Fumihiko Takaba Cursed Technique Explained: Can He Defeat Gojo?
Fumihiko Takaba is a character in the Jujutsu Kaisen series who has made an appearance in the recent episodes of Jujutsu Kaisen season 3. In this article, we will provide you with all the details about his Powers, Personality, and his Impact on the Story.
Who is Takaba Fumihiko?
A player in the Culling Game:
Takaba is a powerful sorcerer and a player participating in the Culling Game. Culling Game is a battle royale started by Kenjaku to collect a large amount of Cursed energy, which he will use to fulfill his wish. Kenjaku has been active for the past 1000+ years and is planning to merge the humans in Japan with an immortal being named Tengen. During his past preparations, he made a binding vow with many sorcerers of different eras to reincarnate them in the future. He also marked some people in the current era who had the potential to wield Cursed techniques, but couldn't due to their brain structure. By using Mahito's technique, Kenjaku rewired the brains of these marked people and made them able to gain control over their Cursed Energy and technique. Takaba was one of these people, and he suddenly gained control over his Cursed Energy and technique, making him an active player of this Game.
Personality:
Before becoming a sorcerer, Takaba was a failed comedian struggling to make people laugh. Takaba is an exceptionally goofy individual whose jokes aren't funny, but he still lives to entertain above all else.A co-worker encouraged him to keep going because there's always a demand for comedians who think they're funny. Hearing those words gave him the overwhelming confidence he now wields. Takaba has a habit of cracking jokes in serious situations, which indicates his personality to be that of an entertainer. He always tells jokes that nobody finds funny, and people around him are irritated by his habit. But, despite getting no laughs, Takaba still thinks he is funny, and this very confidence is the reason for his Overwhelming Powers.
A Great Ally:
Despite being so powerful takaba is against killing others in the Culling game and acts as an ally for the Jujutsu high members. When Takaba saw that two sorcerers were fighting Megumi, he found them cowardly and decided to fight alongside Megumi. In this fight, Megumi understood that Takaba was no mere sorcerer and was glad that Takaba was his side. A powerful ancient sorcerer Angel also believed in his powers and decided to make him fight Kenjaku, believing that he was the only sorcerer who had a chance of defeating Kenjaku. This shows that, despite being goofy and weird, Takaba was a great person and decided to be on the Good side of the war.
Powers and Innate Technique:
Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant:
Takaba may not seem like a fighter, but is extremely adept to close quater fights. He was able to overpower Hazenoki with an expertly performed surprise drop kick. In their next exchange, Takaba parried his opponent and landed a "blow" from behind, before following up with a powerful roundhouse kick. This shows that Takaba is a Master in close combat, who has great control over his Cursed Energy Manipulation and also great battle instincts.
Cursed Energy Output:
Takaba has a great cursed energy output. While telling a Joke Takaba's Cursed energy was so high that Reggie and others were on their guard, and a simple punch reinforced with his cursed energy was strong enough to send Hazenoki flying through some buildings.
Innate Cursed Technique: Comedian
Takaba's Cursed technique is named Comedian, which is a powerful technique fueled by his humor and is able to rewrite reality itself. In simple terms, anything Takaba thinks is funny is turned into reality. This is a powerful ability that is capable of healing him, Nullifying damage around him, and conjuring objects as well as phenomenas out of nothing. Importantly, Comedian only works when Takaba truly believes in the joke. If his confidence or belief in what’s funny falters, the technique shuts off. In a way, his self-belief powers the technique. The more Takaba owns his comedian identity, the stronger and more versatile the comedian becomes. Metaphysically, Comedian blurs the line between humor and reality: Takaba’s worldview of what he considers a joke or a funny scenario determines what happens in the physical world. This technique is powerful enough for fans to determine that he has more potential than Gojo Satoru.
Battles and Impacts:
Takaba vs Hazenoki:
Hazenoki and Reggie were fighting Megumi and cornered him, but suddenly Takaba entered the fight and saved Megumi. Takaba decided to side with Megumi and took on Hazenoki, who has the cursed technique of explosion. Despite Hazenoki being a powerful sorcerer, he wasn't able to defeat Takaba and was mocked throughout the fight. Takaba healed all the damage he got from explosions, and eventually, Hazenoki was irritated with this fight. The moment Hazenoki learned about Reggie's death, he decided to end the fight with Takaba and left. Takaba asked for Hazenoki's points, but he left without helping him.
Kenjaku vs Takaba:
This fight is one of the best fights in the entire JJK series. When Kenjaku was killing the remaining players in the Culling game, he saw Takaba goofing around and decided to kill him. As soon as he attacked Takaba, Kenjaku was sure that Takaba was dead, but suddenly he got to his feet, and this shocked Kenjaku to his core. Kenjaku then uses dialogue as a weapon: he mocks and analyses Takaba’s jokes to break his confidence. Indeed, when Kenjaku criticises Takaba’s comedy with cold logic, Takaba’s self-doubt creeps in. Immediately, his Comedian cuts out: Takaba can be hurt now. Kenjaku lands a rushing elbow that injures Takaba severely. This shows the Comedian’s weakness: it is nullified if Takaba no longer truly believes he’s being funny. However, Takaba's confidence is restored as soon as he remembers why he became a Comedian. Takaba then captured Kenjaku in his thoughts, and he was forced to be part of different phenomena where any damage to Kenjaku is real, and any damage to Takaba is not real. Takaba was satisfied in the end and decided to rest. This freed Kenjaku from Takaba's domain, and then Yuta appeared and killed Kenjaku. In short, Takaba did not defeat Kenjaku by force; his comedic power distracted Kenjaku until his allies could finish the job.
There is a popular theory among JJK fans about what will be the result of a battle between Takaba and Gojo. Many fans think that Takaba can defeat Gojo and some think the opposite. Senpai thinks that Takaba can easily defeat Gojo Satoru, it all depends on his mindset. The only thing which Gojo Satoru can do to defeat Takaba is demotivate him like Kenjaku did, but we saw how Takaba's Confidence is not something to be taken lightly. While Gojo has so few chances to win, Takaba on the other hand just needs to think that Gojo is a normal weak Human and laugh at this. This single 10 sec thought can easily strip Gojo of his power and Takaba can punch him to death
This theory of senpai is based on the limited material provided by Gege in the manga. Assuming there is no limits to Takaba reality wrapping power, this theory is all set. But we don't know if 6 Eyes has a way to counter it.
Conclusion by Senpai:
So this was all about Takaba and his Impact on the story. Takaba's story is that of an Individual who never gave up, despite his dream being shattered in front of his eyes repeatedly.
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