharp pointy throwing knives and a utility belt that carries em with her technique and no one without RCT is stopping her as now she has ultimate offence,defence and flight
You just gave me a great idea for a game night. Subbing for that alone. Hope you have more insightful videos like this.
Very well thought out!
Thank you! 😁
Great video, subbed
Similar to Devil Fruits in One Piece, I love that your interpretation and creativity with your CT is essential to strengthening yourself.
FACTS!! The magic system is so well thought out and allows for so much diversity & creativity while still being concrete 😁
Thanks your great content bro 💯
My pleasure and thank you for the compliment, appreciate it!
I don't think Mai is a good example because she essentially has the same technique as Yorozu however the major difference that makes Mai seem incompetent is her cursed energy level. She has much lower CE reserve than the average jujutsu sorcerer which limited how she was able to use her technique. She was limited to making one bullet a day and if she went beyond that the results would be detrimental this was completely out of her control. No genius could make that ability feasible in a that wouldn't have a significant downside
I will refer to another comment that mentioned how you can create ~3000 nuclear (house sized) explosions using particles with the same amount of mass that a bullet has. Meaning that with the same amount of little cursed energy she had, if she knew nuclear science she could be a grade 1 sorcerer EASILY. The limit is truly how far you are willing to push your technique
Solid Solid Solid Video My Man, Enjoy Every Minute Of It. Had Similar Thoughts As I Was Journeying Through JJK!
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Just found this channel but I like it, keep up the good work like this and I bet you’ll grow a lot
Thank you!! I hope so too 😁
u just said what all sorcerers needs to reached their highest of jujutsu 🔥🔥🔥💯💯 cursed energy application, mindset(intellect) creativity(skills), combination cases.what a great video 💎
Thank you! ❤️
I personally think that the power/ability system in JJK is the best out of any series I can think of. There’s not really any random power-ups, it’s understanding your innate abilities better. The only realistic hard limit to a sorcerer’s abilities is their creativity and their innate cursed energy reserves. And on top of this, you’ve got Heavenly Restriction, which basically creates a way for non-sorcerers to combat cursed spirits and sorcerers alike. The inclusion of historical sorcerers and abilities as well makes it super interesting, like the Six Eyes and Sukuna. This is without mentioning the Special-Grade cursed spirits that can be tamed or utilized by certain sorcerers, shikigami, and beings like Mahoraga.
Man, JJK is easily my favorite shonen and it isn’t even close. Everything’s just so cool, and I love that Yuji isn’t the strongest character and he likely never will be. A lot of shonens make their MCs the strongest for pure BS reasons (looking at you, Demon Slayer). Yuji is a small fish in an ocean, and his growth is due to better understanding his abilities. But he will never be as powerful as Gojo, Yuta, Hikari, Kenjaku, Yuki, Sukuna, etc. I love that.
"not really any random powerups"
Lol.
Maki's second awakening (literally 2 dudes jump out of the blue and train her in the span of an hour or so for her powerup), the whole concept of black flash (completely random despite sorcerers supposedly having godlike reflexes)
@@hoominbeeing in JJK, these reincarnated, older-era sorcerers are all over the place. Yuta fights multiple at once, Sukuna himself is a Heian-era sorcerer, etc. It makes sense to me that when Kamo and Maki are fighting Naoya, they’re with some random dudes and the one guy really likes sumo. So does Comedy Man, so it’s established in the series that there are people who literally live to do what they enjoy. Why wouldn’t he challenge someone he sees as fitting to a match if that’s what he loves doing?
That aside, Black Flash is completely balanced. It’s described as an extra-human force that doesn’t make decisions on who to bless with “The Sparks of Black,” hence why Mahito could use it against Todo and Itadori. It’s just based on pure luck and fighting instinct, I don’t understand how that’s a “random power-up” when it’s established in the series to be a literal entropic force.
@@aquatazer Sumo man is a random powerup because he comes out of nowhere to train Maki
How realistic this is would be irrelevant. Gege is the writer and decided to have that happen in the story
You're wrong about black flash. It occurs when a sorcerer applies CE a microsecond after hitting someone.
Based on this, it should not be random. Especially since we have characters that have supersonic reaction time.
Even if it is meant to be random, that just proves my point. It's a random power boost that comes out of nowhere
I think everyone in JKK is helt back except Sukuna and maybe Gojo, Geto and Kenjaku.
Honestly I think Geto grew a LOT but he just feels bad about fighting sorcerers especially as someone as young as Yuta.
