History Characters / JujutsuKaisenCullingGamePlayers

An incarnated sorcerer from the Heian era who was the leader of the Fujiwara clan[[note]]A clan of statesmen and regents who held influential positions within the Japanese imperial court from its inception all the way until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Said clan also had a major power struggle within the imperial court with Suguwara no Michizane in the late 800's that ended in Michizane's exile to China; Michizane notably being a distant ancestor of both Satoru Gojo and Yuta Okkotsu. Yes, these are the same [[Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar Fujiwara the gag character with the funny meme dance comes from]].[[/note]]'s Sun-Moon-Stars assassin squad in her first life during [[SatanicArchetype Sukuna's]] rise to power, she is participating in the Culling Game, active within the Sendai Colony.\\\

!!!'''Cursed Technique''': Unnamed [[AntiMagic Cursed Energy Nullification]] Technique

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Wanders around Japan shouting ''"katana!"'' at the top of his lungs and going into despair about how katana-less Japan is in the modern day. before he actually acquires a sword, courtesy of Maki. When he first swings the blade, he accuses it of trying to humiliate him, because the slash merely demolished a nearby wall instead of the entire ''building.''

* SadClown: It comes with the territory of being a failed comedian. Behind all of Takaba's smiles and jokes, he's a deeply sad man who has been going around in circles for his entire career and has found zero success in his aspirations.

* SmallRoleBigImpact: Perhaps one of the biggest examples in the series. Takaba is introduced as yet another member of the Culling Game and he never gets a proper fight in the Culling Game to show off the pull extent of his powers. Fast forward to the series' climax, [[spoiler:Takaba swoops in out of nowhere, takes Kenjaku head-on, and then proceeds to do most of the heavy lifting towards Kenjaku's apparent defeat.]]

* TheAce: In just twelve days, he went from a regular, if exceptionally good attorney to being on the same level of strength as a Grade 1 Sorcerer, putting him in the same league as ''[[CriticalHitClass Nanami]]'', and was able to work out how to use Cursed Energy just from his Domain Expasion.

* Rule 14: [[spoiler: When all players other than Suguru Geto or Megumi Fushiguro have died, the Culling Game will come to an end. Added by Kenjaku at the same time as above to ensure either he or Sukuna will win the Culling Game.]]

* StoryBreakerPower: His cursed technique is stated to be capable of affecting [[WorldsStrongestMan Gojo]] himself, the premier example of such in the series, to illustrate how powerful it is. Its effectiveness is halved by the fact that not even Takaba fully understands his ability, but even then, it allows him to pull off ComboPlatterPowers effects in battle, ranging from NighInvulnerability, SuperSpeed or SuperStrength...so long as the context he's enacting them in allows for the powers' effect to be funny.

-->'''Bernard:''' Give me a reason to fight. The reasons for fighting in the culling game are negative, but a battle manga needs to give readers something positive. [[SincerityMode Please]]. Make me hate you...so bad that I could kill you.

* NiceGuy: He jumps into a life-or-death fight and blocks a hit for Megumi, despite not being aware of the circumstances of the battle, just because Megumi is being ganged up on, which he sees as unfair. [[spoiler:This is ultimately why he's used as a massive distraction for Kenjaku to be killed by Yuta, becuase Takaba, depsite his Comedian being the greatest deterrent against the GeniusBruiser, would never willingly harm another, even a MadScientist like Kenjaku]].

* CannotTellAJoke: Takaba's jokes usually doesn't land with other characters, but he doesn't seem to mind as long he finds them funny. His absurd dedication to comedy has backfired on him in the long run however - his routines received bad reviews and his lack of success as a comedian caused his comedy partners to walk out on him. It's only during his fight with [[spoiler:Kenjaku]] that he reflects on his desire to make others laugh, bouncing back from a moment of self-doubt. When he succeeds in making [[spoiler:''Kenjaku'']] laugh, Takaba is so satisfied that he (metaphorically) dies happily.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: His comedy style, a BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine, is full of this. And in a sense, Kenjaku himself breaks the fourth wall on his jokes every time he snaps our of it and attacks Fumihiko for real.

!!!'''Cursed Technique:''' [[FamiLiar Prehistoric Shikigami]], [[EEqualsMCHammer "Orbital Domain"]]

* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:When Higurama is seemingly killed in the fight against Sukuna, his last action is to toss him the Executioner's Sword and smile at him, confident that Yuji's got what it takes to get the job done.]]

