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So after the spoilers for Chap 257 dropped, I saw some tweets clarifying the meaning of the Kanji Sukuna used in the chapter when referring to his mother, and the overall reveals in the chapter got me thinking.

I’m making this post as a way of gathering my thoughts, personal speculations and where I think all of this connects to Sukuna’s character and the information Gege has given us over the years. Nothing I say is by any means new information, but like I said, I’m just collecting my thoughts here. By the way, just a warning, this post contains SPOILERS for the JJK Manga! If you don’t like that, please don’t read this!

Something I’ve noticed is that the theme of “Hunger” and symbolism of “Cooking/Food” is heavily referenced with Sukuna throughout the Manga. Gege in a previous Fanbook has disclosed Sukuna’s favorite Hobby to be “Eating”.

This theme is again very much ingrained within Sukuna’s cursed techniques and even his Domain Expansion, the “Malevolent Shrine”. With his two main techniques being “Dismantle” and “Cleave” are cutting-type attacks. He is also able to use a Flame-Arrow, and Fire is essential for making Food. The Shrine in his Domain Expansion literally has mouths on all sides, looking eager to chew down anything in-front of them!

This symbolism also heavily influences Sukuna’s own manner of speech, and the way he speaks to other characters in the series as well. With his post-fight chat with Jogo before his death, Sukuna mentions Jogo lacking the “Hunger” to take control of his desires, preventing him from reaching the heights of Gojo Satoru. Before the Start of their fight in Shinjuku, Sukuna called Gojo a “Nameless Fish on top of his cutting board”, and that he was going to start by “Peeling off the scales”(refering to Gojo’s infinity). There’s also further symbolism that supports this by analyzing the Kanji and meaning of Sukuna’s “Malevolent Shrine” but I’m not very educated on that so I won’t be opening that point here.

What all of this points to is that Eating and Food……is extremely important to Sukuna, to the point that it literally affects him in manners innumerable.

Eating is an instinct, a necessity for the survival of every single living being.

And In the face of extreme Hunger and starvation, even those with the strongest will could lose their Humanity and revert to the basic animalistic side of their existence. (The Heian Period also had a Famine, although I believe the timing to be a bit off, but do with this info as you see fit)

In JJK Chapter 257, it is revealed to us that Sukuna and his Twin were most likely starving in the womb of their starving mother.

On the brink of starvation, Sukuna had to consume his “other self”(his twin), so that he could survive.

Btw, this tweet and this thread gives additional characterisation to Sukuna:

Link to the original thread: Link.

More context (and reactions :P):

Link to original thread: Here

This reveals to us that indeed, Sukuna was born a twin. And as we all know, “Twins” are seen with extreme scrutiny in Jujutsu Society, they’re not well liked. This too in a period where Cursed Spirits and Jujutsu Sorcery was at its peak, it is not far-fetched to assume that his Mother may not have been treated very well by the people in her surroundings, especially as she bore twins.

When Kashimo asks if Sukuna was born the Strongest or if he made himself the Strongest, this is the response Sukuna gave to him:

When you think about it, how do you think the people around them would have reacted when the woman: who was supposed to birth two twins, gave birth to a single child instead? and that child had consumed his other twin in the womb itself?

No doubt people would’ve been horrified, disgusted and even revulsed. With the woman and her newborn child.

This would’ve led to their further ostracisation in the already very close-minded society. Unable to fend for herself and her newborn child, it must’ve been difficult for Sukuna’s mother to survive. I feel like somewhere along the line, Sukuna was left alone to fend for himself at an extremely young age. To protect himself from both Curses and Society alike.

This is why I believe Sukuna knows what true starvation, weakness and hunger feels like. Both in the emotional and literal sense. He was left without another person caring about him or his well-being, in a cut-throat period where it was “Fight or be killed”.

Powerful curses roamed all across Japan, nowhere was safe. Simply be strong, or you'll die. There's no room for weakness. And initially, a kid!Sukuna was weak, as anyone would be in the beginning when they're just starting out in this world. (and maybe, he didn't have much to eat, leading to long periods of starvation? :') )

I believe it is this debilitating hunger, and feeling of weakness that eventually led to Sukuna’s current Hedonistic mindset.

