Yuta

Appearance Yuta is a young man with disheveled black hair and dark blue eyes. As a first-year, Yuta's body language made it obvious that he was under a lot of stress. His posture was very unconfident, and he still has dark circles under his eyes from a lack of sleep. As a second-year student, Yuta's hair has grown longer and he wears it in a more relaxed style instead of a spiky one.

At his old school, Yuta wore a suit for his uniform. He sported a long-sleeve shirt that stops at his forearms or a black t-shirt and dark green pants for casual wear. After transferring to Tokyo Jujutsu High, Yuta received a specialized uniform. Yuta has a loose white uniform jacket with sleeves that stop at his forearms. He also wears slender black pants that tuck into white sneakers that match his jacket. Yuta also often carries his katana case on his back. Following his temporary brain transfer into Satoru Gojo's body from copying Kenjaku's technique, Yuta has a stitched scar circling his head.[5]

Personality

"I want to believe that it's okay to keep living." Yuta was a very shy and lonely boy who was bullied a lot while growing up. Due to Rika haunting much of his early life, Yuta was unable to connect with other people and has lost all confidence in himself. This makes it difficult for Yuta to interact with others, as they often scare him without meaning to, or he's just too shy to speak to them.

Even so, Yuta genuinely cared about other people and decided to isolate himself from them even if it means remaining alone. Maki Zenin called Yuta out for being a moody kid who's lived his entire life without goals.[6] He acknowledged that this was true and used her advice to gain a resolve for being a jujutsu sorcerer. This helps Yuta realize that deep down, he truly desires the confidence to feel like he belongs.[7]

While his shy nature remains intact, Yuta slowly becomes more social and interacts with others normally. Even after early signs of improvement, Yuta still struggled to understand someone like Toge Inumaki. He was initially scared of Toge[8] until he realized how kind of a person he truly is and made an effort to establish a social connection.[9]

Yuta's rage unleashed by the sight of his injured friends. Gaining friends helps Yuta gain confidence in himself and establish the goal to help set Rika free. He felt responsible for her turning into a curse in the first place[10] and worked extremely hard to find a way to help her. He pushed himself during training and took all his friends' and mentors' words to heart, showing a more determined side of himself.[11] At his core, Yuta wants to become someone who can help keep others out of danger.

Against Suguru Geto, Yuta showed the darkest side of himself. Geto hurt Yuta's only friends, and the young man was more than willing to kill him for it.[12] Yuta's rage allowed him to even command Rika's power at will. He was willing to sacrifice his life to use Rika to kill Geto to avenge his friends, the only people who gave him the confidence to continue living.[13]

When Yuta returned to Jujutsu High after time away overseas, he was accompanied by a new Rika and it appeared as if he was lost in his darkness. He agreed to kill Gojo's other pupil, Yuji Itadori for the higher-ups and claimed it was revenge for cutting off Toge's arm.[14] Yuta carried a deathly serious and cold persona who was straight to the point. He attempted to kill Yuji before so much as exchanging words and then apologized while committing the act.[15]

However, this was all an act to help protect Yuji from the higher-ups. Yuta had to act a certain way to make it believable and he healed Yuji before the first year died permanently. Even though Yuta has never met Yuji, he went out of his way to deceive authority and help Yuji because Gojo asked him to. Yuji is important to people who are precious to Yuta and that was more than enough reason for him to help. He also sympathizes with Yuji because he was in the exact same situation, up for execution bearing a power he could not hope to contain. Yuta doesn't blame Yuji for Sukuna's actions. [16]

Yuta sympathizes with Yuji's situation and protects him in Gojo's place. Without the false guise of a cold killer, Yuta is still a naturally friendly person who has developed a lot as a person. He's much more social and is less shy than he used to be. When Gojo visited Yuta in Africa, the outspoken teacher was surprised his student was even telling jokes.[17]

Yuta assimilated comfortably back into interacting with his peers and dedicated himself to helping them. He agreed to help Megumi rescue her sister from the Culling Game. He also did his diligence as a senpai and agreed to stop Sukuna should he ever take control of Yuji's body again. Upon reuniting with Maki, Yuta was excited to see her and expressed concern about her injuries.

When it appeared as if Master Tengen's barrier had rejected their group, Yuta was concerned and quick to suggest they turn back because Megumi's sister didn't have time to waste.[18] Once Tengen allowed them inside and provided crucial information, Yuta agreed to enter the Culling Game right away by himself. He also suggested they get Kinji Hakari's help despite his moodiness and was modest enough to say that Hakari's strength sometimes surpasses his own.[19]

During the Culling Game, Yuta displayed his selflessness as well as his propensity to be ruthless. He had no gripes about killing enemy sorcerers to obtain the necessary points to help save Tsumiki. Yuta killed at least seven sorcerers before cutting down Dhruv Lakdawalla and he targeted the latter simply because he was a danger to the public. He believed that any potential danger couldn't be allowed to leave the colony and only took out the other players when it was completely necessary.

