Hana Kurusu

origin of Hana Kurusu:

Hana Kurusu (来くる栖す華はな Kurusu Hana?) is a character in Jujutsu Kaisen. She is a sorcerer who shares her body symbiotically with the Angel, an incarnated sorcerer from the Heian Era, and thus wields the latter's jujutsu. Hana participated in the Culling Game so that the Angel could hunt down and kill the other incarnated players, including the Disgraced One, Sukuna.[1][2]

Appearance Hana is a teenage girl, around the same age and height as Yuji and Megumi. She has green eyes and chin-length blonde hair styled into a bob, with blunt bangs and ends that have a deep inward curl. Due to the Angel's influence, the girl herself looks angelic, possessing a pair of feathered, blue-white wings on her upper back and a yellow halo over her head;[3][4][5] similar to Sukuna within Yuji, the Angel can manifest a mouth on Hana (like her cheek or hand) to speak through.[6] Initially, during the Culling Game, Hana wore a tan, oversized sweater. It had a thick, capelet-like top portion with a high collar, which reached over her chest and was vertically striated (as were its tight sleeve cuffs and bottom hem); the sweater overall was long enough to go just above Hana's knees. For lower wear, the girl donned black leggings tucked into light-colored, ankle-high boots with high heels.[3][4][5] During her failed attempt to drive Sukuna out of Megumi, Hana was critically injured by the King of Curses, losing her right arm; her wings were also damaged, such that they were (temporarily) reduced to a diminutive size.[7][8] Prior to the Shinjuku Showdown, Hana changed outfits to a light-colored, midi-length dress with a button-down bodice (with striated hems on the sides), long sleeves, a dark bow tie frontally on the waist, a turtleneck undershirt, and a pleated skirt.[9] Hana later returned to the same outfit she wore during the Culling Game for the Shinjuku Showdown, wearing the same sweater again.[10]

Personality Hana's desire to be like Megumi "In hopes of being worthy to stand by your side... I help people." Hana is a calm, friendly, and well-mannered person whose actions betray a brave, outgoing nature. She wants to help people and was inspired as a young child by Megumi to do so. When they were both children, Megumi rescued Hana from a cursed spirit who had held her hostage for a year, a kindness that she never forgot. Hana not only developed romantic feelings for Megumi but a profound desire to do for others what he did for her; she believes that destiny is everything and so continues to help people in hopes of becoming someone worthy of standing by Megumi's side.[11] Buying so deeply into the idea of fate, Hana is also shown to have a poetic side to her, calling Megumi "Destined One" (運うん命めいの人ひと Unmei no Hito?) upon first speaking to him. Thereafter, however, Hana became more reserved around her crush, not wanting him to know who she was just yet, and was embarrassed when the Angel nearly revealed her secret, telling the latter not to say anything.[12]

Hana's reaction to behavior she finds distasteful. How Hana's relationship with the Angel started out is unknown, but she has never expressed an issue with the ancient sorcerer's possession of her, hence the Angel's decision to live in symbiosis with Hana and leave the girl in control of her body. The Angel is close enough to Hana to know about her past and secret feelings for Megumi, which she was shown teasing the girl with in a light-hearted manner, although when Hana expressed her want to not yet reveal her feelings to Megumi, the Angel respected her privacy.[13] Hana, in turn, showed annoyance on the Angel's behalf when Yuji spoke to her rudely over a disagreement.[14] The Angel was shown to prioritize Hana's protection over helping people alongside Yuji (though it was open about the reason being that putting Hana at risk meant endangering the Angel herself); yet, Hana decided to place herself in danger on behalf of others regardless.[15] Even after Hana paid the price for letting her feelings get the better of her, failing to purge Sukuna while being injured enough by him to be rendered unable to fight, Hana's relationship with the Angel appeared to remain unchanged.[16][17]