He’s essentially traumatised by it, and believes that it was his own weakness that led him to experience this sheer starvation. That he deserved to feel this way because he was weak then. Perhaps, the people around him were right, that as long as they have the power and strength to overcome anything, they’re free to do as they please; And there is nothing anyone else could do about it.

I feel like the irony here is that Sukuna himself, must’ve been a “weakling” before eventually rising the ranks to become History’s Strongest Sorcerer. This is also why he values Strength so much.

Ultimately, Sukuna has decided that there was nothing more important than being strong enough to fulfill your own desires. And “eating” is one of his most important desires. It’s his favourite thing to do, the one he derives the most pleasure out of. And like an animal, whose main focus is to consume, consume and consume. He too, simply consumes.

Most morals likely have no meaning to him. He doesn’t care who he hurts, what he does, as long as he’s able to get what he wants. And this isn’t limited to eating.

This is why people referring to Sukuna as a “Natural Disaster” is so befitting of him. Because Natural Disasters also don’t care about what or who they’re destroying, they just come and go, wreaking havoc appropriate for their nature and magnitude.

I believe Sukuna himself has said lines similar in nature, when talking to Kashimo:

Now I’m not sure how Sukuna perceives or even experiences this “Love”, because I think he has a rather very warped idea of it. I do think that this definition of love is similar to the one that Gojo also understands, but I don’t think he knows what “love” truly is. I’m not sure how I could comment on this, but I do think that Sukuna’s emotionally starved, whether he realises that or not.

Because, like Kashimo himself asked Sukuna “What is the point of dividing your soul into 20 different parts and then traversing across time if you’re satisfied with this?” we do not know the answer to that yet.

But many people have speculated that “Black Box” panels in JJK manga represent a curse (either self-inflicted or put by someone) on the speaker. Like, take a look over here where Sukuna reiterates the same dialogue, except it looks like he’s trying to reassure himself:

This once again shows that Sukuna has only ever strived for himself, in the same hedonistic fashion, to a very very extreme degree. It is possible that he's been lacking something, and he himself does not realise that he’s lacking it. Maybe it was this subconscious feeling, that led to Sukuna agreeing to Kenjaku’s plan of dividing his soul into 20 different parts, and to traverse across time as a Cursed Object.

Sukuna’s an incredibly complex character, and I’m excited to see where this goes. Gege has put extra care in the way he characterizes and depicts Sukuna, and again, I’m really sad that a lot of that characterization gets lost in translation. Still, I’m going to try my best to understand and get the most accurate feel of his character as I possibly can.

If you made it this far, Thank you for reading! And if you would like, please do leave a comment in the tags or replies because I would love to read what other people think of this and just Sukuna in general. I do not see a lot of people doing critical analysis of him, and a lot of his actions are seemingly swept under the rug. I don’t like that, so hopefully this contributes to people focusing more on Sukuna and his character. (/^v^)/ <3

#ryomen sukuna #jjk sukuna #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #sukuna #king of curses #heian era #character analysis #manga #jjk manga #jjk 257 #this is...so very long omg im sorry for my huge word vomit #like 1.4k works but i really did felt like i wanted to gather my scattered thoughts into one place and kind of make the connections #not sure if anyone is gonna read this but if they do #thanks for reading! be sure to let me know what u think! #i just love psycho-analysis of my fav characters and being able to really understand the essence of their characters #their emotions their motivations and to finally be able to do that with Sukuna and reading what everyone else have to say about it ahhh #im super excited! We're finally getting close to the Heian Backlore!! rejoice!! #my gut always did tell me he was a tragic character T_T and now we're finally getting the tid bits #also apologies for adding different panels #but i only added the translations i liked #i don't like J*hn W*rry's translation like yuck #so ima wait for Lightning's translation notes~ for further clarifications!

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Baby'Kuna bullying Baby Yuuji

#sukuna #jjk sukuna #true form sukuna #king of curses #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #itadori yuuji #yuji itadori #itadori #jjk yuuji #fan art #my art #baby yuuji #baby sukuna #heian era #jjk 257 #jjkspoilers #ryomen sukuna

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A Sukuna doodle to help motivate me to study ;_;

#my art #fan art #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #ryomen sukuna #sukuna #true form #jjk sukuna #king of curses #doodle #aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa #pain #heian era #i saw that one Instagram Sukuna Edit last night and ive been enamoured ever since #i NEED to focus Sukuna u need to give my brain a break

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Hey so I'm not really good at Traditional art/Illustrations but i'm feeling really good bout these Cut-outs I've made for my Scrapbook-Journal!!