Not only did Yuta use his strength to score points, but he used it to protect people as well. He protected a group of civilians caught up in the Culling Game, serving as their guardian throughout the game despite the risk to himself. While trying to move them to safety, Yuta noticed a mother and her daughter struggling to go on. He insisted on carrying their belongings himself and changed his mind about moving the group, deciding they should take a break inside Dhruv's former territory where they'd be safe instead. When other civilians outside his group were threatened by Kurourushi's cockroaches, Yuta didn't hesitate to try his best to save them.[20]

Yuta holds some guilt about being unable to help his comrades in Shibuya. He's aware that everyone reached their limit after the Shibuya Incident and felt as if he needed to shoulder the responsibility to handle the Culling Game all on his own. This also extends to the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons where Yuta was unable to finish off Geto. Yuta doesn't want his beloved sensei to have to kill his best friend again. As a result, Yuta resolved not only to score four hundred points all on his own, but to kill Kenjaku himself as well.[21]

Upon encountering Takako Uro and Ryu Ishigori, two players who are dangerous but not necessarily evil, Yuta tried to reason with them. In Uro's case, Yuta tried to understand why she would kill so desperately for her own gain. He expressed that he understands why the powerless get desperate but doesn't get why someone strong like Uro would seek out pointless battles. Yuta only gained friends recently but he believes fighting to protect someone or something is the only reason to do so.[22] Uro rejected Yuta due to his lineage, but he still tried to help her understand that regardless of what the Fujiwara did to her, living selfishly will only get someone so far.[23]

As for Ryu, the incarnated sorcerer expressed over four hundred years of yearning for a proper battle, and his sincerity managed to melt Yuta's heart. Although Yuta will likely never find any meaning in fighting, he indulged Ryu and gave him the fight he always desired.[24] Yuta spared both Ryu and Uro and ignored their ungrateful insults after the fight. When Ryu asked about Yuta's conversations with Uro, he explained that they could never come to terms simply because he's blessed. Yuta knows how fortunate he is to have friends and the power to protect them. Ryu suggested Yuta might've killed them if not for their points and while Yuta didn't deny it, he told Ryu to just be grateful to his comrades in the end.[25]

Yuta has shown that he is not above using morally questionable and unethical means if the situation calls for it. This was seen during the preparations for the eventual raid on Sukuna, where Yuta proposed taking over the body of Satoru Gojo with Kenjaku's cursed technique should he be killed. When some of his allies opposed the idea due to Yuta's importance, Yuta grew frustrated with their refusal to use unethical tactics to fight against Sukuna. He argued that they were inconsiderate of Gojo's constant burden of having to be a "monster", and declared that he will become a monster in order to win.[26] Yuta reiterated the same sentiment to Gojo personally while accompanying the latter to the Jujutsu Headquarters to kill the higher-ups, telling his teacher that he does not have to be a monster alone.

Overall Skill Level: Yuta is one of only four special grade sorcerers recognized by Jujutsu High.[27] While being haunted by Rika's vengeful spirit, Yuta was immediately registered as a special grade due to Rika's immense power, making him the most recent person to receive the ranking.

Yuta was completely unaware of how to fight or control his cursed energy when Satoru threw him into his first mission. He relied on Maki until they were swallowed by a curse and he came down to Yuta to rescue everyone inside. Yuta was able to tap into his emotions and fully manifest Rika, ripping the other curse apart and freeing everyone. Yuta barely carried everyone outside the barrier but he used what little physical strength and stamina he had to finish the mission.[28]

After training with Maki, Yuta becomes more capable with a katana. This made Yuta painfully aware of how weak he was, so Maki trained him on the basics of armed combat for three months before his next assignment. He was never able to land a hit on Maki but always trained hard to improve himself and started to move a lot better. However, in his second mission, an exorcism with Toge, Yuta still found himself relying on his classmate's skill. When a semi-grade 1 curse ambushed them, Toge was injured saving Yuta. Yuta stepped up on his own without relying on Rika and helped Toge exorcise it. Yuta's training allowed him to avoid most of the cursed spirit's attacks and he even landed a counterattack. It was just a shallow slash, however, due to the toughness of the curse and Yuta's poor cursed energy control at the time.[29]

Apparently, during the 2017 Goodwill Event, Yuta completely dominated all of the Kyoto Jujutsu High competitors, including Aoi Todo. There is no record of him fully manifesting Rika at that time but Maki noted she was still around and was likely the reason Yuta won the event.[30]

