Every body Kenjaku has possessed so far in the Jujutsu Kaisen manga

One of the biggest mysteries currently in author Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen manga is the man known as Kenjaku, and his true identity, motives, and goals. Kenjaku has made several appearances throughout the series in many different bodies, with his Cursed Technique allowing him to transplant his brain into the body of others to start life anew.

As a result, Jujutsu Kaisen fans have seen Kenjaku take many different forms throughout the manga, via flashbacks, and in contemporary events. While many of these forms are currently sparse for information, they are still clearly the bodies of Kenjaku thanks to one trademark visual characteristic.

Here are all the bodies Kenjaku has possessed so far in the Jujutsu Kaisen manga.

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1) Suguru Geto

Geto seen in the series' anime after being taken over by Kenjaku (Image Credits: Gege Akutami/Shueisha, Viz Media, Jujutsu Kaisen)

The rightful first entry on this list goes to Suguru Geto, a former Tokyo Jujutsu High student and former best friend of Satoru Gojo. Suguru Geto is the current host of Kenjaku, with Kenjaku having taken over Geto’s body a year before the start of the mainline series.

Not much is known about the exact process of Kenjaku taking over Geto’s body, or anyone else’s for that matter. However, it is known that he took Geto’s body for himself after Gojo killed the latter following the events of Jujutsu Kaisen 0.

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2) Noritoshi Kamo

Noritoshi Kamo (Image via MAPPA)

Noritoshi Kamo is hailed as one of the most powerful sorcerers in the history of Jujutsu Kaisen’s world, being an ancestor of the contemporary Jujutsu High student of the same name. Unfortunately, he’s also regarded as being one of the most evil and is considered a stain on the Kamo family name.

This reputation is most likely due to his being possessed by Kenjaku, which the latter reveals to have happened at some point during Noritoshi’s life. It’s unknown if it was Noritoshi himself or Kenjaku who did this, but one of the two (while inhabiting Noritoshi’s body) apparently conducted research resulting in the birth of the Cursed Womb: Death Painting spirits.

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3) Kaori Itadori

Kaori Itadori (Image via Gege Akutami/Shueisha)

Kenjaku's planning and commitment to the fulfillment of his plans is almost frightening, as it was revealed that he mothered Jujutsu Kaisen protagonist Yuji Itadori. Following the Shibuya Incident arc, and shortly after being captured by Yuta Okkotsu, Yuji seems to have a dream or vision about his father and grandfather.

Present in the vision are Jin Itadori and Wasuke Itadori, Yuji’s father and grandfather. Jin was holding an infant Yuji when his father, Wasuke, came looking for him. Jin clarifies that if he wanted to talk about "her," he would immediately leave. Wasuke tries to warn him about giving up on Yuji's mother or he'd die. While they were arguing, Kaori Itadori arrived but with the signature stitches on her head meaning it was Kenjaku.

Chapter 257 revealed that Jin Itadori was the vessel for Sukuna's twin's soul. Whether Kenjaku was aware of this is unclear, but he had meticulously prepared a perfect vessel for Sukuna's revival.

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4) Unknown ancient sorcerer

Kenjaku in a yet unnamed host meeting the old Kashimo Hajime (Image via Gege Akutami/Shueisha)

Finally, and most recently, manga fans learned that Kenjaku once inhabited an unknown ancient sorcerer’s body. It seems he used this body to make binding vows with ancient sorcerers in preparation for the eventual culling game, with Hajime Kashimo being one of these sorcerers.

Not much is known about this sorcerer, but it does show that there was at least one body inhabited by Kenjaku before he moved on to Noritoshi Kamo. Furthermore, it is likely meant to imply that many of the ancient sorcerers in the current culling game were brought into it by this ancient incarnation of Kenjaku.

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Final thoughts

Kenjaku has survived over a thousand years by using his Cursed Technique to switch bodies. His innate technique allows him to use any Cursed Technique ingrained in the host body. Thus, he has gained an immense knowledge of cursed energy and the Jujutsu world. He had been patiently creating the right conditions for Sukuna's revival and launching the Culling Game for many centuries.

While his current host body (Geto) was incapacitated by Yuta following Kenjaku's comic face-off against Takaba, there are no signs of whether he will take control of a new body or not. Although he declared that his final will to begin the merger would be passed down to Megumi, his sly nature still leaves room for doubt.

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