Hana's friendly demeanor. Hana has good social skills and got along well with Yuji and Fumihiko Takaba shortly after meeting them.[18] In general, the girl appears to put positivity above any kind of tension and maintains a friendly disposition even when things become unpleasant. Despite Yuji's argument with the Angel, which she found unsettling, Hana still playfully offered him an invitation to apologize and mend the tension shortly thereafter.[19] In addition, Hana has appreciated Yuji making her look good around her crush and was shown joking with Yuji about Megumi in the same way that Nobara Kugisaki used to.[20] Hana's passion for and devotion to Megumi made her act entirely out of emotion when he was taken over by Sukuna. She fought desperately to save Megumi and was blinded by her love when Sukuna led her into a trap; the King of Curses easily fooled Hana into believing that Megumi had regained control of his body and was thus lured into Sukuna's embrace despite the Angel's protests, allowing Sukuna to defeat the girl.[21] Despite her injuries and ostensibly losing Megumi to Sukuna, Hana still remained worried about Megumi's fate[22][23] while remaining an ally to jujutsu sorcerers. Upon freeing Satoru Gojo and, initially, believing that she might have harmed him in the process, Hana was flustered and tried to play it off.[24]

Abilities and Powers:

Hana using her abilities to rescue someone from a curse. Overall Abilities: Hana is a willing combatant, but her abilities have scarcely been on display during the Culling Game. While the Angel is responsible for all of Hana's jujutsu prowess, the girl is still a skilled sorcerer despite her young age and appears to have fully mastered the Angel's innate technique. She has shown herself very capable at mid-range, using her wings to fly while accurately casting her ability, and she can employ the Angel's signature move, Jacob's Ladder, on a massive scale at maximum cursed energy output.[25]

Hana nearly extinguishing the mighty King of Curses. During the Culling Games, Hana mainly used her powers outside of combat. She can not only fly using the wings manifested through the Angel's power but also employs the Angel's technique, which allows Hana to "extinguish" all other cursed techniques without prejudice. This afforded the girl a number of advantages during the Culling Game that no other sorcerer enjoyed. This included being able to pass through barriers freely. Hana was the only player who could cross Colony borders, whereas others were trapped within single Colonies until the game's 12th rule was added.[26][27] Although Hana did score points in the Culling Game[28] (a total of 15),[29] she was mainly seen acting to rescue people while around Megumi and Yuji, her wings making it easier to move around and carry others to safety.[4][30][31] It was when Hana came to face Sukuna himself that she showed how exceedingly dangerous she can be when wielding the Angel's technique, especially to incarnated sorcerers who are effectively cursed objects. In fact, Hana could possibly have purged Sukuna right then and there because the King of Curses had not yet achieved a strong hold over his new host (nor was he at full strength yet); she failed to do so because Sukuna was able to lure the girl into disengaging her technique halfway through using it.[25]

Arguably Hana's greatest contribution to Yuji, Megumi, and their allies was when she used Jacob's Ladder on the "Back" of the Prison Realm to free Satoru Gojo.[32] After being grievously injured by Sukuna and losing her arm, Hana's abilities were diminished. This was demonstrated when she activated Jacob's Ladder during the final battle with Sukuna. Whereas before it was capable of nearly defeating 15-fingered Sukuna, a heavily weakened 20-finger Sukuna was capable of enduring the attack and jumping up on debris to eliminate her.[33]

Flight: Using the Angel's power to manifest wings, Hana can fly and stay suspended in the air.[3]

origin of the Angel:

The Angel (天てん使し Tenshi?) is a character in Jujutsu Kaisen. She is a sorcerer from the Heian Era who has been incarnated by Kenjaku to participate in the Culling Game, having come to possess Hana Kurusu's body. She aims to wipe out all other incarnated players and chiefly the Disgraced One, Sukuna. Rather than suppress Hana's consciousness like most incarnates, the Angel lives symbiotically within her.[2][3]

Appearance The Angel's original appearance is unknown. Under her influence, Hana has permanently manifested a pair of feathered, blue-white wings on her back along with a yellow halo of light over her head, suggesting that those are traits inherited from the Angel.[2]

