Body used by anotherMoves into Megumi’s body
- What happens
- Kenjaku brings Sukuna to Megumi in the Culling Game; Sukuna says he prefers the new face.
- Why it matters
- It makes Megumi’s survival part of the climax.
- Verified at
- Manga ch. 216
Jujutsu Kaisen character guide
Ryomen Sukuna.
Ryomen Sukuna is the King of Curses: a sorcerer from a thousand years ago whose twenty fingers survived him as cursed objects. In Jujutsu Kaisen he returns when Yuji Itadori swallows one, and he spends the story as both an uninvited passenger and the series’ central threat.
- Special Grade curse and main antagonist
- Verified October 29, 2026
Quick facts
- AgeConfirmed
- More than 1,000 yearsEp. 2 · ch. 3
- AliasesConfirmed
- King of Curses, the Imaginary Demon, the Disgraced One, the strongest sorcerer in history
- GradeConfirmed
- Special Grade
- FingersConfirmed
- Twenty, each a Special Grade cursed objectCh. 2
- AffiliationConfirmed
- None; allied at times with Kenjaku and his own followers
- DebutConfirmed
- Manga chapter 1; anime episode 1
- BirthdayUnknown
- Not given
- HeightUnknown
- Not given
- Voice actorsConfirmed
- Junichi Suwabe (Japanese); Ray Chase (English)
Confirmed: stated in the manga, anime or official guidebooks. Estimate: approximate or derived. Unknown: not revealed.
Ryomen Sukuna’s biography
The King of Curses
A thousand years before the story begins, Sukuna was a sorcerer who killed many of the strongest sorcerers of the golden age of jujutsu. His remains survive as twenty fingers, and since the fingers cannot be destroyed, they are passed through the jujutsu world as Special Grade cursed objects. (Ep. 2 · ch. 3)
Inside Yuji
When Yuji eats one finger, Sukuna wakes up in his body. He is arrogant, bored and openly hostile, and he is also constrained: Yuji can take control back, and Sukuna’s strength grows only as Yuji swallows more of the fingers. Gojo explains in chapter 2 that a vessel who consumes all twenty is to be executed, which makes the whole premise a countdown. (Ep. 1 · ch. 2)
Spoiler: Awakening in ShibuyaSeason 2 (episodes 25–47)
Awakening in Shibuya
During the Shibuya Incident, with Yuji having swallowed many fingers, Sukuna takes control of the body and shows a fraction of his old power. By the time Yuji has consumed sixteen fingers the cursed energy he gives off is felt across Shibuya, and he overwhelms the special-grade curse Jogo. (Ep. 39 · ch. 112)
Spoiler: A new bodyManga chapters 182–220
A new body
In the Culling Game Kenjaku takes Sukuna from Yuji, and Sukuna moves to Megumi Fushiguro’s body in chapter 216. He later collects the rest of his fingers and replaces the last one with his own mummified body from the Heian era. (Ch. 216)
Spoiler: Killing GojoManga chapters 221–236
Killing Gojo
On 24 December 2018 Sukuna fights Gojo. The fight uses the Ten Shadows Technique, Mahoraga’s adaptation and a series of domain clashes, and ends when Sukuna adapts his slash to cut through Infinity (chapter 236). He congratulates Gojo as he dies. (Ch. 236)
Spoiler: The end of the KingManga chapters 265–271 (finale)
The end of the King
Yuji defeats Sukuna in the final stretch. After a Black Flash in chapter 267, Sukuna’s body falls apart in chapter 268; Yuji offers him a place inside him, and Sukuna refuses, saying he remains a curse until the end. A closing scene in chapter 271 shows his soul in the passageway for souls, greeted by Mahito. (Ch. 268)
Personality, motivations and development
Contempt, curiosity and a taste for strength
Sukuna treats people as entertainment. He mocks Yuji for relying on him and sadistically refuses to help when Yuji begs for Junpei’s life. He is also genuinely curious about strong opponents, and is impressed by Megumi’s command of his shikigami when the two first fight. (Ep. 12 · ch. 27)
Spoiler: A man shunnedManga chapters 237–264
A man shunned
The manga hints at the origin of his cruelty. He tells an opponent that he was shunned from an early age, and the closing chapters tie that to his refusal to be moved by Yuji’s compassion. His curiosity about strength survives too: he praises Gojo as the duel ends and congratulates Maki as the first person to give him something to prove. (Ch. 237)
What drives Ryomen Sukuna
- Regaining his full power by consuming all twenty fingers.