Yuta converting emotions into strength while fighting alongside Rika. Continuing training throughout his tenure at Jujutsu High, Yuta continued to grow stronger and built a solid foundation as a sorcerer. On December 24, 2017, Suguru Geto targeted Yuta and injured his friends while invading the school. This sets Yuta off, unleashing extraordinary levels of cursed energy throughout his body. This resulted in a mighty increase of Yuta's physical abilities and fine-tuned of his senses.[31]

Alongside Rika, Yuta was able to match Geto one-on-one. He revealed not only the ability to use the extremely rare reverse cursed technique but the capacity to copy other cursed techniques like cursed speech as well. This led Geto to claim he was glad that he attacked Yuta before the student learned to properly wield Rika's power. Yuta was only able to defeat Geto by vowing to give his life in exchange for removing the limits on Rika's boundless power, ultimately overpowering Maximum: Uzumaki and Tamamo-no-Mae Incarnate.[32] The major difference in their battle was that Yuta was willing to give his life to win while the cursed manipulator didn't have the vast majority of his curses, with over four thousand serving the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.[33]

Following his victory, Yuta discovered he was the one who cursed Rika when they were young, not the other way around. He is a descendant of Michizane Sugawara, one of the greatest sorcerers to ever live, making Yuta a distant relative of the Gojo clan. Yuta severed the bond tying servant to master and Rika didn't desire to punish him, so the curse was broken, freeing Orimoto's soul.[34]

Yuta originally thought that after Rika passed away he wouldn't be able to be a sorcerer anymore.[35] Kenjaku believes that Yuta's vast cursed energy and his ability to copy cursed techniques were tied to detaining his loved one's soul.[36] However, these are incorrect assumptions and Satoru Gojo has stated on more than one occasion that Yuta still has the potential to surpass him.[37][38]

Yuta taking out cursed spirits on his own upon returning to action. By March of 2018, only three months after the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, Yuta regained his rank as a special grade sorcerer. He is a prodigy who boasts incredible power and unusual abilities second only to Satoru Gojo.[39] Satoru forced Geto's comrade, Miguel, to train Yuta. Miguel mentored Yuta overseas while they searched for the Black Rope. By the time he returned to Tokyo following the Shibuya Incident, Yuta was able to dispatch large cursed spirits without much effort.[40]

Upon arriving to execute Sukuna's vessel, Yuta was recognized as a major threat to everyone. Yuji, Choso, and Naoya, three strong jujutsu users, were all briefly stricken by Yuta's unsettling cursed energy. Naoya, who especially prides himself on his abilities, was quick to ally himself with Yuta in order to avoid any potential conflict. Choso, another special grade, told Yuji to run away immediately because he could feel Yuta's overwhelming strength is on a similar scale to Satoru Gojo's, ensuring death.[41]

Choso's advice to get Following away from Yuta, Yuji attempted to flee but Yuta was able to run him down and engage his target one-on-one. Due to what occurred in Shibuya, Yuji was holding himself back, and Yuta was easily able to overpower him.[42] Yuta displayed more overall cursed energy then their sensei as well as reinforcement techniques far beyond an elite sorcerer. Yuji's normal reinforcement was no match for the amount Yuta was enhancing his own body with, leading the former to evade attacks most of the fight.[43] Following his victory, Yuta found Choso after he defeated Naoya and knocked him unconscious with a single blow.[44]

In addition to mastering close combat skills, Yuta has become a proficient user of reverse cursed technique. After executing Yuji, Yuta instantly restarted his heart by outputting positive energy into him. His ability to output positive energy at will is something even Satoru is unable to do.[45][46]

Yuta only showcased a small portion of his abilities against Yuji and yet his very presence intimidated the likes of Naoya and Choso. He displayed the full extent of his powers during the Culling Game, where Yuta was matched up against some of the strongest players the deadly battle royal had to offer. He effortlessly dispatched Dhruv Lakdawalla, an incarnated sorcerer who once conquered Japan, single-handedly shattering the four-way deadlock in the Sendai Colony.[47] Yuta likely could've also made short work of Kurourushi if he had chosen to use reverse cursed technique from the beginning. However, Yuta handicapped himself to avoid displaying his abilities to those observing him and still managed to overpower the cockroach curse in multiple exchanges.[48] Yuta was eventually cornered and nearly defeated but he ultimately exorcised the curse using a calculated maneuver that blasted Kurourushi's head with positive energy.[49]