Like, i know i've made plenty of mistakes, and it doesn't look amazing, but for me, to work with what i have skills and materials-wise, i think i'm getting better at it! haha

That Yuujikuna is quite old lul

+ Bonus (A Sukuna Keychain i got a couple of months back :p Cuz' pHoToGrApHy)

#ooc #my art #traditional art #blegh post #sukuna #idk what to tag this as #photography #? #I'm gonna look stupid to people looking through the photography tag if this works #but whatever ig lol #also owch but i think somethings wrong with my right hand i hope its nothing serious oof #i feel like i accidentally ripped something earlier #shiiiiiiiet

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[The Cursed, Unwanted Child: Ostracised by the Village]

#jujutsu kaisen #ryomen sukuna #jjk sukuna #sukuna #jujutsu kaisen fan art #fan art #my art #jjk #heian era #king of curses #true form #og sukuna #somebody said its Sukuna Angst hours #and i took that personally #This time i tried myself to do something a liiittle bit more different #and in a limited time #and also apologies if the blood looks weird i don't really draw blood or gore often if at all #but yes if Gege's not giving us Sukuna's backstory any time soon then i'll just start speculating #this is connected to that brainstorm post i made in the past #i'm so exhausted =_= #i wanted to add more details but like i said #i has ran out of time #V_V #jjk fan art #kid sukuna

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This might be a hot take but I think Gege changed his ikemen anime art style into something more square-ish and block-ish solely for the return of Heian Sukuna (in response to the tags in your most recent post)

Hmmm interesting take, i think this sort of Artstyle also leaves more room for Gege's dynamic poses and panelling. It all looks rather nicely, mashed together. I also feel like Gege has gotten better at portraying the vibes of Sukuna he himself has been envisioning for him. Can't really explain it, but i get those vibes whenever i see the way he draws Sukuna lately :p

#ooc #answered ask #thanks for asking!

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Do you take commissions 🥹I love your art and would love to get myself drawn with true form sukuna nothing too crazy but to use as a profile picture

I don't think i'm able to take commissions at the moment, although i'm very flattered! Thank you. When i decide to take commissions, i'll be sure to have it as a pinned post! ^^

#ooc #answered ask #thanks for asking! #About commissions #i want things to be set in a certain way for me to take any commissions but atm that might not be possible #but hopefully this changes in the future

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Heart Eyes!!! Has a Cupid shot an arrow through his heart??!

#SCREEEEAAAAMINGGGGG #HEART EYED SUKUNA MY BELOVED I LOVE AND CHERISH YOU SO MUCH #YOU LITERALLY HAVE NO BUSINESS LOOKING THIS CUTIEFUL RAW AND GORGEOUS #his vulnerable curious caught off-guard expression literally pulls at my heart strings is it so bad if i want to protect you????? #ryomen sukuna #jjk sukuna #sukuna #king of curses #jjk leaks #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #manga #leaks #YO I ALSO THINK THE HEIAN FLASHBACK ARC IS CLOSE NOW #And i feel like Yuuji and Sukuna are connected SOME how they really have to be #anywhos #Sukuna Marry me please i literally dont want anyone else 😭😭 #shite post #not deleting this later because ppl NEED to SEE #Heart eyes sukuna

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UNRWA, ANERA and WCK have all been forced to pause or halt their humanitarian operations in Gaza because Israel has deliberately targeted any means of lifesaving aid to a starved, maimed, and tortured population of over 2 million Palestinians, almost half of which are children.

This has been broadcasted by Israel so that it sets the precedent of what is deemed permissible in the face of "international law". I said it before, it does not get any more obviously genocidal than this.

#from the river to the sea palestine will be free #Palestine #tw genocide #i am so angry rn..

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How come more people aren't redrawing depictions of this panel??? This was my highlight of chp 254!!

#ryomen sukuna #sukuna #jjk sukuna #redraw #panel redraw #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #manga #king of curses #manga redraw #im thinking about experimenting with noses hmmm but for now consider this to just be my style #is it me or is Gege drawing Sukuna more n more handsome lately?? #can't wait to see how MAPPA makes Sukuna look im sure he'll look HOTTTTTT #snukums wukumns i just wanna bite that nose wwwwwww #wonky art #jjk254

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Brainstorming Time:

You think the mask was from a time when he got his right face obliterated in a fight as a young sorcerer and in HI Gojo-esque fashion, he learnt Reverse Cursed Technique in the heat of the moment?