Ayy awesome video man!
Thank you!!
Realising that basically the only reason I haven't started JJK yet is that I still see Yuji as another "prodigy shonen hero" (which is not to say that all of them are bad, just that I personally tend to find that archetype less interesting). But I love weird and creative powersets and I love series where just being clever and creative (and hardworking) can put you in the same league as people with superpowers. But now I'm really intrigued. Plus the art is great obviously
Yuji really doesn’t fit into the “prodigy shonen hero” category. A lot of his Allies and Opponents are vastly stronger than him.
@@why8476 see, he still kinda, wins though? Which makes him still fit the trope.
@@themanysirs1814 he’s not a prodigy, half his abilities come from being a vessel for Sukuna. Yuji isn’t that special himself.
@@why8476 Naruto. Case closed.
@@why8476 Also before getting even one of the fingers Yuji was already a match for cursed spirits.
This is a great video!
Thank you!!
Ur content is frickin amazing
Thank you for the kind words!!! Appreciate it ❤️
Controlling your hair could be OP too, developing it to the point you can control individual strands, reinforce them with cursed energy, and using them to multitask.
For instance, you use many nigh-indestructible and highly malleable hair strands to defend yourself in a perfect sphere-like defence (think Gaara from Naruto but with hair, not sand) and then you can use other individual strands to strike, strangle, grapple, or simply decapitate foes like using cheese wire. Suddenly it becomes very inconvenient to fight her from range, and fighting in close combat is practically a death sentence unless you already have a strong enough technique/energy to simply beat her outright.
Just my thoughts on it.
2:11 to be fair, Yuta used it twice, once using a cursed tool made by the inumaki clan to give the command "die" and once using copy to give the command "don't move", therefore it's also possible that the "don't move" command isn't strong enough to damage the user significantly (as we've seen Inumaki use it without being injured) and the "die" command's self-damaging effect impacted the cursed tool itself, not yuta (especially since cursed tools aren't known to disintegrate upon use - ofc the megaphone might be an outlier but otherwise that may just be how powerful the command is - disintegrating the user)
Anyways, I hope we get more of Inumaki during the fight against kenjaku, I really want to see mastered cursed speech in action and Inumaki is just a great character that hasn't been explored enough to date.
One idea for the hair cursed technique: If it still works when the hair is cut off, some of the hair could be weaved into something for projectiles. Like maybe the hair could be weaved into the wrappings on a katana and fly around, or maybe the hair could be forged into a bullet to allow for homing.
OOOO smart!! Sorcery battles are all about trickery, if it's possible to use the technique like you described you could catch a lot of people off guard
Consider for the hair technique: what if it works on hair not attached to her? Like if she kept her loose hairs or cut her hair, and could manipulate them like threads, it could be kind of like Walter from Hellsing’s wires.
I got an idea for the hair curse user, if she can manipulate hair thats been cut off from her, then she could let it grow out, cut a lot of it, shave them down into tiny pieces, or do it with cursed energy for efficiency, then use the hair as armor, trip wire string, make them able to slice through things like a sharp piano string, make a whip, basically treating them like nanobots, another is to make like an orb that isnt compact, kinda like an how planets have an atmosphere or astroid belt, then have the tiny bits of hair smash into the opponent
I have a strong feeling Megumi will eventually gain the divine technique of a barrier-less domain as he has no experience of placing a barrier to begin with. Having a more Sukuna like AOE domain
That isnt really the case
If u dont know boxing does it mean i can kung-fu ?
Megumi tries to put barrier but fails
Kenjaku and sukuna are beyond barriers
Megumi needs to master barrier first then go beyond
BUT, megumi is seeing feeling hearing everything sukuna does and senses
So maybe seeing this fight and literally feeling sukuna's memories of these actions will help with that
I was also thinking how some techniques need certain concepts or technology to be fully understand. Like Nanako's photo technique would never be truly understood until the invention of the camera.
Their technique could have existed in the past but would have been utilize suboptimally.
Like maybe a ancient user would need to hand draw their opponents or teleport location to use the technique. Which would significantly reduce the speed at which it could be cast. Making effective offencive attacks of the technique near impossible other than maybe assassination.
Now imagine if that drawing version of the technique was passed down to Nanako and she wasn't creative so never tried using a camera. The technique could be stifled for generations. Just because it manifestated in the wrong time period.