Yuta put up fierce resistance against Takako Uro and Ryu Ishigori directly after defeating Kurourushi. He used reverse cursed technique and his cursed energy manipulation to survive their attacks but could hardly go on the offensive against their cursed techniques. In order to ensure victory, Yuta went all out and showcased the full extent of his abilities.[50] Utilizing Rika and his full skillset, Yuta completely took over the momentum of the battle and overpowered both his opponents, forcing them to rely on domain expansion. Yuta casts his own domain in response, displaying his ability to use the supreme jujutsu art as well.[51] Even after the domain struggle resulted in everyone being unable to use cursed techniques for a limited time, Yuta still excelled and was directly involved in eliminating Uro and Kurourushi's offspring from the fight. Yuta's advanced reinforcement techniques gave him an edge over Uro and his positive energy was used to easily dispatch Kurourushi's offspring.[52]

Ryu proved to not only be the strongest among the participants of the four-way deadlock but the toughest opponent for Yuta as well. His cursed energy output could even bypass Yuta's toughness and his directed blasts were far superior to Yuta and Rika's. Yuta was able to achieve victory due to his growth as a fighter, made abundant by his tactical awareness and the ability to contend with the experience of a four-hundred-year-old being like Ryu. By copying Uro's power to control space, Yuta turned his opponent's own destructive force against him. Even without Rika backing him up, Yuta bought enough time for his plan to succeed by matching Ryu in close combat. Once Yuta was victorious, Ryu proudly admitted that Yuta gave him the most satisfying fight he's ever had, proving that Yuta's strength surpasses that of the vast majority of jujutsu sorcerers, past or present.[53]

Expert Weapons Specialist: While first training as a sorcerer, Yuta was given a katana mainly as an object to stabilize his cursed energy.[54] Through vigorous training with Maki, the most proficient cursed tool user at Jujutsu High, Yuta became decent with a sword, able to hold his own against cursed spirits[55] and even Geto, who has exceptional physical prowess.[56]

Yuta has continued to hone his skill as a swordsman and still wields a katana as his weapon of choice. His skills have improved dramatically and are perfectly balanced with his enhanced cursed energy manipulation, allowing Yuta to wield a blade with superhuman physical prowess. He's fast and makes decisive attacks that Yuji could barely avoid. The blade is constantly surging with cursed energy just like the rest of Yuta's body, giving it superior cutting ability. He defeated a large cursed spirit with a diving stab so powerful it cracked the ground beneath them.[57]

Yuta cut down Dhruv Lakdawalla using his katana[58] and fought on even terms with Kurourushi using it as well.[59] Rika has gained the ability to store cursed tools, implying Yuta is now capable of utilizing a wide variety of weapons. He chose a steel arm attachment to fight Takako Uro and used it to further reinforce his close combat skills.[60]

Expert Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Yuta has grown into a very capable hand-to-hand combatant who is more than comfortable engaging his opponent's up close. He generally throws single powerful smashing blows that can crush his opponent in a single move. A mere front kick to Yuji's sternum was enough to send him reeling back and one backhand from Yuta knocked Choso out cold.

Yuta employs hand-to-hand combat consistently against extraordinary opponents in the Culling Game. He used his katana to disarm Kurorushi before hitting the special grade cockroach curse with a powerful backfist.[61] Yuta fought the early stages of his battle with Takako Uro and Ryu Ishigori entirely barehanded against their powerful cursed techniques.

Intelligence High Tactical Intellect: Yuta is a smart individual but was initially a complete novice sorcerer and could hardly apply his intellect to battle. However, he's always had a good idea of ​​his skillset and how to best use it. When he and Toge were faced with a semi-grade 1 curse, Yuta was aware he couldn't win on his own and focused on restoring Toge's cursed speech so he could exorcise it.

Currently, Yuta is entirely capable of solving most conflicts with brute force, but now he has the experience to properly apply his intellect to battle. He also uses his wits to navigate other situations in the jujutsu world, such as when he was selected to execute Yuji. Yuta entered a binding vow with higher-ups and managed to fool them by stopping Yuji's heart and immediately healing him with reverse cursed technique. He was aware very few people knew about his ability to output positive energy and that Yuji had "died" and returned to life before. Thanks to his act, Yuta fooled the higher-ups and took Yuji off their radar.[62]

Yuta displayed his cleverness and intellect in battle when he was faced with exceptionally strong fighters in the Culling Game. While being observed by other players, Yuta knew it was in his best interest not to display his full power. He did his best to try to avoid using Rika and reverse cursed technique while fighting Kurourushi, only doing so when his life was in immediate danger.[63] While trying to restrain himself by showcasing his own strengths, Yuta was keen on figuring out his opponents. After a quick exchange with Takako Uro, Yuta was able to grasp the basics of her complex innate technique.[64] Ryu's wide attack range led Yuta to close the distance and bring their battle in close. While approaching Ryu, Yuta fooled his opponent by using a hole in the path toward his opponent that he created early to create the perception he had been struck down.[65]