But in a burst of energy, he generated this mask over the right side of this face instead of Healing it normally? This could actually answer how Sukuna got two additional eyes and a set of arms + a Stomach-mouth. He might've GIVEN himself those modifications in-order to have the "perfect" Sorcerer body, through his superior knowledge and expertise in Reverse Cursed Technique.

hold awnn..

I KNEW IT (I mean I suspected he might have some scars on this side of his face but to have it actually confirmed now?? IM LIVING)

#I don't know how much wait ive left in me till Gege drops his backlore we're literally not even getting breadcrumbs in the latest chapters #crying intensifies #ryomen sukuna #fan theory #Sukuna #reblog

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["You Really think you'll be able to wriggle your way into my heart?" - Drunk OG 'Kuna ]

#jjk sukuna #ryomen sukuna #sukuna #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #og sukuna #king of curses #jjk fan art #fan art #my art #true form #tried putting my new tab to use again so apologies if it looks wonky ayee #but i will get better at using this too #but in the meantime enjoy sukuna :3 #jujutsu kaisen fanart #heian era

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[OG Sukuna Appreciation Post! Part 2]

#believe me when i say my folder has 40+ panels saved of him #but if i were to post all of em' here the post would've been way too long #which it already is but what can we do when the idgaf King is gorgeous asf esp those chibi og sukunas wwwwww they own my heart wwwwwwwww #sukuna #ryomen sukuna #jjk sukuna #true form sukuna #true form #og #king of curses #manga panels #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #manga #gege akutami #og sukuna

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#delete later #ooc #jjk sukuna #poll #it could be a long one ngl tho i've yet to compile it #actually ima do just that regardless of poll results

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Modern! Sukuna, except he's in his original Heian Human form :> He wants to fight Gojo but Tengen forbids it for some bullshit sorcery reason, hence they can co-exist in the same reality now >:D

#ryomen sukuna #sukuna #jjk sukuna #gojo satoru #satoru gojo #itadori yuuji #yuji itadori #jjk gojo satoru #jjk yuuji #jujutsu kaisen #jjk #jujutsu kaisen fan art #jjk fan art #fan art #my art #king of curses #modern AU #jujutsu sorcerer sukuna #human sukuna

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wolves

#OH I JUST SAW THIS #SCARY OBITO LOOKS SO COOL EEEEEE #this is so cool #obkk #obikaka #kakashi hatake #uchiha obito #spring time and im getting obkk vibes again #huuhuuu #no but i love art that plays around their glowing sharingan and i especially like it when Obito casts a sort of menacing shelter around kk #kinda like they're both saying ''yeah we're as close as a single unit #better not mess with us or you'll be meeting the sage of 6 paths early bastard(s)'' #not my art #awesome art #reblog #other's art #love the detail of obt's chain

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can we see all the doodles you've made on your screen tablet (??) so far? Please?

I was determined to use the drawing tablet to finally draw something, so i doodled this last night:-

hahaha.. I can't help but think that their fight is a liiiittle bit similar to that one concept in Naruto where Naruto and Sasuke attempt to understand eachother's feelings through their fists, hence Gojo was able to recognize Sukuna's loneliness and inability to understand love, and tried his best to convey his own emotions to Sukuna through the fight.

But on a more comedic note, Gojo has a thing for people who are able to kill him, and Sukuna's out here irritated, annoyed, and quite frankly, a little confused with the recent trend of people's obsession with trynna teach him about love. (Maybe he has made a mistake incarnating into this timeline????)

FFS the man is currently trapped within Yuta's ""True Mutual Love ❤"" Domain atm, its February and i think the next chapter's physical copy is releasing on Valentine's Day, whats with all of this symbolism!!!?!!

#ooc #answered ask #thanks for asking! #sukuna #ryomen sukuna #jjk sukuna #Gojo #jjk gojo satoru #jjk #jujutsu kaisen #fan art #my art #sukugo #fellas lovestruck! Gojo and irritated! Sukuna are starting to grow on me #welcome to my TED talk #satoru #satoru gojo