Anime characters who can easily tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple can be a very divisive topic because it depends on how people rate the Jujutsu Kaisen character's power when compared to other series. Satoru Gojo definitely ranks among the strongest characters in his series, which is actually a topic in Jujutsu Kaisen, but there are other individuals in other stories who are far stronger and more resistant.
While Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple can, on paper, obliterate anything that it touches, Ryomen Sukuna already showed that there are individuals who can tank the opponent and live, which means there is a precedent for characters to go by. Therefore, here are, in no particular order, anime characters who can easily tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple and why they are capable of said feat.
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10 anime characters who can easily tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple and why
1) Ultra Instinct Goku (Dragon Ball)
There is a strong argument to be made that Goku in weaker forms could be strong enough to tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple without much problem. However, if we consider his Ultra Instinct form, he is definitely going to receive this attack and not be hurt in any shape or form.
By the time Goku became strong enough to tap into Ultra Instinct in the series, he was already fighting and defeating warriors who could destroy entire galaxies. Therefore, a fight against Satoru Gojo and a 200% Hollow Purple attack wouldn't make much of a difference for the Dragon Ball Super version of the character.
2) Divine Cloth Seiya (Saint Seiya)
When it comes to Saint Seiya, it has one of the most flexible battle systems in anime in the Cosmos, which means that the users can reach a point of becoming one with the universe, so to speak. That is something Seiya reached during the end of the Hades arc, gaining a Divine Cloth thanks to the goddess Athena's blood and becoming a being capable of challenging the gods.
Taking that context into account, there is no way that he isn't one of the anime characters who can easily tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple. Another piece of evidence of this feat is that he was stabbed by Hades' sword, a weapon imbued with the power of a deity of death, and was only put into a state of coma instead of dying, so it is very easy to assume that Hollow Purple isn't going to do him much damage.
3) Aizen merged with the Hogyoku (Bleach)
It is worth pointing out that Aizen was already one of the strongest characters in Bleach and was probably capable of tanking Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple without much problem. However, once he merged with the Hogyoku during the Fake Karakura Town arc, he reached a whole new level, including the fact that he was now immortal.
Not only that, but the Hogyoku also allows Aizen to adapt and evolve after receiving severe damage, as was shown when he survived Ichigo's Mugetsu attack in that arc. Therefore, it is very likely that he would resist Gojo's attack without much problem and then become stronger because of it.
4) Six Paths Madara (Naruto)
It is interesting to add Madara Uchiha to this list when considering that the man who killed Satoru Gojo, Ryomen Sukuna, is often compared to him. But beyond the way they were both used and handled in their respective final arcs, Madara is also an extremely powerful character, and his merging with the Ten-Tails only made him even stronger, to the point most people couldn't even touch him in Naruto.
The character was capable of handling the entirety of the Shinobi alliance, which also included the five Hokage, Naruto, and Sasuke, after receiving improvements from the Sage of Six Paths. Furthermore, even if Might Guy with the Eight Gates managed to hurt him massively, it wasn't enough to kill him, thus suggesting that he is one of the anime characters who could easily tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple.
5) Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star)
While Kenshiro is widely regarded as one of the most iconic protagonists in Japanese fiction of all time, it is very certain that a lot of people might be surprised that he is one of those anime characters who can easily tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple. And this is mostly due to one of his most powerful abilities in Fist of the North Star, Musou Tensai.
This ability is the peak of Kenshiro's fighting style, Hokuto Shinken, and can only be reached by those who have experienced true sadness, such as him throughout the tragedies he went through in the series. He gains the abilities of his fallen rivals but also becomes intangible and immune to damage, thus making Satoru Gojo's attack nearly useless.
It is worth pointing out that this would be Kenshiro at his peak by the end of the series since he became a lot more powerful by that point. However, the argument still stands.
6) Griffith (Berserk)
Griffith is very likely not one of people's first choices when it comes to anime characters who can easily tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple, but there is a certain logic when analyzing his form as Femto in Berserk. Once he became a member of the Godhand, Griffith reached another state of existence where normal human beings couldn't hurt him, as shown during his latest clash with Guts in the manga.
As powerful as Gojo is, he is still a mortal man, and Hollow Purple wouldn't be able to hurt a member of the Godhand. While this could apply to all five members, Griffith is chosen because he is the most prominent character in Berserk when it comes to this group.
7) Giorno Giovanna with Gold Experience Requiem (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
The case of Giorno with Gold Experience Requiem is different from most characters on this list in the sense that this Stand has the ability to negate actions. Therefore, if Satoru Gojo was about to execute Hollow Purple, Giorno could simply negate that action, which was shown during his final confrontation with Diavolo.
That is why Giorno, with the Gold Experience Requiem Stand, is widely regarded as one of the most powerful anime characters in existence. He can simply deny Gojo's actions and then hit back, making the use of Hollow Purple all but pointless in this battle.
8) Saitama (One Punch Man)
When it comes to anime characters, very few are as powerful as Saitama from One Punch Man, and that is mainly the point. He is supposed to be the strongest character in his universe and is so above the rest that he doesn't feel challenged at all, which is a more extreme and comedic version of what Satoru Gojo went through in Jujutsu Kaisen.
Saitama has faced and defeated with ease people who were conquering galaxies or altering reality itself, so he is definitely one of those anime characters who could easily tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple. That is the whole point of his character, and it would be hilarious to see Gojo's reaction when fighting him.
9) Kaido (One Piece)
When it comes to tanking attacks, there are very few anime characters as prevalent in that department as One Piece's Kaido. It is worth pointing out that his defeat in the Wano arc not only required Luffy to reach a degree of power very few characters can attain in the series but also took a lot of people fighting the former Rocks Pirate, which is a testament to his endurance.
As mentioned earlier, Luffy had to reach Gear 5 to defeat Kaido, which is a degree of power that can virtually alter reality. Therefore, that is a very good example of how much Kaido can tank. People still debate whether he is alive or dead, so it would make sense that he is one of those anime characters who can easily tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple.
10) Meruem (Hunter X Hunter)
Meruem is not only one of the most powerful characters in Hunter X Hunter, but it is a testament to his endurance that Netero, a man who spent decades mastering Nen, could barely inflict a degree of damage on him. It would require the equivalent of a nuclear bomb to mortally wound the Ant King, who, even then, was still holding on to life.
Furthermore, the version of Meruem who returned to full force after surviving Netero's bomb was even more powerful, thus making it even more certain that he is one of those anime characters who can easily tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple. He simply has too much endurance, especially considering that Sukuna, on Megumi Fushiguro's body, could still survive Satoru's attacks, who, on paper, is less resistant than Meruem's Chimera Ant genetics.
Final thoughts
There are more anime characters who can easily tank Gojo's 200% Hollow Purple, but these are some of the most prominent and the ones with feats that can testify to said endurance. Furthermore, they are mostly part of series that have higher power scales than Jujutsu Kaisen, thus showing how Satoru Gojo would be punching above his weight.
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