(I think Gojo infinity might have been like this. since your understanding of mathematics is probably the biggest limit of the technique)
In regards to Mai making the Replical Soul Split Katana, part of that may also be a Binding Vow where she dies once she makes it and couldntnormally make it unlesss its a BV like that
I just loved this video, I wish Gege watch out this for the second phase of JJK
Thank you for the kind words, I hope so too tbh
@@ShinyNumber1 think Hanami cursed technique has also lots of potential but Hanami did not have a lot of experience in fighting thus could not develop her technique to its max potential
gege and team members are the one who applied the rules lmao 😂
Really liking the content my guy! Just stumbled upon your channel gonna watch a couple more before I sub left a like tho!
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26:36 well in defense of the Jujutsu society, This era is quite weak compared to the others, and the only reason why most people are not experiencing cursed-spirit hell is because they had the strongest sorcerer gojo making everyone lazy, if these sorcerers were living in the heian era, they would have no other choice than to improve or die,
Very true!
Hair control may be control of a specific cell type(living or dead or maybe even just cell control but she did not realize that because hair is the easiest to manipulate.) or keratin as that is what hair if made of. If you could control dead cells you could control all epidermal cells, and finger nails and such as well. If you could control keratin you would be able to harden your skin similar to choso's blood technique, but without the risk of blood clots(making it weaker tho due to lower risk as how that works in-unisverse.) If it is control of the eiptheial cells then you can control the epidermis and dermal cells as hair contains parts of both, and skin control sounds pretty broken kinda like mahito's technique but not as good but still a one-hit KO in some cases.
1:32 Gojo's six eyes is like an operational amplifier to his cursed energy😂😂😂
For cursed speech, I believe it's explained that the damage to the throat happens when you're using a high command word against something that has more curse energy than you..
As an example, look at hanami. Even for basic commands inomaki took large amounts of damage for trying to issue these commands.
idk how to say it but I really like this vid!
25:50 If you’ve ever watched Toriko or basically read the manga you probably know she basically be something comparable to sunny as he’s probably one of the most powerful hair users out there basically making her hair into a Shiki Gami a very powerful one or giving her self a sort of hair suit of armor or turning it into a bunch of creatures that spawn from her hair having her hair burrow through the ground turning into like a bunch of constructs like extra muscles if she needs to punch something really hard or lift things like a building falling on top of her or essentially having something quite similar to the 10 shadows making hair clones of herself adding her hair to yours and basically being able to control one’s body like a puppet so long as it’s either touching your curse energy or touching your hair or sewn into your clothes you can pretty much manipulate you if not outright bring you to the ground another way she can probably be useful with her hair technique is it could suck the curse energy out of enough their curse technique user either stealing their cursed technique and their curse energy or basically just sealing it or removing it all together preventing you from using reverse cursed technique or cursed technique of any type there’s a lot you can do with a hair ability most people don’t realize it until you see someone actually applying it to a much higher rate
Dang I haven't read Toriko, guess I gotta get on that hehe. After your comment I see the vision now though, thank you! I guess it seems that even the hair technique has a lot of untapped potential 😄
If you can manipulate the hair even if you cut it or applying a large amount of curse energy into a single hair strand or strands. Can be a way more versatile technique plus if you can manipulate the growth with curse energy
I think via fortifications through cursed energy and eventual remote control the hair technique could be scary due to the fact you could always wear a hair covering until you fight then short strands of hair thin enough to stab straight into the body get in eyes and enmass could be something wacky
with the hair technique I think i have an idea on how it can grow. So you know how people can shred A LOT of hair a day? Well maybe she can make those hair strands become powerful quick and reuseable cursed hair bullets? Like combining the hair and cursed energy together
24:58 cursed energy is energy, the phone would never die and she would never have to retrieve it. She would need binding vows and perhaps she could manipulate other screen devices
Damn bro got freaky asl with Momos technique, chaining u up and whipping u?????
LMFAOOOO bro I had to think of something 😭😭💀
@@ShinyNumber1 and that’s what u thought of?? 😏 he just like me fr 💀💀
Imagine knowing that Todo can now swap individual organs in your body with Boogie Woogie and then suddenly hearing a quick round of applause
I think the hair technique could actually be pretty useful. Just imagine cutting off pieces of hair and using them as projectiles or using each individual strand as a weapon to attack your opponent. If the technique extends to all body hair then you could turn the hair into armor or each time you get hit the hair on your body hurts your opponent back like the thorns enchantment in Minecraft.
I also think Mimiko's technique could be decent if she uses the rope as a sort of trap or uses the rope as a lasso to grab an opponent and hand them upside down by the leg or something especially if she can uses multiple and a domain expansion with a sure hit where you will be continually hanged by a noose and the strength and number of nooses able to be controlled can be increased.