At full strength, Yuta applies his intellect to ensure an efficient victory. His heightened fight awareness enabled him to counter Takako's ability to redirect attacks by using cursed speech to immobilize her first.[66] He also immediately noticed her concern over Kurourushi and utilized it to land an unguarded hit, ultimately leading to her defeat.[67] Yuta defeated Ryu by copying Takako's technique and using it to redirect his own blast back at him, an attack the latter never saw coming.[68]

Cursed Energy Capacity: Yuta's immense cursed energy comes from his genetic relation to Michizane Sugawara. It only first manifested when he transformed a loved one into a cursed spirit. Rika became a vengeful spirit so powerful that Geto, an avid collector of curses, dubbed her the "Queen of Curses." Rika's boundless cursed energy could be shaped into any technique, allowing Yuta to use advanced curse techniques within a year of learning the fundamentals of jujutsu.[69]

"His entire body including his katana is constantly surging with cursed energy!" Yuta retains the massive amounts of cursed energy that were unraveled from Rika's curse even after her spirit passed on. His cursed energy capacity exceeds even that of Satoru Gojo.[70] Yuji and Choso could immediately feel that Yuta's volume of cursed energy was comparable to Gojo, with the former claiming it was more creepy and ominous.[71][72] Ryu Ishigori, the Culling Game player with the highest cursed energy output, felt Yuta's cursed energy was nearly bottomless.[73]

Cursed Energy Manipulation: In his second year as a sorcerer, Yuta improved his cursed energy control dramatically. Yuta understands that he carries vast levels of cursed energy and now knows how to apply it accordingly. He has been training his weak body and constantly strengthens it in battle with massive amounts of cursed energy. This puts Yuta's reinforcement technique on a level that far surpasses even an elite sorcerer's, making his attacks difficult to predict.

Not only are Yuta's attacks unpredictable upon reading his cursed energy, but his physical capabilities are enhanced tremendously. Yuta's strength and agility are improved to such a degree that he can contend with Yuji's superhuman prowess. Yuta's every attack carries enough destructive power to end a fight and his defense is so dense that it can restrict all incoming damage to a minimum.[74]

In addition to his superior reinforcement technique, another testament to Yuta's delicate control over his cursed energy is his mastery over positive energy. Reverse cursed technique is notoriously difficult to perform for sorcerers but Yuta can use it repeatedly without issue.

Cursed Energy Output: While not on the level of Ryu Ishigori, Yuta can unleash exceptional levels of cursed energy with his attacks. A single swing of his cursed energy charged katana created a blastwave so powerful that it completely annihilated an entire swarm of Kurourushi's cockroaches. Yuta also has the unique ability to convert positive energy into output and imbue his attacks with it as well.

Cursed Energy Reinforcement: Yuta compensates for his small physical frame by strengthening himself with cursed energy. This reinforcement to his physical power is enough to put him on par with Yuji's superhuman strength. When Yuji punched a car at Yuta, he was able to throw it right back at him. A mere front kick to Yuji's sternum was enough to send him reeling back[75] and one backhand from Yuta knocked Choso out cold.[76][77] While fighting in the Sendai Colony, Yuta effortlessly ripped a steel railing from the side of the road and threw it at Kurourushi[78]. He also threw a downward punch at Ryu Ishigori so ferocious that despite being blocked with cursed energy, the impact created a larger crater in the ground.[79]

Yuta's fortified body shatters the ground. Improving his muscles' performance with cursed energy allows Yuta to greatly increase his speed, agility, and maneuverability. He can keep pace with Yuji's superhuman speed even with a drawn katana.[80] While closing the distance across Sendai in his fight with Ryu Ishigori, Yuta ran at incredible speed across an open area. He was able to perform acrobatic spins and parkour moves across the environment that helped him evade Ryu's cursed energy beams.[81]

Thoroughly fortifying his body with cursed energy has made Yuta extremely tough. He can leap from the top of a building and crumble the side of the road from the impact without doing any damage to himself.[82] Coupled with his ability to heal himself, Yuta comes off as near invulnerable to even the strongest assault. He tanked several blastwaves from Takako Uro and Ryu Ishigori's Granite Blast head-on without sustaining and prolonged injuries.[83]

Proper defensive martial arts made him able to withstand Ryu's explosive cursed energy output. Ryu compares hitting Yuta to knocking against a massive water tank.[84] Yuta was even able to deflect one of Ryu's beams with his bare hands and kept fighting after suffering several direct hits from Ryu and Uro. This made Uro recognize how tough Yuta is. Consistently reinforcing his body and healing it with reverse cursed technique helped Yuta stay in the fight, but it was still draining on his stamina and overall cursed energy.[85]