Personality The Angel is a well-mannered, straightforward, and reasonable individual who seems to want what is best for the world at large. Since incarnating, she has made it her goal to wipe out all her fellow incarnated Culling Game players, as she deems them possessing humans and killing their egos in the process, whether intentionally or not, to "violate God's Law" (神かみの理ことわりに反はんする Kami no Kotowari ni hansuru?); when Megumi asks for clarification, the Angel tells him that "God's Law" is merely her giving a name to her creed, implying that it is not meant to reflect a theistic outlook.[4] At the same time, while the Angel did strike a deal with the malefic Kenjaku for a chance to incarnate, she has since dedicated her time to actively opposing both him and Sukuna, the latter of whom the Angel calls "Disgraced One" (堕だ天てん Daten?) and most strongly desires to kill.[5] Being pragmatic, the Angel was quick to ally herself with present-day sorcerers whose objective of stopping Kenjaku and his faction aligned with hers. The Angel immediately deduced that, if her newfound allies were seeking her out, they must have learned of her abilities, and provided business-minded by demanding help in killing Sukuna before she would fulfill what was expected from her, using her power as a bargaining chip.[6] Since joining forces with Megumi, Yuji and co., the Angel has been forthcoming in disclosing information and offering personal judgment on situations so as to prove herself trustworthy and further their collective goal.[7][8][9] Even following Hana's defeat by Sukuna, the Angel was thankful for her and Hana's lives being saved and remained willing to uphold her end of the foresaid deal: using her power to unseal Satoru Gojo.[10][11] Even beyond that point, the Angel and Hana remained willing to aid their allies in opposing Kenjaku and Sukuna.[12]

How the Angel's relationship with Hana began is unknown, but the latter has never expressed an issue with the ancient sorcerer possessing her, as the Angel (most likely so as not to go against her own creed) chose to coexist with her, leaving Hana with default control of their shared body. The Angel is aware of Hana's past and her secret feelings for Megumi (presumably due to access to the girl's memories) and has teased her host about them in a light-hearted manner, although when Hana expressed her want to not yet reveal her feelings to Megumi, the Angel respected her privacy.[13] Hana, in turn, showed indignation on the Angel's behalf when Yuji spoke to her rudely over a disagreement.[14] The Angel has been shown to prioritize Hana's protection over saving the innocent, though was open about the reason being their symbiotic relationship, due to which putting Hana at risk means endangering the Angel too.[15] When an overemotional Hana was being fooled by Sukuna into letting her guard down, the Angel tried unsuccessfully to stop her from falling prey to the Disgraced One.[16] Yet, even after she and Hana had paid the price for the latter's mistake that led to them failing to purge Sukuna and being critically injured, Hana's relationship with the Angel appeared to remain the same.[10][12]

Synopsis:

History During the Heian Era a thousand years ago, the Angel was part of the so-called Desshi Pacification Squad (涅でっ漆し鎮ちん撫ぶ隊たい Desshi Chinbu-tai?), the Abe Clan's elite forces that also included the Sugawara Clan's remnants. At some point, the squad made an attack on Sukuna, but they were repelled by the King of Curses wielding his two weapons.[17] The Angel developed enough of an animosity towards Sukuna to maintain a desire to kill him a thousand years later.[5] At some point, the Angel accepted an invitation from Kenjaku to undergo incarnation after death, like many other sorcerers over the centuries, due to not having or knowing the means to become a cursed object on her own.[18] She ultimately came to inhabit the body of a young girl, Hana Kurusu, in the present day. Unlike most incarnations, the Angel allowed Hana to remain in control of herself, hence forming a symbiotic relationship of incarnate and vessel. Some time after the incarnation, Angel and Hana entered the Culling Game started by Kenjaku.[19][13]

Perfect Preparation Arc Tengen first makes reference to the Angel during the Culling Game's early stages, citing the ancient sorcerer's ability to "extinguish" any and all cursed techniques and that she ought to be found so that she may help them unseal Satoru Gojo.[2]

