Warning: The following contains major spoilers from the Shinjuku Showdown Arc of Jujutsu Kaisen Manga!!!
While Jujutsu KaisenHis final stretch received some criticism for how it handled some characters, there’s no doubt that Sukuna will go down in history, even if it’s just for the sheer effort it took to beat him. Sukuna was against almost the entire workshop of the seriesA feat that has only been achieved by a few villains in anime, like Madara Uchiha in Naruto and father in Full metal alchemist. However, of all the US Jujutsu Kaisen The characters that contributed to Sukuna’s defeat, some stand out from the rest.
Sukuna was everything a final boss is supposed to be; Not only did he directly fight more than 10 magicians, aside from those who participated indirectly in the fight, such as Hakari, Utahime, Gakuganji, Inumaki, Ui Ui, and Mei Mei, he also withstood multiple black flashes, hollow purple, field expansions, 2 Jacob’s ladder, and countless physical attacks.
Sukuna’s death was a group effortSo in the epic fights during the Shinjuku Showdown Arc, many characters did their parts to ensure the defeat of the King of Curses, but needless to say, some were more effective than others.
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Nobara Kugisaki
The female protagonist was the key to a long-term plan to guarantee Sukuna’s defeat.
Nobara Kugisaki, despite being part of the protagonist trio, has been missing from the story since her apparent death during the Shibuya arc in chapter 125, making a surprising return in The JJK Chapter 267, where she managed to make an important contribution during the final stage of Tsukona and Yuji’s battle. One of the reasons for Sukuna’s defeat is that he was hit by Nobara’s cursed technique.Resonance, which was able to deal damage to the soul by using Tsukona’s last finger as a device.
As a result, the field that Tsukuna was about to open failed, and Yuji could land his final blow to separate Tsukuna and Megumi’s souls and defeat the King of Curses once and for all. This was possible thanks to the concealment of Nobara’s condition from Yuji and Megumi, as Tsukuna had the ability to gather information through his soul resonance. Nabara’s reaction was hinted at in chapter 259, and her return also lifted Yuuji and helped him concentrate on his latest attack.
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Atsuya Kusakabe
The 1st grade magician was a combatant and a coordinator
The role of Grade 1 Sorcerer Atsuya Kusakabe should not be underestimated. Kusakabe soul swapped with Yuji once in their month of training so he could learn of his cursed energy manipulation and simple field; He was also one of the people who led the strategy during the Prep period and had an important role in coordinating the mages during the Shinjuku Showdown arc.
Although he didn’t seriously injure Tsukune, Kusakabe managed to buy time when all the big fighters were down, as Yuji was still injured and Maki was unable to move due to the black bottle she received. Kusakabe held his ground during his fight with Tsukuna despite the apparent difference in strength and is defeated just in time for the additional help, Miguel and Larue, to arrive.
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Choso
Sacrificed himself to save his brother
Choso did not engage much in battle against Sukuna, and when he did, he was unable to inflict any fatal injuries on him, as his greatest role was to support his brother. Choso suggested that Yuji should eat their other brothers (the remaining cursed womb death painting) so that he could learn a curse technique and use reverse curse technique, and in chapter 252, when Itadori could not use properly heal his internal wounds, he helped calm. Sit down and lead him to find his injuries.
Choso sacrificed himself, creating a barrier to protect Yuuji from the heat of the divine flame. After Sukuna opened an incomplete malevolent shrine and intended to kill everyone inside. By saving his younger brother, Choso protected the one who would be the key to victory in the end.
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Hiromi Higuruma
The lawyer sorcerer took Sukuna’s powerful tool
Hiromi Higuruma was the key to freeing Megumi by using his trial curse technique, Deadly Sentencing, since his execution sword can target the criminal’s soul directly without harming the host’s body. Unfortunately, the plan failed, as it was anticipated by Sukuna. In addition, although Higuruma did not leave any lasting damage on Sukuna nor was he able to neutralize his cursed energy as planned, He was able to confiscate the King of Curses’ curse tool, Kamutoke.
This was an important act, as it made the fight easier for the other wizards and protected them from being hit by Sukuna’s powerful lighting attacks. Higuruma also demonstrated that field amplification could reduce the damage caused by dismantling, so his contributions are something that deserves recognition.
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Whoa Whoa
Mei Mei’s little brother was the best supporting character
Despite his young age, Ui Ui’s role in the Shinjuku Showdown arc should not be looked down upon. Ui Ui is not a fighter, not engaging in battle himself, but his curse technique, Spatial Transference, is really useful on the battlefield by extracting the bodies of the fallen sorcerers. Ui Ui secured Gojo’s body, transporting him to Shoko’s place, and did the same with Yuta, Higuruma and Kusakabe.