Black Flash (黒こく閃せん, Kokusen?): A phenomenon that creates a spatial distortion when a user connects an impact of cursed energy within 0.000001 seconds of a physical hit, causing cursed energy to flash black, creating a more potential attack to the power of 2.5 of the hit. Yuta achieved a Black Flash for the first time against Suguru Geto during the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.[86]

Rika Rika (リカ, Rika?): The cursed spirit that remains with Yuta after Rika Orimoto passed away. She serves as the external storage for Yuta's copied cursed techniques and cursed tools. Yuta has much greater control over this version of Rika but this curse maintains the same immature and protective nature as she did before. Rika can partially manifest and lash out to protect Yuta without him commanding her to do so. She normally acts on Yuta's commands but she can act independently at a fair distance away from Yuta to perform separate tasks as well. It doesn't require Yuta to use any intense emotions to call Rika and she can appear rather quickly, allowing Yuta to call her to his side at any moment's notice. Rika maintains her same trademark power as well, able to immobilize Yuji with ease and crumble a bridge with a single strike.[87][88]

Complete Manifestation: While connected to Rika through his ring, Yuta can fully manifest Rika, use cursed techniques, and access her supply of cursed energy to replenish his own. Rika can also store a wide range of cursed tools and can equip them to Yuta. Yuta can maintain a sustained connection with Rika and remain in this state for five minutes at a time.[89]

Copy (模倣コピー, Kopī?): Yuta's innate technique allows him to copy the innate techniques of people who had their body parts consumed by Rika,[90] with stronger techniques requiring more vital body parts from their respective sorcerers.[91] While connected to Rika, Yuta can utilize the copied innate techniques. He can even use multiple different techniques that he's copied in quick succession.[92]

Cursed Speech (呪じゅ言ごん, Jugon?): Yuta has replicated Toge's ability to use cursed speech, a technique usually inherited in the Inumaki Clan. When he first used it, Yuta performed the technique using a megaphone summoned by Rika that had the Snake Eyes and Fangs symbol on it. By speaking through the megaphone, Yuta commanded every single one of Geto's swarm of lower-grade curses to die at once. He noted having difficulty controlling the spread of cursed energy.[93] Yuta has since become more proficient with cursed speech. While connected to Rika through the ring, Yuta can even make the Snake Eyes and Fangs insignia appear on his mouth as if he was born with it. This allows him to activate the technique by speaking commands in the same manner that Toge does.[94]

Shikigami (式神しきがみ, Shikigami?): Yuta can summon shikigami using his hair as an intermediary. The shikigami appear as small bats with heads similar to Rika's. They fly around the opponent to form a sphere, with their orbital trajectory constituting a domain that can slash anyone inside it. Yuta copied this technique from Dhruv Lakdawalla.[95]

Thin Ice Breaker (宇守羅彈うすらび, Usurabi?): Yuta applies Takako's technique offensively by hitting the surface of the sky, not his opponent directly. He hits the surface layer of the sky and shatters it like thin ice, striking his opponent with that effect.[97]

Technique Extinguishment (術じゅつ式しきの消しょう滅めつ, Jutsushiki no Shōmetsu?): Yuta has replicated the Angel's technique that allows her to nullify all jujutsu. He imbued this technique into his domain expansion's barrier as its sure-hit effect when he activated it against Sukuna, forcing the latter to use Hollow Wicker Basket to avoid being stripped from his vessel.[98]

Maximum Output: Jacob's Ladder blasts down a pillar of light onto a target, "extinguishing" any cursed technique under the light. Unlike Hana Kurusu, Yuta activates this technique by making a hand sign. By imbuing Technique Extinguishment into his domain's barrier, Yuta's Jacob's Ladder was guaranteed to hit Sukuna, heavily damaging the King of Curses and further weakening the connection between him and Megumi Fushiguro's body.[99]

G Warstaff (G戦ジーせん杖じょう, Jī Senjō?): Yuta has replicated Charles Bernard's technique that allows him to see a target's future by attaching a manga panel to them and drawing blood from them. Unlike Charles, Yuta does not use a pen-like spear cursed tool to fulfill the conditions for ink, and instead uses his own katana sword. The precognition granted by G Warstaff allowed Yuta to see Sukuna's future movements and land a heavy blow on him.[100]

Shrine (御み廚づ子し, Mizushi?): Yuta has replicated Sukuna's technique that allows him to unleash invisible slashes that cut apart enemies. After having Sukuna grab the katana containing this technique, Yuta activated Cleave, threatening to cut the King of Curses apart with his own technique.[101]

Brain Transplant: By having Rika consume Kenjaku's body, Yuta replicated his technique that allows him to swap bodies with another person by transplanting his brain into their body.[102] Using this technique, he was able to take over Satoru Gojo's body and use it to battle Sukuna. This technique also allowed him to access Limitless and Gojo's domain expansion.103

Limitless (無む下か限げん, Mukagen?): The inherited technique of the Gojo clan that allows the user to bring the concept of "infinity" into reality and manipulate space. Its base state, the Infinity (無む限げん, Mugen?) causes anything approaching the user to converge forever, becoming slower the closer it is to the user until it essentially stops.[104] Yuta can use this technique after gaining Gojo's body.