- Enjoying strong opponents, which is why he seeks out the strongest sorcerers.
- Taking a body of his own: Megumi’s, after Yuji’s.
Spoiler: A villain who keeps Yuji honestManga chapters 265–271 (finale)
A villain who keeps Yuji honest
Sukuna is written as an antagonist who cannot be reasoned with and cannot be ignored, because he is living in the protagonist’s body. That gives the early chapters a steady pressure: every time Yuji asks Sukuna for help, the cost is visible. By the finale, Yuji’s answer to him is not hatred but an offer that Sukuna refuses, which is what the story uses to show how much Yuji has changed.
Ryomen Sukuna’s abilities and transformations
Open an entry for its strengths, limits and where it appears. Entries describe what the story shows; they are not a power ranking.
Abilities and techniques
Dismantle and Cleave解 / 捌
Invisible, high-speed slashes. Dismantle cuts at range; Cleave adjusts its power to the toughness of the target. Together they are Sukuna’s everyday weapons.
Strengths
- Can slice cursed spirits, sorcerers and objects, including skyscrapers at high output.
- Spiderweb applies Cleave across the ground by touch.
Limits and weaknesses
- Cutting power depends on cursed-energy output.
Shown in
Ep. 41 · ch. 119
Spoiler abilitySeason 2 (episodes 25–47)
Divine Flame竈
Sukuna forms a fire arrow with a chant and fires it at range.
Strengths
- Long-range burning attack.
Limits and weaknesses
- Slow, with a narrow range.
Shown in
Ep. 40 · ch. 115
Spoiler abilityManga chapters 221–236
Domain Expansion: Malevolent Shrine
A barrierless domain: Sukuna’s technique is guaranteed to hit everything within its range.
Strengths
- Because it has no closed barrier, it can break a closed domain from the outside.
Limits and weaknesses
- Range and output trade off against each other.
Shown in
Ch. 225 · part of Domain Expansion
Significant battles
Sukuna vs. Gojo
Spoiler abilityManga chapters 182–220
Ten Shadows Technique (borrowed)
In Megumi’s body, Sukuna can use the Ten Shadows Technique, including Mahoraga, Agito and the Great Serpent.
Strengths
- Adds a second technique to his own.
Limits and weaknesses
- Mahoraga adapts to attacks over time, so its usefulness in a fight depends on how long it survives.
Shown in
Ch. 219
Significant battles
Sukuna vs. Gojo
Transformations and power-ups, in order
- Strength tied to his fingers
- Shibuya awakening
- All twenty fingers and his original body
Strength tied to his fingers
Sukuna’s power depends on how many fingers Yuji has swallowed. Incarnated through a single finger he remains dangerous; at sixteen he is awake enough to overwhelm Jogo.
Strengths
- Even partly restored, he can defeat cursed spirits that threaten Yuji’s allies.
Limits and weaknesses
- Yuji can take back control of the body.
- Fewer fingers means lower output.
Shown in
Ep. 1 · ch. 1
Spoiler abilitySeason 2 (episodes 25–47)
Shibuya awakening
After Yuji has consumed sixteen fingers, Sukuna’s cursed energy is felt throughout Shibuya and he overpowers Jogo.
Strengths
- A large share of his strength is back.
Limits and weaknesses
- Still working inside Yuji’s body.
Shown in
Ep. 39 · ch. 112
Spoiler abilityManga chapters 182–220
All twenty fingers and his original body
Sukuna eats the rest of his fingers and replaces the last one with his mummified body from the Heian era.
Strengths
- The strongest state the story shows him in.