This made possible the success of Yuta’s plan of switching bodies with Gojo so he could return to battle with the Six Eyes and his barrier technique. however, Ui Ui’s biggest contribution was to the heroes trainingAs his cursed technique can also exchange souls. Ui Ui assisted in the soul exchange training between Yuji and Kusakabe and Gojo and Yuta during the month of preparation before the fight, which proved to be invaluable.
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Maki Zenin
Toji’s successor was in action after the fall of both special grades
Maki Zennin, who had reached Toji’s level, had the strength to match Tsukona in physical combat. Maki wasted no time after Utah’s defeat, Charging in a surprise attack on Sukuna and managing to stab the King of Curses in the heart With her split soul katana, forcing him to use more curse energy to keep his heart pumping.
Maki also bought Yuji time to recover and worked with him to land relentless attacks on Sukuna. Additionally, thanks to Maki’s special weapon that damaged his soul, Sukuna’s connection to Megumi’s soul was even more debilitated. Although she was hit with two black flashes from Sukuna, which allowed him to recover part of his RCT and regain his field expansion, she was an important asset in battle because she cut one of his arms and inflicted injuries difficult to heal.
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Aoi Todo
Sukuna pressed with his improved cursed technique
Aoi Todo, who was believed to have lost his cursed technique, returned during chapter 259 with a renovated and more effective Boogie Woogie by replacing his missing left hand with a Vibra Patch device. Although some fans may argue that he should have entered the fight earlier, Todo is one of the most valuable players in the Shinjuku Showdown. Not only did he manage to exchange every magician, except Yuji and Choso, with Mei-Mei’s crows to save them from Tsukuna’s divine flame, but it was also hinted that Todo contributed to Kenjaku’s defeat by exchanging Yuta.
Todo also arrived at the moment Yuji needed him mostWhen he was mourning Choso’s death, boost his morale and assist him in landing some blows in Sukuna. In chapter 264, Todo helps Hana launch her Jacob’s Ladder at Sukuna, distracting him while Yuuji activates his field, and intervenes to protect her when she almost gets hit by the King of Curses’ Black Flash. Because of this, Todo was a force to be reckoned with.
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Utah Okkutsu
The mastermind behind the multiple contingency plans to kill Sukuna.
Yuta Okkotsu not only defeated the other major threat, Kenjaku, and got rid of his curses; He could keep up with the King of Curses Thanks to his field expansion, synchronization with Yuji and his tactics with different copies to trick Sukuna, even using his technique, Cleave. Yuta was able to connect several attacks, cutting both Tsukune’s tongue and two arms, greatly weakening him before striking with Jacob’s ladder so that Yuuji could separate him from Fushigura, a strategy that might have worked if not for his Damaged mental state.
Although Yuta was cut down by the King of Curses’ world-splitting demolition, he returns after swapping bodies with Gojo. In their second round, Yuta is able to activate Unlimited VoidSaving Todo and Yuji from Malevolent Shrine and injuring Sukuna with his hollow purple. Yuta also helped Todo train his new technique and fooled Tsukuna by lying that he swallowed his last finger so he didn’t anticipate the plan of Nobara’s response, paving the way for Yuuji’s victory.
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Yuji Itadori
Jujutsu Kaisens protagonist is arguably the MVP of the Shinjuku Showdown
Yuji is arguably the character who made the most important contribution to the fight against Sukuna. The experience of sharing a body with the King of Curses gave Yuji a special skill that allowed him to inflict soul damage with his punches. Yuji’s blows keep weakening Sukuna’s cursed energy output and his control over Megumi’s soul. Although his plan with Yuta failed, he almost succeeded in saving Megumi after Sukone was hit with Jacob’s ladder.
Yuji also awakened his potential thanks to the consecutive black flashes he released and had the biggest growth throughout the entire fight, opening his field expansion and hitting Sukuna with one last black flash that separated him from Megumi’s body, finally defeating him.
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Gojo Satoru
He deals the most damage to Sukuna and sets everything in motion
Sukuna’s final defeat would not have been possible without Gojo Satoru, as he was able to significantly reduce his condition compared to his prime. Gojo made Sukuna unable to use his domain expansion By affecting his brain with the effects of Unlimited Void, decreasing his Cursed Energy and Reverse Cursed Technique output, and cutting off one of his arms. Gojo also destroys the Shikigami Agito so that it is no longer a threat and hits Sukuna with a hollow purple, disintegrating Mahoraga and his wheel, Effectively taking away the 10 Shadows technique.
Although he said that he did not believe that he could have defeated Sukuna even without Mahoraga, There is no doubt that Gojo was the strongest sorcerer aliveAnd his contribution by dealing the most damage to Sukuna allowed the other wizards to fight the King of Curses, because otherwise they wouldn’t stand a chance against any of his attacks. Therefore, Gojo Satoru played a major role in the final fight against Sukuna.