Cursed Technique Lapse: Black surroundings.[104] Yuta attempted to use this technique against Sukuna, but was interrupted when the King of Curses approached him before he could activate the technique.[105] He later successfully used Blue to pull a voice recorder into his domain.[106]

Hollow Technique: Purple (虚きょ式しき「茈むらさき」, Kyoshiki・Murasaki?): An advanced technique that collides the Lapse and Reversal of the Limitless, resulting in an imaginary mass that is launched at the target to deal destructive damage.[107] Yuta successfully fired Hollow Purple at Sukuna after immobilizing him with Toge's Cursed Speech and chanting the incantations for the technique,[108] injuring him to the point of disengaging his domain. However, his inexperience with the technique caused him to destroy his own domain's barrier, collapsing it as well.[109]

Reverse Cursed Technique (反はん転てん術じゅつ式しき, Hanten Jutsushiki?): When faced with the direct injuries of his friends, Yuta was able to tap into the core of his cursed energy and unlock the ability to heal their injuries with reverse cursed technique. He did so after less than a year's worth of experience in jujutsu. While most sorcerers can't use reverse cursed technique and much less can output it on others, Yuta was able to learn to do both.[110]

Since first using it to heal his friends, Yuta has become a highly proficient user of reverse cursed technique. Yuta was able to apply it to Yuji at the same time he stopped his heart to prevent a permanent death. Shortly after, he healed Naoya of his injuries and removed Choso's poison, which takes a higher level reverse cursed technique.[111][112] While fighting in the Culling Game, Yuta used reverse cursed technique constantly to heal himself after getting hit by any big move. This helped him avoid long-term damage but severely drained his cursed energy. He also used it to exorcise Kurourushi, compromising the cursed spirit's body with a blast of positive energy.

Domain Expansions Authentic Mutual Love (真しん贋がん相そう愛あい, Shingan Sōai?): The domain is a field of cross-like structures littered with countless katanas and encircled by ropes tied together in a fashion symbolic of love. Yuta can wield any of the katanas and activate copied cursed techniques without any restrictions. A copied cursed technique also serves as the sure-hit effect of the domain.[113]

Unlimited Void (無む量りょう空くう処しょ, Muryōkūsho?): The domain's environment resembles outer space, with a large black hole, distant galaxies, and numerous white patches. Targets trapped within this domain are paralyzed as boundless information is flooded into their minds. Yuta gained access to this domain expansion after taking over Gojo's body and deployed it to clash against Sukuna's Malevolent Shrine.[114]

Cursed Energy Manipulation: Yuta had very poor understanding of cursed energy or how to control it upon enrolling at Jujutsu High. The focus of his early training was to stabilize his cursed energy by channeling Rika's power into his ring and then into his katana. He had a lot of trouble with this and asked his peers for help. While fighting Geto, Yuta was running on lots of adrenaline and more cursed energy than he had experienced up to that point. While he was able to fight with reinforced flesh on a high level, Yuta accidentally broke his katana by imbuing excessive cursed energy into it.[115]

Rika's manifestation complete. Special Grade Vengeful Spirit Rika (里香, Rika?): When Yuta and Rika Orimoto were children, Yuta accidentally cursed Rika's death by consciously rejecting it. This transformed Rika into an immensely powerful vengeful spirit, who only ever fully manifested twice, but is known to be one of the most powerful cursed spirits to have ever existed.

Yuta didn't know how to control Rika as she haunted him through his early years. She was extremely overprotective of him out of love, which Satoru believes is the most twisted curse of all. Rika would partially manifest her arms and attack anyone who was too aggressive with Yuta.[116] Her massive amounts of cursed energy directly fed Yuta's abilities and could be molded into any cursed technique. Fully manifesting the first time, Rika tore a large cursed spirit to pieces with little effort. Unleashing her power at full force, Rika was able to contend with every cursed spirit in Geto's arsenal at the time. Beyond the limits of her power, Rika was able to overpower Geto's maximum technique.[117]

Rika Orimoto's curse was successfully broken and her soul unbound from the ties of cursed energy, allowing her to pass away to the afterlife. However, Rika's form as a cursed spirit remained with Yuta as a different entity altogether.