Limits and weaknesses
- Now fighting from Megumi’s body, a different vessel.
Shown in
Ch. 222
Ryomen Sukuna’s relationships
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Satoru Gojo
Enemy · rival
The strongest living sorcerer and the strongest curse ever recorded meet three times: a brief test in chapter 2, a taunt in chapter 3, and a final fight.
- First meeting. Sukuna takes control of Yuji’s body for ten seconds in front of Gojo, who tests Yuji’s will, and Yuji takes the body back.(Ep. 1 · ch. 2)
Spoiler: later developmentManga chapters 221–236
The Shinjuku fight. After Gojo is unsealed, he fights Sukuna on 24 December 2018. The fight runs from chapter 223 to 236 and has a decisive result.(Ch. 223)
Yuji Itadori
Enemy · vessel
Sukuna lives inside Yuji, and the two speak inside Yuji’s innate domain.
- Swallowing the finger. Yuji eats a finger to save Megumi and Sukuna wakes up in him.(Ep. 1 · ch. 1)
- The deal. After Sukuna rips out Yuji’s heart, the two meet in Sukuna’s domain, where Sukuna offers to bring Yuji back in exchange for a minute of control whenever Yuji chants. Yuji is revived without remembering the terms.(Ep. 6 · ch. 11)
Spoiler: later developmentManga chapters 182–220
No longer a vessel. Sukuna moves to a new body, and the story from then on is Yuji’s attempt to take him down.(Ch. 216)
Megumi Fushiguro
Enemy · host
Sukuna wants Megumi’s Ten Shadows Technique and ends up wearing his body.
- First threat. Sukuna fights Megumi for control of Yuji’s body.(Ep. 5 · ch. 9)
Spoiler: later developmentManga chapters 182–220
The switch. Kenjaku brings Sukuna to Megumi’s body in the Culling Game.(Ch. 216)Spoiler: later developmentManga chapters 221–236
The soul fights back. While Sukuna fights Gojo, Megumi’s soul carries the burden of Mahoraga’s adaptation.(Ch. 229)
Major battles
Spoiler: battleSeason 1 (episodes 1–24)
Sukuna vs. Megumi
Result: Sukuna defeats Megumi’s shikigami, until Yuji takes back his body. (Ep. 5 · ch. 9)
The first time Sukuna fights for himself in the story: he is impressed with Megumi’s skill and pushes him into a corner.
Spoiler: battleSeason 2 (episodes 25–47)
Sukuna vs. Jogo
Result: Sukuna overpowers Jogo. (Ep. 39 · ch. 112)
In Shibuya, with a large part of his strength restored, Sukuna dominates the special-grade curse Jogo.
Spoiler: battleManga chapters 221–236
Sukuna vs. Gojo
Result: Sukuna kills Gojo in chapter 236. (Ch. 223)
A fourteen-chapter fight, ended by Sukuna adapting a slash that cuts through Infinity. See it on the timeline.
Spoiler: battleManga chapters 265–271 (finale)
Sukuna vs. Yuji and the sorcerers
Result: Sukuna is defeated and dies in chapter 268. (Ch. 267)
A fight that involves Maki, Choso, Kusakabe, Todo, Yuta and others before Yuji ends it. See it on the timeline.
Ryomen Sukuna timeline
- 2018
Yuji swallows Sukuna’s finger
To save Megumi from a curse, Yuji eats a finger of the King of Curses and wakes Sukuna inside himself.
- 2018
Gojo postpones Yuji’s execution
Gojo explains that Yuji is to be executed after the last finger, then argues for a delay.
- 2018
Hidden eventSeason 1 (episodes 1–24)
Yuji dies and is revived
Sukuna takes control of Yuji’s body, tears out his heart to stop him from taking it back, and Yuji dies in chapter 9. In Sukuna’s domain Sukuna offers a deal, and Yuji wakes up in the morgue in chapter 11 with no memory of the terms.
- December 2018
Hidden eventManga chapters 182–220
Sukuna moves into Megumi’s body
After Yuji eats the last finger, Kenjaku takes Sukuna to Megumi’s body.