Culling Game Arc Through Hana's ability to cross Colony borders via the Angel's ability, the pair travels from Tokyo's No. 2 to the No. 1 Colony where Hana finds a collapsed Megumi Fushiguro, carries him away,[20] and gathers with him, Yuji Itadori, and Fumihiko Takaba in a hotel. On the night of November 14, the group comes to talk, and the Angel reveals herself through a manifested mouth on Hana. Deducing that Megumi and co. must have sought her out for her ability to negate all jujutsu, including barriers and seals, she lays out her goal to hunt down and kill all incarnated Culling Game players, believing their possession (and overriding the consciousness) of living humans to violate "God's Law". The Angel goes on to say that could probably unseal the Prison Realm (thus freeing Gojo) but that, before does so, the others shall first aid her in finding and killing one incarnation specifically: the "Disgraced One" (Sukuna).[3] Shortly thereafter, the Angel notes how odd it is that a large number of people seem to be entering the Colony, which she can tell is happening thanks to Kogane.[21] With a large number US Army soldiers having begun invading the Colonies, the Angel rightly suspects that this must be due to Kenjaku's machinations, aimed at the mass slaughter of non-sorcerers by curses to fill the Colonies with more cursed energy.[7] When the Angel infers that this is meant to serve the completion of the ritual preceding Tengen's merger with the Japanese populace, Yuji insists that they should save the soldiers. The Angel tells him not to bother as saving all non-sorcerers was unlikely to stop the ritual outright, and that she would rather not see Hana placed in danger, which would imperil herself too. When Yuji notes that he takes no orders from someone he does not trust, the Angel remains silent while Hana notes the boy's crudeness to be unpleasant.[22]

On the 16th, at noon, Hana and co. meet with Maki Zenin, discussing what is to be done now that Tengen has been captured by Kenjaku. When Maki brings up that Culling Game players cannot cross Colony borders, Hana mentions that she can, and the Angel expounds that while Hana alone can move between Colonies, outright destroying their barriers to allow everyone free traversal would require that they find and destroy the barriers' foundation. Megumi then uses her points to add a rule to let players leave the Culling Game by expending 100 points to invite new players as replacements. At around 3 PM, the group reaches a rooftop where they meet up with Megumi's sister, who reveals herself to be another incarnated sorcerer and flies away. Sukuna then unexpectedly exploits a prior-made binding vow with Yuji to forcibly seize control of the boy, incapacitates Hana, and forcibly takes possession of Megumi by feeding him a finger of his.[23][24] Hana quickly regains consciousness thanks to the power of the Angel who, immediately recognizing the Disgraced One within Megumi, unleashes her power, telling a distressed Hana that, although they are bound to harm Megumi, there is no other way to purge Sukuna before the latter achieves a stronger hold over his vessel. Thus, Hana casts "Jacob's Ladder" at maximum cursed energy output to strip Sukuna away from Megumi. Before she can succeed, the King of Curses intends to be Megumi to lure Hana into an embrace, with the Angel trying to tell her to stop but to no avail.[25] Subsequently, Sukuna brutally insults the angelic pair and throws them off the rooftop they were on.[26]

Shinjuku Showdown Arc Hana was later healed by Yuta Okkotsu and Shoko Ieiri after being saved earlier by Rin Amai and possibly Takaba. The Angel notes that without their help they would have died, then when Yuta asks if the Angel can switch hosts like Sukuna, explains that such a feat is impossible for anyone other than the King of Curses, who must have learned how to divide his own soul among multiple cursed objects. With Hana no longer in a condition to fight, the Angel still agrees to let her power be used to unseal Gojo from within the Prison Realm,[10] with Hana doing so at Jujutsu High's Training Ground No. 4 (on the Angel's recommendation to do it not in a confined space in case Gojo snaps after being sealed for so long).[11] Jujutsu Sorcerers plan to attack Kenjaku The Angel and jujutsu sorcerers discuss their plan to attack Kenjaku. After Gojo's release, sometime prior to the Shinjuku Showdown, the Angel offers advice on how to deal with Sukuna and Kenjaku, stating that they ought to attack Kenjaku before Sukuna's and Gojo's fight ends, as beating the King of Curses would mean nothing if Kenjaku achieves his goal of merging all humans in Japan with Tengen. The Angel nominates Takaba as a fighter fit to engage Kenjaku, consequently explaining his cursed technique.[12] On December 24, a month after his unsealing, Gojo is prepared for his fight against Sukuna in Shinjuku, and Hana is present alongside the others to see him off.[27] Once the fight is underway, Hana, the Angel, and their allies are inside Rika at a safe distance,[28] with Mei Mei's crows being used to view a broadcast of the fight. At several points, the Angel and Hana comment on and are shocked by the events of the battle as they unfold.[29][30][31]

