Warning: Contains manga spoilers for Jujutsu Kaisen
Summary
Yuki’s death ensures a crucial element in disrupting Kenjaku’s plans to return the world to a golden age of magic. Without Yuki’s sacrifice, Gojo would never have been freed from the Prison Kingdom. Yuki’s death plays a key role in shaping Jujutsu Kaisen’s story and setting up major events.
While the initial reaction of Jujutsu Kaisen fans to Yuki TsukumoHer surprisingly quick death is just another example of creator Gege Akutami’s idiosyncrasies, the fact that her death ensures a key element in his plan to foil his efforts Kenjaku aims to return the world to the golden age of magic.
When Kenjaku revealed the true nature of his centuries-long plan at the end of the Shibuya Incident, Megumi, Yuji, and other members of the magical community planned to rescue Goto from the Bronze Prison Kingdom. while protecting Tengen. Death Painting Womb Choso – one of Kenjaku’s sons, and Yuki are assigned to protect Tengen with the understanding that it is difficult for Kenjaku to overcome the power of all three. In Jujutsu Kaisen’s most surprising death since Nobara, fans were surprised by how easily he dispatched all three opponents.
The surprise is especially true for Yuki, one of three surviving special-class witches and former vessel of the star, who is said to have powerful abilities comparable to Satoru Gojo. To many, Yuki’s death was a wasted opportunity to add an interesting new character that also didn’t seem to add much value to the story.
Yuki’s death gives Choso and Tengen time to escape to save Gojo
Despite some backlash, Yuki’s appearance was not a wasted opportunity. As revealed in Jujutsu Kaisen #211, Yuki’s attempt against Kenjaku is an important event that adds great value to the story. It still opens up the possibility of releasing Gojo. Although Gojo would eventually lose his life to Sukuna, his fight and death were pivotal for Yuji and Yuta in their fight against the Cursed King.
Yuki’s sacrifice gave Master Tengen a few precious moments to transport Choso and the Prison Realm block to safety beyond Kenjaku’s reach.
Although Yuki clearly underestimated Kenjaku’s abilities, she ultimately saved the world by using her innate ability to manipulate her mass and create a Black Hole. Although this tactic cannot kill Kenjaku, it forces Kenjaku to play defense to avoid being sucked into the black hole she created. Most importantly, Yuki’s sacrifice gave Master Tengen a few precious moments to transport Choso and the Prison Realm block to safety beyond Kenjaku’s reach. What more value could there be to the story than reversing a completely negative situation and taking advantage of an opportunity?
Yuki’s sacrifice brought Jujutsu Kaisen to its greatest moments
Without Yuki’s death, Gojo may never have escaped prison
While Yuki Tsukumo may not have had the longevity of other characters and her death lacked the emotional resonance usually befitting a character of her status, it is a fact that she He always appears on important Jujutsu Kaisen occasions. She’s not a throwaway character used only in filler moments. The fight against Kenjaku is a key event in the story that sees Gojo freed from the Prison Kingdom, setting up the big fight (and death) against Sukuna.
It cannot be denied that Yuki died before his time Jujutsu Kaisenbut it’s hard to argue against the fact that her sacrifice played a large role in shaping the series’ story and setting up some of its biggest events.
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