Following the release of Jujutsu Kaisen 0 on Crunchyroll, many fans of the popular series will finally get to see the animated adaptation of Yuta Okkotsu’s origins. Yuta is one of the most promising characters in the series, and even prior to the production of the Jujutsu Kaisen movie, he was already established as a sorcerer with the potential to surpass the extremely powerful Gojo Satoru.

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After starting out as a cursed human with little or no powers of his own, Yuta was taken in by Gojo and enrolled in Jujutsu High. While there, he resolved to use his curse for the sake of others and rapidly grew in strength as a result. Now he is one of the most powerful sorcerers in the series, having a wide range of powerful abilities mostly facilitated by his special heritage.

8 Hand-To-Hand Combat Skill

yuta fighting a cursed spirit

While imbuing his fists and strengthening his body with cursed energy, Yuta becomes an extremely powerful force in close-quarters combat. He can outmaneuver his opponents and create openings that allow him to deal considerable damage.

In his fight against Suguru Geto, after having his sword broken, he was still able to deliver a powerful blow that sent the special grade sorcerer flying. Later in the series, he is seen in a direct confrontation with two strong reincarnated jujutsu sorcerers. He initially held his own bare-handed, then employed a cursed tool that encased his arm in steel, giving him even more power.

7 Expert Swordsmanship

yuta's swordmanship

Despite being adept at hand-to-hand combat, Yuta’s main weapon of choice is a katana. His first was granted to him by Gojo to help him better control his power, but it was eventually broken due to an improper infusion of cursed energy. Notwithstanding, Yuta shows a great amount of skill with a sword, being able to match Geto for a short period of time, albeit in a two-on-one confrontation.

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This skill was fostered by an intense amount of training with Maki and the rest of his classmates at Jujutsu High, as well as confrontations with different cursed spirits. During his later appearances in the series, he becomes much more proficient at imbuing cursed energy into his katana, allowing for some extremely lethal attacks.

6 Reverse Cursed Technique

yuta's reverse cursed technique

By drawing on two sources of negative cursed energy and multiplying them, it is possible to create positive energy capable of creating and healing. This process is referred to as the Reverse Curse Technique, and it is a complex jujutsu not many sorcerers can perform.

Yuta is not only able to manifest this positive energy but also output it directly, a feat even Gojo isn’t capable of. He used this technique to heal Itadori Yuji while on the brink of death, as well as eliminate the special grade cursed spirit Kurourushi.

5 Superhuman Strength And Speed

yuta running

Through the use of cursed energy, Yuta is able to drastically increase his physical abilities to superhuman levels. As a result, he gains enough strength, speed, and endurance such that he can fight against some of the most powerful beings in the series while unarmed. One of the first displays of this ability was in confrontation with Geto after the latter had infiltrated Jujutsu High.

During this battle, the human-hating sorcerer remarked that Yuta was gaining even more speed as he fought. After attacking in conjunction with Rika, Yuta was able to close the distance in an instant, consequently delivering an impactful punch also strengthened by cursed energy.

4 Immense Cursed Energy Output

yuta and rika

Most likely due to his unique heritage, Yuta essentially has a bottomless amount of cursed energy. As a result, he is capable of firing off large blasts while barely ever depleting his reserves.

During his fight against the cursed spirit Kurourushi, he eliminated all of the spirits’ offshoots with a large amount of energy shot from his katana. He also displayed the ability to output positive energy at a constant rate, as shown when he repeatedly healed himself while fighting against Ryu Ishigori and Takako Uro.

3 Copy

yuta using copy

In just under a year of practicing jujutsu, Yuta revealed he could emulate special techniques naturally exclusive to other sorcerers. This ability was developed with the help of his connection with Rika and is still usable with what is left of her presence.

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Yuta has great freedom with this ability and is capable of employing it in many different situations. Moreover, techniques he has copied are not known to disappear over time, and he can also use different ones in quick succession. It is not yet known if there is a limit to the number of techniques he can learn, but as of now, his capacity seems to be limitless.

2 Precise Cursed Energy Control

yuta using cursed energy

Despite originally being unable to properly handle cursed energy— struggling to imbue his katana with cursed energy and breaking it as a result—Yuta is now one of the most skilled users in the series. He can apply it in different ways, and it serves to aid him greatly in battle.

Through this, he can reinforce his body with cursed energy and perform advanced reverse cursed energy techniques. He can also use his precise control in combat to mislead opponents regarding the nature of his attacks, giving him an additional amount of unpredictability.

1 Cursed Spirit Manifestation & Manipulation

rika and yuta

Depending on the strength of his will and the surrounding circumstances, Yuta can give birth to powerful cursed spirits with the rank of special grade. Even as a child, he could achieve this, and it was most likely the first expulsion of cursed energy he ever performed.

Though unconsciously, he gave birth to the special grade cursed spirit Rika from the corpse of his childhood friend Rika Orimoto. In this case, Yuta’s ability took the form of a curse and bound Rika’s soul to him until he ended up undoing it. It is also explained that this ability was made possible due to his connection with Sugawara Michizane, one of Japan’s three great apparitions.

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