During the raid on Sukuna, Angel and Hana, with the help of Todo join the battle and attempt to fire a Jacob's Ladder on the King of Curses.[32] However, due to Hana's prior injury the output was weakened giving Sukuna time to propel enough debris to travel along the light. Despite Angel warning Hana to gain distance, Sukuna caught up to them and attempted to strike Hana with a Black Flash, though Todo took the hit in her place as the impact launched both of them into a building leaving Angel, Hana, and Todo out of commission.[33] Ultimately Hana and Angel by proxy recovered from their injuries following Sukuna's defeat and death, some time after she encountered Megumi and got flustered while Angel tried to tell her that Megumi's memories of her had recovered so there was no need to be embarrassed, though Hana still told her to shut up.[34]

Abilities and Powers:

Overall Abilities: The Angel was a notable sorcerer during the Heian Era, the golden age of jujutsu, and served as part of the Abe Clan's elite force, although she and her comrades were eventually defeated by Sukuna wielding his two signature cursed tools.[17] Still, due to her experience and holding an innate technique that counters any and all jujutsu without prejudice, the Angel is a formidable force. She is fatally dangerous to fellow incarnated sorcerers who (being cursed objects fused with living flesh) are susceptible to her technique.[3] The Angel's capabilities are made evident through Hana who, despite being a young girl with no formal sorcerer training, was sufficiently empowered by the ancient sorcerer to easily survive the Culling Game, wherein the Angel's ability made her the only player capable of crossing Colony borders freely.[35][36] Ultimately, Hana cast "Jacob's Ladder" to nearly succeed in purging Sukuna, although the King of Curses had not yet achieved a strong hold over his new host, Megumi, nor was he at full strength. Hana failed to eliminate the Disgraced One only because he exploited the girl's love for Megumi to fool her into deactivating her technique halfway through casting it.[37] Later, the Angel's and Hana's greatest contribution to their sorcerer allies would be when they used Jacob's Ladder on the "Back" the Prison Realm, unsealing Satoru Gojo.[38]

Incarnation (受じゅ肉にく Juniku?): Like many past sorcerers, the Angel struck a deal with Kenjaku to effectively bind her soul to a cursed object, allowing her to incarnate post-mortem and possess Hana. Unlike most incarnates, the Angel has formed a symbiotic relationship that leaves Hana in control of her body, with the Angel able to speak by manifesting a second mouth on the girl's body, usually her cheek or hand (much like Sukuna could while inhabiting Yuji). However, this condition leaves the Angel unable to physically interfere in the event that Hana takes a fatal misstep during combat.[3][39][40] Furthermore, unlike Sukuna, the Angel cannot switch hosts, lacking the King of Curse's knowledge on how to divide his own soul.[18]

Flight: While possessing Hana, the Angel grants her the ability to levitate and fly.[2]

Great Intellect: The Angel has repeatedly proven herself to be shrewd, perceptive, and knowledgeable in jujutsu, which has made her a major asset to her and Hana's present-day allies. She immediately inferred that Megumi and Yuji, claiming to have sought her out, must have learned of her technique and then used that as leverage to gain her newfound allies' favor and (seeming) willingness to aid her in her goal: killing Sukuna.[6] When the first Tokyo Colony was flooded with over a thousand foreigners of non-sorcerer status, the Angel correctly assured that the responsible party was Kenjaku, who was seeking a fail-safe in case the Culling Game players did not sufficiently raise the Colonies' ambient cursed energy (for the ritual to merge Tengen with Japan's population).[7][41] Perhaps most impressively, the Angel was the only one to realize the true nature and potential of Takaba's innate technique, despite the man's unassuming, frivolous demeanor. She initially realized that it may have helped Hana survive Sukuna[42] and later recommended that Takaba be sent after Kenjaku.[12] Otherwise, the Angel's jujutsu knowledge extends to the workings of Domain Amplification, the dynamics involved in a domain clash, and the potential recovery of a burnt-out technique using Reverse Cursed Technique.[29][30][31]

Cursed Technique:Innate Technique

Technique Extinguishment (術じゅつ式しきの消しょう滅めつ Jutsushiki no Shōmetsu?) is the Angel's innate technique, which negates all other cursed techniques.