* AntiMagic: His Domain Expansion, Deadly Sentencing, negates all acts of violence within its barrier, and his shikigami, [[GuardianEntity Judgeman]], can enforce sentences that block a sorcerer's Cursed Technique, or their ability to use cursed energy if they lack a technique.

* OneHitKill: [[spoiler: The harshest penalty Judgeman can impose - the defendant is stripped of their cursed technique, and Higuruma is given the Executioner's Blade, which instantly kills the defendant if it touches them.]]

* SuperpowerLottery: Kashimo’s [[ShockAndAwe lightning-like Cursed Energy]] surpasses a lot of ''actual'' Cursed Techniques in utility, allowing him to inflict severe electrical burns with just a touch and ensure a guaranteed-hit without need for a costly Domain Expansion. [[spoiler: With just his Cursed Energy trait and his bare hands, he puts up a phenomenal fight against Hakari [[NighInvincibility buffed by his Domain]] and manages to take his arm]]. Hajime's Cursed technique is also this trope for the sheer fact that it turns his entire body into lightning and manages to make his body surpass that of a regular human by allowing him to use any kind of phenomena related to electricity whilist also allowing him to use his new form with enhanced agility, speed, and ability create sound waves, and even giving him X-ray vision with 3 eyes to equalize.

Her Cursed Technique is called "Construction", identical to the one Mai Zen'in has, but far more advanced in it's applications due to a much greater pool of Cursed Energy to work with and Yorozu diligently researching how to best use her subpar Technique. So long as it's not a Special Cursed Tool, She can recreate more or less any substance on the planet after a bit of trial-and-error, but she defaults to creating [[RazorFloss dense liquid metal she can freely manipulate semi-subconsciously]] and a PowerArmor made out of [[BeePeople a mishmash of insect parts]].

* AbhorrentAdmirer: The Heian sorcerers remember her mostly for her unrequited infatuation for Ryoumen Sukuna.

* CripplingOverspecialisation: As Yorozu demonstrates, Construction is capable of far more than what Mai Zen'in did with it, but the solutions to it's high energy expenditure and inefficiency issues, such as her RazorFloss and bug transformation means that the Technique capable of making ''anything'' still ends up with one-note solutions and as a result, Sukuna effortlessly beats her Perfect Sphere with a Mahoraga that had already adapted to the liquid metal she used for it.

* BottomlessMagazines: Its not entirely clear if he has even more energy than Yuta, or his control of his output means he can get more mileage (like how Gojo's [[SpaceMaster Infinity]] is unimaginably powerful despite little Cursed Energy actually being expended), but Ryu just starts blasting and ''never'' stops as soon as he joins the BattleRoyale against Yuta. He sends out one massive blast of Cursed Energy after another and [[SimpleYetAwesome his Technique is completely unaffected by using a Domain Expansion]].

** To put the above into perspective, [[spoiler: Rika was so powerful, Suguru Geto believed she would make him strong enough to defeat [[WorldsStrongestMan Satoru Gojo]], and this was before he knew she could copy cursed techniques and could enter a cyclops mode where she can fire beams of energy]] Ryu is just that strong.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: A wacky comic relief character whose ability even ''[[StoryBreakerPower Gojo]]'' would struggle with. [[spoiler:[[BigBadEnsemble Kenjaku]] finds himself on the ''losing'' side of a "fight" with him.

* TheWorfEffect: He is introduced as a standout player with 91 points and one of the only old enough to possibly know what the Culling Game will entail, but is swiftly killed by Yuta because Dhruv was rampaging from the moment the game began.
** This is even more notable as he was noted to have single handedly conquered Japan in his past life, which according to Kenjaku, made him a special grade sorcerer, yet he was the first and easiest of the Sendai pillars to be defeated

* ChallengeSeeker: The very first thing she does upon revealing her true colors is attempt to arrange a fight with '''Sukuna''', who takes the opportunity to [[spoiler: make Megumi his host]] so that he can put Megumi's soul further into darkness by using his technique (Ten shadows) to kill Yorozu who is currently inhabiting Tsumiki's body.
* CripplingOverspecialisation: As Yorozu demonstrates, Construction is capable of far more than what Mai Zen'in did with it, but the solutions to it's high energy expendature and ineffeciency issues, such as her RazorFloss and bug transformation means that the Technique capable of making ''anything'' still ends up with one-note solutions and as a result, Sukuna effortlessly beats her Perfect Sphere with a Mahoraga that had already adapted to the liquid metal she used for it.

