Satoru Gojo

Satoru Gojo (五条悟, Gojō Satoru?) is one of the characters in the manga series Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School and one of the protagonists of the sequel series, Jujutsu Kaisen. Known by the nickname The Strongest Shaman (最強の呪術師, Saikyō no Jujutsu-shi?), he is one of the four Special Class shamans, a former classmate of Suguru Geto and Shoko Ieiri, and current teacher at Tokyo Metropolitan Magic Technical School, in charge of first-year students. As the sole member and head of the Gojo Clan, he is the descendant of the shaman and vengeful spirit, Sugawara-no-Michizan[3], and inheritor of the Limitless Curse Technique and the power of the six eyes. From the day of his birth, a balance of power between humanity and the curses occurred; the fall of his clan and therefore, his death, would mean losing said balance, causing a large-scale war that would be difficult for humanity to win.

appearance

Satoru is a thin and quite tall man, measuring 190 centimeters[2]. His hair is white and he usually wears it combed up with pointed strands when he is working as a teacher or shaman; In his free time, he usually has all his hair unkempt and much of it tends to fall in his face, covering a large part of his forehead and eyes. His eyes are of a peculiar light blue color and in his iris, an image similar to the sky tends to appear [5] [6]. He is considered attractive by many women. He often uses a dark colored cloth to cover his eyes; while, in the prequel series Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School, Gojo's eyes are blindfolded with white bandages.[7] During his younger days, he used to wear sunglasses instead of bandages or cloths [8]. His characteristic clothing consists of a black high-collared coat, long black pants, and black shoes; This same clothing, in the anime, is represented in navy blue[9]. Choosing to dress more casually, Gojo wears dark, round glasses instead of a blindfold and fairly casual clothing, usually a dark, long-sleeved shirt and loose-fitting pants. When he was a child he used to wear traditional Japanese clothing that consisted of a kimono and his haori had a pattern with shapes similar to dragonflies [10]. At other times, he wore casual clothing such as light-colored sweatshirts and dark pants [

personality

Satoru is a complex individual, as generally, as a teacher he may be an authority figure assigned to teach novices about the dangerous world of jujutsu, but he can be casual, friendly and playful with people like his students and colleagues, but is indifferent. and cruel to people like the Shaman executives; He even has a dream of creating the best shamans to fight against them. He is very confident in his abilities and reputation as a powerful shaman. By casually dismissing Sukuna's personal threats, he could defeat the King of Curses easily[12]. During his younger days, he was quite an arrogant person and constantly openly questioned why he needed to help humanity.[8] However, after the death of Riko Amanai and the disappearance of Misato Kuroi[13], along with the betrayal of his former best friend Suguru Geto, he matured greatly[14]. Despite his relaxed and childish attitude, Satoru has moments where he becomes serious and relentless, becoming quite ruthless when facing Curses and curse users in combat. In his fight against Hanami, he broke his antlers and immobilized him and then killed him. According to Suguru Geto, Satoru only uses his full power when no one is around him, although he does this only because he considers them to be a hindrance. He also has no problem taking innocent human lives if he can exorcise the Curses. In Shibuya, Satoru did not tremble and murdered a thousand modified humans. Unlike Kento Nanami, Satoru can be very cold and indifferent towards the deaths of innocent people, yet he cares greatly for the lives of his students and fellow shamans, feeling guilty when Itadori almost died for Sukuna.

personality

However, despite his haughtiness and strength, Satoru is more human than he seems. After defeating Toji, Satoru recovered Riko's corpse with a sorrowful look, showing that although his recent cocky victory temporarily clouded his feelings, he still felt some pain over her death. He attempted to kill the Star Religious members who were laughing at Riko's death, although he was stopped by Suguru Geto, whom he trusted as a moral compass at the time, before taking any action. Additionally, Satoru was later visibly horrified and panicked after learning that Suguru, his only best friend, had become a witch. Satoru tried to reason with his friend, but eventually realized and accepted that he had lost the only person he truly saw as an equal. After having to finish off Suguru before further calamity arose, it was Satoru's trauma at losing his best friend that caused his final downfall in Shibuya. He was also distraught when Yuji apparently died. Satoru is not afraid to defy the rules and go against the orders of higher ups and often goes behind their backs, such as when he decides not to report that Yuji Itadori was alive when everyone thought he had died, which frequently provokes the anger of people. as Principal Gakuganji of the Kyoto Metropolitan Magic Technical College.