Is Kenjaku a More Terrifying Villain Than Sukuna in Jujutsu Kaisen?

Jujutsu Kaisen has one of the best rogue galleries of any modern Shonen series out there. The antagonists of this series are not only unique and terrifying threats on their own, but they also have clear connections to the development of the heroes and play the roles of obstacles that they must face. These villains have very significant roles not only within their character developments but even influence the outcomes of the heroes of the series.

Out of these antagonists, Kenjaku and Sukuna can be considered the most powerful of the Jujutsu Kaisen antagonists not only in the final battles but also in terms of psychological impact and game narrative. But, the argument between who is the better between the two is still going on among the people. As for now, people are talking, Kenjaku is better and others are talking about Sukuna, so let’s look at them and understand why they are so valuable in this world.

Why is Kenjaku the Real Deal?

With regard to all the villains in the story, Kenjaku is clearly presented as the main antagonist, a sinister mastermind. However, unlike many other protagonists Frome is not a cocky character, despite being highly intelligent he cannot afford to underestimate his opponents, as his plans are vast and complicated, as is usual for the antagonists in fiction.

Kenjaku was originally depicted as a Pseudo character who took over the identity of Suguru Geto, who was an already strong sorcerer on his own. At the end of the series, people were informed that he was the mastermind behind virtually all the significant events in Jujutsu Kaisen series as he sought to harness Cursed Energy to create a Cursed Spirit colossus. To this end, he had been putting in place various plans since the Heian Era, which was over 1000 years ago, which he implemented through the Culling Game.

Kenjaku is an awesome character and the most important thing about him Is that he is smart and intelligent. Despite being depicted as a source of immense strength, one of the strongest characters in the series, in fact the real threat of the character comes from his intelligence and willingness to do anything to feed it. Kenjaku has possessed numerous bodies before, although the most significant one was Yuji’s mom to give birth to an ideal host for Sukuna. His greed and psychopathic nature imbues him with an immense intellect and indomitable drive, the price of which is a 100% willingness to kill anyone and anything in the pursuit of his goals.

What Makes Kenjaku So Powerful?

Not only is Kenjaku one of the smartest characters in the series, but he is also one of the most powerful. He possesses an inherent ability of body-swap which is a kind of teleportation that enables him to move from one body to another. This is not overly effective on its own but it enables him to steal and master the Cursed Techniques of whoever he possesses, which makes him one of the most versatile sorcerers in the series. Kenjaku also has a barrier-less Domain, which is one of the strongest Domains in Jujutsu Kaisen series.

Understanding Sukuna

On the other hand, Ryomen Sukuna can be considered as the true ‘final boss’ of the series. Unlike Kenjaku, who knows that he is a very powerful demon and he never tries to hide it. Sukuna is very strong, he is famously known as ‘The Strongest Sorcerer in History’ because he was so powerful that no one could even dare think of confronting him. In fact, Sukuna was unchallenged from the Heian Era up to modern Japanese society.

The unknown sorcerer Sukuna was able to live for over 1000 years due to binding his soul with his fingers, one of which was eaten by Yuji Itadori, thus causing the finger to become active in the boy’s body. Since then, Sukuna has awakened his full strength after possessing the body of Megumi Fushiguro and defeating all the students of Jujutsu High including Gojo who is reputed to be the strongest sorcerer of the modern generation.

What Makes Sukuna So Formidable?

Sukuna does not have any plans such as the Culling Game or for enhancing Cursed Energy similar to Kenjaku. He is all sin, self-interest, and greed as his only purpose is to fulfil his own desires which have made him amass Godly power, as was seen when he was eating. His independence is also the core of one of the most significant contradictions in the series, which culminated in the final battle with Gojo. Not only the two of them challenged each other for the battle in order to decide who is stronger but also to determine who has a better philosophy about life and strength.

Out of all the characters featured in the series, Sukuna is the most powerful. As the only one possessing the most profound knowledge of the nature of Jujutsu and mastering it, the King of Curses turned from the human into the Cursed Spirit capable of fighting against Jujutsu High schools, which he succeeded thanks to a variety of techniques. The main attack he masters is Cleave and Dismantle, a Cursed Technique that performs many types of intangible cuts, the other is Divine Flames in which he can launch a highly-destructive fiery arrow nearly as powerful as a nuclear one. Last but not at all least, his Domain Expansion is a barrier-less one, and is the strongest among all of them.