Description This technique extinguishes, as in nullifies or negates, all jujutsu. Barriers, including seals, are no exception. Users can move through barriers at will and destroy them completely if they can target the foundation.[1] Activating this technique produces blinding arrays of "all-purifying light" that extinguish any curse it comes into contact with. The beams of light take the shape of sharp-edged crosses that rain down and stab into the target. The light can also be used to enshroud the user or produce instruments, such as the trumpet used to activate Jacob's Ladder.[2] The nullification of cursed techniques not only includes exorcising cursed spirits[3], but cursed objects, as mighty as Ryomen Sukuna, are affected even after incarnation. It's possible that a cursed object could be stripped from their vessel completely, but it's a slim chance of it being successful. Attempting to revert someone back before an incarnation would likely result in the vessel's dismissal.[4][5]

Usage Sukuna hit with the Angel's technique Hana using the Angel's technique to strip Sukuna from Megumi's body. The Angel is famous for its rare ability to extinguish cursed techniques. A similar effect can only be achieved by the special grade cursed tools, the Inverted Spear of Heaven, and the Black Rope. Yuji and his comrades sought her out in the Culling Game on Tengen's recommendation. They believed her technique was the possible way to destroy the special grade cursed object: Prison Realm and free Satoru Gojo.[6] The Angel knew Yuji and Megumi sought her out for her technique when they met. She used its value to bargain with the sorcerers, confirming she could free Satoru Gojo, but only if they helped her slay the Disgraced One.[7] Hana Kurusu can access the Angel's cursed technique while they're both sharing a body. She moved between the colonies of the Culling Game before rule thirteen allowed players to move freely across their borders.[1] Hana and the Angel attempted to purge Sukuna from Megumi's body early into incarnation. As a cursed object, Sukuna was burned by the arrays of light produced by the technique and injured by a concentrated blast from Jacob's Ladder. Sukuna chose to manipulate Hana into deactivating the technique rather than combatting her head-on.[8] Following this fight, Hana completed her role by freeing Satoru Gojo from the Prison Realm with Jacob's Ladder.[9]

Related Techniques:Extension Techniques

Jacob's Ladder (邪や去こ悔ぶの梯はし子ご Yakobu no Hashigo?) is an extension technique of the Angel's and Hana Kurusu's Extinguishment Technique.

Description Leading to the activation of this technique, the user conjures a four-winged trumpet made of light accompanied by a large multi-layered magic array in the sky. The magic circle features a heptagram and crosses lining its periphery. Upon sounding the trumpet, a pillar of light descends from the circle and engulfs the target in its radiance. Within the pillar of light appear small, cherubic beings with wings and halos (and missing eyes and noses) that surround the target. Any curse bathed in the light of Jacob's Ladder will be extinguished without prejudice, including special grade cursed objects such as Ryomen Sukuna and Prison Realm.[1][2]

Usage Sukuna hit by Jacob's Ladder Sukuna engulfed by the light of Jacob's Ladder. The Angel and Hana Kurusu used Jacob's Ladder in an attempt to strip Sukuna from Megumi Fushiguro's body. The King of Curses was still early into the incarnation process and the Angel was willing to risk Megumi's life in order to eliminate the Disgraced One. After showering Sukuna in light, Hana summoned a four-winged trumpet and recited a brief incantation: "O' Light. O' all-purifying light. Erase his sin, guilt, and sorrow. And guide him." (光ひかりよ 全すべてを浄じょう化かしたまう光ひかりよ 罪つみ 咎とがHikari yo subete o jōka shitamau hikari yo tsumi toga urei o keshisari ka no mono o michibiki tamae?). Hana put the trumpet to her mouth and activated Jacob's Ladder at maximum cursed energy output. Jacob's Ladder produced a massive pillar of all-purifying light that completely engulfed Sukuna. He was injured by the light and cursed energy was vigorously drawn out of Megumi's body. Before Hana could completely strip Sukuna away, he manipulated her into deactivating the technique by intending to be Megumi.[1] The Angel was always confident her technique could break open Prison Realm. Hana did just that by using Jacob's Ladder on the "Back" of Prison Realm to destroy the cursed object and free Satoru Gojo.[2]