And I bet you could find even more uses after thinking about it more but you just need creativity like you said to realize it.
thin hair also peirces skin super easily, I know I get my own hair stabbing into me with no pressure, so they could easily even just with their current abilities, pierce someones body and precisely cut of their neurons, veins, anything.
in the junpei part we see the bully's clothes garbed and pulled proving that jumpi was using the shikigami we were just seeing things from the bullys` perspective and he cant see curses
manipulating hair should have more uses, you could expand it to controlling all body hair, hardening it, leaving just some orifices as weak points.
imaging controlling your enemies hair, make it sturdy, grow inside, pierce organs, limit movement
The hair technique you could use cursed weapons maybe a chain to give yourself a stupidly long reach. Maybe even give a cluser a gun.
If she can use it while detach she could basically do the momo suggestions a bit weaker with extra steps.
Maybe she gets a sling shot shoots cluster soaked in poison at people control it for speed and accuracy then a foot before it'd hit scatter the hair aiming for the eyes nose and mouth. This attack could have a divergent hit where the cluster seperates into two rows even if you blink before the first hit if you open your eyes the second clump hits.
9:04 no, Gojo made it clear that Geto was not going to kill the kids.
Meaning, if he had a domain, he was not going to use it at all.
He used the maximum technique because he wanted to weaken, and then absorb Rika.
Everything else you are saying is correct though.
Yeah very true, however a domain isn't an end all be all. Even if he wasn't going for the kill, Geto could have used his domain to easily weaken Yuta and absorb Rika while his CT is at 120% effectivity. Afaik only Sukuna's domain has a binding vow that it can't be stopped until it's target is completely killed..? Correct me if I'm wrong on that one though cause I'm unsure
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Per design, domains with sure hits designed to kill, will keep on attacking until the cursed energy of the user is not registered, I think other than gojo vs jogo, we have not seen anyone walk away from a sure hit designed to kill.
But most importantly, Geto was a about to defeat Yuta and weaken Rika without a domain, it is that binding vow from Yuta that changed everything.
So I think even if he had a domain, he was never going to open it, similar to how Gojo does not mind opening his domain fast against curses since they can easily heal, meaning he can dictate the damage, while humans cannot.
yes, Geto wasnt going to kill the kids as his vision was to have a world where sorcerors dominate. He only despise normal humans.
But, he was going to kill Okkotsu Yuta and he said that himself it was a pity to kill him, because he wanted Rika which was a Curse, meaning Geto can have her once she dont have a master. Another reason was Okkotsu was so strong, so weakening him became a non option in the end. Geto Ultimate Tech "Goku no ban", was intended to kill. Those 2k plus Curses mean nothing to him once he has Rika.
“I don’t really see controlling hair as a powerful technique”
Bayonetta: 👁️👄👁️
LOL I lowkey forgot about her despite playing all 3 of her main games. I feel like Bayonetta is slightly different though since she uses actual magic, demons & one of the eyes of the world but yeah, even just her standard hair based abilities alone are busted!!
Your thumbnail got me. I really hope nobara is alive
Saaaaame 😬
I mean, she's dead. But still. At least gege is capable of killing characters off in a meaningful way
W vid man
tyty!!
Theoretically if Megumi ever unlocks the Ox shikigami he could have it charge up for a long ass time by running on a treadmill or something and just activate Mahoragas ritual right and front of it and one shot it
The hair control technique may still apply if the hair is cut, making it a less harmful version of the blood control technique.
19:25 I think this is more showing the perspective of everyone else who can’t see curse spirits and suddenly the guy being effected with the poison by the Shikigami touching him.
For the hair technique, the only thing I can think of would be being able to shoot out separate hairs and make them sharp, kinda like needles. And maybe even control where they're flying. But yeah, it probably still wouldn't be a great technique
for the hair technique its very implied that curse techniques work on the perception of it. which is why explaining your curse technique makes it more effective. it "refines" the technique by making the opponent join in on the perception and definition of the curse technique. so for the hair technique i feel like controlling every part of their hair (since most people have micro hairs on their arms) perhaps even controlling cut or non cut hair allowing for ranged attacks. or maybe even controlling the enemies hair. i feel like that would make the technique pretty lethal. nobara was able to harm mahito's soul because of the way she interpreted her own technique
0k but you never reach full potential if none of your sentences starts with a big Letter?