* ShoutOut: Yozoru's "True Sphere" technique that relies on it's perfect spherical shape to apply infinite pressure to targets is reminiscent of the Super Spin from part 7 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, which also involved the supernatural application of infinite rotational force (normally) applied via a spherical object.
* SphereOfDestruction: Her trump card is applying [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]] logic to a liquid metal sphere, and [[AlwaysAccurateAttack making it unavoidable]]. Any unfortunate target not named Sukuna is simply ''vaporized'' as a result.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: A wacky comic relief character whose ability even ''[[StoryBreakerPower Gojo]]'' would struggle with. [[spoiler:[[BigBadEnsemble Kenjaku]] finds himself on the ''losing'' side of a "fight" with him, because Comedian prevents him from [[ToonPhysics meaningfully harming Takaba himself through direct violence]] whilst the same does not apply to Kenjaku himself, resulting in him getting gradually damaged through the comedic skits he's forced to play along with]].

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: With the [[RuleOfFunny way his powers work]] and his own lack of understanding about them, this is how he appears to be from an outside perspective: An idiot who's in way over his head who then proceeds to display frightening competence and skill in a fight, cracking bad jokes all the while. [[spoiler:Kenjaku finds out first-hand just how dangerous Takaba is, especially because the man himself ''doesn't'' realise how dangerous/painful the comedic stunts they're pulling are for Kenjaku himself, as Takaba would never willingly harm another]].

* LogicalWeakness: Since his cursed technique relies on him finding something funny (such as his jokes, a situation or idea, etc.), if he doesn't find something funny, his [[RealityWarper abilities]] won't be able to affect it. [[spoiler:Kenjaku takes advantage of this by taking to reviewing Takaba's jokes with rigid logic [[DontExplainTheJoke and explaining his jokes]] to kill his flow, and then proceeds to show him Hazenoki's corpse, which horrifies Takaba so much he can't find any humor in the situation, rendering his cursed technique ineffective until he gets a HeroicSecondWind]].
* LostInTranslation: The references in his comedy routine during his fight against [[spoiler:Kenjaku]] are simply too obscure to most audiences outside Japan, not only it is a case where Takaba's jokes are difficult to either translate or localize properly, but sometimes he will shout out a Japanese comedy show or comedian from decades ago, so even a young Japanese fan might not get the references. This is downplayed with the finale of the previously mentioned fight, which is his opponent getting forced into a ''Manzai''-style BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine where the opponent is forced into acting completely oblivious to and utterly misconstruing the contents of the [[Literature/MomoTaro legend of Momotaro]], which is approachable for anyone with a gist of the original legend.

* MoreThanMindControl: When "Comedian" is in full swing, Takaba's opponents essentially become side characters in his comedy skits, helplessly playing along with his jokes unless they can come up with something funnier. [[spoiler:This proves particularly troublesome for [[GeniusBruiser Kenjaku]], as it nullifies both his combat ''and'' strategic thinking and forces him to play along whilst steadily getting damaged all the while]].

* NervousWreck: He comes across as a very nervous and unsure man in his civilian life. He's seemingly reversed that characterisation by his next appearance, making a loud, confident and bombastic appearance and dramatically announcing himself like a superhero with a wide smile on his face.

* RealityWarper: His power can essentially manifest his imagination into reality, as long as he personally finds the situations he creates to be funny. It's noted that the possibilities of this particular technique would enable him to even affect ''[[WorldsStrongestMan Gojo]]'', in spite of the properties of his Limitless technique. Takaba with this ability is also able to summon words, different clothing, and even a entire dimensional like studio against an opponent as Kenjaku gets throughly annoyed having words plastered on his face and carrying a Mirror. This ability also enables Takaba to defend himself and tank any blow that comes forth upon himself: [[spoiler: It’s later shown being strong enough to tank a blow from a thoroughly confused [[BigBad Kenjaku]].]]

* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler:Kenjaku of all people seems to regard him as one during their fight, saying that fighting against Takaba is the most fun he's had in centuries. Kenjaku even admits that he could seriously lose to Takaba if their fight continues.]]

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