Gojo's chant for Red in Jujutsu Kaisen may have foreshadowed Sukuna's exact means of demise all along

The Jujutsu Kaisen manga has seen the sorcerers fight Ryomen Sukuna for over a year and now the main antagonist could be meeting defeat after the events of chapter 264. However, a recent theory on Reddit has suggested that Gojo's chant for his Red attack could have been a way to foreshadow the demise of the King of Curses all along.

While Jujutsu Kaisen fans are known for coming up with many theories, it is fair to say that this is one of the most outlandish in terms of the angle and the suspension disbelief that it requires. That, though, adds an element of analysis to the theory and makes it interesting to see how it connects Gojo's chant to the recent events of the manga, particularly after the return of Hana Kurusu.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for the series. Any opinion expressed here belongs to the author and not Sportskeeda as a whole.

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How Satoru Gojo's Red chant potentially foreshadowed Ryomen Sukuna's demise in Jujutsu Kaisen

Gojo using Red in the anime (Image via MAPPA).

This theory on Reddit suggests that the chant Satoru Gojo says to execute his Red attack could have also been the way for author Gege Akutami to foreshadow how Ryomen Sukuna is going to be defeated in the manga. The first part of the chant is "Phase"— the constant distance from each other and overlap— is how his Hollow Purple works and also how Yuta Okkotsu did it with his body against the King of Curses.

"Paramita" is the next part of the chant, and is a term in Buddhism that means "perfection". It often refers to a person fully reaching a connection with his or her core values. That could work as a metaphor for Yuji Itadori's nine Black Flash attacks in a row, which is a display of perfection in that fighting. He is also a character known for sticking to his core values to extreme lengths.

The final part of the chant, which is "Three Pillars of Light" which could refer to the technique known as Jacob's Ladder and how its light hit Sukuna three times in the manga, as of this writing. The first and third times were caused by Hana Kurusu, the owner of this technique, and the second one by Yuta Okkotsu earlier in this battle, implying that Sukuna— now trapped in Yuji's Domain Expansion— is going to be defeated here.

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The problems with this theory

The main reason why this Jujutsu Kaisen theory doesn't work is due to being too far-fetched. While Gege Akutami has certainly foreshadowed different plot points and moments throughout the years in the manga, the connections between the Red chant and Sukuna's demise are a little exaggerated and forced.

While there are some comparisons that can be made between Sukuna and Gojo as characters, particularly their roles as the strongest sorcerers, there is little connection between the former and the latter's Red attack. It would be a bizarre choice to foreshadow the fall of the King of Curses and is something that few readers would realize when reading the story.

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Final thoughts

While this theory of Gojo's Red attack chant foreshadowing Sukuna's demise could be a fun analysis within the Jujutsu Kaisen community, it is likely that this isn't the case. There is very little evidence of that, as of this writing.

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