Cursed Tools Katanas: Early in Yuta's training, Satoru took him to the cursed tool vault and provided him with a katana. The goal was for Yuta to learn to fight while also learning to channel cursed energy into an object. At first, Yuta struggled to properly focus his cursed energy on the blade and only managed shallow cuts against cursed spirits. After vigorous training and experience on missions, Yuta learns to properly wield the sword with Rika's power. However, it was a standard katana and could not take an overflow of cursed energy, breaking as a result. Yuta is able to replace his katanas whenever they break and his preferred form of combat eventually evolved into swordplay reinforced with jujutsu.

Steel Arm: Among the many weapons that Yuta keeps inside Rika is a metal arm casing that can be attached by Rika. The cursed tool covers Yuta's entire arm in a metal shell and further reinforces his punches. It was used to pummel Takako Uro but was eventually broken by her Thin Ice Breaker, absorbing the impact for Yuta.[118]

Rika's appearance as a vengeful curse was completely different. She was a larger monstrous curse with a large muscular upper body, long arms, and a tail-like shadow that served as her lower body. She had a single cycloptic eye that was normally hidden behind a shell that looks similar to a brain. Extending from her head were several tendrils, and she had long untrimmed fingernails as well as a mouth full of thin sharp teeth.

Personality Rika was an innocent young girl and childhood friend of Yuta. She shared a special connection with Yuta and believed that she loved him. These feelings lingered on even after her death. As a vengeful spirit, Rika desired only to protect Yuta, but her great power often caused her to harm others in the process. While she had curse-like instincts to attack anything that was a threat, Rika still listened to Yuta and restrained herself because of her love for him.

After being freed from her curse, Rika was still able to forgive Yuta and leave him behind despite his promise to pass on with her. Before leaving, Rika even told Yuta that she was happier spending time with him as a curse than when she was alive.

Overall Skill Level: As a special grade vengeful cursed spirit, Rika's power was unmatched in terms of pure destructive potential. A fully manifested Cursed Rika was considered a serious threat by the jujutsu higher-ups, to the point where they doubted if even Satoru Gojo could contain her. By only manifesting her arms she could easily bring harm to non-sorcerers and jujutsu sorcerers alike. Once Yuta trusted his connection with her enough to allow her to fully manifest, Rika's power eclipsed that of nearly all other curses.

Rika at her full power without any restrictions on cursed energy. Suguru Geto, a curse manipulator with well over four thousand cursed spirits in his possession believes that Rika is without a doubt the undisputed Queen of Curses. He risked everything to gain his power and had he been successful, Geto expected to have exactly what he needed to destroy all non-sorcerers.[2]

With Rika's aid, Yuta Okkotsu was able to defeat Geto and overpower all the cursed spirits he threw at them. She supported him with physical attacks and used her speed to keep him from danger. To counter Geto's Maximum: Uzumaki, Yuta broke the limits on Rika's cursed energy, making her more powerful than ever before.[3] However, following the bout, this resulted in the curse unraveling from Rika's spirit completely after she decided not to punish Yuta for severe the bond.[4]

Cursed Energy Manipulation

Immense Cursed Energy: Cursed Rika's cursed energy was endless, making her extremely powerful, to the point that it was near-impossible to exorcise her. Yuta could only access a small amount of her power at a time while he was cursed. Fully manifesting Rika allows her to copy cursed techniques, making Yuta capable of utilizing them despite his inexperience. She is a spirit of immeasurable cursed energy that can take the shape of any cursed technique.[5]

Full Manifestation

As a fully manifested cursed spirit, Rika can use physical attacks as well as jujutsu. In her first manifestation, she tore apart a gigantic spirit with her bare hands. In her second full manifestation, Rika was able to take a slightly smaller form to more properly aid Yuta directly in battle, making it a two-on-one fight against Geto.[6] She can fight alongside Yuta, increase his mobility by carrying him, block incoming attacks, and even carry his injured allies using a dark sack made of cursed energy.[7]

Cursed Energy Blast: By promising Rika his life and joining her after death so they can be in love for eternity, Yuta planned on sacrificing himself to surpass the limits of her cursed energy. This opened Rika's eye and transformed her into an even more powerful state capable of unleashing an energy beam of "Pure Love", the strongest curse of all. Rika's final successfully attack overpowered Geto's Maximum: Uzumaki and his special grade vengeful spirit Tamamo-no-Mae Incarnate.[8] (Unnamed)

Copied Cursed Techniques

Cursed Speech: Rika can summon a megaphone marked with the "Snake Eyes and Fangs" of the Inumaki Family. This allows Yuta to speak into it and emulate the abilities of a cursed speech user of the Inumaki Family, reinforcing his words with cursed energy to increase the compulsion of his commands.[9]

By commanding several of Geto's centipede-shaped cursed spirits to "Die", each and every one of them in the swarm violently exploded.[10]