Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen might be building towards an eventual Mahoraga vs Rika.

Like any other shonen, Jujutsu Kaisen has missed depicting a few battles, but that hasn’t stopped the fandom from contemplating their outcome. The result of a potential Mahoraga vs Rika has gained different responses on social media.

Megumi Fushiguro will be alongside Eight-Handled Sword Divergent Mahoraga in this fan battle while the vengeful cursed spirit Rika will fight alongside her possessor, Yuta Okkotsu. Both Megumi and Yuta are capable sorcerers. Fushiguro was the first to summon Mahoraga in Chapter 238, while Yuta had to explore Rika’s past before being able to use her cursed energy.
Mahoraga in Jujutsu Kaisen

Fans Pit Mahoraga vs Rika In An Epic Clash Between A Shikigami And A Cursed Spirit

Mahoraga is an uncontrollable shikigami, a monstrous creature that can be conjured by sorcerers, who is currently under the control of Ryomen Sukuna. It has the unique ability to adapt to techniques and render them ineffective. Mahoraga was a crucial component in the death of Satoru Gojo and Sukuna’s battle with Yorozu in Chapter 219.

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Rika in Jujutsu Kaisen
Hailed by Suguru Geto to be the Queen of Curses, Rika was initially considered an untamable spirit until Yuta trusted his connection with her. He can fully manifest the spirit and channel her cursed energy. Besides possessing healing and defensive capabilities, Rika’s best ability is a cursed beam called ‘Pure Love’, which was able to overpower Geto along with his cursed spirit.

X user @GojoxGoku captioned a post ‘Who’s winning this?’ after pitting the strongest shikigami against the strongest cursed spirit. Most Jujutsu Kaisen fans put their bets on Mahoraga. Check out some of the tweets below:

 

 

A logical argument made by fans is that Mahoraga can instantly defeat Rika with his Sword of Extermination. A destroyer of cursed spirits, even Sukuna stated that he would’ve died if he was a normal cursed spirit during his battle with the Divine General.

However, Rika and Yuta have been shown to a much more powerful tag team than most others. A few fans stated that the Queen of Curses will take the W against Mahoraga since the latter’s adaptation techniques will fail against the ever-changing sorcery of Yuta Okkotsu. Moreover, Rika has the ‘Pure Love’ power that is suspected to one-shot Mahoraga.

A major disadvantage of utilizing Mahoraga is that the sorcerer needs to be capable of taming it. Megumi let loose the shikigami after failing to control its powers while Rika and Yuta have a strong, inseparable bond because of their childhood friendship. Thus, the latter are more poised to win the Mahoraga vs Rika scenario, given that Gege Akutami prefers teamwork above energy displays.

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Mahoraga vs Rika May Happen Soon In Jujutsu Kaisen

Ryomen Sukuna
Considering the events of Jujutsu Kaisen Chapter 243, Yuta Okkotsu is suspected to have killed Kenjaku and avenged Satoru Gojo’s captivity in the Prison Realm. The sorcerer decapitated Psuedo Geto after Takaba’s Comedian act had made the villain lower his guard.

Yuji Itadori and Hiroshi Higurama are battling a full-powered Ryomen Sukuna in the meantime. Higuarama cast his Domain Expansion to envelop Sukuna to nullify his curse-casting capabilities. Unfortunately, Yuji is the defendant in the courtroom and is pleading innocent for the Shibuya massacre.

Yuta and Yuji are the fan-favorite team to defeat Sukuna. Given that Okkotsu has seemingly been able to defeat a major villain in the series, his next step will be to confront the King of Curses. We can expect to see Rika vs Sukuna’s Mahoraga down the line, following the culmination of the court trial that occurred in Chapter 244.