Jujutsu Kaisen: Kenjaku might have used a Binding Vow to succeed where Yuta failed

Modified Jul 26, 2024 03:30 GMT

Jujutsu Kaisen: Kenjaku might have used a Binding Vow to succeed where Yuta failed (Images via MAPPA)

In the world of Jujutsu Kaisen, the mechanics of Cursed Techniques and Domains are crucial to understanding the power dynamics among sorcerers. A scenario arises when Kenjaku successfully uses his domain, leaving Cursed Spirit Manipulation on cooldown, while Yuta, despite his prowess, faces a different outcome.

This discrepancy leads to speculation that Kenjaku may have employed a Binding Vow to alter the functionality of his Body Hop Cursed Technique. Unlike Yuta, who absorbs information from copied techniques, Kenjaku's potential use of a Binding Vow could explain his unique advantage, revealing a deeper layer of strategy and sacrifice.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Mystery of Kenjaku’s domain and techniques

Kenjaku as shown in the anime series (Image via MAPPA)

When Kenjaku used his domain, Cursed Spirit Manipulation was the Cursed Technique on cooldown. However, when Yuta, in Gojo's body, used a domain, it was Kenjaku’s Cursed Technique that was on cooldown. This raises questions about the difference between the two situations and whether it could have been a skill issue on Yuta’s part.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Kenjaku’s Binding Vow and its implications

Kenjaku has lived over a thousand years using Body-hop (Image via MAPPA)

In reality, all of Kenjaku's techniques were on cooldown, yet his body-hop Cursed Technique wasn't. This suggests that it wasn't a skill issue on Yuta's part but rather a deliberate alteration by Kenjaku.

It is theorized that Kenjaku utilizes a Binding Vow to modify how his body-hop technique functions. Instead of needing constant activation, Kenjaku might have altered the technique to require either a single activation or intermittent activation for it to work.

The exact nature of his sacrifice for this Binding Vow is unknown. However, as Yuki speculated, it could involve relinquishing the possibility of having a fourth technique in his brain in exchange for altering the body-hop conditions. Alternatively, he may only be able to body-hop under certain strict conditions.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Role of Yuta and his understanding of Cursed Techniques

Since Yuta is known to assimilate information about Cursed Techniques whenever he copies them, it indicates that Kenjaku employed something outside the usual scope of Cursed Techniques, most likely an external Binding Vow. Yuta would have had no way of knowing about this, eliminating the likelihood of it being a skill issue on his part.

Kenjaku's unspecified Binding Vow is significant, with character data suggesting that the stitches on his body resulted from this vow. While Yuta also has stitches, this does not necessarily imply that he made the same Binding Vow or understood the nature of Kenjaku's stitches.

Yuta Okkotsu and Orimoto Rika (Image via MAPPA)

Combining these points, it becomes evident that Kenjaku's unique use of a Binding Vow plays a crucial role in the functioning of his Cursed Techniques, differentiating his situation from Yuta's and negating any notion of a skill issue on Yuta's part.

Final thoughts

In Jujutsu Kaisen, Kenjaku's success compared to Yuta's apparent failure likely hinges on his strategic use of a Binding Vow. By altering the activation conditions of his body-hop technique, Kenjaku leveraged external means beyond typical Cursed Techniques, highlighting his cunning and resourcefulness in achieving his objectives.