- December 2018
Hidden eventManga chapters 182–220
Gojo is unsealed
Gojo leaves the Prison Realm, and the Shinjuku showdown is set for the 24th.
- 24 December 2018
Hidden eventManga chapters 221–236
Gojo vs. Sukuna
The strongest sorcerer and the King of Curses fight on 24 December 2018.
- 24 December 2018
Hidden eventManga chapters 221–236
Gojo is killed by Sukuna
Sukuna adapts the world-cutting slash to cut through Infinity and defeats Gojo at the end of chapter 236.
- 25 December 2018
Hidden eventManga chapters 237–264
Choso dies protecting Yuji
Choso shields Yuji from Sukuna’s Divine Flame.
- 25 December 2018
Hidden eventManga chapters 237–264
Yuta fights in Gojo’s body
The figure that looks like Gojo turns out to be Yuta, whose brain was moved into Gojo’s body with Kenjaku’s technique.
- 25 December 2018
Hidden eventManga chapters 265–271 (finale)
Sukuna is defeated
Yuji’s Black Flash in chapter 267 ends the fight, and Sukuna dies in chapter 268 after refusing Yuji’s offer to let him live inside him.
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Status tracker: is Ryomen Sukuna alive?
Status can differ between the anime and the manga, and it can change: characters are sealed, revived or used by others. Each event below has its own spoiler protection and verified references.
Spoiler: Ryomen Sukuna’s current statusManga chapters 265–271 (finale)
- In the manga
- Deceased
- In the anime so far
- Alive (inside Yuji)
In the manga Sukuna dies in chapter 268. In the anime he is still sealed inside Yuji’s body as of season 3.
Spoiler: status eventManga chapters 182–220
Spoiler: status eventManga chapters 265–271 (finale)
DeathDies after the final fight
- Cause
- Yuji’s Black Flash lands in chapter 267; Sukuna’s body deteriorates and disintegrates in chapter 268.
- What happens
- Sukuna’s body falls apart in chapter 268. He turns down Yuji’s offer to take him back as a vessel, then disintegrates.
- Why it matters
- He remains a curse to the end; the closing chapters show his soul meeting Mahito.
- Verified at
- Manga ch. 268
- Anime vs. manga
- Not animated.
Anime and manga differences
Spoiler: adaptation differenceManga chapters 265–271 (finale)
Where the anime leaves Sukuna. Anime: Inside Yuji; season 3 ends before he moves to Megumi. Manga: Sukuna moves to Megumi (chapter 216), kills Gojo (236) and dies in chapter 268.
Not confirmed by the story
- Sukuna’s birth date and height are never stated.
- The story does not tell what happens to his soul after the closing scene beyond that meeting.
Anime and manga appearances
| Medium | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Manga | Jujutsu Kaisen | Main antagonist, from chapter 1. |
| Anime | Jujutsu Kaisen seasons 1–3 | Episodes 1–59 |
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Ryomen Sukuna FAQ
Is Sukuna stronger than Gojo?
The story treats them as the two strongest fighters. They fight once, and the result is a spoiler. AnimeSparks does not rank characters by power.
How many fingers does Sukuna have?
Twenty. Each one is a Special Grade cursed object, and they cannot be destroyed.
Spoiler questionManga chapters 265–271 (finale)
Does Sukuna die in Jujutsu Kaisen?
In the manga, yes, in chapter 268. In the anime he is still alive as of season 3.
How this profile was checked
Last verified October 29, 2026. Covers Manga chapters 1–271 (complete) and anime episodes 1–59. Details are written by AnimeSparks from the manga and anime themselves, and cross-checked against the references below. Where something isn’t confirmed, the page says so.
- Jujutsu Kaisen manga by Gege Akutami (Shueisha): Chapters cited throughout.
- Jujutsu Kaisen anime (MAPPA), episodes 1–59: Episode numbers and mapping.
- Jujutsu Kaisen Wiki on Fandom, “Sukuna” and subpages: Chapter and episode citations used for cross-checking; no text copied.